Whether we were orange or yellow or green at the last elections, we hope that you will witness Wednesday’s presidential inauguration (at Quirino Grandstand or on TV) with your children and talk to them about it.  Every turnover of power ushers a new era for our nation.  On Wednesday, our whole nation will be united once again in hope for social change and political reform—enough reason to talk to our children about the event’s significance.

 

On more school-related matters, we will be moving the Earthquake and Fire Drills schedule for July 2 to August 13. We shall also be moving this very important blog for parents on wordpress: http://therayaschool.wordpress.com/.  We are doing this because the wordpress format will make it easier for preschool parents to access their pupdate, and the elem parents to find theirs. We’ll also be uploading our memos, pictures and school calendars on the wordpress site. Do expect this change within the next week.

 

Happy week ahead!

 

Teacher Ani

 

 

 

Nursery Pawikan and Nursery Tutubi

 

Hello J

 

This month’s theme I am Me! focuses on discovering one’s roots, strengths and witnesses as well as potentials. Through our lessons and stories, we will find out that while each is unique in his own way, there are things that inevitably bind us.

 

It’s going to be an exciting week. Our story is Ang Bilog na Itlog. This will serve as springboard for our activities on sequencing events, naming national symbols and developing a pre-math concept, identifying common attributes across objects. We shall also be starting on naming, identifying and sounding off letters, this week with M. Throughout the week we will be working on tracing our first names. On Friday, we will be making feelings masks for art.

 

This week is an exciting time not only for us in Nursery but the country as well. On Wednesday we will take some time off school. May this new chapter in our history give us hope, enable us to rediscover our roots and strengths and drive us to achieve our potentials.

 

Teacher Ruth

 

Kinder Adlaw, Bulan and Tala

 

Mabuhay!

 

This week, our stories will be Mathematics of Twins and Filemon Mamon. We will talk about the different parts of the body and their uses. Once this has been established, we will discuss good hygiene practices such as washing of hands and brushing of teeth.

 

In Math, the concept of matching will be introduced, understanding that certain things function better when used together.

 

In Art, Teacher Poty will work on hand painting, focusing on identifying one’s feelings through color.

 

Lastly, in the upcoming inauguration on June 30, 2010 we encourage you to either go to Quirino Grandstand and experience it first hand or watch it on television with your kids for them to know the significance of such a historic event.

 

Teacher Ria and Teacher Karisse

 

 

 Prep Bathala, Kabunyian and Lumawig

 

It’s been two weeks and the prep kids have familiarized themselves with their newly constructed school, newfound friends and new teachers. We are glad to see the young ones happy and well-adjusted with their environment.

We are up to more amusing activities this week. The stories, Si Joey at ang Gulay Gang and The Boy Who Doesn’t Want to Take a Bath will help us understand the importance of taking care of our bodies. In reading, we will continue our review of letter sounds. In Math, we will develop our skills in comparing two sets. In Science, we will learn about the parts of our eyes and ears. In Music, Teacher Anna will teach us how to play the indigenous instrument, bungkaka. In P.E., Coach Titan will warm us up with fun exercises.

Teacher Jeanne and Teacher Camille

 

1-Matapat and 1-Masinop

This has been a very busy whole week for grade 1. Finally, they were able to meet all their subject teachers. And although the kids are still in the period of adjustment since the routine is very much different from what they got used to when they were in Prep, it was definitely a new and happy experience. It’s funny how kids never fail to get amazed that they are eating in school twice, their desks look different and their schedule is always jam packed. : )

 

Next week, we will still be guided by the theme “We are Who We Are”. The springboard pieces that we will use are The First Pig in Heaven and Ang Itim na Kuting. In Language, we will continue our lesson about nouns. In Wika, they will study more about pangngalan. In Reading, they will be working with word families. First in the list will be consonant blends. The kids will also start spelling English words- half of which will come from the story read to them and the other items will be composed of words they commonly encounter in their reading. In Pagbasa, they will practice reading short selections in Filipino. They will be asked to write short paragraphs about themselves in Pagsulat. The kids will also have a hands-on work with magnifying glass and hearing cones in Science as they study about tools that aid the senses and hereditary traits. In Math, it’s all about patterns and how this is seen in sequence of objects and numbers. National identity will be the focus of Araling Panlipunan as they study the different factors that contribute to one’s being a Filipino. They will bring back to life the legacy of Francis M. as they sing his songs and study their meanings for their in Culture and Identity subject.

 

Teacher Sarah and Teacher Jen

 

 

2-Marangal and 2-Magiting

 

Hi parents! Last week, we met our new teachers in Music, IR, and P.E. We also had fun with our Project class. We’re all excited about our Coconut Project!

 

Our theme next week focuses on appreciating individuals in terms of their strengths, weaknesses, and aspirations. We will use the stories Dindo Pundido and The First Pig in Heaven as our springboard pieces.

 

In English, we will continue our lesson on proper and common nouns with focus on capitalization rules. We will also spell our vocabulary words from the story and from Dolch list. In Filipino, we will study wastong gamit ng pangngalan sa pangungusap. We will also write a short paragraph about our strengths, weaknesses, and aspirations using the Filipino language.

 

For Araling Panlipunan, we will identify our national symbols and their significance. This will be enriched by our C and I activity on constructing poems about our national symbols. Tools that aid our senses like microscope and telescope will be discussed in Science. We will also experience using a microscope. In Math, we will identify the place value of three-digit numbers.

 

Teacher Nette and Teacher Nul

 

3-Makabayan

Hi Grade 3 Makabayan parents!

 

The kids enjoyed their past week as they had their first lessons with their different teachers. They also wrote the clubs that they wanted to have for this quarter.

 

This week we will be looking at the different elements that make us unique. They will read My Most Fabulous Book and learn more about nouns in English. Here are some websites that you and your kids can visit to learn and practice about nouns:

Abstract and Concrete Nouns- http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/abstractnoun.htm

 

Writing with Concrete and Abstract Nouns- http://www.cabrillo.edu/services/writingcenter/290/nouns.pdf

 

Grammar Handbook: Mass and Count Nouns- http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/massnouns/

 

Grammar Quizzes: Count and Non-count nouns- http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/agree2a.html

 

 In Filipino, they will read Ang Madyik ni Apo Meyor and discuss kailanan ng pangngalan. They will also write about different topics in both English and Filipino.

 

After counting up to 1000 in Math, they will now learn the place value of 4-digit numbers. In Science, they will have an exciting lesson about fever as they make their own hand sanitizer. They will learn in IR how to organize the information they gathered. They will also continue their Cory Project with Teacher Ani.

 

For their Araling Panlipunan, the kids will learn more about the other expeditions in the Philippines. They will have a “first things first” activity in C and I as they identify Filipino heroic personalities during the pre-colonial period.

 

We hope that you and your kids will get to witness live or on TV the Inaguration of our new President. It’s a historical moment for our country.

 

 

Indeed it’s very exciting week ahead for all of us!

 

 Teacher Marian

 

4-Malikhain

 

The grade 4 students are starting to warm up to each other and are enjoying meeting the new students and teachers.

 

This week, we shall try to answer the question, how do other people see me? This will still be in line with our theme, we are who we are. In English, we’ll be reading, A Good Reason to Look Up and follow this up with a writing lesson on topic webbing and outlining, as well as a lesson on the objective case of pronouns. In Filipino, the translation of the story The Cat Painter will be our springboard piece, and storyreading will be followed by paragraph writing as well as a continuation of the lesson on kailanan ng pangalan. Science will find us continuing our lesson on seed germination as well as reading a selection on baby dinosaurs. Araling Panlipunan will be a review of pamayanan while C and I will be a discussion of the presidential inauguration. In Math, we’ll be comparing numbers up to 100,000.

 

Another week of learning in the Malikhain classroom!

 

Teacher Marge

 

 

Nursery Pawikan at Nursery Tutubi

Magandang  araw!

Maligayang bati sa Nursery Tutubi at Pawikan para sa matagumpay na unang lingo! Tunay na naging masaya ang unang linggo ng taon :D

May dalawang kuwento na magpapakulay sa aming linggo—ang I Can Fly! ay isang kuwento tungkol sa isang batang mahusay sa maraming bagay samantalang ang kuwentong My Many Colored Days ay tungkol sa iba’t ibang damdamin. Magkakaroon din kami ng mga gawain sa pagtutugma ng kulay at hugis, hulaan ng salitang kilos at isang laro tungkol sa mga bahagi ng katawan. Gagawa rin kami ng isang proyekto sa sining tungkol sa mga natatanging katangian ng mga Filipino.

Nawa’y maging makubulahan ang darating na linggo para sa ating lahat :D

 

Teacher Ruth

 

Kinder Adlaw at Kinder Bulan

 

Masayang nairaos ang unang tatlong araw ng SY 2010-2011 ng mga batang Kinder!   Parang hindi sila nagbakasyon nang matagal.  Tila kahapon lang natapos ang nakaraang school year!

 

Ngayong linggo, gamit ang mga kuwentong It's Okay to be Different at Putot, tatalakaying namin ang pagkakapare-pareho at pagkakaiba-iba ng mga batang Filipino.  Magiging basehan namin ang pagkakaiba-iba ng kanilang mga pisikal ng katangian at maging ang kanilang iba't-ibang kakayanan.

 

Simula sa linggong ito, makakatrabaho na ng mga bata ang kanilang Singapore Math teacher, si Teacher Camille.  Gayun din ang kanilang Science teacher, si Teacher Marian.  Simula na din ng kanilang mga klase sa Art, kasama si Teacher Poty, isang parent-teacher.

 

Sa tulong ninyo, mga magulang, nakasisiguro kami na magiging masaya muli ang linggong darating!

 

Teachers Karisse at Teacher Ria

 

Prep Lumawig, Kabunyian at Bathala

Para sa darating na linggo, tatalakayin sa Prep ang pagkakaiba ng kailangan sa kagustuhan. Gusto ko ng Pansit at Red is Best ang mga aklat na gagamitin upang makatulong sa pag-uusap tungkol sa mga kailangan at kagustuhan ng mga tao. Pag-aaralan din ang mga pangngalan sa parehong wika at magkakaroon ng balik-aral tungkol sa mga titik. Sa Agham, pag-aaralan ang tatlong pangkat ng mga pagkain, ang Go, Grow and Glow food. Sa Matematika, matutuhan ang konsepto ng 1 more at 1 less.Panghuli, ang mga batang Prep ay magpapakita ng kanilang mga piling koleksyon.

 

Teacher Camille at Teacher Jeanne

 

1-Matapat at 1-Masinop

Tatlong araw ng pasukan na ang nakalilipas at ang mga bata sa unang baitang ay talaga namang nagpakitang gilas sa iba’t-ibang gawain sa loob at labas ng silid-aralan.

Tapos na ang pagbabalik-tanaw sa mga leksyon sa bawat asignatura kaya naman sa darating na linggo, susundin na ang iskedyul na ibinigay para sa bawat baitang. Kailangan na ring suotin ang wastong uniporme para sa bawat araw.

Para sa susunod na linggo, ang mga kuwentong Ang Angking Galing ni Gaya at The Perfect Tail ay ikukuwento sa mga bata bilang parte ng temang pagkilala sa sarili. Inaasahan naming magkaroon sila ng pagkakilanlan at malaman kung paano ito natutukoy. Sa Filipino, ipapakilala sa kanila ang mga pangngalan at sa English naman ay ang nouns. Para sa Araling Panlipunan, pag-aaralan nila ang mga pisikal na katangian ng mga Filipino. Sa Matematika naman, “comparing two sets of objects using the method of one-to-one correspondence” ang kanilang tatalakayin. Para naman sa Agham, pag-uusapan nila ang “measuring body parts using non-standard measuring tools”. Mayroon naring Arts, PE, Occupations,IR at Music para sa darating na linggo.

Patuloy po tayong magtulong-tulong para sa ikabubuti ng inyong mga anak. Salamat po!

Teacher Jen at Teacher Sarah

 

2-Marangal at 2-Masinop

Magandang araw!

Naging masaya at matagumpay ang aming unang linggo! Salamat po sa pakikipagtulungan at pakikiisa ninyo. 

Para sa ikalawang linggo, tatalakayin namin ang aming mga natatanging katangiang pisikal. Babasahin namin ang mga kwentong Apat na Mata at Tanya, the Crow who Wanted to be White.  Para sa Filipino, magbabalik-tanaw kami sa kahulugan ng pangngalan. Gayundin ang gagawin namin sa English, kasabay ng paghahambing sa common at proper nouns. Magkakaroon din ng mga pagsasanay sa pagsulat ng talata sa parehong wika.

Aalamin namin ang aming mga kakayahang pisikal sa Science. Mga natatanging pag-uugali at katangian naman ng mga Filipino ang tutukuyin namin sa Araling Panlipunan. Susuportahan ito ng aming aralin sa Citizenship and Identity tungkol sa pagmamalaki sa lahing Filipino.  Para sa karagdagang gawain, magdadala kami ng mga bagay na may kinalaman kay Jose Rizal bilang paggunita sa Araw ni Rizal.

Sa Math, magbibilang kami hanggang 1000 gamit ang mga konkretong bagay. Kaugnay nito, magbabasa at magsusulat din kami ng mga bilang hanggang 1000.  Kailangan pong dalhin ang unang bahagi ng aming aklat sa Math (Textbook 2A and Workbook 2A Part1).

Teacher Nette and Teacher Nul

 

3-Makabayan

Napakasaya ng unang tatlong araw ng pasukan! Napakaraming kuwento, laro at iba pang bagay ang kanilang ginawa. Nakilala na rin nila ang kanilang mga bagong kaklase at guro. Masayang masaya ang mga bata sa bagong Raya na kanilang binalikan ngayong pasukan.

 

Ngayong linggo sa temang We are who we are, ang kanilang mga librong babasahin ay Basurahan ni Teo(Filipino) at Verdi(English).  Mag-aaral silang gumawa ng kanilang sariling mga panimula ng kuwento sa  English. Sa Filipino naman ay magbabalik tanaw at tatalakayin sa mas mataas na antas ang mga uri at kasarian ng pangngalan. Magkakaroon din ng mga pagsasanay sa pagsulat ng talata sa parehong wika.

 

Magsisimula na rin ngayong linggo ang kanilang Math na kung saan ay magbibilang sila hanggang 10000. Simulan na nilang talakayin sa Araling Panlipunan ang Panahon ng mga Espanyol sa kasaysayan ng Filipinas. Magpapakita naman sila ng kanilang mga talento sa C and I.

 

Sa Agham ay tatalakayin nila ang iba’t ibang pangkaraniwan at mga makasaysayang sakit at gagawa sila ng kanilang sariling hand sanitizer. Sa kanilang bagong asignatura na Investigative Research o IR, paguusapan ang panimula at mga hakbang sa pagsasaliksik kasabay ng pag-iisp ng mga paksang gusto nilang saliksikin. Kaugnay sa kaarawan ni Rizal ngayong Hunyo, sisilipin naming ang iba’t ibang aspekto ng kanyang buhay.

 

Inaasahan na magdadala ngayong Miyerkoles (Hunyo 23) ang mga bata ng kanilang mga soccer ball para sa kanilang bagong PE na soccer.

 

Siguradong masaya at makabuluhan ulit ang paparating na linggo!

 Teacher Marian

4-Malikhain

Ang tema po sa linggong ito ay nakasentro sa pagkilala sa kanilang sarili (How well do I know myself?). Ang mga librong babasahin ay The Adventures of Gabby Ghas  (English)  at Sa Kabataang Pilipino (Filipino). Inaasahan din po na magdadala ang bawat bata ng soccer ball sa Miyerkules para sa kanilang PE. Bukod diyan, sisimulan din po ang SRA, pagpili ng club, at mga klase sa Sining at Independent Research. Ang mga aaralin ng Grade 4- Malikhain ay mga sumusunod:

ENGLISH- Plural and Possessive Nouns; Writing Focus Lesson on Ideas

FILIPINO- Kailanan ng Pangngalan

ARALING PANLIPUNAN- Mag-anak na Pilipino

SCIENCE- Science Diagnostic Test / Seed Germination

MATH- Place value of 5- digit numbers

OCCUPATIONS- Introduction to Electronics

Hanggang sa muli! J

 

Teacher Marge

 

 

Preschool Parents’ Update, June 16-18, 2010

 

Nursery

Hello Nursery Pawikan and Tutubi Parents :)

I am quite sure that we share the same feelings this week-- happiness, anticipation and genuine thrill! I bet that the first day of school is equally special to you as it is to your child. And while first days of school aren't complete without the usual jitters (meaning: iyakan, settling in, getting the feel of the new environment), we are up for truly fun-filled and memorable days.

First day reminders: Please have your kids bring healthy and filling snacks. Also, please have them wear comfortable footwear. On your way to school, please remind them at they will be spending school time with the teachers and classmates, and that you will be there outside the classroom right on time when we are done. Lastly, please make your goodbyes short and sweet J

We are very happy to have you and your child with us in Nursery. We look forward to a year of meaningful and enjoyable learning experiences.

Malugod po namin kayong tinatanggap sa aming pamilya sa Raya :)

 Teacher Ruth

 

KIndergarten

To the continuing Rayans, welcome back... and to the new comers, we welcome you with open arms!

For our opening salvo, we welcome our Kindergartners with Margaret and H.A. Rey's Curious George's First Day of School.  We hope that through this story, we'll be able to start their adventures in Kinder on a positive note.

It is also getting-to-know-you time!  To make this activity more meaningful, we will try to know not only their names but also their names’ origin. We hope that you can help your child with his/her first-ever oral report :)

Since this is also the week of our national hero's birthday, we will have a short presentation on the piece, “Ang Tsinelas ni Rizal”.  We will also make a pair of slippers to commemorate Jose Rizal's birthday.

Here's to a wonderful RAYA schoolyear ahead!

Teachers Karisse and Ria

 

Prep

Welcome to Raya!

The Prep kids are in for an interesting and fun first week in school. We will read the story Corduroy Goes to School, do a tour of our school, design nametags for our cubbyholes and have a fun welcome party. We will also talk about the Philippine flag and Jose Rizal, trace our body outlines and play pattern games. They will also report about the origin of their names in front of the class and write about their favorite activity for the week. Lastly, a classic game of mataya-taya will be played during PE to cap their first week back.

Teacher Jeanne and Teacher Camille

Grade 1

Good day parents! Once again, the Raya classrooms that were empty for quite some time will be filled with kids eager to learn new things and meet new friends. Every school year is anticipated with excitement and sometimes apprehension. We will cultivate enthusiasm and counter the fears they might have with activities they will surely enjoy.

 

For the kids’ first day, a series of fun learning experiences was already lined up. We will devote many hours knowing more about each other through games and artworks. We will have a tour around the school not only to be familiar with the new building and facilities but also to meet and greet other school staff. In the afternoon, there’s going to be a get together activity that will give them a chance to see kids from other sections and levels. Back to their classroom, we will talk about Philippine independence and the importance of our flag in establishing our country’s identity. We will sing Lupang Hinirang and recite Panatang Makabayan after knowing their meanings. We will also discuss the importance of rules in bringing peace and order. After being introduced to Teacher’s set of rules, they will try to come up with their own set of rules. The next day, we will start reviewing lessons they learned in Prep particularly in major subjects like English, Filipino, Math, Science, and Sibika. Using interesting short stories, we will try to unlock the meaning of their section. After that we will make our own class seal. By Friday, we hope to finish all the review sessions. We will end the week by discussing with them the vision of a Raya child. We’re very optimistic that they will remember and embody this even when their Raya days were over.J

 

Every once in a while we will update you about our weekly activities in school and your children’s performance in them. Please feel free to write or talk to us about any concerns and thoughts you may have or wish to share. Your ideas will be greatly appreciated.

 

Let us cooperate in educating your children J

 

 

Teacher Jen and Teacher Sarah

 

 

Grade 2

 

A new school year starts again! There will be lots of other new things here in Raya as well.

