The Harvester 2021 - DPCH Elementary School

The Official Student Publication of Don Pepe Cojuangco Homes Elementary School June 2021 Issue Online Platforms in Sending Messages to Students by Carl Janzen C. Inay DPCHES Embraces the New Normal This School Year brings out changes in the way we study and by Keath Josephine G. Suarez learn. Aside from not going to the school in person, we can not go to As the SY 2020-2021 started, the Meanwhile, there is a 2.99% our Teacher’s homes either. the COVID-19 pandemic affected the increase in the number of learners enrolled education sector. The school year did not this School Year 2020-2021 (276 learners) This time, we are not writing start on June, but was adjusted until as compared to last School Year (268 the Announcements from our October 5, 2020. Our school adhered to learners). Some of our learners transferred teachers by just copying the this, and utilized the Modular-print in from private schools, which have writings on the board, but by using learning modality as a means to deliver improved our number of enrollees. a different perspective, the education in the New Normal. Internet. The assessment method for this The printed Modules are distributed School Year was revised by the DepEd, School Year 2020-2021 is to the parents of the learners, scheduled and the Quarterly Examinations will not one of its kind. We learned using per Section, which is expected to be be administered. Learning Modules, and we are retrieved the following week on the same receiving additional instructions day. Our school implements minimum “We need to be flexible and resilient from our teachers using Facebook health standards, by informing the parents as we continue educating our Messenger or Google Meet. We to wear face mask and face shield, sanitize children in the community”, Sir Abel D. sometimes have Online using alcohol, measure their body Sapungay, our School Head said in an Kumustahan with our classmates. temperature and declare their health interview. condition on the same hour. If we have questions to our “The pandemic greatly affected our teachers, we do not need to The learners are not allowed to enter lives, but this will always become a physically raise our hands, but the school premises to claim their challenge for all of us. Together, we can virtually, rather. Learning Modules, nor conduct activities surpass this one,” Sir Abel added. inside the school. But one of the most striking this School Year is that we can not play with our classmates, even lining up in the canteen or having Flag Ceremonies in the school. All these are all part of our memory already, and all these are done over the Internet, with our teachers as hosts and us, pupils, as audience. We hope that next school year will be different.

The Harvester S.Y. 2020-2021 NEWS DPCHES Pantry On the Move by April Ruth G. Bamba Last May 28, 2021, a mic did not only scare us of the School Community Indeed, this activity local holiday in the going outside our homes, Pantry, inspired by the became a success, and it province of Tarlac marks a but had greatly affected Maginhawa Community proved that the \"bayanihan\" pivotal move of our the financial status of our Pantry in Quezon City, to at spirit is still here in our School's Administration, fellowmen. That is, some of least, give help and extend hearts. Our school sends a led by Sir Abel D. our neighbors may have our blessings to our neigh- message of thanks to our Sapungay, Head Teacher been removed from their bors in our beloved DPCH. donors. III, in coordination with companies because of Private Donors by reasons like bankruptcy or launching our School cost-cutting. Therefore, the Community Pantry to aid Don Pepe Cojuangco Indigent families in our Homes Elementary School community as we are living administration, Teaching in the New Normal. and Non-Teaching Staff, had come up to organize The Covid-19 pande- Sapungay Says Hello to Parents DepEd’s SBFP: A Solution to Malnutrition by Keath Josephine G. Suarez by Carl Angelo M. Ubay said as he persuades parents to become a part in the The Department of helped cultivate a culture of care and active development of our Education’s School-Based participation among all stakeholders. school in the years to come. Feeding Program is a “well- Sir Sapungay laid managed” program, down the different PPAs according to researchers. (Programs, Projects and The government This School Year Activites) which he will allocates the budget to 2020-2021, there are 69 spearhead; namely, better improve the SBFP beneficiaries who Improvement of Physical nutritional status of pupils receives the Nutritious Facilities, Involvement of from Grades 1 to 6 (now Food Packages (NFP) and GPTA and LGU in School even Kindergarten) in all Milk Feeding in our Projects and Inviting Other public schools beloved school, including The newly-installed Stakeholders To Become nationwide. Kindergarten pupils, which School Head of our beloved school was wholeheartedly School Partners. is to distributed to the welcomed, virtually, by parents and pupils who The parents are Although considered Parents maintaining connected live through listening and they a temporary fix to address Google Meet, yesterday, responded to the Principal's large social problems, the minimum health standards. March 9, 2021 at 10 o'clock call to cooperate and work SBFP works on the premise in the morning. as a team. that there exists a strong connection between health, \"Makakamit natin ang The meeting ended nutrition and social mga plano at adhikain natin with a challenge in the performance. para sa ating eskwelahan sa hearts of parents and tulong po ninyo at ng ating teachers who are all excited Its goal is to for the fulfillment of Sir mga guro\", Sir Abel Sapungay's vision for our rehabilitate severely second home.\" 2 D. Sapungay, wasted children to normal Head Teacher III nutrition status and improve their classroom attendance. The program

