Reflecting on My First Year

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Annika

My Grade 9 Year

This year I enjoyed being able to meet new friends in different classes. I have many many close friends that I continuously talk to and go to for advice.
This year I realized I learn best by being with others that can lift me up and bring the best out of me. I think I get super stressed during tests because I have no one to help me out and help me remember. If I am ever alone I rely on music as a stress reliever.
When I am having difficulty with something, I usually just listen to music or doodle a little on the page. Some of my classes don’t allow us to have AirPods in, instead I use some of my hobbies like art as another source.

My Favourite Website

https://www.google.ca/?client=safari&channel=iphone_bm

I chose Google because it was a cite that could always be depended on for answers. Google is that one source that every person uses on a daily.

My Favourite Video

This video was our very first match for volleyball. We had many mistakes but in the end of the season it was great.

My Favourite Image

this is a picture of our badminton season. I wasn’t really interested in badminton in the first place but tried out and made some new friends!

My Favourite Quote

UwU~ – ms illing

I couldn’t really think of a quote that seemed really deep and portrayed my grade 9 year, so I asked one of my favourite teachers for a little inspiration.

Works cited

Google. https://www.google.ca/?client=safari&channel=iphone_bm. Accessed 6 May 2023.

ZoteroBib: Fast, Free Bibliography Generator – MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard Citations. https://zbib.org/. Accessed 6 May 2023.

Fish In A Tree: The Movie

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Annika

My Movie

Plot, Character, Setting and Mood

Explain how you figured out what your Avatar would look like.

Throughout the story the author gave some little hints about what ally looks like.

How did you choose the plot points?

Considering I already finished the book, I made the plot points the titles each chapter.

Explain how you figured out the setting in your story. Why is the setting significant to the story?

When figuring the setting I chose parts in the middle because it contained the most action, and intensity for the viewer. the setting is significant because that’s what brings the reader or in this situation the viewer drilled in.

Explain what the word mood means and how/why you picked the song that you picked?

The mood is pretty uplifting watching ally learn how to be comfortable with school and with her classmates. I picked that song because it wasn’t so down and gives off a calm sound.

Core Competency Reflection

Some skills I have developed to make my creative activities better are…

I was able to learn how to create a little movie and designs using PowerPoint. if call myself a creative person so being able to express my ideas for an assignment is always exiting.

When I need to boost my mood or re-focus,

If I am feeling stressed having a brain break is always soothing. I ask to go to the washroom and take my time, but once I’m back ill be as focused as ever.

I appreciate feedback on… and prefer it comes in the form of…

During assignments I like to ask my classmates or people around me to see if I’m doing right or not. its always helpful when the teachers are able to critique our work so we can have the best of grades. I like m feedback to be straightforward no sugarcoating I use it as motivation and help.

ADL- Collaboration and Solutions for Financial Literacy

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Annika

Data and Solutions

Gain year

For this assignment, decided to keep a one-year GIC while having the remaining two years in stocks. During the one-year GIC I gained 92,800, but I’m unable to spend that amount until the very end. That’s why I switched to stock so I’m able to spend a couple more. With the 7.5% on stocks, I am able to gain a lot more to a total of 127,992 in total.

Lost year

And in the lost year, I still have the one-year GIC which concludes to 92,800 but then we switch to stocks with the losing year and that is a 6.9% loss to a total of 99,745.42.

End goal

In conclusion, I think being able to take a little bit of risk is good. I tried doing stocks and the GIC, if I lost, I only go down 20,255. If you are a person who’s overly cautious, you shouldn’t use the risk of losing that 6,9%. When gained in stocks the percentage equals 7.5% with a winning rate of 127,992 equalling an extra 7,992.

Collaboration

Personally, I think I worked well with my group. We were able to work together and finish the assignment, but also had some hard times trying to finish the questions. I think we could work on letting everyone help out and cooperate. Overall we worked well with the majority helping out and doing the work.

My Digital Footprint: Keeping Myself Safe

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Annika

Creating a Positive and Safe Digital Footprint

Made on word art:

Since 1997 social media platforms have been ascending at extremely fast speeds. The more we are developing in technology, the more safely and health problems annunciate. One of the biggest ways of bullying is cyberbullying. Where you can hurt others while keeping a hidden persona. The reason these issues spread is due to posting and keeping up a social platform. Many citizens ranging from 13 to 30 have social media to post, talk, and much more. In which the term “digital footprint” comes into place a digital footprint is like memories, even if you try and try to delete it, it will never go away. That’s why whenever you’re posting or adding captions, always keep in mind the consequences of your actions.

Works Cited

‘What Is a Digital Footprint? And How to Protect It from Hackers’. Www.Kaspersky.Com, 9 Mar. 2022, https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-a-digital-footprint.

What Is a Digital Footprint? Definition – Meaning – Examples. https://blog.reputationx.com/digital-footprint. Accessed 27 Sept. 2022.

What Is a Digital Footprint? www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfICOt2uI80. Accessed 27 Sept. 2022.

Personal/Social Competency Reflection

Some of my preferred strategies for maintaining a healthy, balanced online presence include…

Keeping a hidden persona on social media. Meaning not posting much but still being able to interact with my peers. It’s good to have a little amount of followers. Sometimes keeping that account on private has its pros. If your account is put on private, that allows the person to befriend people who they know personally. Not everyone you meet online is willing to just be your friend, so if you keep a low profile, you’re still going to be able to achieve that amount of followers and keep a low digital footprint.

Some of the ways I work to build and maintain online relationships are…

Talking online, but still being cautious about what I send. The most common way I contact my friends is through social media. While having that conversation, I always pay close attention to words or pictures II send. To maintain a good relationship with my peers I make sure the things I say are nice, occasionally some words may come out, but to build a deeper bond I try my best to limit those possibilities.

My values around (ex. Achieving high grades in school)… inform my decisions about (ex. How much time I spend on my personal devise engaging in recreational activities)…

While being a high school student has its ups and downs, it’s better to always attempt in trying to maintain a good grade. One of the ways for students to turn in homework on time is to focus on the work. Not so much stuff going on in the social world. Personally speaking, as a student with social media, it’s easy to get distracted and forget about the homework due the next day. It’s great to take breaks once in a while to look at the messages, but to maintain that high GPA being able to focus and pay attention to the work is great support. It’s also healthy to go off a device for a few hours to reconnect.

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