Service: Writing about DNA translation for Silmaring (5hrs)

I wrote about DNA translation for Silmaring - an Estonian study web, where students and teachers helped to create easy study material (videos, articles). I had an opportunity to write there about DNA translation and it was helpful for me as well, because I had a test coming on it. This article was controlled by our instructor (she was also my teacher and will be my teacher next year). It took quite a lot of time, because in IB we are studying in English and the material I used was in English. Article had to be in Estonian, so I had to do a lot of translating.

I learned, that when I write an easy article, what has to be understandable for many students, helped me so much in understanding that topic. I got it really clear and it was good method for studying. Also I can help with that others as well. After writing my first rough draft, I had to make some changes as well but they were quite small. 

First we wrote article for 3 hours on our own. Then there was gathering for 1 hour and we read our articles for others and made changes. Then we went home and changed our articles, which took about 1 hour. 

Activity: Agility (6hrs)

27.09.2014: Jacky did really-really well this time, that I was amazed. While we me moved into inside for trainings, the lesson is with another group - there's 6-7 dogs as well. Trainings are really loud, because all the dogs are barking. Jacky was not really caring about them and he obeyed very well. We didn't try any new obstacles, but trained the old ones. We advanced a bit seesaw, so now at the end we let it go a bit lower. Only bad thing is that Jacky doesn't care about the toy in the lesson, so he's slightly slow. Otherwise I liked this lesson a lot.

03.11.2014: This time training wasn't great at all. My mother insisted to come and see the training, but this was disturbing Jacky also she feed him in the morning, what you shouldn't do (you don't feed the dog only on the mornings of the training day). Jacky was disturbed, he didn't wan't to do anything, he sniffed around and didn't pay any attention. Also we tried new thing - tire jump, for the first time.

10.11.2014: Today the training went amazingly well. Jacky was really motivated and really wanted to train. We did less tricks, but more fast running, while only jumping over winged single jumps and running through tunnels. This path Jacky pervades the best and he loves it. We tried again seesaw and tire jump - both came out really well. I was really proud of him.

17.11.2014: I had contused my heel and my ankle, so it was quite painful to do this training. Jacky however did really good. I can send him to single jumps to do there turns and eights, more further. He doesn't like tire jump and every time possible, he tries to skip it. There's still much to improve, but I'm proud of him :)

24.11.2014: Since I had hurt my heel, I had to skip one lesson.

01.12.2014: We tried new thing called dogwalk and it's easy, Jacky has no problem going there. Today we ran longer paths and Jacky loves it. On the path, there were only winged single jumps and tunnels. He did it very well and I can give him commands a bit further away than before. He also started barking - which is good in agility, that means that he's excited to do it and he's faster. And he started to play today with his toy and one time we ran the path only with the toy (without treats). Today was the most successful training so far.

08.12.2014: Today the lesson wasn't that interesting. We did the same things, we've always done - dogwalk, jumping over single jumps and tunnels. The paths we did, were quite short and Jacky wasn't that energetic at todays lesson. Trainer told me, that I shouldn't be that careful and be more fast, then Jacky is as well. Jacky has been barking more and more and he's more interested in other dogs training, than his own.

Creativity: Photographing and editing #1 (1h)

Today I went to the park to photograph my old classmate. I've taken portray photographs before as well, but not much. I want to improve my photographing and editing skills. At the moment I'm editing all photos on iPhoto, which is really easy program. So I want to get some better and more complicated program, to develop my editing skills. Camera what I'm using is Nikon D80, this time I used AUTO program to take pictures, but I want to start using manual program more.

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Activity: Agility (6hrs)

All of these 6 hours weren't done together. Training takes place once a week on Monday. I decided to talk about these 6 hours together, because it was our first time and there's not that much to talk about.
Luckily my dog (Jacky) is loving these classes and enjoying them a lot. I already loved it at the first place, even when I hadn't had any classes.

15.09.14: Since we couldn't go to the two first trainings, the other dogs were two classes ahead of us. I was scared at first, because I didn't knew what to do at first and I was quite confused. Also I was scared about the tunnels, where dog has to run through them. I was scared that my dog was scared. But he wasn't and he was enjoying our time together. Our trainer was also very proud of us and praised us for being active and that Jacky was more interested of me, than other dogs.

22.09.14: Jacky was doing well again, he was a bit distracted by sniffing the ground but it was pretty easy to get him back to take contact with me. We were still practising the tunnel and everything was great.

29.09.14: We tried for the first time the collapsed tunnel, he didn't like it really much but he managed to go inside and do it after having some trouble. Jacky was this time a lot of trouble to handle. He didn't want to do anything, he sniffed around, he didn't care about little paths and tunnels even. I was miserable and thought, he didn't want to do nothing anymore. Trainer still wanted us to do longer path with more obstacles, including tunnels and jumps.  So we tried it for the first time and he did it really well, since he really loves tunnels. Trainer said, that Jacky is more active and interested about agility, when we do longer paths and run faster - he loves running.

06.10.14: At this training he was really energetic and fine. He did all the paths and only mistakes that were done, were because of me. I cannot understand waltz steps I have to take and different hand I have to use or how I have to turn. Therefore my dog did amazing job. Also, this was our first time to try seesaw. He wasn't afraid at all and did it really well. + he first time went to the collapsed tunnel without refusing - I was really proud.

13.10.14: He had never been that much trouble. He didn't want to do anything, he pulled himself, didn't listen, did his own thing, sniffed etc. He was refused to go to the tunnel and jump over obstacles. In the middle he did a bit something, while running through one tunnel. But he still didn't pulled himself together and at the end of the lesson, when we tried new thing - weave poles, he refused to do even that. It was the worst training ever.

20.10.14: Since now the weather is rainy and cold we moved inside with our training class. It takes place in the stable, where there's also trainings for horses. That means that all the floor is covered with sand and it's quite uncomfortable. Fortunately my dog doesn't let himself be disrupted by that, and did his exercises amazingly well. He did seesaw and weave pole, like he had done it for his whole life. I was really proud of him : )

Service: Introduction

For my service hours in CAS I'm doing:
1) I'm going to be assistant teacher to one child in kindergarten. My uncle's wife is kindergarten teacher and she told me it would be helpful if I could go and help them.
2) Helping animal shelter.
3) Organize agility competition for dogs - in our agility group it's necessary to help to organize at least one agility competition in a year.

Activity: Introduction

For my Activity hours in CAS I'm doing:

1) Agility classes with my dog and my accomplishment is to go with him at least to 2 competitions within 2 years

2) Going to MyFitness training club, trying out different trainings and develop myself on my physical level

Creativity: Introduction

For my creativity in CAS I'm planning to do:
1) Photographing and editing -  I'm used to do more portray pictures, so now I want to develop myself in that. Also I want to do more nature and animal pictures, the second one is the biggest challenge for me.
2) Improving my drawing skills
3) Playing piano and learning new songs