Monday, November 29, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
EDITORIAL OF INFLUENCE: On adding 2 years in basic ed
We have to believe that the additional two years in basic education is the right solution in boosting the quality of education in our country.
There should be no more disputes about the issue. Let us take the cases of developed countries like United States of America, China, Japan and several countries in Europe. These countries offer 12-year basic education and look what kind of education they have. They belong to the top countries with high literacy rates.
In effect, their economy advanced and this is because of the competent manpower they produce form the education they provide to their people. We want to progress too. So if we are still adamant about the issue, think its benefits to us and to our country.
It has been a millennium that we only acquire formal basic education in a span of 10 years only. We know that it is high time that we revolutionize our educational system. Why don’t we give it a try? Anyway, there’s no harm in trying.
We have to believe that the additional two years in basic education is the right solution in boosting the quality of education in our country.
There should be no more disputes about the issue. Let us take the cases of developed countries like United States of America, China, Japan and several countries in Europe. These countries offer 12-year basic education and look what kind of education they have. They belong to the top countries with high literacy rates.
In effect, their economy advanced and this is because of the competent manpower they produce form the education they provide to their people. We want to progress too. So if we are still adamant about the issue, think its benefits to us and to our country.
It has been a millennium that we only acquire formal basic education in a span of 10 years only. We know that it is high time that we revolutionize our educational system. Why don’t we give it a try? Anyway, there’s no harm in trying.
EDITORIAL OF TRIBUTE: To our teachers
October 5 is marked with the celebration of World Teacher’s Day to pay tribute to noble teachers of the world while this column is marked with praise and honor to our Camp Tinio Elementary School teachers.
We hope that this column eases the weariness of Grade I and Pre-school teachers who patiently mentor small kids on how to read, write, and count. We believe that great responsibility is bestowed on them for it is in their hands that kids will learn the basic ingredients of literacy.
Our school’s Grade II teachers further enrich what small kids learned in Grade I. Pupils gain mastery from their guidance, thus, commendation is duly awarded to them.
Equal praise also merits Grade III and IV teachers. Enriching students’ knowledge in content areas is what they harness.
We should not also forget our Grade V and VI teachers who continually facilitate us in discovering new knowledge and skills we need for lifelong learning. They deserve an ocean of praise.
Five times a week, 20 times a month that we mingle with our teachers yet only a day is set to give honor to their nobleness. But with this column, and as long as this publication exists, they will always be regarded and praised as world’s future molder.
October 5 is marked with the celebration of World Teacher’s Day to pay tribute to noble teachers of the world while this column is marked with praise and honor to our Camp Tinio Elementary School teachers.
We hope that this column eases the weariness of Grade I and Pre-school teachers who patiently mentor small kids on how to read, write, and count. We believe that great responsibility is bestowed on them for it is in their hands that kids will learn the basic ingredients of literacy.
Our school’s Grade II teachers further enrich what small kids learned in Grade I. Pupils gain mastery from their guidance, thus, commendation is duly awarded to them.
Equal praise also merits Grade III and IV teachers. Enriching students’ knowledge in content areas is what they harness.
We should not also forget our Grade V and VI teachers who continually facilitate us in discovering new knowledge and skills we need for lifelong learning. They deserve an ocean of praise.
Five times a week, 20 times a month that we mingle with our teachers yet only a day is set to give honor to their nobleness. But with this column, and as long as this publication exists, they will always be regarded and praised as world’s future molder.
EDITORIAL:
Increased
budget,
increased improvement
It is a hope that the quality of Philippine education will perk up as the proposed education budget for 2011 will be passed mid-December by the Senate and the House.
Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said that the increase by P32.3 billion to P175 billion will be the largest for the department in over a decade. Definitely the increase will somehow mend what the Philippine educational system is lacking of. The increase will no doubt ease the lack of 21 000 classrooms, 4.1 million school seats, 10 000 teachers, and thousand pieces of textbooks.
It can be remembered that in 2009, 13 % increase was added from 2008 education budget, summing up a P167.9 billion allotment for the education department to ease the perennial problems the department is facing. The increase continued in 2010 and up to this year’s budget.
As a result based on the National Achievement Test in the past three years, pupils’ learning performance increases as the education budget increases. If the allocation of budget is positively affecting the education, the government is in right track in meeting one of the Millennium Development Goals which is providing education for all Filipinos to eradicate illiteracy.
It is therefore, imperative to the government to allot more to education in order to eventually lift Philippine educational system from its deteriorating and in grim and dismal state.
