Thursday 25th October

This RCCI session we tried something a little different as we got all the boys in the service group to come outside of the gym and into the field so that we could play cricket. This is a good example of undertaking new challenges as we hadn’t tried this before, it also shows planning and initiating activities as we had planned this during the previous meeting. This went down really well as when we played basketball with them I was unsure of how much they enjoyed it, but when we were playing cricket with them I could clearly see that they were having fun. One of the members of RCCI was very good at batting and we all had a good time playing cricket which shows ‘working collaboratively with others’ as we worked together with some people bowling and some people catching. Afterwards we went into the canteen to get them a drink but there was no Milo so we gave them chocolate milk instead. After they drank the milk they went to their van and said goodbye.

SAISA Football

I have joined SAISA football and it started on Tuesday the 23rd October 2012. The first training was good as I have not done it in a while so it was a nice change. My goals for SAISA this year are:

1. Increase my stamina
2. Get better at dribbling
3. Get a medal in SAISA

I am looking forward to the next practises as it will give me an oppertunity to increase my stamina and also to increase my skill level.

Thursday 4th of October

Last Thursday the 4th of October I attended the RCCI activity this was undertaking new challenges and developing new skills as i am not familiar with these particular circumstances. This time we were able to use the gym therefore we got to play basketball with them and also we played catch with them and I played football with one. Then we took them to the canteen and got Milo for them to drink, some of them took it home and two had juice because they were lactose intolerant. After they had finished, we collected all the Milo's and waved them off at the buses.

20th September 2012

Last Thursday the 20th of September I attended my first RCCI activity this was undertaking new challenges and developing new skills as i haven't done anything similar to this before. We were unable to use the gym as it was occupied so we moved into the primary playground. I started off by introducing myself to the kids and then we got some basketballs and played catch. Afterwards we played a bit of football passing the ball in a circle with other members of the CAS which got a lot of the kids involved, this shows working collaboratively with others. Then we took them to the canteen and gave them each a Milo to drink, after this we took them to their bus and waved them off.

Plan

I have joined 2 separate services; one is called RCCI and it is a service where you spend some time playing with people who have a dis-ability and getting to know them. This CAS shows; working collaboratively with others, undertaking new challenges, and developing new skills. The other service i have joined is one that Mrs. Lenk informed me about which takes place every Tuesday after school and it is similar to the CAS project i was wanting to set up. In this service I will be teaching primary school children how to play football and this CAS will show; working collaboratively with others, undertaking new challenges,  developing new skills, and planned and initiated activities.

Test Run 30/08/12

On Thursday the 30th of August I did a test run, this showed good perserverance and commitment as i had previously planned it for the Tuesday but it rained and the field became unavailable. I then planned it for the Wednesday but again it rained and we were not allowed to use the field therefore i had to push it back again to Thursday and even then we were only allowed a portion of the field due to it raining again. I tested a few of the activities that i had in mind for what we would be doing in the CAS activity. After school we allowed people 10-15 minutes to get changed into their football gear and then started with stretches and a couple of shots to warm up. We then practiced some free kicks which allowed the kids to have fun but also develop their skills, this also is a part of 'planning and initiating activities' as this is what i had planned for the session and it was initiated and went smoothly. Afterwards we went into a small game, as not as many people turned up i would've hoped due to the rain, the game was 4 vs 5 on a small pitch which  helped develop their control as they couldn't kick it hard or too far. Also we worked on passing and moving in the games as well as their awareness in the game. When it is a small pitch you need to make space by passing and moving and have to be aware of where your team mates are as if you are all clustered on a small pitch it will never work. This develops good collaboration with others and an increase in awareness of strengths and areas of growth as they have to work with their team-mates and also they will find out what they need to work on in their game and what their strengths are. After the game we went back and worked on free kicks before we cooled down and did a couple stretches. Overall it went well and i feel that everyone enjoyed themselves and got a chance to develop their skills.

Update on CAS

Availability of the feild:
           I have spoke with Mrs Amanda and she has informed me that there is already an activity on Thursday but the leader of that activity agreed to give me part of the feild. Also there are some other CAS activities that occasionaly use the feild so every 3rd week or something i will have to give up the feild for them or they could just join in with us which would be better.
Sunflower
          I spoke to Ravin about Sunflower and he thinks that they will be interested but he said that the school is still on holiday so i need to wait untill they get back before i can start my CAS.