The year is over already! It has definitely been a long year, and I'd like to say that I am proud of how much improvement I have made in my physical activities. First, I will organize my post from the pillars that Mr. Vaughan suggested.
Pillar 1: Participation: I feel that I am doing well in this area because I always particpated in the activities we did in gym. I attended classes regularly, and have always had a change of strip so that I did not have to limit myself. I admit that on some days I did not want to put in effort or maybe just wanted to stand around, but I have learnt from that and I hope that next year I will be able to catch myself when I do that. I hope to push myself to try my best every single day, even if its a choice day.
Pillar 2: Social Responsibility and Contribution to the Class: I always try to contribute to the class by being a leader and taking initative. I help put away cones and balls after games, as well as help with the volleyball nets and other things. I am always available to help, and try to jump in without being asked. For example, today, after our capture the flag game, I volunteered to retrieve the flag which was on the other side of the school without being asked. I am always honest with my fitness scores on days such as the beep test, because honestly lying does not benefit anyone. I am also honest with how I am involved in the community and outside of school. I do not do much outside of school, however this year I have really learnt the importance of it. I hope that I can volunteer within my community more because that's something I enjoy, and also join some groups and activites at some local rec centres.
Pillar 3: Healthy Living: This area is really important me. It's great if you do good in PE, but if it doesnt impact your life outside of school at all; than it doesnt really mean anything. This is something i've really realized the importance of this year, and hope to improve on as time goes by. I always try to eat healthy, and I actually really love healthy food. I feel much better after eating a healthy, well-balanced meal, rather than after eating Mcdonalds. For my fitness, I feel that I have been improving. For my beep test scores, I started off the year with somewhere around a 6, and on our last beep test I got a 7.7. There is definitely an improvement there, but too bad we couldnt have another one for my final fitness testing. When I participate, I obviously have restrictions. I try to get over these barriers that are decreasing my success in fitness. I sometimes get tired and try to find ways to minimize my participation, but I have been working on that and hope to stop that habit! I have definitely started to connect PE class to life as I've started going on jogs with my friends! (see previous post) I hope to become more actively involved in the summer and really embrace a healthy lifestyle!
Pillar 4: Digital Portfolio & Reflective Skills: I admit I am lacking in this area. Mr. Vaughan told us we don't have to have as many posts as Mr. Neufield expects in his outline, but I do feel I could have blogged more. I don't have too much digital evidence of my fitness throughout the year, but I can talk about it now. First Semester I wasn't as active as I am now. I took swimming lessons for majority of first semester, but I did not end up blogging about it. Second semester I feel is where I really started to think about my fitness. I joined dance class at school which I put in a lot of hard work and effort too this semester! I think my hard work showed as we performed our year end show on the friday, where many people see our performances. I was really proud of that and I can see lots of improvements in myself as a dancer! I also joined dance outside of school and that went well also. I of course do recreational activites all year with friends and family, for example whenever I see my cousins we usually shoot hoops or play some football. My friends and I are always looking for something to do, and I know in the winter I went to teen skate almost every friday night! I hope to become more active during the summer and also for next year, and hopefully record more digital evidence next year!
Overall, I've had a good year. I definitely see improvements in my fitness. I know that I wasn't perfect all the time and of course there were times where I slacked off, but I always tried to stay positive. I like to stay motivated and bring a positive aura to class to maybe help my friends. I had fun this year in PE, trying out new activites with my class and working hard to improve my fitness. I think I deserve an A for this year, because I am truly proud of how I did. Its going to be sad not having PE all year next year in grade 10, because I really enjoy PE helping me stay active throughout the year. I'd like to thank Mr. Vaughan for always encouraging us to do our best, and never giving up hope! I hope to always be an active learner and always work to improving my fitness!
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