CAS reflections

Date: Term 1. Total Time: 2 hours (time per match x 30 (games in Term 1) = 60 hours + 10 hours (approximate time taken on the blog) = 70 hours.  I've just wanted to reflect on my Manchester United blog posts for term 1. I have written quite a few blog posts detailing the match report but I feel I have to do better as I have missed out on many posts and I feel I haven't done anything extra for the blog either. I did watch many matches staying up all night on the weekends to do so which I felt was good but then the next day I would forget to write up the match report promptly.

 Date: 27/12/2021. Duration: 3 hours. Our school doesn't have after school clubs as of now and our IB class plans to introduce it starting from the next school year, April 2021. So far we have discussed the plans with our Principal and CAS coordinator and have got permission to go ahead.  We have then made a handbook for students in the present and future to use when conducting and managing their own clubs and the steps and rules that they should follow. We've created a hierarchy as well in the document, clearly stating everyone's role and positions so they know their own responsibilities.  I helped by writing part of the section.

Date: 14 December 2020 to 24th December 2020. Duration = 4 hours x 10 days = 40 hours I helped out with the Winter camp which was held from the 14th of December to the 24th of December; the camp ran between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  My job was to help the teachers organise the activities for the kids to play. In the first week, we alternated between football and badminton and in the second week we alternated between cricket and basketball.  It was a useful experience, I don't usually help out and do volunteering work but I enjoyed working with the younger kids. It taught me ways to work well with younger kids by always being kind and always be attentive.

Date: 1/9/2020-12/12/2020. Total duration: 2 hours x 2 times per week x 12 weeks = 48 hours. I'm a huge football fan and I couldn't find anyone to practice with for a few months so my friend Ahmed told me about the futsal sessions he attended near his community. I was very excited and decided to join him for a trial class and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Although it was tiring, I did feel elevated at the end of the sessions. I continued to attend futsal practice sessions twice per week on either Tuesdays or Thursdays for the past 3 months. The sessions would last 2 hours, where we would make 2 teams and play against each other in an indoor court.  I developed my footballing skills and my fitness levels through the 3 months as well as making many new friends and having a lot of fun! I won't be able to go to practices for the next term as the indoor arena is under maintenance and will be closed. I will try to compensate by going to the local park to play a game of football instea...

Date: 1/9/20 - 12/12/20. Total duration: Approx. 40 minutes x 50 days = 2000 minutes = 33 hours 20 minutes. Cycling to school has been great. Instead of taking a car or event the bus, cycling is the best for the environment and also for my health. I've been very lazy and have gotten less exercise especially during the coronavirus which has stopped me from going out as often so cycling to school is vital to keeping me fit. Cycling to school takes nearly 20 minutes and then also 20 minutes to get back so I get 40 minutes of exercise every weekday at least. It's a 4.2-kilometre journey each way so I end up cycling 8.4 kilometres each weekday.

Date: 10/27/2020. Duration: 2 hours I have always found Economics to be an interesting subject and since I enjoy studying Economics, I decided to create a small website where students can access all IB Economic Resources. I've decided to work with my friend Ahmed, Abinav and Ria to create PowerPoints so students can easily understand key concepts. I've used Google's blogger software to create an outline of the website. We are yet to upload anything significant on it but we plan to do so soon. This is the website link: https://ibdpeconomicsrevision.blogspot.com Some pictures:

 Today, I stayed up to watch the Premier League, Manchester United-Chelsea game. It was a dull game with no goals from either side but I wrote up a match report on my Manchester United blog. (https://usefulmanunews.blogspot.com/2020/10/dull-draw-played-out-vs-chelsea.html)

Manchester United played against Luton Town in the EFL Cup. They put out most of their fringe players as they were up against a weaker opposition. They both on some players off the bench to finish off the game and secure the win. Post Link: https://usefulmanunews.blogspot.com/2020/09/luton-town-swept-away-in-end.html

 Manchester United played Crystal Palace at home for their opening Premier League match after sitting out the first week due to European Commitment. They still looked tired as they lost to their rivals. Post link: https://usefulmanunews.blogspot.com/2020/09/match-report-manchester-united-vs.html