NEWS The Harvester S.Y. 2020-2021 DPCHES Quake Drill Successful in the New Normal by Karl M. Garcia The Don Pepe whats and hows whenever a calamity occur. Remember, Cojuangco Homes it is our own life and our loved ones who are at stake Elementary School joined here. Therefore, this earthquake drill is a big the conduct of 1st Quarter help for us. Nationwide Simultaneous This activity is possible through the Earthquake Drill yesterday, leadership of our School DRRM Focal Person Ma'am March 11, 2021 at exactly Remedios M. Cabilangan, Master Teacher I, advised 2:00 in the afternoon which by our School Head Sir Abel D. Sapungay, Head is participated by our Teacher III together with the teachers. Teaching and Non-teaching staff in school and our dear learners in their respective homes. Truly, all of us should be ready before a disaster happens. We must be proactive and know the DPCHES Joins the 500th Commemorations in our Country by Calvinn Neyland C. Rio In the year 1521, with the rest of the Philippines. when the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan We conducted Poster Making Contests, Flag reached our shores, we Making Contests, Wear A Hero Contests per section, already have our distinct and an Online Flag Raising Ceremony to imbibe in the culture and civilization. But hearts of our pupils and teachers the value and then, many milestones (like importance of this Quincentennial event. Christianity) began when the Spaniards came. Indeed, after 500 years, we are already an established nation, free from slavery and abuse These activities were from our colonizers. A big made possible through the thanks to our heroes who efforts of Ma'am Dana G. fought for our freedom and Rosario, our School Araling liberty. Now, as we Panlipunan Focal Person, commemorate the 500th with the guidance of Sir year when our country was Abel D. Sapungay, our discovered by the Western industrious School Head, world, the Don Pepe together with the whole Cojuangco Homes teaching Staff of Don Pepe 3 Elementary School Cojuangco Homes participates and celebrates Elementary School.

The Harvester S.Y. 2020-2021 EDITORIAL COVID-19 VACCINATION: EDITORIAL BOARD FILIPINOS’ REACTIONS S.Y. 2020-2021 Will I decide to get vaccinated? This may be one of the Keath Josephine G. Suarez growing issues as our government lay down its vaccination Editor-in-chief program against the SARS-COV2 virus, which caused the death of millions of people worldwide. Keisha Camille M. Catabay Associate Editor Our country had already listed more than a million positive cases. We also had one of the longest lockdown, where people April Ruth G. Bamba are limited to travel and some age groups are restricted to get News Editor out of their houses. Some had been complaining and said they get bored in their homes and wanted to return to the Old Nicole S. Enera Normal. Feature Editor Carl Janzen C. Inay But when the Covid vaccine was developed and the Sports Editor government started to roll it out to the cities, different reactions Calvinn Neyland C. Rio coming from our fellowmen came up. Some were excited and Layout Artist confirmed, some were confused and did not decide yet, and Karl M. Garcia some had declined and said they did not want to get the Rein Chrystopher C. Zuñiga inoculation. Carl Angelo M. Ubay Andrea Francheska Jabierto Lastly, it is up to us on what decision shall we take into. But Contributors remember, we must weigh on the benefits over the risks. We are Fidel A. Castro in a democratic country, and our decisions are all respected. School Paper Adviser Abel D. Sapungay, ESHT-III Consultant

The Harvester S.Y. 2020-2021 OPINION From the Editor’s Desk by Keath Josephine G. Suarez A School Newspaper Needs Pupils I would like to show In a sense, Yours Truly my thanks and everyone edits. A writer appreciation for pupils revises a manuscript. But by Keisha Camille M. Catabay reading “The Harvester” to be a really good editor, as a platform for their you have to become a Lessons from the Quarantine voices. good listener and a responsible one. How did we cope We also have more Our school paper is up from our own time to reflect, to review an educational We do not only look lockdown experiences? on the things we had environment. I was very at one side, but we have done, and to dream more nervous on my first to have a perspective on Some of us may of the things to be done experience as a writer. both. That is, we should have been dismayed or when the pandemic ends. But then, with the not be biased in reporting even bored because we guidance of our teachers, and