The Big Picture





        I think the active learning program at Sullivan Heights is excellent. This is because not only do we have normal P.E. days we also have fitness days twice a week for semester classes and once a week for linear classes. Teachers are trying to teach us how to be healthy for our whole life. We are taught good life style choices like staying active and eating well. We are also taught to do the best that you can do. The most important part of active learning for me is improvement. If you start of the year with a beep test score of 6 and slowly make your way up to 10 or 11, then it shows that your physical ability has increased. It’s also not about how other people are doing; it’s about how you have become a healthier person through hard work and dedication. If I had to give myself a grade I would give myself an A. I always come to class excited to be active because P.E. is my favourite course. Also I push myself to my limit and work hard during all activities such as pond run, beep test, 30 min. run, and sports and games we do for class. Outside of school I take my dog for walks, play basketball, and workout regularly.





Your Body & Health





       During physical activity I put in full effort until I feel like giving up, yet I won’t because I keep pushing myself further. Sometimes it’s really difficult to keep going but I stay motivated. After working out and doing P.E. I feel great. I have so much more energy and I know I did something that will benefit me. Feeling sore after a workout is the best feeling for me because I know I actually made a difference. I don’t have any physical obstacles besides when I’m running in the cold I get chest pain sometimes because I have traces of pneumonia. Some mental obstacles are the thoughts of not being able to keep going or being too tired. I don’t make excuses when I face these problems. Instead I just tough it out and keep going. If I feel tired I just put on some music and it keeps my mind off of it. I think I’m a pretty healthy person. I exercise, stay active, play sports and eat well. Although sometimes I don’t eat the healthiest food, which is a habit I need to change to become healthier. I’m working towards my goal of eating healthy foods every day.





Your Attitude and Effort:





        I’m always dressed in appropriate P.E. clothes. I always wear different clothes during and after gym. Not knowing if we had P.E. or English on that day may prevent someone from changing or bringing extra clothes. I embrace activities very well. I’m always excited to do P.E. and my attitude and effort is always positive. Once in a while I don’t feel well or I am sick so I may be a little down but I still work hard. The intensity level I regularly work out with on fitness days is very high. I put in all my effort to show my best abilities. When my heart rate is up I keep working until the exercise is finished or else I wouldn’t get the full benefit. Therefor I push through when I need to. In class I’m a good influence on others I don’t leave people out and I try all activities with all people. I’m positive and I talk to many people. Hopefully other people aren’t threatened by me because I try my best to be positive to everybody around me. I make a difference in class by helping to set up and clean up equipment. Also if someone doesn’t understand what we are doing ill step up to explain the activity and help them out.

 

Growing/Learning/Goals

        I saw an improvement in my beep test scores. Also I feel less breathless or tired when doing physical activities. I set a goal to get at least a 10 on the beep test. So far my highest has been 8.9 so I’m still working towards it but I did improve since the beginning of the year. I learned that I can run for a longer period of time as oppose to running fast for a short period of time. I don’t think I would change anything but I would work on running faster for short time so I can do better on the beep test and achieve my goal. When I no longer have P.E., I would continue playing basketball outside of school. I also swim all summer and I’m going for my life guard course soon. I would still take my dog out for walks and go to the gym when I have the time. I could also just spend some time with friends going for a walk or playing a sport for a few hours a couple times a week.