Fencing

Last week we did fencing. It was pretty fun and involved lots of lunging and was good in working out your leg muslces. I learned alot from fencing and my favourite part was the last day where I got to fight people within my group. The only thing I didn`t like about fencing was when I got hit by others because I was somewhat afraid of getting hit!

Hill Run - 4.14.14

Yesterday when we did the hill run, I didn`t feel too energetic or prepared because in the morning I rushed and was unable to eat breakfast and forgot my lunch at home. Since I didn`t eat anything the whole day, I felt really lightheaded during the run and didn`t have the energy in me to participate to the fulllest. One of my friends that ran with me kept encouraging me to run faster or keep going at a steady pace and I knew I had to catch up with her, so I did try to push myelf. Typically, I strongly dislike running in the sun because I always get a headache afterwards. Although I feel like I did my best for the hill run, I didn`t feel good at all after it, but I guess after every workout you do, you always have some aches and pains.

Report Card Post - 4.15.14

1.  Action: Attendance & Participation (55%)

Attendance, gym strip, willingness to participate in a variety of activities.  Field trip attendance if applicable.  Effort in different activities & block wide fitness days.

-I've never missed a class of PE, but have been late a couple of times.
-I've always showed up with my gym strip on.
-My willingness to participate and effort can depend on how my mornings have started off. Whenever I forget to eat something in the mornings, I tend to feel really drained out and feel like I've pushed myself too hard after PE. Generally, I'm always enthusiastic about going to PE.
-I've attended almost every fieldtrip we've been on so far, except ice skating. 

2.  Contribution: to the class as a community - leadership, responsible decision making, empathy towards others, inclusion. How do you make our class better? (18%)

-I make responsible decisions
-Ì bring a positive attitude to the class, along with my friends
- I try to motivate others when they`re struggling during an activity
-I feel like everyone in the class are leaders because we work as a team; for example by the end of the class, we all are responsible and work together to put equipment away and clean up after ourselves.

3.  Reflection: thoughtful completion of blog posts, self assessment, knowledge of strengths & weaknesses, preparation for interview.(10%)

So far all my blog posts that we needed to write are up to date. I feel like at this point in the semester, I`ve really settled in and have gotten used to doing harder workouts and also challenge myself by pushing myself further. I understand what my strenghts are and what I need to work towards. My weaknesses are when we`re doing block-wide fitness days; I feel like I have a limited amount of space and don`t do as well.

Overall Percentage: 83%

PE update

a)  your attendance & daily effort (being prepared, willing to participate)

i've never missed a day of pe. i've forgotten to bring my pe strip once; it was the first day we got back from spring break & i totally forgot to bring proper shoes. besides that, i'm always willing to participate and try to put my full effort into doing things, even if it means modifying something.

b)  the energy that you bring to class

i always bring a positive energy into the class.

c)  how you deal with participation in activities that you are not very skilled at (being outside of your comfort zone)

i try to modify activities in my own way. 

d)  what can YOU do to make our class better from now on?

encouraging my friends to push themselves and stop playing around on their phones! 

Dance Week

Dance week is one of the things I look forward to doing in PE. I felt like I got more out of doing Zumba and Bhangra. Line dance and Hip Hop were my least favourite dances because I felt like there were more steps to it and that at the end of the PE block, I didn't really feel like I worked out. Most of the time, I like dancing for fun, but I realized at the end of dance week that I got a real workout from some of the dances because I was sore for a few days!