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Holy Child Educational Center
San Jose, Iriga City
Parents’ Bulletin
AY 2009-2010 VOL 4 No. 01
ACADEMIC THEME: STRENGTHENING THE ACADEMIC AND CHARACTER EXCELLENCE BY
ENHANCING ENDURING LEARNING
AY 2009-
2009-2010: A Response to a Greater Challe
Challenge
As HCEC starts the new academic year, let me
welcome you to the School of Your Choice, the
second home for your beloved children, the
place for those who pursue their quest for
academic excellence. With open hands and
warm hearts, we give you our sincere
acceptance to the learning community of
HCEC, to all the pupils- old, new, returnees; to
all the parents and guardians; friends and
supporters of the school, WELCOME TO TEAM
GRADE SCHOOL!
The Grade School TEAM has its propelling battle
cry of QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE. The TEAM aims
not for perfection but the TEAM is WORKING
TOWARDS ITS BEST.
This year’s academic theme: Strengthening
Academic and Character Excellence by Enhancing
Enduring Learning will be the academic thrust of
all learning experiences that will be provided by
the school to its pupils.
Working at this premise, HCEC renews and
rekindles its commitment and passion to respond
to a greater challenge in providing quality and
excellent educational service to all HCECians. The
curricular programs set for this year is the school’s
response to a growing and demanding needs of
the pupils in these ultra-modern and globalized
learners that we have right now.
Expect innovations, new and novelty activities that
will satisfy the kind of learners we have this time.
The school acknowledges the best practices given
by the traditional system of teachings but as we
look into the kind of learners today, progressive
system will answer more the needs of our global
learners.
Expect changes of rules, policies and some
systems for they need to be designed according to
the mandate of the regulatory, statutory and social
requirements.
All of these are in congruence to our desired
results according to our visions and missions for
the attainment of excellence both in academics
and character formation.
The challenges that need to be hurdled by the
teachers and academic persona are realities that
need to be taken with an aim for a bull’s eye.
JUNE 19, 2009

