Corinne's Pay it Forward

Pay it Forward 2014
(By: Corinne, Alieha, Rose May, Marla Mae, Tiana & Joyce 8-16)

Part 1

Paying it Forward is when you do an act of kindness towards someone else (preferably 3 people). In which that act of kindness makes an impact in their life, making them want to help others also and make an impact in someone else's life, the way you did with them. So they also do an act of kindness towards someone else, and it keeps going. This is called a ripple effect, and this ripple effect looks like this....

So paying it forward means passing on a good deed to 3 people, and them passing it on to another 3 themselves, making it 9 people (who gets helped), and so on..... 


Part 2 

What was your Pay it Forward act of kindness?

My pay it forward act of kindness was to buy brand new toys and donate them to the Children's Hospital with my friends. Some of us wrote cards and thank you notes for the nurses for all their effort and care towards the children!

Why did you choose this activity?

I chose this activity because I wanted to help children, and so my friends and I thought to go to the Children's hospital so that way we'll be helping the children and also reminding the nurses and workers there that by just going to work everyday they're already making a difference in so many lives, by taking care and watching out for the children as if they were their own.

Who did you help?

We helped the children in the hospital,  so they could start off the new year with brand new toys. Also, because I know that they must be going through a lot being in the hospital, and the only way to get your mind off all that, is to play and just have fun, because you won't be a child forever. And we also helped the nurses by reminding them how grateful we are to have them, even though we don't really say it, they should know that we owe them tons for being like a parent to us because they really are difference makers and they should be reminded that everyday!

What did you do?

My friends and I went to the Children's Hospital and donated new toys for the children. We also gave the nurses and workers some thank you notes we made ourselves. Then we explained to them why we did it, and what they can do to give back to the community. We told them it was called "Paying it Forward".

When did you do your act of kindness?

I did my act of kindness on January 4th, 2013, along with my 5 friends; Alieha, Rose May, Marla, Tiana and Joyce.

Part 3

How did your act of kindness go?

My act of kindness went very well, better than I thought it'd go anyways. Since not everything was properly organized and prepared, but it went great!

What happened?

We went to the third floor of the Children's Hospital since the other parts were closed on the weekends. Then we told the lady at the desk that we wanted to donate toys, and we showed her the items we wanted to donate, and her jaw dropped open, she was in disbelief, due to the amount we wanted to donate. We explained to her that we did it for a project called 'Pay it Forward', and we told her what paying it forward meant. Then we told her to Pay it Forward to others. Then she called the other nurses for a picture, and she asked us for our address to send us a thank you note from the Children's Hospital. Then she thanked us once again, and said that they'll definitely pay it forward! 

How did you feel?

I honestly felt pretty worried at first, because earlier that day I called the Children's Hospital just to make sure we'd be able to donate that day, I ended up calling 5 different numbers 'til someone actually picked up and gave some details on where to go, and about their donation policy (which we already knew). But as soon as we told the lady at the hospital that we were going to donate toys they were very pleased and I felt so accomplished and achieved. I was so happy!

How did the person or people react?

The lady and nurses were very amazed, and happy. The lady even called all the nurses for a picture! They were so wowed that grade 8 students were making a difference, and helping shape our community.

Did you ask the person or people to "Pay it Forward"?

Yes, we explained to them what paying it forward meant, and how it was part of our project. We also told them how its like a ripple effect.

How did they react to your request?

They reacted by saying "We'll definitely pay it forward, wow!" They said it was a great project and how grateful they were with our donation. They were so speechless! They even asked us to give them our address so they can send us a letter.

Part 4

Why is the idea of "Pay it Forward" important?

The idea of Paying it Forward is important because it's a ripple effect of good deeds being passed on to more and more each day. This ripple effect grows larger and larger, it shows us how much people care and how they want to give back to their community in any way possible. Soon or later this ripple effect will... who knows? ... be the change in our world! 

Has your act of kindness made a difference?

