Childhood Days

            Childhood Days

             I wish I was a child again. Have all the freedom to play, all the time to play, nothing more but to play. Every day we go elsewhere to play street games with our friends. We search for them just to have fun. And every game we play, we discover new things. And this is the day our minds are becoming eager about how the world plays.

            We consider childhood as the best times in our lives. And parents also needs to give much of their time to them for this is the time where their children ask many questions or being curious about what’s around them.

            Vigan City joins the commemoration of the National Children's Month on November with the theme “Karapatang Pambata: Patuloy na Pahalagahan at Gampanan Tungo sa Magandang Kinabukasan”. Some Vigan City Officials assigned little officials where students will have the chance to experience the work or how it feels to be a Governor, Mayor and many more.

            This celebration is good for children for they celebrate it with happiness and smile in their faces and to those teachers also as they want to feel and experience being young again. Because, we only live once and experience it once in a lifetime.

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Valuable Things

Valuable Things

            Philippines is known for their hospitality. They are known for their open handed characteristics and they are very social, spending as much time as possible with family and friends. Unlike other countries, I can say that my homeland is very courteous. We say “po” and “opo” to those who are older than us. Blessing into our grandparents’ hands and many more.

            This month, we celebrate Values Month with a theme “Pamilyang Pilipino Patatagin: Susi sa Paghubog ng Kabataang Maka-diyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa”. Many activities were prepared like tagis talino where one of our classmate won first place on it. We also have kite flying, poster making, mural painting etc.

            It is a good month for the students to have a break on studying and enjoy. Not only that but also to promote good attitudes, good manners and good characteristics.

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Reunited!

Reunited

           

            After the brutal force of the German forces, United Nations was created. United Nations is a combined force and good leadership and friendship of countries around the world. Their main advocacies are to make peace, economic development and others. They help each other in times of poverty and whenever they need help.

            Some of the members of the United Nations were: China, France, UK, USA, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, Greece, India, Mexico, Philippines and many more. And as of now, there are currently 192 nations covered by United Nations.

            We celebrated the United Nations Celebration here at our school with the theme: “Indigenous Languages Matter for Sustainable Development, Peace Building and Reconciliation”. There are spoken word poetry, quiz bee, and the main event which is the search for Mr. and Ms. UN where we supported our candidates and facilitated everyone’s safety.

            It is an honor to participate in these activities and to this celebration for it’s not only for commemoration but it will also serve as relaxation for students and as a learning about what unity means.

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Myself During Pressure

Myself During Pressure

Life is a continuous learning. In other words, learning is a continuous process of your life. Every day we learn from many things like in our daily experiences. Life is about continuous learning, discovering new things, and growing. Successful people don't think they know everything. They are open to new ideas. And it’s just the right reason why students go to school. If we only depend on experience, there’s no such thing as discovery at all.

Second quarter! More stressed than you expected. Investigatory project, summative test, not enough days to discuss, thematic projects, etc. no man is an island, we surpassed it with my friends. Teamwork is the key.

Like the last quarter, thematic projects the one pulling us down. The challenge now is how are you going to finish it with the remaining time? This time, cooperation is the answer. After all, it will be heaven after the hell week.

Time management and cooperation is needed. Managing your time is very important. Mix it with cooperation and it’ll make a perfect potion for the second quarter.

Moving on, I will continue to pursue my dreams by pushing myself to achieve my kind of success in which my parents would be proud of me.

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Molders of Tomorrow

Molders of Tomorrow

“Admit it, we’re still part of your success…” –Mrs. Elizabeth Quitoriano

My Teacher, My Friend, My Hero. They contribute big efforts in our lives. They are our second parents. Every day, they wake up early in the morning. Go to school, stressed, then after that, they go home after sunset. This is the effort they give. They care about us, give most of their time to us just to prepare us for our future, and mold us to a better person.

Teachers, yes, you may think that we are stupid but deep inside, you don’t know how thankful we are to have you and for your sacrifices and efforts to us. We are in deeply sorry for our actions sometimes.

As we celebrate the World Teacher’s Day, we would like to extend our greatest gratitude to our teachers who we call Heroes in our lives. Behind the success of every person, there’s always what we call heroes. Thank you for your sacrifices.

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Winners in Our Own Way

Winners in Our Own Way

Being physically fit is necessary and important to our life. And students need it to be always active at school. As a traditional celebration, every school conducts intramurals every year where students can play and compete with their favorite sports. 

FunBike was also an activity held last intramurals. Based from the name of the activity, competition is not present for we will do it with fun. After the FunBike, a little stretching before the main event. And the Maxconi students led the Zumba.

I somewhat witnessed the making of different booths of some clubs.

As a player also, I would like to promote physical fitness to everyone. It's not just for our physical appearance but also for the different aspects in our lives such as the mental health, social health and more.

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Experience the World of Science!

Experience the World of Science!

SCIENCE. "Science is a systematized body of facts, knowledge, and principles that govern our lives and everything." My first definition of science before entering Special Science Class in Ilocos Sur National High School. And every year, many discoveries are published through the help of investigatory projects.

Scientist. My dream when I was a kid. Fascinated by the tricks and experiments by others. Then after graduating in elementary, I continued pursuing my dream: to become a successful neurosurgeon in the future. It might not be a scientist anymore but it was somewhat connected. I even applied to the SSC program of ISNHS, and still continuing my dreams. 