writing our articles. are not sure when will this We do not need to I have learned the craft. pandemic will end. But get sad because we are did we think of the not allowed to get out of Adviser’s Notes learnings that we may get our houses. But rather, we from this? should maximize our time by Fidel A. Castro in helping our mother in doing the household On No Homework Policy Indeed, we are not chores. going to school since Taking a stand to studies also reveal that, at March 2020, thus, we are Moreover, we can implement a no times, homework causes “stuck” in our homes for learn new crafts and new homework policy should unnecessary stress and the longest period of time. hobbies. Be not always in be based on the needs of tiredness in children and Actually, we had already front of the television or the pupils. In this regard, in parents. Homework is learned new things. even your cellphones. the DepEd must consider obviously not perfect an is the pros and cons of in need of adjustments. We learned the Lastly, do not be a implementing the “no value of obeying our liability in our homework policy” in Recently, Senator authorities in the community. Obey our schools around the community. We also authorities and influence country. Grace Poe had filed a prioritized cleanliness and others to obey as well. safety. Homework was Senate version of the no We should be created as a way to thankful of what we have encourage educational homework policy, right now, that we are still growth and discipline. alive and healthy. We Studies show that establishing it for all need to pray and hope to homework had indeed God that everything will accomplished this over primary and secondary Moreover, we be alright, and see you all, the years. my dear schoolmates. schools in the country. started to learn on new Soon! Although studies show the success of Meanwhile, Education things, like the hobby of 5 homework, those same Secretary Leonor Briones planting, grooming our expressed support for the pets and the like. We have Bill to implement a no more time with our family homework policy from members. We had the best Kindergarten to Grade 12 bonding time with our students in the country, Papa and Mama during which makes some think the lockdown period. otherwise.

The Harvester S.Y. 2020-2021 FEATURE by Nicole S. Enera This School Year, let finished the course of the brilliant Grade 2-Camia us all meet one of the new Bachelor of Science in Adviser, Ma’am Gina H. faces in our school. Industrial Education. Afable. She was born on She taught in Tarlac Ma’am Gina believes January 2, 1974 in Tarlac in the saying, “Don’t give City. She studied first in Christian College from up, wait for your time to Sto. Cristo Elementary shine.” School. She continued her 2019 to 2020, and became a secondary studies at Tarlac So the next time that National High School and Substitute Teacher in Villa you enter our school, (when graduated in 1992. pandemic ends) just re- Bacolor Elementary School member Ma’am Gina’s face She took up her and greet our new mentor college degree at Tarlac before landing in our and adviser in our school. She can’t wait to see you beloved Don Pepe all. Cojuangco Homes Plantito and Plantita Elementary School this March of 2021. She is no other than Offsprings of Lockdown: by Karl M. Garcia I had my friend since when she is finding a But for me, it was a Kindergarten named Myla. computer peripheral for her nightmare. After reflecting She is fond of roaming laptop computer. I can still on my miseries, I decided around their garden since remember her dimples, and to formulate a plan, to we were five years old. I her round eyes, and we are survive on this pandemic! really love to play with her both happy to see each I remembered the until Grade 3, when she other again. garden where I used to play transferred to another with Myla. The smelling school. To cut the story short, flowers and the various we eventually ended up to I felt sad when Myla tie the knot. Fast forward to plants and trees there. The told me that she will not March 2020, after a very serenity of the place will study in our school successful business and make someone forget all anymore. I bade her promotions for my wife, worries this life may bring. farewell, hoping that we Ma’am Myla (she is a The calm wind relaxes the will cross our paths again. teacher) everything went mind. Twenty-two years topsy-turvy because of the Fortunately, after after, I already set up a news that a new virus is three months of bankruptcy, computer business in one of going to end the lives of I used my savings to put up the malls in our city. many. another garden, but this Indeed, it made me happy The mall manager time we are selling our because I am already stable decided to close down the plants and trees. It is financially. But something establishment, and our unbelievable that this is missing… computer business was shut lockdown brought out 6 Alas! After a half down! This is horrifying, sadness to us, but one thing score years and two, my old thank God that Myla was is for sure, for every failure, friend and I accidentally still in the education sector, stand up and begin another meet, not in a garden, but and continues to do her job. chapter of being Plantito and Plantita!

