Weather Club

This year I joined weather club as a volunteer, to provide a service, with my friend to record the changes in weather throughout the year. It is really interesting as you can find out lots about Moscow's temperature, air pressure and cloud cover whole year.

This is my first year in the weather club so I am new to the skills, which I am going to develop. I also work collaboratively with my mate when we use the instruments as they are very sensitive and fragile. Furthermore, weather club isn't just about recording the temperature that day and etc. but keeping a record of it so that we can see the changes and prove or disprove that there is climate change or not. Therefore we engage in issues of global importance and consider the ethical implications of our actions. Plus by doing weather club I engage in new activities.

I am going to continue to do the weather club whole year so I am showing perseverance and commitment to my actions. Weather Club means much to me as I am going to go to university studying a science that will help the Earth and its climate so I really care about it and am really interested if there is global warming or not.

Emails to Charities

Offering help in a park in Budapest

This weekend I contacted one of the Parks in Budapest in order to do some charity work, like help cleaning it up and things like that. This Park is in the north part of Budapest and not far away from where I live so it is easily reachable so it is easier for me to do the work as well.

So I contacted them and asked when I go home in December what voluntary jobs would be available. They said that in December there is opportunity to clean up the snow which is in the park so that people can still walk their dogs and etc. It is quite good because they give shovels there so I don't have to bring any. I volunteered for the job and I will be doing it on any day of December. They also said the address but  I have already been there lots of times so I will get there and I gave my contacts (email address).

It is good that this idea got into my head because there are lots of public areas which can be cleaned  by volunteers and Budapest is a friendly city that supports this.

Donating Clothes in Budapest

Every year me and my family donate clothes to provide service to the poor people in Budapest.

It is very sad that many people do not have the money to afford neither a home nor proper clother and sometimes food. We cannot donate houses so we donated clothes instead like every year. We always give our used clothes to the priest of the Catholic church in the NeuPest quarter of Budapest Because he is our friend and together we help the poor. By donating clothes I have considered the ethical implications of my actions and engaged in issues of global importance.

I hope that one day people will not suffer and everyone will ahve a place to live and food to eat.

Art Duty

In the beginning of the year I have volunteered for doing the clean up and help around the art room, so I finally got into it. I am providing service to both the art students and the art teacher. Furthermore I work with two other classmates and we usually work collaboratively and also I have never cleaned an art room before so I am undertaking new challenges and developing the skills of cleaning up and helping with paperwork.

I feel much better that I can help the art teacher because when I used to have art the room was always messy and the art materials were not prepared or not properly so it always took a long time to do that and now I provide service to the students so that they can enjoy art without preparing the materials. I am doing it for the whole year so I am showing persevearence and commitment in my actions.

International Day Service

On International Day we all had to do our duties which was to Plan and initiate activities and provide service to the teachers by entertaining the students with these fun activities.

Our activity was the International Food Quiz which was a huge success in all year groups because it was a slideshow showing food from all countries (nameless) and they had to guess which country made it first. During the activities we worked collaboratively and developed new skills such as entertainment. We also had an International Buffet which was a huge buffet with lots and lots of food and we provided a service by helping to serve it. Which I was not the best at so again I found out one of my weaknesses.

After the buffet we had an International concert which was a great success and after which I was helping to clear the hall by taking chairs back to classrooms and by helping others with the musical instruments.

The International Day was a great fun. It is a pity that we only have it once a year.

Making Hungarian Gulash

For International Day I volunteered to make one of the Hungarian Cuisine specialities, the Gulash. I love it, it is a very delicious dish. Apart from that it looks nice, it has beef, potatoes, paprika and some hungarian pasta in it. Though it sounds hard, it is not that hard to make it.

So, me and my mother (for assistance) made the gulash. It is not that hard to make, it has a few basic steps. Firstly we prepared the ingredients: cut the potato and prepare the meat. Me and my mother worked collaboratively and prepared the ingredients for cooking.This is the funnest part because you have to know when to take the dish off the fire. The right way is to see the colour, and of course the smell. While I was cooking I developed new skills and learned one of my strengths, which is that I am not a bad cook. By cooking I was very creative.