I don't really know, but all I know is that I'm proud of what I did. I know that everything starts small and grows big! And hopefully this deed will start a ripple effect itself. But next time, I want to do something bigger, something I know might actually shape our community and patch its holes. I want to do this because I want to be like the little boy in the movie (Pay it Forward), he gave something to his community, and he died proud of it. I don't want to live a life, I'll regret at the end! I want to make a difference!
Anyways, I got a little carried away there..... Maybe now it might not have made a difference.. yet, but I know it will one day!

Patrick's Pay It Forward

  Part 1.
What is Pay It Forward?
  Pay it forward is when you do one small and simple act of kindness to people and that act of kindness may touch on someone's feelings and do the same thing to other people. This is called a ripple effect, meaning they pass on that act of kindness to other people and it keeps going and going and going. That is what Pay it forward means to me.

Part 2.
What was your Pay It Forward act of kindness?
  Our Pay it forward act was to bake a Filipino desert called puto and sell it to people. We told them we were raising money for our project called 'Pay It Forward'. The money that was raised from selling the desert was donated to Winnipeg Harvest, so they can pass on the act of kindness as well to the people that are in need.

Why did you choose this activity? 
  We chose to do this act because we tend to grab everyone's attention about the idea when we told them about the project and sold the desert.

Who did you help?
  We helped Winnipeg Harvest by giving more money for them to use to give to the homeless, especially to the ones in need. Especially to the people who needed more food and medicine especially in this cold weather we are having.

What did you do?
  What we did was we baked the desert but I sold the desert to people in the units of my apartment. I told them about the pay it forward project and they seemed like they were satisfied about the project that they did buy the desert. The money earned from selling the desert was then donated to Winnipeg Harvest for them to buy more food for the homeless and  for the people in need.

When did you do you act of kindness?
  Our group started baking the desert last December 27, 2013. I sold the desert the day after December 28, 2013. We donated the money this January 2nd, 2013.

Part 3.
How did your act of kindness go?  
  I think the act of kindness went well because everything we had planned worked good on terms of baking, selling, and donating. Everything was executed perfectly right from the beginning of our project.

What Happened?
  What happened after donating the money was they gave us a receipt meaning that we successfully donated the money.

How did you feel?  
  I felt like all the hard work that was occurred when doing this project was all worth it at the end. I felt like we made just one simple change that's a start from changing the community.

How did the person or people react?

  The person who took the donation and her assistant reacted in a positive way. They were really grateful on how we donated the money to them. They said they were really thankful to accept the donation we had for them, it was like we made their day happy because you don't see 4 boys walk in Winnipeg Harvest just before they close give a donation and ask to Pay It Forward.

Did you ask the person or people to "Pay It Forward"?
  Yes, me and my group did ask the person to Pay It Forward.

How did they react to your request?

  They said  they were glad to Pay It Forward to others as well. Also, to pass on the good act of kindness to others as well.
Part 4.
Why is the idea of "Pay it Forward" important?    The idea of Pay It Forward is important because it's a simple act of kindness that can be passed on to more people then it starts becoming a change because everyone does good things and it all started with a kid or a group of kids doing 1 simple kind act to change the world.

Has your act of kindness made a difference?
  I don't see the change happening now but as the time passes there will be a little change like maybe what if Winnipeg Harvest falls short and that $84 that I earned from doing Pay It Forward saved them from going complete bankrupt... Just maybe that change will happen, it doesn't happen right away but as time passes i'm sure it will happen.

Kurt's pay it forward

Part 1

Pay it forward is when you do acts of kindness to at least 3 people, these acts of kindness could be simple like giving money to someone or something big like volunteering to serve food to people, and in return you ask them to pay it forward to 3 more people.

part 2

 What was your pay it forward act of kindness?
My pay it forward act of kindness was donating a box filled with food to Winnipeg harvest and i donated another box with clothing in it to a drop off .

Why did you choose this activity?
I chose this activity because I realized that i had a lot of small clothing that I didn't use anymore and that there was extra food that we didn't want so instead of throwing them out I decided that i should give it to others that needed it more than me.

Who did you help?
I helped Winnipeg harvest by giving them clothing and food to give to homeless people.