FEATURE The Harvester S.Y. 2020-2021 by Carl Angelo M. Ubay t has been an exciting and thrilling Indeed, thousands of avid players, streams. experience to play games, especially some are even professional players, using the computer or cellular phone. enjoy and share these games to their Even if the following avenues friends. The professional players seems to be convincing to an ordinary Today’s childhood is not centered receive their salaries from their trainers person, resulting to absenteeism or even on playing piko, tagu-taguan or the or sponsors, and if they qualify, they not doing any learning task in school, likes, but on virtual recreations, either may be able to represent our country in we can say that not all people will offline or online. International e-Sports tournaments. become successful in choosing such Remember that the Philippine Team career. This time, technological grabbed the Gold medal (DOTA 2 and advancements on graphics and game Mobile Legends—Bang Bang) during Therefore, if a learner will be speed has risen up to games like DOTA the 2019 South East Asian (SEA) engaged in this endeavor of playing 2 and Mobile Legends, which resulted Games. online (even offline) mobile games, he/ to increase in Internet usage among she needs to think first. That is, if this children. Moreover, some game developers learner really wanted to become and even celebrities come up to the idea successful someday, he/she needs to go Evolving from simple computer of earning money from their live to school, strive and reach this learner’s games, first played offline, game streams while playing these mobile dreams. developers looked upon crafting online applications. Using an OBS (Open gaming applications which can be Broadcaster Software), video gaming We should remember that such played by multi-players all over the creators can monetize their game setbacks for some learners addicted to region (Asia) where the players is mobile games will have more negative located. repercussions than positive results. How to Play Jenga 2. Gather players around the tower. tower. There is no maximum number of by Carl Janzen C. Inay players, so all our siblings will be able 6. Continue the game until the tower collapses. The loser of the game is the During the days of lockdown, like to play with us, even our elders can one who made the tower fall. ECQ (Enhanced Community Quaran- join. That’s it! This game is not only tine) we need to something to do for us not 3. Write something on the blocks. Try applicable to minors like us, but as I to get too bored in our rooms. One good to write a word on a block to initiate the said awhile ago, can be played even by game to play is Jenga. game. Let’s play! older ones. So enjoy the lockdown These are the mechanics: 4. Roll the dice to choose the player period by playing more and exciting 1. Set up the tower. You need enough pa- getting the first turn. board games! Maybe I can play tience to build it so that it would perfect- 5. This player then removes the first it with you when we are 7 already allowed to get ly become a stable one. block, randomly, putting it on top of the out of our homes.

The Harvester S.Y. 2020-2021 FEATURE They say that poverty triving Daily Amid Poverty is a hindrance to success. But for some people I by Nicole S. Enera know, they used poverty as a catalyst to become who ing. Since third year high After years of education. they are today. school, he sold in the streets teaching in the private We can not reach our during Saturdays and school, he decided to apply These people are goal Sundays. to teach in the a public goals if we will not make -oriented. They burned the school nearby. our move to get closer to it. midnight oil just right to hit Unfortunately, he did The right motivation the mark. Achieving despite not get a Rank/Medal Indeed, it was not an nowadays is also a the daily struggles of their during their High School easy one, but he was lucky challenge to all of us. parents in working double graduation, knowing that he enough to be hired. Fighting poverty and not time just to earn a living. was a Salutatorian during becoming a liability to the elementary. As he entered the society anymore. It is by I know someone public school system, he hard work, persistence and who’s determination is When in College, he had been aware of the commitment to improve for likened to this. From continued as a working sacrifices his parents had the betterment of our lives. humble beginnings, he student, selling during gone through. He also started to excel. He did not weekends and even when encountered learners with This teacher believes