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Term 1 Reflection
In Term 1 we learned about right triangles, ratios, proportions and rate. I didn't do that well on some of the quizzes and sometimes I didn't finshed the homework. My mark for term 1 was really low, but that was because I didn't do all the blog work sometimes I'd do bad on a test, also I didn't understand everything. Next term I'm going to try harder becuase I want to get better grades.

http://spmath81710.blogspot.com/2011/02/tiannas-textbook-homework.html

Term 2 Reflection
In term two for math, we learned how to convert fractions, percents and how to find the volume and surface area of prisms. I found finding the volume of prisms the easiest topic that we learned in math because, for me it was the most interesting and I was better at it than the other ones. In term two my math grade didn't go up like I hoped it would, because I didn't do all the blog work I should have. Next term I'm going to try to get a better math mark by doing way more blog assignments and completing more homework.

http://spmath81710.blogspot.com/2011/03/tiannas-great-big-book-of-integers.html

On the test I messed up on the adding and subtracting integers.

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The Man Who Planted Trees
3. I can relate to the man who planted trees because at school we are doing a 2 Minutes To Make a Difference project to make a change in the world and to help other people out. When I was little one time when I went to Wal-mart there was this guy standing at the doors giving out baby pine trees, and I tried growing a couple and some of them died but I still have two of them left and they’ve gotten way bigger than when I first got them.

5. Well in the play “The Man Who Planted Trees” the Government Official thought that the forest was a natural grown one, he was thinking about the money and publicity. Then when WW2 came around they started cutting down trees to feed the charcoal burners. But when the dessert like place starts growing plants and wild life came to life in there, it went from basically nothing to having a population of over 10,000 the people who lived there was happy. Elzeard (they guy who planted all the trees) spend almost his whole life just planting trees, well others wanted to cut them down to get money and publicity. So the only limit that people and organizations have to being green is the limit they set for themselves.

6.When Jean first saw the start of the forest he was suprised mainly because he has been walking for a couple days and he’d ran out of water and Elezeard gives him some and lets him selp at his place. Then a couple years latter he is like shocked because the forest has grown so much. When the charcoal burners came to cut down trees to use as a fuel, I found that being selfish because Elezeard put a lot of effort ino growing them for the enviroinment and to make other people happy, then these people destroyed it for their own needs and wants. Elzeard Bouffier was thoughtful, genrous, and determined to make the forest as big as he could. He’d go outside day after day to plant trees, and he didn’t do it for himself, but for others and the enviroinment. When the Government Official saw the forest he was just thinking about the money he’d make, or the pubicity he’d get for claming that he was the first one do decovering the forest. The forest made the villagers happy because they got more water and wild life started coming there to live and their population went up to over 10,000.

10. The trees the Elzeard planted affected the climate at a local and global level because more wild life started showing up and the trees gave people fresh air. And also, it brought a community together. 52 Langston Avenue Harlem New York 60640   January 21, 2011
 * Thank You Ma'am Letter **

Dear Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, I’m sorry I tried to steal your pocketbook. I wasn’t thinking straight that night. I just really wanted those shoes. I didn’t think I could get the money any other way. Nobody is ever at home and my family doesn’t have that much money to spend. But what I did to you that night was selfish and wrong. Thank you for not taking me to jail. Instead you cleaned me up, fed me, and taught me that nobody is perfect. You even gave me money to buy those blue suede shoes. If I could take back what I did to you that night I would but I can’t change what I have done in the past, and I don’t know if you would ever forgive me but it’s still worth a try. I am so sorry Ma’am, but your kindness has made me a better person. Even though I tried to steal from you that night you didn’t take me to jail or treat me like garbage, you treated me like any other human being and told me nobody is perfect. You showed me how to treat others with respect. Thank you Ma’am. Sincerely yours, Roger **Thank You Ma'am Photo** **Similie Card**

