Fundraiser concert - Ekipa Świętego Mikołaja

The fundraising concert took place a few days ago and I helped with some aspects during the concert itself, by selling tickets and helping with technical issues. 

1. Planned and initiated activities.
2. Worked collaboratively with others.
3. Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities.

Letter Writing Maraton - Amnesty International

Me and my friend were responsible for preparing posters, advertising the Letter Writing Marathon carried out by our school Amnesty International Group. By working together we prepared and printed the posters before the marathon started.

1. Planned and initiated activities.
2. Worked collaboratively with others.
3. Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities.
4. Engaged with issues of global importance.

Fundraiser Concert - Ekipa Świętego Mikołaja

This week I have been selling tickets for a fundraising event organized by Ekipa Świętego Mikołaja. The profits from ticket sales were used to buy christmas presents for children in need. 

1. Planned and initiated activities.
2. Worked collaboratively with others.
3. Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities.

Gym

I visited the Jatomi Fitness club once again after school. 

Learning outcomes: Increased their awareness of strengths and areas for growth, perseverance and commitment in their activities, developed new skills.

Electronic music

I've recently started making electronic music in the program Ableton Live Pro. I make music ranging from genres of house and hip-hop. This particular track is of an EDM genre.

1. Increased awareness of their strengths and areas for growth.
2. Undertaken new challenges.
3. Perseverance and commitment in their activities.
4. Developed new skills.

Guitar

Today I learned a song by Nirvana titled Smells Like Teen Spirit

Tuning:E
 

INTRO: F5  A#5  G#5  C#5


F5    A#5   G#5    C#5
Load up on guns and bring your friends
F5    A#5    G#5        C#5
It's fun to lose and to pretend
F5     A#5          G#5  C#5
She's over bored and self assured
F5  A#5  G#5   C#5
Oh no, I know a dirty word
F5      A#5     G#5     C#5
Hello,  hello,   hello, how low? x4
F5        A#5     G#5         C#5
With the lights out    it's less dangerous
F5     A#5    G#5    C#5
Here we are now,    entertain us
F5   A#5     G#5     C#5
I feel stupid     and contagious
F5     A#5   G#5     C#5
Here we are now,    entertain us
F5  A#5     G#5  C#5
A mulatto   An albino
F5   A#5   G#5  C#5
A mosquito   My Libido
F5 E5  F5 F#5    F5 E5  F5   A#5 G#5
hey!
F5 E5  F5 F#5    F5 E5  F5   A#5 G#5
hey!

Increased awareness of their strengths and areas for growth.
Undertaken new challenges.
Perseverance and commitment in their activities.
Developed new skills.

Skateboarding

Have been training the ollie and pop-shove it.

Learning outcomes: Increased their awareness of strengths and areas for growth, perseverance and commitment in their activities, developed new skills.

Amnesty International

We had our first Amnesty International meeting today, we shared our ideas for the future and divided our future roles in this group. The next meeting will probably take place next week and we will continue to plan our work in this organisation.

1. Undertaken new challenges.
2. Planned and initiated activities.
3. Worked collaboratively with others.
4. Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities.
5. Engaged with issues of global importance.

Batman Skateboard

I decided to change up my skateboard a little bit. I took an old batman comic and cut it up. Next I used the decoupage method to stick parts of the comic book to the bottom of my skateboard. I am very satisfied with the end product. Making this board took me 3 hours!

• Undertake new challenges
• Show perseverance and commitment
• Develop new skills

Fruit Tart

I decided to try out cooking and made a fruit tart. 

I took the recipe from this site: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/fruit_tarts_45402

• Undertake new challenges
• Work collaboratively with others
• Develop new skills

Skateboarding

I have been skateboarding today. Since I have been only riding for a few weeks, my skills are  not very good, However I have already started to learn to ollie, which is one of the simplest skateboard tricks.

Learning outcomes: Increased their awareness of strengths and areas for growth, perseverance and commitment in their activities, developed new skills.

English Lessons

I went over to my friends house twice to give her English lessons, She has problems with past and future tenses and I helped her with some exercises.

1. Increased awareness of their strengths and areas for growth.
2. Undertaken new challenges.
3. Worked collaboratively with others.

Gym

I visited the gym today with my friend Julia.
Learning outcomes: Increased their awareness of strengths and areas for growth, perseverance and commitment in their activities, developed new skills.

Comic Book

Me and my friend made a comic book for my friends birthday. It consumed quite a lot of time, but was definitely worht it. We first took photos of all our friends in different poses and then edited them in a special app. We print out a few copies for ourselves and for her.

• Undertake new challenges
• Work collaboratively with others
• Show perseverance and commitment
• Develop new skills

LiMUN

I travelled to Lithuania for a MUN conference hosted in Kaunas. I was representing the United States of America in the Security Council. It was a fascinating and worthwhile experience. I am definitely planning to go next year as well.

