Climbing Higher Together – Our Loon Lake Retreat 🧗‍♀️

I had a lot of stuff at Loon Lake to make it feel like home, my books, my music, my friends and *sigh* my sister. Yes we travelled with the grade 8’s and 16 of my classmates to Loon Lake.

Loon Lake?

Loon Lake is a short 2 and half hour drive away and well I mean it’s not as far as Alberta. We were told we would be going to Loon lake in the beginning of November and all we were really told was that the food was an amazing and well honestly that was the most hyped up thing but it was a very unique experience.

PLP comes to Loon Lake to do a program called “Pinnacle Pursuits” where we have all the volunteers help with activities during the days and then we talk with the guy that started it all.. Jono.  Something Pinnacle Pursuits like to focus on is joining everyone together and even though most of us are pretty close we still have little groups and cliques among us. Our goal this trip was to stop that and to all be one big class. I had hoped that this would be achieved and my goal for this week was to try new things with new people, starting a conversation with someone I may not have or sitting somewhere else instead of my usual friends.

VMV Connections:

My mission  on my VMV (vision, mission, values) was never stop learning and to grow into the nest version of myself and I felt that this trip was a great way to act on it. The whole point of our Jono sessions were to better ourselves and to goal set which was another big point on my VMV.

agency: I feel I used my student agency on this field study by taking ownership and responsibility for my own action as we were on a PLP trip where we are representing the school. Leading to the main thing in agency which I felt was goal setting, I was constantly setting goals for myself and acting on them and I am carrying that out now even when not on the trip setting goals and expectations.
Critical Thinking: In my life I never realized how much I use my head to make decisions and how much I think things through  when doing anything. On our Loon Lake retreat during a Jono talk we did an exercise where the was a head poster on a wall, a heart and a gut poster (like the body parts). The exercise was that he would say various situations (a lot of which had to do with DI) and we would walk over to whichever one we would use to make our decision. For example “Your group member is being bullied by another one of your group members what do you do?” I would walk over to gut because what am I feeling in my gut to make this choice. During almost all of the situations I stayed at head, even when he said walk in a pattern of what you would go to then walk to what your would do next I still stayed at head and that might be because I am an overt hiker and tend to put to much thought into things but I found that very interesting.
engagement: I struggle sometimes to engage in group discussions of activities unless of course it’s a competition (and as I have learned from this trip I am highly competitive). I really started to come out of my shell in group activities and later on a few discussions that we would have. I feel I mainly felt this in the trustfall exercise we partook in and I will explain more about that below.

Trustfalling

Everyone’s heard of trustfalling but have you heard of claiming on to a chair to get onto a table to get on  another chair that’s on the table and fall into your classmates arms? Well ya I hadn’t either until we did it in a Jono session.

At the start of the session we were doing some partner trustfalls but as the class went on it turned into much more after being explained what we were doing I decided to do something that was waaay out of my usual comfort zone and that was going first. I don’t know what possessed me to decide to go first but it for sure was fun. Because I was going first I didn’t know what it would be like to do the fall and when I started to climb up I felt a million nerves rushing through my body and when I fell all I felt after was adrenaline. I am glad I went first I tried something new and engaged with my class in a way I definitely wouldn’t have before. I definitely trusted my classmates and I also felt great knowing they trusted me too.

Tightrope

Walking on a rope that is digging into your feet while being supported by 2 classmates is not for the weak.

This was later on in the week and I must have felt pretty brave again and wanted to show I was dedicated to proving my engagement and went first again. This was not as a scary if I am being honest and it just hurt more on my feet. We all had to pull the rope very tight and be a unit and group to work together to help.

We talked about these points in our mini very last minute exhibition and those points were:

TRUST

UNITY

EMPATHY

Our Learning Evidence

This was a poster I made showing things I like to do and it supposed to be a montage of about 30 things and well I drew 5 because I didn’t have time to worm on it and instead I wrote our big poster but people were still kind enough to leave a message on my board :).

This was our duotang (which I haven’t used in forever) that we kept all our workbook stuff in and our goal setting. We did various activities with these an documented the aftermath down to keep progress.

Reflection On Trip:

DQ 🏎️ Question/Answer:

How did this field study change you as a learner and as a community member?

I feel this trip really helped me realize what its like to be apart of a bigger team and community and that the connections and special bonds made on this trip will carry on through future projects that we will work on together. I also feel I can trust that group of people more easily than before like if you had told me before that trip that I would be falling into a bunch of there arms and my life depended on them kinda I would NOT believe you.  Overall I feel this trip forever changed me as a member of this PLP class and I can’t wait to see what we do with what we learned.

Thank you so much for reading! Stay posted for my next post! 💕

Teach A Teacher ✏️

Teachers spend their days helping others learn, so what happens when it’s their turn to be the student? That’s the idea behind our Teach a Teacher project.

