Joshua873

=Intro= Hello Mom and Dad, I have done alot of things in this term. Some of the things I did will be showed in my portfolio. For example, my definition cards and my Cro Magnon drawing. The two subjects that I was good at this term was science and social studies. The two things I need to improve on are math and l.a. My goals for the last 6 weeks of school are to do more of my homework and study hard for tests/exams.

=Adult Response= In looking at your work, I would like to compliment you on the following 2 things: I thnk the cuneiform tablet was a great thing to do because its great to see my child using playdoh again. Its a great project and hes tablet came out very nicely. I also like the Cro Magnon drawing because it was a very big and bright poster. I think you should be doing those assignments more often.

In the last 6 weeks of school I will help you reach your goals by: My goal is to study very hard for tests and quizzes because exams are right around the corner. My other goal is to go on the Honour Roll for the third time this year so I could get the Sargent Park pin.

=My Subjects= =Math=

==Term 1 Math Reflection: == What I learned this year in Term 1 is all the things about ratio, rate and proportion. There are different kinds of ratios like the Two Term Ratio and the Three Term Ratio. A Two Term Ratio compares two quantities measured in the same units. A Three Term Ratio compares three different quantities measured in the same units. A rate compares two quantities measured in different units. A unit rate is which the second term is one. A unit price is used when shopping. Proportion is a relationship that says that two ratios or rates are equal and can be written as a fraction.

==Term 2 Reflection: == In Term 2 we learned about percents, surface area and volume. I didn’t really do well in percents because I didn’t study at all so my marks definetley were bad. In surface area and volume I did great! I actually understand how to do both of them and I did great on the tests. I understood what to do and I knew what the formulas were. I learned that to find the volume of a rectangular prism and a triangular prism is area of base x height. I also learned that to find the volume of a cylinder is π x r x r = h. Next term I will listen more in math class so I could get perfect on my tests. And I will also do more blogs.

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Parent Quiz



Integers
-3-(-7)=4

Here is a link to my __//**Big Book of Integers**//__ scribe post: []

Parent Quiz =Fractions= Parent Quiz =Language Arts= __//**The Man Who Planted Trees**//__

//**How does The Man Who Planted Trees relate to us, to me, to the school and to the local community?**// The man who planted trees relates to us, to me, and the economy because we are currently trying to make the earth a better place to live and we are also trying to plant more trees because trees produce oxygen. But along the way we cut down so many trees we have to replant one in its place.

//**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 positive outcomes motivate the people to help the environment such as how it will improve their lifestyle and how it will benefit their community. Organizations are motivated to help the community by the publicity and money that could come from their actions. People running for a government position might be motivated by getting more voets. Money, limits people’s ability to be “green.”

//**What are the document character’s attitudes towards the forest?**//
 * //**Jean**//

Jean thought the forest was excellent and he also thought it was good for both nature and humans.
 * //**The Charcoal Burners**//

The charcoal burners thought the forest would ruin their business and demand.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//**Elzéard 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;">Elzéard Bouffier loved to plant trees and wanted to create the forest to change the world.
 * **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; 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 thought the forest (and trees) were very nice.
 * **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; 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 wanted to cut down the trees in the forest to make money. He also declared the forest for “the people of France.”
 * **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; 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 thought they would make money by cutting down the trees and selling the wood.
 * **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; 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 liked the forest because it made the village look better and made it a better place to live. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//**How do trees affect climate at a local and a 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;">The trees create a better local climate and change the temperature. Trees help the planet o a global level because they produce oxygen.

Thank You Ma'am Drawing
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   Task: For this assignment I was supposed to create a drawing for the short story Thank You Ma'am. The story did no thave any pictures so the drawing had to be what we thought of the story.

Intent The purpose for doing this assignment was to see if we were able to interpret a short story into an image.

Criteria To be successful you had to create a drawing of a scene in Thank You Ma'am and draw it how you think it should look and color it. NEXT STEPS:



Child Labour Worldle



 * Social Studies﻿**

**Cro-Magnon Drawing**


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: For this assignment I was required to create a poster with no words (besides titles) that describes Cro-Magnon life.

Intent: The purpose of this poster is to gain a deeper knowledge of how and what the cro-magnon people did to survive.

Criteria: To be successful you had to create a poster that was divided into four with an image for, food, tools, homes, and social structures in each of the sections only using a title and no descriptions.

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Cuneiform Tablet
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