Alex+S's+Reflection+Page


 * 1/8/11 Entry one-Whyndam Lodge**: Today when Aiden, Carl, Stefan and I arrived at Whyndam Lodge we all arrived on time and were greeted by our supervisors Penny & Trish. As we settled into the new environment we took it to ourselves to meet the residents. All the residents are extreamly nice to us all we have all got the favourite resident each though. On the first day we were told our list of things we have to do on a daily basis which is writing the menus on the whiteboards and the activities the residents will be doing through the day, which on the first day was table games and exersises, in table games we played either monopoly or snakes and ladders with the residents and for exercises we took part in co-ordination exercise, after we completed both activities Carl and i got up infront of the residents and gave a short bio on ourselves and asked the residents if they had any questions. After activities we went for lunch when we returned to the lodge we talked to some of the residents and lernt about their lives when the were younger. I am dreading the day we have to leave it will be hard to part with the friendships we have made over the two weeks at Whyndam Lodge


 * 4/8/11 Entry two-Whyndam Lodge**: Today was the last day of week one and i am enjoying working at Whyndam lodge and i was happy that i choose it for Community links. In the morning Aiden and Stefan attended the Werribee South tour while Carl and I stayed back and played word games with residents. After lunch we switched places with Carl and I on the bus and Stefan and Aiden at the lodge. i am beginning to love Whyndam lodge. It is a great experience. I am dreading the thought of having to leave the friendships i have made at the lodge

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 * 12/8/11 Entry three-Whyndam Lodge**: D: Today is the last day of working in the lodge I am actually not happy about leaving I have really loved getting to know the residents, volunteers and the workers, the last few days Carl, Aiden, Stefan and I have been doing maintenance work all around the lodge, well mostly Aiden and I. We also had a greeting party for the new company that bought Whyndam Lodge (Baptcare) which was really good, lots of food :D. After finishing all the maintenance work we actually got paid ;D. I am really going to miss the Lodge but I will defiantly return to visit.

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Each student will build their own page for the puposes of Reflection. This is because when two students are using the same page at the same time the page will not save properly.
 * Reflections**

Each week for 10 weeks you will need to make a relection about your experiences. Each reflection is expected to at least 200 words in length.

The topic or questions you are asked to reflect on at listed below. Copy these questions to your individual reflection page.

Week 1
What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

The best advice I have received was stand up for your own opinions and don’t let people tell you what to do. I think this is the best advice I have received because it told me to stand up for what I believe in and don't just follow the crowd. If I didn't follow this advice I would find my self with less detentions but I would never stay quiet if I had my own opinion and I think it is important that everyone should stand up for what they believe in and not listen to everyone around you. So it is important to listen to yourself and stand up above the crowd if you don’t you will fall below and just do what everyone tells you to do.

Week 2
What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did?

Week 3
What would you do if you saw a friend cheating - report it, confront the friend or nothing - and why? What do you think courage means? What do you think makes a good friend?

Week 4
What is your most indispensable possession and why?

**Week 5**
What do you think about people polluting the environment?

Week **6**
How do you feel when you do something wrong? How do you feel when you do something that is very good?

Week 7
I wish there was a law that said... This would be a good law because...

Week 8
When you are angry, how do you look? When are you happiest? When have you felt lonely? When do you feel proud?

Week 9
Which quality do you dislike most about yourself - laziness, selfishness, childishness - and why?

Week 10
Why do you think prejudice exists in the world?