End of semester reflection

So far this semester was going really good but two weeks before winter break I was not allowed to do P.E anymore because I had hurt my knee. I hurt my knee a long time ago when I used to play basketball and do bhangra. Because of my knee I had to quit doing both. During grade eight I had tried out for the Sullivan Heights basketball team and I made it, after that season of basketball my knee had started to hurt again. But it only hurt when I ran. So I had to limit my running. The beginning of get fit was going really well but like I said, two weeks before winter break my knees started to hurt.  The only thing that was different was the pain I was getting it was really different; it wasn’t like this before,it wasn’t this bad. I noticed my knees started to swell after I ran so my mom took me to the doctors and my doctor told me to go to a knee specialist. My knee specialist told me to go to physiotherapy or my knees would get worse. I went to physio and the physiotherapist told me that my knee caps were moving side to side when they were supposed to move up and down. And she told me that I can’t run, dance or do anything that involves my knee caps to move side to side because my knee cap will pop out of my knee. My knee has been improving a lot with the help of physiotherapy and kinesiology.

                My attitude has not changed for P.E even though I cannot do P.E right now. And having an all girls class is really fun. Next semester I will be going to the gym,as soon as my knee gets better. 

I would give myself 79% because I come to class and I do everything that my physiotherapist  tells my to do at home like stretching.  

My grade

I think I deserve a B (81%) because I try my best with everything we do for example on fitness days I always try to do what they tell us to do. In the past few days my knee started to hurt agian and i went to the doctors to get a check up and, he said that my knee hurt because there was something wrong in my tissues in my knee, and the muscels above my knee was tight as well.  So he said that I should go to physio therapy. My knee has slowed me down a lot when I run that's why i have to wear a brace but since i have started to wear the brace my knee has felt better. I hope that my knee wont slow me down any more. 

Fencing

   My class spent Tuesday and Wednesday learning how to fence and we spent Thursday fencing eace other. When I first found out that we were fencing I was really excited because I had never fenced before. Fencing was really fun and we learned a lot too. During those days of fencing I learned a lot about accuracy and how to focus on getting at your opponent. 

Get Fit

     I choose get fit to be in a only girls class and I wanted to get my fitness level higher. In this class I would like to boost my fitness level higher,and become a faster runner. 

    On this years beep test i got 6.1. I would like to get my beep test score higher through out the year.  

- Comment on your; attendance / punctuality / readiness to participate.

My attendance this year was okay and the times I was away was because I get sick easily. Most of the time I am always ready to participate in PE; I always bring PE strip and I come prepared for whatever we are doing. 

- Comment on any changes to your fitness.  Provide evidence of the change.  Reflect on why the change happened.

I haven't had any drastic changes towards my fitness, but Sometimes when i run my knees start to hurt and that is why my beep test results are going down.  

- Comment on how you contribute to our class dynamic?  What do you bring?  Give examples.

I contribute to our class dynamic by bringing a positive attitude, cheering other people on and by just doing what I'm supposed to be doing.


- Comment on what it means to you to be physically educated?  How are you ready for independence?

Being physically educated means that you have goals that you want to achieve either in PE or at home and you know what workouts to do to achieve it, and you should know how to do basic things, such as checking your heart pulse/heart rate

- Reflect on what barriers might be keeping you from succeeding a healthy, active lifestyle.  Troubleshoot those obstacles.

Some barriers that have personally kept me from doing activities to work towards having a healthy and active lifestyle is my knee that has been hurting a lot for some reason. I have even gotten my knee checked out by the doctors which told me to get an x-ray done; so I know it's not too serious, but has kept me from giving my 100% effort on some days.


- Suggest a grade that attempts to reflect you learning / performance / understandings / contributions...

I think I should get a B in PE. Overall, I think I try my best all the time and I enjoy doing PE. My understanding of  what I have to do in PE are pretty good, because I already know how much my body can handle, and try to push myself to do more. My contribution in the class is good as well because I am comfortable with everyone, so I can do my personal best.