I’m catching up on a little blog housekeeping. Here is the final Quarterly Report for third grade that I sent in last Spring:
Home Instruction Quarterly Report
June 20, 2009
Name: Alex
Blog Website: http://alexhomegate.blogspot.com
Grade: 3rd
Hours of instruction this quarter: 247.5+
Math:
Alex completed Singapore Math 3B, including sections on Measurement, Bar Graphs, and Fractions. This concludes the Singapore Math Curriculum for 3rd Grade.
Language Arts:
Alex is zooming through books, and has reviewed many of these on his LibraryThing account and on his blog. With his homeschool book club, he discussed the last book in the Lightening Thief series. He also visited the Metropolitan Museum in NYC with his other book club to retrace the steps of the characters in The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler.
His analysis and comprehension of reading selections has evolved at a phenomenal pace, but his writing skills continue to improve adequately as well.
Social Studies:
Alex is now a self-proclaimed “expert” on Ancient Rome, as you can see from the following: Caesar, Ruler of Rome, and his Ancient Rome Travel Brochure. After we finished the unit on Ancient Rome, we began the next book in the Story of the World Series on Medieval History, but we’ll delve into that more fully in the Fall Semester.
Science:
Alex completed a unit on Crime Lab Chemistry where he learned about Chromatography. He has also been learning about animals (communication, habitats, adaptation, etc.) through reading various books, and through programs at the National Zoo, the Pine Bush Park, and Five Rivers.
The Arts:
Alex has enjoyed sketching and making illustrations for various writing projects. He is also learning how to work with photos, editing and uploading them into his blog. His appreciation of the arts this quarter has been enhanced by visits to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, and the Blues Festival in Chicago.
Health – We have been discussing healthy choices and media literacy.
Physical Education: Alex gets daily exercise through weekly fencing lessons, daily dog walks, outside play, and seasonal activities such as: biking, hiking, rock climbing, tennis, and a ropes adventure course.
Foreign Language: We did not cover a foreign language this quarter.
Technology: Alex is becoming more confident in his keyboarding and use of digital technology, and is beginning to occasionally post blog articles and use Microsoft Word on his own. This quarter he learned how to make a Microsoft Powerpoint slideshow and a Microsoft Word travel brochure. He continues to develop his use of email, adding friends into his contact list, and discovering how to share files and photos.
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