This year I decided to join the grade 9 girls volleyball team. In the beginning our teamwork wasn’t the greatest but over time we all improved as a team and even made it to Frasers and got second place.
My bad relationships. I was able to fix bad relationships with some friends from the years before. I tried to initiate speaking to those people and in the end we made up. Now we are on good terms now.
New friendships. I was able to make a few new friends this year, which was something I didn’t think would happen because I don’t really take the initiative to talk to people first. But I’m glad that some of them talked to me first. If they didn’t, then I don’t think we would be friends right now.
My grades. I tried my best in all of my classes and I’m glad that it payed off. My grades from start to finish stayed balanced and I am happy with my results.
Areas to Improve
Goals
Action Plans
Improve my communication skills
I’m going to try taking the initiative to talk to people first so that I can practice on building my communication skills. I want to make more friends next year.
Make the volleyball team next year
I want to practice my volleyball skills during the whole summer so that I can become more active and make them team next year.
Get a job
I want to work on my resume during the summer. I also want to volunteer somewhere to get volunteer hours so that I can put that on my resume. And hopefully, get a job by the end summer or by the beginning of next year.
My first year at Centennial was very different then any other year. I experienced a roller coaster of emotions this year. In the beginning of the year it was fun to be here and I was enjoying the schedule, as well as hanging out with my friends. But during the middle it got harder for me and the work I got was piling, I was really stressed and it took me a while to finish everything. Now it is already May, and the end of the year is nearing. Things have gotten much better and easier as I have found a way to manage my time and adjust to the new environment, as well as being able to ask more questions about when I am confused. I am looking forward to my next few years at Centennial and the challenges to come.
I chose Amazon as my favorite website because you can find almost anything for cheaper than what you would find in actual stores. I like how there are so many options for the same item, and how the reviews can tell if the description of the object is telling the truth or not.
I also chose YouTube because it helped me get through science this year. I’ve always struggled with science and after discovering the Amoeba Sisters on YouTube, I was able to understand biology a little better. And again, like Amazon, I can almost always find the results that I asked for.
My Favorite Video
This is the video that helped me understand Mitosis when I was super confused about it when I had a test just a few days away. I re-watched this video over ten times and now, I almost have every single word said in the video memorized.
My Favorite Image
This is a picture of my cat she was two months old. I got her as a gift for my birthday last year, and am now using it as my lock screen wallpaper on my phone.
My Favorite Quote
“The way I see it, If you want the Rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” -Dolly Parton
I chose this quote because immediately, the one thing that came to my mind immediately was my report card. I think that one of the main reasons that I go to school is for my future and because a report card tells you how you are doing in school at the moment, depending on my results, I think about how I should keep doing things and what I should do different so I can do well in whatever I want to do in my future. So when I saw, this quote, I thought about all the work I had done this year and why I did it, even though it stressed me out so much. And the reason I did all the work was because I wanted to see good results in my report card.
Works Cited
Mitosis: The Amazing Cell Process That Uses Division to Multiply! (Updated). www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-ldPgEfAHI. Accessed 2 May 2023.
Parade. “150 Life Quotes — Inspiring the Happy, Good and Funny in Life.” Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays, 5 Dec. 2022, https://parade.com/937586/parade/life-quotes/.
“I can form new ideas to create new things. I can also build on the ideas of others.”
My Artifact: Cell Cycle Stop-Motion Video
This Stop-Motion video shows what happens inside the nucleus of the cell during mitosis (Metaphase & Anaphase). It took me around 8 hours to complete the video because I did it in two separate days.
From the beginning I decided to do this with paper, but unexpectedly it was harder and took longer than I thought. It took a long time to cut out all the parts I needed for the inside of the cell as well.
Before I started to put together my video, I went on YouTube to find some examples of cell cycle stop motion video, to get an idea of on what materials to use, but all of them were clay or some type of material that I didn’t have in my house. I Eventually I found a video using paper for the nucleus and cell, but the rest was string and buttons, and I didn’t have those. I just decided to use paper and cut the rest of the parts that I needed.
A skill I learned was how to use stop motion. It was my first time using it, so I looked up videos on YouTube to find out how it works. I was confused at first, but I got the hang of it later. If I ever need to use stop motion again, I will try to get a better set up because my phone moved a lot, and you could see my shadow/reflection on the table throughout the whole video.
