Pathways, our spring exhibition 2023!💐

Our final grade 8 project was the project we would be presenting at the spring exhibition! This project was basd off of the business groups and the place we would be making the advertisement
for. The group I was put in is called Hatfield Marine Science Centre! Unfourtanetly I wasnt able to go on the trip, but I was still able to gather key information from my peers in my group. A few weeks before they had left too Oregon we had to start brainstorming and learn what an ad really is and what it takes. 

After they had interviewed a really lovely lady named  Lindsey to get information and take note  from, it was time to start our advertisments! The process of making them was VERYY long and tiring. Some different things we had learned about to create the finishing products was what advertising appeals, advertsing techniques, and what ethos, pahos, and logos were to make them presentable to the public.  Overall I had created a total of around 9 drafts that had kept being revised by Mrs. Willemse. It wasnt just our ads we had to present, but as well having to present a launch journal to the world. Our launch journals consist of the learning we had to do and the process we went through to  present to the world.

I think this project was a great last project to end this year off on. It was something different that we have never really done and it was so cool being able to express my self through learning and apllying that too the community! It was such a unique project and I know it has definelty changed my perspective on things because of the amount of revisions I got which I wasnt used too.

This was our last project of the year! Now too grade 9….

Signe

Geek out- Barrel Racing

What is barrel racing? Before i dive into my journey and a hobby of mine, I’m going to explain what barrel racing even is! Barrel racing is a discipline and style of western riding, and is commonly found in prairie provinces and states. The goal is to race around 3 barrels in the shortest amount of time. 

The first time I had ever ridden was when i was 3. My aunt took me for a “pony ride”at a ranch near my cottage in Manitoba.  When we got there they had put me on a 16hh horse(a pony is around 12hh for comparison). My aunt and mom were really confused but they put me on the horse and i just started riding. After that I had loved horses and started riding more.When my grandma was growing up she had immigrated from Poland to Canada! A lot of Europeans came to Manitoba(like my family). They had moved onto a farm in the middle of Interlake Manitoba. They lived in a small box-cart from an old train and owned a horse named Jessie. Everyday my grandma would ride this horse to school. Believe it or not but they actually had a barn at her school to hold kids horses! My grandma has been the most supportive of my with my riding and she’s taught me a lot.

Horses can teach you a lot too, and that’s something my family has always wanted for me to have. Horses take a lot of work and time and doing chores like sweeping, cleaning, and picking up manure, but they also wanted me to experience lessons horses teach you and the bond and trust needed between you to create a good team. I had spent majority of my summer at my family’s barn in Manitoba. I had some barrel racing competitions and a lot of trail riding with my friends! This summer I will be boarding my own horse so I’m able to compete in more competitions. One of my coaches had also taught me how to cattle rope which was a lot of fun.

Do you think you’d ever want to start riding? If so, starting with beginner lessons would be a great place to start! It took me almost 6 years to start barrel racing because you have to know how to canter and gallop.

 

Reflecting:

How did the blogging process go?

I think the process was really smooth and i had a lot of fun writing about why i love barrel racing and why its so important to me. I also liked telling my story about why its my hobby.

How was it different from what I’ve posted on my blog before?

I think its different because everybody’s formats will be somewhat the same but everybody’s topics will be really different and everybody will write something really different.

What was the most challenging part and why? 

I definitely think the most Challenging part for me was attaching the images, becuase they let going out of place.

What was the easiest part and why? 

The easiest parent for me was the whole writing process, because its something so important to me I didn’t really have to think.