Jaden

1.Introduction My name is Jaden Sylvester and I am twelve years old. I go to the Boston Renaissance school. I have been going to this school since K-1. The Boston Renaissance was originally on Stuart Street in Boston and then moved to Hyde Park in 2010. The Boston Renaissance is a public school that goes from k-1 to sixth grade. A core value that that best defines me is compassion because I show compassion to others. Compassion means to show care to another person. This EPortfolio will show my progress in my classes and what I have been working on during the year. It will also explain how my classes are daily.

2.E.L.A. E.L.A. is English Language Arts class where we learn about various learning skills. In this class we work on separate center packets on vocabulary, scholastic news, and comprehension questions for the book we are reading at the time. For homework, we are given a packet that includes various assignments that are to be completed. Homework is to be handed in at the end of the week. At the end of every week, we all work on a quiz that includes everything we learned during the week and may also include questions for the book we're reading. The assignment I chose to go over is my homework packet from 10/17/11. To complete the assignment we needed to complete the given assignments that were inside. The assignment was connected to us learning vocabulary words from the book we were reading. I learned new vocabulary words from this assignment and I am proud of it because I received a perfect score on it.

3.Social Studies Social Studies class is when we do Scholastic News, go over events in history, and read books on those events. The first thing we learned about in social studies is the Holocaust. We Learned about is how the germans tried to kill all jewish people during World War 2. We also read a book called "Number the Stars" which is about world war 2 and how the nazi soldiers were trying to kill every person who was a jew, and every person who tried to help the jews. An assignment I chose to explain is the giver comic strip project that was assigned on 3/7/12. We had to list six main events in the book called "The Giver" and draw out the events. The assignment was connected to our studies on utopian societies. We learned about a person's life in a society was like.I am proud of this project because I did a good job on it.

4.Science Science is when we learn about weather, eco systems, and other sections by reading from our textbooks. The assignment I chose to explain is my food web project assigned in January. To complete the project we needed to draw out a web that had pictures of the foods we ate, and also draw if the food was produced from grain, from an animal, etc. We then needed to put down if their were any consumers that also got food from the producers. This assignment was connected to us learning about how a food chain works. I learned how a food chain works and what consumers and producers are. I am proud of this assignment because this was the biggest science project I have done so far.

5.Math Math is when we are taught mathematics and skills to help us in the future. In math we have learned about how to find the circumference of a circle. Also, we are taught how to find the volume of solids. We are given packets that teach us past skills and new skills. The assignment I chose to explain is the "my name is a fraction" project assigned on 11/2/11. To complete the project, we needed to add up the fractions that represent each letter in our name. We then needed to add all the fractions up to get a improper fraction and a mixed number. This project was connected to us learning how to add fractions and turn them into mixed numbers if needed. I am proud of this assignment because this was one of my first projects at the beginning of the year.

6.Specialty The specialty class I chose to explain is art. In art, we were working on perspective drawings and a main project that included circles. The assignment I chose to explain is my circle project. We started to work on the project during the second trimester January. To complete the project, we had to make circle characters using circle templates and by drawing faces on on them. After we finished the characters we would start stop-motion animation on the green screen with them. The assignment was connected to us learning what the circle symbolizes. I learned that the circle symbolizes infinity from this project. I am proud of This project because this was a big part of our grade.

7.MCAS MCAS is a big test that grades 3-10 have to complete. There is math MCAS and ELA MCAS, with science MCAS included in fifth grade. We take MCAS to decide which school we go to in the future. MCAS is an important test because its the biggest test that we take. I prepare for MCAS by getting a good night's rest and by eating a good breakfast. Some advice that I would like to give to the future sixth graders is: make sure to work hard, you'll be glad you did.

8.Technology Technology skills we have learned at BRCPS are the "home row" on the keyboard and how to use iMovie. The skill I think is my strongest is knowing the home row. The skill is basically knowing where all the keys are on the keyboard and being able to type without looking at the keyboard. This my strongest skill because it has taugt me how to type properly. This skill can lead toward my future success because it is helping me totype better in the future.

9.Citizenship Being a good citizen means you do whats right and do your job to help the community. An experience I had that helped the school is when we were selling chocolate roses to help the school raise money. We had to sell chocolate roses to people by having them fill out an order that included how many they wanted and what color(s). I learned that hard work pays off from this project. This project helped me become a better citizen by teaching me how to support my school.

10.Career Goals The career I would like to have after college is graphic design, because I work on the computers alot and I am pretty good at drawing. I can take technology and art classes in high school and middle school to prepare. I can also take graphic design class in college to prepare myself.

11.My Future My hopes and dreams for the future are to continue getting good grades and to do well in school and college. Renaisance has prepared me for my future by teaching me all these skills these past years. My plans for after graduation are to keep on doing my best so that Ican succeed and make a living in life.