PE 10 Summative Assessment

This semester in PE 10, my attendance/punctuality/readiness to participate has been perfect except for one day when I was sick. I always bring my gym strip, arrive on time and am prepare for whatever we do that day.

This semester, I feel my fitness has only slightly changed a bit. I am a lot more fit than in the beginning of the semester, however over the semester, I noticed that my results have somewhat stayed the same. I find it a bit disappointing that I couldn't improve the way I wanted, but I have learned a lot of different ways of improving my fitness. Although I won't be taking PE 11 next year, I will definitely apply all the knowledge I've learned this semester to stay active, healthy and fit in the coming years.
A lot of the fitness this year included running, which is my main weakness. Although I should have improved because there is so much running involved, maybe I didn't push myself hard enough. I found that I did better on the exercises like the "Triple Threat", "Loco Locomotion", Stations, and "30 Sec. On 30 Sec. Off".

I think I contribute quite a bit in class. On certain days I may feel a bit tired and need some encouragement from friends to participate a bit more. Normally, however, I try and participate in all the classes. I cheer on my classmates and bring positive energy. During fitness (for example during the Beep Test), I cheer on my friends who are still running.

Physical Education is, just like for most people, really important in our lives. We get lazy at times but we need to remember that we have to stay fit to stay healthy and not just eat healthy. I'm not as physically active as my peers, but I do try my best to stay fit. Already now, my dad has started taking my sister and I on bike rides outside for bit. We always go to a majority of different parks. In the winter I also go skiing, which I really enjoy. But I know this is not enough for me to stay completely fit all my life. I think after this last year of PE in school, I will have a bit of a harder time staying fit the way I wish to. I'll most likely end up getting stuck at home doing homework a lot and studying for tests as we are now moving to our last years of high school. But I think I might just try harder knowing that I don't have PE in school and I can only do this on my own. I'll try really hard to participate in physical activities outside of school, by for example going to the YMCA.

Some barriers that might keep me from achieving an active lifestyle are most likely school, homework, and maybe laziness. With us all going to grade 11, all our studies become more and more important. I also really want to get into a good university and of course get the best grades I can get. So homework and studies will be my biggest barrier. The other would be laziness. I think when we have free time form school, we want to relax and just do nothing at all. So going out, exercising and getting tired is not going to be the first thought going through my mind. If I find a friend or someone to go out with, I'd be more driven to work on my physical activity.

I think the grade might actually deserve an B in PE this term, because I'm always in class. I arrive to class on time ready and with proper gym strip. Also, I try my best in class and during fitness. I've improved on a lot of the fitness activities. I  pushed myself the hardest I could when we did fitness and tried to go as far as I could even when I felt tired. I understand that I'm not the most athletic person in the class, but I know what I'm capable of and how I could improve. I am also determined to get better after this year. That is why I think I deserve an B.

Beep Test

I haven't had the chance to write much about my Beep Test results. Today though we did a beep test. I didn't do as good as I had wanted unfortunately. We did thing a bit different than usual today. We divided into two groups, the first group would start with the Beep Test, and the others would start doing the other tests. I was in the second group. Right before they finished the Beep Test, I was doing push-ups and plank position. This took a bit of my energy and also made my throat dry. So when we started running, my throat got drier and drier and my legs were already tired. In the end I stopped earlier than I wanted. In past Beep Test I had gotten higher, but I knew I could get higher.

Report Card

I don't really think my opinion of my PE grade changed very much from the last time with our interim report cards. This time however I feel a lot more confident that I deserve a B. I feel that my fitness has definitely improved since the beginning of semester.

We have done some fitness exercises twice now, and I found the second time went a lot better than the first for some. For example, when we did the circuit around the school. I had a hard time with that the first time we did it, but last Friday when we did it, it went by surprisingly fast. Running is still not my favourite, but I think I'm slowly improving. If we had the option however, I would love to do some fitness that didn't involve as much running.

Yesterday as well, we did a new fitness routine that Mr. Vaughan thought of. I think it was tiring but not as much at the same time. I like that we did this in groups of three and that we varied the activities we did with strength, core, and cardio. It was a good form of fitness, because it allowed you to be encouraged by your team members to try harder.

Away from fitness, I always come prepared to class with gym wear and a sweater if we go outside. I interact lots with my other classmates and cheer them on. In class, I try hard in games and new activities. I enjoy a lot of the games we do in the class and I really like how we have classes together with the other Grade 10 class at times.

I'd like to improve in this class, but I think for this report card I deserve a B.