It is vital that the education budget be increased so that our hope for quality education boosts.
Survey reveals
Teachers approve 2-year addition to basic ed
THEIR main reason for approving is to uplift the declining quality of education.
Eighty one percent or 30 out of 37 teachers of Camp Tinio Elementary School agree to additional two years in basic education as part of the government’s initiative to meet one of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals which is to improve education through providing education for all.
The other 9%, mostly mothers of elementary pupils disapprove the additional two years for according to them, the government should fix first what the Philippine education is lacking of like books, classrooms and teachers.
It is noted that the additional two years in basic education is included in President Benigno Aquino’s ten-point agenda which he will accomplish before his 6-year term expires.
Teachers approve 2-year addition to basic ed
THEIR main reason for approving is to uplift the declining quality of education.
Eighty one percent or 30 out of 37 teachers of Camp Tinio Elementary School agree to additional two years in basic education as part of the government’s initiative to meet one of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals which is to improve education through providing education for all.
The other 9%, mostly mothers of elementary pupils disapprove the additional two years for according to them, the government should fix first what the Philippine education is lacking of like books, classrooms and teachers.
It is noted that the additional two years in basic education is included in President Benigno Aquino’s ten-point agenda which he will accomplish before his 6-year term expires.
Prevent dengue in schools- DepEd
CTES stakeholders shield school against dengue
DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) directed schools all over the archipelago to prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne disease Dengue H-fever after it hit more than 80 thousand cases, of which more than 5000 were cases reported by schools from January to September this year.
With the alarming development of the disease, DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro urged each school to support the 4-S strategy which stands for Search and destroy, Self-protection measures, Seek early consultation, and Say “NO” to indiscriminate fogging waged by the Department of Health (DOH) as the main source of protection against the day-biting Aedes aegypti.
“By practicing the 4-S strategy of DOH, particularly keeping the surroundings clean and making sure that there is no stagnant water where mosquitoes can breed, we can prevent dengue fever,” Luistro advised.
The education head also directed all school personnel to disseminate information on the prevention and control of dengue and that close collaboration should be made with the Parents-Teachers-Community Associations (PTAs), Local Government Units (LGUs) and municipal health offices.
“Our students’ welfare is our primary concern. The outbreak prevention is for the benefit of not just the students, but the entire community, therefore, it should be a shared responsibility of all,” added Luistro.
School’s Actions
In response to the directive of the department, Camp Tinio Elementary School (CTES) performed preventive measures to avert the dreaded mosquito-borne disease.
Abiding the DOH’s 4S strategy covered the measures the school has practiced since the break of the swelling dengue cases.
One of these is the wearing of clothes like long sleeves, pants, and similar garments that cover most part of their body, which falls under the Self-protection Measures.
For the Search and Destroy, the school has conducted “Linis Bayan” spearheaded by the teachers and the parents. Vacant lots were weed out and plants like bromeliad were rooted out from soil for they are one of the breeding places of mosquitoes.
Children who were suspected of fever were immediately sent home and advised their parents to instantly consult a doctor following the Seek Early Consultation strategy.
Since there has no outbreak yet in the community, members of the barangay council haven’t done fogging, thus obeying the Say “NO” to indiscriminate fogging.
The school also follows the Preventive Alert System in Schools (PASS), the guidelines issued by DepEd that deals with the systematic relay of information on the child’s or teacher’s state of health to medical personnel or agencies in the locality which was also used when cases of A (H1N1) increased in the country last year.
As of September 30, there were seven recorded dengue cases in CTES with zero fatality.
DepEd bans smoking in public schools
SMOKERS were forbidden by the Department of Education (DepEd) in all public and private elementary and secondary schools in the country before the classes started this year.
Explicated in the DepEd Order No. 73, smoking was prohibited inside school premises including open and covered spaces around school buildings.
School heads were also instructed to put up “No Smoking” signs in conspicuous places around the school compound.
As immediate response to the order, Camp Tinio Elementary School (CTES) spearheaded by the Supreme Pupil Government (SPG), positioned four smoking signs displayed in its two entrances.
After the installation of the signs, there have been no recorded violations yet.
SMOKERS were forbidden by the Department of Education (DepEd) in all public and private elementary and secondary schools in the country before the classes started this year.
Explicated in the DepEd Order No. 73, smoking was prohibited inside school premises including open and covered spaces around school buildings.
School heads were also instructed to put up “No Smoking” signs in conspicuous places around the school compound.
As immediate response to the order, Camp Tinio Elementary School (CTES) spearheaded by the Supreme Pupil Government (SPG), positioned four smoking signs displayed in its two entrances.
