Kim814

Introduction
Hi Mom. This is my electronic portfolio. I will be showing you some of the work that I have done here at Sargent Park. This is work that I have done in Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science.

Personal Reflection
Two things that I am good at are listening in class and taking notes in class. Two things I need to improve on are making scribe posts for math and to use class time more wisely to work on assignments. My goals for the next 6 weeks of school are to work harder on finishing my work and homework and to use my class time more wisely. =**Adult Response** =
 * In looking at your work, I would like to compliment you on the following 2 things: You completed your work very neatly and it's easy to understand. It seems like you worked very hard to complete these assignments.
 * In the last 6 weeks of school I will help you reach your goals:

**My Subjects**
=Math=

Term 1 Reflection
In term 1 I learned about ratios, rates, and proportions. I learned about the differences between the three and how to use them in real life. I also learned how to use them to solve problems. Something that I learned about ratios is that a two-term ratio compares two quantities measured in the same units. I learned that a rate compares two quantities in different units. A proportion is a relationship that says that two ratios or rates are equal. I also learned about square roots and square numbers in term 1. Something I learned about square numbers is that it is the product of the same two numbers. For example, 5 x 5 = 25, so 5 is a square number. I also learned that a square number is also known as a perfect square. A number that is not a perfect square is called a non-perfect square. In term 1 I also learned about Pythagoras. In class, I learned that the shorter sides of a triangle are called the legs and that the longest side is called the hypotenuse. I also learned the Pythagorean theorem which is the sum of the areas of the two squares on the legs (a and b) equals the area of the square on the hypotenuse. I did all my work that was assigned to me in term 1. What I will do better in term 2 is to try to ask questions if I don’t understand something. I will also try to do my work earlier instead of procrastinating. I hope that I will do good in term 2.

Proportion, Ratio and Rate
My Sesame Street [|scribepost.] My Sesame Street [|video]. media type="youtube" key="NMQbei2ZV88?fs=1" height="385" width="480"


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Pythagoras
Here is my [|Pythagoras scribe post.]


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Percent
This is my [|percent scribe post]. This is my [|Final Percent post]. media type="youtube" key="DIn2d1tFjwk" height="390" width="480"


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Term 2 Reflection
In Term 2, I learned about percent, surface, and volume. I didn’t really like doing percent because I didn’t get the right answer at times. I think that I did well in surface area. Out of the three, I liked volume the most because it had the simplest steps to find out the answers. In my opinion, I did well on finding the percent of a number using t-charts. In surface area, I think that I did well on showing how I figured out the TSA (total surface area) of a 3-D object. Something that I did well on in volume is using the formula to find out the volume of an object. I think that I struggled in percent the most. Sometimes I couldn’t figure out what number I would have to divide or multiply with when I was using a t-chart to find the percent of a number. I don’t think that I struggled too much in this term. I’ll do better in this term by trying to be brave enough to ask questions if I don’t understand something. In Term 2, I learned how to use t-charts to find the percent of a number. I also learned how to use mental math to solve some math problems. In surface area, I learned that 3-D objects have a front, top, and side view. Some basic 3-D objects are cubes, rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and cylinders. The sides of 3-D objects are called faces. I learned that to find the total surface area you would have to find the area of each face and add them together. To find the area of a rectangle/square, you would use the formula l (length) x w (width). To find the area of a triangle you would use bxh/2. (2 x pi x r x r) + (2 x r x pi x h) is the formula you would use to find the TSA of a cylinder. In volume, I learned that any face of a rectangular prism can be considered the base. The base of a triangular prism would be a triangular face. A circular face would be the base of a cylinder. The height of a prism or cylinder would be the perpendicular distance between the two bases of a prism or cylinder. I learned that volume is the amount of space an object takes up and it is measured in cubic units. To find the volume of an object, you would have to multiply the area of the base by the height of the object. A difference between volume and surface area is that surface area is the outside of an object and volume is the whole object. Something that they have in common is that they both involve using 3-D objects. This is what I’ve learned and how I think I did in Term 2. Hopefully I will do well in Term 3.

Surface Area
This is my [|surface area scribe post].


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Volume
Here is my[| volume scribe post.]


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Integers
My [|integer scribe post.]


