PO Box 560 / 90 Alexander Lane, Solomons, Maryland 20688
Phone (410) 326-3171 | olssschool@comcast.net | Fax (410) 326-9478
OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL
8th GRADE TEACHER
Mr. Keith Balderson
Mr. Balderson received his Bachelor and Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from West Virginia University. He worked for 32 years as an aerospace engineer, specializing in the modeling and simulation of Navy aircraft. Mr. Balderson is a long-time OLSS parishioner and OLSS Seahawks basketball coach, and both his children attended the school. This is his 2nd year teaching at OLSS.
Email: grade8@olsss.org
8th GRADE
MATH: ALGEBRA 1
Series used: Saxon Math
ADW 8th Grade Math Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS
Series used: Loyola Press Voyages in English: Grammar & Writing, Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop, Sadlier Writing Workshop, Prentice-Hall Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes
ADW 8th Grade Language Arts Standards
SOCIAL STUDIES
Series used:
ADW 8th Grade Social Studies Standards
SCIENCE
Series used: Prentice-Hall America: History of Our Nation
ADW 6th-8th Grade Earth & Space Science Standards
ADW 6th-8th Grade Engineering Standards
ADW 6th-8th Grade Life Science Standards
ADW 6th-8th Grade Physical Science Standards
RELIGION
Series used: Ignatius Press Faith & Life & Midwest Theological Forum Sacrament of Confirmation
ADW 8th Grade Religion Standards
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
ADW 8th Grade PE Standards
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
ADW 8th Grade Foreign Language Standards
MUSIC
ART
ADW 8th Grade Visual Arts Standards
TECHNOLOGY
ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR 8th GRADE