Stock Market Watch Summary

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PE Flexibility Project

Reading and Writing Goal

I am shooting for the stars, blasting into outer space, I want to achieve more! I will write more reading responses using and displaying different skills and claims. I will keep a rubric and self evaluate my reading responses once a week. I also plan to write more stickies. My goal is to stop and jot twice each chapter. By one week after christmas break, I will have a lot more stickies, and I will hopefully have more responses of good quality. My writing goal is to write one free write per week and check using a rubric to see how I am doing especially in the conclusion section. I plan to work on this goal over break. I will work on it up until one week after school starts back and I will have hopefully accomplished my goal by then. I will write my free writes on google docs.

My reading goal progress:
18/12/13
Sadly I have made no progress so far... I plan to work on this goal over the break which will hopefully help my goal.
Only one sticky :(

Reaction Time

Fastest Hand Reaction Time

Problem/Question

Which hand has the fastest reaction time?

Hypothesis

I think that our dominant hands have the fastest reaction time because they are generally better trained and more sensitive. Moving your dominant hand is also easier than moving and using your non-dominant hand.

Procedure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUHPHWGdKSA

Data

ME:

Trial #	1	2	3	4	5	Average
Right	41.25s	35.59s	38.12	31.88	27.72	34.91
Left	51.13	43.28	28.53	38.13	32.12	45.34

Fastest Hand Reaction: 27.72

Fastest Hand Average:  RIGHT HAND = 34.91

Graph

Conclusion

In conclusion, the results for the fastest hand reaction time have proved my hypothesis correct. I believe that my dominant hand is more sensitive and better trained than my non-dominant hand, and as a result, my dominant hand is stronger and the chance for the reaction time to be shorter, is higher. The overall average for my right hand trials is 34.91, whereas my average for my left hand is 45.34. In all but one trial, my right hand was faster than my left hand. This is more evidence of why generally individuals dominant hands have a shorter reaction time than their non-dominant hand.

Warren Buffet

Warren Buffet's contribution to the Giving Pledge foundation is very kind and is largely respected. Buffet is obviously very smart and knows that giving money to charity is better than giving it to people who don't need it that badly.

Literacy Essay

  Harriet's Literacy Essay - RLA CD

Let’s face it, sometimes in life people have to accept change, and adjust to fit into new situations, even if they don’t want to. Change is hard, and many people don’t like it. Adjusting to challenges puts people into positions they aren’t comfortable with. This is particularly important for children like Aaron in the book, Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord.

In the book, Aaron, a 13 year old foster boy, was separated from his mom because she was an alcoholic. What Aaron really wants is to have his mom back and a real family. But, Natalie, his careworker, does not allow him to have any contact with his mother. Aaron has not seen his mother in several years, and misses her frequently. So by the time Aaron gets to Bethsaida Island, the place where his new foster family reside, he really shows no effort to try and adjust to the new situation, and has no tolerance for people trying to tease and bully him. Hence, in cases where Aaron controls his anger while present in a situation, he always lets out his anger afterwards by playing his trumpet.

Aaron has to learn to overcome his fears and step up and become more confident. Arriving at Bethsaida, Aaron was missing his former foster home, and was really annoyed that he had to say goodbye to so many activities and people to move in with his new ‘family’. He is very rude and does not want to be included in anything at the island. Aaron exclaims, “I can’t believe I had to quit my jazz band to come here.” (Pg. 30)  This shows that Aaron wasn’t adjusting well to the new situation. He did not know how to control his emotions, was afraid of going on boats, and performing in front of crowds. With time, Aaron started to change by being more social and learning to fight his fears. Tess helps Aaron to get his mom to come, even though it is against the rules, after meeting with her, he notes, “I didn’t mean to get so mad at my mom yesterday,” Aaron says quietly as we walk. “I thought I would only feel happy to see her and glad she was okay. But when I started talking, it all came out.”