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=Language Arts=

"The Man Who Planted Trees" Student Reflection
**Q: What opportunities and threats are faced by Canada’s forest and woodlands?** A: Opportunities that are faced by Canada’s forest and woodlands are that there is many space for more trees to grow and for wildlife to use the forest as their home. Some threats are wildfires that could be caused by a natural event or by human beings. There could also be severe storms other natural disasters. **Q: How does The Man Who Planted Trees relate to us, to you, to the school and to the local community?** A: The Man Who Planted Trees relates to us by being people that want to make a good difference in the environment. He relates to me by me being environmentally friendly like recycling. He relates to the school by us also being eco-friendly by having recycling bins. To the local community, he relates because the community sometimes plants more trees around the area.
 * Q: What motivates people and organizations in their approach to the environment? Consider the following: money, publicity, votes, community benefits, prizes and awards? What limits their ability to be “green”?** A: What motivates people and organizations in their approach to the environment is money because they could earn money by selling environmentally friendly products at a higher price. They could also get community benefits, prizes and awards. What limits their ability to be “green” is when cut trees to provide space to build buildings for their company.

**Q: How do trees affect climate at a local and global level?** A: Trees affect climate at a local level by giving wildlife a place to live. They also give us shade and oxygen to breathe. If there were no trees around the city, then the city would just look kind of bare.
 * Q: What are the different character’s attitudes towards the forest?** 
 * Jean - he was supportive
 * The charcoal burners - didn`t care
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elzeard Bouffier - loved it and cared for it
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Government Official - selfish and harsh
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Member of Parliament - cruel and thoughtless
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Timber merchants - insensitive
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Villagers - clueless

[[file:Thank You Ma'am Friendly Letter.docx]]
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 TASK: What was I asked to do for this assignment? I was asked 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 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 friend.
 * 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

NEXT STEPS: Upon completion of this assignment I can now...
 * I can now identify elements of a short story
 * I can write a friendly letter
 * I can use appropriate tone and audience
 * I can use specific story details and write in the first person.

Simile Card


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: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">English Language Arts <span style="color: blue; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">TASK: What was I asked to do for this assignment? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial; line-height: normal;">I was asked to make a definition card that included the definition of a simile, an example of a simile, and an illustration that went with the example of a simile.

<span style="color: blue; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">INTENT: Why am I completing this assignment? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial; line-height: normal;">I am completing this assignment to better understand what a simile is.

<span style="color: blue; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">CRITERIA: How do I know what I needed to do to be successful in completing this assignment?
 * write definition of a simile
 * write own example of a simile
 * create an illustration that matches with simile example
 * colour and outline

<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana,Arial; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">NEXT STEPS:
 * I now know what a simile is
 * I know how to make a definition card
 * I can make examples of similes

Peace Drawing


=Social Studies=

Cro-Magnon Illustration


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 TASK: What was I asked to do for this assignment? I was required to illustrate a four quad picture that displayed my understanding of Cro-Magnon life in four categorys: homes, tools, food, and social structure.

INTENT: Why am I completing this assignment? There are several reasons why I completed the illustration assignment. First, I now know I was demonstrating my knowledge through drawing instead of writing. I also had to organize key points into four specific categories about Cro-Magnon life.

CRITERIA: How do I know what I needed to do to be successful in completing this assignment?
 * visually represented 4 categories easily understood by the viewer. (specific details)
 * use all space and draw a scene from Cro-Magnon life.
 * finish the product (color, outline, heading, subheadings, layout)

NEXT STEPS:
 * I can now use a process to visually represent any time period in history.
 * I can now use design elements and layout techniques to a drawing task.

Mesopotamian Definition Card


=Science=

The Digestive System
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=2 Minutes To Make A Difference=

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My group and I have chosen to do our project on animal cruelty. My questions that I had were "Why do some people mistreat animals?", "How do the people feel when they mistreat animals?", "Why are animals used to test cosmetics?", "Are people aware about the horrible things they're doing to animals? If so, how come they're not doing anything about it?", and "What are different ways people mistreat animals?". Some key points that I have researched were some of the ways people abuse animals are neglect, puppy mills, animal testing, and bull fighting. In my project right now, I am in the stage of looking for pictures to put in our video. The project is due on May 20.