Driving Question 🏎️:

How can I enhance the storytelling present in my learning portfolio?

I can enhance my learning portfolio by:

Just like I am right now, I am using the toggle shortcode to enhance my blog with interactive elements like this. I feel that this enhances my blog as well by not having blocks of writing and instead having a nice looking header when clicked it expands on the point.
How you store info
Like This
Another Tab
How you store your information can be a really important and effective way to enhance your learning posts. Mainly because it is appealing to look at and it is also practical.
Right now I am using the tabs shortcode to show you an example of how to use it but imagine how you could use this in a real post! I would be able to talk about similar subjects but still adding different points.
This is another tab for my example of how cool this is.
  • This is another way I can enhance my learners portfolio because it relates to the two topics I have already talked about. (Press the arrow)
  • I talked about using new tools just like I am now with this slider that I have never used before.
  • And I also talked about how you should store information and I feel that this is a really good way to store information that isn’t a block of writing.

I wanted to talk about these points because one of my goals from my VMV last year, which I still want to continue working on, was to use my feedback and apply what I am currently learning to my future work. My teacher has encouraged me to take the new skills I have been developing and put them into practice in my projects. I have been doing this by using the new features I have learned, such as icons, tabs, and sliders, and adding them to my blog now.

Teaching My Teacher 👩‍🏫 

This project was all about teaching our teacher a feature that they can add to their blog. I decided to teach Mr. Harris how to use shortcodes, shortcodes are the way that I did the toggles and the tabs above. There are many different kinds of shortcodes that you are able to use, so I mainly focused on how to access them and what to do to update and add them into a post. 

We were told to write a pages document or make some sort of tutorial to show Mr. Harris and follow along with while I talk him through how to add the shortcodes as well. I chose to make a document that would include photos and videos along with a short and simple description. I would have to really dumb it down for the reader to understand and start all the way from turning on your iPad (okay maybe not that simple).

Reflection 🪞:

I feel after my conference that I had done pretty well, with completing everything I was supposed to do (which was pretty simple criteria). I also went first and so I had no idea what to expect, honestly I don’t think it was that difficult to teach him how to the shortcodes and I had my document along with me to help guide me along as well.

Overall I think that I did what was asked and maybe even more, I added what I taught to my own blog (up above) as well. I feel that I will add things like shortcodes to my learning portfolio posts in the future as they make them look better and are simple to use.  

Thanks for reading my blog! Stay posted for my next post! 👍

 

Atomic Habits Pre-Post

Seems like “pre-posts” are going to become a regular thing now.. yay.

These Pre-Post posts are kind of a way to set goals for ourselves during the project. It is where we forecast our ideas for the rest of this project.

DQ 🏎️:

How can improving by just 1% each day help me take responsibility for my learning, strengthen my habits, and create balance and purpose in my future career and life?

I feel that by improving by just 1% each day might not seem like much, but over time those small steps can lead to big changes. By focusing on small improvements I am able to take more responsibility for my learning because I am making an effort to get a little better every day instead of waiting for someone else to push me. It helps me build stronger habits since I am training myself to stay consistent even when progress feels slow. Working this way also creates balance in my life because I am not overwhelming myself with huge goals all at once. I am learning to grow gradually and stay focused. In the future, this mindset can give me more purpose in my career and personal life because it reminds me that real success and happiness come from steady effort, patience, and small positive choices made over time.

Launch 🚀

This project we have just launched is called Atomic Habits meaning small (atomic) habits. We are reading a book called Atomic Habits by James Clear and so far it’s pretty good!

We have so far read the introduction and the first few chapters but other than that we have been doing some other launch activities as well. We worked on reflecting on our current habits and making a mind map of our good habits and bad habits.

I know it looks like a lot but honestly I was just in the zone and kept writing my different kind of habits down. I also wrote a reflection about it highlighting my habits holding me down and the habits lifting me up.

Learning Intention

I am going to use my student agency throughout this project by demonstrating my goal setting and following through on these personal goals I am setting. I will take initiative by starting tasks without needing reminders and seeking out resources when I’m stuck.
Balance is something I want to work on in this project but it is also something I want to work on in my home life. I am a very busy person with sports and school that sometimes I find it hard to balance my life out with when to do homework and when to train. I hope during this project I can balance out my workload and get things done.
I want to be able to communicate with my peers and teachers throughout this project by asking questions and staying curious. I can ask questions when I need help or when I have questions about the topic.

I want to work on these intentions because I feel it will help improve me as a learner for the current project and for later projects. Agency, balance and communication will help elevate my learning for this year because even though they can be used in school learning they can also all be used in the real world.

Ideas I want to Explore..