hesitate to earn while study- he has no classes during the the same situation he had on you, young learners. semester. before. This scenario has That even in poverty, there been a cycle already in our is still hope, and that tiny At last, he graduated, society, for some may had hope in our hearts will burn as a teacher. neglected the value of until we reached for our dreams. Padayon! READING : A Challenge to Learners by Rein Chrystopher C. Zuñiga Utilization of Supplemen- of our learners can not ving, at least, a small tary Skill-Based Learning comprehend the words in improvement on the Resources for the the Modules, especially reading capabilities of these Struggling Readers in those using English as a struggling readers. Grade 3. medium of instruction. We can say that maybe some of The constant One of the macro We all know that them just rely on the communication of these skills of learning a language some of our learners are Answers Key and just copy parents to the respective is Reading. To be able to categorized as Struggling all answers. We had advisers is pivotal in discern and make meaning Readers on the Frustration encountered some pupils monitoring the progress of to the words we read, a Level, whereas they really copying the words the children. The school learner must be ready and need guidance to be able to “Answers may vary”, and administration is looking Learn to Read. learn to read. our teachers coming up to forward in achieving the the idea that these pupils Division’s initiative to In line with the During the New did not really “read” the alleviate the reading levels Project GOALS in Reading, Normal when our learners instructions from the Mod- of these pupils. In the end, our school implemented are not allowed to enter the ules. we will be all benefited in school premises, the parents this endeavor. Our goal is Reading Intervention are tasked to receive Coming from this “Bawat Bata, Bumabasa”. Learning Modules and situation, the cooperation Let us make this a reality. 8 through the eventually guide the and understanding of con- Let us make our move, learners in answering it. cerned parents of these today. learners is vital in achiev- Unfortunately, some

The Harvester S.Y. 2020-2021 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY How Scientists Got Formation of A Cove Climate Change So by Keisha Camille M. Catabay Wrong A cove is a type of English word cofa, which to weathering. Such rocks by Rein Chrystopher C. Zuñiga small, sheltered bay on means shelter or hut. include sandstone, clay, the coast of an ocean, and limestone. Even hard For decades, most lake, or river. Coves usually form rocks are vulnerable to weathering and may form scientists saw climate change through the process of the entrance to coves. Hard rock includes quartz as a distant prospect. We Sometimes, coves weathering. Weathering or granite. are smaller inlets of larger now know that thinking was bays or lagoons. is the process of breaking The weathering that creates a cove can occur wrong. This summer, for down or dissolving many different ways. Crashing waves can break instance, a heat wave in Coves usually have rocks on Earth’s surface. off large chunks of rock all at once. But then, these Europe penetrated the Arctic, narrow entrances. This Rain, wind, ice, tourist spots, rock! pushing temperatures protects the water of the chemicals, and even into the 80s across much of cove from the turbu- plants can weather rock. Far North and, according to lent currents and waves of The rocks surrounding a cove are climate scientists, melting the larger body of water. often soft and vulnerable some 40 billion tons of In fact, the word cove Greenland’s ice sheet. Science is a process of COVID Vaccines: A Background Check discovery. It can move slowly as the pieces of a puzzle fall by Keath Josephine G. Suarez together and scientists refine their investigative tools. But in From the data 6. Bharat Biotech’s provide cold storage for the case of climate, this available from the Covacin - 2 doses for ages the vaccines. deliberation has been Department of Health, 18 and above. Efficacy accompanied by inertia born of currently we have eight Rate: 80.6% On the other hand, bureaucratic caution and vaccine brands which are some side effects were politics. available in the country. 