During Winter Daily Average: -15 (C) Summer: 25-30(C)
Yearly Average Temperature: 80(F) 26(C)
Top Landmarks/ Tourist Attractions
Okanagan, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Banff… Many nice views, lakes, mountains.
Vieques, San Juan Viejo, Flamenco Beach Colorful Streets, Beautiful Beaches, Wild Animals
Food
Multicultural Country so here are many restaurants for all kinds of different countries’ foods. Traditional Canadian Dish: Poutine
Cuisine heavily influenced by African, Taino, Spanish, European cooking practices and cuisine. Traditional Puerto Rican Dish: Arroz Con Glandules
Language
Many different cultures & immigrants so there are ,any different languages spoken. Canadas official languages: English & French
Spanish and English are the most spoken languages in Puerto Rico. Official Language: Puerto Rican Spanish
Core Competency Reflection
I take on roles and responsibilities in a group; I do my share. I demonstrated this by splitting the work evenly between my partner and I and completing them. (Collaborating)
2. I demonstrate inclusive behaviour. I showed this when I constantly asked my partner her thoughts on what we could do to improve our project. I asked if she had any ideas or suggestions on what we could or add on ir change. (social awareness and responsibility)
3. I can reflect on my thinking. I ended up taking a lot of time on my share when we were putting the project together because I kept going back to rewrite things after re-reading multiple times and try to change the way I write or what I should or shouldn’t add. (critical and reflective thinking)
I can tell the difference between facts and opinions. When doing research I stumbled upon many different answers to some of the same questions. There are many sites that share multiples peoples’ opinions and answers to a specific question. I needed an answer but I couldn’t tell what the real one was becaude of people’s different opinions. That made me want to dig more and find out what the truth is.(Critical & Reflective thinking)
To Improve:
I find it easy to be part if a group (Social awareness and responsibility)
I actually find it difficult to be in a group because there are times when there are disagreements and bad teamwork between partners. I find it very hard when there is poor teamwork in a group because it can affect how long it will take to finish and affect everyone’s marks even if it’s just because one person has their own opinion an refuses to work together and disagrees with something, or only one person does work and the others are slacking off.
I don’t like when this happens but i am also bad at standing up and trying to fix it. I want to be able to demonstrate great teamwork when I am in a group. My goal is to hear everyones ideas and speak up when I have something to add on or suggest how someone else’s idea can be improved if I know that it can be. I want to talk freely and comfortably with the people in my group so that we can get work done on time and without any issues.
· It was easy to figure out what the protagonist looked like because half of her appearance was shown on the cover on the book. On page 7 and 8 it explained more about how she
· I tried to narrow down the most important events and points in the story where things suddenly change and makes you view things totally different. Like an unexpected twist to the story or when the protagonist has a new motivation, goal, or desire.
· I figured out the setting by reading through the story and taking note when the setting would change. The setting didn’t end up changing much and the majority of the story was based in Lyle House. The setting is significant to the story that is where all the characters meet, secrets are discovered, huge events that impact the story take place, and where conflicts and development happen.
· Mood is a feeling that can make a difference to the story or plot. Depending on the mood, the way you view things about the story can be affected. I decided to use a sound with kind of creepy, unpredictable and unsettling sound as the background music for my movie because that is what I felt while reading this book. Some things that happened were unpredictable.
Core Competency Reflection
When I need to boost my mood of re-focus I take a break. Because often, when I can’t focus it’s because I am exhausted or feel drained and have no motivation to keep doing whatever I am doing. Taking a break gives me some time to think about what I can do to make myself feel better and how to make myself determined to do better so I can get something done.
2. A skill that I have developed to make my creative activities better is note taking. Since I started notetaking I became more organized and detailed when it comes to work. Taking notes and planning ahead gives me more time to change or develop my ideas so that when the time comes, I don’t waste time doing something extra because I changed my mind about something or I didn’t like the outcome of the first try.
3. IN discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend my understanding by asking questions so that I can make suggestions and add ideas to the topic.
Creative Thinking: I can persevere over time to develop my ideas, and I expect setbacks and failure, but use that to develop my ideas.