 

New classmates and teachers. Surely, we’ll have lots of catching up with our classmates and friends here in Raya. Worry no more because there will be getting-to-know-you games and activities on our first week. There will be games such as Mood Check, Human Bingo, etc. These games and activities aim to establish rapport among each other within the class and the rest of the batch.

 

They will also be meeting our new teachers in the different subject areas. They will introduce themselves and give a preview of what we will be learning for this school year. They will also be giving diagnostic exercises through games and fun activities. We will also be relating each our experiences during the summer vacation and our expectations this school year.

 

New Raya School building. There will also be a tour inside the new Raya building. While touring the school, we will be meeting the school’s staff.

 

New classrooms. Students will be introduced to the different parts of the classroom. In line with this, we will have our daily assignment of duties to maintain organization and cleanliness not only in the classroom but in the whole school as well. We will also be discussing and agreeing regarding classroom rules.

 

One of the most important activities that we will be doing this week is reciting and unlocking the Philippine national anthem and the Panatang Makabayan. We will also be unlocking the class’ section name by creating a class seal/symbol.

 

Let’s start this school year right! Let’s create, participate and have fun!

 

Teacher Nul and Teacher Nette

 

 

Grade 3

Welcome Grade 3 students! I’m sure you all had a blast this summer! I’m glad to have you all back in school.

 

This week will be full of activities that will help us get to know our new classmates and teachers. We will also do a tour of our new and bigger building as we get to know more the staff of our school. There will also be fun activities that we’ll do for us to get used to our new classroom and class schedules.

 

For the children’s first week in school, a series of fun learning experiences have already been lined up. We will devote many hours knowing more about each other through games and artworks. We will also set our class rules and expectations. As a start for our theme “We are who we are,” we will explore our National Anthem and Panatang Makabayan. We will also get to know the meaning of our section (Makabayan) and make our class seal or symbol. We will also have our review on the different subjects to prepare for the new concepts that they will learn this year.

 

Please feel free to approach or write me about any concerns and thoughts you may have or wish to share. Your ideas will be greatly appreciated. 

 

I am looking forward to an amazing and fruitful school year together!

 

Teacher Marian

 

Grade 4

Hello Malikhain Parents, welcome to SY 2010-2011!

 

Indeed, your children will start another chapter of their lives—the “Tweens”— and it will get more exciting and challenging as the school year progresses. I am Teacher Margie Cruz, your partner in this wonderful adventure, and let me brief about our first week activities:

> June 16- Getting To Know Day. We’ll have group and individual activities to catch up with old classmates and hang out with the new members of our class and of the school. We’ll also check out the latest facilities in school. Moreover, students are expected to bring their required materials for proper labeling and storage.

> June 17-18- Your kids will meet the rest of the faculty for subject introductions and diagnostic tests. During these days, we will devote time to revisit our vision of the Raya child and unlock the meaning of our section. As our first class project, we’ll come up with our very own class seal (which will be uploaded here in the Pupdate). 

 

Our class time this week is from 8:30AM- 2:30PM.

 

‘Till the next Pupdate! J

 

Teacher Marge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nursery Pawikan and Nursery Tutubi

 

Off to close this school year! How time flies!

 

The last days of school is devoted on our theme The Earth is My Home. We shall be discussing what makes Earth our home, how different it is from its neighbors and how we can do our share to make our home a better place.

The stories Lasso the Moon and Where Does the Sun Go at Night are our springboards in introducing the world map, looking at the different places in the world and discussing about why Earth is a special planet. We will be making sunlight catchers for art and have a show and tell on the beautiful places around the world. We are going to discover the meaning of the sun and stars on our flag and have an experiment to answer the question “Why do the sun and moon don't appear in the sky at the same time?”. We will also be reviewing on letters and numbers 1-15.

 

It’s going to be a truly exciting week. Thank you for such a wonderful year!

 

Teacher Ruth

 

Kinder Adlaw, Bulan, Tala and Ulap

 

The schoolyear is about to come to a close.  But before we  say goodbye to this schoolyear, we will talk about this big idea-- Earth is my Home.

 

Our English springboard piece this week is The Moon is My Friend while for Filipino, it will be Si Daginding.

 

Since this is the last full week of the schoolyear, we will be assessing the children on the lessons they learned during this trimester.  Some of the topics are (1) rhyming words; (2) words with the same/different meanings ; (3) reading of c-v-c words ; (4) skip-counting by 5's and 10's ; and, (5) telling time by the hour and half-hour.

 

In Science, we will talk about the phases of the moon.  In Gardening, Tita Maite will talk about flowers.  We will cap the week by making our own book about our “Raya Favorites.”

 

We are almost at the finish line!

 

Teacher Ria and Teacher Isbel

 

Prep Bathala and Prep Kabunyian

Now that we already know many things about the Earth and its neighbors, we will now talk about the ways on how we can take of our only planet. The award-winning story, Zimbragatzees of the Planet Zing will give us a clear picture of the consequences of the things we do to our environment. We will have a deeper discussion on recycling and we will make a solar system mobile using recycled materials. In addition,Teacher CP will show us how to use the anemometer and the rain gauge. We will review and check the things we’ve learned he entire trimester as well. On our movie day,Friday, we will watch a flick about our dinosaur friends, Land Before Time.

 

Teacher Camille

 

1-Masinop and 1-Matapat

Next week is going to be a very busy week for everyone as we prepare for the upcoming final exams. The springboard pieces that we will use to discuss the remaining lessons are Just Add Dirt and The Life of Francisco Dagohoy. In Language, they will review all verb tenses learned. Sa Wika naman ay ipagpapatuloy ang pag-aaral ng mga uri ng pangungusap. Sa Araling Panlipunan, tatalakayin ng klase ang uri ng pamumuhay ng mga sinaunang Filipino gayundin ang kalayaang mayroon tayo bago pa man dumating ang mga banyaga. In Math, we will study fractions and different kinds of polygons. In Crafts, we will add colors and designs to their katsa towel using old toothbrushes and paints.

 

On Friday everyone is invited to come and witness Grade 1 Kids’ Balloon Festival which is the culminating activity for our 4^th quarter project. We are all very much excited to transform Raya into a mini park where other kids and even adults will learn about balloons and in effect appreciate them more. There will be booths where the Masinop and Matapat students will teach the guests about the balloon’s history, uses and importance. We will guide you in trying fun filled activities like balloon painting, balloon twisting, hot air balloon experiment, biggest balloon challenge and many others. Hope to see you here!

 

Teacher Jen and Teacher Noreen

 

2-Marangal

Hi Marangal Parents!

 

We will end this quarter by identifying ways that citizens may use their freedom to improve their community. Our springboard pieces for this theme areAngking Galing ni Gaya and Lub-Dub Lub-Dub. We will also focus on reviewing our past lessons in Language Arts, with focus on the different kinds of sentences and the various parts of speech we studied. For our Theme Writing, we will continue looking for some common grammatical errors and proofread assigned essays.

 

In Math, we will construct pie and picture graphs based on given data. We will also analyze information presented in the graphs. We will also review our lessons in Math, Science, and Social Studies in preparation for our unit exams. In Art, we will make suman wrappers. We will also finish our apron in Sewing and our gardening tools organizer in Shop.

 

Please be guided by the given exam schedules and the pointers to be posted soon. Kindly visit our multiply site often for further updates. Thank you!

 

Teacher Nanette

 

3-Makabayan

For the coming week, we will be discussing and doing activities highlighting democracy. We have the literary piece, A Different Kind of Policeman, and a short autobiography of the late President Corazon Aquino to help us better understand the true meaning of democracy and its role in our society. We will also watch video clips about the historic People Power Revolution on Friday to further enrich our discussion. Then, we also talk about the parts of a letter, writing short reports and do simple text editing for language and theme writing in both Filipino and English. In Math, we will learn more about conversion of units and review previous topics. We will also have our last activity involving Proportion in Art and CD cover design in Computer.  In Social Studies, aside from reviewing regions 6-8, we will also determine the relation of a region’s/province’s location and physical characteristics to its major industries. Lastly, review activities for Science, Filipino and English will also be done next week.

 

Teacher Jeanne

I just wanted to share an exchange between Teacher Ria and her Kinder Tala students which Teacher Ria emailed me. When you read it, you'll know why Teacher Ria felt so inspired:

Note: This conversation happened after the reading and discussion of Swimmy.

Teacher Ria: Alam ba ninyo kung bakit walang pasok noong nakaraang Lunes?
Jayda: I know teacher, it's EDSA Day!
Melo: Yes, People Power.
Teacher Ria:  Do you know what happened during the EDSA revolution?
Jayda:  Yes, Marcos asked someone to kill Ninoy.
Melo:  Tapos nagPeople Power.
Maxine:  Tapos si cory...teacher, Swimmy is like Cory!
Alab:  And then, Mister Marcos left.  He's the big fish!

Imagine connecting Swimmy to Cory and Marcos and EDSA. Let that be a reflection for all of us : )

Teacher Ani


Nursery Pawikan and Nursery Tutubi

On our last week in our theme My Country, the kids of Nursery are going to come up with answers to the question “How can I help my country?” The stories Ang Sabi ni Nanay, Ang Sabi ni Tatay and Chenelyn! Chenelyn! will surely teach us that being obedient and listening well at home and in school is the best way to do our part in helping the country. We will be painting portraits, solving math problems (completing an AABB pattern)  and practice writing our names and numbers. We will also be taking part in a cleanliness campaign—through our posters, we will try to convince our fellow Rayans to be more aware about cleanliness in and around school. Teacher Lily will be teaching us a new song this week, too. Our letter for this week is K.

It's really interesting how kids as small as ours try to make sense of their environment-- their being Filipinos and their having a share in nation building : )

Looking forward to the week ahead!

Teacher Ruth

Kinder Adlaw, Ulap, Tala and Bulan

This week we will go beyond the bounderies of our country, the Philippines.  Our    kindergartners will explore other countries around the world.

Our springboard piece in Filipino is Madyik Banig while in  English, we will learn a poem entitled “We are One World.”

