Hello guys!
How have your weeks been?
I just finished my exercise which is one of my favourite workout videos to do because it includes everything, your whole body! I haven’t eaten for more than 6 hours and I actually don’t feel that hungry for some reason. And no, I’m not on a diet. I was going to buy chips after school but I don’t want to make eating that junk a regular think as I already ate last Thursday and this Tuesday. Ahhh, but those chips are so good! I didn’t even feel like eating today anyway so it’s fine.
Specialist MathematicsWe have our exam on Tuesday, coming up in….gotta count….4 days. It’s second period and I feel fine with how I am going so far. I need to focus on the circle theorems, yep that was the test I got 36 % on it. Haha, no joke. I really need to focus on that area as that is my weakest part and hopefully I can also do extended response for the other topics. The other topics are fine but this circle geometry is like really hard for my head to wrap around. I also got my test back. Not too happy with it as I ideally could have gotten 100% on but instead I got 88%. It’s an A not an A+. It was 23/26. Silly mistakes. Again. Which is depressing. The test before that I didn’t lose to silly mistakes but genuine mistakes so I had hope that I was actually improving by NOT making silly mistakes. But no. Just no.
Really excited to learn more stuff though because it has so much new content I had never come across before! Can’t wait!
Mathematical MethodsThe SAC is in two weeks which is earlier than I imagined. It’s a HUGE sac which goes across two weeks and there are different parts to it. Apparently, we’ll be getting Part A which is a homework task on Wednesday the 22nd of May and it’s 2 marks out of 90 marks which is the whole thing. I really want to do well in this SAC. Like I feel that if I get a 50 RAW in Methods that would be a really great accomplishment, even more than a 50 in Biology for me, personally. In methods, you really need to think differently and use creativity to understand the question and also apply your knowledge. I love methods though and I hope to keep loving it as the year goes by and we delve into probability, which is another realm altogether.
My Maths test on Monday which was on Logarithms, Calculus and Circular Functions went really well. I felt so in the groove of things that I was smiling inside. It felt great. Maybe I’m exaggerating. Probably. But this was the first test where I don’t know for sure if I got any mistakes whereas in the other methods tests I have done, I knew I wouldn’t get 100% because of silly mistakes I KNEW had committed. But we’ll be getting our test on Tuesday so I am excited! But I can’t be too excited as it might be a bad thing.
ChemistryWe were dumped with information about a Moles Test in week 6(Methods SAC) and a Chemistry Exam in week 7. It feels a long way away but I better start preparing soon. I don’t want it to be like before where I absolutely failed my chemistry test and didn’t attempt the test with the utmost confidence. I need to finish off the questions for 4.4 I believe on Percentage Composition and Empirical Formula. It seems ok. Reminding me of Maths even more, back in the days when we only dealt with decimals, percentages and addition...without calculators.
I also feel that I have a better understanding of the types of intermolecular forces which is GREAT! I feel that I am where I should be and it feels good!
UPDATE: I finished 5.4: Percentage Composition and Empirical Formula so I only have the Chapter 5 Review to do but it’s SOOO Long.
Psychology
Clarified my research topics with my teacher and they were fine. That’s sorted because I was stressing a little bit about that. I am so psyched now because we’re finally delving into mental health and mental disorders in class! I think on Monday, our teacher will be going through the different types of mental disorders such as Schizophrenia, the different Personality disorders and Anxiety disorder.
We had one research lesson this week where we were given like 20 mins to work in our logbooks. So far, I think I’m going pretty good. I am conscious that it is due on the 31st of May which is in exactly two weeks. Wow! That went fast. Gotta research more on the train to up that productivity-o-meter.
LiteratureWe finished watching Kenneth Branagh's ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ and it was pretty good! There are like so many famous actors in it: Kenneth Branagh, Keanu Reeves, Denzel Washington and more! It was funny even though apparently the movie was supposed to be serious. This is the second time I was exposed to the storyline which is good so that the story ingrains in my mind and I can really start focusing on the themes and character development and deep analysis of the film. I should really start reading the analyses of university students about Much Ado About Nothing which is on Google Scholar. That will put me in good steed. I feel like I’m doing nothing outside of literature class, in terms of study, and I really should because I want to get an extremely amazing study score in the subject next year. I think it’s a magnificent subject and I really want to do well and succeed.
Anyways, after finishing the film, we started reading the play and people were assigned characters. I haven’t been able to read yet. I think i’ll be reading quotes from the last few scenes.
BiologyGuys, there is a reason why I am updating Biology last. I have so much stuff to do for biology and it’s making me feel all jittery every second of my life. It’s not a good feeling. When I’m just watching something and relaxing, I suddenly think of Biology and my whole life comes tumbling down. I am still anxiously waiting for feedback from my teacher from my logbook who hasn’t replied in like 3 days and I also still need to do the poster. Thank goodness it does not count towards the SAC mark. I also need to revise for the actual analysis SAC which will be taking place on Thursday. SO MUCH STUFF TO DO and it’s making me feel all jumpy inside. But yoga is keeping me at bay. If I wasn’t doing yoga I don’t know what I would be doing right now. But I still feel really really lost as I don't know if I am doing it correctly or not. I want to make sure I get 100% on my logbook so that I have a really good chance of getting 100% for this whole SAC.
Stuff that is working for me]So, lately I've been writing a checklist for homework/study I need to complete each day in my Typo planner which my mum had got for me like 3 years ago. I hadn't used it that much until now. This checklist organisational thing has become routine for me as if I've been doing it for a long time when I've only been doing it for like 6 weeks. Wait, that is a long time. Never mind. Anyways, I feel this term I am more productive because of this. Like, in Year 9 and 10 as soon as I got home from school I just scrolled through youtube as I ate my rice, wasting time and not getting anything done. But in Term 2 Year 11, things are working out great and I have more order in my life instead of just randomly doing homework. I am more proactive and utilising my time well which is great.
Also, having read the book about Dalai Lama's philosophy, I feel more aware of the people around me. Like, I keep reminding myself that 'oh, don't judge that person. Don't think bad about that person. Don't feel jealous. Don't compare yourself to that person' and also how we need to exercise compassion to people.
The '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' book is also helping me a lot in daily life. In it, the author mentions how you should take ownership for your mistakes instead of mindlessly blaming others or not blaming others but still not owning up and recognising that yes, you did make a mistake. What can I do to fix it? I'm more aware of blaming others, especially my brother, and actually thinking about how it's my mistake and what I can do to improve for next time.
All of this is interesting and I can't wait to read more books on sweet sweet wisdom.
St JohnsSt Johns was….interesting. We did a casualty simulation where we had to formulate a scenario and then create the injuries in that scenario. So we had to use makeup and other products to make bruises, burns and stuff. It was interesting but we didn’t really learn anything new. Then we played games which was fun. I think on the coming Monday we’re actually going to treat the patients with the injuries we created.
Yoga/ExerciseI usually do yoga and exercise on alternate days but I’m thinking of doing yoga everyday. So on the days,I do exercise, I’ll also be doing yoga unless the exercise is really intense and really long.
EntertainmentHave started watching ‘The Rain’ on Netflix again as the 2nd season came out. It’s pretty good and it’s full of action. There are only 4 episodes left though
I hope you guys have a nice week!
Thanks for reading!