What did you do?
What I did was I looked through my closet to see if I had clothes that i didn't use anymore and i asked my mother if my siblings had unused clothing and then I put them inside a box, next i looked around our kitchen and i asked if we had food we didn't need then i put those in a box. I donated the clothing box to a drop off and i donated the food to Winnipeg harvest.

When did you do your act of kindness?
I donated the boxes on separate days, i donated the clothing on December 30 2013 and i donated the food on January 4 2014.

Pictures

Part 3

How did your act of kindness go?
I think my act of kindness went well because everything that i wanted to happen happened, and i got lots of food and clothing that i got to donate.

What happened?
After i donated the lady made me sign a form and she thanked me for donating.

How did you feel?
I felt great after donating knowing that others will enjoy my donations.

How did the person or people react?
The woman i gave the donations to was thankful for the donation and i think she was happy to see someone donating.

Did you ask the person or people to "pay it forward"?
Yes i did, i asked the lady to pay it forward.

How did the person react to the request?
She was smiling and she said that she would support pay it forward and that she would be happy to do this to other people.

Part 4 

I think the idea of pay it forward is important because this little act of kindness could turn into a huge act of kindness involving everyone and it could change the world.

I don't think my act of kindness made a difference yet but it is slowly making its way to changing someones life.

Dave's Percent post

Welcome to my Percent Post!!

Part 1- how to find key percentss

• 50%

When finding 50% of a number you have to divide a number into two equal parts.

(ex. 50% of 80 is 40.)

• 10%

When trying to find 10% of a number you will have to divide the number by 10 to get 10%.

(ex. 10% of 25 is 2.5)

• 1%

When trying to find 1% of a number, you have to divide the number by 100.

(ex. 100 divided by 100 = 1%)

• 25%

When trying to find 25% of a number, you would have to divide your number into 4 equal pieces. 

(ex. 25% of 200 = is 50)

• you also have to define what percent mean

Percent is a number out of 100.
ex. 30 percent is 30/100

Part 2    You need to have 3 images showing Representing Percents.  You choose the 3 but you could

180%)

         

                             














12 3/4%)

0.07%)


 Part 3)You need to explain how to convert from Decimals to Percents to Fractions.  Choose 3 sets

24%)
 You would have to divide the number by 100 to get the decimal. To get the percent you would have to get the decimal number and multipy that by 100. to find the fraction you would have to look at the last digit of the number to see what the place value is to know what your denominator is.
24 divided by 100= 0.24
0.24x100=24%
0.24==24/100

 7/10)
to find the the decimal you have to divide your number (7/10) to get 0.7 . to find the fraction look at the last number to see what place value its in so 0.7 . the 7 is in the 10s value so its 7/10. to find the percent you have to multipyl the decimal by 100 to get the percent. 0.7x100=70%

0.024 
to find the percent of this number you would have to multiply 0.024 by 100 to get the percent
0.024x100=2.4
to find the fraction you would have to look at the last digit to see what place it is 
0.024= 24/1000

part 4.  Percent of a number is the next part of this exercise.  Show how you could solve the following using mental math and a calculator.

20%of 60
you would have to divide by 10
10%=6
10%=6
       =12

0.1% of 40
to find 1% of a number you would have to divide by 100 but if your looking for 0.1% of a number you would have to divide by 1000
40 divided by 100= 0.40
0.40 divided by 10=0.04

250% of 400

   Mental math
   100%=400
   100%=400
   50%=200
   400+400+200= 1000

    Calculator:
    400 divided by 100=4
    4x250=1000


part5

Discount - The discount is how much you take away from your original price and what you save.

Sale Price - The sale price is a new price on one item. So the original price has changed to a lower price, which is also the sale price. For example the original price was $75 and now it's $59

Total Prices with Taxes - The total prices are what you pay for after you have calculated how much you need to pay, then the taxes are the percentages that you have to pay for additional money, which usually depends on where you live. After you add the total prices and taxes together, that's how much you need to pay.

