Sydnee’s reflections | “The sun’s gonna rise tomorrow”

Marketing me

Every day, your actions determine the type of learner and person you want to be. The way you act, and present yourself shows the type of person you are or want to become. The way we carry ourselves is important. In this project we discussed the importance of presenting yourself in a professional manner. How…

Saving Juno Beach

What does service mean? When thinking about the Canadian soldiers who fought during WWII, they left their friends, their family, they left everything. They risked everything for their country’s freedom. This project allowed us to commemorate and honour their service. Through learning what happened during the war, completing an act of service ourselves, and writing…

The World Needs More Canada, Eh 🇨🇦

Canada may be recognized for the maple syrup, hockey talent, Tim Hortons, and our funny way of talking but we are so much more. Canada is a peacekeeping country, its home to many diverse cultures, and we value and protect the rights of our citizens. In this project we explored Canadian identity, Canada on the…

WW1 Con 📖🇨🇦

My last project in PLP 9 was definitely one to remember. We were tasked with a challenge. We were to create a 20 panel graphic novel with hand drawn images and a unique storyline. In this post I will talk about my process of creating my graphic novel and the things I learned along the…

tPOL Time! 🗣️

Hello and welcome to my 2024 TPOL! Over the next 7 minutes I will be sharing to you why I should move on to grade 10. Specifically, I will be sharing evidence that demonstrates how the PLP success behaviours have prepared me for grade 10. DECLARATION: Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning….

German Nationalism 🇩🇪

Have you ever tried watching a history video on YouTube? If you have, you know its usually very fast paced with a middle aged man as the host. In this project, I wanted to change that. I had to create a 4 minute YouTube video on German nationalism. In this project I learned a lot…

MPOL ✍️🗣️

Hello and welcome to my MPOL! Or just POL? I’m not sure anymore. No matter what it’s called, you will still be getting a presentation by me showing you my learning so far in this school year. DECLERATION Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning….

DI Regionals with The Discovery Channel 🔎🦠

Standing in front of the green duck tape line into the library, my heart was racing so loud I could hear it beating. The talking in the audience grew louder as I wondered what they were saying. Worries of messing up filled my head. What if I forgot my lines? What if I mess up…

Rise of the Frankenstuffies

With a mix of a stuffed giraffe, mouse, and duck, I created my frankenstuffie named Jackson. Jackson is a 10 year old boy from Chicago, who loves peanut butter. The idea of Jackson came to me when I was craving a PB&J sandwich. Now you may be wondering why I am talking about a stuffie…

Getting Riel 🇨🇦📜

Who was Louis Riel? Louis Riel was a Canadian, Métis man who fought for the rights of his people. He was a brave confident man who helped give the Métis people a voice. In this project, we were assigned to create a multi-paragraph response, about Louis Riel. We were to answer the question: How has…