We will be reviewing quite a number of concepts learned in the previous weeks.  In Math, we will review telling time by the hour and half hour and we will also review fractions.  In English, we will continue with Rhyming words and we will also be reviewing this is, that is, these are, those are.  In  Reading, we will continue practicing reading and spelling c-v-c words.  In Science, we will be reviewing machines, biodiversity, water pollution and we will also talk about ways on how to help save the environment.

To cap the week, we will explore the different signature foods of the different countries around the world through a food tasting and sharing activity.

Teacher Isbel and Teacher Ria

Prep Bathala and Kabunyian

The Earth’s neighbors are the topics next week. The story Ang Prinsipeng Ayaw Matulog will start our discussion about the universe and the planets around the sun. Meanwhile, the poem “Solar System in Motion” will help us understand that Earth turns around once a day and goes around the Sun once a year. We will test our listening comprehension by answering questions with and without picture clues. We will write a short essay about our imaginary planet, too. In Music, we’ll continue practicing our pieces for Pagtatapos. I uploaded the songs so you can hum along with your child. =)

Teacher Camille

1-Masinop and 1-Matapat

Hi Parents!

Last week we studied about the Moon in Science.  In Math we talked about pictograph as well as bar graph.  In Language we discussed past tense of the verb and pangungusap at parirala.  In Crafts we designed our pouch bag.  

For this coming week, we will talk about the importance of freedom.  In Reading we will invite a speaker who will share his/her experience regarding Edsa II.  In Filipino we will read the poem Katuturan ng Kalayaan.  In Language, we will discuss the past tense of the verb and uri ng pangungusap.  In Araling Panlipunan, we will talk about our heroes on how they fought for freedom.  In C & I we will share our idea on how to fight for our freedom.  In Crafts we will make hankies and embroider them with our initials.  In Computer, we will continue our lesson in Powerpoint.  In Arts we will talk about depth.  In Project we will have our experiment on the hot air balloon.  It is going to be an exciting week for all of us!

Teacher Jen and Teacher Noreen


2-Marangal
Hi Marangal Parents!

We will use the stories Alamat ng Sibuyas and Paradise of the Animals as our springboard pieces to discuss the limitations and responsibilities associated with being free. We will continue our lessons about kinds of sentences in Language Arts. For English, we will focus on exclamatory and interrogative sentences; and pangungusap na padamdam at patanong in Filipino. We will spell some vocabulary words we encountered in our previous Filipino stories. For our Theme Writing, we will look for some common grammatical errors and proofread assigned essays.

We will apply our knowledge about division and basic shapes as we study about fractions in Math. In Science, we will record our observation of the various phases of the moon. For Social Studies, we will have a review of Region VIII. We are also very excited as we prepare for our Car Museum on Friday! We hope to see you there!

Teacher Nanette

3-Makabayan
Last Friday’s class bonding was really nice. We played Twister and shared our favorite memories about each other. We also had a small salusalo while listening to our favorite songs.
Making good and sound decisions will be the focus of next week’s literature pieces and activities. We have the story, The Magic Fish, which will show us that benefits and possible consequences should be considered when making decisions for different situations. We will also continue our lessons on idioms, CD cover designing, fractions, region 8 and proportion in Art. We will also do a role playing activity on Friday that will test our decision-making skills. In C and I, we will discuss the Quezon City government.

Teacher Jeanne

Nursery Pawikan and Nursery Tutubi

Hello everyone!

In the past week, we talked a lot about the different places in the Philippines. Experiences from your previous trips around are truly memorable for your kids, evident when they tell their stories. As we spend our next weeks on discovering our country, let’s make their learning more meaningful. Let’s show them pictures of such beautiful places, like your hometown or province, to make them appreciate our homeland more.

This week, we shall be answering the question “What makes my country beautiful?” Our literary pieces The Story of the Tower of Babel and Ang Alamat Kung Bakit Kayumanggi ang Balat ng Filipino shall prove that its wonderful people is what really makes the Philippines a beautiful. With our letter of the week Y, we will continue to work on improving our name and number writing skills. We shall spend time talking about the Filipino language and why People Power is such an important event for us as a nation. Also, we will be talking about (and experience) some of the best food we have around.

Have a great week ahead!

Teacher Ruth
Kinder Ulap, Tala, Bulan and Adlaw

This week, we will talk about ways on how we can show our love for our country.  Our springboard piece this week is Carancal, ang Bayaning Isang Dangkal.

For Cultural Literacy, we will be talking about the EDSA Revolution.     In Math, we will be learning how to measure using arbitrary units as well as using a ruler.   In Science, Teacher Marian will talk about water pollution and hopefully, in their own way, our kindergartners will be able to think of ways on how they can help control this problem.  We will be continuing learning how to read and spell c-v-c words in Reading.  

Looking forward to a short but busy week for the children.  :)

Teacher Isbel and Teacher Ria



Prep Bathala and Prep Kabunyian
This week is the start of our last theme which is Earth is My Home. The stories, Ang Paglikha ni Kabunian sa mga Tao and The Proud Little Island will give us a better understanding of Earth’s difference from other heavenly bodies. In Cultural Literacy, we will meet the talented Filipinos famous all over the world. We will try to write a poem using alliteration. We will also start writing a short paragraph. In Math, we will add numbers that sums up to 25. We will continue our practice for the Pagtatapos, too. Please help your kids rehearse their songs. Thanks!

BAWAT BATA by APO Hiking Society (Prep Bathala)
Ang bawat bata sa ating mundo
Ay may pangalan, may karapatan
Tumatanda ngunit bata pa rin
Ang bawat tao sa ating mundo

Hayaan mong maglaro ang bata sa araw
Kapag umulan nama'y magtatampisaw
Mahirap man o may kaya
Maputi, kayumanggi
At kahit ano mang uri ka pa
Sa 'yong mundo 'pag bata ka (2x)
Ang bawat bata sa ating mundo
Ay may pangalan, may karapatan
Tumatanda ngunit bata pa rin
Ang bawat tao sa ating mundo

KAPAYAPAAN by Tropical Depression (Prep Kabunyian)
Halina't sumayaw sa ilalim ng araw
Maghawak-hawak ng kamay
Isigaw nang sabay-sabay
Kapayapaan (4x)

Kulay man nati'y magkaiba
Mundo natin ay iisa
Maghawak-hawak ng kamay
Isigaw nang sabay-sabay
Kapayapaan (4x)

Lupang uhaw sa pag-ibig
(Lupang uhaw sa pag-ibig)
Naghihintay sa halik ng langit
(Naghihintay sa halik ng langit).

Mundo nating hati-hati
Pag-isahin nating muli.

Teacher Camille


1-Masinop and 1-Matapat

This week, the springboard pieces are Mariang Alimango and a Filipino poem on freedom. In Language, they will still be studying about verbs in past tense. Sa Wika, pag-aaralan ang iba’t ibang uri ng pangungusap. Sa Sibika, tatalakayin ang Edsa Revolution gayundin ang mga pagkakatulad at pagkakaiba nito sa Edsa 2. Pag-uusapan ang kahalagahan ng kalayaan at ang tungkulin ng bawat isa na alagaan at panatilihin ito. In Math, they will be given another set of multiplication problems on Wednesday. And for the next two meetings, they will start learning about different kinds of graphs. In Crafts, the kids will try to put final touches on their katsa pouch. And finally on Friday, aside from their clubs, the grade1 kids will excitedly attend to their Balloon Project. We are trying to get a resource speaker who will share with them many interesting facts about balloon making. Any little help you can give will be greatly appreciated.

For their spelling, here is the list that you can review with your kids.
In Filipino the words are:
1. pang-ugnay
2. kataka-taka
3. kagila-gilalas
4. napoot
5. mabagsik
6. nakanganga
7. masikap
8. naimbento
9. manggagawa
10. tula
And in English:
1. disappointed
2. back
3. desired
4. past
5. weather
6. swiftly
7. pick
8. research
9. witness
10. laugh

Happy weekend!

Teacher Jen and Teacher Noreen

2-Marangal

Hi parents!

The theme next week will focus on the various forms of freedom and ways of expressing them in a democratic community. Our springboard pieces will be Peter at Ahmed and The Boy Monk in an Orange Robe. For Integrated Language Arts, we will study pangungusap na pautos in Filipino and imperative sentence in English.

For Social Studies, we will move on to Region 7. In Math, we will visualize, analyze, and present solutions to interesting word problems involving division and other basic operations.  We had fun doing our clay sculpture of human faces in our last week’s Art activity. This week, we will create a low-relief clay sculpture.

Thank you to all the Grade 2 parents who came to the Olympics!

Teacher Nanette

3-Makabayan
Maraming salamat sa lahat ng dumalo at nakibahagi sa Raya Olympics 2010!
Congratulations to the Green team!
We had so much fun during last Friday’s cake festival. We made buttercream icing (in three colors!) and designed our own cupcakes. The heavenly smell of butter mixed with the yummy aroma of chocolates and marshmallows made everyone want to eat the cupcakes already. But, we were able to wait until all the Raya kids and faculty had made their choice and cast their vote. Congratulations to Ice and James for bagging the Kids’ Choice award and to Miguel and Nikka for getting the Teachers and Staff’s Choice award.
Next week, we continue with our discussions about freedom. We now focus on the ways we express or exercise our right to be free. We will use the literary piece, The Lonesome Snail as well as invite a guest parent to talk about a personal account during the People Power Revolution, to learn more about the exercise or restriction of freedom in various situations. We will also write short anecdotes about our own experience with regards to freedom in both languages. A class activity is also set on Friday wherein we will be doing several activities that will help us give more value to the freedom that we have. In Art, we will focus on the principle of Proportion while fractions will still be continued in Math. Meanwhile, we move on to making CD cover designs in Computer and common idiomatic expressions in Grammar for both Filipino and English.
Teacher Jeanne

Nursery Pawikan at Nursery Tutubi

 

Raya celebrates love month by remembering the noblest love of all, love for country. My Country is Nursery’s new theme. The story Ang Hilig ni Manda, will help us take off on learning about the Philippines and what makes it our home. We will be identifying its main islands: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao as well as take a look at its interesting parts. We will describe its people and their way of life as its most beautiful feature as a country.