Textbook Question -
What is the sale price at each store? Which is a better buy?
Explain your thinking.
Store A: $350.99 is the original price and is 50% off one day only.
Store B: $375.00 is the original price and is 25% off one day followed by 25% off the reduced price the second day.

Store A -
day one
350.99÷2=175.50
Sale Price at store A is $175.50

Store B -
Day One,
375÷100
=3.75 x 25 
=93.75 
$375 - $93.75
= $281.25

Day Two,
281.25÷100
=2.81 x 25 
=70.25
$281.25 - $70.25
=$211


video link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im0VnXfYSns

Marc Manlulu: Percent Post

Welcome to my percent post

Pt. 1

• 50%- Divide it by 2
• 10%- Divide it by 10
• 25%- Divide it by 4
• 1%- divide it by 100
• A number out of a hundred.

Pt. 2



180%-

12 3/4%-

0.7%-

Pt. 3

26%

Decimal- All you do is divide it by 100 to get the decimal(26 divide it by 100= 0.26)
Fraction- First find out the decimal. Then your numerator would be the number after the decimal.
               *But you don't know your denominator yet!*
0.26-  26/x   (x=variable)
                After you found out your numerator you have to find the denominator to complete the fraction. All you have to do is you just have to find the place value of the last digit of the decimal. The last digit is 0.26 which is in the hundredths place so your denominator would be 100.

26/100(26 over 100)

7/10 

Decimal- All you do is is divide the numerator by the denominator. (7 divided by 10=0.7)
Fraction- Find the decimal first.(0.7). Then multiply it by 100 because percent is out of a hundred.

0.7x100=70%

0.024
Percent- All you do is multiply it by 100 to get the percent. (0.024x100=2.4%)
Fraction- Find the numerator. Your numerator would be 24. (24/?). For the denominator you have to look at the last digit of the place value of the decimal(0.024) which in the thousandths. So then your fraction would be:

24/1000

Pt.4

1) 20% of 60
    Mental Math:
    10% of 60=6
    10% of 60=6
    6+6=12

    Calculator:
    60 divided by 100=0.6
    0.6x20= 12

2) 0.1% of 40
    Mental Math
    40 divided by 1000=0.04(move the decimal to the left 3x)
 
    Calculator
    40 divided by 100= 0.4
    0.4x0.01= 0.04

3)250% of 400
   Mental math
   100%=400
   100%=400
   50%=200
   400+400+200= 1000

    Calculator:
    400 divided by 100=4
    4x250=1000
Pt.5

Discount is the amount of percentage taken off a regular price : a price reduction.
Sale Price is when the original price is reduced or changed to a lower price. 
Total Price with Taxes is total or amount of money with discounts and sale prices you have to pay. Then the tax is the percentage of the total price of what you need to pay. It depends where you live. There is the GST tax and the PST tax.

Question-
What is the final sale price at each store? Which is a better buy?
Store A- 50% off for one day

Store B- 25% off one day followed by 25% off the reduced price the second day

Example: price=$320.00

Store A- 320 divided by 2=$160.00
             $320.00-$160.00= $160.00

Store B- 320 divided by 4=$80.00
             $320.00 -$80.00=$240.00
             
             $240.00 divided by 4= $60.00
             $240.00-$60.00= $180.00 

Store A would be a better buy because even though store B is 25% off then 25% off the next day, store A has a bigger discount to the price. Store A has $20.00 more off than Store B.

Rose May's Percent Post

Welcome to my percent post!

Part 1 - Describe how to find percents.

• 50% = Take the whole and divide by 2.

• 10% = Take the whole and divide by 10.

• 1% = Take the whole and divide by 1.

• 25% = Take the whole and divide by 4.

Percent: A percent is out of 100, and is also another way of saying hundredths.


Part 2 - Representing Percents.

• 180% =

• 12 3/4% =

• 0.7% =

Part 3 - Converting Decimals to Percents and to Fractions.