TBSMUN

This weekend I was a delegate at the MUN conference hosted by the British School of Warsaw. This was my first MUN conference, so I was new to all the procedure. However I did have a lot of fun and I was happy to represent such an interesting country as Ivory Coast.

• Increase awareness of your strengths and areas for growth
• Undertake new challenges
• Plan and initiate activities
• Work collaboratively with others
• Engage with issues of global importance
• Consider ethical implications

Spiderman shirt

I bought a plain red shirt and made this shirt using a special marker for material. I tried to be as detailed as possible.

1. Undertaken new challenges.
2. Perseverance and commitment in their activities.
3. Developed new skills.

Amnesty International Facebook Page

I have been taking care of the facebook page Amnesty International Raszyńska, posting content from time to time.

1. Undertaken new challenges.
2. Planned and initiated activities.
3. Worked collaboratively with others.
4. Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities.
5. Engaged with issues of global importance.

Running

Went running this Sunday. I ran about 2.3 km. It was quite muddy, so I came back home covered in mud.

Learning outcomes: Increased their awareness of strengths and areas for growth, perseverance and commitment in their activities, developed new skills.

Guitar

Today I am learning Die All Right by The Hives

Intro (after drums)
e|-0-3-5----33-5-7777---------------------------------|
B|-0-3-5----33-5-7777---------------------------------|
G|-1-4-6----44-6-8888---------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7----55-7-9999---------------------------------|
A|-2-5-7----55-7-9999---------------------------------|
E|-0-3-5----33-5-7777---------------------------------|

Verse (same as intro)
e|-0-3-5----33-5-7777---------------------------------|
B|-0-3-5----33-5-7777---------------------------------|
G|-1-4-6----44-6-8888---------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7----55-7-9999---------------------------------|
A|-2-5-7----55-7-9999---------------------------------|
E|-0-3-5----33-5-7777---------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus
e|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--77777777--------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--77777777--------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--88888888--------------------------|
D|-1010101010101010-99999999--------------------------|
A|-1010101010101010-99999999--------------------------|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--77777777--------------------------|

Chorus
e|--------------------33333333-55555------------------|
B|--------------------33333333-55555------------------|
G|-999999-10-9-77777--44444444-66666------------------|
D|-999999-10-9-77777--55555555-77777------------------|
A|-777777-10-7-55555--55555555-77777------------------|
E|--------------------33333333-55555------------------|

Increased awareness of their strengths and areas for growth.
Undertaken new challenges.
Perseverance and commitment in their activities.
Developed new skills.

Jewellery

Making jewellery is one of my hobbies. I make it out of polymer clay, which is similar to play-doh. During the weekend I made a pair of earrings and a necklace.

1. Increased awareness of their strengths and areas for growth.
2. Undertaken new challenges.
3. Developed new skills.

Jogging

Since it has become a little warmer this weekend I decided to go jogging, other than the fact that I almost froze to death it was quite enjoyable.
Learning outcomes: Increased their awareness of strengths and areas for growth, perseverance and commitment in their activities, developed new skills.

Piano

I spent some time playing the piano this week, since I was trying to play the piano part of Fluorescent Adolescent by the Arctic Monkeys (accompanying the guitar part). I haven't actually played the piano in some time, so it took much longer, than learning the same thing on the guitar.

I noted down the chords:

E G# B G# 

then G# minor chord (G#, B, D#) 
G major chord (G, B, D) 
F# minor chord (F#, A, C#) 

PAUSE 

G# B C# D# 

Learning outcomes:

Increased awareness of their strengths and areas for growth.
Undertaken new challenges.
Perseverance and commitment in their activities.
Developed new skills.

Guitar

I have been learning the intro to Sweet Child O Mine by Guns'N'Roses. Though its a little tricky I managed to "master" it :)

Intro
  Medium Rock Q=122
 4/4
  Gtr I
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------15----14----|-------------15----14----|
|----15-------------------|----15-------------------|
|-------14-12----14----14-|-------14-12----14----14-|
|-12----------------------|-12----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------15----14----|-------------15----14----|
|----15-------------------|----15-------------------|
|-------14-12----14----14-|-------14-12----14----14-|
|-14----------------------|-14----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


   W                         W
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------15----14----|-------------15----14----|
|----15-------------------|----15-------------------|
|-12----14-12----14----14-|-12----14-12----14----14-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gym 2

I went to the gym after school once again. This time though I spent most of the time on the treadmill and ran about 3 miles (the photo was taken at the very beginnig of my workout)

Learning outcomes: Increased their awareness of strengths and areas for growth, perseverance and commitment in their activities, developed new skills.