NAME:
Mrs. Adams
SCHOOL:
Saint Mary
CLASS:
Eighth Grade Language Arts/Religion
SCHOOL PHONE:
916.452.1100 Extension 28
My goal is to challenge my students to understand that with Jesus, they can
do all things.
Welcome to Eighth Grade—a place where through our sacrifices, prayer, good
example and encouragement we learn to become soldiers of Christ and beacons
of light.
As soldiers of Christ, we are patient, we are kind; we are never envious nor
do we boil over with jealously. We are not boastful or vainglorious; we do
not display ourselves haughtily. We are not conceited, arrogant or inflated
with pride. We are not rude or unmannerly and do not act unbecomingly. We do
not insist on our own rights or our own way for we are not self-seeking. We
are not touchy or fretful or resentful. We take no account of the evil done
to us, and we pay no attention to a suffered wrong. We do not rejoice at
injustice or unrighteousness, but we rejoice when right and truth prevail.
We bear up under anything and everything that comes our way, and we are
always ready to believe the best of every person. Our hope is fadeless under
all circumstances and we endure everything without weakening. The Love of
God on the inside of us will never fail, fade out, or become obsolete. (1
Cor. 13: 4-8 Paraphrased from the Amplified Bible)
STANDARDS TO LIVE BY: LIVE AS JESUS LIVED—LOVE WITH DEVOTION, LEARN WITH
PASSION, LEAD WITH FAITH. LIVE AS JESUS DID. ACT THE WAY JESUS WOULD.
1. RESPECT EVERYONE.
2. LISTEN ACTIVELY.
3. SEEK THE TRUTH.
4. BE PATIENT WITH YOURSELF AND OTHERS.
5. ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS.
6. DO YOUR PERSONAL BEST.
PLEASE READ THE SAINT MARY HANDBOOK.
ACADEMIC GRADES
1. ALL MISSING ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ENTERED AS ZEROS IN
GRADEBOOK. Late assignments will count as fifty percent.
2. EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE GIVEN TO RAISE GRADE AVERAGES
OR TO REQUALIFY STUDENTS FOR SPORTS.
3. CONCERNING SPORTS QUALIFICATION: GRADE AVERAGE IN EACH SUBJECT MUST
RETURN TO “C” BEFORE STUDENT IS READMITTED TO SPORTS.
SUBJECTS
1. RELIGION
2. LITERATURE
3. ENGLISH/Literature
4. SOCIAL STUDIES
5. SPELLING/VOCABULARY/HANDWRITING
6. MATH
7. MUSIC
8. ART
9. PHYSICAL EDUCATION
10. SCIENCE
11. COMPUTER
TEXTBOOKS:
ALL BOOKS (PAPERBACK & HARDBACK) MUST BE COVERED AT ALL TIMES.
HOMEWORK:
THERE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES OF HOMEWORK EACH NIGHT. THERE
MAY,ALSO, BE WEEKEND ASSIGNMENTS. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLETE YOUR
WORK ON SCHEDULE.
GRADING:
GRADES WILL BE BASED UPON POINTS ACCUMULATED FROM ALL EXAMS, QUIZZES,
RESEARCH PAPERS, SKITS, PLAYS, AND PROJECTS. ATTENDANCE AND CLASSROOM
PARTICIPATION ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
EXAMS:
EXAM DATES ARE ANNOUNCED APPROXIMATELY (2) DAYS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED
EXAM. “MAKE UPS” FOR MISSED EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN ONE DAY AFTER YOU RETURN TO
CLASS.
PEACE BE WITH YOU