**Iqbal Chapter 1 Explore Reponse**
Iqbal This book is called __Iqbal__ and was written by __Francesco D’Adam__. The genre of this book is realistic fiction. This book is about child labour. In chapter one the narrator (Fatima) talk about her life, and a bit about Iqbal. This book takes place in Pakistan. Children work to pay off their family depts. The authors purpose for writing this book is to make more people aware of child labour. The reason why I am reading this book is to learn more about child labour and get a better understanding of what child labourers go though and how they and their families are effected by it. Some lines and words I think that were worth remembering are Fatima, Iqbal, Hussian Khan and Numskulls because these are the characters in this book. Slates, looms, lines, carpets are worth remembering because those are apart of their work. The last word that I think is worth remembering is the word dept, because it’s the main reason why they are working. The organizational features I found helpful in this book was the chapters, because it book down the book into parts and made it easier to remember what happened in the chapters. The only way I can relate to this book is when I o my choirs and homework because I don’t have a real job yet, but I still get allowance and the choirs I do aren’t hard compared to what child labourers have to do. Some of the questions I have for the author about this book are “I this book based on a true story?” and “Is Fatima a real character or just made up?” **Explore Reponse** The title of this book is called __Losing Forever__ and is by Gayle Friesen. The genre of this book is realistic fiction. This book is about jess’s life. First her friend dell starts dating a guy named Marshal. Then Sam and Angela (Jess’s soon to be step sister) start going out as well. Later Jess finds out that Angela cheated on Sam with Marshal. Sam breaks up with Angela and Dell does the same with Marshal but at firs Dell didn’t believe Jess when she tried to tell her. In the end Jess excepts the fact that Angela is going to be her new step sister and that her mom is going to be getting re-married. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I think the author’s purpose for writing this book is to let other people enjoy reading it’s because interesting. The reason why I’m reading this book is because I want to become more familiar with using the EXPLORE organizer and also to develop stronger reading skills, and I find Gayle Friesen Books interesting. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Some of the lines, names, and places I thought were worth remembering was __Jess, Sam, Dell, Angela, Marshal and Cal__. Because those are the characters in this book. The places I thought was worth remembering was __Jess’s house and the lake__. Because these are the places this book takes place. And the word __losing__ is important because Jess tells Sam that she didn’t tell him about Angela cheating on him because she he wouldn’t believe her and get mad and lose him. Also because Jess was afraid of losing Dell as well. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">The organizational features that helped me read this book was the __chapters__ because it broke he book down into parts which made it easier to keep track of where I was and it helped me to remember what happened in the chapters. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">The only way I can relate to this book is that I have friends that have had a boyfriend and ended up braking up with them just like when Sam broke up with Angela in the book. And I have also been to the lake to fish and swim but I don’t have a cabin like Jess did.

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">GRADE EIGHT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT- PORTFOLIO REFLECTION TASK/INTENT/CRITERIA <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Throughout the year I have completed assignments based on Assessment for Learning practices. The learning process has followed the three key components: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Subject: ELA Thank You Ma'am Illustration  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">TASK: To create a visual to represtent a event from the short story we read in class called "Thank You Ma'am"  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">INTENT: The reason why I completed this task is to recieve feedback so I could inprove my skills. Also, to practise making visuals. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">CRITERIA: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Make a detailed picture  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Coloured neatly  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Explain what you drew at the back  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Put effort into the picture <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">NEXT STEPS: Now I can... I can now draw a visual from a book. I can now finish a task by following instructions. I can now describe a picture I drew.

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">GRADE EIGHT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT- PORTFOLIO REFLECTION TASK/INTENT/CRITERIA <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Throughout the year I have completed assignments based on Assessment for Learning practices. The learning process has followed the three key components: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Subject: ELA childlabour Wordle <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">TASK: Create a Worlde using the words we discussed in class based on childlabour.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">INTENT: The reasons why I comleted this task is becuase it was worth marks. Also to become more aweare of childlabout, and to become more comferable with using Wordle.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">CRITERIA: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">- Use all the words that we were giving in class and type them up on Wordle.com  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">﻿- Save it then copy and paste it into the 'S' drive.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">NEXT STEPS: Now I can... <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I can now use Wordle to organize certain words. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I can now share my knowledge with others about childlabour. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I can now complete a task by following instructions.