Up The Hill Again

Today, finally after a while, I went skiing again with my dad and sister. It had been a while since I went up the mountain. The snow was really nice and skiing went smoothly. We went up to Seymour where went down the Lodge lift a few times and twice down the Mystery lift. Lots of snow had fallen the last few days, so it was clean and soft. When we came back, my legs felt a bit numb but my muscles didn't really ache. It was very fun and I hope I can ski more this season.

Dance week and fitness!

This week our class had 4 days of dance and 1 day of fitness.

On the first day of dance we did Zumba. And instructor came in and taught us. I really liked this class, because the class was fun and energetic. I think dance is one of my stronger physical activities although I don't take dance. I kind of stepped out of my comfort zone doing this however. I don't normally like dancing in front of others, so the fact that I tried pretty hard was something new for me. I liked Zumba and would like for our class to do this again.

On day two we were supposed to have the school's dance team teach us hip hop. Unfortunately non of them showed up, and instead two members of the dance team taught us something. Hiphop is my favourite type of dance so I was really happy that we were still able to do the class. It was really fun and some of the dance steps were pretty difficult and fast.

On day three, it was planned that we would do Bhangra, but once again the team didn't come. Instead we did line dance. Line dance was the easiest of the week, especially because I've done all the dances many times before. I thought it was fun because all my friends and I were acting quite silly dancing.

On day four we finally had Bhangra. It was fun but really hard. We did many squats and my legs were really sore from it. (My legs are really sore today!) In the end when we were supposed to perform the dance with our class, it was kind of sad that many people didn't try.

On day five (today) we had fitness. I didn't do very well because my legs were extremely sore. I could go down the stairs without limping or sit down without complaining. When we did the beep test, it was really hard for me to run properly and therefore didn't do well. I pushed myself as far as I could, but I didn't get very far. Also for the jumping test (which is normally my strongest point) it hurt a bit to jump. Overall, I would have done better if I wasn't sore.

I think this week of PE was fun and I'm glad we finally get rest with spring break'

Community Run

Last friday, our PE block did the Community Run for fitness. I'm still not completely sure how I feel about the run itself. I did feel happy that I wasn't the last one to finish, but I think I could have finished a bit faster. The whole run in general was about 3/4 uphill which was quite tiring for me. Especially the last steep hill up made me very tired even though I had been walking a bit before reaching that part. I think I walked too much during the run, making my time longer. Next time we do the Community Run, I'd like to try and run a bit more and maybe faster (walking aswel) during the run. Also, on friday it was pretty cold outside and I didnt bring a jacket with me. In the end my arms were very numb when I finished. I think the cold somewhat effected my running. I think I'll do better since spring is coming and the mornings won't be super cold.

PE10- Interim Report

For this interim report card, I think I deserve a G for my work habits, because even though I'm not really good at sports, I try my best to improve. Also, I cheer on my friends and teammates during games and try to get them involved if they're standing off to the side.

I always come ready and prepared for class, and don't forget my gym strip.

My physical fitness is not very good, but since the semester started I have been exercising a lot more. Recently I've started walking home more often, which is uphill and tiring with a heavy bag on my back. Also, my family finally started skiing again when the semester started. On saturdays or sundays every week, we wake up early to go up the mountain and ski for maybe 2 hours.

I like this PE block a lot because we play a lot of fun games that do require quite a bit of movement. I also like that our class shares facilities especial when we have rain outside or are in the weight room which I personally find a bit boring.

My diet hasn't really changed too much, but I didn't really eat unhealthy food before, other than occasionally eating some sweet snacks, my breakfast, lunch, and dinner and quite healthy.

I also signed up for the wheelchair basketball and soccer volunteer job after school at school, helping disabled kids exercise. I really enjoyed the first day and I liked interacted with the kids. A while ago, I also signed up as a volunteer for tots ice hockey. Although I did not have any experience with hockey and am an amateur skater, I enjoyed the job a lot. I taught me a bit more about skating and hockey itself and I got to interact a lot with small children, which is something I really like to do.

I do have a few barriers that I have to break for this class however. Because I'm not really into exercising and sports, my mind sometimes beats my body in wanting to give up during some fitness days. I have had a few fitness days were I had a strong headache that kept me from giving it my all. Also, the fitness exercises require a lot of running, which is my main weakness when it comes to exercising. I'm a lot better at sports like skiing, swimming, and badminton. I hope I can improve on this in the future and become fitter and healthier.

Lots of exercise!

Went swimming for 3 hrs yesterday and went skiing again today!:)

Weekend!

went skiing last sunday with my dad at seymour!

Blk 1 PE

Start of sem 2 PE today ^^