The second Quarterly Report is due, and I’m tempted to turn in the minimum that fulfills New York requirements. In my first Quarterly Report I included a lot of unnecessary detail, including coverage of subjects that are not required in New York. Now I’m trying to decide between: (1) the bare essentials Quarterly Report; (2) a sufficient Quarterly Report; or (2) too much information Quarterly Report.
As always, I went with the too much information option. Here is our second Quarterly Report:
Quarter Beginning and Ending Dates: 11/10/07 – 1/25/08
Number of Hours of Instruction This Quarter: 225 Hours
Number of Days Present: 45 Days
Description of Materials Covered and Grade or Evaluation (O- Outstanding; V- Very Good; G- Good; N- Needs Improvement; –Skills Not Evaluated At This Time):
Language Arts:
Reading – O
A wide variety of fiction books that includes:
- The Dark Pond by J. Bruschac
- Ghosthunters And The Totally Moldy Baroness! By C. Funke
- The Legend of Spud Murphy by. E. Colfer
- Poppy by Avi
- The Spiderwick Chronicles by H. Black (Entire Series)
- The Water Horse by D. King-Smith
- Whales on Stilts! By M. T. Anderson
- Read Aloud: Finished Book of Dragons by E. Nesbitt; Almost finished The Arabian Nights Entertainments.
- Book Kids’ Club: Dirt Bike Racer by Matt Christopher
- Audio Book: Animal Farm by George Orwell
Alex loves to read, and enjoys a wide variety of books. We’re working on encouraging him to discuss elements of the books he reads.
Language Arts: Writing – V
- 7 Blog Posts that include book reviews, poetry, and stories.
- Email: Alex is becoming more confident in his use of email to write to family and friends.
- Story Project: Alex has started drafting a story for the Reading Rainbow Contest.
- Alex can now read cursive writing fairly well, but he cannot initiate cursive writing. He continues to practice daily. This quarter he has focused on mastering the grammatical elements of a sentence, and he is about to concentrate on practicing paragraph skills. He already has a strong understanding of paragraph formation.
Language Arts: Listening and Speaking – V
- Follows Oral Directions – V
- Listens Attentively – V
- Listens and Responds to Others – V
- Actively Participates – V
- He is a very active participant in group lessons, but does not enjoy passive learning experiences.
Mathematics – V
Completed Singapore Mathematics 2A Unit 2 (Addition & Subtraction); Unit 3 (Length); Unit 4 (Weight); Unit 5 (Multiplication and Division.) He is currently working on Unit 6 (Multiplication Tables of 2 and 3.)
Alex understands math concepts quickly and easily; however, he doesn’t like to work through too many problems at a time. This is hindering his progress, but it ensures that he has a solid understanding before moving forward. I believe that he is on target to complete the planned material.
Science – O
- Completed the Earth Science section in the Skill For Success Skill-Building Science Grades 1-2 workbook.
- Other Projects: Snowflake Science; Gingerbread Science
- Astronomy Cub Scout Belt Loop Program at the Schenectady Museum.
- Electrifying Science program at CMOST.
Social Studies – V
- Map Skills: Completed Scholastic Skills Book – Success with Maps and Calliope Magazine – Where in the World.
- History: Ancient Egypt in The Story of the World.
- Learned about Native Americans at a Cub Scout Den Meeting.
Health – O
- Keep Your Body Health Cub Scout Wolf Achievement.
- Know Your Home and Community Wolf Achievement.
- Cooking and Eating Wolf Achievement.
Technology – O
- Type To Learn 3 (Home Keys) Continued Progress.
- Alex is becoming more comfortable navigating online. He is able to initiate, and send, emails. He is also learning how to use a camcorder.
Music – V
- Weekly piano lessons with Lucy McCaffrey.
- Introduction to early classical music.
- Alex is making great progress in learning the notes while mastering several songs on the piano. He is about to move up to Level 1 in the Bastien series and he is preparing for a recital in February.
Visual Arts – G
- Art program at The Albany Institute on History and Art. Explored the Hudson School collection and created clay tiles.
- Many story illustrations and Pokemon related projects.
- Made paper snowflakes, watercolor paintings, clay creatures, videos, and 3-D projects.
Spanish – V
Informal conversation; Spanish Greetings; Using You.
Physical Education – V
Hiking, Skiing, Ice Skating, Swimming, and Basketball were some of the ways Alex exercised this quarter.
Confirm that we have covered at least 80% planned material for this quarter. Yes XXX No____
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Homeschool Quarterly Report Links:
Homeschool Record Keeping Forms
Sample Homeschooling Quaterly Report
Quarterlies and Attendance Records
Fulfilling New York’s homeschool requirements and more:
Individualized Home Instruction Plan -Grade 2
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