Two things I want to explore more in this project are how to stay motivated when working toward long-term goals and how to make new habits actually stick. I want to understand what helps people stay consistent even when progress feels slow or difficult. I am also interested in learning how small actions can turn into lasting habits that really improve my daily life. By exploring these ideas, I hope to find ways to set goals that are realistic and meaningful while also learning how to keep myself focused and positive as I work toward becoming a better version of myself.

How Does This Connect Back To My VMV?

I feel like this project connects a lot to my success behaviours in my VMV because in the “Agency” section I talk about wanting to set more goals for myself as a learner. This project is all about goal setting and creating new habits in and out of school which really ties into that. I think it will help me figure out how to break bigger goals into smaller steps and take more responsibility for my own learning. It also connects to my mission in my VMV where I said I want to grow and improve as a student and as a person. Making new habits is not just about school it is about improving my routines, staying consistent, and making positive changes that stick. This project will give me a chance to think about what habits I already have, what I want to work on, and how I can use small daily actions to get better over time. By focusing on habits I feel like I am actually taking steps to become more responsible, balanced, and focused in my life.

Conclusion:

Overall, I am really excited about this project because it gives me a chance to focus on improving myself little by little each day. Thinking about my habits, setting goals, and working on balance, agency, and communication feels like a practical way to grow as a student and as a person. I know that building new habits and staying consistent will take effort, but I also see how even small changes can make a big difference over time. This project is not just about school; it is about learning skills that I can carry with me into the future, in my career, personal life, and everyday routines. I am looking forward to discovering more about myself, exploring new ways to stay motivated, and seeing how small daily improvements can really add up to meaningful growth.

Thanks so much for reading! Stay posted for my next post! 👍

WWII Pre-Post

When I was little all I thought wars were about was guns going boom but after learning about WWI I can see there is so much more behind them, now learning about WWII I hope to learn so much more!

Hi welcome to my first post of grade 10! This is a new year and an important one as well and to start my blog off I am going to talk about my learning intentions for the upcoming project. I am also going to be doing a pre post on an upcoming project about WW2 and what I already know.

DQ 🏎️:

How do stories, media, and propaganda shape how we remember World War II?

I want to answer this driving question here at the beginning of the project and then also at the end so i can reflect on how my opinion has changed from the start to end of this project.

Before starting this project, I think stories, media, and propaganda shape how we remember World War II by focusing on certain events or people and leaving out others. Movies and books usually show the war from one side, and that can make us see it in a specific way. Propaganda during the war also played a big role in influencing how people felt about the enemy and their own country. I think all of this affects what we remember and how we understand what really happened during the war.

My Learning Intentions

Intentions, what are they? Intentions are like something you are meaning to do like an aim or plan. I am going to be talking about how I want to learn and how I intend to do things in this next project.

Communication/Collaboration • Going into this project I don’t really know to much about WWII and after finishing our WWI comic project with Mr. Harris last year I became really interested in the topic. I hope that during this project I use my communication skills to ask questions to learn more about this topic.

Agency • Throughout past projects I have found it difficult to set goals for myself and self asses myself. Here with this post right now I am setting goals and at the end of this project I am going to self asses myself as well so I hope that I do become better at setting realistic goals and not being to hard on myself as well.

Engagement • Sometimes with projects that I don’t have too much interest in I find I can show a lack of engagement. With this project coming up even though I don’t have too much knowledge on the topic or crazy excitement to start the project I hope I can show my enthusiasm in this project.

What I Know

World War II was one of the most devastating and far-reaching conflicts in human history, resulting in the deaths of millions and reshaping the modern world. The war began on September 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany launched an invasion of Poland, prompting France and several other nations to declare war shortly afterward. This project offers an opportunity for me to explore the causes, events, and lasting impact of the war in greater depth. I’m eager to build a stronger understanding of how this global conflict unfolded and why it remains so important to study today.

Key Events:

The Holocaust • 

The Holocaust was a tragic and horrifying part of World War II. Over six million Jews were murdered by the Nazi regime, along with other groups such as Roma people, disabled individuals, and political prisoners. It was a systematic attempt to eliminate entire communities. Learning about the Holocaust helps us understand the impact of hatred, discrimination, and propaganda.

The Bombing Of Pearl Harbor •

On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. More than 2,400 Americans were killed, and many ships and aircraft were destroyed. This attack led the United States to enter World War II, making the conflict truly global.

DDay •

D-Day took place on June 6, 1944, when Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy in France. It was one of the largest military invasions in history and a major turning point in the war. The success of D-Day helped lead to the defeat of Nazi Germany and the liberation of Europe.

How Does This Relate Back To My VMV?