After the installation of the signs, there have been no recorded violations yet.
Medical-dental, deworming availed
JUST like Santa Claus who comes once a year, the division medical and dental team again visits Camp Tinio Elementary School (CTES) not to bring gifts just like Santa but to offer medical, dental and deworming services which they made available to pupils every year.
Over a thousand pupils were dewormed and given medical attention focusing in the respiratory problems of the pupils.
Last year, approximately the same number of pupils who availed the services this year was also given vitamin supplement headed by the division’s medical team Dr. Frank Narag.
According to the team the perennial visit it conducts supports the development of the pupils not only medically but also academically, for the pupils will not become academically successful if diseases hinder them.
JUST like Santa Claus who comes once a year, the division medical and dental team again visits Camp Tinio Elementary School (CTES) not to bring gifts just like Santa but to offer medical, dental and deworming services which they made available to pupils every year.
Over a thousand pupils were dewormed and given medical attention focusing in the respiratory problems of the pupils.
Last year, approximately the same number of pupils who availed the services this year was also given vitamin supplement headed by the division’s medical team Dr. Frank Narag.
According to the team the perennial visit it conducts supports the development of the pupils not only medically but also academically, for the pupils will not become academically successful if diseases hinder them.
Valdez is District IV's 'Makatang Guro'
“BAYANG Pilipinas, ito ang bansa ko. Wikang Filipino, ito ang wika ko!”
There goes the concluding lines of Allan David Valdez, The Beacon adviser and this year’s “Makatang Guro” of District IV hailed during the Pampurok na Paligsahan sa Read-a-thon held at Bakod Bayan Elementary School, recently.
Valdez got the judges’ nod with his pleasant delivery of Pat Villafuete’s 27-stanza poem entitled Pilipinas ang Bayan Ko, though he buckled in remembering four lines of the poem.
‘Pleasant delivery of poem is essential. Though it is a must that the piece should be memorized well, delivery is still vital. Poets need not to be always looking angry throughout the delivery,” Mr. Christopher Francisco, one of the judges said in Filipino during an interview.
Valdez beat seven teacher-contestants and is scheduled to compete in the division level early November where he is to face three “Makatang Guro”.
“BAYANG Pilipinas, ito ang bansa ko. Wikang Filipino, ito ang wika ko!”
There goes the concluding lines of Allan David Valdez, The Beacon adviser and this year’s “Makatang Guro” of District IV hailed during the Pampurok na Paligsahan sa Read-a-thon held at Bakod Bayan Elementary School, recently.
Valdez got the judges’ nod with his pleasant delivery of Pat Villafuete’s 27-stanza poem entitled Pilipinas ang Bayan Ko, though he buckled in remembering four lines of the poem.
‘Pleasant delivery of poem is essential. Though it is a must that the piece should be memorized well, delivery is still vital. Poets need not to be always looking angry throughout the delivery,” Mr. Christopher Francisco, one of the judges said in Filipino during an interview.
Valdez beat seven teacher-contestants and is scheduled to compete in the division level early November where he is to face three “Makatang Guro”.
Monday, November 1, 2010
CTES rules District Read-a-thon
PUPILS of Camp Tinio Elementary School (CTES) proved their supremacy in English among other pupils in the District IV as they went home victorious after competing in the recently concluded District Read-a-thon Contest.
Being the sole school who copped awards in all the contest’s categories, CTES boasts its 1st place tilt in Team-Reading, 2nd place in Story Retelling, 2nd place in Jazz Chant, and 3rd place in Oral Interpretation.
Gerald Remaneses, Katrina Pascual and Edgar Ramos, all graduating pupils, won in the Team Reading while Joana Carla Estuesta and Maries Ison, also graduating pupils triumphed in Story Retelling and Oral Interpretation respectively.
The mixture of Grade IV, V, and VI pupils namely Leanne Mari Tungpalan, Julian Marie Cuevo, both in Grade IV-SPED, Erishvida Madrazo, Ma. Isabel Lim, Katleen Anne Bajog, Jerimi Francisco, all in Grade V-SPED, Jonah Christiana Moreno, Jamesmark Garcia, both in Grade VI-1, Alexis Mae Ison, Dan Edward Maddatu, Kurt Ramos, Angela Berringuela, Kassandra mae Bonnevie, Ma. Sofia Navarro, and Winsord Rivera, all in Grade VI-SPED captured the second spot in the newly introduced Jazz Chant Competition.
