Welcome to
Curriculum
Night!
Meet your Team 8B
Teachers:
• Renee White, Reading/GA History
• Christi Bounds, Language Arts/ GA
History
• Kim Jeffries, Science/GA History
• David Heiser, Math/GA History
Mrs. White’s Reading Corner!
If you ever wish to contact
me, email is the best way!
renee.white@cherokee.k12.ga.us
Our Textbook
• Prentice Hall:
LITERATURE – Language and Literacy
cost: $79.47
• Various novel studies throughout the year
8th Grade Course Map
Throughout the year
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Focus on Informational and Literary Texts
Argumentative and Informational/Explanatory Writing
Using technology to be career and college ready
Routine writing: taking notes, summaries, journals, short responses
Active Reading Strategies
Vocabulary Development and Word Analysis
Speaking and Listening Skills
Test Taking Strategies
First and Third Quarters
• Focus on Informational Texts and Argumentative Writing
Second and Fourth Quarters
• Focus on Literary Texts and Informative/Explanatory Writing
A Day in the Life…
• We begin with agendas and a warm up
• After that, a lesson with our current selection
will begin
• If any time remains at the end of class,
students are expected to read from their RC
book in all classes
• Media Center day- Monday
Reading Homework
• Read 30 minutes each weeknight or spread it out for a
total of 120 minutes per week/Advanced=150 mins.
• Reading Counts Quarterly Goal counted as one quiz
grade and one test grade each 9 weeks. Reading
Contract is sent home to be signed each quarter with
due dates.
• Finish incomplete work or missed work
• Study for tests and quizzes!!
Millionaire Reader Book Club
• Keep track of your reading in your agenda and on
the wall chart.
• Earn rewards!
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Every 6 books
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Highest class RC points party
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Millionaire participation parties)
• See page 23 in your agenda for the list of
categories and rewards. We have a new Book
Club List that gives you more freedom!
Notebook Check
• Warm-ups include journal entries, lesson
introductions and reviews, or CRCT practice
and are graded in a notebook check along
with other daily work that was not handed in.
(Notebook checks will take place 1-2 times per
quarter according to amount of work)
Book Fair
• September 9th -13th
(8:00 A.M.-4 P.M.)
• Parent Night – held on Wednesday, Sept. 11th
from 4-6 PM; includes a 10% discount
• Proceeds help buy new books for our Media
Center
Dr. Bounds
Language Arts
“Words, once they are printed, have a life of their
own”- CS Lewis
What are we going to learn
this year?
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First Semester
Writing
Expository Writing
Research/Technical Writing
“Science/Social Studies Fair”
Response to Literature The Raven
Persuasive Writing/Oratorical Contest
Mock Writing Test
Grammar Focus
Modifiers
Vivid Verbs
Parts of Speech
Fragments/Run-ons
Sentence Types
Complements
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Second Semester
Writing
Preparation for 8th Grade Writing Test
Memoir Book/Narrative
Writing/Poetry
CRCT Preparation
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Grammar Focus
Clauses/Phrases (In-depth study)
Sentence Structure
Pronouns
Verbals
A Typical Day in Language Arts
Daily Grammar Practice (DGP)
Grammar Rule or Root Word
Spelling or Vocabulary
Writing Skill (brushstrokes, hooks, thesis statements)
Daily Assignment
There is a quiz every Friday. Weekly quizzes cover
warm-ups, rules, vocabulary, spelling, and homework.
• Writer’s Workshop every Friday- on-going writing
assignments
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Mrs. Jeffries
What happens in Science?
• Students come into class, retrieve their binder, write in
their agenda and begin their daily warm-up.
• Discuss warm-up and any questions they may have
from homework or the previous day’s lesson.
• Move on to daily notes or lab for that day.
• Some class time is typically given to finish any
assignment for that day.
• All of the Power Point Presentations we discuss in class
will be available on my website as well as important
announcements.
Science Binder
• Science binders stay in my class to make it easier
on the student.
• Science binders should have the following four
tabs: Warm-Ups, Notes, Class work/Homework
and Labs
• I check Science binders at the end of each grading
period.
• I will have a list posted in the classroom and on
my website of exactly what is supposed to be in
the binder.
Science/Social Science
Fair
• The Creekland Social Science Fair will be held
in October.
• The Science Fair will be held in November.
• More information will be coming home soon
about both of these fairs.
Team 8A
Georgia History
1st Semester
• Geographic Regions
• Native Americans
• The 13 Colonies
• Revolutionary War
• Creating A New Nation
• Government
• The Constitution
• Westward Expansion
• Important Georgians
2nd Semester
• Antebellum Georgia
• The Civil War
• Reconstruction
• The New South
• World War I / Progressive
Era
• World War II
• Civil Rights Era
• Present Day Georgia
Georgia Studies
• Students will develop an understanding of our
history as a nation; as well as, the impact that
Georgia has had on the nation and the people.
Georgia’s role economically and
geographically will also be emphasized
throughout the course.
