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Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to the 2025-26 School Year! I am excited to work with all of the incoming 8th grade students! You will find that 8th grade is the best year of middle school and I'm looking forward to all we can accomplish together. Career Research and Decision Making is a valuable semester course for 8th Grade students. Each student will research their individual interests for future careers and look into the requirements to reach their goals. Planning for a career starts now because soon they will enroll in high school classes that will be required for college or technical careers. I hope the students enjoy this time of discovery. I will do whatever I can to assist them in their journey.
Supplies
Students will need to come to class each day with a charged Chromebook, wired earbuds, pencils, and pens for Career Planning.
Textbooks
Attached as .pdf documents in the Google Classroom are copies of the textbook by chapter. Students may use these attachments as an at-home resource for studying or for make-up work. If a student would rather use a hardcover textbook, there are several books available in the classroom.
Chapter Note Guides and Quizlet
Students will fill in the Interactive Note Guides as they read the lesson. These notes will serve as study guides for the Chapter and End of Course tests. The Interactive Notes are assigned through Google Classroom and will be turned in for grades. Students should focus on memorizing vocabulary as well. Quizlet will be utilized to help with vocabulary terms.
Tests
Tests are on Skyward. They are multiple choice, matching, and true/false. The tests are NOT open book or open notes. To prepare for a test, read over the chapter, memorize your vocabulary, practice vocabulary on Quizlet, and complete the Review Quiz on Google Classroom for extra credit.
EOC Exam
Students should study for the exam at the end of the semester by completing the Review Quizzes on Google Classroom. Students should use their textbook to study Chapters 1-9 and Chapter 13. They can look up answers for the Review Quizzes and take the quizzes multiple times for practice.
Interview Practice
Students will learn how to interview for a position whether its a job or a volunteer opportunity. I will show the students several appropriate options for dressing for an interview that are relevant to their age and what they may have available in their closet. Students will create a resume and practice answering common interview questions in mock job interviews.
Careers Google Classroom
All work is assigned through Google Classroom. Look at the Google Classroom each day to find your assignment even when you are absent. Use the Google Calendar to help organize your time. Tests are administered through Skyward but you will see the test assignment date on Google Classroom and in your Google Calendar. The calendar of assignments and tests is included below for your convenience.
8th Grade Google Classroom - Class of 2030
Join this Google Classroom and stay enrolled all year long. This is where you will find information about 8th Grade Dress Down Days, 8th Grade T-Shirts, GradVenture Field Trip and much more. Join the Google Classroom with this code: https://classroom.google.com/c/NjE4MzQxNjYyMzU5?cjc=jrozihd
Syllabus (VCMS Student Handbook and Classroom Behavior Management Plan)
Syllabus Electronic Signature Form Link: https://forms.gle/wcxYkfQjFdNEU68N7 Complete by Friday, August 15th
Syllabus Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zCesPy-ha1Q4NUWXiCWPlz3RJS7lUpgYS5Y92m3ibSQ/edit?usp=sharing
VCS Student Handbook Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ew5LemW0lCJeZQolY47Vb_oBx1HZtnjx36n5leR9mcU/edit?usp=sharing
Classroom Behavior Management Plan Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10-Ga9IzjXadpXCJALjjYx490Y68yR_jbtUXXSAOnaVE/edit?usp=sharing
Contact: Geri.Paxton@tvcs.org
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