Diverse learners

Fast rising information technology
system

Family- related problems

Socio-economic problems

Media that corrupts the value system

Loose and wobbly moral fibers
In the presence of these challenges, the school
must be firm with its conviction to be the agent of
change, to be the instrument of revolutionizing the
society, to be the light that will ignite the
transformation of the morals and codes in
accordance to what is right and virtuous. What an
enormous task! But let’s start with our children, if
we can’t change the present, make a difference for
the future.
HCEC is committed to educate the hearts,
the heads and the hands of the children that
will make a difference in the future. HCEC is
committed to shape and mold the future in
the hearts, heads and hands of every
HCECian.
We will strengthen the cognitive and
affective skills (academic and character) by
enhancing the essential skills and
competencies that will give enduring
understanding and learning of the lessons
called LIFE.
Once again, we seek the usual and unending
support and cooperation from our PARTNERS in
this great task-- YOU, OUR DEAR PARENTS AND
GUARDIANS. We always acknowledge your
significant role for the school in attaining its goal,
vision and mission.
Our deep gratitude to all of you who continually
believe in us; it will always be a great honor to be
your PARTNER in this enormous task of educating
your children. Thank you for making the best
choice you have, thank you for choosing HCEC.
All for the greater glory of God!
“Strengthening ACE (Academic and
Character Excellence) by Enhancing
Enduring Learning”: A Reflection
by Dominico T. Bagacina
Head of Discipline
There are a lot of institutions these days
that are aiming to serve their learners
with sufficient and valuable education.
Schools are giving all their best to
provide a safe and clean environment
which will help them make learning
more beneficial.
Last academic year 2008 – 2009,
HCEC’s theme was “Building a Strong
and Educational Foundation through
Academic and Character
Excellence”. Building this foundation
had been a challenging task for us as
educators in piling up the strongest
blocks of learning that are suited for our
learners. We had carefully chosen the
quality program for our learners to
inculcate to them the 5 C’s and prepare
them to become functionally literate and
nationally or internationally competent.
School leaders had also formulated
other non – academic programs to
develop and maximize other potentials
of our learners which would support in
building them as good leaders in the
future.
Just like in making an establishment,
we need to think for more possible
projects that would make it stronger and
tougher. HCEC will never stop in
searching for the best and quality
programs that will help our learners to
become competent in the future.
The academic team believes that we
had built intellectual and values oriented
learners with our theme last year, and a
call to make it stronger is a must. This
year’s theme: “Strengthening ACE
(Academic and Character
Excellence) by Enhancing Enduring
Learning” will serve as our guide in
developing programs that will support in
enriching the learning experiences of
our learners.
Innovations on the different school
programs are made this year to answer
the need in strengthening the learning
and understanding of our learners.
Intensified and values integrated
academic activities are designed to
enhance our learners’ intellect that
make the learning more enduring for
them. Non – academic activities are
also plotted to further the development
of their other talents and leadership
skills that still need to be awakened
within them. The holistic approach
employed in the curricular program will
help the pupils maximize the use of
their skills and be actively involved in
different fields which they know they
can perform both in academic and
academic – related activities.
Let us make these things happen.
Ite ad Excelentia !!! Go for
Excellence!!!!!
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Academic Theme for AY 2008-
2009: “Strengthening Academic
and Character Excellence by
Enhancing Enduring Learning”.
Formal education plays a vital role in educating the intellect
and the will. Basic education, particularly, is the keystone in
achieving competence, skills and character necessary to be
fully functional individual. In these formative years, the school
must capture the learning readiness of the children and must
provide meaningful learning experiences that will inspire the
children to grow and learn eventually.
This year, HCEC gives emphasis on the formation and
education not only of the intellect but also of the will and
character. The school firmly believes that COMPETENCE and
CHARACTER WITH EXCELLENCE ARE TWO ESSENTIAL
CRITERIA in preparing our children for life, for them to
become fully human, better citizen and God fearing individual.
Excerpt from PB no.1,Vol.3
As the formation and strengthening of the
intellect and the will continue, HCEC will use
the learning experiences as avenues and
concrete path to help every pupil excel both
in academics and in character. The academic
programs are designed to focus on things
that are essential, vital, and enduring to
become lifelong learners and self-actualized
individual.
✔ Enhanced Curriculum across all subjects
➢ An updated curriculum and increased
contact time for the core subjects;
➢ Math Lab/SRA – this will be the venue
for the students to practice the
calculation and solving word problem
skills
➢ Speech Class- pupils will have the
opportunity to practice the oral skills in
communication
➢ Structured Library Time – to expose the
pupils in the basic rudiments of
research; also for them to practice and
enhance the reading skills through the
SRA Program.
➢ Core Subjects (grade 6) on-line – a pilot
project by the English, Math and
Science Department where lessons,
assignments, activities and other
related references are posted on line
thru Class Notes on Line at
www.classnotesonline.com
➢ Applied Music Class – Musical
Instrument Classes are offered for
pupils who are musically intelligent and
for those who want to hone this
intelligence. Classes in violin, guitar,
piano and this year FLUTE are
conducted on specific days. Pupils
enrolled in this class are exempted in
the regular music class. Music time can
be used to practice the instrument at
the Multi-purpose Hall.
➢ Penmanship Course – to provide
structured class in developing the
technical and creative skills in writing.
➢ Computer Aided Instruction in Science,
Math and English
➢ Values integration across all subjects
➢ Religion Classes
✔ Interdisciplinary Approach Curriculum
(IAC) – to increase the leverage of the
skills and competencies, the IAC will be
used. Example: In English, the reading
selection to be discussed can be lifted
from Social Living and Education or in
Science. A news report or new Science
findings can be the source or point of
discussion in English or in any subject.
✔ ACT-Hi-Pro- Action towards High
Proficiency – on its 4th year, this program
gave a tremendous decrease in the
number of pupils who did not meet the
standard proficiency grade of 80. At the
end of the previous year, there was only
1% of pupils who did not meet. the
proficiency level. Act-HiPro is a Friday
class where pupils are grouped according
to the level of their proficiency (Strata 1-
3) and given the enrichment or remedial
instructions on the skills that need to be
mastered. Pupils who belong to Strata 1,
which is the highest are given the
advance activities to hone and sharpen
the skills in English, Math and Science.
✔ Pull-out Program – this program will
provide assistance to pupils who need a
one-on-one instruction on some skills;
pupils will be pulled-out from the class to
help him understand and learn the skill.
An assigned teacher shall conduct the
individualized instruction. If the pupil
progresses, he/she will be sent back to
the mainstream. Pupils who will not
display any improvement after several
pull-out sessions will be recommended
for an Intensive Tutorial Program.
✔ Enhancement Class- given to new
pupils with lower achievement level and
for old pupils with grades below 80 in the
previous level. The EC is the extension
class to be done after class hours every
Monday and Tuesday which will focus on
the pupils’ subjects that need
improvement. A Letter to the Parent
regarding this matter will be sent before
the start of the program.
✔ After Class Program – An extension of
the curricular program to provide more
avenues to explore and discover, to
enrich and enhance the skills and talents.
☺ Enhancement Class for pupils with DMS
☺ Pre-Secondary Program for Grade 6
☺ Expanded Academic Class (EAC) for
Honors’ Circle Fellows
☺ Scouting
☺ Dance Academy
☺ Bamboo Band

