GRADE 8 REQUIRED COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
CAREER EDUCATION 8 (MCE-08)
Career Development in Grade 8-9 builds optimism by asking students to identifyand develop a sense of self, their personal interests and passions, and their skills and competencies through learning experiences in their school and their community. Career development encompasses reciprocal relationships, local and global needs and opportunities, and cultural and social awareness. It expands an awareness of options and challenges stereotypes by expanding horizons and building aspirations. Students will explore diverse perspectives and opportunities through career cluster and career path explorations. They start to make decisions and explore possibilities about next steps in their education when entering the graduation program grades 10-12.
FRENCH 8 (MFR--08)
This course is our beginning French course. Students start by being immersed during their first unit which culminates with a play and demonstrates their ability to hold conversations and write in French with a vocabulary of 400+ words. Topics covered are Meet and Greet, States of Being, and Sports. From there we spring board into exploring the Francophone world.
HUMANITIES 8 (MEN--08HUM) OR MEN--08 & MSS--08
Humanities 8 is a full year course blending the Grade 8 English and Socials curricula. The course will fully develop the core competencies of communication, thinking, and personal and social awareness. The Socials component will concentrate on the era from the 7th Century to 1750. The English curriculum will concentrate on comprehending and connecting, and creating and communicating. This course may be offered as 2 separate course depending on the needs of the school.
MATHEMATICS 8 (MMA--08)
This is the only Math course available to grade 8’s. The topics include: perfect squares and cubes, square and cube roots, percents less than 1 and greater than 100, numerical proportional reasoning, operations with fractions, discrete linear relations, writing and evaluating expressions using substitution, two-step equations, surface area and volume, Pythagorean theorem, construction, views and nets of 3D objects, central tendency, theoretical probability, and best buys. Students will require: pencils, eraser, lined paper, graph paper, and scientific calculator. Students may not use their phone as a calculator on tests.
PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION 8 (MPHE--08)
This course exposes students to a wide variety of physical activities that promote lifelong, healthy living. There will be an emphasis on daily participation in a variety of activities ranging from non-competitive to competitive, individual and group physical activities which will influence physical literacy, personal health, and fitness development. Lifelong participation in physical activity has many benefits and is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. Healthy relationships, mental health, emergency responses, and substance use topics will also be covered in this course. Students will be assessed daily for participation, tactical and skill development, and effort. Evaluation takes place on a daily basis and, therefore, regular attendance and participation are mandatory.
SCIENCE 8 (MSC--08)
This course is the introduction to the high school sciences. The topics covered include: life processes are performed at the cellular level, the behaviour of matter can be explained by the kinetic molecular theory and atomic theory, energy can be transferred as both a particle and a wave, and the theory of plate tectonics is the unifying theory that explains Earth’s geological processes. Students will demonstrate curiosity and use the scientific method to conduct investigations. This course is comprised of a variety of laboratory experiments to instil curiosity.
Career Development in Grade 8-9 builds optimism by asking students to identifyand develop a sense of self, their personal interests and passions, and their skills and competencies through learning experiences in their school and their community. Career development encompasses reciprocal relationships, local and global needs and opportunities, and cultural and social awareness. It expands an awareness of options and challenges stereotypes by expanding horizons and building aspirations. Students will explore diverse perspectives and opportunities through career cluster and career path explorations. They start to make decisions and explore possibilities about next steps in their education when entering the graduation program grades 10-12.
FRENCH 8 (MFR--08)
This course is our beginning French course. Students start by being immersed during their first unit which culminates with a play and demonstrates their ability to hold conversations and write in French with a vocabulary of 400+ words. Topics covered are Meet and Greet, States of Being, and Sports. From there we spring board into exploring the Francophone world.
HUMANITIES 8 (MEN--08HUM) OR MEN--08 & MSS--08
Humanities 8 is a full year course blending the Grade 8 English and Socials curricula. The course will fully develop the core competencies of communication, thinking, and personal and social awareness. The Socials component will concentrate on the era from the 7th Century to 1750. The English curriculum will concentrate on comprehending and connecting, and creating and communicating. This course may be offered as 2 separate course depending on the needs of the school.
MATHEMATICS 8 (MMA--08)
This is the only Math course available to grade 8’s. The topics include: perfect squares and cubes, square and cube roots, percents less than 1 and greater than 100, numerical proportional reasoning, operations with fractions, discrete linear relations, writing and evaluating expressions using substitution, two-step equations, surface area and volume, Pythagorean theorem, construction, views and nets of 3D objects, central tendency, theoretical probability, and best buys. Students will require: pencils, eraser, lined paper, graph paper, and scientific calculator. Students may not use their phone as a calculator on tests.
PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION 8 (MPHE--08)
This course exposes students to a wide variety of physical activities that promote lifelong, healthy living. There will be an emphasis on daily participation in a variety of activities ranging from non-competitive to competitive, individual and group physical activities which will influence physical literacy, personal health, and fitness development. Lifelong participation in physical activity has many benefits and is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. Healthy relationships, mental health, emergency responses, and substance use topics will also be covered in this course. Students will be assessed daily for participation, tactical and skill development, and effort. Evaluation takes place on a daily basis and, therefore, regular attendance and participation are mandatory.
SCIENCE 8 (MSC--08)
This course is the introduction to the high school sciences. The topics covered include: life processes are performed at the cellular level, the behaviour of matter can be explained by the kinetic molecular theory and atomic theory, energy can be transferred as both a particle and a wave, and the theory of plate tectonics is the unifying theory that explains Earth’s geological processes. Students will demonstrate curiosity and use the scientific method to conduct investigations. This course is comprised of a variety of laboratory experiments to instil curiosity.