This course had lots of fun parts, especially the hands-on labs and working in groups, which made it easier to learn stuff and not get bored. I didn’t really like all the textbook reading and note-taking because it got boring and hard to focus. I wish we learned more about astronomy and theorys about alternate universes especially in black holes. I got better at doing labs, and managing my time a bit better when things were due. One thing that could make the class better is using more videos or review games to help us remember things. If I did this class again, I’d be more organized, study earlier, and ask more questions when I didn’t get it. Next year I’m taking Chemistry 11 and life sciences too.
Taking clear notes is a strength for me. Whenever I have an upcoming test I take the time to write all my notes out as it helps me retain the material that will be in the test. I add visuals and sometimes color code the sections. I did this last year for math as well. This method works really well for me because I take these notes on my iPad, so its portable and I can study any time I need. That’s crucial for me because I am always travelling for lacrosse but I need to find a way to balance both school and sports. I also try to organize my notes to keep everything easy to find when I need to study quickly. Sometimes I share these with my classmates and we study together and that helps to deepen my understanding. Overall, these habits help me stay on top of my schoolwork while still enjoying my sport and other activities.
Core Competency Reflection
My ability to take clear and organized notes helps me handle balancing school and sports. It shows that my strength can help me grow by finding new ways to manage my busy schedule. This helps me stay on top of my work and keep improving. When I use my strengths I feel more confident and ready going into tests or in-class activities.
We chose Canva for our ad because I have used Canva before so I am familiar with it. It is an easy platform to use. We initially tried using PowerPoint but it was too complex and the features weren’t easily accessible. The ingredients we wanted to choose weren’t within our $35 budget so we had to give up extra ingredients such as sprinkles. This overall helped us because now our sales pitch is more effective due to the fact that we only used fruit as toppings. We decided that the selling price would have to give us income of at least a dollar per cupcake. The cost of making our cupcakes was $1.44 each, therefore we made our selling price $2.50. Our print ad is effective because it sticks to one color combination but we put different parts of information in different shades so that the readers feel the need to look at all of it. The red and pink shades fall in line with colors of berries, this evokes the taste of berries in the consumers mind. The picture also accurately shows what our product is. We also used adjectives in our description to sell the product to our consumers (fresh, deluxe, premium).
“I work with others to achieve a goal.” I demonstrated this by working well with Julia and communicating our ideas to form an effective print ad without any disputes.
“I can form new ideas to create new things. I can also build on the ideas of others.” I demonstrated this by bouncing off of Julia’s ideas to create new and better ones. This improved our project and we were happy with the end result.
“I can use my own personal strengths and abilities to do this assignment.” I demonstrated this by using my past knowledge of Canva and inputting that into my print ad to improve the quality and presentation of it.
For this project, I’m planning a special day for my mom. We are going to sleep in until 10, and then go for breakfast. I have chosen Ricky’s all-day grill as or breakfast venue. When we are there, we will order buttermilk pancakes and waffles as that is what we usually order. My moms loves to have a good coffee so after breakfast, we will stop to get coffee from Starbucks before we head to the nail salon. After we grab our coffee, we will go to the nail salon and get two fresh sets – one for each of us. Then we will head out to lunch. At lunch, we get chipotle burrito bowls. After lunch, its time for a little sweet treat so we go to get Rocky Point ice cream. With our ice cream, we will walk around the park for a bit and then go to the movies, where we will watch Kung Fu Panda 4. Then we will go to dinner at Joeys. I will order a tuna poke bowl, and she always orders blackened chicken. I have budgeted for and already bought ourselves matching bathing suits. After dinner, I will give her the bathing suits and we will go into the hot tub at home in our matching bathing suits and then go to bed.
10:00 – Wake up
11:00 – Breakfast
12:00 – Starbucks
12:30 – Nails
1:30 – Lunch
2:30 – Ice cream
3:00 – Walk around the park
4:30 – Movies
6:30 – Dinner
8:00 – Hot tub
Budget:
Description of Purchase
Cost
Percent of Budget
References
Breakfast – Waffles and pancakes from Ricky’s all day grill
This special day, I spent $299.34, that’s 99.34% of my budget. If I only had $100 to spend, I wouldn’t spend anything on myself and only pay for her. I would also incorporate more free activities such as sightseeing. If I had $500 I would do more high end activities and buy more gifts.
Reflection:
Why did you choose this specific person? Why do you believe they deserve to be celebrated?
I chose my mom because she’s fun to hang out with and we like to do things together. It is important to me that we spend as much time as we can together. My mom does alot for me and its important to me that I celebrate her when I can.
Why did you choose to spend your budget the way you did? What factors went into your decisions?
I picked activities that my mom enjoys because the day was for her. The activities I chose were suited for 2 people and provided opportunities for conversation and connecting. This feeds into my values of spending time with the ones you love.
Optional: If you think your project deserves an Extending score, describe what you did that went above and beyond the project requirements.
