Welcome

Welcome to 8th Grade Language Arts!

I am very excited to start another year with you! By the end of this year, you will be stronger readers, writers, and most importantly... ready for high school!

This year, we will be diving into CommonLit. Our units will take us through the art of suspense, the complexities of the jury system, the debate over school start times, and ending with the power that empathy has.

We will get lost in our independent reading, take a stand in our debates, show off our passions... it is to be a year about you!

It is important that we work together and build that empathy for the roles we share. We are working towards the common goal for a fantastic 8th-grade year. Your support is paramount at the beginning of school. A new year equates to new challenges, but Ted Lasso put it best:

“Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse, isn't it? If you're comfortable while you're doing it, you're probably doing it wrong.”

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Welcome to the 2026-2027 School Year!

Welcome! I am looking forward to meeting you and beginning our year together. To get us going, here is a list of suggested materials for the year. Please email with any questions. See you on September 8th!

Materials

1 inch binder with dividers
Reader's Notebook- composition or spiral bound
Pens and Pencils
Highlighter
Post-it Notes
Folder
Wired Headphones (adapters may be needed)
Independent Reading Book

Please also consider the following materials:

crayons
scissors
glue stick
hand sanitizer
Any tissue donations are much appreciated, as we go through them quickly.

Welcome to the 2025-2026 School Year!

Welcome! I am looking forward to meeting you and beginning our year together. To get us going, here is a list of suggested materials for the year. Please email with any questions. See you on September 4th!

Materials

Reader's Notebook- composition or spiral bound
Pens and Pencils
Highlighter
Post-it Notes
Folder
Wired Headphones (adapters may be needed)
Independent Reading Book

Please also consider the following materials:

crayons
scissors
glue stick
hand sanitizer
Any tissue donations are much appreciated, as we go through them quickly.

Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year!

Welcome! I am looking forward to meeting you and beginning our year together. To get us going, here is a list of suggested materials for the year. Please email with any questions. See you on September 9th!

Materials

Reader's Notebook- composition or spiral bound
Pens and Pencils
Highlighter
Post-it Notes
Folder
Wired Headphones (adapters may be needed)
Independent Reading Book

Please also consider the following materials:

crayons
scissors
glue stick
hand sanitizer
Any tissue donations are much appreciated, as we go through them quickly.

Welcome to the 2023-2024 School Year!

Welcome! I am looking forward to meeting you and beginning our year together. To get us going, here is a list of suggested materials for the year. Please email with any questions. See you on September 7th!

Materials

Reader's Notebook- composition or spiral bound
Pens and Pencils
Highlighter
Post-it Notes
Folder
Headphones
Independent Reading Book

Please also consider the following materials:

crayons
scissors
glue stick
hand sanitizer
wipes
tissues

Welcome to the 2022-2023 School Year!

Welcome! I am looking forward to meeting you and beginning our year together. To get us going, here is a list of suggested materials for the year. Please email with any questions. See you on September 6th!

Materials

Reader's Notebook- composition or spiral bound
Pens and Pencils
Highlighter
Post-it Notes
Folder
Headphones
Independent Reading Book

Please also consider the following materials:

crayons
scissors
glue stick
hand sanitizer
wipes
tissues