Birthday Celebrations and Cell Phones

HEdCen would like to celebrate every child turning a year older and what better way to do that but to make everyone understand that  the school allows a simple birthday celebration if requested by the parents.  The simple celebration calls for 1-2 "solids" and 1 kind of juice.  Ice cream is classified as solid, together with pasta, chicken, or barbecue.  Rice and a viand completes the allowable "solids".

If it cannot be helped, the birthday celebration in school must be VERY ssssimple and must follow the NO plastic advocacy, No styrofoam, and No soda.  It is preferred and encouraged that you bring food cooked in your kitchen.  You may also coordinate this with Mrs. Escario if you want the services of the school cafeteria.

Please accomplish the BIRTHDAY CLEARANCE form, ONE WEEK before the planned birthday eat-together.  Your child may get this form from his TIC.  This CLEARANCE will have to be SHOWN to the GUARD before you can bring the food inside the grounds.

We will be very sorry to turn you down without the proper NOTICE to the school.
Please take home all forms of garbage as a result of the simple party.
Balloons and loot bags are not allowed.

In the same breath,  cell phones that have been confiscated will be returned to their owners in 2012.
There will be no special concession granted to any student or parents who might want this policy reviewed.

Please refer to the Student Handbook about this policy.  The teachers-in-charge have made reminders and have reviewed these  policies and guidelines with their students. 

Understanding and Managing Autism Seminar

We are inviting you to participate in the upcoming August seminars for parents.  We believe your particiaption in these seminars will benefit your children and the entire family, and will help you understand the work we do at The Little Farm House.

August 20-   Understanding and Managing Autism

                        9:00 am  to 3pm

            We highly recommend this talk and would like to encourage all parents to come to this workshop to help you understand the work we do at The Little Farm House to include children with special needs.  In this Seminar/ Workshop our speakers will also briefly touch on the broad spectrum of autism which you will find includes other conditions of special needs.

            The seminar will inform us on

·      how to detect signs of these conditions at an early age

·      help us be more aware of the challenges these children and their families face

·      effective management and interventions  

·      the rights of these individuals as well as those around them  

Topics:

Education: A Human Right              

 Autism Society Philippines Orientation

Republic Act 9442

Understanding Autism

            Spectrum of Autism- different degrees and manifestation of autism

            The difference of autism with other Special Needs

Managing Autism

Home

School

Programs for Interventions

1.   Speakers:

           Ranilo Sorongon

Executive Director, Autism Society Philippines (ASP)

Vice Chair, Regional Council on Disability Affairs, National Capital Region

Member, Phil Coalition on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability

2.   

      Rosalyn Marie G. Sorongon, MA Sped

Member, Education Committee, ASP

Speaker/Facilitator, Siblings Program, ASP

Mentor, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health

3.     

      Mrs. Perlita So – she will share her experiences of having 2 boys with autism

Vice President and Head, Education Committee, ASP

Mother of two boys with autism, Patrick, a college student of Ateneo taking up BS Life Science

And Angelo, a student of the Community of Learners

8:30 am Registration

9:00 am – 3:00 pm Seminar/ Talk

3:00pm -4:00pm Open Forum

                            Closing

This is an open invitation to all the parents, their families and friends who wish to extend their education on issues of autism and its management at home and in school.  A fee of 300 pesos will be collected from each participant to cover for the fees of our speakers, lunch, and snacks. 

       * Please approach Teacher Glencee at the Registrar's office for more details and to sign up for the seminar *

            A circular on the Workshop on Effective Communication within the Family will be released to your children next week.

Suspension of afternoon classes for Aug 3 Wednesday

Please be informed that a few minutes ago DepEd announced the suspension of afternoon classes today Aug 3, beginning 12 nn.  Although the suspension was declared for 12 nn, please take note that HEDCen will be releasing its GS and HS students for dismissal only at 1:30 pm.  Let's hope for better weather tomorrow, see you!

And in between , I am also a grandmother

I make rounds everyday if I can help it...  it is always great to walk inside the lab

 These are not dead specimens, they are actually alive (see some leaf insects?)!

 This one should better not be alive...

I am proud that we hardly have specimens marinated in chloroform, err, formalin.

Inside a classroom is an interesting mood-o-meter- reminding me all the more that we have humans in the grounds!

 Shoes and bags are ordinary in this set up.

