FINISHED MURAL OF THE TRAIN AT WOBULENZI TOWN ACADEMY

Reflection number 2

For prom, IB1 organized a fundraiser; selling food like snacks at break time and i was helping to sell the food to the students. it was really tiring because i had to handle like 5 students at once since the time for break is small so like it was really hard keeping track of who has paid and  who hasn't and what to give and the quantity to the students but it was worth a try!

Whereas, in Interact, for valentine's day, we organized to sell roses to the students and teachers so that they could buy them for whoever they want. So we had to cut hearts out of paper and this had to be in a goof quantity because the amount of roses had to be equal to the hearts in which people had to write their personal message to the person to whom the rose is going to. this job was really tiring, i thought it would be a simple task but the shape of the heart had to come out well because then students wouldn't choose the heart and therefore it would be a waste so I had to really concentrate while doing that!

Term 2 CAS activities & reflections

So for term 2, i am still in the interact club, still playing tennis and a new activity/collaborative project of organizing the Senior prom of 2014.

Before joining interact, i thought it wouldn't be as challenging as it is now. I didn't know that so much planning would be needed in order to do anything. Like for example, we are helping a local school by providing them with what they cant afford to give each and every student and that's stuff like pencils, posters of the alphabets and reading books. but for us to provide all this, we need money to buy and to raise money, we need to organize a fundraiser. This makes work difficult because not all of us agree to one fundraiser at once; people have different opinions and then others have to compromise with their ideas. So like it really is helpful because it is helping one be more bold and be brave in front of others though indirectly but it still is helping.

Whereas for tennis, i really enjoy it now. it is still tiring and at times i don't feel like going because i want to sleep on weekends but i still manage to get up and go play tennis. Its a really fun game, helping me be more concentrating and focused in anything i do. I really enjoy it.

Finally, the new activity; decorating the venue for Prom. Its not an easy job as i thought it was. One needs to be really patient and collaborative when working as a group. Right now, we are organizing a fundraiser to serve/deliver breakfast to the staff of Kisu and DP students on Monday 20/01/2014. The breakfast will be made fresh and different amount of prices are aligned to the different dishes. So on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, we have/will be taking orders from the students and staff so that we have time to prepare and they are made aware of the program too.
This was really challenging because I realized that not all people have the same taste. Most teachers wanted Bacon and Ham Sandwiches or something really healthy for breakfast but we couldn't bring food really expensive and charge less for that therefore we had to convince them to at least have juice if not toast or croissants or muffins and other stuff included. We planned in a short time and it is working out. We have got a good amount of orders for a start, hope it works out well. *fingers crossed*
This is just our first fundraiser, many more are to come before prom.

1. For the CAS trip, my reflections are written in the booklet which i will take pictures of and upload them here. :) 
2. For my clubs ie  photography club, the salsa club..i developed new skills like learning how to be patient (i have always been bad at this) but these clubs have helped me to do so. i have also worked collaboratively with others. 
3. Lawn tennis made me become sportive (since i fail at this, it helped me to do so). it has made me more focused and confident about my goals. It made me engage with issues of global importance. i have become more focused since tennis requires a lot of attention and focus. This is my reflection so far..

So basically, in the past few weeks of my activities, i have learnt a lot from them.
For example,

• In the photography club, i have to choose pictures according to the topics given by the teacher and this makes me more open and get the ability to research and find options to different situations.
• In the salsa club, i learnt that one needs to be determined and determined in order to learn all the steps properly. Therefore, it makes one focused in any activity.

Reflection for my activities.

Hi, so basically, for my CAS activities, i am part of some clubs like the cancer charity fund, drama, photography and salsa club.

My targeted outcomes for this club are mainly: 

• to work collaboratively with others
• Increase my awareness of my own strengths and areas of growth
• undertake New challenges
• develop new skills
• Lastly, plan and initiate activities.

These learning outcomes are not the same for each activity but these are the most common ones that are in my activities.

I have learnt to work with others and get used to their weaknesses and strengths and this helps me to be patient with anything to do. Like, the cancer charity fund club and the drama club has made me work with others patiently since we need to plan and initiate activities together to raise funds to visit the cancer patients in their homes.Some clubs, eg the Salsa club, it makes me increase/widen up my knowledge about dance. This club also helps me increase my skills for dance so i now know what the basic steps or what to do to entertain the audience in any dance form and not only salsa. Hence, it has made me develop new skills.  I can now take new challenges eg the photography club, it makes me take pictures of anything as long as i know it is good enough and i have self confidence.


The evidence for some of my club activities are in my dropbox folder.

Hi.
This will be where i will be putting in my reflections on my CAS activities.