End of 6th grade :)

1. What piece of work/ assignment and learning are you most proud? Explain.

One piece of work that I am really proud of is the Utopia Menu, this was when we had to get into groups of three, and do about four mini projects, they were all about Ancient Egypt and there social structure, ect. In my group, the project we did was a children's on mummifying, an Essay, a map of Ancient Egypt's geography, and a to scale modle of one of the pyramids in Egypt. One reason why I am most pound of this assignment is because when we did an Essay on the Ancient Egyptian social structure compare to ISKL's social structure. Mrs. Narsiman thought it was so that it was so good, that she showed it to Mr. Whiting, and he really liked it too! I think that was probably the main reason why I am soooooo proud of this piece of work. Also, we got an A+ (100/100) on this assignment so that was really good for are grades too. 

2. What were your greatest challenges? Explain.

I had many different challenges in Grade 6, but I think the biggest one was probably just getting orginized. From grade 5 to grade 6 was already a big change from being the oldest suddenly to the smallest, but just getting organized trying to remember to do this, and do that and put this on that, ect. In grade 5, I hardly had any homework, and if we did, it was just a page of math or something, but then there was suddenly all of the Lit Circles, blogposts and other homework to worry about. Another part of getting organized in Grade 6 that I really had trouble with was getting my locker organized. For some reason, I found it really hard to open my locker every class and find what I needed and then go to the class on time. So I would just stuff everything in there and things started to get lost and damaged. But as 6th grade went on, I learned how to deal with all these troubles an now, I can safely say that I am MUCH more orginized than the beginning of grade 6. 

3. Reflecting on your growth this year, what did you learn about yourself as a learner?


I have learnt many things about me and how I like to learn this year, esspesially when Mr. Whiting came to our class and did the learning profiles with us. This was when our assistant principal came to are class and did about five different  kinds of "tests" with us too help us learn how we learn best. I found out that I am Gestalt which means that I like to see the big picture when I learn and I like things to be in different colors, ect. Another thing that I have learned about myself this year is that in P.E. games, I can be quiet competetive! In grade 5, I always thought that I was a calm, relaxed person when it comes to games, but this year, I have found out that I am very pushy and want to win. I am not sure that  that is a good thing, or a bad thing! Never the less, I have really leaned a lot about myself this year and I hope to learn more in grade 7!

4. To evaluate your work habits, choose 1 of the following from each category ( and provide explanations):

a) Behavior

Could be improved
Satisfactory 
Perfect - the model student


Explanation: I feel that I have good Behavior in every class, I listen, and most of the time I try to perform all of the SLR's. But, I do think I am not the model student, I don't think anyone is. Sometimes, if I am with my friends in a class, I do become a bit chatty, so there fore I am not a model student. 

b) Participation

None
Satisfactory
Actively participate in class
Explanation: I think I really do actively participate in class because when ever we are having a discussion of some sort, I do try and share my thoughts with everyone, and I think I do this is everyone of my classes too. In Humanities I do participate in discussions, in Math and Science I share my answers, in Spanish I ask questions, ect. So I think this part of my learning is good!

c) Organization
Needs serious help
Satisfactory
I'm super organized


Explanation: I feel that my organization is satisfactory because no, I am not the mos organized person the grade 6, but most of the time, I do know were everything is. If you look in my locker, you might think I am not organized at all, but I do have it all under control in my own way. So I feel that my organisation is satisfactory.  

d) Effort

Needs serious help
Satisfactory
I always go above and beyond what is required.


5. Based upon your reflections, write two personal learning goals for Grade 7 next year.

Goal 1 - In Grade 7, I plan to


Goal 2 - In Grade 7, I plan to


6.Is there any more information about yourself that you would like the teachers to know?

7. Finally, cast your minds back to the first few months of middle school (when you arrived in Grade 6 ) what "Words of Wisdom" or "Advice" could you pass on to the Class of 2019?

Malaysia Week! :D

I had a great time on Malaysia week. And I think I grew in lots of SLR's too. Like Collaborating constructively, Living ethically, Thinking creatively and Learning enthusiastically. In this blogpost, I will tell why and how I accomplished all of these SLR's. Enjoy!


My Malaysia week site, Gopeng, was basically all about the SLR Living ethically because of all of the recycling we did. For example, the whole base camp was made out of something recycled. The boys and girls dorms were old green houses, and the bathrooms and showers were made out of old water tanks! From being on this site, I think I have really learned the importance of living ethically, and I also learned how to do this! Like one night, one of the Nomad staff taught us how to make a broom/sweeper out of a water bottle! Before this malaysia week, I did not think this SLR was that important, but I learn't sooooooooo much about the earth and how it is being harmed, I am definitely going to recycle more at home!


Another SLR that was really put to the test in Gopeng, Earth camp was Collaborate constructively. Every day, we usually did at least one activity when we needed to Collaborate constructively. For example, on the last day we had in Gopeng, we were split up into groups of five or six and we had to canoe across a pond! This really tested are skills of this SLR because you had to work together to row at the same time, and not tip! Another example of how much we had to do this SLR in Gopeng was the White Water rafting we did. When were doing rafting, all of the kids on my boat the, pro/employee, and me had to collaborate with each other. For example, if we were going down a really steep rapid, we would have to Collaborate constructively to stop the boat from tipping. This trip has really made me Collaborate constructively with everyone and I think I will defiantly use this skill later in life too!


The last two SLR's that I think we really did in Gopeng is Thinking creatively and Learning Enthusiastically. One time when we really Thought creatively one Malaysia week was when we had try and stand six Janga (a type of game) blocks on top of each other! I had to really Think creatively and find to fastest and best way to accomplish this task. I learnt enthusiastically a lot on this trip too! For example, when Ella, one of the Nomad staff there, was telling us about the Rafflesia  flower, I did not just listen to her, I leant enthusiastically and now I know a lot about the biggest flower in the world. On my trip, a lot of people gave us  a lot of information on many different things, and you really had to do this SLR to get the most out of what they were talking about.


This Malaysia Week has been a blast! And I really enjoyed learning about knew things, making knew friends, trying knew experiences, and growing in all of the SLR's!
:)

Dear Citizens of Wherton,

Dear Citizens Of Wherton,

You've probably noticed that I am not in Wherton anymore, and I have a feeling that some of you are incredibly worried about me. Well, my goal for this letter is to put your minds at rest (or at least put them at ease a bit). I am in a place were I am free, safe and happy; I can not tell you where, for if I do I will be putting all of you in great danger. Although I am fine now, my journey to this place was not so easy. I went through a lot of hard, terrible experiences but they all taught me a lesson in some way. I miss Wherton. I miss the loving, caring people and the wonderful teachers at the school, but I can never go back. In this letter I am going to tell you about my journey and why I chose to go though all of this, but first let me get one thing straight. Some of the things I say in this letter might sound a bit wrong to you or maybe even hurtful, but you must promise me one thing... you will never, EVER tell anyone anything about what I say in this letter. Once again, it will put all of you in great danger.

You probably have a lot of questions racing around in your head about me and where I am right now. So I am going to answer one right now: why I ran away from Wherton. I ran away because of one thing, the Tripods. Let me explain to you in more detail. You see, on the day of the capping (the capping before the one that I was supposed to be capped at), you might have remembered that three vagrants came into Wherton that day too. Like everyone else in town, I was very curious about them. My curiosity grew when one day on the way back from school, one of the vagrants asked my name. I thought of him very strange but answered anyway and then he just waddled off talking to himself. He talked to me the next day and the next day too (about not very important things- how old I was, what the town was called, where to get good bread and meat, etc.), till one day I got sooooooooooooo curious about this strange man that I invited him to my secret hide out that evening. When he came to my little place, he was not acting the way he did in town but was acting normal, like you and me. That's when I realized he was not a vagrant at all, he had just not been capped! That night he told me about the Tripods. He spoke of how bad they are and how when they cap someone they are basically brainwashing them to think that the Tripods should be taking over our world like they are. He also told me about this place where there are no Tripods and I can live a free, happy life with my own brain. It was that night that I knew I had to go. I would rather die than get capped...

I have learnt a lot about the importance of freedom and choice. And I have also learnt many things about society and life, here is briefly what I have learnt about them (I am telling you this because I think they were the four main things that this journey was about). What I have learnt about freedom is basically that it is very, VERY important to be free. What I mean by this is that when I was living in Wherton, I was not free at all. Everyone was holding me back and so on, and by this journey I have learnt how important it is to be free and have as much freedom as you need to make your own choices but still stay safe. This ties into choice too because to can't have freedom with out making your own choices. By doing this journey I have learnt that making the right choices is very important in life, and that it is key to be able to make the right choices by yourself. By doing this journey has made my thought a lot different about society too. Before I thought that society was just a group of people that you live with and are very close with, but now I know that society is crucial to who you are. It changes how you do things, it changes what you believe in, and it also changes how you live your live day to day. Life ties all of the things that I have leant by doing this trip together. I have leant that life is not only important to you, but to the people in the future to because in your life, you could have invented a medson that curse all cancers, or proved a point to world. But probably the most important thing that I have leant about life is that you should live your own life, and to the fullest.

My journey to this wonderful free place was probably the hardest thing that I will ever do in my whole in tire life. It contained Tripods, blood, a girl, and sweat, lots and lots of sweat. But I do not regret doing it not one tiny bit. Because I now know that I could never live my life the way you do. I could never be a slave to the Tripods, ever. I hope by reading this letter you will stop worrying about me a bit more. I promise you, I am totally fine now, and I am living my life to the fullest as a free man with two best friends and lots of fresh meat (yum!). But I do miss Wherton sometimes...

Lots and lots of love,

Will Parker xx

Beanpole :)

How will Beanpole help Will and Henry on their journey to the White Mountains?

