FINAL POST 2014-2015 GRADE 9

1) PARTICIPATION:

According to the suggestions in the question, i think my participation is very good. i have never forgotten gym strip this year, im pretty sure. my memory isnt bringing up any missing gym strip days. and as for attendance, i think all of my absences are excused from being sick or some appointments. ive never been late either, since it is pretty hard to be late for pe depending on your teacher. 

I think my participation in class is very good for the encouragement and what i do to make the class better. I've been trying to do as much as i can to help out in class, whether if its giving tips, helping to set up, or answering questions people have; being helpful. i try my best to put in my most effort for every class, especially fitness days. i've been much better at participation this year than i was last year, and i think it has to do with the people around me. i have people that motivate me indirectly and make me want to do my best too. i actually like participating a lot since i think it makes other people follow and they'll do some work too. my motivations behind what i do on days i have pe all come from my classmates and friends. they really help me out a lot indirectly, and i think it has made me a bit better at participating individually. 

evidence:
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/05/choice-lacrosse.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/05/buddies-5.html

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2) SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLASS:

I think this is one area i have really improved on from the start of the year. i think the people around me have made me more responsible for myself and have made me more confident in contributing. a big chunk of our class is pretty good at doing things without being told to. i try to help out as much as possible, but sometimes my confidence isnt up for it. but ive been getting better, i've been helping with equipment more lately and helping people when they need it. i've actually gone to a bit of a leader position among my group of friends in our class. ive gotten more confident as a person rather than a student in pe when it comes to leadership. i think my social dynamic is pretty good in classes. i mean, im never really negative about something unless its at the beginning and im like "aaaah i dont want to do this today i dont like it" but i keep thoughts like those to myself or some friends in the class. and i dont even keep up the negative attitude fore long, its literally when teachers explain to us what we're doing that im like that, then i shut up and not complain anymore haha. i like bringing a positive energy to the class, its honestly fun! for fitness, i am usually pretty competitive. not them most, but i try to compete with myself rather, and not other people. i think competing with myself is more important, but sort of competing against others is really motivating! as far as connections with the community and volunteering, i havent done any, unfortuntely. i dont do a lot of active stuff outside of school. 

evidence:
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/05/choice-lacrosse.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/05/buddies-5.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/06/uuuuhhh-im-rlly-late-yoga.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/05/buddies-4.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/05/fitness.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/04/locomotion.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/03/sharks.html

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3) HEALTHY LIVING:

I honestly should improve on being more active outside of school. but i really think im not that bad. i eat healthy and do some exercise occasionally. i walk to and from school, and walking from school is like a workout for me since i have to walk up like two hills. i eat healthy mostly. i try to stay away from bad foods as much as possible, and i've been wanting to get better at that soon or during the summer. i love to eat fruits and veggies everyday so i think im on a good start for my summer goals. but my parents always tell me to watch what i eat, and i do listen! my parents dont buy a lot of bad foods anyways. one thing they dont buy are sugary cereals and pop,they never do. there is the occasional pop or pepsi, but compared to what i see other kids drink, i really drink litle sugary things. my diet has always been really good, and my parents agree. ive never been one to eat lots of junk food, and i have always been eating fruits and veggies. never afraid to try different and new foods. 

for exercise though, i think i should improve. ive always been sort of lacking activity, but i my parents tell my i was always super active when i was small. i remember walking long distances lots and doing stuff like swimming and some drop in soccer, i also did some ballet and gymnastics too. but exercise is really something i want and is improving on. ive set some goals for the summer that i can hopefully keep up throughout the years. it would be important for me to manage my activity since i dont participate in any outside of school sports. my hobbies and interests do tend to be indoor things. 

i will say that my fitness from the beginning of grade 8 and to now has been crazy. ive sort of realized my potential in stuff like this, its kind of amazing to me, really. i think anything that would be stopping me from participating would be my self confidence and fear. but ive really overcome that this year, but theres still some of that inside me that i'd like to get out. 

i really do plan on improving my fitness or keeping consistent during the summer. i have yet to set proper goals but i will, and i really want to. the goals i set in the year, i have been working on, but unfortunately i havent written a post about that. i was not comfortable sharing my goals on my blog at the time. but i will say that i have been working towards my goal and i can see the improvement.

evidence:
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/06/weekend-stuff.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/06/another-walk-i-went-on-with-my-family.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/06/tofu.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/06/crescent-beach.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/06/things-i-do-outside-of-school.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/06/summer-stuff.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/05/weekend-stuff-i-guess.html

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4) DIGITAL PORTFOLIO AND REFLECTIVE SKILLS:

I will say that this will be an area i wasnt very strong in. i didnt really grasp the whole blog thing early in the year, which lead to lack of posts and understanding of what my blog was supposed to be about. i really regret that, but im not going to dwell on it so much. i never really started writing posts until a few months ago, i sort of realized its pretty fun! i really wished i had gotten the whole point of the blog earlier in the year. but fear not! i am lacking some posts, especially for the stuff like the goal with the videos and workouts. i started writing that post but i forgot to finish it and i guess it was a bit too late... 