To sum up, change is an important part of life that has to be accepted whether it’s wanted or not. This is important because if people do not accept change, they may be left out, and be constantly unhappy. The events that happen in this book are similar to events that happen in real life, and all people must accept that nothing will ever go perfectly as planned.

Character Extension Project

Drama: The Very Mixed Up Fairy Tale Reflction

I think that my projection has improved a lot this trimester. One thing I think I could improve on is facing the audience because sometimes I look at the person I am speaking to instead of the audience. I feel that I did well using my face and voice to bring my character to life. To conclude, I definitely think my confidence on stage has improved this trimester and I have improved my drama skills.

Harriet's Vlog 2

Sportsmanship Assignment

Number 1. Definition of Sportsmanship. I feel that the definition of sportsmanship is accepting failure, playing fair, working together, and being respectful to other teammates. Another thing that is important is following the rules of the game, and being responsible for your actions. Additionally, individuals must treat others the way they would like to be treated. To conclude, in any football, basketball game etc. individuals must respect the referees. 

Number 2.  You should demonstrate sportsmanship in all sports because it makes you feel better, and your teammates will be more respectful towards you because they know you are not a cheater, play by the rules, and respect all teammates and referees.

Number 3. I think that I demonstrate good sportsmanship by trying as hard as I can, playing fair, encouraging my teammates, etc.



This is good because it shows people being kind to support other people even if they are on the opposing team.

Placebo Effect - What is it?

What is the Placebo Effect?

The placebo effect is the improvement of a patient’s health when using placebos. A placebo is a medicine prescribed for the psychological benefit of a patient. During a clinical trial, some patients receive the medicine, but others receive a placebo. All patients believe that they are receiving the real medicine, which makes them have a positive attitude.  As a result, some of them are more cautious of their diet, doing exercise, or other factors like quitting smoking during the clinical trial. Doctors use the placebo effect to test medicine and to see if it actually works, or it is just the mental attitude and food/hygiene changes that occur to the patients during a clinical trial. Some reasons why people volunteer for the clinical trials is because in the past they have performed these experiments on people in jail, and they have said that if they volunteer, they will be let out of jail.

Music Festival Week

I feel that we did a good job at the concert. I was amazed at how good the intermediate band students did in 6th/7th/8th grade. I really liked how in the intermediate band they had some people going at different times. While Mr. Mumford was here, I learned some new words including tonguing and subdivision. 

My PE Health And Wellness Video

My Vocaroo Reading Response

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My Speaking And Listening Video

Up, Up, And Away

5,4,3,2,1 +8 Per Day

5 Fruits and Vegetables - Contributes to a healthy heart and prevents some potential cancers. I think I am doing okay because I usually have capsicum, onion, lettuce, potato, sweet potato, avocado, and hummus every day. However, I do not like all fruits, so I usually put them in a blender and make a smoothie or juice. I like watermelon, peach, nectarine, apple, strawberry, and banana.

4 Glasses of Water - No cell can function without water. If you wait till you're thirsty, you are too late. I feel that I need to drink more water, so this morning I decided to bring a water bottle to school to ensure that I drink more water. I usually drink less that a liter of water per day even though I play sports, this is why I am trying to improve my drinking water habits.

3 Laughs with Friends - This is vital to keep a good mental health. It prevents depression and bad thoughts, feelings, and interactions.These three things are all connected like a triangle, and if one is effected, the others are too. I think that I have started doing this more, and I would like to keep it going because I have noticed that it actually is true. For example, watching a funny video with friends, or having some fun at lunch interacting instead of being by yourself texting one of your friends.

2 Hours of Screen Time - I think that I do well in this category because I only spend about one hour per day on my phone and computer. I only watch TV and movies sometimes, maybe once every two weeks.

At Least 1 Hour of Physical Activity - I play tennis four hours a week, dance two hours a week, I walk my dogs every day, and I have PE every two days, I think that I do well in this category. My parents want my brother and I to exercise as much as we can, so we participate in many sports.

