Welcome to the 8th grade info page, designed for students and parents. We'll be posting updates here every two weeks, and hope this makes it easier to support your child when they're at home.
Important Upcoming Dates:
June 3 - Passages Panel Presentations
June 23 - Passages Night
Announcements:
Students must bring their pens / pencils & binders to class every day - please make sure your student has all the supplies they need!
Every student must have a planner and write down their homework prior to leaving class.
Be sure to sign the cell phone policy document that was sent home. It should be returned ASAP.
Case Study: March Madness
Students are working together with their crews in competition with a focus on teamwork and sportsmanship.
Announcements
Please arrive to crew on time at 8:30 every day and already in uniform.
Case Study: Young Lords
This week:
Students will be submitting their final product on how to improve the health of their community. Project is due 1/21 on Google Classroom.
Next topic: Traits.
Office Hours Info
M, TH @ Lunch (or by appointment)
Teacher Emails:
Ms. Sharoff:
Ms. Doza: rdoza@metropolitanels.com
Case Study: Operation Paper Clip
Students have completed their retake for quiz 7 - Grades will be updated by the end of the this week
Students will take their second mock regents both Friday/Monday depending on fieldwork group.
Study Resource:
This is a good book to review what we are learning in class and explore additional topics. It is available at your local library.
Office Hours:
Th @ lunch
Teacher Emails:
Ms. Drozd:
sdrozd@metropolitanels.com
Mr. Cristando: acristando@metropolitanels.com
Case Study: The Curtain Veil
Students are starting to draft their personal narratives in class. First drafts are due Wednesday, May 13.
Announcements:
Final Draft of Personal Narrative due May 29.
Office Hours Info
Monday, Thursday and Friday during lunch
Teacher Emails
Ms. Tuller atuller@metropolitanels.com
Ms. Gutman: gutman@metropolitanels.com
Please make sure your child is wearing sneakers on their PE days.
Ms. DiLapi's classes meet on Tuesday/Friday
Mr. Rosenthal's classes meet on Monday/Thursday
Teacher Emails
Ms. DiLapi: cdilapi@metropolitanels.com
Mr. Rosenthal: mrosenthal@metropolitanels.com
Case Study: Red Thursday
Great Depression, Dust Bowl, New Deal
Announcements
Office Hours Info
Thursday Lunch
Teacher Emails
Ms. Brenman: hbrenman@metropolitanels.com
Mr. Thomas: kthomas@metropolitanels.com
Mr. Qi
Kqi@metropolitanels.com
Case Study: Center Stage: Whose Music Matters?
Announcements
As of this week, 8th graders will be continue to refine their bow technique while expanding the notes they can play with their left hand. We will start learning music that we can hopefully perform in January. Stay tuned!
Office Hours Info
Thursday Lunch
Teacher Email
Ms. Raymond (she/her) kraymond@metropolitanels.com
Case Study: Social Justice Posters
Announcements
8th Grade Art Students have kicked off their new case study and are making posters for a social justice issue that is near and dear to them
Poster drafts were due last Thursday and we will begin final posters 12/4
Office Hours Info
Thursday Lunch
Teacher Email
Mr. Rose (he/him) crose@metropolitanels.com