missing them already

I'm starting to miss them already, I only have three Fridays left with them and right now I'm busying myself looking for more activities more than they could complete to keep them busy and active. The thought of leaving automatically saddens my heart and makes me wish to stay. For sure, no need to say goodbye.

rough roads ahead

Last time I talked about crossing the river by taking the bridge. But this time I guess I should not wait for the bridge, not because I can't wait for the bridge but because I'm keeping my trail. Just this morning one of our managers approached me and asked if I'm staying and I answered my sounding yes. She's discussed with me the project she's already assigned to me in her plans. It's about AccessAbility. I will be tasked to handle training for our disabled fellows to have access to the computer, productivity tools and the internet. It sounds like perfect adventure. And I am very excited about it.

my wallpaper

Current wallpaper on my phone. We just had community helpers as our theme and these are paper dolls that I printed from the web. I've been wanting to post this for weeks now but I can't find the proper words to describe it. I hope you could have your own.

from classroom to classroom

The school year is about to end and we're all busy for the upcoming activities. Next week we will be celebrating the school's 41st founding anniversary, I was tasked to design the invitations and do  all that would involve the use of computer that will be presented in the thanksgiving. On the side, I am also busy preparing the graduation program souveneir and the invitation for the recognition ceremony.

The Rules for Being Human (anonymous)

You will receive a body. You may like it or hate is, but it will be yours for the entire period

of this time around.

You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called Life. Each day in

this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or

think them irrelevant and stupid.

There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial and error: experimentation.

The failed experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment

that ultimately works.

A lesson is repeated until learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until

you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can then go on to the next lesson.

Learning lessons does not end. There is no part of life that does not contain its lessons. If

you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.

“There” is no better than “here.” When your “there” has become a “here,” you will simply

obtain another “there” that will again look better than “here.”

Others are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another per

son unless it reflects something you love or hate about yourself.

What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need.

What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.

Your answers lie inside you. The answers to Life’ s questions lie inside you. All you need to

do is look, listen and trust.

You will forget all this. You can remember it whenever you want.

Thank you K1- Moses

Mrs. Magdaong informed her class about my upcoming birthday and before they can even greet me I stared at them like I want them to keep their stories to themselves. Some still managed to greet me and they never failed to see my smile and enjoy my ever lively class.

Tag ulan

Kumusta na nga ba ang tag-ulan ko? Ang tutuo nakalimutan ko na ang tungkol dun hanggang kinamusta ako ni Karen kanina. Tama ka, masarap maglaro sa ulan, kahit na minsan ay magkakasakit tayo, pero minsan kung kailan tayo natutuwa na uulan at balak nating magpaka basa ay bigla itong titigil na kahit konti ay walang bakas sa kalsada na umulan. Minsan maiisip mo na sana ay mas maaga kang lumabas sa ulan o kaya naman ay sana hindi ka na lang lumabas. Ngunit kahit alin man ang piliin, hindi tayo makatitiyak sa kalalabasan. Kung ang ulan ay magiging bagyo o kung ito man ay mananatili lamang na ambon. Hay!

Nakabubuwang, hindi ba? Nitong mga huling araw ay naging abala ako sa kakaisip ng tungkol lamang sa sarili ko. Walang komunikasyon sa cellphone o sa email man. Ang daming naging kailangang pagka abalahan at buti na lang at natapos din. Nasa ikalawang semestre na ako ng aking pagpapakadalubhasa sa edukasyon at sana nga ay may mapala ako pagkatapos ko nito. Maya’t maya na lang ay nagugulat ako sa mga bagay na hindi ko naman inaasahan sa muli kong pagbalik sa pamantasan, Hanggang ngayon hindi ko pa rin alam kung ano pa ang ibang naghihintay sa’kin sa pag aaral kong ito.

Tapos na ang training ko sa pag bubumbero pati na rin ang SFA/BLS pero hanggang ngayon hindi pa din dumadating ay ID namin sa PNRC. Wala na akong masyadong kinasasabikan sa pagtakbo sa sunog o kung ano pa mang gawain na may kinalaman sa aming brigada. Nagbabalak na din akong lumipat ng brigada ngunit inaabangan ko pa ang dalawang kong ID. May dalawa na akong balak lipatan: isa may kanto namin at ang isa sa may bahay ng mga pinsan ko. Pareho silang walang malaking grupo na kinabibilangan ngunit masipag sila sa pag responde sa sunog.

new classroom set up

Teachers' Day

We held our Teachers' Day last Wednesday, too bad I was not able to make it to school because I am to report in the office. I wish to hear the students cheer, I wish too see them for my last year.

DepEd Revitalizes Boy Scouting in Schools

In recognition of the significant role of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) in assisting the school system mold pupils and students into becoming responsible citizens, the Department of Education has revitalized boy scouting in the elementary and secondary levels.

With the BSP’s impressive track record on youth development, the scouting is an effective program in leadership and value formation of every child. It specifically aims to develop boys and young men into well-rounded individuals with exemplary character worth emulating by schoolchildren.

To support the initiatives of the organization, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus urged the officials and personnel of the Department to be members of the BSP. Likewise, school heads of both public and private elementary and high schools were encouraged to promote membership among pupils, students, parents and teachers at the start of a school year.

The DepEd chief, however, stressed that “membership to the BSP is voluntary and shall not be made a condition for enrolment, transfer or clearance of pupils and students.” Membership fees and other fund-raising activities of the BSP shall be collected by unit leaders who will immediately remit in full to the local councils duly chartered by the BSP national office. “No quota on membership shall be required,” Lapus added.