 New Site for the School Clinic
– now with bigger space with 3
bed capacity area for better
health services for all members of
the HCEC community.
 Practical Life Laboratory
(Home Economics Area) – A
specially designed place for
learning the practical home living
for grades 4 to 6 and for
preschoolers who will be having
their practical life activities.
 Presence of the Buddy
Teachers during Homeroom
period and special activities that
will assist the teachers in manning
the class.
SCHOOL GUIDELINES
 Punctuality - Monitoring officially
starts on June 22, 2008. Grade school
pupils must be in school on or before
7:15 am after which, the gate will be
closed and the pupils who came this
time are considered tardy.
 Attendance- Report to school
regularly. In case of absence, parents
must submit a letter of excuse. If with
medical reason, pupils are excused
from any test or assessment given and
maybe given special test, but such
absence will be reflected in the child’s
record.
 PTC Notebook – each pupil must have
a notebook intended to be the Parent-
Teacher conference notebook. This is
the avenue that connects the home and
the school. Parents must read and
sign the PTC notebook regularly.
 Books –All books must be labeled
accordingly. ( For specific guidelines in
bringing of books, please see other
page.)
 Notebooks- Please refer to your
child’s class program for the schedule
of subjects. Only the notebooks for the
subjects for the day should be brought
to school.
 School Uniforms- all HCEC pupils
must come to school in complete school
uniform. It includes the prescribed cut
and colors of the uniforms with
patches, prescribed shoes [leather black
shoes both for boys and girls; no high-
cut shoes for the girls], white socks and
ID (once it is available). ONLY WHITE
UNDERSHIRT IS ALLOWED.
 Other Uniforms- PE uniform and
Scouting uniform are to be worn on the
assigned day. Pupils must bring extra-
white shirt for the soiled PE shirt.
Rubber shoes are only allowed during
PE day. Old pupils should start wearing
the PE uniform next week.
The violet PE uniform is the official PE
uniform however the pink uniform can
still be worn. Pupils not in PE uniform
will not be allowed to join the outdoor
activities and will have corresponding
demerits to be reflected in their PE
grades.
 Appointment with Teachers – If
there is a need to have a conference
with the teachers, appointments can be
made thru the Business Office or thru
the Secretary to the Principal. Teachers
can entertain parents after the school
hours only. The pupils are the
teachers' priority during class hours.
Urgent matters can be discussed with
the Principal. The conference will be
held in the conference room at the
Principal's Office. No individual Parent-
teacher conference is to be held in the
classroom.
 Bringing of Cell phones and other
electronic gadgets are discouraged in
the school. Cell phones and other e-
gadgets are not to be used inside the
classroom, when seen, the unit will be
confiscated and will be turned over to
the Discipline Head. Only the parents/
legal guardian can claim the confiscated
item. Losses of these items are not
under the custody and responsibility of
the school. Bring these items at your
child’s own risks.
 Use of Gate Pass- all parents or any
one who will transact business in the
school will be given a gate pass in
exchange of an identification card
before entering the campus. This is a
policy to ensure safety. Gate pass must
be worn while inside the campus.
  For fetchers and yayas- there are
designated waiting areas outside the
campus for them to stay and wait for
their ward. Unless it is raining heavily,
fetchers are not allowed to go to the
classroom to fetch their wards. Please
wait for them by the gate and give your
special instructions to them.
 Dress Code in the campus – to
promote and maintain the academic
atmosphere in the campus, the school
encourages everyone to be in their
modest attire in going inside the
campus. Please refrain from wearing
shorts and sleeveless.
 Parents’ presence in the campus-
as part of our quest to train our pupils
self-reliance and independence,
presence of the parents are no longer
