Active Learning Midterm Blog Post

Suraj G.

                                                                   Midterm Reflection

 

I have been doing great in Active Learning so far. I have been participating, trying my best, and having a positive attitude towards active learning and have been improving exponentially. I am always prepared for active learning and have never skipped a day and always bring my gymstrip. I have been participating in all activities and have encouraged others to participate willingly. For example I have noticed that sometimes in active learning when we play any sports or games I have noticed some of the grade eight's just standing there acting kind of shy so I try to give them the ball and give them a chance to participate and play. Another thing that I am very proud about this year in active learning is that I have improved a lot; for example at the starting of the year my beep test score was 9 and now it is 10.2, at the starting of the year I could only do 30 pushups in a row now I can do 42, at the starting of the year my T-test score was 11.5 now it is 11.3, and lastly at the starting of the year my sit and reach level was 4 and now it is 5. As you can see I have already started to meet some of the goals I had when I walked into the gymnasium for the first time as I my endurance has improved as well as my strength and flexibility. I have been trying to eat healthy by eating breakfast and by cutting out the majority of sugar from my diet. I have also been consistantly been exercising at home on my treadmill, bike and using my weights. I think that we have been doing a variety of gamed in active learning but I have noticed that we haven't played basketball once yet; so I'm hoping that we can start to play more basketball so the variety of sports that we play can continue on. I believe that I should get a G as a work habit and an A as a mark so far in this semester due to all the reasons mentioned above. I look forward to pursue my goals and improve in the rest of the semester.

 

 

 

Suraj's Active Learning Final Blog

Suraj Giddha                                                                                                                       June 7,2013

                                                          Active Learning Final Blog

         This has been a very productive and fun school year so far in Active Learning. At the start of this year I was a good athlete but I had problems with long distance running, exercising at home, and eating healthy. As this year started it was my goal to improve my cardio-vascular system and to start eating healthier. As the school year went on I started to change and slowly and I saw a new and better self arising.

         When the school year started I only had one thing on my mind becoming more fit and making the basketball team. I knew that in order to make the basketball team I would have to have a much better endurance/stamina. From the first day of Active learning I have been respectful to everyone, willing to participate in all activities and ready to try my best in every class.

          In the first few classes of Active learning I quickly noticed that on one hand I was a very good short distance runner but on the other a very bad long distance runner. On the day of my first community run I tried my best not to stop but I was forced to stop numerous times and had trouble keeping a constant pace and on my first beep test I could only get 8.3. I noticed that I was bad at long distance activities but very good at activities such as the pond run, insanity, A/B partner activities and trifecta. But as the year went  on I started to get better and managed to make the basketball team. With the help of Active Learning and me joining the basketball team I was able to see improvements in myself such as I got 9.3 on the beep test (thats is a one level improvement in two or three months). I was very happy as I could slowly see my hard work and determination pay off. Now I could do the community run with stopping only 4 times.

         Not only was I improving I was also participating in all activities, trying hard to accomplish my goals, showing respect to others, encouraging fair play, but also being responsible as I had never even forgot my gymstrip once. But as the basketball season ended I managed to hurt myself during a basket ball game preventing me to partcipate in a few classes and in order to heal this injury on my foot I had to take physical activity a bit lighter. But after my injury had healed I started to collect  digital evidense. I had trouble collecting digital evidense because I didn't have a cell phone or anyy other device at school that coould capture digital evidense. In order to solve this problem I had to ask my friends and classmates to take pictures of me but they were not always willing to do this  and were not able to take many pictures as I asked them to.

         

         Before I knew it the school year was creeping to the end. By the end of the school year I had learned  about pacing and could now do long distance runs. I tried to take a leadership role in my class and help set up and putaway equipment and most importantly I found out a way that I could make exercise fun because I noticed that most teenagers don't want to go home and go for long runs to improve their cardio-vascular system but instead I play sports with my siblings and friends to get my daily exercise done. I have tried eating healthy by eating atleast one fruit a day as my family has a variety of fruits at home I have a lot to chose from and this way I will get my nutritional food everyday. I

have also managed to keep my work organized in a binder so I can

record any improvements or what my goals are.

