Ashlei

1.Introduction  Hi, my name is Ashlei Robinson. I am 12 years old and I am in the 6th grade. I’ve been going to this school for 8 years. I like to draw, sing, dance, and write. It keeps me very motivated and productive. I also plan to go to Juilliard for college.  Boston Renaissance Charter School is an education environment and community. It helps kids learn new and different things in life and it will prepare you for other grades and schools, maybe even college. This school is located in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. BRCPS is one the best schools in Boston. This school has ALOT of friendships and I mean ALOT.  One Core Value that defines me is LOVE. The definition of LOVE is to care and not be disrespectful. I LOVE helping out my friends and family when they’re down and also when they need help with anything. This Core Value best defines me as caring and helping because I help out people when they not in a good mood or with any type of work.  This E. Portfolio will show that I have respect for myself and for people in my school community.

2.ELA  ELA is reading. In ELA, we do centers like partner, independent, and small groups with Ms. Knoebel and Mr. Kesler and right now we are reading a book called The Outsiders. The Outsiders is about a boy named Pony Boy and his “greaser” gang who try to get even with the Socs who have rumbles a lot. They’re basically rival gangs, but sooner or later, one of their gang members, Johnny, died because he was crippled really badly and Pony Boy feels really bad about it.  The assignment that I chose was my homework. This assignment was assigned March 27, 2012. To complete this assignment, I had to do Reading Comprehension, Book Report, Vocabulary, and my Writing Prompt. I learned from this assignment that I was responsible to do my homework on time. I am proud of this assignment because I did a lot of work on my homework and it wasn’t a lot to do in a week.  The next assignment that I chose was a test. This assignment was assigned March 27, 2012. To complete this test, I had to answer ALL they questions and explain what each figurative language means, which are Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Personification, and Hyperbole.  I am proud of this because I got everything correct and I got an A+, which equals a 100%!!!!!!

3.Social Studies  Social Studies is a subject about the world, a long time ago, and it helps you study about different times and what happened in World War 2 and World War 1, and the Holocaust with Nazis'. In Social Studies, we read books that talk about maps, the Holocaust, and utopian societies. In Social Studies, we read the book *Number The Stars* which is about The Holocaust, The Nazis', and World War 2. The Giver is a about the boy named Jonas who lives a community where there is no war and everyone is assigned something. But when he turns twelve, he can make his own decisions about what he wants to do. In the scholastic news paper, it talks about cover stories, news shorts, national news, and debate of the week.  Social Studies is my third favorite subject because it teaches me about different things about the world and history.  An assignment I chose was making a utopian society with two of my classmates. I'm proud of this assignment because i got an A+ and it helped me with my studying about communities and utopias. Also,I got to communicate really well with the two people that were in my group.

4.Science  Science is about nature, life, and human bodies. Right now in science, we're typing up our human body systems like Respiratory System, Reproductive System,Digestive System and many more. The system that I had was the Respiratory System and that system is basically breathing. There are 6 parts in the system,the pharynx, trachea,lungs,bronchi, alveoli,and the epiglottis. I am pround of this project because i got to show off what I know about the system and the important facts about it. I love science because I get to learn about nature and human bodies.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">5.Math <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Math is time, money, and operations. The assignment I chose was My Math Practice Packet(SOLVING EQUATIONS). This assignment was assigned December 9th, 2011. To complete this assignment I had to complete 5 questions and use my strategies. I learned from this assignment that writing word problems and equations can be easy at times and that they can be hard. I am proud of this assignment because I got a 100% and a sticker that says "WAY TO GO"!!!! <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> The next assignment that I chose was another My Math Practice Packet(PROPERTIES OF EQUALITY). This assignment was assigned December 9th, 2011. To complete this assignment I had to answer 5 questions and use my strategies. I learned from this assignment was that you can use different equations in word problems. I am proud of this assignment because I got another 100% and a sticker that says"SUPERB"!!!!

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">6.Specialty <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> For specialty we have,Mr Connor. In music we talk about different notes and keys on the keyboard and thats interesting because I've always wanted to know about the keys on the keyboard. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> The song that we are learning is "For Elise" by the one and only Beethoven. I've always wanted to learn how to play that song. Its alot of practice because the way you have to have you fingers on the keyboard. I love music class because i love making beats and using the piano. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> To complete this assignment, I had to look at music sheet and remember the keys to press. I'm proud of this assignment because I got all the keys and notes correct, plus practice makes perfect. This was assigned at the end of April.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">7.MCAS <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> MCAS is a test that grades 3 to 10 have to take, but 10th graders in Massachusetts have to pass in able to graduate high school. We take the test because it lets students show off what they've been taught throughout the school year. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> This test is VERY important because if you pass the test it helps you move on to the next grade. I hope the next sixth graders pay real good attention to the teachers because they'll tell and show you everything you need to know about the MCAS. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> To prepare for the MCAS is you have to study alot, pay attention to the teachers, get 8 hours of sleep, and use your brain alot. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> My advice for the future 6th is to PAY ATTENTION and work hard for the MCAS, but mostly study cause you dont know what kind of problems or questions are coming your way and to use your STANKY STRATEGIES!!!

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">8.Technology <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Technology is place where students do iMovie, typing tests, typing games, and researches on important information. The technology skills I have learned this year is typing a lot of words per minute. One technology skill that I think is my strongest is typing a lot of words per minute. This skill is to see how many words you can type per minute and to see if you're a pro. This is my strongest skill because it has helped me type 34 words per minute when I was doing my typing test. This skill is gonna help me for when I go to college, when I get a job or for anything!!!! This will help me be successful in life.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9.Citizenship <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> To me, a good citizen means helping out people when ever they need help or being considerate for others. Something that i did to show good citizenship was I helped my 5th grade teachers and my classmates clean up the classroom that we had last year. Even though i dont like cleaning, I helped them make the room clean so that when another teacher comes in there class will be cleaner than ever.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">10.Career Goals <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> After college, I would love to become a successful singer. In middle school I'll probably join a choir or if that school allows talent shows then I'll enter the talent show and say that my talent is singing. In college, I can go to a singing class or participate in something that has to do with singing.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">11.My Future <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> My hopres and dreams for my future is that I hope to become a singer and achieve all my goals that I have learned for my school year. Renaissance has prepared me because I joined the choir and it made me think about my future and ever since I was 6 I wanted to be a singer. After graduation, I want to look back to all the fun and sad times that I had at this school. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> I WILL MISS YOU!!!!!