After the house was filled with the smell of gulash, we took the dish off and started to package it in for tomorrow but of course first we tasted it (ate like half of it). It was very good and we were very proud of our dish. (The next day all of the Gulash disappeared in less than 20 minutes).

Weightlifting

I have been doing weightlifting since the beginning of the year and I am willing and able to continue it through the year. I do it every week ate least 2 times if I am very busy with homework.By doing weightlifting I am showing persevearence and commitment to my actions because weightlifting is not easy and it can be very tiring. By doing weightlifting I also add to the action part of my CAS plan. By this I also develop new skill such as fitness which is very important in maintaining good health. Furthermore I become aware of what I am capable of and what my limitations are.

Football Match

School 3 versus School 5

On Thursday the players of School five came to us to play a friendly match of football. The event was held in our gym at lunchtime. So the night before I took my goalkeeper gloves and sportsuit and was ready for the match.

At lunchtime we finally faced them. The match was really esciting in the beginning but after a while we kept on scoring goals and I was able to save many as well. We worked collaboratively with the team on the field and it was like we read each others thoughts. But still it was wonderful and exciting and the best was that we won 22-4 so that meant that we were great.

But we were not great because we shot hard or tackled well, it was because of the teamwork and that was the sole purpose of us winning the match. The other team were not as organised as we were so they could not keep up.

I hope that we will be this successful the whole year.

Parents Evening

On Tuesday we had a parents evening. As an Ib student I volunteered to serve cofee and tea as well as to translate from Russian to English and vice versa. I was quite excited as iI have hnever translated in my life before so I undertook new challenges.

The Parents evening started at 4pm and I worked there for two hours until 6pm. I was mostly translating but when i got the chance I helped my mother or served coffee and tea to the parents. As I was translating I learned that I am not that bad at it so I found out one of my strengths.

I felt really good about volunteering to this activity as it was very helpful to me because I became a communicator and I was open-minded which are the learner profile values. During the event I learned some peaoples cultures and their perspectives sometimes as I translated. Furthermore as we served the tea and coffee to the parents with my friends we worked collaboratively as one of us prepared the cup and the second prepared the tea or coffee and the last poured the hot water in.

As the Program finished, I went home and thought about what I had achieved today. I was proud of myself and proud of providing a service to people as well as learning a new and essential skill of translating.

Decorating the House Wall

Today we finished decorating the house wall. It was our task to decorate it as house leaders because we gain precious points for our team if it looks nice. First we started planning out how the board is going to look and during that we worked collaboratively with each other. I am the house captain so I was in charge of giving out tasks and planning and initiating activities.

When we were finished with the planning, the next day we decided to decorate the housewall as we planned it out. We took all the materials needed from the art department and worked together to create a wonderful housewall which amazed all of the students in our house as well as teachers. We were very creative because we put many photos and grafitti on the board which looked very nice.

As this board was put up to provide info and details of the house and the current events I hopethat the students in our house find it interesting and helpful as that is why we created it.

Introduction of IB to Years 10-11

This Tuesday me and my house group had a presentation to year 10 and 11. We had to present the ideas of the Learner Profile and the qualities which should be achieved. We started putting the presentation together last week and spent almost a week doing it, but it was fun. We undertook new challenges as we did the project. For better explaination we made a powerpoint presentation for the presentation. There are 10 learner qualities and each of us learned two, I learned Open-minded, and Reflective. After we prepared all the work, all that was left was to present it to the key stage 4 students. I was really excited and while I was presenting I developed new skills, such as speaking to an audience. I also Worked collaboratively with others during and before the presentation and also before the presentation I had planned and initiated activities as I am the house captain so I planned the whole presentation with the help of my deputy. Furthermore on that day I increased my awareness of my own strengths and weaknesses as I found out that I am not bad in presenting ideas to the audience.

Presenting ideas to the audience is great however it is also exciting. I hope next time I can present my own ideas to the public.

