Mitchell+W

media type="custom" key="8329382" **During the past few weeks:** I have learnt about the different aspects of Cyber Safety and Bullying. The laws that have been established and the punishments that have been enforced. I most enjoyed the Humanities class on Tuesday the 8th of February as it was the period we were introduced to wikispaces and its features. My attitude has been lacking in areas like Homework as i think that i am slack when it comes to it and i should be actually doing it. My behaviour has been normal as i listen to the teacher and record work but i think that my behaviour to homework definitely needs to change. My interim report in the subject wilI indicate that I need to work on doing homework and keeping myself up to date. The hardest task I have had to complete was to work on our Research Project as it required us to research many aspects of our topic. My workbook is not as neat as it can be and i need to work on making sure to glue in any loose sheets and handouts.Group work is something that i don't always get involved in but i try to interact with group members. My greatest strength is that I try to listen to each instruction given to me and others by a teacher. The two areas of my learning that I want to focus on improving are: 1. Homework 2. Keeping my workbook neat and up to date. I am happy with my behaviour during classes but i want some aspects to improve.The class wiki offers me a way to interact with classmates and attempt class challenges that aim at improving skills.The Hall of Fame is a place where students to who take the time and effort in attempting challenges and completing work.
 * Vikings Reflection and Review**
 * **My strengths (what I am good at) in Humanities include being a very technical person when using computers.**
 * **My greatest area of improvement in Humanities is to not leave work to the last minute and be lazy.**
 * **Things which distract me and prevent me from learning include being distracted and letting myself be distracted**
 * **To continue to improve and become a better student, I need to focus more on work and try not to let myself be distracted.**
 * **My workbook is fairly neat but i need to work on sticking sheets in and keeping my book more presentable.**
 * **My record for doing homework is honestly poor in my opinion and i need to hand homework that is quality and on time.**
 * **I think that in class it is important to listen and do the work in order to not fall behind.**
 * **My classmates are very helpful and are fun to work with.**
 * **My favourite class activity is just generally having a laugh with them.**
 * **If my teacher was writing my report today he would say that I need to work on handing homework in and putting maximum effort into work.**
 * **My teacher will not say that i am bad but suggest some ways that i could listen to and use as advice**
 * **What progress have you made towards meeting the goals you set yourself in Term 1?** I think i have not gotten very far in achieving my goals and that they need to be worked on.
 * **Do your goals need to be reviewed and new goals set? I think that reviewing my goals to a more achievable standard may help me work more efficiently**

Now complete the following sentence stems:
 * **Yesterday I did not complete the questions that Ms King set for homework but i still did them and understood what they asked and meant.**
 * **Tomorrow I plan to complete any homework and not delay handing it in.**
 * **I will aim to try the best i can at work**
 * **I refuse to give up and not even attempt anything**
 * **My favourite part of any class is using computers.**
 * **The best part of this wiki is the ability to freely exchange information at a mature level**
 * **If I had a rubbe//r// ducky I would honestly feel very weird**
 * **Brainbusters are challenging and help to broaden my knowledge**
 * **My teachers always provides the help and support that I need.**
 * **My teachers never are afraid to help me.**
 * **Ms King was very helpful and provided interesting tasks that were enjoyable.**
 * **I don't like teachers who don't understand that sometimes we have too much homework and may not understand that not everyone is able to do tasks such as browse internet or print out work.**
 * **Mr Reichelt is a teacher that genuinely has high expectations for everyone and makes work as interesting as possible**

//**Reflection, Term 2 2012**//

Preparedness for Learning: I'm usually well prepared with class in terms of what we're meant to bring like our books and pens, atlhough sometimes I can forget to immediately open my books. I attend most(yes, most) classes unless I have something else such as an //SRC// event on or I'm sick, although even when im sick i tend to check this wiki as often new work is posted. I'm always on time to class, as it is very hard to be late to class for me anyway.

Effort: I usually try my best in classwork and homework, but sometimes i can lack in effort which is usually cause of me deciding to leave things to the last minute. I also have a tendency to go through work fast so sometimes i can also accidently not put in enough detail or overlook some details.

Level of Understanding: I think that I understand most of the work given but theres times where i can be confused with some aspects of a task

Homework and Meeting Deadlines: I usually hand homework in on time and meet the approriate deadline, if i don't have the work ready to be handed in then I'll often give a good reason. If i know i cannot hand homework in physically, i also email the work to make sure that atleast i've submitted it in someway.

Quality of Work Produced: The work that i produce is often to some level of high quality, depending on whether or not I've left it to the last minute. The lack of quality can be clearly seen if i've left it to the last minute and although i try not to do it, its a habit that is hard to break.

Areas for Improvement : I could improve on the overall quality of my work in terms of appearance and how much effort i put into it. The other area i want to improve on is not leaving work to last minute as it affects the finished product of my work severely in terms of how well i do it.

**Semester 1 Reflection**
Overall my Semester One report was good in some areas but easily lacking in some areas, it showed me that i really do need to step up my game in some areas and ask for help whenever I am having trouble. It also showed how i was generally lazy in some areas and yet in some other areas I got high marks.

I felt good at some parts of my report where my efforts paid off but I also felt disappointed at two areas of my report which were Science and Maths specifically as I could've done better if i had simply put more time into learning the subjects. While I am disappointed I'm also happy that subjects like English and Humanities which I did very poorly last year, are not subjects I'm genuinely putting more effort into.

My three main strengths were my ability to create good presenations using computers which let me make my presentations appealing and also informative at the same time, one of my other strengths was how I could read quickly and be able to think and write creatively, these helped me especially in English during the writing of my essays. My third and final strength was my ability to speak, although i feel nervous when I need to speak apparently I speak really well, i also have a tendency to remember information without being able to refer to cue cards even though this may not always help me.

My main areas of weakness are Maths and Science, which are areas that I am not good in due to the fact I have difficulty understanding the topics and how to solve them.

My first goal was to kick my habit of leaving work to the last minute, i think that i've done very well achieving this goal although there was one instance in which i did leave something to the last minute but overall for the semester i put the time and effort needed into most projects. My second goal was to get a worthy result, one that i would be proud. I would say that I've partially achieved this goal as i have achieved a result I like in some subjects but also have a result that I'm disappointed in in other subjects. My 3rd and final goal was to be a better worker both solo and in groups. I think that I've been working towards this goal admirably and have improved with the way I work by myself and with others. Ive also taken to getting more out of my learning by involving myself in other tasks and even school related tasks like organizing assemblies.

I believe that my skills in subjects such as English especially my reading will help me in VCE English subjects, i also wish to use some of my computer skills to help me work creatively and create presenations in said subjects to be able to succeed. I also wish to continue my commitment in the SRC to develop public speaking skills and management of projects to be able to put towards these presentations.

My Three new goals are to: 1. Work harder in the areas of Science and Maths so that I can improve my understanding of these subjects to the best of my ability so that VCE Math subjects. 2. Continue putting in to my subjects and achieve even better results than those that I had gotten in my report. 3. To not let other commitments during Semester 2 take over class time as they had in Semester 2 of Year 8, while SRC tasks are important my school work is even more crucial and should not be wasted.