8 Hours of Sleep - I sleep about 9 1/2 hours per night, so I think that I sleep enough, but I always find it hard to wake up at 6am because it is so early. My mom makes me go to bed at about 8:30 every night, but sometimes I am a little bit off schedule so I make up for it by sleeping in the amount of time that I went to bed too late. This does make me hurry a bit in the mornings, but it makes me more energized.

Parent/Student Agreements

I am an organised, responsible individual who has been taught to be accountable for my decisions and actions and therefore, I believe I am ready for the responsibility of bringing my laptop to and from school on a daily basis. At night, I will charge my laptop in my room at the same time that I get my bag ready for school each night before I go to bed. My computer will be charged at my desk in my room.

MS Drama Homework - Oh No You Didn't!

TEN is a person who is dying to hit the stage on day one of drama and would willingly perform in front of all of 7th grade right NOW!  ONE is a person who would rather be ANYWHERE but the stage and would prefer to be wrapped up in a blanket back in their bed hugging their teddy bear. On this scale of one to ten, I would be a 10. The reason I would be a ten is becauseI really enjoy acting, and I have taken many acting classes in the past. The photo above is not the best example, but I think that I am pretty good at acting. I have done many holiday programs and classes and have recently joined a class called Teen Stars at kids performing.

Definition Of Wellness

During PE health class today we discussed the meaning of wellness. From my point of view, the meaning of wellness is taking the responsibility to keep your body healthy. This could be eating healthy food, getting at least eight hours of sleep a night, or socializing to keep happy. My example below is of socializing and having a good time with my friends because it helps individuals get through hard times in life.

My Reading Goal

      My reading goal for this semester is to read for 45 minutes per day,show more thinking,and display more reading skills in my responses. So far, I have not done very well, so I am making it my aim to do my goals before dinner every day. I chose this goal because I feel that I do not read enough, and that over the summer I think that my reading skills dropped so I would like to bring them up again. Some challenges I may face with my reading goals are fitting the time into my schedule to do it, so I have decided that if I think I may have some problems with reading after school, I will do it on the bus. I will know I have accomplished my goal when I start getting better feedback, and grades on my reading responses, and I will aim to read two books per week. If I face difficulties in accomplishing my goals, I may cut them down so I only have one reading goal. When I have accomplished my goal I will celebrate my going out with my friends to eat ice cream.

COMPUTER USE AND CARE POSTER

Mi Espanol Video

Love and Care for Your Laptop

Just before the start of the school year, I had a look at the middle school website to see if we were doing anything out of the ordinary in sixth grade. To my surprise, I found out that we were going to be doing bootcamp, I was astonished! Bootcamp? Are we going to be doing push ups and marathon running? I thought. Then, when I got to school on the first day I found out it was training to look after the computer the school was giving every sixth grade student to use at school and at home. A very excited feeling was built up inside me, and butterflies flew around in my stomach, I couldn’t believe I was getting a school laptop. I mean, I have a laptop at home, but, to be given the responsibility of bringing it to and from school everyday, and having to look after it feels like teachers have trust in you as an individual.

Here's how to hold it!

During BootCamp I learnt many new tactics about caring for my laptop and where to use it. For example, I must not use my laptop in places like the cafeteria, the hallways, Middle School foyer, and outside on very hot humid days. To elaborate on that, I have learnt that humidity can make the keyboard on a laptop ruin, and that heat is bad for laptops. Additionally, I have learnt that I should always have my laptop in it's case, and how to hold it. Another key point I have learnt during laptop boot camp is to never leave drinks near computers because even one drop of liquid on the keyboard of a macbook air, and no matter who owns the laptop, even the president would be left with a broken computer that can not be repaired. Any crumbs on the keyboard will go under the keys, and the computer system will be messed up. I also learnt to never share any personal information, and think before you post. Students must think about the SAS core values, respect, responsibility, honesty, fairness, and compassion. Students must also make copyright considerations, because it would be rude to take someone else's photo without permission, and not giving credits.

Never have any of these items near your laptop!!