• 26%

Decimal = To find the decimal, take the whole and divide it by 100 to get your decimal.
26 ÷ 100 = 0.26
Fraction = To find the fraction, find the place value of the decimal to get your denominator and to find the numerator remove the decimal.
0.26 
26/100

• 7/10

Decimal = To find the decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator.
7 ÷ 10 = 0.7
Percent = To find the percent, take the decimal and multiply that by 100.
0.7 x 100 = 70%

• 0.024

Percent = To find the percent, take the decimal and multiply it by 100.
0.024  x 100 = 2.4%
Fraction = To find the fraction, find the place value of the percent and that becomes your denominator and to find the numerator remove the decimal.
2.4%
24/1000


Part 4 - Percents of a Number.

• 20% of 60

Mental Math -
10% = 6
10% = 6 
          12
Calculator - 
60 ÷ 100 = 0.6
0.6 x 20 = 12

• 0.1% of 40

Mental Math - 
1% = 0.4
0.1% = 0.04

Calculator - 
40 ÷ 100 = 0.4
0.4 x 10 = 0.04

• 250% of 400

Mental Math
100% = 400
100% = 400
50% = 200 
           1000
Calculator - 
40 ÷ 100 = 4
4 x 250 = 1000


Part 5 - Combining Percents.

Discount - Discount is the amount you subtract from its original value.

Sale Price - Sale price is a price that is lower than what the regular price was before.

Total Price with Taxes - Total Price with Taxes is the final price for an item that you pay extra for.

Question:
What is the final sale price at each store? Which is a better buy?
Store A: 50% off one day only
Store B: 25% off one day followed by 25% off the reduced price the second day 

Price: $260.00

Store A:
Day 1:
$260 ÷ 100 = 2.6 
2.6 x 50 = $130.00

Store B:
Day 1-
$260 ÷ 100 = 2.6
2.6 x 25 = 65
$260 - 65 = $195.00
Day 2-
$195 ÷ 100 = 1.95      
1.95 x 25 = $48.75
$195 - $48.75 = $146.25

Store A would be the better buy because you pay less more money than Store B.

That is my percent post!

Tiana's Percent Post

| Welcome to my percent post, friends.  |

Part 1 -  Understanding percents.

50% - Take the whole you have and divide it by 2 to get half, which is the same as 50%.
10% -  Take the whole and divide it by 10 to get 10% of the whole.
1% - Take the whole and divide it by 100, the number that you get is 1% of the whole.
25% - Take the whole and divide it by 4 to get 25% of your whole.

Percent -  A percent is a number out of 100 and is also another way of saying hundredths. ( eg. 21/100 is the same as 21% )

Part 2 - Representing Percents

180% -

12 3/4% -

0.7% -

Part 3 - Converting Decimals, Percents and Fractions

26%

• Decimal - Take the whole and divide it by 100. eg) 26 ÷ 100 = 0.26
• Fraction - To convert decimals to a fraction you need the decimal first. The digits that come after the decimal becomes your numerator.
  
  eg) 0.26 = 26/?
  
  After you've done that, you need to find out what place value the last digit of your decimal is in. That place value becomes your denominator.0.06
  
  eg) 0.26 → 0.06 | The 6 is in the hundredths place value, so your fraction would be 26/100

7/10

• Decimal - To convert a fraction to a decimal, you take the numerator [ 7 ], and divide it by the denominator [ 10 ]
  
  eg) 7 ÷ 10 = 0.7
• Percent - To convert a fraction to a percent, you firstly need to find the decimal, and then multiply by 100. Don't forget to add the percent symbol after it.
  
  eg) 7 ÷ 10 = 0.7
        0.7 × 100 = 70%

0.024

• Fraction - To convert a decimal to a fraction you need to find what place value the last digit of your decimal is in, which becomes your denominator. And then take away the zeros and decimals to make the digits after the decimal, your numerator.
  
  eg) 0.024 → 0.004 | The 4 is in the thousandths place value so your denominator would be ?/1000
  
  As for the numerator, take the digits that are after the decimal and it becomes your numerator.
  
  eg) 0.024 = 24/1000 is your fraction.
• Percent - To convert a decimal to a percent you multiply the whole by 100.
  