 I do hope that knowledge is not  kept in these bags instead of storing it in the brain.  That's ironical. 

The sampaloc garden is a witness to joyful noise

 and the corridors too!

 You would find some humans in the library where it should be quiet, but it was not so when I dropped by...

or in the case of Sionil Jose, with Teacher Marissa reminding everyone to do a good job,

while I do my favorite job as a grandma in between breaks.

Announcement

Classes are cancelled tom Wednesday July 27, 2011.

ANNOUNCEMENT!

Today, July 26, 2011, the preschool 11:00-1:30 sessions are suspended due to continuous rains.
Please keep your children inside the house and not to forget their insect repellent. 

FIRST MIDTERM EXAM SCHEDULE

TEST SCHEDULE

DEPARTMENTAL MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS

FIRST TRIMESTER

July 22- 23, 2011

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL- GRADE SCHOOL and HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

Friday

7:30- 7:40 GETTING READY

7:40- 8:45 English/ ELA

8:45- 9:25 R E C E S S

9:25- 10:30 Filipino

10:35- 11:40 Trigonometry*/ Geometry/ Statsitics

*for Years II- IV only

Saturday

7:30- 7:40 GETTING READY

7:40- 8:45 Math/ Algebra

8:45- 9:25 R E C E S S

9:25- 10:30 AP/ Sibika

PRIMARY LEVEL- GRADE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

Friday

7:30- 7:40 GETTING READY

7:40- 8:45 ELA

8:45- 9:25 RECESS

9:25- 10:30 Math

10:35- 11:40 FilSib

NOTE:

1. When it applies, students are dismissed AFTER their last scheduled test.
2. The GS Primary will not report on the second day of the midterms.

Art in its spiritual journey

Grade One Gardner in ART

  Caught in the spell of creating a design, time seemed to have stood still...

       There is a picture of an image in one's mind that can only be found in that mind 

where it originated.

The image is printed by the impermanence of lead but significantly indelible in that moment like a thumbprint.

As if in a trance,  the fulness of joy and satisfaction and the emptiness it creates at the same time,  bring pockets of comfort in a way a spiritual experience does.

 winding back to reality, we find the soul  consumed with peace and restfulness.

teacher emma

New Dates for Midterms and First Trimester Exams

First Trimester Midterms           July 21-23
First Trimester Final Exams      September 1-3

While You were Not looking

You might not hear them recite the elements from the periodic table yet,  or witness an invention of a lifetime but they are surely learning more than those for now.  (Yes, they can sing the periodic table if they must and they surely have at least one invention everyday, but that is ordinary.  They invent new ways to spell some words and sometimes even stick to their own version for the rest of their life or invent stories with the hope that we believe them, etc.)

One cloudy day, the class of Grade 5 put up a spa under one of our classroom forests.  It was truly a sight to see and the sweat was incredibly unforgettable yet everyone enjoyed it especially the willing customers who happened to be the adventurous ones in planet.

 It was obviously a most exciting day for the Grade 5 students.  Guess what subject?  ValEd!!

I am recommending that this activity be done with the parents as the "victims" or the receivers of their gift for "healing".

what's on the wall?

 an ocean!!

 they paused to listen to the story of AG Sanio

 AG with his story on how he started his advocacy

two more came to join and more in the days to come until the wall has an ocean of dolphins.

some things old and some things new at HEdCen

 Awe and wonder:  the baby snakes are graceful and just watching them gives rest to an active child

 Art class in ethnic

 a view of the forest while learning

 a new organic ground near the zoo

 Kulas in daylight meditation

Mindorensis basking in the sun

The Little Farm House was born 19 years ago

June 28, 2011

Dear Parents,

                  Good day!  Our Foundation Day celebration falls on a Friday next week, July 1.  Students will be asked to come for a simple half-day affair. 

Please take note of the details and schedule for Gradeschool and Highschool levels given below:

                    7:30-8:00 Assembly (on the Street in between Preschool and Gradeschool)

                     8:00- 9:30 Parade of Birthday Umbrellas

                             

-        Most Creative Umbrella

Students will be asked to decorate an umbrella at home  (instead of a birthday hat as practiced in the previous years) and to bring this to school for the parade.on Friday morning

-        Umbrella Tableau

Each class will arrange themselves on stage for a 15 second pose exhibiting their creations.  The best tableau will be chosen.