7. Moderna - 2 doses for experienced by those who ages 18 and above. were vaccinated like Relying on the climate Here is a shortlist: Efficacy Rate: 94.1% headache and muscle change panel’s assessment, pain. economists estimated that the 1. Pfizer Biontech’s 8. Novavax - 2 doses but economic hit would be small. Comirnaty - 2 doses did not yet applied for These brings a new But as we now know, all for ages 12 and above. EUA (Emergency Use light in fighting the predictions turned out to be Efficacy Rate: 95% Authorization). pandemic. Experts say completely wrong. That will that the vaccines are come with most damage to 2. Oxford Aztrazeneca - In all the said 100% effective to severe ecosystems. 2 doses for ages 18 vaccine brands, the cases, and those and above. Efficacy government had allocated vaccinated will only have Rate: 70.4% the necessary budget to mild cases, if ever purchase the doses needed contracted the virus. 3. Sinovac’s Coronavac - to inoculate the target Science Trivia 2 doses for ages 18 population in order to That is, the vaccine and above. Efficacy achieve immunity. is not a guarantee of Did You Know? Rate: 51% getting infected, but rather On this regard, the an immunity to prevent 4. Gamaleya Sputnik V - government offers FREE death among positive 2 doses for ages 18 vaccines scheduled as per cases. and above. Efficacy Priority List. The efficacy Rate: 91.6% of vaccines primarily rely Lastly, Covid-19 on its temperature, 5. Johnson & Johnson’s therefore, the government cases is hoped to be Janssen - 1 dose for had tied up with private The planet Mars is ages 18 and above. companies in order to flattened, and teenagers covered by a lot of iron Efficacy Rate: 66.9% oxide, the compound which are also planned to be gives blood and rust its distinct color. vaccinated using Pfizer. 9

The Harvester S.Y. 2020-2021 FEATURE Campus Journalism: A New Light Understanding Xennials by Nicole S. Enera by Andrea Francheska Jabierto Information seems like as fast our actions became limited, that even It’s hard not fitting in. If as lightning because of technology. going to the mall has restrictions. But Being heard by others is such an why do we not use this dreaded you feel sort of but not quite like instant using social media. High-end problem as an avenue to become mobile phones let us perform live more efficient CJs? a millennial, and sort of but not streaming and online collaboration. What more can this present world At home, we can share and cooperate quite like a Gen Xer, take heart: offer us will let us seize the with fellow campus journalists using opportunity to use technological different platforms. We can persuade You might just be a “xennial”. advancements for us to uphold our and fight for what is right using the freedom of expression and deliver Internet. We can become an That’s a term for the relevant and responsible news as inspiration for others to emulate. We Campus Journalists. will not be silenced because of this “micro-generation” born pandemic. Looking to the deeper Today is 2021, more than a insight of having a watchful eye, to between 1977 and 1985. year after the deadly virus had the government’s actions and arrived in our country. It seems like it policies, we should become active. The term was coined in was a nightmare for most of us, and a 2014 by Sarah Stankorb in Good dilemma, keeping us to stay at home One cannot dictate to us what Magazine. People have started and wait until it becomes normal. should our articles be. But weighing talking about xennials again, The Covid-19 virus spread so fast that the rights of our fellowmen, in with self-proclaimed members of that we already have more than a our community and in our country, this demographic waxing. million positive cases. With this, the will never give us the fear to be heard government imposed different of. Being a responsible citizen, This group has also been guidelines which the whole citizenry sensitive of an ordinary Filipino’s called the “Oregon Trail should follow. With this situation, struggles and problems. That is, our Generation”, in reference to a messages will spread like a virus. computer game that was popular when they were growing up. Xennials were the first generation to grow up with household computers and have internet access. They are also naturals at social media, though they grew up without Facebook, Twitter, or even Myspace. Moreover, many xennials didn’t get their first cellphone until they were in their 20’s. Instead, they had to call their friends’ homes and talk to their parents first. 10 By the time xennials were 20 years old, the music industry had changed completely. Instead of buying cassette tapes, you could download songs on Napster. While xennials recall a time before the Internet, they spent their formative years in AOL chatting and emailing. Lastly, they know the real-world struggles living in a pre-Google universe. Raise your hand if you are one of them!

