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JACOB XXXXX
D.O.B. : September XX 1997
Age: 8
Grade: 3
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: 52 (4.3 hrs/day average)
Arithmetic: The areas of math Jacob continues
to study/practice are : word problems factors
multiplication,division fractions
multiples
addition decimals prime factorization
subtraction percents prime numbers
money math number lines geometry
time/clocks fact families times tables
real-life math experiences
Jacob has been struggling more in math this quarter due to the fact he has
yet to master some basic math facts in the upper times tables, and content has increased in difficulty. He can arrive at the
correct answer using fingers or manipulatives, however has yet to master memorization of some key math facts. He will continue
to work on this throughout the school year and the summer as well. Grade: 2 (S)
Reading: Jacob continues to demonstrate excellence
in his ability to read with accuracy, appropriate inflection and intonation, and poetic expression. He does struggle
with comprehension. At times he is able to determine meaning through context, however this is an area where he may continue
to struggle due to his developmental delays. Jacob excels in memorization of vocabulary and spelling assignments, uses dictionaries
to complete work, reads for pleasure, and continues to express a genuine interest in seeking knowledge. Jacob has finished
reading the entire series of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis,
totaling 1540 pages in all since the beginning of the school year. In addition, Jacob has been reading selected poems,
from Robert Browning, Shakespeare, Rudyard Kipling (to name a few), in addition to classic fairy tales, scriptures from the
Bible, non-fiction articles in National Geographic, and other reference sources for his Ancient Civilization research project
on Egypt. (completed). Grade: 3 (G)
Spelling: Jacob has completed and nearly mastered
ten spelling & vocabulary lists. Jacob corrects misspelled words and rewrites assignments so that spelling is correct
throughout his work. His memorization skills have helped him do well in this area. Grade: 3(G)
Writing, Grammar & Language Arts: Jacob
prints and writes in cursive daily. Jacob has been developing skills such as note-taking, brainstorming, and organizing ideas.
He has posted his ideas, assignments and essays on his internet homeschool webjournal. He has written letters to family members,
replied to family emails, and written thank-you note cards. He continues to work on his writing abilities by studying
proper grammar; parts of speech, sentence structure, and phrases. Jacob responds to literature through writing,art,
and narration. Literary devices, such as symbolism, metaphors, allegories, and personifications have been focused on
in our current curriculum-a unit study based on The Chronicles of Narnia.
Jacob requires prompts to stay on writing tasks,assistance with organizing ideas, and motivation to write creatively.
Once he is focused, he does show considerable effort. I gave him a lower grade this quarter because I want to see more
effort in the neatness and technique in his handwriting. I am offering incentives for next quarter to see this improve.
He required much assistance with getting his Ancient Civilization project completed. Once it came time to posting his
material on the internet, he became noticeably more motivated in finishing it. Grade: 2 (S)
Health & Safety: The focus this past quarter
has been on smoking prevention, resisting peer pressure, the dangers of various drugs, the importance of choosing good friends,
healthy relationships, the importance of expressing feelings, snowboard & skiing safety precautions, good nutrition,
importance of drinking water, dangers of household electrical appliances and used batteries. Grade: 4(E)
History: Jacob continues to study various time
periods in history. Ancient history studied this past quarter hascovered: Pyramids and Pharoahs of Egypt, 10th Century
King Ahab, his wife Jezebel and the death of King Jehoram. He has studied the emergence of the Anglo-American World Power,
the influence of Rome in Britannia, and it Hellenistic cultural origin. Jacob has been studying important explorers and their
contributions to world history as well as American history: Cartier, Champlain, LaSalle, John Smith, George Washington. Jacob
reads about current events. The History Channel, PBS documentaries, and Discovery Channel have been recent favorites.
He has continued study of the history of New York State as well as the leaders in local and state government. In addition,
on Martin Luther King Day time was set aside to reflect on his and his widow’s important contributions to the Civil
Rights movement. He has finally finished his research project on the ancient civilization of Egypt and posted it to his homeschool
website. All these topics covered are done so with the use of maps/charts/social studies CD roms. Grade:2(G)
Science: For science, Jacob has learned parts of the ear,
how we hear, the science of sound. He has studied the Grand Canyon and it rock formations, minerals and weathering. Natural
Science topics covered have been: penguins (cycle of birth, reproduction, father’s role, logistics of egg hatching
in sub-zero temperatures, mother’s migration habits, danger of predators, etc), salamander habitats, lynx reintroduction
into the Rocky Mountains, Polar Bears habitats, mating habits, effects of their period of hibernation, how salt lowers the
freezing point of water, tornadoes and tsunamis. Grade: 3 (G)
Art: Jacob has put forth more effort this quarter
in art. He has created line drawings and computer-generated designs using Corel Draw. He also created thank-you note
cards with a stamping kit recently purchased for the family. Grade: 2(S)
Music: Jacob continues to practice guitar, piano
and fiddle regularly in addition to singing weekly at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He has studied the life
of famous musician Beethoven. Grade: 3 (G)
Physical Education: Jacob has participated in many
physical activities including swimming at the JCC, scootering (during the warm weather!), and sledding (not skiing yet, maybe
next year?) Grade: 3(G)
Typing & Computer: Jacob is progressing slowly
but surely at typing with proper hand positioning and appropriate speed and accuracy. His computer literacy skills are
improving and he demonstrates fluency in several programs and internet research to aid in completion of schoolwork, as well
for the purpose of finding information for personal interests. He continues to improve his punctuation skills with the use
of various typing programs. Jacob’s abilities really shine in this area (computers and technology in general). He continues
to love learning about technology and displays constant interest in seeking knowledge via [supervised] internet. I gave
him a lower grade this quarter because I had expected more in the area of proper hand positioning [for all his computer
expertise]. Grade: 3 (G)
Teacher Comments - 2nd Quarter
Jacob is progressing at a satisfactory level in all subject matter. He has
had 4 absences from instruction this quarter due to illness/muscular discomfort. He has completed the required 225 hours
of instruction.
My main concern for Jacob is the constant prompting he requires to get
his work done. He also struggles more often in math now that the content is getting more difficult. He tends
to dilly-dally and requires frequent reminders to stay on task.
Our homeschool curriculum for the upcoming quarter will include the use and
guidance of the Prairie Primer. Initially I had thought I was running behind in our homeschool curriculum schedule. Upon re-examining
the calendar, I realized that ending this Narnia unit by January 31st would actually split up a 10 month school year
perfectly in half. In which case, our homeschool is perfectly on the right track, time-wise. :)
Submitted 1/31/06 by Daniela
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