This project connects to my vision, mission, and values because I am working toward becoming a more open-minded and reflective learner. As outlined in my learning intentions, I want to develop stronger communication skills, show engagement, and take ownership of my learning. These qualities will help me grow both academically and personally. I also aim to strengthen my critical thinking by asking thoughtful questions, considering multiple perspectives, and reflecting carefully before drawing conclusions. Additionally, I want to build my community skills by actively listening to others and offering support when possible. In group work, I’ll strive to be a collaborative team member, encourage others’ ideas, and help create an environment where everyone feels respected, included, and safe to contribute.

Conclusion:

Starting this project, I know I have a lot to learn about World War II, but I’m ready to dive in with an open mind. I’ve set goals for how I want to grow as a learner, by being more engaged, asking thoughtful questions, and working well with others. I’m also interested to see how my understanding of the driving question changes as I explore the different stories, perspectives, and media that shape how we remember the war. By the end of this project, I hope to come away with a deeper understanding of both the history and myself as a learner.

Thank you so much for reading! Stay posted for my next post! 👍

TPOL Time!

3 things have gotten me through this year: Gracie Abrams, Late locking in nights and food. It’s the end of the year again! We have completed our second year of PLP! This year really has been a lot, and with plp it’s even more! Let’s get started on my reflection of my PLP 9 year…

POL Learning Declaration:

(Introductions) Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest evaluation of my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth. Thank you in advance for listening and for offering feedback that I can use to improve as a learner.

Starting Off:

This is my tPOL that stands for my Transitional Presentation Of Learning. In here I will be including the driving question for my tPOL which is:

Why am I ready to move onto the next grade?

I will reflect on this right at the end of my blog so keep reading!

The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens

Post 1
Post 2
Post 3

This was our main maker project this term and I feel that I have learned a lot from it on how to be a highly effective teen! Although the book wasn’t my favourite I still found it interesting to read. Here are my notes on this book.

In this project we focused on not just a main product at the end but 3 blog posts as being our end product which I linked above. In each blog post we would reflect on what we learned in that section of the book we were currently reading. We would also make a YouTube short explaining what we learned in a fun way.

I found this project interesting because or the first time ever we were able to pick our own groups! I found that for making fun and silly videos such as the ones we were making for this project it is good to work with people you know and like.

This is our first video about habits 1, 2 and 3!

This is our second video on habits 4, 5 and 6!

And our final video and one that is going viral on YouTube on habit 7!

Overall at the end of this project I was very happy with our end products and loved working with my chosen and non chosen group (which was the last video). I loved this project because it allowed me to collaborate with people I wouldn’t really work with all the time and even though we had some problems with scheduling conflicts to film it all worked out!

ChemHISTORY! 

Blog post

This has for sure been my favourite science project of the year and I feel that that is because I was able to engage my mind in the learning in so many different ways! We would have so many different labs and things to do to help us understand the concept even more and I feel that really helped me. Some examples of things we would do are:

  • Changing the colours of fire
  • Chemical mixing
  • Chemical art
  • Art exhibition

My favourite part of this project was definitely the art exhibition at the end and even though I wasn’t even apart of it, I still had so much fun reading and looking at everyone else’s artworks and being a host with my friends. This project has really helped me see that I am going to miss Ms. Kadi as our science teacher next year.. 😭

Confederation of Manitoba!

Blog post

This was my favourite project of the term and I honestly just had so much fun with it! I liked the group I was with and we worked well together with the people I was with I quickly learned that it is hard for them to always stay on task so I would find myself becoming a leader in this group and making sure we were on track and filming when we should. 

Im not saying my group did nothing at all I was really happy that Madeline took on the editing part and I fully trusted her with it and I am glad I did because at the beginning of the year I would want to do things my way and I would have a very specific way of doing things to my liking, but I entirely trusted her and IT WAS AMAZING! So ya I would say it was evenly split, I did script making and filiming, Madeline did editing and Oliver showed up and was mental support (I dont think you realize how big a deal it is that Oliver showed up.. kidding but you get it).

VMV’s

our Vision Mission and Values was something we did at the beginning of the year and we reflected on what our main goal this year was and mine was accepting criticism and feedback and putting it back into my work. I feel that my goal was completed this year and evidence of this is when I get feedback on an assignment or I’ll ask for feedback in advance before handing it in and then putting that into my work. This is also something I can continue to work on not just a  completed goal.

These are the three core competencies I wanted to focus on this year:

Agency:
Accepting Feedback: I want to do this because it relates back to my vision which is accepting feedback and putting into my work.
Resilience: Having resilience against challenges that may be presented to me during projects.
Goals and Self Assessment: Setting goals for myself with my work and then also being able to self assess myself honestly. 