 

Land formations is one of our Science topics for this week. We are still working on our comparing more and less and putting things together (a primer to addition) as well as identifying number symbols up to 15. Teacher Lily will make the week even more interesting with the new song she will be teaching. Our letter for this week is V.

 

Please help us process this big concept by asking kids at home what they like about the place where you live and the community you are in. You may ask them what they like about the people around them and the people they love.  All these will make them realize why the Philippines occupies a special place in all our hearts.

 

Teacher Ruth

 

Kinder Adlaw, Bulan, Tula and Ulap

We ended last week with a blast!  The children enjoyed looking at the photographs, paintings and other art forms at the U.P. Jorge Vargas Museum but most of all, they had a grand time picnicking at the U.P. Lagoon.  During the picnic they got to sample different Filipino foods like suman, puto, kutchinta and the runaway favorite, chicharon!  Again, thank you KINDER parents for supporting us during this activity.

 

This week, we will continue exploring our theme, “My Country.”    With the help of our springboard pieces,The Woman Who Outshone the Sun and Si Emmang Engkantada, we will talk about the different aspects that make our country, the Philippines, beautiful.

 

In Math, we review skip-counting by 5's and telling time by the half hour.  In Reading, we continue to read c-v-c words this time, with the vowel “e.”  In Science, we will learn about  biodiversity.  We will continue checking (and caring) for our pechay and oregano plants daily and of course, during our gardening time with Tita Maite. 

 

Friday will again be a special day for our kindergartners.  Four women from the AFP –marines, air force, coast guard and the army, will be visiting Raya to talk about their roles in keeping our country peaceful.

 

We are all looking forward to a week filled with new learnings! 

 

Teacher Isbel and Teacher Ria

 

 

Prep Bathala and Prep Kabunyian

We will read Si Isem sa Bayang Ayaw Tumawa and  As a Filipino to help us know the ways to show love for our country. In Cultural Literacy, we will try to understand the meanings of unity, patriotism, justice, freedom, equality and common good. Properties of water will be tackled in Science. In Math, ordinals will be reviewed. We will also read sentences and short stories containing words that begin with dr- and br-. In Language, we will study cause and effect.

 

For our puppet project, we will doing field work on Friday at Teatro Mulat. Please don’t forget to give the reply slip next week. Thanks! =)

 

Teacher Camille

 

1-Masinop and 1-Matapat

 

The grade 1’s busy week ended with smiles when the faculty room was temporarily turned into a mini movie house and the kiddie flick Up was shown to them. This was done to provide more inspiration for their Balloon project this quarter. We’re very certain that next Friday as we start formulating project questions, our boards will once again be filled with bright ideas and inquiries which we hope to answer before the school year ends. We welcome any help you can give.

 

The theme for the next week is about modern devices that we see around us.  The springboard pieces that we will use are Titoy’s Magical Chair and Ang Kagila-gilalas na Kahon. In Reading, they will start learning about words with long vowel sounds. In Language, the focus is now on the future tense of the verbs. They will continue refining their basic multiplication skills in Math. It will help if you will ask them about tower building when reviewing this lesson to them. Sa Wika, patuloy na pag-aaralan ang pang-abay. Sa Sibika, tatalakayin ang iba’t ibang uri ng transportasyon na ginamit at patuloy na ginagamit ng mga Filipino noon at ngayon. In C and I, we will try to get to know more about Greenpeace with the help of a resource speaker who also happens to be a Raya parent. In Arts, we will study texture, and finally in Crafts, the kids will apply their knowledge about basic stitches in making their katsa pouches.

 

Also, please assist them in reviewing the 2 lists of words that follow. These were the words that we used in our spelling this week.

English:

1. swarming

2. best

3. filth

4. many

5. awful

6. verb

7. forceful

8. noun

9. choke

10.pronoun

Filipino:

1. dalisay

2. lubog

3. yagit

4. ugang

5. talumpati

6. karatula

7. taimtim

8. pang-abay

9. lawa

10. munti 

 

Teacher Jen and Teacher Noreen

 

2-Marangal

Hi parents!

 

Next week, the Grade 2-Marangal will define freedom. We will discover its different forms and representations. We will read the stories Si Isem sa Bayang Bawal Tumawa and Looking Out for Heroes. We will move to pang-abay na pamanahon in Filipino and adverb of time in English. In Theme Writing, we will write about our experiences of being free and predict what might happen if we were not free.

 

We will explore Region VII in Social Studies. We will also spell the names of Region VI’s provinces and their corresponding capitals. We will also make postcards of various provinces in Regions VI and VII using MS Publisher.

 

In Math, we will solve word problems involving basic multiplication facts. For Science, the Marangal kids will look into different ways of seed dispersal. They will also have an activity about gravity on Wednesday.

 

Have a happy weekend!

 

Teacher Nanette    

 

3-Makabayan

We were really fortunate to have our fieldwork at Chocolate Kiss bakeshop with Tita Maleen Flores. She had the kids bake their own cookies and try making their own butter icing roses. She also showed us how to make the icing and used it to design the cake.

For the coming week, we will talk about the different effects of the various heavenly bodies on earth. We will use Minokawa and The Twins of Sky and Earth as springboard pieces for next week’s discussion. We will also have lessons on simple and compound sentences in both languages. Also, we will do additional activities about division, outlining and drafts and cd burning. Meanwhile, in Science, we will learn more about the movement of the sun and moon. Lastly, we will plant new seeds and start our doing our representation for our Cake Project.

Teacher Jeanne

 

First off, let me congratulate our Prep and Elementary students for participating in the first-ever Timpalakasan!  Great job to everyone (including their advisers and Coach Russell!)!  Congrats especially to the team that placed first in Larong Goma: Alexa ,Liam, Isabel I., Julia and Miggy as well as those that won in Bato, Bato Pik: Isabelle M. , Raya and Bini.

I also want to share with you the very special thing that the grade 2-Marangal kids did as part of their Citizenship and Identity class. After discussing heroism including a look at the example of CNN Hero Efren Penaflorida’s life, they wrote letters to their Kuya Efren. Some of them told asked how it felt to be bullied. Some of them praised him for his efforts to help poor children. Some of them even asked him to visit Raya!  I was fortunate enough to meet Efren at a conference in Dagupan the other week, and share with him the letters from our Grade 2 students. I took a video of his reply to the grade 2 students which I’ll upload soon : )  Kuya Efren encouraged them to be heroes in their own way and to study hard. I hope the grade students really take his advice to heart.

Teacher Ani



Nursery Pawikan and Nursery Tutubi

Hello Nursery parents. Thank you very much for a truly memorable Raya Olympics!

Our current theme helps our children realize how things in their environment (like machines) can help them do the things that they want, with more ease and efficiency. Likewise, through talking about machines, we all realized that helping was an inevitable part of life.

This week, we will be exploring what machines are like and get a glimpse of how they work. Our story How Far Will a Rubberband Stretch? and Roundabout Train will take us to our lessons on putting things together (addition) and correctly using ordinal terms. We will also be doing machine inspired art projects and be experiencing the unique Filipino machine that is the jeepney. We will continue working on our writing and coloring skills. Our letter for this week is O.

On Friday, we are going to have a trip to the metro train.  Everyone’s been looking forward the experience!

It's going to be an exciting week. Please take time to share your own favorite machines-- how work and help you-- with your child at home to make our “machine experience” more well-rounded. Thanks :)

Teacher Ruth


Kinder Adlaw, Bulan, Ulap and Tala

This week, we’ll be getting to know more about the Philippines as we enter a new theme: My Country. We’ll find out how beautiful and rich our country is as we answer this week’s question: what does my country look like? With the help of our springboard books, Nang Magkakulay ang Nayon and The Proud Little Island, we’ll be exploring the different islands, look at different paintings by famous Filipino artists, and learn new songs. In Language Development, we’ll talk about words with the same meaning; Skip count by fives and review telling time in Math; read cvc words and sentences in Reading; and cap it off with a fun trip to UP Vargas Museum on Friday.

An exciting week ahead!

Teacher Isbel and Teacher Ria

Prep Bathala and Prep Kabunyian

The kids had very memorable experiences during last week’s Timpalakasan. Thank you for your support!

Our stories this week, Gustong Mag-Aral ni Sula and La-On and the 7-Headed Dragon give us additional knowledge on the different places in the Philippines. In Cultural Literacy, we will have a look at the beauty spots in Mindanao. In Science, Teacher Marianne will have a lesson on volcanoes. In Math, making prediction by looking at graphs and charts will be the topic. We will continue reading Filipino words with Jj. For our Puppet Project, Teacher Ruth will share her insights on being a puppeteer.

On Friday, the kids will talk about their favorite beauty spot in the Philippines. Please help them prepare for their reports. Thanks!

Teacher Camille



1-Masinop and 1-Matapat
Last week we talked about multiplication in Math.  In Science, we talked about constellations, In Araling Panlipunan, we discussed the rights of animals and also watched a video clip about animals.  In Language we talked about verbs and pang-abay na panlunan.  In Computer we learned how to insert pictures, information and animation in Powerpoint.  In Arts we talked about the basic shapes.  In Crafts we discussed about basic stitches.  

For this coming week we will read the story Flying Trash and Si Pilandok Bantay Gubat.  In Language we will review pang-abay na panlunan and the ing form of the verb.  In Araling Panlipunan we will talk and watch a video clip about Mga Suliriranin ng Kalikasan, in connection to this we will invite speaker who will help us on how to solve environmental issues.  In Math, we will continue our lesson on multiplication.  In Science, we will discuss about temperature.  In Crafts, we will continue our lesson on basic stitching.  In Arts, we will continue our lesson on shapes.  In Computer, we will continue our lesson on how to insert pictures and information from the Internet, and how to insert animation.  Finally we want to congratulate the students who played in Timpalakasan.  We all enjoyed the games and the food.    

Teacher Noreen and Teacher Jen

2- Marangal

Hi parents!

Our theme for next week focuses on the different coping mechanisms and adaptations of Filipinos in our complex world.  Our springboard pieces will be May Pera sa Basura and Elias and His Trees. For Integrated Language Arts, we will study pang-abay na panlunan and adverb of place.