I think there are many reasons why Beanpole will be a big help with Will's and Henry's trip to the White Mountains but I think they all retate to how intelligent Beanpole is.

One thing Beanpole will be big help with getting around. I mean this in two different ways. One way is that since Beanpole is from here, it seems like he knows were everything is. An example from the book 0f this is on pg.68 when Will told him that they were heading south. Beanpole knew strait away which way was south, and that show s that Beanpole really knows were everything is. I think that will be a really big help on the journey to the White Mountains. Beanpole really knows his way round people too. By this I mean that it seems like he knows everyone and what they do. Will or Henry can ask Beanpole anything about anyone and he will know it, and that will be a very good advantage. That is one reason why Beanpole will be very good help on Will and Henry's journey to the White Mountains.

Another big way that Beanpole will help in there journey to the White Mountains is that he can speek the language that they speek in the place were they are now. I think that will be a big help in many different ways. One way how that will help is that Beanpole can help Will and Henry get food, water and a place to stay. He can also explain to people why they are doing what they are doing if necessary. Another thing that Beanpole's language usage will help with is getting there. Beanpole could read all of the road signs and ask for directions from people. Also, what if all three of them get hert or something, Beanpole could call for help.

What I am trying to say is that Beanpole will be a BIG help in many different ways. For Will and Henry's safety and health. I don't think they will be able to accomplish to the White Mountains without him!

Will and I

The book that I am reading for lit circles right now is called The Tripods. It is about a village that when you start turning into a teenager, these terrifying gigantic things called Tripods inplant a cap on your head that basically brain washes you into thinking that the Tripods are the boss. But when it is nearly time for a boy called Will to get capped, he runs away to be a free man. Hear are some answers to the question, how is Will just like you?

One big thing that is the same with me and Will is that we are not afraid to say or do something when you think something is not right. For example, say I have to do a blog and in that blog I have to answer two questions but the other class only has to answer one because they had to have a substitute. I would tell the teacher or someone and also, I would not stop until I either had a good reason why we have to do more than the other class or if they had to do the same thing as us. That is what Will is doing in the Tripods because he does not think that capping is right and he would rather die than get capped, so he runs away to the white mountains to be free. That is one similarity between me and the character Will in the Tripods.

Another thing that is similar between Will and I is that we are both brave. Like when I was on the trampoline one time and I was about to do a backflip I was really scared because I kept on thinking, what happens if I land on my neck? Or what if I don't jump high enough? But in the end I did it and now I can do it with out a care in the world? And that is exactly the same for Will. He is doing a very dangerous and brave thing, running away like this but he is doing it for his own good. And I think that is the bravest thing in the whole world. That is another similarity between me and Will.

One last thing that is symilar between me and will is that we are both adveturous. On page 52 Will say "Altogether, a miserable and humiliating end to the adventure." Which I think show a lot of things. One thing that it shows is that Will knows that he is on an adventure with Henry and that it will be hard. Another thing that this shows that Will is actually quite scared about this adventure of his but he still wants to do it no matter what. I love going on adventures like going on long walks with my dad. And I also really do not like being stuck inside the house or in the same place for a long time and I think Will sometimes feels that way too. That is one last similarity between me and Will.

Citations

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Destiny Debate

https://docs.google.com/a/iskl.edu.my/document/d/1mrf4iOoM72Cljibz1Bb1IqgVWHQerYy3fnthHVC_Ck8/edit

Egyptian Imovie Refection

1.The benefits of working with a classmate / or alone.

I think there were lot of benefits that I got with working with my partner, Sydney on the Egyptian imovie than doing it on my own. One big benefit was that we really had double (double sybaloos, double brains) of what we would have got if we worked alone. For example, say I am working alone and I get stuck on a question that I have to answer for the script. I would probably have to go and find another couple websites to give me more information on the question. If I was working in a pair in that scenario, I could have asked him/her what it ment and even if he/she did not know, they could have still helped me find websites to work it out.
2. Challenges / obstacles which you overcame (tried to overcome)

I think one really big challenge that my group had was getting good quality information and making the imovie (making sure we could be heard, making sure the pictures related to what we were saying, ect.). Getting really good information was really hard because we could not really find many good websites that told us what we were looking for. We overcame this by really trying hard to answer the questions fully. We overcame the website problem by trying to refrase what we were trying to find out and using reasorses like Sybaloo. Making the imovie was quitehard too because, for example, we could not have a picture showing Hatshepsut's mummy when we were talking about trade. We overcame this by really thinking about what we were talking about and trying to find a picture that mostly related to that.

3. New understandings that you gained about yourself.

One thing that I think I realized is that it is much better to work in a group even if it feels more stressful at times. I think I worked really well in my group. Yes, we did fight a bit, yes, it felt like it would have been easier to work alone at time but that is all part of working with another person. Before this project I always wanted to work by myself and not with anyone else because I thought that we would disagree on things and it would be harder. From doing this project I have learned that two heads is better than one.