I can work with others to achieve our goal. I am able to communicate and create a safe place where everyone can express the opinions. I can reflect on my thinking to improve future projects. I am able to reflect on homework and projects in order to get a better mark in the future. I can advocate for myself in times where my voice is silenced. I am able to express my emotions and opinions through various forms in order for me to be heard.
In my opinion, creating and presenting a script in Spanish is quite easy. Being fluent in Romanian made it easy as many verbs, nouns, and accents are pronounced similarly giving me the ability to present without hesitation. Writing in Spanish at times, can be difficult however, with help from my professor and peer tutor I was able to preserver any challenge. Moreover, I was able to use various tools to showcase my Spanish abilities. Textbooks and cuadernos allowed me to practice my skills and improve my understanding. Test gave me a chance to prove my skills that I had been refining in the textbooks and cuadernos. Overall, writing and presenting the script was easy and I was able to showcase my skills through the scripts and tests.
I believe that nutrition is key to a strong mindset and body. Throughout this unit, I have learned a great sum of information that will help me succeed as an athlete. I believe that I excel at having a balanced and strong diet. Logging all my meals, I have found that they are balanced between the three macronutrients. Furthermore, I also excel in my hydration, and watching what I drink. However, an area I can improve on is my sleep. During this unit, I had to log my sleep, and I have noticed that I get less sleep than the recommended time for my age. I believe I have sleep debt and it could result in poor function academically and athletically. Throughout this unit, I was able to demonstrate my communication with my teacher and peers. I was able to listen, obtain knowledge, and elaborate. On top of that, I was able to represent my ideas and thoughts clearly and professionally. This unit was a great way to show my communication and understanding of the topic by how I shared the information with the class.
I would not say this is my best work however I would say this is something that is quite useful too me. This vision board allows me to see what I want in my life and allows me to create goals to reach my desired life. My biggest take away from this class this the fact that I can be anything I wish. There are plenty of careers and options I can do in order to achieve what I want. Furthermore I learned how to plan and follow through with these goals.
Competencies
I can share my thoughts clearly in an understandable way. At the beginning of this semester it was difficult for me to express my thoughts and too put my thoughts into words. Throughout this semester I have shown great growth and I am able to communicate clearly with my peers and teachers.
I was able to demonstrate and excellent understanding in researching evidence and applying it into my work. A strength of mine is the fact that I am able to dissect evidence and understand the underlying causes. In the cause and consequences, fishbones, and analysis assignments I was able to dissect the text and express the evidence in my own words. Not to mention, I research evidence and used to back up my facts in the residential school unit project.
Core Competency
I can examine evidence from various perspectives to analyze and make well-supported judgments about and interpretations of complex issues. I am able to examine text and analyze the cause and consequences. Furthermore, I am able to make proper ethical judgment’s about complex issues. I was able to examine text in the cause analysis work and understand the scenario from different perspectives. During class discussions and the unit project I was able to give a well thought out and elaborated ethical judgement.
During this unit I have quickly realized how much a post can impede your future. Whether it is for an occupation or post secondary you social media can influence what happens. I was able to identify the risks of post negative comment or posts on social media. I have learned that having your posts “private” is beneficial but it can still impact you. What you post will stay online forever. Due to these projects I have become more diligent in what i should post. Before I post I like to think if this post can impede my future. There is many risks to post on social media, however if one has a positive footprint it can help them in the future. Everyone has a digital footprint, and it can be detrimental, or beneficial.
Core Competency
–Identify risk and appreciate benefits associated with personal and public digital footprints
During this unit I was to identify the risks of posting and how it can affect one in the future. However, I also learned that having a positive footprint can help you in scenarios. Thus it is important to watch what you post and too think whether or not it will impact you negatively in the future.
-I recognize my value and advocate for my rights. I take responsibility for my choices, my actions, and my achievements.
I can recognize my values and I can stand up for myself. Furthermore, I take responsibilities for my actions whether they have a negative or positive impact. I will take responsibility for my digital footprint no matter the consequences.
-I can gather and combine new evidence with what I already know to develop reasoned conclusions, judgments, or plans.
I can gather evidence and examine it to get a fair logical conclusion. Also, I can take evidence and apply it to everyday life scenarios to make plans. Not to mention I can make proper judgement if i review the evidence presented to me.
My goal is too expand my learning and too get more “tools in the tool belt.” I can make choices that help me meet my wants and needs and increase my feelings of well-being. I take responsibility for my actions. I will make choices that will benefit me towards accomplishing my wants and needs. Furthermore, if i am faced with any consequences I will take responsibility and accept the punishment. I am working on this goal because i believe it will give me a sense of happiness during the journey and when completed. I will do this goal by creating a “SMART” goal and use strategies taught to me.