allowed effective June 22, 2009 unless
with urgent and important matter to
deal with the Office of the Principal
during class hours and break time. Only
those parents of the pupils with special
health cases will be allowed in the
campus. A special ID card will be issued
to them.
 Materials/ Supplies/ Baon to be
brought to school by an errand
should be coursed through to the guard
which in turn will ask the assigned Kuya
to deliver the item to classroom. All
items to be left by the guard should be
properly labeled with name and section.
The yaya or anyone else will not be
allowed to enter the campus for this
purpose.
 Dismissal Time- Parents, yayas or
fetchers are advised to wait for their
child/ ward by the gate. Pupils will stay
at the designated area while waiting for
their fetchers. Kindly pick-up your kids
ON TIME.
 School Curfew Time is at 5:30 pm.
All pupils unless with special activities
must be off-the campus by this time.
There will be no more teachers who will
attend to the pupils beyond 5:30 pm.
Book Issue: To bring or not to
bring
Books belong to pupils, so these learning
resource materials should be with the pupils
at home. They will only be brought to school
when needed, if not, they will be left at
home.
All books except the following are to be
brought to school as per instruction by the
subject teachers.
Development Reading Power
SRA Book
Writing Book
If no words from the teachers, books
shall remain at home for home reading
assignments, advance reading, Book
Task Assignment (BTA) and research
works. Classroom instructions have a lot
of activities and working on books is just
one of the arrays of learning activities
prepared by the teachers. Book works
are scheduled on a particular day. Pupils
will be kept posted on when to bring
their books in a particular subject.
PARENTS’ INVOLVEMENT KIT
(PIK) WITH VALUE ADDED TASK
This year’s PIK will give more useful
information to the parents, an
opportunity to have more active
involvement in their child’s academic
tasks. The PIK given per term will
provide the lists of the instructional
content to be covered for the term.
Another value added task is the provision
of the space for recording the written test
results per week. This will help both the
pupils and the parents see the academic
written performance of the child. The
data will help the parents design their
home strategy to increase or enrich their
child’s class achievements. PIK will be
kept by the parents at home, they will be
the one to record and monitor their
child’s quiz and long tests’ results.
PIK for first term given today.
Guidelines for the
Supervised Lunch Time
1. Primary pupils have the options to go home
during lunch break. Intermediate pupils must
take their lunch in school due to the limited
break time.
2. Primary Pupils will be identified in these
categories:
A. Pupils who will go home for lunch
B. Pupils who will take lunch in school
WITHOUT ADULT ASSISTANCE
 C. Pupils who will take lunch in school Academic Council
WITH ADULT ASSISTANCE Science Subject Area Head
2. Pupils under category B will be under the
* Cecil Sadang
supervised lunch with the assigned teachers
Math Subject Area Head
and will take their lunch at the Cafeteria (if
without baon), and at the Pupils’ Activity
*Elena Oafallas
Area( if with baon ). English Subject Area Head
3. Pupils under category C will eat with their *Christine Radan
adult assistant at the Pupils’ Activity Area. Filipino / SLE Subject Area Head
If there is no enough space, the HCEC * Florence Caparanga
Pavilion or waiting area are alternative MAPE/ HELE Point Person
venues. *Cecil Sadang
4. All intermediate pupils will have the Academic Support Group
supervised lunch and will take their lunch at Registrar – Joanne C. Papa
the Pupils’ Activity Area or at the Cafeteria. Head of Students Affairs
5. Parents are advised to bring the food just * Melvin C. Federis
on time for lunch break.
Head of Discipline
6. Parents/yayas are requested to maintain
* Dominic Bagacina
the cleanliness of the eagting area specially
Librarian- Marites Regalado
after using the place.
School Nurse – Ma. Soledad Ensano
School Dentist – Dr. Manci Relatores
Secretary to the Principal
*Jeffrey Ramos

