Welcome
School Year 2021-2022
These are my areas of responsibility :
8th Grade Homeroom
8th Grade Religion
Grade 5, 6, 7, 8 Honors Math
MathCounts Coach
If you need to reach me, my email address is: rgreskoff@stnorbert.org
ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA HONORS MATH PROGRAM CRITERIA
FOR ADMISSION
Students being admitted to the Elementary Honors Math Program must
meet the following criteria:
1. Consistent scores of 90 or above in Math Composite Score for Standardized Testing.
(National Percentiles)
2. Consistent scores of 85 or above in the Reading Comprehension test of the
Standardized Testing.
3. Evidence of above average performances on Mathematics Level Mastery Tests
(Diocesan Level Testing). Students admitted from other programs/schools should
be tested using back copies of the level tests.
4. Consistent grades of 90 or above in Mathematics on the report card.
5. Cognitive Skills Index falling in the Range of 125 in the Terra Nova Test.
This criteria is not arbitrary. Students not meeting these criteria are not to be admitted to the program.
What's Going on in 8th Grade
Third Trimester Begins
Stations of the Cross 3/25, 4/1, 4/8 @ 2 PM
Office of Tenebrae (Holy Week Prayer Service) Tuesday, 4/12/22 @ 1:30 PM
STREAM Expo @ O'Hara 4/26
Spring Concert 4/28
May Procession 5/13
Field Trip 5/19
8th Grade Assessments 5/23-5/25
Breakfast of Champions, Field Day 6/6
Graduation 6/9 @ 6PM
What's Going on in Honors Math
Grade 5: Dividing Fractions
Grade 6: Geometry : Angles, Area and Perimeter of Polygons and Circles
Grade 7: Geometry: Transformations, Surface Area and Volume of 3D Shapes
Grade 8: Factoring Polynomials, Quadratic Functions