Self Regulation:
Goals and Self Assessment: Setting goals for myself with my work and then also being able to self assess myself honestly.
Self care: For myself and making sure I am tracking time out of my day to take care of myself
Seeking help: From my teachers and from my peers when I need it

Communication and Collaboration:
With peers: I will ask for help from my peers when I need it and collaborating with my peers during group projects
With teachers: Asking for help from my teachers when I don’t understand something
With Technology: I will collaborate with my technology responsibly

Earlier…

Earlier this year I said

“To make sure I can complete my goals I will look over my goals often and will make sure that I am motivated to complete them all. I will also try to go beyond the expected amount more often (as one of my goals say) and why I am doing this is too get a better mark and prove that I am willing to do more.”

 I feel that I have in fact done that by remembering and keeping my goals in the back of mind all the time. I feel that I am constantly pushing to do more than what is expected of me and I hope to continue that habit. 

So, Why Am I Ready To Move Onto The Next Grade?

I feel I am ready to move onto the next grade because I am ready to move on from grade 9 honestly. I am for when allegedly “grades start mattering” and I am ready for what the next grade will bring me. In this year of grade 9 I feel I have shown that I have learned what can be learned and am prepared to continue through highschool. 

Not just by feeling I am ready to move into grade 10 but I feel that I have improved as a learner in PLP 9 right from the start at Alberta, improving on my people skills and confidence and right to the end with spring exhibition showcasing I can show what I have learned and help people learn about it too! In conclusion I feel that I have shown and that I feel I am ready to move onto the next grade.

Thank you for listening to my presentation of learning!

Thank you for reading! Stay posted for my next post! 👍

Spring Exhibition 2025 🌷

Our last big plp event of the year is finally complete! The spring exhibition and I think it was the longest time I have ever been at school! This was the first time that science has ever been presented in an exhibition. You might be wondering what our exhibition this year is about? Well read all about it below!

And we didn’t have any fake vines so I literally went around the corner and scavenged for them and hung them around our tent. 😂

The Story Of Canada!

The whole theme of our exhibition today that connects all the grades together was the story of Canada. My grade is focused on the land before humans and how the land grew to be how it is today through… POLLINATION!!!

Driving Question 🏎️:

How can we support and protect local pollinators to ensure healthy ecosystems in our community?

A way that we can support and protect our local pollinators is my informing the public. We did that with our calls to action. I feel that with our spring exhibition we actually did inform the public by like I said using our call to actions. Our call to actions are things that we sent to organizations to look at and use when advertising protection to our pollinators. I feel that these help ensure a healthy community by making sure everyone knows what is happening and that everyone can do whatever they can to help.

Pollinators?

There were 5 different groups representing different pollinators there was:

Hummingbirds (my group)

Bees

Butterflies

Bats

Plants

We would be representing our local pollinator by setting up a booth that is showing the public how we can help them by using pamphlets,  posters and lots of other things so we could talk about what our station was about.

My Group:

We were the hummingbirds! And I love hummingbirds and so I thought it was perfect! My group members were:

Brooklyn

Evelyn

Maggie

Cole

Aiden

I think my group worked well together and I am very proud of how we did in the exhibition!

Food Web

Hummingbirds are very important to our ecosystem they are one of our main local pollinators and without them the whole food chain would collapse. I made a very detailed food web about all the animals and it is interactive so when people came up to our booth they could click around and interact with it. Here’s a quick video on showing how it works:

And the bonus is when you clicked the hummingbird and it said to see what the food web would look like with them disappearing and showing how it is destroyed. So that was our interactive food web!

Our Pollination Pamphlet

Our pamphlet is something that took longer than it should have but we are very proud of it. There is another side to it as well with a diagram of a flower and the title slide. Our pamphlet was also something we had at our booth for people to look at, we did have some people that stole a few of our pamphlets during the exhibition though…

Exhibition!

The date of the exhibition was busy and chaotic but it’s kinda fun not gonna lie. We had a lot to get set up before our doors opened up and lets just say it was even more busy and chaotic.

Our interactive element was a relay that people can participate in to win a sticker or a growing bookmark that you can plants in the ground, or a regular bookmark you can put in your book. The relay would consist of you holding a spoon with a ping pong ball on it and delivering it to the flower cup on the other side of the path draw my chalk.

We had a lot of food options we had cookies, beignets, pretzels and fruit kebabs. The food was a hit with all of it being gone when the night was over and we also had lemonade that people could grab while observing and listening to us talk.

These were our call to actions. They were things we could do that could inform the public public (the people that weren’t there) of what they could do to help. We focused on 3 main points, not using pesticides, looking after you birdfeeder and letting your garden grow wild so that nature can continue to thrive.

Conclusion:

I really loved this exhibition. It was only my second one and I had forgotten what it was like talking and smiling for hours and my face getting sore from smiling. I learned that with this project it’s so much easier to work together. If we had to do some of this work load on our own it would’ve been so much harder. In conclusion I had so much fun in our spring exhibition 25!

