Entering 8th Grade

Dear Entering 8th Grade Student:

Below you will find the required summer reading and assignments for students entering 8th grade in the Fall of 2025. These assignments are due the First Day of School- Thursday, September 4th, 2025.

Engineering

John Baglio, Engineering Teacher (jbaglio@ecfs.org)

Click on this link for the OPTIONAL reading for students who have signed up for the 8th grade Engineering elective.

English

Sharan Gill, English Department Chair (sgill@ecfs.org)

Please choose at least one of the six books listed in English 8 Summer Reading to read late in the summer so it's fresh in your mind when school starts. We hope you'll read a lot this summer, even though this will be the only required summer book for English 8. Happy reading!

Ethics

Abena Koomson-Davis, Ethics Department Chair (akoomson-davis@ecfs.org)

Click on this link to view instructions for incoming 8th Grade Ethics Students.

History

Keira Lapsley, History Department Chair (klapsley@ecfs.org)

8th Grade History Students must choose ONE book from the book list. See the book list and the written assignment here.

Languages

Xiaofei Li, Classical and Modern Languages Department Chair (xli@ecfs.org)

Click on this link for instructions for Language Assignments for incoming 8th Grade Students.

Math

John Kurtz, Math Department Chair (jkurtz@ecfs.org)

Summer Assignment Letter

Click on this link for specific instructions for 7th into 8th Summer Math Skills Sharpener assignments.

Science

Ben Horner, Science Department Chair (bhorner@ecfs.org)

Click on this link for instructions for incoming 8th Grade Students.

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