I can take on roles and responsibilities in a group
During this lab if one was not organized it would prove to be very difficult to complete the task. I took on role that were put on me and everyone completed their tasks. Whether it was setting dominos or finding the right pieces for the machine each and every person had a task. Furthermore my group bonded very well and we all had faith in each other. My task was mainly the beginning of the machine where the marble drops and transfers energy to the bouncy ball that then rolls down the ramp. My main task was to find where the bouncy ball would bounce and land in order to find the starting point of the next piece of the machine. It was a challenge due to the fact that the ball was quite un predictable. However I found a area where the ball always lands and from there my partner set the next stage up. Overall the success of the machine led to the responsibility and execution of every person.
An example of something I spent lots of time learning about is Trig. Trigonometry at first was very challenging, however as I got help from peers and Ms. Rands I understood the math concept and was able to overcome the challenge.
To celebrate an accomplishment such as getting 100% on my trigonometry test I do not celebrate it much. I celebrate it for 5 minutes however after those 5 minutes, I resume my day and focus on other things. It lifts my mood and also makes me more confident but I do not get out of my way to celebrate it.
When I am sad, angry, or frustrated I listen to music. It helps me calm down which in return allows me to be productive.
Some of the ways I work to build and maintain relationships are by simply talking to them. I talk to the about whatever one wants. I also maintain relationships by hanging out with the person and doing activities that make everyone laugh.
One invests all the 80,000 into stocks. If the stocks does not decline one will have 131,690. Throughout the 3 year investment 10,000 is being added every year. The average growth percentage is 7.5%. However the average decline is 6.9%
Stocks
(No decline 7.5%)
Year 1
80000x(1.075)= 8600+1000= 96000
Year 2
96000x(1.07)= 103200+10000=113200
Year 3
113200x(1.075)=121690=10000=131690
Total
131690
This is the calculations of a full 3 year investment into stocks with no decline.
This is the stock with decline. One can notice that they are 5,000 short due to the 6.9% decline.
Stocks
(With decline 6.9%)
Year 1
80000x(1.075)= 8600+1000= 96000
Year 2
96,000x(1.07)= 103200+10,000=113,200
Year 3
113200x(0.931)=105,389.2+10,000=115389.2
Total
115,389.20
This is a Visual representation of the two stocks being compared on a graph. It shows the money lost in the 3 year.
Justification
Investing in stocks is always risky however it has huge upside potential. If the stocks are invested in the correct companies and at the right time one could surpass there 120,000 dollar goal. Even though there is a chance to have a decline of 6.9% it would only happen if there is another economic crisis. Remember there will always be a risk in stocks however its potential tops every other investment strategy.
3 Year G.I.C Calculations
An investment of all 80,000 dollars plus the 30,000 of savings one can meet the goal with no money leftover and no risk.
3 Year GIC (4.2%)
Year 1
83600
Year 2
86861.12
Year 3
90509.28
Total
120509.28
When one invests in a 3 year GIC the total of the 3 year is 91293 however one has 30000 dollars in savings so when added on top. It equals to 121293 dollars. That is One thousand dollars over the goal with some money left over. Also there is no risk, and one cannot lose there money.
This is a visual of the stocks compared with the 3 year GIC. As one can see the GIC( Grey line) surpass the 120,000 dollar goal( Red line).
Justification
Doing the 3 year GIC is the safest option. There is no risk, however one cannot withdraw money from the account until the 3 year period is over. If one person want to have the least risk and barely make the goal they can choose the GIC. However if one is more risky and want more money on the side stocks is the way to go. Personally I would go with the stocks because I have the potential to walkout with 10,000 dollars extra. I choose stocks because it gives me extra money. With that extra money I can use it to pay mortgage or to buy appliances for the house. Even though I can walk away with only 115,000 ( below the goal) I would still risk the money for the extra 10,000.
Colaboration
Personally I would rate my ability to work with my group a 4/4 because I was able to explain my ideas and also include other ideas as well. Furthermore I found working with my group helped find the solution for this problem. Everyone in my group had assigned jobs and our group worked in unison. I did use our groups solution with the stocks because I found it had the best outcome even with the risks. I contributed to the group by giving ideas and I was the person with the calculator doing the math. The two other people were writing the ideas down or coming up with them. Overall I feel that I worked well with my group and I would do it again.
Core Competency
I can understand and share information about a topic of interest in a clear, organized way. I was able to share my ideas and strategies during this project.
I can take on roles and responsibilities in a group; I do my share. I was able to take part in the project and do my share of work and help.
I can advocate for myself. This is because I do not care what people think of me and I am not scared of being judged or mocked.
I can find it easy to be part of a group because I can fit in well with anyone. I am very social and I am not afraid to make new friends.