In Math, we will deal with multiplication facts of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10. The various types of plants (flowering, conebearing, ferns, mosses) will be the topic in Science. For Social Studies, they will have their oral reports about the different provinces in Region VI.   

The last Timpalakasan event was a success! The Marangal kids really enjoyed the games and cheered for our school! Soon, we’ll have our very own Raya Olympics. See you around at Raya!

Teacher Nette     


3-Makabayan

Hooray for all the Rayans who participated in the first ever Timpalakasan held last Thursday at the Meralco Gym.  

Next week, we will shift to discussions about the general functions of the different life forms. We have the literary pieces Pancakes, Pancakes! and Ang Mga Gawang Robot ni Tito Arturo  that highlights some general functions of the different life forms. Also, we will have several oral reports about the different provinces of Region 6 in Social Studies, roles of flowers and fruits in reproduction in Science and learn more about double division in Math. We will also be continuing with the active and the passive voice of sentences in both languages and cd burning. On Tuesday, we will also visit the Chocolate Kiss bakeshop for our Cake Project. Letters will be sent home for more details about this trip.

Teacher Jeanne

Congratulations to  the preschoolers for Raya’s first-ever Entrepreneurship Fair. I’m sure everyone enjoyed the foot spa and face painting of Prep, the massage and shoeshine of Nursery, and the pizza, mais con hielo, bike rental and basketball shootout of the Kinder kids. A few elementary kids also joined in the fair and displayed their talents in selling. What a wonderful activity : ) Thank you to the parents and yayas who joined in the fun.

 

This week, we gear up for two major athletic events: our Prep and Elementary students will be competing in an interschool sports event called Timpalakasan on January 28, while the preschool students and parents will be going up against each other at the Raya Olympics on January 30. Let’s go Raya!

 

Teacher Ani

 

 

Nursery Pawikan and Nursery Tutubi

 

Hello : )

 

Machines Around Me, our brand new theme in Nursery, focuses on the role of machines in making our children's lives easier. Through participating in our planned activities, the children will know what machines are, give examples of different machines, tell what makes machines work and identify simple machines.

 

This week, we are reading Coco Can't Wait and The Clock Shop as our springboard literary pieces. We will continue working on counting rote and identifying number symbols up to 15,  sequencing 3-4 events and practice writing/ tracing our names independently. We are making toy cars from recycled materials and “invent” our own machines using clay. We will also try to tell time by the hour. Teacher Marian will have another exciting Science activity and Teacher Lily is teaching us a new song. We will also be reviewing the letters we previously have had in class.

 

Thank you very much for adjusting with us with our new learning environment. Another new addition to our classes is Teacher Kaye, who will be helping us out in class until the end of the school year : )

 

Saturday is the Raya Olympics J See you all there!

 

Teacher Ruth

 

 

Kinder Adlaw, Bulan, Tala and Ulap

 

Barumbadong Bus and What Will We Bring? will be this week’s springboard pieces in Kindergarten. After reading these pieces, we’ll do sequencing events as well as profile the characters from each story. We’ll be learning about mga salitang magkasalungat, and opposites.  In reading, some of us will be moving on to sentence reading while most of us will concentrate on mastering c-v-c word reading.  Our lesson on machines will now be about those that keep us safe. In gardening, Tita Maite (Tala’s mom) will help us learn about important gardening skills. This week, we’ll also see Teacher Irene for our yoga classes.  See you at the Olympics!

 

Teacher Ria and Teacher Isbel

 

Prep Bathala and Prep Kabunyian

 

This week is extra special because the young athletes will be competing for two sports events-- Timpalakasan and Raya Olympics. I’m sure they’ve been practicing the games at home. =) We will also have a new theme which is My Country. We will read stories Paglaki ko Gusto Kong Maging Magsasaka and The Boy Who Touched Heaven to show us how Filipinos look like. Our lesson in heredity will teach us why we look like our ancestors. In Cultural Literacy, we’ll get to know famous Filipino athletes. We’ll decode words with letters Jj and Ñň. Subtraction using counters will be tackled in Math. Teacher Diwa will help us make a cloth puppet in Art. Meanwhile, Teacher Ria will teach us dynamics in Music.

 

See you on Saturday!

 

Teacher Camille

 

 

2-Marangal

 

Hi parents!

 

For next week, the Grade 2-Marangal will be identifying some of our country’s national issues. We will also analyze how these issues are being addressed by our government. In line with our theme, we will read the stories Baha! and Message in the Sand. We will also have our oral reports about certain national issues. Using MS Publisher, we will also create posters and slogans about these issues.

 

We will study pang-abay na pamaraan and adverb of manner in Language Arts. In Math, we will learn about the concept of multiplication and its practical applications. Region VI will be the focus for Social Studies.  On Thursday, we will have our first-ever Timpalakasan! I do hope that Marangal kids are well-prepared for this day!

 

Teacher Nette     

 

 

3-Makabayan

We are now officially in our last quarter for this schoolyear. 

For the coming week, we will be talking about the segregation and categorization of the different life forms. We have the literary pieces Rooster’s Off to See the World and Ang Hari at ang Tandang  that both discuss several life forms and the categories they belong in. Also, we will be continuing with the artworks from different cultures in Art and long division in Math. We will also discuss the active and the passive voice of sentences in both languages as well as try our hand at CD burning. On Friday, we will also have our second medical and dental check-up and a Cake Project fieldwork. Lastly, our much anticipated Timpalakasan is also slated on Thursday.

 

Teacher Jeanne

 

Last week was  jampacked with activities again. The Nursery students trooped to Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife, the Kinder students had mommies come to talk about machines (Tita Lanie,Tita Trina, Tita Rachel, and Tita Gidgette), while the Prep students had such a wonderful puppetry workshop with the Anino Shadow Play Collective.  Thank you also to Tita Mels of Nursery who shared her baking expertise with the Grade 3 students for their Cake Project.

 

For elementary, excitement had been brewing since Monday as they prepared for their Science Fair (Raya’s first-ever) and the Science Quiz Bee. Congratulations for such creative, insightful projects, and congrats also to those who qualified and won in the quiz bee. According to Teacher CP, the best thing about the Science Fair is that the children of Kinder Bulan approached him after visiting the fair and asked that they have their own Science Fair : )  Definitely something to think about for next schoolyear.

 

See you on Friday for the preschool’s Entrepreneurship Fair!

 

Teacher Ani

 

Nursery Pawikan and Nursery Tutubi

 

Hello Nursery parents!

 

This week, we are wrapping up on our theme Plants Around Me, by answering the question “How do plants help us?” The literary pieces Ang Inuwi ni Nanay and Da Coconut Nut will serve as our springboard to our lessons on sequencing events, rationally counting and identifying number symbols up to 15. We will be talking about how plants are made into cloth, practice cutting and mixing by making a tasty fruit dessert and view artworks by Filipino artists inspired by plants. We are also having an herb gardener come on Wednesday!

 

On Friday is Raya Preschool’s Entrepreneurship Day. We are inviting you all to experience extraordinary services as we open Tutubi’s Shoeshine Shop and Pawikan’s Massage Center.

 

Happy week ahead!

 

Teacher Ruth

 

 

Kinder Adlaw, Bulan, Tala and Ulap

 

As we go into our last lesson on simple machines with Teacher Marian, we’ll be reading story about one favorite machine of ours in Bisikleta ni Momon. This favorite machine will also be the star of our Entrepreneurship Fair efforts as Adlaw and Bulan will offer bicycle rental services on Friday. Ulap and Tala, on the other hand, will give us some tasty buco pandan and fruit salad!  This week, we’ll continue our exploration of simple machines, classifying machines found around school according to type. We’ll learn about bills and coins in Math, dynamics in Music, and do gardening with Tita Maite Gonzales. In Filipino, we’ll learn about the proper use of ang and ang mga, and in Reading, we’ll deal with the –ad, -am and  -ag families. In PE, we’ll be playing the most enjoyable Dr. Quack Quack. See you at the Fair!

 

Teacher Ria and Teacher Isbel

 

Prep Kabunyian and Prep Bathala

 

Prep Bathala and Kabunyian

 

At this point, the prep kids surely know a lot about machines already. This week, we will look at the different machines found at home, in school and in the community. Stories Kagila-gilalas na Kahon and Magc Jeepney will guide us in explainining how devices work. Now that we’re done with short vowels, we will begin reading consonant blends in English. Meanwhile, words with letter Ww will be the topic in Filipino. In Music, Teacher Ria will teach us about dynamics. We will also prepare for the Entrepreneurship Fair on Friday. We will have drills on money transactions in Math. In Cultural Literacy, we will look at the different products from Mindanao and how Filipinos earn from these goods.

 

Teacher Camille

 

Happy Studying!

Thank you to all the parents who reserved slots for the next schoolyear. Given our ever-growing Raya family, we are once again constructing additional classrooms. Teacher CP and I have long envisioned a three-storey building that we hope can be the home of both the preschool and the elementary. We know that the construction will pose some inconvenience to all of us, but we hope that you will understand, given the school’s desire to provide ample playing and learning spaces for all our Rayans.

I’d like to thank the preschool parents who attended the Raya Olympics meeting last Friday. Go Green, Blue, Yellow and Red Teams! We are excited to see all the Rayans and Raya parents compete on January 30, 2010.

We hope that you can also drop by school on Friday, January 15 to see the Elementary students’ Science Fair.

See you in school!

Teacher Ani

 

Nursery Pawikan and Nursery Tutubi

The first school week of the New Year turned out very well (yep, no major back-to-school funk : )). We're off to a good start!

This week, we are doing more on our theme Plants Around Me by answering the question “What are the parts of a plant?” The literary pieces The Carrot Seed and Ang Kamatis ni Peles will serve as our springboard to our lessons on sequencing events, counting rationally, identifying number symbols up to 15 and using describing words (adjectives). We will be talking about why mangga is special to us Filipinos, make a decorative frame from twigs and do more Yoga with T. Mylene. Our letter for this week is W.

