Final Portfolio Assessment!

Wow! This year has flown by so fast! I started grade nine thinking another long year of school, and look we are already in the last week of school! I think I really enjoyed grade nine and it was a great experience being a leader for grade eights! This Active Learning year has truly been great, and I definitely really enjoyed it. I had a great class, a great teacher and of course a great T.A! I think this year has been great for me and I have definitely progressed since the starting of the year! Here is my final blog post of my final grade and the four pillars!

1)   Participation:  My participation has been great throughout this year. I always bring my gym strip and I always try my best during games. I always motivate others in games and always try my best rather it be a choice day or a fitness day. I am always on time in class and my attendance is almost perfect. I think I've missed one or two classes because of illness but besides that I have not been away. I’m always in class on time ready to participate and take on the class! I would say the only thing I lack in some classes is my skill level in some games. Occasionally I will not be able to do as well in some activities because I am simply not good at them. Of course practice makes perfect, but there are some activities I don’t do as often which decreases my skill level. On choice days I always find an activity that is fun, but also does give some exercise. For example some days I will play volleyball because you are still moving around while still enjoying yourself. Another example could be playing handball; you are running around but still having a fun time! I think your participation really adds on to the class. When everyone is participating it makes the class more fun and makes you actually want to play the game. When people stop participating the game isn't as fun anymore because there isn't a challenge and no one is trying. Participation is a huge thing that really does make a difference and this is why I always try to participate! Overall my participation is fairly well and I am quite happy with it! 

2)   Social Responsibility and Contribution to the Class: First off I come to class with a great positive and energetic attitude. I honestly find that your attitude is a small thing that makes a big difference. If you have a positive attitude things will go well. If you have a negative attitude things will go bad. I try to organize sports sometimes if things seem a little out of control or not planned. I will try to take charge and help organize when someone is not already doing so. For example during a choice day there was an option to play handball in the small gym. When I entered the small gym everyone was scattered around playing basketball or just sitting around. Arman and I got everyone together and started to try to organize everyone in teams. We tried our best to get everyone organized, but people kept switching teams and being immature so we got the help of Mr.Pederson. It worked out better that way, but we still tried! I always encourage others to do what they want. I have noticed on choice days some people end up doing an activity that their friends are doing, and a lot of times they leave behind an activity that they wanted to play. For example once Jasmine wanted to play speedminton outside but no one was willing to play with her. I told her that she should go and not stop herself because of others, but to give her more confidence I went and played with speedminton with her! She felt a lot better and I was happy to see her more confident! I am always bringing a positive attitude to gym. I feel that your attitude is the first step to success. If you have a negative attitude things aren't going to go well!  I always cheer on people during games and other activities and always motivate others! I find it very important to do so because others will be motivated and more confident! I am very honest with my fitness scores and competition. I don’t cheat or ignore the rules of a game. I always follow the rules and make sure I am doing everything correctly. I make sure that I am being honest during competition because there is not point of cheating. When you cheat you are not only being dishonest to your peers, but to yourself as well! This is why I think it is crucial to come to class with a positive attitude.

3)    Healthy Living: I’ve improved a lot since the beginning of gym for sure. I’ve gained more stamina and been able to run a little longer than usual! Rather it be in games involving running or even fitness I have noticed that I have more stamina than before. For example before when we did laps I would be able to pace myself and would end up having laps longer than others, but afterwards I got better at pacing. I was able to get each lap done in a similar time and was able to pace myself properly. I have learned that practice really does help. If you run everyday, you will become a great runner and if you try your best you will succeed. I have gained things from this all as well, like my increased stamina! Sometimes when I’m running or doing an activity I will get cramps, which will slow me down, but I try my best to keep going although it hurts. Of course no pain no gain, but sometimes it just gets harder and you feel kind of heavy sometimes! My family and I all believe in healthy living. I always eat healthy making sure I have enough fruits and vegetables throughout the day. Instead of having chips, I will have fruit or even yogurt. I find that your diet is very important to your health and it really does make a difference! I always go on walks with my sister and my mom! We love to go walks because you get some fresh air and it is also great for your health.  A lot of times we go for walks and occasionally will go for runs as well! One of my goals for the future is to go for runs often and increase my stamina! Overall I think being healthy is very important in life and should always be your number on priority.

4)   Digital Portfolio and Reflective Skills: Okay so I have about 30 posts on my blog since the beginning of the year! I have less digital evidence, but I have it on quite a few posts ( I’m usually not able to hve digital evidence because I don’t have a device to take pictures with). On my regular posts I usually write a lot because I like to add detail and explain my experience in that days class. I put what I like and dislike about the class, and I also talk about my progress. I like looking back at these because its nice to see the improvement as time progresses. I put comments on other student’s blogs occasionally and give them some motivation! It’s nice to see other blogs as well, as an inspiration or just to see how others are progressing with you!9 It’s nice seeing other blogs because there are so many great blogs out there and its such an inspiration seeing such great blogs. I am usually able to provide evidence in my learning rather it be in a final post or in a regular post! It’s honestly great to see pictures and explanations of what you did in your class because it just adds on and you can really understand how hard someone has worked! I will admit that this section is a little weaker than most and I will definitely make this one of my important sections next year! This section is definitely important because it really helps in the learning process. I have done most of the things that Neufeld’s class was assigned, I might have missed a couple of things though.

Over all this year has been great for me and I really did enjoy it. I had a great class that was so motivated and fun to be around! I hope I have as much fun next year as well and look forward to be in Active Learning next year as well! Overall as I reflect baack on to this year, I believe I deserve a final grade of an A. Like I say there is always room for improvement and if you try hard enough you will succeed! (: