Newsletter+2+Ecosystems

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media type="custom" key="28969611" The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change. Carl Rogers

Dear Parents and Students of Grade 5

We have continued our work on Ecosystems. To date:
 * We have completed activities reinforcing the concepts of an Ecosystem.
 * Students have a working definition of an Ecosystem through learning the definition as well as decoding of Science terms using prefixes, suffixes, and roots.
 * Students can identify both biotic and abiotic parts of an Ecosystem (Ecosphere).
 * Students can identify the interactions between the biotic and abiotic parts of an Ecosystem (Ecosphere) so that life can continue through modeling using computer simulations.
 * Students should have a working knowledge of the topics of Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning to correctly answer open prompt questions.
 * Students are currently exploring food chains/food webs and their part in the function of an Ecosystem.

I have received the SIS access letters for each parent to create their family portal to view Science Scores in SIS. They will be sent home this week with all students. Each contact letter is specific to each family with a security code. You do not need to read the letter. Only use the security code and your last name as provided in the SIS access letter.

Directions with pictures for using the security code to create your parent SIS access portal are found on @http://bostonpublicschools.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=1112

I am the only Elementary Teacher using SIS to show student grades at the Ohrenberger, as opposed to the Middle School Teachers who do use SIS. Unlike your child's Elementary report card, the scores in Science are averaged together by SIS. Pay attention to content, skill, effort, and quiz scores in that they will be used for the content, skill, and effort grades found on your student's report card.

Feel free to contact me a pthomas2@bostonpublicschools.org if you have any questions. Please identify your child using first and last name as well as classroom so I can reference parent primary language in my records if I need to do translations to assist you.

I hope to hear from you.

Patrick M Thomas.