                      9:30- 11:00 Birthday show

                                          -       Street Dance Club performance

                                          -       GS  Glee Club performance

                                          -       1 min Spoof Teacher Emma ( 1 representative per batch )

                                          -       30sec Happy Birthday Cheer ( per class )

                             

                     11:00-12:00         Rainy Day Lugaw  Salu–salo

A salu-salo of hot “rice lugaw” will take place inside a covered area if there will be rains.  The rice porridge will be prepared by the school canteen.

Each class will bring a topping  for the lugaw.  Examples of toppings: dilis,  fried dried pusit,

                                chicharon bulaklak, squid balls, tuwalya

Everyone is required to bring his own bowl and spoon.

                                                     

                     12:00-  Dismissal

            Students are to come in  CASUAL ATTIRE.

Should classes be suspended due to rains, the celebration will push through on the day classes resume.

              Thank You! We hope you can join us in our celebration of the school’s 19^th birthday.

Positive Manifestations for the Rolex Awards Please!

TUNGTONG RIVER CONSERVATION PROJECT

UPDATE: JUNE 16, 2011

         It is with great pride that we announce the qualification of TRCP as a potential grantee for the Rolex Awards 2012.

         Established in 1976, the Rolex Awards recognise pioneering projects that demonstrate innovation and contribute to the betterment of mankind.  Visit rolexawards.com for more info.

         Though exact figures are not disclosed, some 1,500 capsule proposals are received annually.  This list is narrowed down to 300 or so projects.  The proponents of the projects are then invited to submit a full proposal.  From the 300 full proposals, a further cut is made to produce a list of 30 finalists.  From these, only 5 will be selected to receive the 100,000 USD grant allocated for each project.

We are making this announcement for two reasons:

(1)  Though final acceptance is still very much a long shot, to be accepted in the initial screening is in itself, an achievement worthy of accolade and so we’d like to share with all the joy and pride that this engenders in the TRCP staff;

(2)  We very much believe that in order to make the final cut, we need your support and prayers.  Let us all continue to work together to make the TRCP a true, concrete and ongoing manifestation of the school’s motto: “Better People, Better Earth.”

The announcement of final acceptance will be made in the first quarter of 2012.  Let us all keep our fingers crossed and our hands joined in prayer for this endeavor.

Cheers!

Faces of Hedcen

The teacher:  Head bent in concentration.

The student:  Face open and eager to learn.

 Looks of apprehension or an effort to try to understand the situation.

They are alright and more than that- they are confident!

 My first ethnic attire

Bags in disarray

 A happy chef
  and her happy meal of meatballs with chopped malunggay leaves.

 Succulent and healthy noodle dish

 These are the Children of the Forest

Thankful to be... the promise of the future:

Better People. Better Earth.

Rescheduled Level Orientation 2011

Greetings HEdCen parents.


Grades Three and Four level orientation for parents is scheduled on June 30 at 3:30PM.

First Year and Second Year HS level orientation for parents is scheduled on July 1 at 1:30PM.

Rescheduled Parents Orientation

Grades 3/4 Parents at 1:30 pm on Thursday, June 30, 2011
Yr 1/2 Parents at 1:30 pm on Friday, July 1, 2011

Parent's Orientation cancelled

Please be informed that the Parent's Orientation for Gr. 3 and 4 and Yr. 1& 2 scheduled for tom June 25, 2011 is cancelled and will be rescheduled

A Random Wish List

punctuality
courtesy
sense of humor
responsibility
working to capacity/ maximizing one's potential
honesty
simplicity
humility
wisdom
appreciation
gratefulness
love and kindness
courage
cool days
clean classrooms
no forgotten items
plastic-free
elegant ethnic every Wednesday
100% excellence
parents wearing decent attire in school
open lines of communication
dengue-free society
zero-waste
great teachers
slacks and not skin-tight pants for teachers
healthy people in school
disease-free
disciplinary cases-free
safety for all
prayers, blessings
cooperation...

This random list is long and stretches up to heaven if I write everything here. I gave myself 5 minutes to do it, so you have my five minute pieces of thoughts.

I hope that we all wish each other well because here in HEdCen, we pray and bless every child with all our heart, mind and soul.  Why not pray for all the teachers that they be inspired each day, that they will love their work and find fulfillment in it, day by day by day by day!!

