My goals for WWW

This year Grade 11 is going to Hambantota for WWW from the 24th to 28th. On the 25th and 26th will be the service work at 2 local schools, and on the 27th, we’re going to Yala National Park for the safari ride.

For this exciting trip, I’d like to make some goals for myself. The goals which I aim to achieve are;

• Take initiatives in painting walls and doing other maintenance in the local schools
• Interact with the kids at the local schools
• Be committed to work and other things that I’ll do
• Enjoy the safari ride and observe the beauty of nature
• Develop friendship with others, especially with those who I usually don’t talk to

And of course

• to cover as many criteria as possible.

These are the main goals which I hope to achieve through this WWW. This is the last WWW for me, as next year, we’ll be doing the trial exams while other grades are on WWW. I hope that I can make unforgettable memories and enjoy the week long trip with my friends.

SAISA Girls Basketball: Score Board Management!

SAISA Boys Basketball has finished its season this year and I believed that I won’t get an opportunity to manage the score board again until the next season…BUT Geckoes never sleep, now is the season for SAISA Girls Basketball! Unexpected opportunities arise!!!

On Tuesday the 18th of January, there was a basketball match between our girls basketball team and Gateway College. Once again, I had the opportunity to manage the score board for this match.

In the past, Ravin was in charge of managing the score board and I was in charge of writing down the information on the score sheet, but due to Ravin’s absence, this time I had to manage the score board. This was something I’ve never done before and was something much harder (and more pressure) than just writing down the information.

Since I didn’t know how to make a full use of the score board (such as putting the personal fouls, etc), all I did was to start/stop the clock and put the scores for both teams. Although the job didn’t seem to be hard, I was nervous throughout the game, as it was my first experience controlling the score board.

Although I made some minor mistakes, overall it was not a problem and through this new experience, I covered several criteria:

1. Undertake new challenge
2. Work collaboratively with others
3. Show perseverance and commitment in the activity
4. Develop a new skill

I’ve covered the first criterion without a doubt, it was a completely new experience and challenge for me. As for the second criterion, I’ve covered it through working collaboratively with Savinda. He was in charge of writing down the information on the score sheet and we worked together throughout the game. There were several problems which arose during the game, but we showed perseverance and commitment in trying to deal with them and solve those problems (this covered the third criterion). And the fourth criterion was also achieved; I’ve developed some skills of managing the score board. However, this is an area that still has a room for improvement. I haven’t fully understood how to put the fouls etc on the board, so I hope learn those as well in the future.

I’m certain that I’ll get another opportunity to manage the scoreboard again near future, therefore I’ll use that as an opportunity to learn more things about controlling the scoreboard.

Picture of myself controlling the score board