The authorized membership fees are P40 for scouts and unit leaders, and P100 for institutional and parent representatives.

The Secretary directed field officials to designate their education supervisors and department heads or teachers as scouting coordinators to support and monitor the implementation of the Boy Scouts’ program to ensure its benefits to schoolchildren interested in the movement.

The Center for Students and Co-curricular Affairs (CSCA) shall serve as the office-in-charge of all scouting activities in the Department.

By Cherry Morada

Last na nga siguro

I am perfectly out of my head, you see I had this talk with my manager and she told me that she's no longer willing to let our client renew another year with us, teling that it's no longer a healthy relationship with regards to the program thrusts we have and some other aspects that we are advocating. And it's already final. She gave two options: I either apply for our client or stay with the company and carve a new career path. Going back to start, I know I've been carving a different path since I started here in the company, I am a high school science teacher by profession but I was hired as a consultant for the use of technology in the classroom and at the same time a preschool teacher. When I entered this company I was hoping I could get at least the feeling of working in an office but then I was deployed to a school. Going for another path would be easy for me but I'll surely miss a lot of other things. Just before the school year started I drafted my timelime, I was setting my course to having a preschool, going solo and the things I have to achieve.

On the other hand, I will surely miss the preschool department: my students-- the K1 and the K2 plus the nursery who are not my students but are very fond of me. Nakakatuwa sila. I will also miss...basta...

I'm still not sure how I'll carve my next year, maybe I'll "LET THE LIGHT SHINE" or try another school so that I may practice my profession or I could also try an NGO.

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I’m finally posting something for this one. Last school year has been a blast for me. Everything seems to pass so fast that I couldn’t feel I got a life. On the other hand I miss rushing home at night, preparing for class and the tutorial sessions and on some days going home scared of the frequent news on hold up. I also miss earning an extra for my climbs and other needs. Too bad I already told them I can’t handle a tutee this school year.

This school year started well and I am already enjoying the company of my new students and those would-be my students next year (if still workable). We have a number of new students and some students who transferred to other schools. But just the same, I am happy with my new set of classes. One the first week of classes, I help in the Guidance program called the “No tear week”. It is a week long program on helping the students adjust to the school’s set up. It worked well for me I was able to pacify a number of cry babies and even made them attached to me more than their advisers. And I guess I know more nursery students’ names than my kinder 1 students. I’ve seen my K1 students for two sessions now and on Monday would be my second session with the K2 kids.

Summer!

It summer break already and I am here today in the office. We held our graduation last Wednesday and it marks my last day of seeing my students. But feel happy for them that they are growing in knowledge and they are going more independent. Surely I will miss them, specially the ones who've been close to me.

last months....

We just had our Preschool Foundation Day yesterday. I didn't enjoy it much and I would rather have my classes than be on the ticket booth of the event but at least I was able to interact with my co-teachers. On the other hand I enjoy the conversations I had except for the none sense jokes they are telling.
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a Horizon Pit
the pit seems to stop growing but the possibly that it could go back to its desirable position is impossible for this time. She no longer ignores him but it is evident that she avoids entertaining a conversation to proceed.

Updating....

Let's try to catch up on what's happening inside my classroom.
The 4oth Foundation celebration is just a week away and soon grduation will be on on its way. The pressure is rising but they might be easier this time. I am still enjoying the classroom and the Science laboratory classes. Sometimes, I wish I'm part of this school but I really wish to be in in a Catholic school. There's a lot of things I envy and hate (or maybe dislike) here. I think "hate" fits better. The eager anticipation of summer break also slows me down knowing that I will miss my students. Specially now that half of my students have been with me for two school years now.

Almost Christmas break

It's been a while since I last posted something here. Honestly, I don't have anything in mind to post for today: I just want to keep this account active and at least be my test page. But it hasn't served its purpose since I started this.I've been wishing to post my classroom experiences here but I guess they all belong to my memory. Just yesterday I read Katrina's blog. It's about her own version of classroom classics, I learned from that entry that she's teaching littles kids like me. And I believe it's not what she posted that moved me but the same experiences of joy we share with the students.

just some updates...

The sembreak is almost over and by Monday I will be back in the classroom again. And the next thing that I would be anticipating is the Christmas break (",) then the summer break then... Who knows? I'm still weighing things out hope I can pick the best.

Teachers' Day

Last Tuesday and Wednesday, the school celebrated Teachers' Day (or maybe Days hehehehe). On Tuesday we had it for the preschool department, I got the loudest cheer from the students. Well I really should, I'm handling them all. I just wish I can convert their cheers into cash (hehehehehehe). This is my second and last Teachers' Day here in school so I did my best to enjoy it. On Wednesday, we held our celebration at Oasis Pavillion, other details tsaka na..... erick's inviting for a climb this weekend

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A student kissed me good bye as their class goes back to their classroom this morning. She is so attached to me that she fondly calls me daddy, I always stop her whenever she calls me that way but sometimes it helps me to make her finish her task. Before; she demands me to be beside her as she accomplishes her worksheets; like spell her section, remind her class number, or guide her hand with the mouse. Now she can do those more independently knowing that I trust her that she can do it. I wish to talk to her mom or dad but I guess I may sound weird if I share them my story. I can’t think of what I should do about it, maybe I’ll just get to know her better by asking her other teachers.

PTC extension?

I meet my tutee's parents.