I think my project deserves an extending because I did double the amount of purchases that were required and I did multiple food purchases and activities. I also added color and pictures into my Edublog.
This year I overcame many challenges I faced in my first semester of high-school. My transition to high-school was much harder than I thought it would be. I felt overwhelmed and this caused me to feel unmotivated as I felt there was so much work to do. I ended up procrastinating and not doing the work. Eventually, with the help of my family and teachers, I realized I had to get the work done and it wasn’t just going to go away. I asked for help and extensions and plugged away at it slowly. I learned and implemented some strategies that helped me get my work done. As I started to do better in my classes, I learned what was expected and required of me. This, in turn, motivated me to do better and better.
By the end of my first semester, I reached my goal of getting “Proficient” in all my Semester 1 classes. I started some off them at “Emerging” and “Developing” and I made up my mind that I needed to get Proficient in the classes. I worked tirelessly to achieve “Proficients” and “Extendings” in the assignments I handed in order to bring my final mark up. I have been working in implementing this work ethic this second semester as well. I have learned my stretches are time management and avoidance. I sometimes take more time than I should or need to on certain assignments and this leaves me with little time to get every thing done. Also I manage time poorly by not starting on and working on assignments right away when they are assigned. When I fall behind, I resort to avoidance and it becomes even harder for me to complete assignments on time. Time management is a critical skill I need to work on, as with my busy lacrosse
schedule where I train seven days a week, I need to ensure I stay on top of my school work. This is something I would like to work on as I know in post secondary this important skill will define my ability to succeed.
A key difference in my learning and the learning of my peers is that I plan and hope to go to a Post-Secondary Institution in the United States that has a lacrosse program. This has affected my first year in high school as I feel I don’t have as much time to adjust to high school as many of my peers. The U.S. colleges look at grades from Grade 9 as well and so not only do I have to choose my post secondary program early, I also have to ensure my grades are good as soon as I started Grade 9. This was a challenge for me as I had no time to adjust to high school from middle school.
For this assignment as well, I should have asked for an extension on my Due Date before it was due. However, I didn’t ask for it until after it was due when I realized I needed more time than I had initially thought in order to do what I thought was a good job. I have learned a lot about communication with my teachers, and I hope to continue to build on myself as I have a lot of growing and learning to do. I would like my teachers to know that I am working hard and doing my best to improve, and thank them for their support and patience.
This website is useful for education because it helps students memorize terms and concepts. You input terms and definitions, and it creates digital flashcards and can generate practice tests. This is particularly helpful when studying for tests and exams. Quizlet is free to use but you can pay for extended features of this website.
I have used Quizlet for Socials and French last semester and Science, so far this semester. I have told many others about it as I find it so useful for me and my learning style and i hope it can help someone else as well.
This video is useful for education because it provides a tool for studying. The “blurting method” works when you read all your notes, put them away, and then write down everything you can remember on a separate piece of paper, not using your notes. You then take that blank piece of paper and fill in the gaps that you missed by using your notes you took. This helps to fill in the gaps in your memory as well, tying different pieces of your memory together and creating new learning pathways in your brain. The “blurting method” is a way to practice active recall, and this helps memorize notes. On this TikTok page, there are also other useful hacks and tips for studying and note taking.
A Useful Educational Image
In Business 9, we are learning about different types of businesses. I find this image useful for education overall and also specifically my own learning because this infographic gives a clear definition on the differences between the types of businesses and has an image for visual reference. Infographics like these are very useful for visual learners such as myself because it helps to match words to an image.
I have found this infographic to be informative, concise, and uses language that is easy to remember for me. I also find the images that go with it help me to remember and also the layout of how it goes from a sole-ownership to a co-op me to remember the different types of businesses and the structure of each.
An Inspirational Quote
“The more that you read, the more things you will know, the more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” —Dr. Seuss
This quote was always read to me in elementary school and it has resonated with me. My elementary school principal Mr. Passaglia used to read it to us at the end of every school and I especially remember it when I graduated elementary school in grade 5. It reminds me of how far I have come slowly year after year and how I can keep learning and building on this year after year. The fact that I still feel it is relevant is a testament to how it has impacted me and my views on learning and how its is a lifelong process.
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The part of unit 1 that I am most comfortable with is adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing integers. The most difficult part of unit 1 for me was simplifying fractions. I usually learn new material best when they are expressed step by step vertically. I plan to prepare for the unit test by doing practice worksheets and asking for extra help on concepts that i don’t fully understand by my tutor. I have already completed all the practice questions and I am currently working on the practice test that Ms. Lam has provided us. The statement “I persevere with challenging tasks and take ownership of my goals, learning and behavior.” means I work hard and chose the path that may not be easiest but i chose that bath because it will help me succeed in my goals.
