September 4, 11, 18, 25, 2020

Early Learning and Developing Should Go on!

by: UNICEF Philippines

Early learning and developing should go on is a webinar series to support parents and communities for
continued learning of every young children. This webinar was conducted by UNICEF Philippines and scheduled
every Friday from September 4, 2020 to September 25, 2020. All kindergarten teachers attended this seminar,
including teachers in Lalakay Elementary School - Ms. Jessa R. Paygane and Ms. Cris Ann B. Bondad.

This includes the following topics:

1st day - “Early Learning Must Continue”

2nd day - “Parents’ Role in Young Children’s Continued Learning”
3rd day - “Where the Children are?”
4th day - “Supporting the Parents”

The webinar taught us to turn the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity to build stronger links with families and
set more young children on the right path for learning and lifelong success.
 September 14-18, 2020

Cluster 2: DepEd National Training on

Kindergarten Remote Learning:
Developmentally Appropriate
Responses In the time of COVID-19
To ensure the continuity of delivering quality basic education, the Bureau of Learning Delivery-Teaching and Learning Division
(BLD-TLD) conducted an Online National Training for Kindergarten Remote Teaching and Learning
Developmentally Appropriate Responses in the Time of COVID-l9 in September 2020.

The objectives of the training are the following :

1. to review and revisit child development principles relevant and specific to Kindergarten teaching, learning, and
assessment, with emphasis on developmentally appropriate practices, in the context of home-school collaboration;
2. to explore ways to integrate Kindergarten curricular content and competencies through play-based learning at home;
3. to strengthen critical thinking at home through stories and literary conversations;
4. to strengthen understanding of developing skills in the different domains of literacy appropriate for home-based learning;
5. to explore ways to enhance socio-emotional learning through appropriate and formative feedback; and
6. to explore ways to enhance different kinds and levels of thinking among learners.

The participants to this activity are Education Program Supervisors (EPSs) from the regional offices (ROs) and schools division
offices (SDOs)/ Coordinator in-charge of Kindergarten, Elementary School Head/Principal, and all Kindergarten teachers.
 October 1, 2020

Kindergarten Meeting of Teachers

and School Head Coordinator on
Readiness Showcase!
Our School Head Kindergarten Coordinator, Mrs. Romelda De Jose with Ms. Angelique Villena hosted the Kindergraten Readiness
Showcase last October 1, 2020. In this virtual meeting, Los Banos District Supervisor, Dr. Allan G. Hostalero, some of the school
head of Los Banos—including our dearest principal, Mr. Ervin C. Reyes and kindergarten teachers were able to take part in this
very important forum to start right the S.Y. 2020-2021. The topic discussed was the kindergarten education that aims to make
education responsive to the needs, circumstances, and diversity of learners, schools, and communities using developmentally-
appropriate and culturally-sensitive practices. It is anchored on the principles of developmentally appropriate practices (DAP)
which immerses the learners in meaningful experiences thru engaging playbased, and child-centered activities. Also give
emphasis to the Philippine Early Childhood Development (ECD) Checklist—an assessment tool to determine the child’s growth and
development and the standard Lesson Exemplar.