Karen817

toc =Subjects= Personal Reflection his year we have done a lot of things. We learned new things from Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science. In Math we learned about ratio, rate, and proportion. We also learned Pythagorean Relationship, percents, surface area and volume or 3 dimensional objects. Lastly, in Math we learned fraction which is my weakest in math. In Language Arts we learned about the elements of a short story while using the short story __Thank You Ma’am__ by Langston Hughes. We applied the elements to write a friendly letter. I also learned how to do an EXPLORE response using the organizer then applying my ideas into sentences to make a paragraph of that heading. Currently, we are discussing about child labour and reading the book __Iqbal.__ In Social Studies we learned about Early Peoples, Mesopotamia, and currently discussing Egypt. In Science we learned about the functioning cell, all of the parts in the body system, lights, viscosity, and we are now on the buoyancy part. We are also discussing the density of objects. One of the things I am good at is that I hand in my work on time. Sometimes I hand in my work not on time because it’s not finished yet or I forgot it at home. Another thing that I’m good at is that I study before test. I need to study before test so I can get good marks on the test. My goals for the next 6 weeks is to remember all the assignments given to us or put it in my agenda. Do my works early so I don’t have to cram all the time. Lastly is to study harder so I can higher mark.

Adult Response In looking at your work, I would like to compliment you on the following 2 things.She works hard to make her report precise and accurate. She does all her blogs on time and hand in her assignments in time. In the last 6 weeks of school I will help you reach your goals by support and guide all the things that you need. =Math= =Term 1 Reflection= In term 1 I learn about Ratio,Rate, and Proportion.Ratio compares quantities in the same unit.It can be 3 term, part-to-part, and part-to-whole.3 term compares three quantities in the same unit. Part-to-part ratio compares different parts of a group to each other. Part-to-whole ratio compares one part to the whole group. Rate compares two quantities measured in different units. It can be unit rate which the second term is one and unit price which is used in shopping. Proportional Reasoning is a relationship that two ratio or two rates are equal. It can be written in fraction form. I did my work and I finished the homework given for us. I did a blog about this topic. We also learn about squares, square roots and square numbers. A square number is the product of the same two numbers. A square number is also known as a perfect square and a square that is not perfect is called non-perfect square.We also learn how we estimate the square root of a number.

We learned Pythagoras. The Pythagorean relationship can be used to determine the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle when the two legs are known. The hypotenuse is located at the opposite side of the right triangle. It is always the longest side. We also learn about the formula to find the hypotenuse of a right triangle and how you can find the missing leg of the right triangle. I payed attention to every math classes so I can understand the topic and when we did the Sesame Street Video I ask someone who knows what we are suppose to do and I did it.When there is a homework we should do I do it after school or if Mr.Harbeck give it on the Friday I will do it on the weekend. If I forgot to put that we have homework in the agenda I will ask a friend on what are homework is. I did I will listen carefully to class so I can understand the topic. I will ask a friend if I don’t understand it or having difficulties trying to know it.

Proportion, Ratio and Rate
My Sesame Street Video [|Link] media type="youtube" key="Cu98CualFos?fs=1" height="385" width="640" Parent Quiz

Pythagoras
My[| Pythagoras] Scribepost Parent Quiz

Term 2 Reflection
For term 2 we learned about percent,surface area and volume. For percent we learned about showing percents into hundred grids. At class, we also learned about finding a percent of a number. We also learned about combining percents like finding the total price of the shoes by multiplying the number to the percent. In surface area we learned about viewing 3 dimensional object like looking what's the top,front, and side view. In this chapter we learned how to do nets which is the 2 dimensional version of the 3D object when flat. After knowing how to make a net we now learned how to get the surface area of a rectangular prism,triangular prism, and cylinder. Surface Area is the number of square units need to cover a 3D object. In the volume chapter, we learned how to calculate the volume of 3D object which you multiply the area of base and height for rectangular prism,triangular prism,and cylinder. Lastly we learned about solving problems involving prisms and cylinders. Which is for example a cylinder is inside a rectangular prism. We can either add it or subtract it depending on the problem

I did well on getting the surface area and volume of prisms because they don't confuse me and the part that I struggle is getting the surface area of cylinders because getting the surface has too many stuff going.

To do better for the next term I will study more and understand the problems more and if I'm confuse I will ask my classmates or Mr. Harbeck.

The difference between volume and surface area is that surface area is finding the area of the seen surface while the volume gets how many squares fill up the 3D object. Surface Area and Volume have in common is that they both get the area of the 3 dimensional object.

My Surface Area [|Post] Parent Quiz My Volume [|Post] media type="custom" key="8584534"

Percent
My [|Percent] Scribe post My Final Percent[| Post] media type="youtube" key="iPUfI6rJuUQ?fs=1" height="385" width="480" Parent Quiz

Volume
[|Link] to my Volume Post Parent Quiz

Integers


I don't have a common mistake so I'm gonna give two of my mistake. My first mistake was that I didn't see the number touching the bracket so I didn't multiply. For example, -8[-3(-2-1)]. What I did is -3 - 3 = -6, -6 - 8= -14. The correct way is 3x-3 = -9, -8 - 9 =1. The second mistake that I did is I didn't notice that the second number was a positive and the other one is a negative. I didn't see that it was subtracting and I was thinking of the multiplying sign rule. For example, -8[(-6)x3] - [5x(-3)]. What I did is -8 - (+33) = -25 it's wrong. The correct thing is -8 - (+33) = +25. I didn't noticed that the larger number was a positive and I keep on thinking of the multiplying sign rule.