Throughout this semester in French 9, I feel I’ve improved on participating in class and raising my hand to speak more often. At the beginning of the semester, I didn’t do this much but as we started progressing I got more comfortable with speaking out. My classmates also helped because there wasn’t much judgement within the classroom. I still find verb conjugations challenging when speaking out loud. I can easily do them on paper and in assignments but when it comes to having conversations, it’s quite challenging to use the right conjugation on the spot. What surprised me was how much difficult relearning French was after I had lost some of it when discontinuing French Immersion.
This semester we did a Family tree project. I made a tree of both sides of my family and put it onto a poster board. I think what went well for me was my layout. I kept it neat and printed everything out so that it was easy to read. I wrote everything out and planned the whole poster board before I started gluing everything down. Next time, I would make the layout more “tree-like” so that it would better resemble a family tree. In terms of core competencies, for communication I used the 1st prompt “This is how I select images and words to create impact for different audiences”. I went through family albums and make sure to find pictures where it was obvious which family member was being showcased. For the thinking competency, I chose the 8th prompt “I remain open minded as I explore viable options or alternative approaches, like when I…” I had to completely change the position of the people on the tree because it wasn’t fitting onto the poster board. This was tedious but in the end it worked out. For the personal and social competency I chose the 1st prompt “When I need to boost my mood or re-focus, I..” When I got frustrated, I took a breath and took a step away from the project and then re-centered myself and started working again. Overall this project was fun to work on.
“I can show a sense of accomplishment and joy. I take pride in my work and myself”
I had initially turned in a project I knew was not good quality. I am proud of this project and I feel a sense of accomplishment now that it is completed to a higher standard.
“I can persevere with challenging tasks and take ownership of my goals, learning and behavior”
I find completing assignments on time to be challenging. I put myself in a position where I had to take ownership of my mistakes and fix them.
“I can develop a body of creative work over time”
It took me a long time to create this body of work. It took longer than it should have. I have developed from the previous project I handed in.
“I can persevere over time to develop my ideas, and I expect setbacks and failure, but use that to develop my ideas”
Over this last week, I persevered to get this project done. I knew my parents were disappointed and i stayed up late to develop my ideas and finish the project.
“I can work with others to achieve a goal.”
I need to work on working with others to achieve a goal (my teachers, parents, and peers). This means keeping them in the loop on what is going on and moving forward with that together.
Determining our character, setting and mood for the movie really forced us to think outside of the box and analyze the play in depth. First, we had to identify the components of the play that hinted at what our character looked like or what the setting and mood was. Finding out the appearance of our avatar was the first thing we did as it felt like it was the easiest out of all. Bottom was talked about a lot throughout the play. Putting together his appearance from bits and pieces of other characters’ descriptions of him was a fun challenge. Next, we moved to the setting of our movie. By determining the setting of this story, I learned that you can’t pinpoint one setting to a whole story. There are different settings within the story and they can change drastically. The setting in our movie changes almost every slide so that it can properly fit the scene. This made for a lot of scene changes and movement of characters, but it was essential to make sense. Each setting came with its own mood depending on what was happening in the scene. We had to take that into account when making our movie and picking out images. For the background, we picked medieval music because it matched the play’s vibe and because the play was based so long ago. The tune evokes the mood of being back in that time. In literature and movies, the word mood means the feeling that is experienced by the characters and the reader. Finally, our movie has a lot of different shades of green incorporated into the slides. The greens used felt soft, so it had a warm, rustic vibe. The colors used were intentionally used in order to give the feeling that this play was old. The images were intentionally kept black and monotone, so they didn’t take away from the greens used. It was purposely kept “un-colorful” to keep the overall feeling to be old and consistent through the play. One of the most interesting things about this project was that I got a new perspective on the play from only Bottom’s point of view. Initially, we were looking at the play with an overall lens. From a digital literacy perspective, I learned how to add some extras into the project to improve its visual appearance and make a better product. Focusing in on Bottom’s perspective was an interesting change that I would have never considered if it wasn’t for the project. Overall, this was a fun project even though it came with challenges.
Core Competency Reflection
An example of where I built upon someone else’s ideas is…
When me and Caden were making this movie, we often built upon each others ideas when talking about the paragraph and sentence structure within the slides. This really works because putting our ideas together made our finished product better then if we would have done it alone or individually. With Caden’s help I was able to better explain my thoughts because he added onto them so that they made more sense on our PowerPoint.
I appreciate feedback on… and prefer it comes in the form of…
I appreciate feedback on how I could improve for the next time a project like this comes around. I know for myself, I need to improve on handing it in on time. I appreciate the feedback that has been provided via teams. I have taken that feedback and worked to improve my project. I don’t have a preference on what form I receive feedback in.
Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in…
These examples cannot be seen though work but my work mirrors it. If me and my groupmate had not communicated then we would have done the same slides, missed parts of the project etc. We communicated who was doing what and that helped set us up for success. I communicated with my partner to let him know that I made improvements to the project. We communicated mostly during class but that’s all we really needed because we were already on the same page.