On Friday, we will be pushing through with our trip to Parks and Wildlife to spend the day with lots of plants (and some animals too!) :)

It's going to be an activity-filled week. Please continue to help us practice writing our names by doing exercises at home. Thanks :)

Teacher Ruth    

 

Kinder Adlaw, Ulap, Tala and Bulan

Last week we had so much fun exploring Raya in search of different machines, getting to know the different garden implements, and learning about the short a sound. This week, we continue our discovery of the wonderful world of machines as we examine how energy powers them all. Our springboard pieces will be the Fat Cat and Ciriaco.  In Art and Math, we’ll be toying around with different shapes to make figures. We’ll be learning about the –an and –at families in Reading, and learn to use This is/That is  and Ito/Iyon in Language. We’ll see Teacher Irene for the first time this year, as our yoga classes resume. We’ll also be discussing Filipino inventions (machines) in Cultural Literacy. Here’s to another fun-filled week of learning!

 

Teacher Isbel and Teacher Ria

 

Prep Bathala and Prep Kabunyian

How do machines work? With the help of our springboard piece, Ang Orasan, we will learn how machines work through clocks and gears. We will investigate the different types of energy and how they make things move. In Cultural Literacy, we’ll look at the tools that early Filipinos used.  In Math, coins and bills will be used in pretend transactions. We’ll also study collective nouns and words that begin with Hh. Another story, Daddy and His Puppets, will introduce us to our puppetry project. On Friday, our visitors from Anino will teach us how to make our own puppets. To prepare the kids, I hope you could share with them your own experiences with these adorable puppets. Thanks!

Teacher Camille

 

1-Matapat and 1-Masinop

This week, we’ll continue with our theme, We Live in a Complex World and try to answer the question, What are the different organisms found in our world? Our springboard pieces will be Pilandok sa Pulo ng Pawikan and Mr. Beetle’s Many Rooms. In Filipino, we will learn more about pang-abay na pamaraan, while in English we will discuss about the s-form of the verb. In Araling Panlipunan, we will learn more about yamang lupa and yamang tubig. In Citizenship and Identity, we will be understanding the different presidential candidates’ platforms and conduct mock elections. In Math, we will continue our lessons on Philippine money.

Teacher Jen and Teacher Noreen

 

2-Marangal

 

Next week’s theme will focus on the contributions of people in making the world complex. Our springboard pieces will be Ang Mahiwagang Kamiseta and The Poor Man’s Van. Through these stories, we will find out how various interests of people may arise to conflicts and how our skills, ideals, and experiences may give way to technologies and innovations. For our Theme Writing, we will write about machines we can’t live without and machines we want to invent. We will also have an oral report about useful machines.

 

For Integrated Language Arts, we will study how to use talaan ng nilalaman in Filipino and table of contents in English. In Math, we will discuss parallel and perpendicular lines. In Social Studies, we will share information about provinces in the Bicol region. We will also continue our Science projects in preparation for the Science Fair on Friday.

 

See you around in Raya!

Teacher Nanette

 

3-Makabayan

The Makabayan had a full first week back in school. We started with our Cake Project and had also been busy with our projects for the Science Fair on Friday. Practice for the inter-school “Timpalakasan” have also already commenced.

For next week, we will be talking about the complexities of the human body. We have the literary pieces, The Fat Cat and Ang Taong Di Mapigil sa Pagkain that will tackle several important parts of our bodies. There will also be new lessons on prime numbers in Math and art definition by other cultures in Art. Our discussions about parts of a sentence, CD burning, outlines and drafts, NCR and Region 5 will all be continued next week.

We do hope you can help us answer our questions about our Cake Project.

Teacher Jeanne

 

 

 

 

Nursery Pawikan and Nursery Tutubi

Manigong bagong taon sa ating lahat!

The new year comes with a new theme, Plants Around Me. The stories The Little Red Hen and Bahay Kubo will be our springboard for our lessons on identifying number symbols 11 to 15, identifying the national symbols anahaw, narra and sampaguita and using polite expressions “salamat po” and “walang anuman”. We will be doing activities that will develop our skills on identifying plant parts, hopping on one foot, and drawing pictures from our holiday experiences. Nursery shall also be starting with our new topic for Occupations which is Washing and Drying.

I really can’t wait to get the year started!

Teacher Ruth


Kinder Bulan, Tala, Ulap and Adlaw

Happy New Year to everyone!

As we enter the year 2010, the kinder kids are also in for a lot of new things in school this third trimester. We have new seating arrangements, cubby assignments, new toys and new books inside our classrooms.  We have new team mates and group responsibilities, all to prepare us for prep next school year! Time really flies fast!

This week, we’ll be answering the question, “what are machines?” with the help of our story books, Ang Barumbadong Bus and Let’s Play Car.  We’ll find out the difference between machines from non-machines in Science; use describing words in Language Development; sound, identify and write the short vowel a in Reading; learn the tools in Gardening; and identify symmetrical figures around us in Math. It is a fun filled first week in school and we can’t wait to see everybody again!

Let’s all pray for Teacher Toni’s fast recovery.

Teacher Isbel and Teacher Ria


Prep Bathala and Prep Kabunyian
This is a start of many new things— new year, new trimester, new theme. I’m so excited to share with your kids another set of fun-filled and challenging activities that awaits them. To start the week, everyone will share about our experiences during Christmas break. To practice our thinking and writing skills, we will also note down our new year’s resolutions on our journals. We will read Ang Madyik Silya ni Titoy and Preschool to the Rescue to introduce the theme which is Machines Around Me. Teacher CP prepared a very interesting lesson about the six simple machines. In Filipino, words with letter Dd will be read. Meanwhile, words with short vowels will be reviewed in English.

Have a prosperous new year!

Teacher Camille

1-Masinop and 1-Matapat

Happy New Year PARENTS! The long vacation is over.  I know the kids are all excited to welcome 2010 with much enthusiasm.   Last year we talked about s form of the verb, and pandiwang panghinaharap.  In Math we studied about telling time.  In Sibika we talked about ten poorest provinces in the Philippines and what are ways to alleviate poverty.

Next week we will have a review in Filipino, panahunang, pangkasalukuyan, pangnagdaan, and panghinaharap.  In English we will review s form of the verb. In Sibika we will talk about the problems of the Filipinos in connection to this topic we will discuss in C & I the promises of the 2010 presidentiables to the Filipinos.  In Science we talk about sequence and characteristics of planets.  Finally we will have a review and we will continue our lesson in Microsoft Powerpoint.

Teacher Noreen and Teacher Jen

2-Marangal

Happy New Year!

The Grade 2-Marangal will start its first week of 2010 by identifying contributions of nature and environment in making our world complex.  We will read the stories Kaibigan Ko ang Buwan and Carancal Conquers the Earthquake. For Integrated Language Arts, we will study how to write poems specifically tanaga in Filipino and cinquain in English. We will also create our own poems in our Theme Writing.

We will continue learning about Philippine regions in Social Studies with focus on provinces in Region V.  We will also start with our Science projects in preparation for our Science fair. In Math, we will measure perimeter of polygons and some classroom objects. This week, we will add animations to our presentations using MS PowerPoint. For our Car Project, we will watch the movie Cars and share our prior experiences with cars.
 

Teacher Nette


3-Makabayan

Happy New Year!
For the first week of the new year, we will be talking about the components of life and its different forms. We have the short movie, Are You the Forest King? and the literary piece, Naku, naku, naku… to help enrich our discussions about life. We will also tackle the different parts of a sentence in both English and Filipino and learn more about Shading in Art. Divisibility will be the new lesson in Math while CD burning will be taught during Computer sessions. Also, we will vote on a new project and still do outlining and drafts in theme writing.

Teacher Jeanne

 

Dear Preschool and Elementary Parents,

Since we lost a lot of schooldays to typhoons, we shall be extending our schoolyear. Classes will officially end on March 23, 2010.

Maraming salamat at Maligayang Pasko!

Teacher Ani and Teacher CP

I’m sure that everyone enjoyed the Mango Festival—complete with games, trivia about mangoes and delicious mango shakes—that the Grade 2-Marangal mounted last Friday. The festival was capped by the second graders signing their names on the can where Marita the Mango Tree was planted.  How symbolic that the tree will grow as the school grows : )

 

Last Friday was also quite an eye-opener for the graders. The grade 1 and grade 2 students had lessons on Efren Penaflorida, a true-blue everyday hero. Their lesson on Kuya Efren will begin the grade 1’s exploration of poverty in the country, one of the most complex and far-reaching problems of our country. For the second graders, the lesson on Kuya Efren became a way to discuss bullying (which they hopefully do not experience in Raya) as well as the concept of heroism. Is Kuya Efren a hero in the same way Rizal is? This was something that they discussed and I hope you can also discuss at home.

 

For the Makabayan class, they had quite a lesson on the role of the military. After hearing first hand from members of our military how they help construct schools and hospitals, how they do para-teaching in some remote parts of the country, and how they are bound by duty and honor to our dear country, they also had a lesson on Martial Law with me during their C and I class. I was very proud of their views on the role of the military and how a democracy is far better than military rule.

 

Teacher Ani

 

Grade 1-Matapat and Grade 1-Masinop

 

Last week we studied about Pandiwang pangnagdaan and verb.  In Math we talked about telling time. We had a game where in all of us acted as the long hand, and short hand of the clock.  In Science we discussed about plants.  In Crafts we finished our project in terra cotta clay.  In Computer we discussed the steps in presenting documents using Microsoft Powerpoint. In Sibika we read the story Isang Mundong Makabata, and we watched a video clip about street children.  In C & I, we watched the interview of Efren Penaflorida.  We also discussed his advocacy for education.  

 

For this coming week, the grade 1 students will read the story Ason, Luming, at Teresing, Bully Big Pig.  In language we will discuss the s form of the verb.  In Filipino we will review  and talk about pandiwang pangnagdaan and panghinaharap.  In Math we will continue our topic about telling time.  In Sibika we will talk about ten poorest provinces in the Philippines and what are the ways to alleviate poverty. In Computer we will continue our lesson about Microsoft Powerpoint. 

 

It will be a fun and exciting week for all of us.  Christmas party is coming and I’m sure the kids are all excited to play, to open their gifts, and cannot wait to sing.  Merry Christmas!