  eg) 0.024 × 100 = 2.4%

Part 4 - Percents of a Number

20% of 60

• Mental Math - To find out 20% of 60 using mental math, you can find out what 10 percent of 60 is and then multiply it by 2.
  
  eg) 10% of 60 = 6
        6 × 2 = 12 | 20% of 60 is 12.
• Calculator - To find 20% of 60 using a calculator you take your percent [20%], divide it by 100 and multiply it by the whole [60].
  
  eg) 20 ÷ 100 = 0.2
        0.2 × 60 = 12

0.1% of 40

• Mental Math - To find 0.1% of 40 you need to first find out 1% of 40, and then divide that number by 10. An alternative you can do is divide the whole by 1000, because to find 1% of a number, you divide by 100, so to find 0.1% you divide by 1000.
  
  eg) 40 ÷ 100 = 0.4
        0.4 ÷ 10 = 0.04 | 0.1% of 40 = 0.04
  
        ALTERNATIVE;
         40 ÷ 1000 - To do this mentally you can start from the right of the whole and move the decimal as many times as there of zeros within the number you're dividing it by. So for this question, you start from the right of the 40 and move the decimal 3 places to the left because there are 3 zeros in 1000.
  
  eg) 40 ÷ 1000 = 0.04

• Calculator - Using a calculator for this, all you need to do is divide 40 by 100 and divide it once again by 10 and it'll give you the answer right away. If you want a bit of a shortcut, another method you can use is dividing the whole by 1000.
  
  eg) 40 ÷ 100 = 0.4
        40 ÷ 10 = 0.04
                  OR
        40 ÷ 1000 = 0.04

250% of 400

• Mental Math - To find 250% of 400 with mental math, you can multiply 400 by 2 [ Because it is 200%] And then from the whole, you divide it by 2 / find the half and add it together, which is the same as getting 50%.
  
  eg) 2 × 400 = 800
        800 + 200 = 1000 [ 50% of 400 = 200 ]
        250% of 400 = 1000
• Calculator - To use a calculator all you have to do is divide the whole [ 400 ] by 100, and then multiply it by 250.
  
  eg) 400 ÷ 100 = 4
        4 × 250 = 1000

Part 5 - Combining Percents

Discount - A discount is when a price has been reduced / lowered from it's original value. The discount is usually a percent out of 100 in which the amount the percent is worth how much you are saving. 

Sale Price - A sale price is how much the item costs after the discount is taken off the original value. It will always be a lower value than the original price.

Total Price with Taxes - A total price with taxes is the amount you are paying after discounts are made and both GST and PST taxes are included. Taxes are always added whether there is a discount or not. [Taxes in Manitoba are 13%]

Question :

Store A: $326.78 [ 50% off once]

Store B: $326.78 [ 25% off first day, additional 25% off second day ]

Store A -
326.78 ÷ 100 = 3.2678
3.2678 × 50% = $163.39 - Final Price of 50% off
[ note; there's no need to subtract the 50% because since it's half, the difference is the same value ]
Store B -
326.78 ÷ 100 = 3.2678
3.2678 × 25% = 81.695
326.78 - 81.695 = 245.085 - Round off to $245.09 [ First day sale ]

245.085 ÷ 100 = 2.45085
2.45085 × 25 = 61.27125
245.085 - 61.27125 = 183.81375
Round off to $183.81 - Final Price of 25% off first day and additional 25% off second day.

Store A is the better buy, the reason is because reducing the price by 50% has a lower price value than 25% off an additional 25% off item. 50% is the same as having a half of one thing, if it's 50% of the price, then you only pay half of the price. With Store B, having 25% off one day, still has the price a bit high, and an additional 25% won't make the discount very significant. Although both stores have the same price of item, and the discounts match up [ 50% an 25% + 25% ]. Store A would be the way to go.

Also, another reason is because 50% off of one item has a different value than the method Store B used, because they started off with the same price but they discounted 25% and then another 25%. The second day discount does not apply to the original price, but instead of the discounted price, that's why the discounts from both store do not have the same value although they match up.

This is my percents post!