PUPILS of Camp Tinio Elementary School (CTES) proved their supremacy in English among other pupils in the District IV as they went home victorious after competing in the recently concluded District Read-a-thon Contest.
Being the sole school who copped awards in all the contest’s categories, CTES boasts its 1st place tilt in Team-Reading, 2nd place in Story Retelling, 2nd place in Jazz Chant, and 3rd place in Oral Interpretation.
Gerald Remaneses, Katrina Pascual and Edgar Ramos, all graduating pupils, won in the Team Reading while Joana Carla Estuesta and Maries Ison, also graduating pupils triumphed in Story Retelling and Oral Interpretation respectively.
The mixture of Grade IV, V, and VI pupils namely Leanne Mari Tungpalan, Julian Marie Cuevo, both in Grade IV-SPED, Erishvida Madrazo, Ma. Isabel Lim, Katleen Anne Bajog, Jerimi Francisco, all in Grade V-SPED, Jonah Christiana Moreno, Jamesmark Garcia, both in Grade VI-1, Alexis Mae Ison, Dan Edward Maddatu, Kurt Ramos, Angela Berringuela, Kassandra mae Bonnevie, Ma. Sofia Navarro, and Winsord Rivera, all in Grade VI-SPED captured the second spot in the newly introduced Jazz Chant Competition.
Children hope 600 planted trees to save Earth
WHILE the Muslims are about to end Ramadan, more than 600 tree seedlings began to sprout on earth as they were transplanted by school children who hope for these trees to grow and help fight global warming to save Earth.
Clear with the vision of the Divisionwide Simultaneous Tree Planting, pupils of Camp Tinio Elementary School (CTES) transplanted 10 atis seedlings in one of the school’s vacant lot concurrent with 61 schools in the division of Cabanatuan who also planted 10 trees in each school.
“The atis trees that we planted, though still small, can help combat global warming. And as our teacher said we should take care of them so that when we grow, we can also see those trees grow,” said Grade VI James Mark Garcia in Filipino.
As directed by the Memorandum signed by Supt. Malcolm Garma, the trees were supported with specified tree guard and the activity was headed by each school’s LIGA coordinator.
Pupils show preparedness to earthquake
PUPILS of Camp Tinio Elementary School (CTES) showed their preparedness to an earthquake as they responded to a minute siren that signaled the conduct of the Second Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill, June 18, as directed by the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) through the Department of Education (DepEd).
In its fourth year of execution after the former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo directed the NDCC in 2006, CTES pupils showed their familiarity as they duck-walked, with their hands covering their heads, going to the safest spot where they could swarm whenever an earthquake occurs.
Aside from demonstrating the school’s preparedness, teachers have also perennially equipped pupils of the proper responses before, during, and after an earthquake through lesson integration across subject areas.
Mrs. Josefina Balagtas, head of the activity, said that with their four years of quarterly doing the drill, she is confident that anytime an earthquake occurs, the pupils will be safe for they know what they should do.
PUPILS of Camp Tinio Elementary School (CTES) showed their preparedness to an earthquake as they responded to a minute siren that signaled the conduct of the Second Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill, June 18, as directed by the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) through the Department of Education (DepEd).
In its fourth year of execution after the former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo directed the NDCC in 2006, CTES pupils showed their familiarity as they duck-walked, with their hands covering their heads, going to the safest spot where they could swarm whenever an earthquake occurs.
Aside from demonstrating the school’s preparedness, teachers have also perennially equipped pupils of the proper responses before, during, and after an earthquake through lesson integration across subject areas.
Mrs. Josefina Balagtas, head of the activity, said that with their four years of quarterly doing the drill, she is confident that anytime an earthquake occurs, the pupils will be safe for they know what they should do.
‘Kuya Robo’ moves; brings home robotic dance tilt
EXPECTED only as a stationary robot, Kuya Robo, as he was tagged, put the audience and judges in awe when it suddenly moved and danced with the music during the District Science Fair where he and other robotic dancers captured the championship title.
On the onset, it was only the robotic dancers who danced like a pro robot but as the dance neared to the end, Kuya Robo joined the dancing which received applause and scream from the audience.
Kuya Robo highlighted Camp Tinio Elementary Schools robotic dance group and was able to beat 16 other participating schools.
Along with Kuya Robo are robotic dancers Kate Valiente, Isabel Lim, Erishvida Madrazo, all in Grade V, Kassandra Bonnevie, Angela Berringuela, Hanstroy Hilado, Elmar Romano, Sophia Navarro, and Eliel Velasquez, all in Grade VI.
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