Planning Ramblings on the Upcoming School Year

Homeschooling one student, and he's beginning 8th Grade. Here are my squishy plans for the upcoming year:

Bible:
Regular Daily Bible Readings, memory work, and singing hymns;

Math:
Last year we were working on Horizons Pre-Algebra. We ended the year not having finished, and with my son not feeling he's got a good grasp on many of the aspects involved. So although I had already purchased Horizons Algebra (in April), I have now purchased MathUSee Pre-Algebra, which we will work on to see if we can get JD to a place where he feels like he understands square roots, graphs, plotting, solving equations and such, and ready to move on.

Science:
Plans are to use Apologia Physical Science, with supplementation from Supercharged Science (or vice versa).

Social Studies:
Planning to use Notgrass America the Beautiful, with its corresponding Geography component and a parallel literature component. (It has suggested readers, but we've read most of them.)

Language Arts:
Mushy-squishy... do I know the answer to this yet?... I'm not sure. I own much, and implement little. I'm needing to seriously implement a writing program; am considering IEW right now. I could implement the writing from Tapestry of Grace, to overlap with the Notgrass History topics...  I don't think I own an 8th Grade Grammar program, but I could use the 7th Grade program that I never used last year... His spelling doesn't need much work, but I own Kathryn Stout's Spelling, whatever its title is... His vocabulary is pretty good. I could do wonders for his vocabulary, spelling and grammar if I just got First Form Latin flowing better in his daily plans.

Art:
I plan to continue doing Artist Studies, corresponding with Ambleside Online's schedule, or whatever my whim dictates. There are artists that lived during the historical period we will be studying, and I do like to dove-tail our studies according to chronology.

Music:
Similar to Art plans, I will be following Ambleside Online's Composer Studies, but will also be taking our history studies into consideration to determine if there are composers I want to look at who were composing during the time-period we will be studying.

Physical Education:
I will be seeking to keep JD physically active throughout the year through a combination of Boy Scout activities, walking, hiking, biking, bowling, ice skating, and efforts to implement Family Time Fitness.

Health:
Yeah, my state requires that I teach this and document it. I do not think I own an 8th grade health program, so I'll have to see what I can put together.

Supplemental:
JD's plans this year include Boy Scouts, 4-H, and being an LIT (Leader in Training) at Awanas.

We will be home schooling through the summer and taking the month of December off, so I need to be working on my lesson plans. Will let you know how things are going on this some time in the future.