Back to school After a long and refreshing summer it was time to time to get back to school and begin grade 9. I felt quite refreshed after I had a very exciting summer and I was ready to get back into a much more structured schedule at school. However, the biggest reason why I […]
Read more "A September to Remember"Blue sky has been something I have been looking forward to for a very long time. It is very fun to choose your own question to solve, and I had been excited for it since the mini one in December. In December we had choice but it had to be focused on a small topic […]
Read more "Blue sky 2.0"Throughout my grade 8 year i have had many experiences and memories. Not only have I learned a lot this year, but i learned how to have fun learning more than I ever have before. During this year full of learning I had many times where I have used some of the skills that I […]
Read more "TPoL’s are coming"As we began our unit on exploration began, I learned very much about exploration by the major European powers. After the transition into the renaissance people began to look westwards and imagined the world beyond. This drive to see and discover what was out beyond what was before known, made sea exploration a ever more […]
Read more "Exploring previously discovered"Change and innovation has been a huge part of humanity for the past couple thousand years. That change has changed us from cave dwellers to city builders. Not to say that that change and innovation has not been contested and hated throughout the Ages. People are both driven to change the world and to stop […]
Read more "Changing the world no matter what they say"Usain bolt has been a figure of Olympic sports since his first gold medal in 2008. Usain bolt began as just a great sprinter, but now he is so much more. He has changed the face of sports at the Olympics, and has promoted change in his home of Jamaica. He has inspired many young […]
Read more "Change the world one race at a time"Here we are are once again at a DI tournament. This time with a little tougher competition. I was competeting against teams all around Alberta, Yukon, and BC. We worked really hard for the past few weeks to perfect and improve some sections for DI. Going into this tournement I was feeling good, but all […]
Read more "Destination Surrey"Peotry has been a part of humanity for a very long time. They have been passed down from generationt to generation first by speech then by transcript then by book, and finally by computer database. Many famous poets over the many years of poetry’s existence, have spoken their heart into their poetry just for others […]
Read more "The words of wonder"What is Canada? It seems so simple but if you really think about it is so much harder to answer than it would seem. When my class and I discussed in maker, we thought of the many things that make us Canadian. The are many things that make all us proud Canadians. Everyone is […]
Read more "O’ Canada"Throughout this year I have learned a lot. I have learned about not only regular school subjects but I have also learned about how to learn a different way. PLP has shown me the gift of using the right mindset when learning. In my student led conference (SLC) I will explain how I have used […]
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