Teacher Emma

Calendar of Activities

Holistic Education and Development Center

The Little Farm House

95 Beverly Hills Avenue, Beverly Hills Subd. Taytay, Rizal

6609700

PS & GS/HS Calendar of Activities

SY 2011-2012

Week	Dates	GS/ HS	Preschool
First Trimester
1	June  13 - 17	Opening of Classes ( 17 ) Parents’ Orientation GS 1, 2 (17) Parents’ Orientation GS 5,6 (18) Parents’ Orientation HS III, IV ( 18) SC Nominations (17)	Opening of Classes (17)
2	June 20 – 24	PO GS 3,4 (25) PO HS I,II, (25) SC Campaign ( 20-23 ) Meeting di Avance (24) Elections (24) Leadership Training (24-25)
3	June 27 – July 1	19th Foundation Day (1)
4	July 4 – 8
5	July 11 – 15		Yaya’s Workshop
6	July 18 – 22	Midterms ( 20-22 )
7	July 25 – 29	Career Week College Fair Vocation Symposium Career Symposium CSAT Formal Interview	Preschool Entrepreneur Day (29)
8	Aug 1 – 5	Family Seminar  I (6)
9	Aug 8  - 12	Family Seminar II (13)	Mga Bata ng Pilipinas - Learning Center Day (12)
10	Aug 15 – 19	Araw ng Wika Pinoy Around the World  Festival   (19) Family Seminar III( 20)
11	Aug 22 – 26	HS Outreach (26) Family Seminar IV( 27)
12	Aug 29 – Sept 2	Finals ( 31, 1,2 )	First Trimester Evaluation and Assessment Week
Second Trimester
13	Sept 5 – 9
14	Sept 12 – 16	Progress Report Day / PCTC (17)
15	Sept 19 – 23
16	Sept 26 – 30		Preschool Week/ Open House
17	Oct 3 – 7
18	Oct 10 – 14	Midterms	Major Fieldtrip ( Peter Pan )
19	Oct 17 – 21
20	Oct 24 – 28	Primary & Intermediate GS Major Fieldtrip (28)
21	Oct 31 – Nov 4	Semestral Break ( Oct. 31 – Nov 4 )
22	Nov 7 – 11	Resumption of Classes (7) Growth Session G6 (9-10) Growth Session Y4 (10-12)	Resumption of Classes (7)
23	Nov 14 – 18
24	Nov 21 – 25		Sportsfest and Family Day (26)
25	Nov 28 – Dec 2	Finals Week ( 30, 1, 2 ) First Holy Communion (3)
Third Trimester
26	Dec 5 – 9	Sportsfest  2012 Draft Day (8) Pawikan Project Immersion (9-11)	Second Trimester Evaluation and Assessment Week
27	Dec 12 – 16	Academic Week (12-16) Christmas Fair/Play (18) Christmas Bazaar (18 )	Lanterns of the World Parade (16)
	Dec 19 – 23	Christmas Break
	Dec 26 – 30	Christmas Break
28	Jan 2 -6	Resumption for Faculty (3) Resumption of Classes (4)
29	Jan 9 – 13	Junior-Senior Night (14)
30	Jan 16 – 20	Progress Report Day/PCTC (21)
31	Jan 23 – 27	Immersion Trip (Yr. 3,4)
32	Jan 30 – Feb 3	SPORTSFEST (1-3)
33	Feb 6 – 10
34	Feb 13 – 17	Teacher’s Day (14 )
35	Feb 20 – 24	Ash Wednesday (22) EDSA Day (25) Science Expo Exhibit (24)
36	Feb 27 – Mar 2
37	Mar 5 – 9		Third Trimester Evaluation and Assessment Week
38	Mar 12 – 16	Finals Week (14-16)	Preschool Graduation and Culminating Activity (17)
39	Mar 19 – 23	Signing of Student Clearances (19 onwards) Nominations for SC (19) SC Campaign (19-22) Meeting di Avance (22)  SC Elections (22) Recognition Rites (23) GS/HS Graduation (25)
40	Mar 26 – 30	Progress Report Day/ PCTC (30)
	Apr  2 – 6	Holy Week- Good Friday (6)
	Apr 9 – 13	Enrollment for AY 2012 – 2013 Start of Summer
	Apr 16 – 21

Notes: