Amy


 * 1) ==Introduction-Hi, my name is Amy Rodriguez. I am twelve years old. I am in sixth grade. I’ve been in this school for seven years. I like to sing and draw. I go to BRCPS. BRCPS stands for Boston Renaissance Charter Public School. It is located in Hyde Park, Boston MA. BRCPS is the largest elementary school in Boston. One of the core values that I show is love. In my mind I show love by caring about other people and supporting them when they are hurting. This EPortfolio will show all of my work from my 7th and final year from BRCPS. It is also going to show all my favorite work from each subject and a little bit about myself and my future goals.==
 * 2) ==E.L.A. ELA is when we read books during centers and sometimes do MCAS prep. We also study new vocabulary words each week to make sure we do well on our Friday vocabulary tests. A piece of work that I'm most proud of is my Utopian society project. It was assigned in April. I worked with my group to create an ideal society. It was connected to the book The Giver. The Giver was about a boy named Jonas who lives in a community that is a utopia, but later Jonas learns that the community is not what he thought and he wants to escape. I am proud of the assignment because I've learned how Jonas struggled about the community.==
 * 3) ==Social Studies: In Social Studies,we learn about people's history and what happened to them. One thing I learned this year from social studies was the holocaust. It is about how the Nazi's took children away from their parents to concentration camps while their parents were made to work hard labor. The holocaust project was assigned in March. In order to complete the project, I had to look at two pictures of people in concentration camps and write how their pictures made me feel. One thing I learned from the assignment was that the Jews had a really hard, miserable life during the holocaust. It seemed terrible for them to be separated from their family and friends just because of their religion or how they looked. I am so proud of this assignment because I really allowed myself to imagine how those people in the photos felt.==
 * 4) ==Science: Science is a system of acquiring knowledge that uses experimental observation. The assignment for science is my food web because my partner and I were looking at Mr.Hayle's food web so we thought that we can do the foods that our parents cook us at home. This food web project was assinged in the Spring. In order to complete the assignment we had to draw a picture of us and the food that we eat and describe where it came from. For example, i drew myself eating an apple. It came from a tree which came from a seed from the ground. I learned that the food cycle is really important because if one part of the cycle is removed then other animals that depend on it would die from starvation. I am proud of this project because now my partner and I know how animals eat their food and pass to another animals.==
 * 5) ==Math: Math is when we study the science of numbers, shapes and forms. One of my favorite assignments was figuring out my name by doing prime factorization. This assignment was completed in February. We had to replace each letter of our name with the corresponding number. For example, "A" was 1, "M" was 13 and "Y" was 25. When I added all these numbers up it equaled 40. I then broke it down into the prime factorization of 40. In the end, the prime factorization of my name was PF:2 to the 3rd degree times 5. I was thankful for my short name!==
 * 6) ==Specialty-Art was my favorite specialty because you could draw anything that you want. My teacher, Mr. Pro taught me how to be creative and to just be you. Draw whatever comes to your mind.==
 * 7) ==MCAS-MCAS, I am so thankful we finished it this year. MCAS is a test that we do so we can pass it and move on to another school. My advice to other students that will take the MCAS is work hard, never give up and keep on practicing until it sticks in your head and you can answer any question you get.==
 * 8) ==Technology-In technology class, I learned how to type and even to create this e-portfolio. I will use these skills to help me be more creative and I will know how to help others who need help with technology.==
 * 9) ==Citizenship: To me, being a good citizen is to help others and being involved with issues that I believe in. One experience that I participated in was when my mother and her co-workers delivered a petition to North Eastern University, where she works, to demand a change in their work place where they stated that they are "disrespected, unappreciated, harassed and underpaid by management at Chartwells". Chartwells is the company that runs the dining hall at North Eastern University where my mom works. I went to all the rallies and community meetings with my mother and sister to support the entire staff. I learned it is important to stand up for yourself and to fight for what you believe, especially when something isn't fair. ==
 * 10) ==Career Goals: Once I am finished being the first college graduate in my family, I planned to be an actress. Before I become an actress, there are many things I can do during middle and high school to prepare for my career. I will be sure to take acting classes, study films, and read many books about acting.==
 * 11) ==My Future-My hopes for the future are to go to acting school and graduate from college, the first in my family. I will be successful and earn my college diploma. The Renaissance helped me by teaching me the skills that I will need to know and to help me get to the next level of success.==