Nicole’s Portfolio – Never give up

Mental Health

April 6, 2026 / Nicole

In this unit, we learned about mental health and how it is important to teens and adults.

Before the Unit

I used to think that mental health was something about what you thought and what your actions were. I thought that mental health wasn’t something that’s very important and something that didn’t play a main role in life. I didn’t think that adults would have a lot of problems dealing with mental health and that it was something they worried about.

After the Unit

Now that I’ve learned more about it, I know that mental health is something really important; no matter if it’s adults or teens, everyone can be having problems with mental health, and it is not something we can ignore. For example, in class we talked about how Selena Golmez had to deal with mental health issues because people were sending hateful comments. Mental health can contribute to feelings, actions, thoughts, and more. In class, we discussed that some of the symptoms for a specific type of mental health disorder can be emotions. These disorders can be depression, anxiety, or more. People can feel mad or frustrated, and these actions or feelings can be harmful to others or yourself. To sum up, mental health plays a very important role in the health and well-being of each person.

Artifacts

Presentation

Research

Social Studies Migration Unit

March 5, 2026 / Nicole

Science – Semester 1 & Semester 2

March 3, 2026 / Nicole

Evidence of organization

My science notebook is very useful during the semester because it has all my notes in there, and it helps me record the progress. It is helpful because whenever I review for a test or have a presentation, I can look in my notebook since it has lots of notes and it has a lot of information. My notebook is well organized and has carefully created artifacts.

Evidence of Active learner habits

I improved on my CER writing because at the beginning of the year, I kept getting 2s, but I improved and got more 3s the first time.

I improved on my critical thinking because I can meet the standards the first time and complete the assignment. with a valid answer.

I improved in my graphing and modeling because for the group project presentations, I have reached the meeting in the most recent work, whereas I used to get 1.5 in an L2.

Evidence of Key concepts

In semester 1, I have shown understanding of the concept with a majority of 3s and only 2 2s for the 3 for 3 quiz. In semester 2, so far there were only 3 quizzes, and maybe there is some misunderstanding in the concept because I only have one 3.

Evidence of Growth in science skills

Standard 1: Developing and Using Models
Standard 2: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Standard 3: Engaging in Argument from Evidence (CER)
Standard 4: Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Standard 5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Standard 6: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

I improved on my graphing skills by being able to create a graph from a table with TALKS.

PE: Pickleball

February 27, 2026 / Nicole

In this unit, we learned about the rules for pickleball and how to play pickleball, as in techniques. In the kitchen, you can’t hit balls that don’t have bounces, meaning that if you step inside the kitchen when hitting a volley, it is against the rules. In pickleball, the serving rule is that each time you play, the winning side will get to serve. If the point is even, it will be the right-side player that is serving. If the points are odd, the left-side player will serve. The points have to be added up for counting if it’s even or odd. If a team wins consecutive points, the surviving team will switch sides to serve. The first serve is always on the right side. EX: At the start of the game, team one is starting the serve (right-side) and wins the point. The serving player will switch places with the other player on the team and serve again.

To sum up, this was a fun unit learning about pickleball.

Spanish Portfolios

February 10, 2026 / Nicole

In the first Unit, we reviewed the things we learned last year. We reviewed the verbs and tenses we learned last semester and the conjucations we learned. In the second Unit, we learned about being healthy and we created a poster.

In the third unit, we learned about the environment and ways to protect the environment. We learned about vocabularies to protect the environment and actions that can help the environment.

Health Self-care Journey

February 5, 2026 / Nicole

In this unit, I learned about the parts of the brain and about the WOOP goal. I learned that the amygdala is the part of the brain that senses danger. It is like the security guard of the brain. The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain that makes the decisions about what to do and what not to. Hippocampus is the part that stores all the memories. Its is like the storage place. I used an app to track my breathing techniques and mindfulness.

PE: Badminton

January 19, 2026 / Nicole

In this unit, I learned about drop shots and shots that take the opponents to the back of the court. I also learned about how to win in a serve where you can do a short serve and a high, long serve and take the opponent to the back of the court. I think something I can work on is the smash.

Integrated Mathematics 8 Semester 1

January 17, 2026 / Nicole

Active Learner Habits

One strength I bring to Math class is collaborating and working with my peers.

Another strength I bring is completing my homework.

A third strength I bring to class is being able to submit my assignments on time.

Area of Growth

One habit I want to improve this semester is keeping my notebook clean and tidy.

This is an area of growth for me because organized notes can help me learn better.

Plan for Growth

I will work on this by keeping track of the date, learning target, and being precise in my writing and using the grid to help me with sketching.

One specific action I will take is using the grid on the paper as a tool to keep my letters and sketches neat.

Math Notation and Communication

Reflection:

My math work has improved in writing details and using precise language.

My math organization has improved because I tried to keep my page simple and easy to read.

I showed my work clearly and write my homework in my notebook to keep it easy to find.

Evidence of Understanding of Key Concepts

Reflection (for each example):

I think I understand the key concepts in class well and I can follow the directions the teachers are providing.

This can be shown over time because at the beginning of the school year, I still had a lot of questions about a lot of things. However, as time passes, I become more and more familiar with what I need to do. I also try to do as much as I can to make my work better.

One example could be the Designing a story project. For this project, I worked with a partner, and we made a graph about a girl named Nemo and her procrastination rate.

Final Reflection:

Overall, my work shows that I can follow up during class, listen and understand what is happening, and be able to complete my test to show my understanding.

Design a story piecewise function Project

January 16, 2026 / Nicole

My story is about a girl named Nemo. We are tracking her procrastination rate after the Science project started. I am most proud of the calculations that I did because they were very accurate and it was very clear. I think the hardest part of the project was creating the story since it has to have a math problem connected to it. If I could go back and change something, I could change the first part because I realized I was missing a part for the story. This project helped me understand that piecewise functions are very important in graphing changes and it can be very helpful.

PE: Swimming – Water polo

November 25, 2025 / Nicole

In this unit, we learned about how to play water polo. First, we learned about the swimming strokes and how to dribble the ball. We also practiced catching and passing balls with a partner. At first, we did head-up freestyle and breaststroke. We practiced these skills for the first few lessons and at the beginning of each lesson. Then we started to play games. I choose to be in the lower level and we each had roles for each game. For example, you can be passing the ball.

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