Thank you so much for reading! Stay posted for my next post! 👍

The Great War – TS (Iykyk)

I CANNOT DRAW!!! Were my first thoughts when I heard of this project. And this project so-to-speak was making a graphic novel. Ya that’s a lotttt of drawing…

Driving Question 🏎️:

How can researching the historical significance of World War I inform and enhance the storytelling in a graphic novel I create?

This was our driving question and yes our comic was based solely on WW1 and different events that had occurred throughout it. And to answer our driving question I feel that by researching the history on WW1 that it can enhance our storytelling by using more evidence behind what our story may be about making the story more interesting and historically correct. I also feel that to inform the reader of actual events during WW1 would enhance the story effectively as well.

Launch 🚀

The launch of this project was very interesting and kinda nerve wrecking. We had 24 hours to make an 8 panel minimum comic and I know that doesn’t sound like a lot but we still had to plan the story, find images to trace, actually end up tracing them and put them in a book and repeat process! I am going to be honest with you I didn’t finish it… ya so basically you can see what I mean:

Ahhhh it burns my eyes! Stop looking at it! In my defence I had soccer practice that night and I know that’s a horrible excuse but I need to say something that will make you believe that I am not that bad, but I really am that bad…

This was the activity we had done to introduce the fact we would be making a larger version of this and a proper fully thought out story.

Mentor Text

This was the graphic novel we all read that I envied very hard. Throughout this reading we had activities to do such as 4 W’s, reflections and other things.

Case Studies:

These case studies are something we did whilst Mr. Harris was away and he left us with randomized groups and a case to study along with information given to us. I was in the group of “Caring for the wounded” along with:

Sam

Carmyn

We did technically have Eloise in our group as well but she was away for the starting day and presenting day, so it was just us. I was proud of what my group put together and our notes on it. We talked about how important the people caring for the wounded were and what kinds of people would care for them including, stretcher bearers, nurses and dentists. Here is a short video of our keynote presentation:

 

Graphic Novel?

For our graphic novel we had many expectations and limitations. This graphic novel was to be all about WW1 based around how Canada was apart of it showing how our country transformed and was looked at completely differently by the rest of the world. We also had many things we had to include in this comic, we had to do a minimum of 20 panels so we would include all of these in that 20.

• A minimum of 1 Splash Panel
• A minimum of 1 Open Panel
• Reverse
• Bleed
• Close-up
• Longshot
• Narratory Blocks containing your narration
• Speech Ballons containing dialogue
• Thought Bubbles containing character thoughts
• Sound Effects
• Labels and Captions
Steps 👣:
We didn’t spend to much of the time in the project in the planning stages most of the time was taken up by the drawing aspect which I will get to in just a few secs. We did things during this planning stage that would, well help us plan for our book! We created a “story spine” and a “5 w’s and an h”. Here is my craft link so you can see! Click here!
My Finished Comic!
(Still figuring out how to add into here)
Conclusion:
Going into this project I wasn’t very excited I knew that we would have to be drawing which I wasn’t (and still isn’t) very good at. I also knew that with this being a graphic novel we would have to be creating and telling an effective story which isn’t always easy. This project has helped me manage my time more effectively with focusing during class and taking time out of my day and my sleep schedule to draw the images because at the end of the day I knew that I would be able to stay up late editing my comic but I wouldn’t be able to draw late because it is exhausting. Overall I’m happy with my end product and I can’t wait for next year!
Thank you so much for reading! Stay posted for my next post! 👍

The Confederation Of Manitoba

A debate? Manitoba? Canada? Madeline convincingly dressed as a guy?! Yes this was our next humanities project on the confederation of Manitoba and those things at the start were all elements of our end product which was a 5-7 minute video.

DQ 🏎️:

How has Nationalism’s influence shaped the global structure? Moreover, how has Nationalism impacted the establishment of Canada as a nation?

After learning about nationalism, I now understand it as the idea that people who share things like language, culture, or history should have their own nation or government. Nationalism has had a big impact around the world because it gave people the motivation to form their own countries and break away from empires or colonial rule. So overall, nationalism helped Canada become a country, but it also shows that our national identity is made up of many different voices, not just one.

Project Overview

In this project we were tasked with making a video about the confederation of Canada. Each group was assigned a different place in Canada that they would have to make a 5-7 minute video on. This project really helps us line up first the next project that we are starting about WW1. 

Nationalism?

We did a lot of research into what nationalism was and how it affected us today. We learned by watching videos reading text and making notes.

My Notes On Nationalism

Overall nationalism is loving you country while hating on others country’s and basically saying that yours is better than someone else’s because of this and this. Nationalism is very important in this project because it has a a lot to do with our end videos and how we conducted our script.