but with the posts i have posted, i think i write quite a bit. i try my best to get to the point, but sometimes its hard for me since i like to write a lot. i think the others writing comments on my posts has helped too, with what to write about and stuff. im also really bad at getting photos for my posts. its not like i dont have my phone with me, but i always forget. i always forget to take a photo, even when i tell myself im gonna need a photo for a post. ah, well i know why that happens to me but thats not important right now. i also feel weird taking my camera out and take a photo of me and mt friends, im not used to taking selfies at all. 

i think that half of my blog is good then rest just not good. my later posts have been better since i have a better understanding of the purpose of the blog and what i blog about. ive gotten more comfortable talking about my personal active living and healthy living on my blog. that was another problem, i wasnt really comfortable talking about stuff like that when its public. 

i dont know what else to say about my blog. its not much. im not completely satisfied with it though. but i think my later posts have done a pretty good summary of my active living at school and outside of school. i hope couldve done much better. but next year i have mr. neufeld too apparently, so maybe i can use this blog again! i would have a much better chance of keeping this blog updated next year since i know what to do. 

evidence:
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/06/fitness-testing.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/06/tofu.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/06/things-i-do-outside-of-school.html
http://callistanobasuke.blogspot.ca/2015/06/summer-stuff.html

also my weird lack of posts in 2014 :(

18/25



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ive honestly had such a great year in pe 9. all of the people in our class are amazing, hard workers. this year in pe for me has been big and a huge impact on my life, and i hope to continue with what ive learned about myself and how to stay active and live healthy,

I am giving myself a B for my letter grade.

-Callista

weekend stuff!

so last weekend my family and i went to our family friend's house for my brothers birthday. we also slept over too but its usually what we do. 

so first we went to get sushi and some groceries for lunch at a place called Fujiya in Vancouver. we then had to go to Chinatown to pick up a cake. then we went to a baseball game our same friend was having in north van (where we were staying). it was fun seeing them play baseball, it really made me want to play with them. whenever i see teams playing sports it really makes me want to join in, especially from my experience in pe this year. 

but after that we left to go get corn, then went to their house before they finished baseball stuff (we're really close family friends, you see). 

usually when we come over, i have to keep a small 7 year old occupied. we usually go outside for this too. we both just played soccer with each other and we tried to play volleyball. this reminded me of our buddies and how we do activities with them. 

usually i would take her on her bike around the back alleyway and the street out front. my brother and her brother played with their new nerf guns and ran around the neighbourhood, having to chase them
occasionally too.

but i always have an active time when i come over to their house, its fun! being around smaller kids reminds me of the buddies, but i like it. it reminds myself of how active and energetic young kids are, and how different kids grow up to be. 

but later we had a pretty big dinner like always and some dessert. I also watched Terminator 2 with my brother and the other brother. 

going over to their place is always fun!

and now im surprised i didnt take a picture for this. i didnt really think about making a blog post for this in the first place but at the same time i did but totally forgot about taking photos. but i have some nice aesthetically pleasing photos of good ol' north van

another walk i went on with my family!

i really need to have 30 posts done so im gonna do whatever i can *sweats*

so surprisingly i didnt make a post about this walk i went on with my family, but i should right now. 

this time we went to walk around coal harbour, and i have to say this place is extremely nostalgic. its a place i used to go to all time to play at the park, and with the view of north van (where i used to live), its just a trip down nostalgia lane. 

this walk was soothing, being near the water and all. there were lots of people and stuff happening too. we just walked along, and enjoyed the time. i like this sort of place because its a cool city view then a view of the water and mountains on the other side. vancouver really is something. i like being near the water around there since its so nostalgic to me and brings back memories. 

but something i didnt enjoy about the walk was my brother. he was in a sour mood about something, and it kinda made the walk unappealing but it was still good!

my parents really like going on walks, i hope we can go do stuff like this more often. and then we went to Kirin to have some of the best Chinese food. 

TOFU

i think this is my first post about food oh well.

so i think i found a new favourite food a couple of months ago. i really like dessert tofu. i think its pretty good for you, other than the sugar they put in for flavour, but otherwise tofu itself as a food is great! ive always had tofu in meals and stuff so im used to the taste. i like tofu because it has a sort of refreshing taste, and makes you feel refreshed after eating it. tofu is pretty nutritious too, it has quite a bit of protein in it so it makes it pretty filling. tofu is a way better alternative than having a bowl of cereal to fill you up. 