To conclude, I would like to thank all the teachers, teacher aids, and the school for putting so much effort into running the boot camp, providing our laptops, and organizing the new school year. The experience of laptop boot camp has been great, and now I know so many things I never knew before about laptops, and technology in general.

Credits:https://drive.google.com/a/sas.edu.sg/folderview?id=0B-hdsA9pajFRQlRETHlHUjMzVzg#

About The Author

              The Author of Harriet’s SAS Blog is and eleven year old girl in 6th grade. She loves to write. Ever since she was six years old she has been very passionate about helping the world. Harriet used to roam the streets handing out flyers, email officials from zoos, sell cupcakes to raise money for charity, go to fundraising events for caring for Cambodia, and go to the zoo early in the morning to inform the visitors about the habitat of Orangutans, and go on and on about Palm oil plantations. When she was nine years old, she used to pick up the trash from the football field left behind at her brother’s auskick. Back when she was in first grade, she became interested in writing when she had to write a daily holiday journal over her exciting holidays in Italy, France and Hong Kong. Whatever time it is in the day, if Harriet has an idea she quickly types it in to notes on her phone. When Harriet is not writing she can often be found hanging out with her friends and family. From her constantly travelling dad, and her kind, loving mom, to her lego loving brother, Harriet has a very supportive family. For now Harriet lives in Singapore experiencing an amazing education at Singapore American School. Someday you may see her as a very successful woman helping others who are less fortunate than her.

Using Your Laptop

5th Grade Reflection

Martha Washington Pages Document

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Book Club Recording

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Clifford Pier- Historical Site Research Project

How to Make a Literacy Essay

Finding Parallelism Across Stories

     Wonder by R.J. Palacio clearly demonstrates that a friend is not someone who is popular, it is someone who is loyal to any individual no matter their beliefs/looks.  In the beginning of this fabulous book, a great friend of Auggie's named Summer, ignored the popular group who weren't nice to her, and joined Auggie in the dining room to realize how humorous and kind he was.  Clearly Summer shows empathy for Auggie and is very thoughtful, and her actions are enforced on her empathy for Auggie.

Suporting Characters

In the book, Freedom Summer written by Deborah Wiles, the story of a friendship between a black and white boy is told. Written in the perspective of the white boy, Joe, his friend John Henry could arguably be a supporting character visa-versa. Joe really wants to know what it would be like to be John Henry, and shows empathy throughout the story for John Henry. Also Joe could be a supporting character, John Henry admires how the simple actions of Joe walking into a grocery store being kicked out, would be such a blessing.

The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson

The Other Side 

     "Someday somebody's going to come along and knock this old fence down," Annie said.
     And I nodded. "Yeah," I said. "Someday." Set during the Civil Rights Movement, the story The Other Side  clearly illustrated the acceptance of friendship between black and white children. In this story, there was a young white and a young black girl, they were living next door to each other, only with a fence to separate them. Everyday the young girls would stare at each other through the fence, and one day they had the courage to talk to each other. The mother and the other children just stared, didn't say anything or do anything, but eventually the other children started to join in. The children mixed well together, despite they weren't supposed to mix. The fence symbolized a chance for freedom and friendship, the fence was the law, what they weren't allowed to cross. The fence was a borderline.  This story clearly used backstory, and real events from history. Part of the backstory was how individuals started to question the status quo after the communities were divided by race boundaries. The story also included weather changes as the mood changed, and eventually when the sun was bright and they all sat on the fence and were happy even though the law was still the same. This book is related to

Freedom Summer By Deborah Wiles

       "John Henry is my best best friend. He is the best swimmer I know, we would swim in the town pool together, but he's not allowed" In the book Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles  the story of a friendship between a white and black boy is told.  Set during the 1960's, racial discrimination was still in motion, however, John Henry and Joe went against the status quo and became best friends. Deborah Wiles beautifully illustrated that you as an individual can be friends with anybody.