Keynote Presentation

After we had found out what nationalism was and we had done our research on it, we were put into groups to present about nationalism in different countries. Me and my group we given Italian nationalism.

Group for this

Maya
Sven
Sawyer
Carmyn
Griffin

We split up the roles evenly and the next day as we know it, we are presenting our presentation. Here it is if your interested:

Confederation Of Manitoba

Me and my group for the main project we given the place Manitoba. Apparently no one else want it so it was given to us.. yay. I actually really liked having the confederation of Manitoba because we had cool characters and we even had a few deaths scattered throughout the confederation. Here are me and my groups notes, script, planning and well basically everything! I will explain more about below.

MANITOBA NOTES

Group:

My groups members were (click there names to see their posts)

Madeline

Oliver

I really liked my group and even now every now and then we would get distracted or have to regain focus we would and we ended up getting the job done. I took on writing the script and filming most of the scenes that I was not apart of (I purposely made me have few scenes so I could do this) and then Madeline would take on doing the editing and Oliver well I mean he showed up! And he brought wooden bowls so that counts for something. 

Filming:

We had a lot of designated filming days where we would go out around the schools in our weird costume and film our scenes and honestly.. it was embarrassing a little but ITS OK it’s over now. Me and my group would easily get distracted near the beginning of the project and we found it harder and harder to get things done. But as the project progressed it was much easier and we all wanted to get the same great end product in the end.

IMG_3931 Louis Riel being hung BTS (behind the scenes)

Video:

Our video was about the famous Louis Riel and how he stood up for what he believed in and how he protected Manitoba from becoming apart of Canada (we understand that Manitoba did become apart of Canada but for our video this was based before confederation so we are telling people to not vote for it to become.. you know what its too hard to explain).

Then we had the character Thomas Scott who wants the red river settlement (Manitoba before Manitoba) to join Canada. He is later executed followed by Louis Riel. Why you might ask? Well you should watch the video and find out!

Conclusion:

I loved our video I thought it was interesting and funny, I loved working with my group throughout the project as well. I thought we worked well together and made a great end product while also making sure it was mostly historically accurate and we made notes and everything. I feel I have a greater understanding of nationalism and how Manitoba became apart old Canada in the end despite them losing so much. In conclusion I loved this project and can’t wait for the next about WW1!

Thank you so much for reading and stay posted for my next post! 👍

7 Effective Habits Level 3 💪

Hi there! This is our last post of this project! Post 3 out of 3! And in this part of the project we read all about habit 7.

This part of the book we were talking all about sharpening the saw which is basically like renewing yourself and keeping yourself fresh so you can keep doing better.

I acted on my feedback for the last post about making them more personal because this is a PERSONAL learning portfolio and not just a recap of the book.

DQ 🏎️:

What does it take to be a highly effective person?

I feel that what it takes to be a highly effective person in the end is a good mindset. What do I mean by that? Well someone who is willing to learn and to grow. Not just someone who will sit there believing they are perfect. Ways that you can start doing this in life is, taking feedback and using it. Now that I have finished this book the answer to the driving question was so much clearer and I could really see what the author was trying to get at.

7HOHET 📖

Notes for the book click here

  • Be proactive

Take responsibility

  • Begin with the end in mind

Define your mission and goals

  • Put things first

Prioritize the important things

  • Think win-win

Have an everyone can win attitude

  • Seek first to understand then to be understood

Listen to people sincerely

  • Synergize

Work together to achieve more

  • Sharpen the saw

Renew yourself regularly

I found this book very interesting to read and it made me think of my personal life. Like last time I hope to relate this book to my personal life reflecting on how I can sharpen my saw in all 4 ways, spiritually, physically, socially and mentally.

Physically: I exercise often to stay in shape for my sports in ways like keeping up my stamina and going to the gym every now and then. I also try to eat nutritious food that will keep me healthy.

Social/Emotional: With my social life I hang out with friends to stay close and I stay in touch with farther family (like in England). Emotionally I try to stay stress free because life is stressful! I sometimes can get very caught up and start overthinking things so I try to stay calm.

Spiritually: I am not very religious but sometimes I do yoga and relax my mind. Other than that I do not really participate in religious activities other than occasionally going to the temple (but that’s usually involuntarily and I would rather do anything else than wear uncomfortable Indian clothes).

Mentally: Mentally I try to like I said stay calm and stay stress free because sometimes I can get in my head. I also loveeee to read and the funny thing is I didn’t use to like it that much but it’s one of the things that was on my New Year’s resolution and I really love it! Something else that I realized had been affecting me mentally is my phone. I realized that sometimes I would get so caught up in scrolling or texting that afterwords I would feel absolutely horrible. I am trying to not be on phone for too long now and lower my screen time (It is almost impossible to lower my screen time on my iPad though).