Here is the [|link] on my Great Big Book of Integers Parent Quiz

=Language Arts=

The Man Who Planted Trees
**How does the Man Who Planted Trees relate to us,to you, to the school and to the community?** It can relate to us,to you,to the school and to the community by having trees around us,kids planting trees, people planting trees in their property. Trees can help prevent floods, if t here are floods the government will have a problem with city and it might cost some money to repair any damage.

**What motivates people and organizations in their approach to the environment? Consider the following factors: money,publicity,votes,community benefits,prizes and awards? what limits their ability to be “green”?**

The thing that motivates people and organizations in their approach to the environment is the change of climate. Climate Change because when the climate is changing so is how natural disasters. It can make natural disasters such as earthquakes more intense. Money is also valued because when a dangerous disaster it cost millions of dollars to repair all the damages that got affected. All of the people are affected when this event occurs. Having a clean environment makes a place look pleasant and comfortable to live in that’s why if we have a a clean area we can make ourselves look clean.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**What are the different character’s attitudes towards the forest**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jean- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Jean supports Elizeard Bouffier in all the things he did for example, planting trees.**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">the charcoal burners- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**The charcoal burners doesn’t care about it because they oly hav charcoals to make a living.**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Elizeard Bouffier- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Elizeard Bouffier cares about the forest in fact he is the one who is planting trees.**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Government Official- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**The government official protects the forest because he thinks it grew by itself.**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Member of Parliament- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**The member of parliament near the end encourages to timber merchants to cut down the trees.**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Timber merchants- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**The timber merchants are oblivious because they need wood for the World War II to operate wood burning cars.**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Villagers- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**The villagers are thankful for having a beautiful place to live in.**

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**How do trees affect climate at a local and global level?**

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Trees affect climate by absorbing the water when it rains. Also, trees take in carbon dioxide thus lessening the greenhouse gases we have in the atmosphere.

GRADE EIGHT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT- PORTFOLIO REFLECTION TASK/INTENT/CRITERIA Throughout the year I have completed assignments based on Assessment for Learning practices. The learning process has followed the three key components: Subject: **English Language Arts** **Short Story- “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes**

**TASK**: **What** was I asked to do for this assignment? I was required to compose a friendly letter using information from a short story.

**INTENT**: **Why** am I completing this assignment? There are several reasons I am doing this writing assignment. First I learned the elements of a short story and learned to identify them in our story. Next, we learned the components to write in a friendly letter format. Then, we applied specific story details and wrote in the first person as if we were a character from the short story.

**CRITERIA: How** do I know what I needed to do to be successful in completing this assignment? · Use proper Friendly Letter format referring to letter frame · Compose the rough copy letter using __specific__ details from the short story and write the letter from the perspective of one of the main characters in the story · Remember to use appropriate tone and audience for the letter · Complete all steps in the writing process as set out in the assignment directions · I can now write a piece of writing using the friendly letter format · I can now write complete a piece of writing by going through all the steps of the writing process · I can now identify the element of a short story and find them in a text · I can write from a point of view of a character · I can now support my thoughts using specific examples
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GRADE EIGHT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT- PORTFOLIO REFLECTION TASK/INTENT/CRITERIA Throughout the year I have completed assignments based on Assessment for Learning practices. The learning process has followed the three key components: Subject: **Language Arts** **Iqbal chapter 1-Explore Summary**

**TASK**: **What** was I asked to do for this assignment?

I was given a task to make an EXPLORE summary using the EXPLORE organizer.

**INTENT**: **Why** am I completing this assignment? There are several reasons why I am doing this writing assignment. First I learned how to organize ideas into each heading. Next, I learned how to make summaries using the ideas from the organizer and putting it into sentences. Then supporting my thoughts with specific examples from the text.

**CRITERIA: How** do I know what I needed to do to be successful in completing this assignment? · `write ideas into each heading · Writing a paragraph for each heading ( EX,P,L,O,R,E) · Giving specific examples from the text to support my thoughts · Giving thought on the right heading · Highlighting and underlining thoughts and examples · Check if grammar and punctuation is right · Gone through the writing process

· I can now give ideas and then write it into a paragraph · I can now organize my ideas to each topic · I can now support my thoughts with specific examples from the text · I can complete a response and going through the writing process
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=Social Studies= ==

== GRADE EIGHT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT- PORTFOLIO REFLECTION TASK/INTENT/CRITERIA Throughout the year I have completed assignments based on Assessment for Learning practices. The learning process has followed the three key components: Subject: **Social Studies** **Mesopotamia definition card**

**TASK**: **What** was I asked to do for this assignment? I was required to write the definition of a word from the Mesopotamian definition and illustrate what it is. **I** **NTENT**: **Why** am I completing this assignment? There are two reasons why I am doing this. First we learned what is the definition of each of the words in the Mesopotamia booklet. Then illustrating what we learned about the word to show understanding of the definition.

**CRITERIA: How** do I know what I needed to do to be successful in completing this assignment? · Having a title · Illustrate to show understanding of the word/colouring · Writing the right definition if the word · Making the definition card unique and making it relating · Follow the criteria given

· I can now write the definition and show understanding by drawing it. · I can now think of things to make my work unique without making it not relating. · I can now follow the criteria given to make my work complete. =Science= media type="custom" key="9155442" =Art= =Practical Arts= =Computer= =French= =Health= =Physical Education=
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=2 minutes to make a Difference= My topic is Global Warming, Environmental Activism to be exact. Our big question were will greenhouse gases go away? Some key points that we researched is that global warming is the increase of the Earth's temperature.The cause of global warming is greenhouse which is produce by many things like cars,lights,and factories. We can help by using less energy and taking a public transportation or walk to places. In the project we are at doing the difference stage and getting more medias. The 2 minutes to make a difference project is due May 20th. media type="custom" key="8188126"