August 27th, 2012 - November 16th, 2012 Quarterly Report

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: 57 (absent 3 days due to illness)

Math - Numerical Skills at HVCC & Math Study Skills at HVCC (doing well in the classes, but has not yet received a final grade) Text used: Basic College Mathematics; Custom Edition for Hudson Valley Community College by Elayn Martin-Gray. Also using website http://www.pearsonmylab.com 3(S) 48 hrs of math, & approxmately 30 hrs spent on homework..total 78 hrs

English -English Composition 1 at HVCC (doing well in the class, but has not yet received a final grade) Text used: The Norton Sampler Seventh Edition; Short Essays for Composition by Thomas Cooley. Also using website http://wwnorton.com/college/english/write/writesite/ 3(G) 36 hrs of english class time & approximately 50 hrs of spent on homework & reading assignments as of 11/16...total 86 hrs

Computer Science -Texts used for Introduction to Computer Science: HTML 4 for Dummies 4th Edition by Ed Tittel & Natanya Pitts. Wiley Publishing, Inc.: Starting Out with Java; From Control Structures through Objects, Third Edition by Tony Gaddis, Pearson Addison Wesley Publishing. Also using the following websites: http://www.khanacademy.org/science/computer-science?k , http://www.khanacademy.org/cs/tutorials/user-interaction, and http://www.dummies.com/how-to/computers-software/programming/HTML.html Topics Covered: Meeting HTML in its Natural Environment (The Least You Need to Know about HTML and the Web, HTML at Work on the Web, Creating Your First HTML Page), Getting Started with HTML (Structuring Your HTML Documents, Linking to Online Documents, Finding & Using Images, Top Off Your Page with Formatting), Introduction to Computers and Java (Introduction, Why Program?, Computer Systems: Hardware & Software, Programming Languages, What is a Program Made of?, The Programming Process, Object-Oriented Programming) 2(N) 30 hrs

Physics -Texts used and referenced throughout this past quarter: Barron's Review Course Series Let's Review: Physics The Physical Setting Third Edition by Miriam A. Lazar, M.S.and Barron's Regents Exams and Answers: Physics The Physical Setting. Also using website http://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics?k. Topics covered: Mechanics: Kinematics, Statics, Dynamics, Momentum and Newton's Laws of Motion 2(S) 36 hrs

American Civics - Topics Covered: The Presidential Election Process, Electoral College, Social Security Intro, Primaries and Caucuses, Deficit and Debt Ceiling, Medicare Sustainability. Website used: http://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/american-civics?k 2(S) 50 hrs including topics covered as well as newspaper reading and election coverage on TV and Internet

Music: Guitar lessons, practice 4(E) 60 hrs of music (even performed for her English Comp 1 class for her Oral Presentation)

Art: Computer Digital Art using following programs: Sketchbook Express, AutoDesk, Sai, PhotoShop Elements, MangaStudio Debut 4, Watercolor paintings and Charcoal Drawings. Gallery of many of her works of art can be viewed at http://rachiesroom.deviantart.com/gallery/ 4(E) 60 hrs of art

Physical Education: Elliptical, Resistance Training 4(E) 40 hrs - Rachael goes to the gym with her brother Zach

Teacher Comments: Rachael has had a wonderful time getting used to the college atmosphere, educationally and socially. She was very surprised that the Computer Science lessons were so difficult for her. Otherwise, it's been a great quarter.

Submitted 2012 by Daniela