To Be Finished

War And Conflict Unit

War and Conflict Station 

Primary Source

Our group learned about the battle of Britain, I notice that in the newspaper, positive advertisements were either fake or food advertisements. Also, other parts of the newspaper included fun quizzes and happy sections for children. This newspaper used positive propaghanda

Everything Stops For Tea, a song written in 1972, is written to make people cheerful in the time of war. As Tea is very hard to get during war, the song uses multiple reasons of why when given the pleasure of having tea, there is no way to act miserable. The song uses positive propaganda to make people feel like war is not happening even though it is. Soldiers would benefit from this song in the time of war because it has a very cheerful and up beat tune, and is focused on making people think of the brightest side of life and not the horrors of war.

War and Conflict Unit 

In the Fall Of Singapore  video, our team acknowledged that we were learning mainly about what happened in Singapore over the 20th century. Some scenes mentioned include:

World War II: In 1942, World War ll took over Singapore, dropping bombs all over Singapore, hiding them and setting them off in certain places. The War had expanded around half the world. It spread in China, Philippines, etc. When the French gave up to the war, the Japanese rejoiced and had stopped the War. This video contained a lot of interviews with old people who had been in the war before. This video wanted to tell the people that were watching this video that the war was really dangerous and the people who were in it but survived and interviews with them. This is the video that talked about world war ll and how people had survived or died in it.

When the British underestimated the Japanese, they were attacked brutally. This shows that the Japanese is different in the inside of their country then the outside fighting. The documentary is set in a timeline.  

This is mostly about how the Japanese attacked Singapore and how the French gave up with the fight. We think that the French gave up the fight for peace. Also probably because a lot of people are dying including families that doesn’t have anything to do with the war. We wonder if the Japanese or the British will still attack the French even though they gave up.

War and Conflict

 Paired Text Station
In the book Sybil's Night Ride, set in the late 1700's, included a change of gender roles and age respect. This book told the story of a young girl, her family lived near Putnam County in New York. Her name was Sybil, Sybil's family was in favor of the Patriots.



War and Conflict Unit

Statistics Station
USSR= Soviet Union
USSR, which is also known as Russia, has the largest total of deaths in WWII. The number of deaths are 27 million total which makes me wonder that USSR had a very weak army or this happened because of the Nazi's shooting citizens and taking their clothes away for them to freeze to death.

Dialogue Practice

1.       "I would like to go the beach this weekend," she told him as they left the apartment.

2.       "I don't want any stupid cake," says the guy who goes to Europe and the Middle East. "Where's the champagne?" he says and laughs.

3.       "That is," Wesley said,"that neither you nor me is her boy".

4.       "Have you read Hills Like White Elephants yet?" he asked her.
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5.       "Why can't we talk to any of the people outside?" Ellen stuttered. Ellen unaware of the fact that soldiers were not only in Copenhagen, their home town.
          "Soldiers are spread all around Denmark, they are specifically hunting down Jews. To be safe, we must not talk to any of my brother's friends, nor anybody else you see. The world is dangerous and I must protect the both of you. I could not lose another daughter." Ann Marie's mother whispered. She wanted to protect the girls, they were both her daughters wherever they are.
          "Can I talk to the cat?" Christie teased. "Can I talk to my doll?" Christie was unaware of the danger Ellen was in, and she would tell the soldier everything she knew because she had no knowledge of why the soldiers rome the streets.

War and Conflict Unit

Everything Stops For Tea, a song written in 1972, is written to make people cheerful in the time of war. As Tea is very hard to get during war, the song uses multiple reasons of why when given the pleasure of having tea, there is no way to act miserable. The song uses positive propaganda to make people feel like war is not happening even though it is. Soldiers would benefit from this song in the time of war because it has a very cheerful and up beat tune, and is focused on making people think of the brightest side of life and not the horrors of war.

Social Studies Raffles Project

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My Push and Pull Factors for Coming to SIngapore

Fantasy Writing Elevator Pitch Story

Boston Massacre Report

Spanish class - Mi Amiga Comica- Etta (Harriet)and Dylan