Ite ad excelentia School Principal – Helen R. Andalis

School Directress – Teresita P. Nadal

Key Result Area

THE GRADE SCHOOL TEAM FOR AY 2009- - targets to meet
2010 - standards to do
Class Advisers - criteria to work with
Gr. 1 Obedience – Christine Radan
Gr. 1 Honesty – Cathy Lagyap
What I perceive, determines what I
Gr. 1 Loyalty – Virgie Dimabayao
Gr. 2 Piety – Marife Sarto receive, which will determine
Gr. 2 Wisdom - Sheila Martinez what I achieve.
Gr. 3 Charity - Cecil Sadang -John C. Maxwell
Gr. 3 Faith - Harvey Boaquina
Gr. 4 Unity - Ted Nacario The TEAM Grades School will work towards
Gr. 4 Peace - Jerickson Getizo the attainment of the identified Key Result
Gr. 5 Fidelity - Sandra Carable Areas with determination and commitment to
Gr. 5 Perseverance - Arnel Asis achieve. Let’s help our kids meet their KRAs.
Gr. 6 Prudence - Florence Caparanga KRA in
Gr. 6 Humility - Elena Oafallas
Other Teachers Attendance 100%
Melvin C. Federis Punctuality 100%
Dominico Bagacina Uniform 100%
Chrissa Igne Reply Slips 100%
Arjay Dimanarig PTC Ntbks 100%
Cris Libranda Academic Grades 90% and above
Albert Talagtag
Lina Ramboyong
Analyn Belen
Parents’ Orientation for Grade
1 and New Pupils set on June
20
To formally welcome the Grade 1 parents and the
parents of the new pupils and returnees to the Grade
School Division, an Orientation Meeting is set on
Saturday, June 20 at 9:00 am to 11:00 am.
The meeting aims to facilitate the parents’ queries on
the information pertinent to the school tasks and
accountabilities. Awareness on the school rules and
policies will help the parents become active in their
child’s schooling.
As our partner, we want you to be equipped with the
necessary and important information so we can
maximize our roles in educating our children.
Make your presence be counted. Attend, listen and
understand better the HCEC system.
Grade 2-6 Parents to attend the
General Parents’ Assembly on June
20
Let’s convene, talk and meet our heads
and hearts as we start this academic
year. As significant people in the lives of
our children, it is deemed necessary to
pause for a while and focus to what is
essential this time. All loyal parents
(other term for the old parents) are
cordially invited to attend the General
Assembly of Parents on June 20, 2009 at
2:00 PM at the school’s MPH. Please be
counted and help your child’s class meet
the 100% KRA target on Parents’
Attendance. See you all there.
Notes
In a glimpse
1. June 22- Start of the KRA in attendance and
Punctuality monitoring.
2. June 26- Academic Related Activity enlistment
day for Grade 1 and election of officers for
vacant posts
3. June 29-30 – First Monthly Test
4. July 3 – Mass of the Holy Spirit and Oath Taking
of Class Council Officers, Parents HR Officers,
Level Reps and New Executive Board Members
5. All books and notebooks must be properly
labeled
6. Grooming Kit is a must for every kid
Parents’ Bulletin now on its 4th
Volume
As we re-open the gates of HCEC to its pupils and
beloved parents, we are excited as ever to come-up
with the maiden issue of the Parents’ Bulletin,
Volume 4. Yes, excited and grateful as ever for the
blessings of wisdom , passion and perseverance in
working on this mighty gizmo that links and tightens
the bond between the school and the home, between
the teachers, management and parents of HCEC.
On its 4th year, The HCEC Parents’ Bulletin is
passionately driven to provide the information that
are essentials and will contribute to the enduring
understanding about what and how HCEC leads its
life for the children.
The brains behind the Parents’ Bulletin will be
forever thankful to all the parents who believed,
trusted, and supported the cause of this mighty
gizmo. Without them, The PB won’t
have this 4th volume and will leave the people of
HCEC be forever in question and in doubt.
With the PB, you are updated, informed, educated
and refreshed with the things happening in the place
where your child gets the intellectual nourishment,
spiritual formation and social awakening.
PB Volume 4 will have several writers and
contributors that will give different dimensions
compared with the previous volume. We adhere to
excellence in what we do, better is not enough, and
best is not too much.
Happy reading.
Thank you for making yourself well-
informed on school matters by reading the
Parents’ Bulletin.
Ms. Helen R. Andalis
School Principal
Ms. Teresita P. Nadal
School Directress
REPLY SLIP
I have received and read the
Parents' Bulletin
Vol 4, No. 01 dated June 19, 2009
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Student's name/ Level & Section
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HOW is my GRADESCHOOLER
DOING in SCHOOL?
by MR. MELVIN C. FEDERIS
Head of Student Affairs
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