 

 

Grade 2-Marangal

 

Hi parents!

 

We’re down to our last week for this year!

 

Next week will be the start of a new theme, We Live in a Complex World. In line with this theme, the Grade 2-Marangal will identify factors that make the world complex. Our springboard pieces will be Munting Patak Ulan and The Greediest of Rajas and the Whitest of Clouds. In Englsih, we will move to common suffixes such as ful, let, less, able, ness. We will also spell some words with suffixes like peaceful and fearless. In Filipino, we will study about bahagi ng liham. We will also write a friendly letter in our Theme Writing.

 

We will have an oral report in Social Studies about various provinces in Region IV.   In Math, we will explore geometry in studying about point, line, line segment, ray, and polygons with three to ten sides. We will use the geoboards we created in our Shop class to familiarize ourselves with polygons. Next week, we will create our very own tansan tambourines in Shop for our Caroling on Friday. Finally, we will celebrate our last day through our Pamaskong Salusalo!

 

 Maligayang Pasko!

 

Teacher Nette

 

Maligayang Pasko!

The 3^rd graders gained more admiration and respect for our soldiers as four AFP officers visited the class last Friday and talked to them about their training, their other tasks and their routine. We were also able to learn about their hardships and the fun times they have while on duty. Their loyalty and dedication is truly commendable.

 

Next week, we will discuss the importance of empathy.  We have the literary pieces Tuwing Sabado and Another Mouse to Feed to help us highlight the reasons we show kindness to others and viseversa. Also, we will continue our lessons on adverbs in both English and Filipino, division, outlining and drafting and Microsoft PowerPoint. In Science, alternative energy will be introduced. Lastly, all levels of the elementary department will have a joint Christmas party on Friday. Letters will be sent regarding this so please be guided accordingly.

 

Teacher Jeanne

 

 

Nursery Pawikan and Nursery Tutubi

We have been spending a lot of time talking about animals in class, and the kids are very enthusiastic about it. They talk about a lot of things—the time you got them a pet, your trips to the zoo, how much fun they have at Lolo’s farm or when you went to Manila Ocean Park. Those moments really matter to your children and it shows, so please keep them coming! 

Now we are on our last week on the theme Animals Around Me. This week, our focus is on how to take care of animals. We will have the stories The Monkey and the Crocodile and Buzz Said the Bee as our springboard stories for our activities on identifying domesticated and wild animals, sequencing up to 3 events and using the pronoun It.

We are also spending time to review the past lessons that we’ve had in class because we are a week away from the 2^nd Trimester Assessment. 

We will also make time to talk about Pasko (tanging araw na ating pinakamimithi) and how we Filipinos celebrate it. Everyone’s excited because we are only 12 days away from our Pamaskong Salusalo!    

Teacher Ruth 

Kinder Adlaw, Bulan, Ulap and Tala

This week we will look back on the different lessons we have learned this trimester. We will also uncover and discuss the different things that plants give people. We will find out the different purposes of plants through the story, The Tale of the Lady Cabbage. Since it is also the season of giving, we will learn what Christmas is all about, with the story Bertdey ni Dyisus Bukas.  Local Christmas carols will also fill our classrooms in Music. Then, we will recite the different months in a year with the help of the song Lubi lubi. Lastly, we will reward our hard work this trimester with the movie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Please review and confirm with us the set schedule for your child’s assessment and PTC written on the memo given to you. Don’t forget to have them bring their popcorn on Friday too!

See you!

Teacher Isbel and Teacher Toni

 

 

Prep Bathala and Prep Kabunyian

 

It’s barely 20 “sleeps” before Christmas. We will learn this week how Filipinos celebrate this much awaited holiday. We will start with the heartwarming story, The Little Match Girl. It will open our eyes on how the less fortunate kids see Christmas and how we can help them. In Music, Teacher Ria will teach us a Christmas song to exercise our caroling-worthy voices. In Art, we will create Christmas cards and gift wrappers out of recycled materials. In Math, Science and Reading, we will review all the topics we’ve discussed the whole trimester.

 

 

Teacher Camille

 

1-Matapat and 1-Masinop

 

A week too short but still filled with learning and laughter! The weekend seemed to give the kids enough time to get recharged. When they came back this Thursday, we spent time reviewing their tests. They also excitedly made colorful tails for their parols. Everyone was so excited to decorate the classroom in preparation for Christmas.

In connection to the Christmas spirit the kids are starting to feel, the springboard piece that we will try to use in English on Monday is the story of Estrellita, the Little Wishing Star. We will have a discussion on how planning, commitment and sometimes even sacrifice are essential in achieving one’s goal. In Filipino, they will read Malaking-Malaking Bahay. In connection to this story, they will talk about how blessed they are compared to some Filipino children. They will study verbs in Language and Pandiwang Pangnadaan in Filipino. The next word family to be discussed in Reading includes words with consonant blends at the end. In Sibika, they will take a look at how poverty affects the education of kids their age. In Culture and Identity, we will try to introduce them to people and organizations that are helping these kids. We will start learning how to tell time by the hour and half-hour in Math. In Craft, they will finish their terracotta pots and finally we will have our culminating activity in their Parol Project.

The calendar for the 3^rd quarter was also released this week. Please take note of the many activities lined up for your kids.        

Teacher Jen and Teacher Noreen

 

2-Marangal

 

In keeping with our theme, We Are Interconnected, this week’s lessons will focus on answering the following questions:

How do Filipinos connect with other Filipinos?
What traditions keep Filipinos united?

We will read the literary pieces Ang Mga Selyo ni Lolo Benicio and Guido’s Birthday. In Math, we will focus on Estimation and measurement of length in meters/centimeters. In Filipino, we will study pang-angkop while in English, we’ll tackle common prefixes. In Social Studies, we will conduct a review on Regions 1-4. In Sewing, we will continue our cross stitching; try to progress a little more with our geoboards in Shop; and move further in our MS Powerpoint lessons in Computer. In Theme Writing in both English and Filipino, our feelings regarding the upcoming holidays will be our anchor. As with past weeks, we will work on our Singapore Math worksheets as well as our SRA. In C and I, Efren Penaflorida will be the focus of our lessons, as a way of inspiring the graders to be heroes in their own right. Friday will be spent thinking up the Mango Festival which will cap our Mango Project. Here’s to another busy week!

Teacher Nanette

3-Makabayan

Next week’s lessons and activities will focus on the purpose and kinds of relationships. We will identify those that we have and those that are either around us or new to us. The literary pieces Manik Buangsi and Jamil’s Clever Cat will help us understand relationships that exist between humans and other life forms. We will also write about the relationships that we have and the ways that we can strengthen them. In Science, relationships among animals and plants will be discussed extensively. Meanwhile, in Math, we move on to Division while shape and form will be tackled in Art. Lastly, on Friday, we’ve invited a guest speaker to talk about the kinds of relationships and their value to their chosen profession.  We are also completing the last leg of our representation work for our Movies Project. Hopefully our little movie will be shown to our fellow graders on our last day : )

 

Teacher Jeanne

 

 

Happy Bonifacio Day!

 

While we were all busy preparing for the Pista, the Kindegarten students were actually wrapping up their Ibon Project. I’m sure you’ve heard stories from your Kindergarteners about the wildlife biologists they’ve met, their fieldwork at the aviary of the Ninoy Aquino Park and of course, their birdwatching trip with the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines. And throughout the duaration of each project, the students answer the questions they posed at the start of the project. In the end, the teachers try to predict how the students would answer the very last project question, “How would you like to share what you’ve learned with the other students of Raya?” And like every other project, the faculty wasn’t able to predict what the students came up with: half of them wanted a newspaper on birds (which they called, Bukas Diyaryo) while the other half came up with the idea of a bird machine! The bird machine was situated in the library and in it, students could hear bird sounds, see pictures of birds and pretend they were in a forest.

 

How they represent their learning has always been imaginative and unpredictable. No matter how we prepare for their project, the students always come up with ideas and inputs that we weren’t prepared for. And this is precisely why we do projects in Raya: they challenge the faculty, reminding us that we should be flexible, just as imaginative and always on our toes. Congratulations to Teacher Toni and Teacher Isbel for skillfully facilitating such an enjoyable and fruitful project.

 

Teacher Ani

 

 

 

Nursery Pawikan and Nursery Tutubi

 

Hi Nursery Parents!

 

This week, we are having two stories about how animals help us—Buzz Said Bee and Ang Mabait na Kalabaw will feature animals that help people at work as well as give food and clothing. We will have activities that involve sorting, grouping and arranging things according to physical attributes. We will also play games that will help us identify more endemic animals.

We are also working on identifying number symbols 11-15, as well as counting rote up to 20. J is this week’s favorite letter. Teachers Ria and Lily are having a follow-up activity on high and low notes using the instrument ahong. Also, please help us practice writing our names (in small caps) at home.

Maligayang araw ng magiting na si Andres Bonifacio!

 

Teacher Ruth

 

Kinder Ulap, Tala, Bulan and Adlaw

The Christmas spirit is spreading fast with the parol and lights that surround Raya. We will add our very own Christmas tree decorations this week as we continue our theme on plants.

 

Waiting for Wings and Alamat ng Pinya will be our springboard pieces for this week. In Science, we will identify the different types of plant. As for Math, we will review our numbers 1-50, place value and skip counting by 10. In Language and Arts, we will learn and review describing words and action words. Then, we will review all the letters and letter sounds we have covered. We will also identify and write short vowel Aa. Lastly, we will make a graph of all the plants that are found in the garden.

 

Happy Bonifacio Day!

 

Teacher Toni and Teacher Isbel

 

 

Prep Kabunyian and Prep Bathala

As we end the Plants Around Me theme this week, we will learn about the benefits people get from plants and how we can take care of them. The story Bakawan will make us realize the consequences of throwing too much trash. The poem, Tree, on the other hand, will help us appreciate God’s beautiful creations. More Filipino words with letters Rr and Dd will be introduced. In English, written exercises on short vowel u will be done. We will review the ordinals in Math, too. We’ll also get to know more of the brave Andres Bonifacio in Cultural Literacy.

Teacher Camille