When I was making my flyer, I often found myself deleting my work and adding on new things. If I see something I don’t like about my project I start over or build on that idea that I had to improve how the final product would look like.
Personal Awareness and Responsibility: I can show a sense of accomplishment and joy. I take pride in my work and myself.
I think that my flyer shows that I enjoyed making it. I am proud of the outcome and I think that the effort I put into my flyer shows.
Communication; Collaborating: I can recognize different point of view and can disagree respectfully.
Since my friends are sitting next to me and we’re doing the same assignment, naturally we help each other if we notice something is off or if one of us has a question. When my fiend pointed out something that I should do, I thought the idea was nice but I declined because I thought that it wouldn’t fir with my flyer’s design. I gave my honest opinion and told her that it would fit her flyer.
I believe a strength of mine is remembering directions and information on how to solve or read a problem. Even though it takes me a while and I ask a lot of questions , in the end I can understand how to do it and be able to teach and help out someone else.
A time where I used this strength was I was really stuck on a problem while studying for a math test (Unit #2 I think) that I knew would be on the next week. I was really stressed because I missed almost the whole unit because I was at home, and sick. When I came to school I asked a classmate how to solve the problem I was stuck on and I did start to understand it more. I did answer the problem but I had done it incorrectly. I asked Mr. Hansen to make sure I was doing it right, just to make sure I don’t mess anything up on the test. The way my classmate taught me had resulted in the same answer but the steps that I learned from them was different from Mr. Hansen’s. I asked Mr. Hansen to help me out so he could give me the steps and directions so I can understand better. And so, when I went home that day I did the practice booklet that the class was assigned to do, to help me practice and solve problems to be prepared for the test. When the day of the test came I was nervous because I knew I missed a lot of the unit. I found myself stuck on the same kind of problem and I was panicking. Then I remembered what Mr. Hansen taught me and the steps and directions he gave me. Then I started panicking less and completed the rest of the test pretty smoothly. When the marks back I realized I had done much better than I thought I would have.
Core Competency Reflection
“I can identify ways which my strengths can help me meet challenges, and how my challenges can be opportunities for growth.”
I do think that that I can grow by being faced with difficult challenges. If I fail once, then I can recognize the mistake I made and and how I can improve and find ways to succeed. To do that, I will figure out my weaknesses, work on and fix any flaws so that I can turn them into my strengths to succeed in the future.
3 years total savings = 30,000 (10,000 + 10,000 + 10,000)
90,509.29 + 30,000 = 120,509.29 Grand Total = 120,509.29
Justification:
I chose a 3-year (4.2% non-redeemable GIC) because it’s a much safer option. If I had chosen the 1-year GIC then I would not be able to reach my goal of 120,000. If I had chosen stocks, then it would have been much more of a risk to reach my goal because the stock market is not predictable and a one-year GIC wouldn’t get me to my goal.
Collaboration and Contribution:
(I can Statement Prompt) I missed a lot of work for this assignment but for the few days that I was there I did participate. It was kind of confusing but once we were shown a visual It was easier to understand. I don’t think that this is a strong suit in math for me but it’s nice to know about because it can maybe help me in the future.
Core Competency Reflection:
In discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend understanding by asking questions. It doesn’t make sense if I am in a situation where I’m confused, and I just sit there and do nothing about it. I will probably raise my hand and ask a question.
When it seems the good ideas just won’t come to me, I take a break to help calm myself or create space in my mind to help ideas eventually come to me. I usually listen to music because I don’t have to get up and do anything. I can just close my eyes until I have calmed down and, even if I want to continue listening while I’m doing my work, I can.
Some of the things I do to stay mentally and physically healthy include… limiting my screen time and time on social media. If I notice that I have been on my phone to much then I try to put it down because I know I may have something better to-do. Even if I don’t have anything else to do I can use that time to find something else to do. (ex:help my mom out or clean the house)
Collaboration Prompt:
I show others that I truly value their contributions by hearing and listening to their ideas. Sometimes in group work there are disagreements and arguments because of the fact that one person’s ideas are being ignored and there efforts are going to waste. I like to let people say all their ideas so that all of our contribution is shown and we can present as a group and the work is equal between everyone.
