3 Electives

The three electives that I found the most interesting were CAD/CAM/CNC, woodwork and Information Technology. I chose these three because I love to work with my hands and create things from scratch as well as creating things on the computer. I have always had an interest I making buildings and structures out of Lego and I think that wood work is perfect for that, just making simple little nick-nacks just seems so fun. for these classes I could find help from room 124 and from Mrs. Murphy.

Electives

The three electives that I think are interesting are info tech, visual art and drafting. Info tech is a computer class, you will learn how to make projects using different programs on the computer and you will learn basic skill such as typing practice and Microsoft programs (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). Visual art is learning how to draw and make your drawings look more realistic. You will also make a few objects using clay on other materials. Drafting is where you learn how to make very detailed plans for building and other structures. This course will lead you in the architect and construction route in life.  

3 Electives

The Electives I am interested in are woodcraft, sewing, and foods. The reason I an interested in these 3 electives is because they all require making something, I enjoy making something cery much wether its making things out of wood or metal, or even drawing. If I would want more imformation on woodcraft, sewing, or foods I could go to Mr.Lim for imformation on woodcrafts, Mrs.Krishnan for imformation on sewing, and Mr.Tong for imformation on foods.

Learning Blog

December 12 Friday 2014

Today we did our lit circle discussions. We wrote the goals that our group and ourselves want to improve on and two good things our group and ourselves did.

We did this because it is a good way to reflect on the book we are reading and what we read. It also allows us to connect to the text and get more comfortable talking in a group.

We have to finish the 3 words and sentence and we can work on the paragraph booklet

3 Word Challenge

Weihang                          3 Word Challenge                   12-14-2014

 

Hello everyone! I'm Weihang Zheng in Grade 8 from Fraser Heights Secondary School. New Year is just around the corner, and it's about time to be thinking of New Year Resolutions. This is the first time I am actually writing down my New Year Resolutions. I will be writing 3 attributes, a word each, that I wish to improve on, here it goes:

 

1.Patience; If only I was more patient, great things could come to me. People will see me as a less of a complainer, and I would satisfy myself. When there is a option like, would I rather get a small thing now, or a better thing later, I either half the same. However, looking back from the future, you won't regret choosing the better thing later.

2.Courtesy; I always thought that respecting your parents and teachers won't do you much good, but I was wrong. You can get many benefits by being nice to your parents and teachers. Better grades and more allowance are just a the minor ones.

3.Open; All my friends started as strangers, so why am I so shy to stranger? I doesn't make sense. Perhaps I made all my friends back when I was younger and more open. Being open doesn't just give you more friends, but helps you become successful in your business later on in life.

3 words

Creative - I chose this word because whenever I do projects I'm not that creative and the project is boring and dull. I should also be more creative in art and drama.

Stamina - I chose this word because when I run or exercise I run out of energy after a while. I also want to stay fit.

Health - I chose this word because I want to eat more fruits and vegetables and other healthy food. I want to cut down on eating junk food.

December 10, 2014 learning blog

What

Today in class we marked our short story re-tests and that pretty much took up the whole first block but for the rest of the time we just did some silent reading with our lit circles books. The second block we started off by watching a video called failure and entrepreneurs. This video was about how failing is good and natural and how to develop your ideas that you just have floating around in your head. After that we watched Daniel Pink the one sentence project. This video was about how everybody has a sentence and how to create your own sentence. Then we watched a couple other videos of other kids and them coming up with their own sentence. Once we have finished watching all those inspirational videos we read on how for the longest time people have been setting their new year’s resolution but they always forget about it all together or just get tired of it. After all we just read we had to come up with three words that reflected on our habits and what we could have done better.

Why

We do tests so we can reflect on whatever we have just learned in our unit and refresh our memory of the subject. I think that we watched the video on the failures and entrepreneurs to show us that failure is just a part of growing and expanding your understanding on whatever subject that we wish to study. The one sentence project was great for reflecting on our past selves and by doing that we better the understanding of ourselves.

Reflections

I think that we could use the one sentence project and the three words that we came up with in our everyday lives because it just helps you get a better understanding of our selves and it could pull you together if you were struggling or falling apart. For example if you didn’t get that essay done on time and you were a bit behind on your work you could come up with three words that could motivate you to catch up and get back on track.

Homework

For homework today we have to come up with your three words and also your sentence. For our lit circles we have to finish our novels and dialectical journals for Friday.