Creativity, Action, Service Plan

Creativity

1. I am going to make Hungarian Gulash for International Day.
2. I am going to write a book about my Chemistry project (my own idea).
3. I am going to decorate the Chekhov House Billboard.

Action

1. I will be attending Football clubes every Thursday and Friday.
2. I will be doing weightlifting the whole year.
3. I am going to run three times a week.

Service

1. I am going to help with cleaning the artroom every Tuesday brake and luchtime.
2. I am going to help the poor children by giving clothes to them.
3. I volunteered as a house captain and I planned activities and am going to.

Football Club

This year I have decided to take part in the football clubs, both the championship and the friday afternoon club. I have played football in school last year as well so I decided to keep on doing it. It is so much fun and the competition keeps you excited the whole year. Since the start of the year we had 3 matches with my team and I am going to keep on doing both clubs until the end of the school year. By this I am showing perseverance and commitment in my activities. Furthermore I am working collaboratively with others as we are all part of the team and if we want to win the championship, we have to work together.With every match I increase my awareness of my strengths and weaknesses and my areas for growth. After every match I try to improve my weaknesses. As I am running the Football club on Fridays I am also planning and initiating activities so that other students can play and enjoy football.

I think that playing football is very useful in developing communicative and team working skills as players have to communicate but in short period of time, so we have to understand each other better. In conclusion I would like to say that it is not an everyday chance to play football with many people and fair referees so I will take the chance and Play!

Autumn Sport Activities Day

Last Thursday we had a Sportsday in school. It was a magnificent day. The weather was okay which was very lucky this time of year in Moscow as it usually rains. We came to school as usual at 8.30 however we had to wear sport suit because we took part in many sport challenges. We were split into our house groups and started taking on these challenges.

First came dodgeball, which was very fun and I really enjoyed it as I found out one of my strengths as being a good thrower and a weakness as being a defender (we played a special dodgeball game were we had to defend a hit-zone, which if the enemy hit we lost). After that we took part in team sport activities where I worked collaboratively with others. We played football, basketball and volleyball. I found out that volleyball is not my strength. In contrast, I am good at football and basketball. Later me and my house which I am the leader of(, as I wanted to take part in more activities so I volunteered to be the president), we tried out a new type of game which involved running and taking the other ball of the other team. It was fun and I developed new skills and also undertaken new challenges while learning and playing this new team sport. After the sportsday was over I still had the football championship which is every Thursday. I took part in it and played as a goalkeeper. I play every Thursday and Friday.

We were really good on that day and scored many points and now we are the first on the table. Sportsday was a great fitness training and me and everyone enjoyed it, I hope that we have more of it this year!

First Day of School, Start of IB

I was very excited to return to school, to see my friends and to find out what my scores were for 

the IGCSEs. However something has changed compared to last year, now I have stepped up a

level and started the IB programme. As my first task as an IB student we had to do many creative

and teambuilding exercises with my friends in group so that we get to know the newcomers and

each other even better. There is always space for improvement. I really enjoyed these creative

but also challenging tasks of building the tallest building from paper or creating a shell for an egg

to survive a 10 feet high drop and the others.

When we all tried out all activities we moved on and got

introduced to our timetables and how the IB works. Soon after that we had an assignment

to build a kite. In a group of three we started making our kite. It was challenging but after

some planning and discussion with my friends we finally constructed it. Then came the moment

we were all waiting for. We had to fly it. In our team I was the runner, who ran with the kite

so that it could get enough speed to lift off. Our kite after many desperate tries got into the

sky and stayed there for quite a long time. 

As we returned to school me and my partners discussed  how 

much fun it was to take part in these activities and hope that when we organise such events, people

will feel the same way like we did.

In these activities I have achieved many of the learning outcomes such as:

• I have increased my awareness of my strengths and weaknesses as I found out I was quite good at planning the kite.

• I undertook new challenges as I was planning, building and flying the kite.
• I worked collaboratively with others through the whole activity.
• I developed new skills such as: building a kite and use body language for explaining words.