Georgia Cookie Project
Thanks for all your support!
Math
• ALL MATH CLASSES
– Lessons vary – warm-up/notes/practice/technology
– Homework
• Homework average 4 nights per week
• Homework help: GO. HRW.com or check out links on Mrs. Aiken’s
website
– Think Through Math – www.thinkthroughmath.com replaces
Successmaker; USER: network login; p/w: lunch number
– USA Test Prep – www.usatestprep.com login same as above
– All work to be graded MUST BE IN PENCIL.
– Weighted grading (tests = 50% of grade, quizzes/tasks = 30% of grade,
pop-quizzes = 10% of grade; H/W, C/W & other = 10% of grade)
– Standards: Common Core http://portal.cherokee.k12.ga.us/ps/Eight/CCGPS%20MATH%208%20YC
M%202013.pdf
– Extra help – Mr. Heiser available M-F at 7:50 – need pass!
Typical Day
• Warm up 1-4 questions on Smartboard
interactive activity
• Correct previous nights homework
• Review key points from previous nights
homework introduce new lesson
• Guided practice for homework assignment
Technology and Environment
• Smartboard interactive
warm-ups
•Quizdom activities
•TI-83 integration
Where can I find the yearly course map for
each of my child’s classes?
• http://portal.cherokee.k12.ga.us/Pages/Welcom
e.aspx
Hang Time Study Hall and Connections
Academy
• Literacy – 30 minutes daily for reading, Think Through Math
and making up missed quizzes, and/or tests.
• Friday Hang Time during Literacy
– Turning in all assignments on time means attending Hang
Time during Friday Literacy.
– Missing even ONE assignment means that you must
remain in study hall and complete the missing assignment
• GO
– Special opportunity for students to remediate failing
grades, student must qualify with teacher
recommendations.
Field Trips
NEW FIELD TRIP RULES THIS YEAR
• If any of the following occur, the student will
not be able to participate in school field trips:
– 5 or more unexcused absences
– 2 or more administrative referrals in a 9 week
period
– 2 or more failed subjects in a 9 week period
Tentative Fall Field Trip
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World of Coke
Oakland Cemetery
CNN Center
Varsity for Lunch
Luxury Coach transportation
Approximate Student Cost $60.00
April 30-May 2, 2014
• 7:00am Depart Creekland
• 12:15pm 1:15pm Arrive in the Savannah area for lunch at the
Oglethorpe Mall; everyone will receive $7.00.
• 12:15pm 2:15pm Arrive at Old Ft. Jackson for a "student militia"
program.
• 2:45pm 4:30pm Gather in Johnson Square for a guided walking
tour of the Savannah Historic
• District.
• 4:30pm 5:30pm Check into the Inn at Ellis Square (912) 236-4440.
• 6:15pm 9:30pm Arrive at Grayson Stadium to watch a Savannah
Sand Gnats baseball game.
• A picnic dinner will be arranged in the park prior to the game.
• 10:00pm Return to the hotel.
• Thursday, May 1, 2014
• 7:15am Depart the hotel.
• 7:45am 8:30am Breakfast will be served at Barnes Family Restaurant.
• 9:00am 11:00am Visit the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum for a guided tour
of the exhibits.
• 12:00pm 12:45pm Arrive at the pier at Tybee Beach where a pizza picnic
will be served.
• 12:45pm 2:45pm Gather at the Tybee Marine Science Center. Students will
participate in activities in
• the Marine Laboratory and a guided beach exploration.
• 3:15pm 4:45pm Guided tour of the Railroad Roundhouse Museum in
downtown Savannah.
• 5:15pm 6:00pm Return to the Hotel to prepare for the evening activity.
• 6:30pm 8:45pm Arrive at the Starcastle Entertainment Center for a roller
skating and pizza party.
• 9:15pm Return to the hotel.
• Friday, May 2, 2014
• 7:15am Checkout and depart the hotel.
• 7:45am 8:30am A full breakfast will be served at Golden
Corral.
• 9:15am 10:30am Arrive at the Lazaretto Creek Marina for a
“dolphin sighting” boat ride along the waterways by Fort
Pulaski, the Cockspur Light and into the ocean inlet at
Tybee Island.
• 11:00am 12:30pm Time will be available for souvenir
shopping on River Street followed by boxed
• lunches served at the Waving Girl.
• 12:30pm Depart the Savannah area.
• 6:15pm Return to Creekland Middle School.
Estimated Cost
• Student estimated cost $330 (based on
student participation)
• Parent estimated cost $360
Yearbooks
• Yearbooks are purchased online through
Josten’s
www.Jostens.com
• Yearbooks are distributed the last week of
school.
Keys to Communication
• Webpage access
• E-mail teachers with questions
and concerns
• Creekland Website
• View Parent Portal for grades
Questions (time permitting)
• Please feel free to ask me any general class
questions at this time. Since our time is so
very limited, please contact the front office to
schedule a conference if you feel the need to
discuss your child in a specific nature.
Thank You
For Coming!