NEWS The Harvester S.Y. 2020-2021 Classroom Observation in the DPCHES Observes National Women’s Month New Normal by Andrea Francheska Jabierto by April Ruth G. Bamba During the whole month of March 2021, our Even in the present situation, education must continue, and the school joined in the celebration of the National teachers of Don Pepe Cojuangco Homes Elementary School are able Women’s Month, participated by the teachers, to survive the challenges of the New Normal during the Classroom parents and learners of Don Pepe Cojuangco Observations conducted this School Year. Homes Elementary School. The most recent was the conduct of the Classroom Observation Different activities were conducted in No. 2 for the industrious teachers of DPCHES was led by the relation to the month-long celebration of the role Observers, Sir Abel D. Sapungay, Head Teacher III and Mam od women in our society. With this year’s theme, Remedios M. Cabilangan, Master Teacher I. The teachers utilized “Juana Laban sa Pandemya: Kaya!”, we the LAC (Learning Action Cell) via Online platform as a way to commemorate the heroism of female frontliners demonstrate the teaching prowess and superb performance of who risked their lives in order to save our teachers amid pandemic. fellowmen during the pandemic. Preparations before the conduct of the observations were vital, Our school had conducted a Kick-Off applying all those learnings in preparing a PowerPoint presentation Ceremony, but only limited to teachers and other and video-mediated lessons. The recent webinars were all important parents in school. Moreover, we initiated a Feeding to better improve the activities in the lesson. The content were based Program for our community people located near the on the Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) of the learners and the other creek in Phase I of Don Pepe Cojuangco Homes. teachers became the “learners” in each lesson. The beneficiaries were all happy to see the teachers once again after a long time. Post-conference and mentoring was conducted right after each demonstration teacher finishes his/her lesson. “The teachers of Don The following week, we asked the parents to Pepe Cojuangco Homes Elementary School are equally talented, bring some vegetable seedlings for our Vegetable dedicated and excellent! Good job to all of you!”, uttered by Sir Abel Planting Program. Then, on the last week of March, Sapungay, as he commends the teachers. we conducted a Clean-up Drive within the vicinity of our school. According to Ma’am Remedios M. Cabilangan, the teachers gave light to the positive use of ICT in delivering the lesson and have In all, it is not enough for just one month to modulated voice. honor women, but it may be a whole year to respect and value women as we value ourselves as well. To Indeed, this activity proved to us that even in a pandemic, all of you, thank you, Juana for all your sacrifices! teachers are still productive and perform well, added by Sir Sapungay. 11 The classroom observation for this School Year 2020-2021 is one of the criteria in rating the teacher’s performance.

The Harvester S.Y. 2020-2021 SPORTS Zumba: Stress Reliever in The New Normal SPORTS EDITORIAL by Andrea Francheska Jabierto Sports Help Shape In the New Normal, we may cise, if a certain movement or Young People have limited movement and even position hurts, you need to modify comes to a point where there is the workout to avoid the activities Participation in sports—and other zero exercise. Zumba is a fitness which are painful. extracurricular activities—provides the program that combines music with perfect training ground for what the world dance moves. Its routines But even small amounts of will be like post-graduation. incorporate interval training to physical activity are helpful. help improve cardiovascular Being active for short periods of More pupils in our school will fitness. time throughout the day can add compete, not only for themselves, but will also up to provide health benefits. bring pride and honor to our beloved Zumba dance is an aerobic institution, as well. activity that can count toward the Aerobic exercise can reduce amount of aerobic activity recom- health risks, help maintain a They wear their uniforms with pride, mended for most healthy adults. healthy weight, strengthen your and boost the reputation of our community The guidelines recommend at heart and boost your mood. You through healthy competition. least 150 minutes of moderate aer- are also more likely to do it obic activity. As with any exer- regularly and experience its Education is a supervised experience in benefits as an aerobic exercise. which young people learn how to socialize, deal with conflict, work together for common e-Sports: Ruled by Filipinos goals and so much more. Good thing is, all those mentioned above are present and by Karl M. Garcia being developed as a learner engages himself/ herself in sports. The dawn of e-Sports Recent tournaments when became a domination of Filipino our kababayan made it was the They learn to overcome adversity and gamers, who continually train MSC (Mobile Legends Southeast live with disappointment. They also learn to themselves in boot camps and join Asia Championships) where both celebrate skill and work through deficiencies. tournaments to improve their Filipino teams fought in the game tactics. Finals. Moreover, they learn how to participate in a community and interact with people with Sports events will never be The game had changed whom they may disagree from time to time. that too physical like boxing, but since it was first introduced, but In our present situation when sports events somehow more as a thinking luckily, our Filipino professional not allowed, we need to bear in mind the game like chess. Since the 1980s, gamers train with their coaches to value and importance of sports in our daily video games had evolved from continuously dominate other lives. It is such a miss nowadays that even single player, to massively multi- countries in terms of e-Sports. going to sports training is also limited to some player through the Internet. This may be a bright light for us. sports events. Anyway, this may be just a challenge. Animo, DPCHES! Arnis: A weapons - whether it be and bolos which they fighting sticks, blades or disguised as a folk Pinoy Sport improvised weapons. In dance. arnis, the weapons are by Carl Janzen C. Inay used as an extension of Players could ba- the body. sically participate in two Arnis, also known as kali types of arnis sport, the Our ancestors anyo or form, and the or eskrima, refers to a cat- used sticks to practice laban, or full egory of Filipino martial wielding their swords combat competitions. arts that emphasizes