theres all kinds of ways you can eat tofu too and theres different kinds you can buy or make. dessert tofu is good for a snack, but you can buy regular tofu for meals and stuff. one of my favourite tofu dishes is agedashi tofu. its just tofu that was fried and also has dashi (some sort of usually fish based stock) cooked into it too. its pretty yummy, i recommend it. my mom also uses tofu a lot in miso soup. she makes her own miso soup and we use tofu in that. its either tofu or fried tofu that gets put into the soup. i prefer the plain tofu but theyre almost equal. miso soup is also pretty good for you too. you can put a bunch of veggies and other stuff in it too. like enoki mushrooms or shimeji mushrooms, usually some wakame (seaweed), carrots, chopped cabbach, daikon (radish)... one of my favourites is when you can put like little clams in it, and it gives so much flavour. i dont know what sort of clams but theyre small and ive only had that sort of miso soup at my grandmas house in japan. ALSO i really like miso soup with shrimp cooked with it. its literally cooked with shrimp heads and it makes the soup have a shrimpy taste, and you can leave a shrimp head in a bowl of yours too haha. 

anyways, tofu is cool. its healthy for your and is a great substitute for meat and other snack foods. story time! i remember once when i was pretty small i went to the tofu store with my grandma when i was in japan. there are literally stores just for tofu, but thats the best stuff. 

Crescent Beach

my family and i usually go for walks or hikes somewhere on the weekends. a couple weekends ago we went to Crescent Beach! it was super windy that day, it was crazy. it was a nice refresher though, being near the beach and all. 

i really liked the view, though its not the greatest i still thought it was a little nostalgic yknow. there were actually lots of people there, and there was some sort of local carnival thing going on too. we only planned to go for a walk so we only checked out the carnival for a little bit. 

i really liked the little community there, so many neat houses too. Crescent Beach is cool, and its a good walk from one end to the other. i hope i can post more about these sort of things in the summer too. 

things i do outside of school

first of all, i dont actually do a lot outside of school. other than walking to and from school pretty much 99% of the school year, i dont do a lot regularly at least. 

but i will say that i get a good workout from walking back home usually, especially in the weather we have now. i have to walk up like 1 1/2 hills to get home. the last stretch home is literally a giant hill that ive gotten used to walking up. i will also say that walking up that hill has done some stuff to me. my legs feel a lot stronger and leaner than maybe two years ago. but thats cool! its awesome! and with the added weight of my backpack, walking up that hill really is a workout for me. but i wont go saying that walking home is my workout, but not lots of people walk home. i guess all this hard walking and basic hiking ive been doing for at leas two years now is pretty good for me. 

but i hope i can do some more stuff after school usually. i dont like being on sports teams and i havent actually done so all my life, so i dont think its my thing. maybe i should start to go walking after school sometimes, or on weekends?

i would post a photo but i dont take photos when im walking to and from school. no photos worth showing anyways, i dont even think i have them anymore :o

fitness testing

so we did our final fitness testing on tuesday, and i will say that i have improved my scores quite a bit.

i would have liked to gone farther on the beep test, but i kind of just stopped :0. i do think that i have the potential to go for longer, but sometimes i dont know what im thinking and i just stop.

i was surprised when i was able to get to 5th position on the stretch thing. and i held it for at least 10 seconds, or more maybe i cant remember exactly how long. maybe ive gotten more flexible, who knows! 

i was able to do the body bridge for only 1 minute and 34 seconds. i usually do them at home and i can get well over 2 minutes, my friends started making jokes and i started laughing, which lead me to falling haha. body bridges are super hard. some tips are to just not look at the time and keep your head slightly up with a steady breathing pattern. 

i was only able to do 12 push ups but Anusha stopped me and said i was doing it wrong! i was, i will not argue, but push ups are hard. i can usually do more than just 12, but push ups are pretty hard for me :(

on the jumpy thing, i think i realized my left arm got longer!??? maybe i got taller?? but i did realize that my jump distance from where my fingers touched was smaller than the last time i did it. maybe i was feeling rushed and didnt really put so much uh, jump potential....

this was my time for the t-test. this was probably the second time i did the t-test, so i wasnt used to doing it haha. but i think this isnt bad, especially with my lack of practice. i could definitely get a shorter time if i tried harder

i forgot to do the weird board touch thing and apparently we were supposed to do sit ups too. im not very good at the board touch thing, i think. i cant really remember, i dont even know what specifically to do with those things. people always tell me different things, like theyre bad at explaining what to do with them. as for sit ups, im actually pretty good at them. i dont know if im doing them properly, but im sure i am! i can get quite a bit done in say 30 seconds. i am much better at sit ups than i am at push ups. 

i think this fitness testing was really good for me, and it HAS shown improvement for me in the past year and last year too. but i think i can still do better. hopefully next year i can improve and do better on my fitness testing. i like doing fitness testing when its just our band class since theres really no one that isnt doing something. whenever its with the other classes i feel less motivated to do the testing because of others. but in this class i feel really different since everyone is really dedicated and cares. 

some pictures :o

me doing the stretch thing at 5 and marcia and i. i forgot to line camera that selfie up im sorry marcia.