Final Assessment

Participation- In this semester I have always come ready and prepared for gym class. I have always brought PE strip and a change of clothing for afterwards. In every activity we have done I have always participated. On a couple of days I hurt my leg so missed out on one activity because of my injury. I have seen a big change in myself this year. In grade 8 and I was very quiet and just waited for activities to start and did not show any leadership skills. This year I have got more confident and I surrounded myself with people that motivated me a lot. Not once this year I skipped PE on purpose and I have looked forward to everyday of PE even when we had fitness. On some days I know I would not be in the mood to do PE but my friends motivated me in which my confidence grew as well. One of my favourite activities to do as a class is play dodge ball because I find it very exciting and I like it when  the entire class is having fun and participating. In this category I deserve 22%.

Social responsibility and contribution to the class- During this semester I have talked to most of my peers in my class. I have stepped forward and set up equipment for activities and help out my peers. I have shown more leader ship skills from my previous years in gym class. For example when the girls in our class played Tchoukball we made the teams as fair as possible and included everyone so they would not feel left out of the game. We asked for everyone’s suggestions and played as a team which makes the game a lot more exciting. We included everyone into the game and no one was just standing there doing nothing. In this category I feel like I deserve 20%.

Healthy Living- During this semester I have learned what my body needs in order to be healthy. I have changed my diet a lot and I have seen a little bit of improvement in myself. Before I used to eat whatever I want and not think about my body if what I’m eating is good or not to keep me healthy. Now every day I come home and eat more fruits and drink a lot more water. I barely drank water before but not I’m trying to drink about 2-4 glasses a day and building up slowly. In this category I deserve 18%

Digital Portfolio and Reflective skills-In this semester I have 15 blog posts (including this one) and I know I needed more. I put a lot of thought into my blog posts they are usually very detailed and I include picture. I believe in quality over quantity. My goal in the beginning of the year was to tone my legs and I see some improvement in my legs. I did many leg workouts and I have a link to one of them in my first blog in this semester. My main focus was on to tone my legs but during this semester I worked on my arms. For example I picked up weights and I wasn’t very comfortable because it was my first time but I improved. My future goals that I want to set is to build up my stamina because I get tired very quickly. In this category I deserve 15%.

Overall: 75%

Diet

I use to eat a lot of junk food. I ate whatever I wanted knowing that it's not good for my body. In PE i learned what I need to eat in order to be a healthy person so I started to change my diet. Usually when I came home from school I would eat whatever I want  because I would be really hungry but now I usually have fruits cut up and nutritious snacks that I would eat. I have seen a little improvement but I need to stick to my diet in order to see a big change to my body!

Volunteering

Yesterday Kiran Puneet and I volunteered for track and field at Bear Creek Park. We volunteered and helped out for the entire day and it has got really tiring. At first it was really exciting and fun because we got to judge in what place the runners came in. I looked for whoever came in second place. The entire day we were the judges for the racing/ running. At one point it had got a little stressful because the runners were running at the same speed and it was very difficult to tell who came in first place,second etc. We had to be alert at all times we couldn't just sit down and start talking cause then you miss out who came in what place which ruins the entire race! Volunteering for the same thing all day got very tiring but we made it threw all the way without messing up and it was a great experience:)

Beep test

Beep test-5.0

Flexibility- 3

Body bridge- 40 seconds 

Vertical- 35

T-test- 13.1

Balance board-14

This time for the beep test I didn't give my best. I was aiming for a bigger number but I couldn't reach it! I was really mad at myself because I did even worse than last time. Also on the other activities such as the t- test by score was horrible compared to the score I got last time. While doing the beep test this time I started to get tired really fast and I was trying to push myself as hard as I could but I kept missing the beep and I wasn't feeling to well either! This is one of my lowest scores and I know I really need to improve because I know I can do better than a 5.0. This was the last time we were doing our fitness testing in school but I'm going to try my best to improve my score over summer and not stop exercising! 

Evening walks

I have started to go for evening walks and it's helped me a lot!:) I go for walks 3-4 times a week and I have noticed after I have finished my walk I feel a lot better and changed up my mood if I'm having a bad day!  After I'm done my walk I stretch out my muscles. I'm trying to make a routine of jogging or walking because i feel very calm and stress free! Also I have more time because it doesn't get dark outside to early. After my walks I feel very dehydrated so I have started to drink more water on a daily basis. Just walks can make a difference to your body and your health. I'm trying to keep my routine going because I've notice the change that it makes to by body and health!

