QUARTERLY REPORT
2006-2007
School Year
Rachael XXXXX
D.O.B.: 10/XX/95
Age: 11
Grade: 6
Grading Key: Effort
& Skills
4 - Advanced E
- Excellent U - Unsatisfactory
3 - Proficient
G - Good
X - Not Applicable
2 - Approaching S
- Satisfactory
1 - Below N
- Needs to Improve
Days of Instruction: 42
(5 absences due to illness)
Arithmetic: The areas of math covered
thus far have been:
word problems
fractions
decimals
percents
number lines
fact families
factors
multiples
prime factorization
prime numbers
geometry
times
tables
two digit division, multiplication
addition
subraction
money math
time/clocks
shopping/grocery
store real-life math
Rachael still struggles in math but is continuing to put in great effort
in math. Grade: 2 (N)
Reading: This quarter Rachael read Shakespeare’s
HAMLET, (abriged version), Bridge to Terabithia and Moby Dick (abridged version as well). Also many articles in National
Geographic and various other publications Rachael read for free reading time and for pleasure. Grade: 3 (G)
Spelling: Rachael corrects misspelled words and rewrites
assignments so that spelling is correct throughout her work. Grade: 4 (E)
Writing, Grammar & Language Arts: Rachael has been
using the State Standards CD rom to prepare for the language arts component of the upcoming standardized test she will be
taking. She has written letters to family members, correcting grammar before sending them out, and she has written in her
journal. Grade: 2 (G)
Health & Safety: This past quarter our homeschool has
focused on bacteria and viruses, how to prevent them and why they are so prevalent in certain areas of the world. Also we
covered how to handle encounters with unfamiliar dogs and how to avoid being bitten, and strategies to employ if attacked
by a canine. Grade: 4(E)
History: Being that the homeschool read Bridge to Terabithia
which made mention of the Vietnam War, we decided to learn a bit about that tragic conflict and the significance it holds
in our nation’s history. Rachael has also watched various PBS history programs that focused on our nation’s early
history. Grade: 3 (G)
Science: For science, the homeschool investigated the three
classes of levers, simple machines, compound machines, classifying vertebrates, the circulatory system, the digestive system
(in more depth than previously done), and chemical changes. Also many episodes of MYTHBUSTERS were watched, which often
focuses on proving or disproving scientific myths. Grade: 3 (G)
Art: Rachael enjoys drawing on a daily basis. She
is very talented drawing Anime characters, both from memory or from reference. She also did paint-by-numbers. Grade:
4 (E)
Music: Rachael continues to practice guitar, piano
and fiddle regularly.
Grade: 4 (E)
Physical Education: Rachael has participated in running,
games of tag, scootering, bike riding, skateboarding, walking and resistance workouts on the Total Gym. Grade: 4 (E)
Typing & Computer: Rachael has excelled at typing and
recently graduated to “Touch Typist”, which is one level below the highest level that can be achieved on the typing
program, “Typing Instructor Deluxe” Grade: 4 (E)
Teacher Comments - 3rd Quarter
Rachael is progressing at a satisfactory level or above in all subject matter.
She has had five absences this past quarter, due to illness, but has completed the required 225 hours of instruction.
Rachael continues to make me proud as she strives to succeed in all her
academic and artistic endeavors.
Submitted May 15, 2007 by Daniela