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**SST.S**
Early Peoples Definition card Cro-Magnon Life Poster

**Cuniform Reflection**
Mesopotamia Cuneiforms : Clay Activity Check List: Is my cuneiform squared? – Yes Did I include 2 offerings and a signature? – Yes Is my writing neat and easy to understand? – yes Does my symbol look how it’s supposed to? – yes Are my symbols deep enough to make an impression, but do not brake through my tablet? – Yes Does my writing flow from left to right? – Yes My mark: 7/10 Reflection: I gave myself the mark I did Because I feel I did most of the symbols well but the gunk from he clay got in the way. I like doing this activity because I enjoy doing crafts like this and working with clay. What I found hard was sometimes that clay would brake and I’d have to re-patch it using the technique showed us before we started. Also when I was shaping my piece of clay into a square, I went to lift it up to smooth out the back, and the wax paper tore and pieces of it got stuck to the back of my clay. I got the pieces off by using the plastic tooth pick. If I ever do something like this again, I’d probably take more time drawing the symbols because some of mine looked messy because the gunk gathered around the edges of the symbol lines.

Offering decoding Offering 1: 2 oxen Offering 2: 10 birds Signature: female

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GRADE EIGHT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT- PORTFOLIO REFLECTION TASK/INTENT/CRITERIA <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Throughout the year I have completed assignments based on Assessment for Learning practices. The learning process has followed the three key components: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject: Solcial Studies Cromagnon Poster <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TASK: I was required to create a poster outlining the social organization, home, food, tools used by the Cro-Magnon. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">INTENT: There were several why I completed this assiment. First to make a visual about Cro-Magnon life. Also this assiment helpped me to create a visual organizer. This is important beuase it shows the I understand this information. Finally this Cro-Magnon poster helped me study for the unit test. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">CRITERIA: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Each section needed a heading. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Have a spacific details/ aspects of Cro-Magnon daily life <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Follow the rubrick to complete the task <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NEXT STEPS: I can now... <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can now create a visual about Cro-Magnon life. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can now create a visual organizer. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can now follow a rubrick to complete a task. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can now make an rubrick. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can now make a study guide to prepare for a test. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can now create heading to represent topice/catigories.

Read more: [] Under Creative Commons License: [|Attribution Share Alike] =Science= =Music= In music we learned some songs on guitar. For me the songs were pretty easy becuase I already knew how to play guitar. Somethigns I liked abour being in music is that it is a small class and you get to listen to older types of music and learn about the older types of music. One thing I found disapointing about music is that when i asked my friends in a different class who also take music what song they are learning and what songs they already learned, they named songs that were more advanced then the ones my class was learning. =Band= In band it was different this year then last year. Mostly because we had a new teacher but also because we were in combind classes and we were suppost to hand in a practise journal every month. =Skills= In skills we learned about what benifits we get with using helpfull websites like Job Banks, Bridges, and Pbworks. =2 Minutes To Make A Difference= For my 2 Minutes to Make a Difference project I am working on Childlabour. Childlabour is children working at a young age to pay off a family dept.The people in my group are Lizelle, Lara, Brandy and I. Are goal is to make a difference and help someone out who is affected by childlabour. The action we are going to take to make a difference is selling old toys that we have no use for and having a bake sale to raise money to donate to Unicef. Unicef is an organization for world issues like childlabour. The reason why we are trying to help people who are affected by childlabour is because it isn't fair to them that they are forced to work all day in poor conditions and to be robbed of their freedom. So far in my project we are planing a date when to have the toy and bake sale and where. The main big question we had was "How could we help people that are affected by childlabour?" An instresting fact I learne about childlabour is that there is over 200million childlabourers around the world. We have to have are movie project completed by May 22, 2011.

This is a link to the reflection I wrote about my experience at Winnipeg Harvest. []