Part 4:

The last part, part 4 focused on talking about habits 7 sharpen the saw.

Habit 7 The Renewal:

The renewal focusing on renewing yourself and how to as well. It’s all about how to sharpen your saw and what to do to do that. Ways you can do that is by keeping your mind, body, heart and soul sharp and feeling good. Ways that I do that are by keeping myself in check with the examples I gave above.

Group

For this last video we were given random groups to work in and I was partnered with:

Milaina

Sawyer

Me and Milaina filmed on the day we had designated to do it and unfortunately it was only us two because Sawyer was away on the band trip. I feel that we worked very efficiently finishing it all in just one class. I am happy what we could accomplish when we worked together and our finished video is below!

Video!

So for some weird reason within the first 30 minutes of me posting this video I already had 160 views!!! I dont know why but I guess my video just keeps showing up on the algorithm.

Update we now have 500 views and an interesting comment  😂

Conclusion

After now finishing this book I can see how all the different habits relate to each other and how I can add this into my life. I will definitely remember this book and the different steps that it took to finish. In conclusion this book was very informative and I will use these habits in my life from now on whenever I can.

Thank you so much for reading! Stay posted for my next post! 👍

ChemHISTORY!

Chemistry.. chemHISTORY..get it? Anyways this was the name of our last science project and let me tell you all about it!

Driving Question 🏎️

What impacts do elements and compounds have on history and modern day society?

I feel that elements and compounds have a lot to do with today and our society. Without elements we would not be here where we are today. For examples such as we wouldn’t have as many discoveries and technology that would advance off of those discoveries.
Periodic Table
Anyone else know the song? I love the song.. I only know up to arsenic though and honestly its too complicated after that.
We did sooo much with this periodic table from learning how to add elements together to make new ones and changing the names and how to know the different kinds it was a lot but once you understood it was very easy and very satisfying to solve.
Fire?! 🔥
We had some of the coolest labs this project and to start it off strong we got to play with fire (IN A SAFE WAY!) 
I loved this lab because we learned so much about different compounds and chemicals used to make flames different colours and it was very interesting to see!
Chemical Mixing 🧪
When we did the chemical mixing I was with my friend:  Maggie 
I found this very cool because we would mix together a variety of different chemicals on a board and the droplets would change colours! I loved this lab and found it very interesting.
Scavenger Hunt 🔍
Me and Maya made a periodic table scavenger hunt and it was so fun! We all made ones with a partner and then at the end we all followed another groups scavenger hunt.. the prize? Bragging rights? Idk.
We made questions that the people doing ours would have to solve to find the right answers. So we ended up doing a multiple choice one. One of the questions we had was what the combined elements would be and that would be the answer and then that would tell them where to go here’s and example:
What would Calcium and Fluorine combined become?
a) CaF —> Go to gym
b) caf —> Go to outside gardens
c) Potato —> Go to kindergarten
d) CAF —> Go to science room
Here the answer was “A” so hey would follow the direction and find the next clue until the end.
Plant Art 🌿
The plant art was very fun to make and sadly ours did not work out but it was still cool to do! Me and Brooklyn used a variety of plants to make ours look cool but I have no idea what went wrong with it maybe it just didn’t set right.. Ill show you the end product in a sec.
Lovely isn’t it.. totally doesn’t look exactly like a white piece of plain paper!
Periodic Art 

Radium is one of the most toxic elements on the periodic table. We know that now but back in 1900s no one knew the consequences of what radium could do. It was discovered by Marie Curie that radium could glow in the dark, they used this information to help them paint things like numbers on a watch so you can see it in the dark and not just in the daytime. Women and girls used to work in radium factories painting and getting it all over there hands and with it being very toxic this led to radiation poisoning and many deaths. The reasons they would use women is because they were known to have daintier hands that can paint the details better and they would not have to be paid as much as men. The way this would affect many people is by inhaling the radium and most symptoms would be dizziness and nausea and well later death. After discovering how toxic radium is there has been a massive decrease in the usage of it in makeup, watches, toothpaste and other items.

This was my paragraph explaining my chosen element of radium and how it impacts today’s society. My element was radium and it was titled “Radium girls”. 

Art Exhibition

Because I did not have any art because I was not there on the day that it was made, me, Cece and Maggie were all the host of the art exhibition and I think it went very smoothly and it was really fun!

Conclusion
I found this project so fun. I loved how many different aspects there were included in this project and seeing it all tie into one. I really learned so much about the elements of the periodic table and how to combine them and I also learned so much about how they are reactive in different ways and with different elements as well. In conclusion this was a very fun project and I can’t wait for the next one!
Thanks so much for reading! Stay posted for my next post! 😄👍