Kick ball

Yesterday are class played kick ball but in a cricket type of way!! Some people played soccer as well. At first the game was confusing for me because I didn't know the rules of cricket but slowly I got the the hang of it. When it was my turn I only got one point, on my second try someone caught the ball! Many people kicked really far and there was a lot of running involved! I liked this game a lot because there were no teams it was everyone against each other, which made the game very fun and competitive and there was no cheating. Also no matter what everyone got a chance to kick the ball! Id love to play this game again with the class:)

Fitness Friday

For fitness on Friday last week we did tried something new which was more like a fun activity rather than a fitness activity and I really enjoyed it! I thought this was very competitive because you are trying to throw the ball the farthest. You picked a target and you and your partner throw the tennis ball turn by turn to hit it at your target!! Some of the targets were difficult like my group tried hitting the sprinklers with the tennis ball when the sprinklers were on. We also picked the goal post on the lower field as our  target and many small things that were hard to hit! I hope we do this activity again because everyone is participating and having fun. If people aren't enjoying the game then it's not fun for anyone and it makes you not want to play the game.There was a lot of running involved in this game because your partner has to run after you throw the ball,I found this game very competitive !:)

Yoga

Last week on Tuesday we had choice fitness and I chose to do yoga! I usually don't do yoga but this time I wanted to try it out!! I thought yoga is really easy and you don't have to put to much energy into it but I was wrong!! yoga is one of the most tiring workout I have done. I found it very hard because staying in one positions for a long time was very hard! And my balancing skills were not the best either. Every time I would try to balance on one foot I would fall each time!! I tried my best to stay calm and focus on balancing and sticking in one position for a minute or two! I modified my position so I can do it! A lot of people underestimate yoga because they think you just stand there and practice balancing but yoga is tiring and after we did the workout my legs were very sore. I highly recommend people to try new things even though you might not be good at it! I still am not good at yoga but I like it because helps me stay calm. 

Loco motion

Yesterday for fitness we did loco motion in the field. This is one of my favourite fitness workout because it's doesn't only focus on one particular part of your body and focus's on everything. It starts of fine when it's only 30 seconds but when it gets to a minute it get a bit more intense.

Mid-term reflection

This year so far I have shown how prepared I am because I have always brought my gym strip and proper shoes. I have participated in all activities no matter how hard or easy they are. I think have shown my best effort on days we do class activities. The days I have struggled are on some fitness days such as the hill run.

I always bring a positive attitude to class no matter if it's a fitness day. I get along with everyone in our class.

On fitness days I usually push my self to keep on going and trying my best. My favourite fitness activity is loco motion because it's the one activity I can give my best I can push my self to the fullest. 

What leader ship means to me is helping out others,leading activities and setting up equipment. One person I think that has shown leadership skills in our class is Kiran because she is a really positive person and always willing to help others and set up equipment for activities.

I want to start pushing my self even more and start uploading more on to my blog. One thing I am proud of is that I am more confident and participate in all activities!

I think I deserve a C+ (%67)  because I haven't showed that much evidence of my work in gym class on my blog!

Loco Motion

For fitness on Friday we did loco motion in the gym. This is one of my favourites fitness activities, I gave my me best and at the end I was sweating and my face was so red!!

Dance week

During dance week my favourite dance was bhangra! Bhangra was my favourite because I am on the bhangra team and I got a opportunity to teach everyone else. Its also something I know how to do which makes me feel good . The hardest dance for me to learn was hip hop because the movement is very fast for me to learn.

Pond run

Yesterday we did the pond relay run! At first I didn't  find it as challenging because we got breaks while the other person is running but after a while my body started getting really tired even when I took breaks! But I pushed my self to keep jogging cause I did not want walk and I didn't have the energy to run full speed

Interim

Beep test score- S

Participation- G

Intensity Level- S

Contribution/ Attitude- G

Engagement in 1+ hours of extra curricular- S

Understanding of what you need to get/ Stay Healthy- G

Physical Preparedness- G

Mental Preparedness- G/S

I enjoy working out and learning new things about my body. I enjoy trying new activities and when everyone tries it  makes the game a lot more fun.

Overall Work Habit- G

weight room

My goal: Is to tone my legs

I found this workout on YouTube and this is the link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X663kXIufZI

I did the workout and it made me sore, I could feel my leg muscles getting tight. Next time I want to try something completely new like ab workout.