Thomas Chanyungco's Active Learning Blog 2014

Active Learning is important to me because health and fitness are an important part of my life. Because Active Learning class is important to me, I always come to class on time and prepared to learn. In addition to getting fit at Active Learning at school, I also go to tae kwon do 3 times a week. As part of Active Learning, I try to be more healthy by eating lean meat, fruits and vegetables every day. The parts of Active Learning class that I like are running, net sports and the weight room. One net sport that I would like to play of is badminton. Badminton is a fast paced sport that I enjoyed since I was a kid. So far this year, the skill I have improved the most on is my speed on the beep test. My goals in Active Learning that I want to improve on are trying to be a better contributor to the class's social dynamic. Some ways that I can do this are complimenting people when they do something well and encouragin others to do better or to try to help them when they don't do something well. I think that my work habit should be a "G" because as I explained above, I have a positive commitment to Active Learning and also to a healthy life style.

Thomas Chanyungco's June 13th End of the Year Blog

Attendance, Punctuality, Readiness to Participate
I had excellence attendance all year. I missed very few classes and when I did miss class it was because I had to attend a family gathering. I always arrived on time. I always came prepared with my gym strip. I always got changed quickly and went to the gym quickly and ready to go. 

My Fitness Level
I feel that my fitness level has improved over the course of the year. I go hard at all activities, especially on fitness days. The variety of fitness exercises and running have made me feel stronger. I'm not really sure, but I think that my community run time has gotten faster. I have fitness activities after school. I have tae kwon do instruction 2 nights per week and rolling class one night per week. 

How I Contribute to the Class Dynamic
I bring a positive attitude to the class every day. I join in all activities and try my best to do them well. I encourage my classmates to try hard. During games I demonstrate good sportsmanship and play fair. During chukeball I give other kids a chance to throw the ball at the spring to go over the net. When we did the city hall hill run, I tried to encourage others to keep going. This is an area that I think I've improved. I'm a quiet person so it's hard for me to be encouraging. But I've been trying to improve on this over the year.

What it means to be physically educated

It is important to me to physically fit so that I can live a healthy life in school and after I graduate. I have to be physically educated to learn how to be physically fit. 

Healthy, Active Lifestyle  

Active learning is part of my commitment to a healthy lifestyle. I try to eat healthy foods as recommended by Canada's Food Guide. Now that I'm taking Foods this year, I'm learning more about nutrition. I know that getting a good night's sleep is important to a healthy lifestyle. I don't always get a good sleep because I get busy doing things and I am trying to improve this. 

Suggested grade that attempts to reflect my learning / performance / understandings / contributions

I think that I deserve an "A" in Active Learning from what explained. I had excellence attendance and punctuality. I tried my best. I try to improve myself and I had fun in the end.  

thomas' work habits

My work habits in active learning are best described as an average good perserverance. In this case, I deserve a 'G' because I always come prepared for active learning with a positive attitude and that I try to do my best effort on every active learning day.

Thomas Chanyungco's Active Learning Blog Post

Active Learning Blog Post

During PE this year, how have you shown you are prepared and willing to participate 
in a variety of activities?  

This year I have always came prepared for Active learning. I have showed some little participation in various activities.

On what days have you participated to your best effort and why?

On somedays, I feel overall pretty good so I try to do my best effort in activities.
What days have been a struggle for you and why?
 Some days I don't feel like I'm in the mood but overall I participate most of the time.

How do you contribute to the overall success of the class?

I would say I try my hardest just like other people in my class.

  What kind of attitude do you bring and why?
I bring very positive attitude because I always come prepared to do my best.
  How do you interact with other students in our class?
I interact with other kids but could do more.Describe your participation during fitness days - have you been able to push yourself physically?

I try to do everything but sometimes push myself physically.

  What types of fitness activities do you enjoy the most?  What fitness 
goals do you have for the rest of the year?

 I enjoy fitness days the most because I do a variety of activities. My goal is to keep an open and positive attitude.
What does "leadership" mean to you?  Who are the best leaders in our class - why?
A leader is someone who encourages other kids to try hard. Mark is the best leader in the class because he is supportive at times.
What improvements would you like to make in PE by the end of the year?  What are 
you the most proud of so far?
I would like to improve on my participation in an activity. I am proud of how I am doing overall.Finally, what letter grade A, B, C+, C, C- (gulp) best represents the effort you just described?
 I think a "B" bests represents my effort.