This month is a special month for we celebrate the National Science Month with the theme "Metabolize: Nourishing the Filipino Youth Towards National Well-being". This month will encourage every student to love science for it gives us new knowledge for the future. 

One thing that gives life to this month was the Sci Trix and Exhibits. Science Class students will have the opportunity to show what they've learned in science through experimental tricks.

As a Special Science Class student, I truly envy the world of science. For it gives us knowledge. Not just only knowledge but also happiness and fun.

Reference: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/curations/science-on-cbbc

Happy Schools Throughout the Philippines

Happy Schools Throughout the Philippines

It was May 30 when DepEd in Region 1 launched the “Happy Schools Movement” (HSM). It is said to be that this movement boosts the efficient implementation of the K to 12 in the Ilocos provinces.

This movement aims to promote every school in the region to be a better and enjoyable place to study. As we know that some students may think that school is a place of torture. And they aim to remove that mentality to every student.

It was based on the theme: “Paaralang Masayang Maglingkod, Tagumpay ng Bata’y Itaguyod.”

The movement aims to inculcate in the minds of pupils that school is not just a place for learning but also a place for fun and enjoyment as they enjoy what they are doing.

What I saw inside are some advocacy themes in every subjects or departments: “Talas Filipino: Umusbong sa Wika at Panitikan” (Filipino); “Reading is Power” (English); “Solve for Life” (Mathematics); “Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility” (Disaster Risk Reduction and Management); “The Joy of Exploration and Innovation” (Science); “Kwento Mo, Kwento Ko sa Matatag na Bansa Tutungo” (Araling Panlipunan); “Ako, Ikaw, Siya Tungo sa Makabuluhang Buhay” (Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao); “Pride is the Power of Hands” (Technology and Livelihood Education); “HOPE CA” (MAPEH) and many more.

Each booth gives you information and fun. It gives you HAPPINESS.

Reference: https://depeddagupan.com/div-memo-no-201-s-2019-happy-schools-division-launching/

Unity

Unity

               If we say solidarity, mutual support within a group. It is a unity or agreement of feeling or action among individuals with a common interest.

About Vigan City. It is now a part of a destination and included in the 7 Wonders of the World. We, the Bigueño, possesses unity and as a result, Vigan City is a very productive place and also the reason why we are now one of the 7 Wonders of the World.

One more reason why visit Vigan was for they have a preserved heritage structures. They have strong pride and care about their culture and products.

The celebration also portrays the life of the Bigueño’s through a parade wherein the participants dramatize the way how the Spaniards treat us while walking through the parade route. Story telling of the elders also happened.

Many more were able to watch and experience during the celebration. But these were the ones I remember.

Reference: https://pia.gov.ph/features/articles/1026839

Language: Bridge Towards Success

Language: Bridge Towards Success 

Sometimes we consider languages as a part of our lives. Of course, this is what we need in order to communicate with others. We continue to learn different languages every day. Sometimes we thought that the languages that we know today is already enough. We thought that we already know about that language but the truth is, there’s still a deeper meaning. But as we learn new, we forget some. Our indigenous languages mostly. And so, in the Philippines, we celebrate “Buwan ng Wika” every August of the year and also as part of our lives. This year’s theme of Buwan ng Wika is “Wikang Katutubo: Tungo sa Isang Bansang Filipino”. This aims to help raise awareness about indigenous languages’ role in developing and making the country’s identity. We use the languages as a bridge to unite the many ethnolinguistic groups in the country. Some of the activities reminded the students the true meaning of languages. Poster making, spoken word poetry, essay writing contests and many more. The overall message of the theme is that the Filipino language should always be remembered, use it for the country’s reputation, and embrace the multicultural identity of our nation.

Reference: https://www.bomboradyo.com/buwan-ng-wika-deped-ipinaalala-uli-na-pahalagahan-din-ang-mga-dayalekto/

Achieving My Kind of Success

Achieving My Kind of Success

Life is a continuous learning. In other words, learning is a continuous process of your life. Every day we learn from many things like in our daily experiences. Life is about continuous learning, discovering new things, and growing. Successful people don't think they know everything. They are open to new ideas. And it’s just the right reason why students go to school. If we only depend on experience, there’s no such thing as discovery at all.

During the first quarter, many things happened. Life taking quizzes, exhausting thematic projects, first periodical test, which was recently done, and many more. But what I have learned was different. It is teamwork. Sometimes you cannot do a project by yourself. You need a friend to help you. As well as your friends, they need you.

But along the way, we cannot avoid challenges to happen. Like the thematic project. Right now, we’re still struggling to finish the work. But we are one step closer to success. It is because of teamwork.

You will be needing time management and hard work for these problems. Managing your time is very important. If you use it with hard work, you are ahead to failure. Bet for me, fail is an inspiration. If you FAIL, never give up, because fail means First Attempt In Learning and is not the end. In fact, END means “Effort Never Dies”. If you get no as an answer, remember, NO means Next Opportunity.

Moving on, I will continue to pursue my dreams by pushing myself to achieve my kind of success in which my parents would be proud of me.

Reference: http://partenaire-motivation.com/citations-pour-booster-votre-motivation/