Ooops - basic essential facts, yes he is entering 8th grade. This is why I was so perturbed by 5 sentence run ons with NO transitions. Latin, well, my darling mother made me take 2 years in high school, so I should be able to follow along, even though the main thing I remember is amo, amas, amat. Oh, and "Latin is a dead language, dead as dead can be, first it killed the Romans, and now it's killing me." I wasn't a fan, but it is valuable.
SilverMoon - Thank you for the pointer on science. I will check that out, because he is definitely STEM. Plans to attend Texas A&M for some form of animal sciences, which is another reason for Latin/Greek elements introduction anyway.
eagleynne and HomeAgain - Thank you for the pointers. I am wanting to go with a textbook/workbook setup, so I will go check those out!