      

          I feel like I deserved an, A in this class for my effort and improvement. For example at the start of the year my beep test score was 8.3 then it improved to 9.3 and my score finished off with 10.2. At the start of the semester I could barely do one lap without stoping and now I have improved to five. MyT-test scores have also improved by a second and I have also seen my

 imporvementin the body bridge, body press and sit and reach levels. I haven't

even forgotten my gymstrip once and very rarily have been absent to class.

This was one of themost improving years for me in Active Learning and I am

 looking Forward to next year and still have the urge to improve and do better.

                                                                 

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Active Learning: Semester 2 Interm

Suraj Giddha                                                                                                                       April 10, 2013
                                                  Active Learning: Semester 2 Interm

So far semester 2 has been great. I think I deserve an, A so far in this semester. I could not put full effort into active learning so far in this semester to prevent a foot injury from aggravating which occured due to basketball but I have tried my best with the injury. I think I deserve my previous letter grade because I have been very responsible and have never forgotten my gym strip once and have never been late or even skipped class. I have also been taking a leadership role in class as I help set up and put away equipment for example when I setted up the badminton nets. I am still working on my digital evidence but still having some trouble as I don't have a digital device to take a picture of myself on but I will talk to my friends and tell them to take a picture of me during active learning. I hope you understand, thanks.

Blog: Le Film Ratatouille

Suraj Giddha                                                                              April 9,2013

Blog : Le Film Ratatouille

J’aime bien le film, « Ratatouille » parce que c’est très divertissant et intéressant. Mon personne préfère du film, Ratatouille est Remy. J’adore Remy parce qu’il est une chef très habileté et il est très ambitieux. Son personnalité est artistique aussi il aime cuisiner et il cuisine. Je pense que ce film est formidable et je donne quatre étoiles. 

     

Suraj's Interm Reflection

Suraj G.                                                  Interm Reflection                                               Mar 4, 2013

This has been a great start to the second semester. I have been trying to keep all of my beep test scores and other Active Learning worksheets organized and in a binder. I have been trying hard in fitness and am still trying to improve my endurance. Rather than hating fitness I now look forward to fitness activities such as beep tests as it is a way to see my improvement. I have been trying to take a leadership role in our class rather than just standing their I have been helping set up and put away equipment. I am looking forward to the rest of the year and hoping I can achieve a lot of my goals and improve my endurance even more. I will also be starting my digital evidence work soon for the end of the year blog post.

Blog: La Musique

Suraj Giddha                                                                                                                          Feb 19,2013

Blog : La Musique

Mon artiste favori est  Stromae pour la chanson, Alors on Dance parce que j’aime les instruments parce que ils ont une bonne unité. Je n’aime pas  Alfa Roccoco parce que la melodie est triste et la voix est trop basse. J’ai appris que les gens parlent francais dans France mais dans les autres pays. J’ai appris les vocabulaires de diffèrent type de musique par exemple Reggae, et Softe Rock.       

Active Learning 8 (Suraj G. Neufeld's class P:4)

    S.G                                                         Active Learning 8/9

                 This has been a very enjoyable and productive year in Active Learning. This year I have tried my best every day and I am always prepared for Active Learning. This year we have focused on many concepts including healthy eating, promoting a healthy lifestyle, being a positive role model, etc. For example, I have never forgotten my gymstrip once and I am always ready for a good and active workout. This year I have really tried hard in fitness and pushed myself every time to experience improvement and new achievements. I always try to bring a positive attitude to class and try my best in everything we do as well as keeping a positive attitude to my classmates and promoting a hard workout. Fitness has really helped increase my stamina and endurance in this class leading to my successes on the grade 8 basketball team. I am still looking forward to improving more on my stamina so I can get less tired and run longer. I am really proud of how I have done so far and am really excited for the upcoming semester in Active Learning.