New Yorkers, how detailed do you get with your quarterlies?

[WendyK]

I'm working on mine. It will be due end of Sept.

I just wonder how much detail to include. I think I have come up with something that will work, but I just want to know what others are doing.

[Starr]

I think it depends on your school district. Ours are fairly simple with more details kept at home if they ever ask for more info. I don't write down every book they read. I'm not sure they can afford the cost of having someone (s) go over every detail of every homeschool report.

[WendyK]

I basically made a list of topics/skills covered and the wrote "made satisfactory progress". I didn't write down books. I listed books on the IHIP. I get the feeling I would waste my time if I put too much effort into the whole thing. I wonder if they even read it. :glare:

[unsinkable]

Here is an example:

English/Language Arts: Satisfactory
Writing reports; oral presentations; using resources and reference books; punctuation; capitalization; reading and responding to various genres of literature and answering comprehension questions

Mathematics: Very Good
Division; applications of division; beginning statistics; fractions; decimals

Science: Satisfactory
Changes in matter; forms of energy; electricity; magnetism

Social Studies: Good
Government of New York State; New York’s industry today; modern New York


HTH

[newlifemom]

I am a former NYer and I used to:

Math:
Lessons 1-30 good

History:
Chaps 1-7, to include written narrations map work very good

Silent Sustained Reading
20+ books including written narrations good

Like that. I tried very hard to only give them what was required by law. Didn't want to influence and changes by giving too much info KWIM? :D
Hope this helps. I did this in 3 different districts with no problems in any of them. HTH.

[Amy in NY]

Personally, I love listing just the chapters covered. It is so much easier! But if your district is 'tougher', go with unsinkable's example. It takes a bit longer but you shouldn't get any grief from them about the work you've done. (This is now how I report on our quarterlies due to an incident with our school district.)

[WendyK]

I think it would be more work to list chapters. Because then I have to always list books. I use a lot of books, but for some things I don't use any particular book.

I have no idea how my district is. I have heard they are not bad. I submitted my IHIP and ten thousand years later I received a response that I should be sure to include music. Well my IHIP was for a K'er. Music is not required. Secondly, I did list music. So apparently they couldn't find anything wrong and made something up, or didn't read it very carefully.

That has been my only experience with them.

I wrote up my first quarterly yesterday. I think it will be fine.

[Blossom'sGirl]

so I cut and pasted an old one

Alex is progressing at a satisfactory level or above in all subject matter. We have had instruction in all of the following areas: Reading, writing, spelling, language, math, U.S. History, geography, science, art, physical education, and music. We have covered at least 80% of the planned material for this quarter.

As Alex’s parent / teacher, I plan on conducting his year end assessment along with his final quarterly report.

Math
Alex has completed through lesson 110. He has been focusing on multiplication and has also covered beginning division, arrays and patterns.

Reading / Spelling
Spell to Write to Read: Alex is currently working on list P-7. His most recent diagnostic spelling test places him on a 3.7 grade level.

BJU reading: Alex has completed up to Lesson 106. He is reading fluently and has been doing well on the accompanying worksheets. Alex is also assigned reading each week with books that follow his history studies. His reading comprehension has averaged at a 6th grade 4 month level.

English / Language Arts
Alex is halfway through his fourth unit in English. The current unit focuses on adjectives and adverbs and their proper usage. In addition, Alex spent two weeks this quarter to practice imitative writing using short stories.

Social Studies
We learned about dental care, doctors and hospitals, funeral homes, emergency helpers and more map work.

U.S. History/Patriotism
This quarter we have been studying the early workings of the American government starting with George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. We have also enjoyed studying the travels of Lewis and Clark and the War of 1812 and the growth of America.