Curriculum Night

Homework and Grades Check agenda nightly Students should expect homework regularly. Please plan accordingly. Check grades online. If you have not received your new login information, please contact the DRMS front office. All teachers have websites and s please feel free to use them often.

Attendance See page 3 in the agenda Students with chronic unexcused absences will be required to attend Saturday School – no county transportation is provided. Excuse notes should be sent in the day student returns to school and should include ID#; student’s first and last name; date of absence; reason for absence; and parent signature. E- mailed notes cannot be excepted. Notes sent six days or longer after the absence will not be excused. Please DO NOT plan appointments or trips during testing weeks. See page 8 of the CCSD handbook and discipline code.

8 th Grade Expectations Think “long term” about high school/college Promotion Guidelines Talk to high school students/parents, particularly in 9 th grade Visit colleges/technical schools Be responsible for self – NO excuses

Teacher Websites Georgia History Mr. Wheeler: Language Arts Ms. Poe: Math Mrs. Owens: Reading Ms. Lockrem: px Science Wagoner:

Additional Teachers Websites REP Reading Mills: Special Education Davis: Doyle: Harper: Nelson:

Teacher’s Addresses  Davis  Doyle  Harper  Lockrem  Nelson  Owens  Poe o Wagoner o Wheeler

8S Important Dates September 3 – Progress Reports September 7 – Pictures September – Fall Break October 8- End of first grading period October 15- Report Cards October 29 – Jog-a-Thon Check your students agenda for the entire list of important dates including testing dates this year.

We could use your help We still need lots and lots of tissues. Don’t forget the t-shirt orders and money. We all could use new or used tennis balls. These are for the bottom of our desks and chairs. We need parent volunteer for activities, field trips and assistance with copying.

Ms. Lockrem: 8th grade Reading Yearly Progression of Units Year Long: Vocabulary Development, Active Reading Strategies, Literary Response Utilize a variety of strategies to determine word meanings. Study of Greek and Latin roots. Use a variety of strategies(before, during, after reading) to demonstrate comprehension of literary text. Produce a response that analyzes, evaluates, and interprets a literary work. Making and supporting judgments of literary works. Periodic: Novel Study Identify and understand the elements of a novel. Plot structure, characterization, theme, and conflict.

8th grade Reading Yearly Progression of Units August through October: Nonfiction and Functional Text Identify and understand the elements of informational text. Newspapers, magazines, reference materials, websites, textbooks. Connecting to personal experiences through biographical and autobiographical works. October through December: Plot Structure and Author’s Purpose Identify and understand the elements of literary text. Stories, vignettes, narrative writings. Identify and understand point of view, tone, and mood in literary works. January through March: Author’s Style and Character Analysis Identify and understand author’s use of satire, irony, and figurative language in literary text. Identify character traits and different roles in literary text. March through May: Poetry and Georgia Authors Identify and understand the purpose, elements, and themes of different poetic forms. Creative writing. Georgia authors unique contributions to a variety of literary genres.

Ms. Lockrem The Key to Success is Communication Phone Parent connect pcxp.cherokee.k12.ga.us Website thryn_lockrem/site/default.aspx thryn_lockrem/site/default.aspx

Math Mrs. Owens sonal/leeann_owens/site/default.asp x

Ms. Poe Language Arts _poe/site/default.aspx _poe/site/default.aspx

Mr. Wheeler - Georgia Studies rt_wheeler/site/default.aspx rt_wheeler/site/default.aspx

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