8^th Grade Expectations 

Behavior

• Demonstrate maturity, responsibility and leadership
• Respect others
• Consequences for inappropriate behavior

Academics

• Homework every night
• Take notes during class
• Final exams in most subjects
• Material becomes more difficult as the year progresses
• Performance determines high school placement
• Use homework planner
• Practice time management

Attendance

• Expected to be here every day
• Be on time to all classes
• If absent, it is your responsibility to find out what was missed
• If you know you will be absent, get assignments ahead of time

You are responsible for your own destiny.

8^th Grade Calendar 2007-2008

September

3 – Off (Labor Day)

21 – ½ day (Teacher Institute)

21 – Explore Testing

24 – Mid-term progress reports go home 

October

8 – Off (Columbus Day)

25 – Parent/Teacher Conferences (3:30-8:00)

26 – End of 1^st Quarter

26 - ½ day (Teacher Institute)

29 – Begin 2^nd Quarter

30 – Parent/Teacher Conferences (3:30-8:00) 

November

19-23 – Thanksgiving Vacation 

December

6 – Mid-term progress reports go home

21 – Last day of school before Winter Vacation 

January

7 – First day back from Winter Vacation

18 – Last day of 2^nd Quarter

21 – Off (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

22 – Off (Teacher Work Day) 

February

1 – ½ day (Teacher Institute)

18 – Off (Presidents’ Day)

22 – Mid-term progress reports go home

29 – Off (Teacher Institute) 

March

21 – Off (Non-attendance day)

28 – Last day before Spring Vacation

 
April

7 – First day back from Spring Vacation

25 – ½ day (Teacher Institute)

30 - Mid-term progress reports go home 

May

26 – Off (Memorial Day) 

June

2 – Promotion Assembly (Last day for 8^th graders)