Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Cordillera Administrative Region
Schools Division of Baguio City
District II
KIAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Purok 7 Kias, Baguio City
Email: kiaselemschool@gmail.com; 221501@deped.gov.ph; Tel. No.: 422-7422
I. Title: School Based Mathematics Festival Activity Proposal
II. Coordinator: Ines D. Galangey
III. Time Frame: May 24-27, 2021
IV. Rationale:
DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones underscored the importance of mathematics in the
daily lives of people during her speech in 2019 MTAP competition. According to her, “We have
to use reason to come to conclusions about what is happening in society, in our families, and in
our personal lives,” “And we have to think logically, and that is exactly what mathematics tells
us, shares with us, also, the most beautiful creations of human beings are made by people who
are trained in mathematics”.
Mathematics is one off the subject being assessed by Trends in International
Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) where Philippines ranked a pitiful 42nd out of 46
participating countries. The School Based Math Festival will stimulate enthusiasm and a love
for mathematics, introduce important mathematical concepts, teach major strategies for problem
solving, develop mathematical flexibility in solving problems, strengthen mathematical intuition,
foster mathematical creativity and ingenuity, and provide for the satisfaction, joy, and thrill of
meeting challenges.
Beyond encouraging an interest in mathematics, the Mathematics festival helps prepare
learners for competition. For better or worse, much of life is competition, be it for jobs or
resources or whatever. Competition of any sort trains learners to deal with success and failure
and teaches them that effective performance requires practice. Moreover, nearly every
interesting and worthwhile venture in life comes with some element of pressure; competition
teaches learners how to handle it.
I. Objectives:
a. Provide pupils opportunity to explore and apply their mathematical ability through
friendly competition.
b. Prepare pupils for future important mathematics competition.
c. Furnish opportunity to establish fellowship and understanding of diversities among
participants and coaches.
IV. Methodology
Pre-Implementation
Date Activity Person in charge Logistics
May 19, 2021 Preparation of Ines D. Galangey Coupon bond and
action plan and laptop
proposal
May 20, 2021 Submission of Ines D. Galangey Proposal
proposal School Head
District Supervisor
May 21, 2021 Conduct meeting Teachers Attendance and
for planning with School Head minutes of the
the teachers and meeting
school head
May 22, 2021 Information Teachers Registration form
dissemination via School Head
Facebook.
Implementation
Date/ Time Activity Person in charge Logistics
May 28, 2021 Opening Program ICT Screenshots of the
8:00- 8:30 Registration attendance
8:30-9:30 Opening Program KES Teachers Screenshots of the
and Orientation virtual program
9:30-2:00 P.M. Quiz bee Chairman and Quiz bee
facilitator of each questions,
grade level
competition
Announcement of Ines D. Galangey Program Matrix
the different Science
activities
2:00 P.M Closing
June 11, 2021 Awarding and giving Chairman and Certificates
8:00- 9:00 A.M. of certificates teachers
Guideline for the Quiz bee
1. Open category from Grades 1-6.
2. The questions will be prepared by the grade level math teachers which are composed
of 5 easy, 5 average and 5 difficult questions.
3. The questions will be presented through the quizziz platform and be read twice by the
grade level coordinators.
4. Choices will be given to easy and average questions.
5. No choices for difficult questions.
During the quiz, we follow the ff:
Number of questions: Easy (5) Average (5) Difficult (5)
Points: 2 pts. 3 pts. 5 pts.
Time limit: 15 sec. 30 sec. 60 sec.
1. The remaining questions will be used for the Clincher round in cases of tie.
2. Top three (3) winners per grade level will be given certificates.
3. In cases of tie, 1 question will be answered by the pupils. If the result remains the same do
or die follows.
Post Implementation
Date Activity Person in charge Logistics
June 17, 2021 Submission of Ines D. Galangey Reports
report and
Myline Esteban
V. Resources
Human
1. KES Teachers
2. School Head
3. Simeon Yangyang-PSDS, District II
Materials
1. Laptop, desktop, cellphone
2. zoom, internet
3. Medals/ certificates
VI. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Through the Math Festival pupils are given a chance to learn how to think on how
they solve problems in the fastest way. Learners learn to work hard and not to give up,
because the contest is difficult and they will not win by accident; they need to actually go
through a lot of training. Learning to give up on a problem, because sometimes the
problem really is too hard and participants won’t solve it even if they spend another ten or
twenty or fifty hours, and they have to learn to cut their losses. Learning to be humble or
to ask for help, which is a really hard thing for a lot of young contestants to do. Learning
to be patient, not only with solving problems but with the entire journey.
Prepared by:
INES D. GALANGEY
Math Coordinator
MYLINE S. ESTEBAN,EdD.
School Head- OIC
Mathematics as a way of making sense of the world More than just a set of isolated facts and concepts, mathematics
provides us with “ways of knowing”, thinking and understanding (Bernardo, 1998). Doing mathematics requires
logical thought and trains students to think both critically and creatively. In school, students usually encounter
specifc problems that apply to the topic at hand, in addition, the thought process that goes into understanding the
problem, diferentiating what is essential from what is not, being able to make connections among the given
information to generate a solution and verifying its accuracy is surely something that students can apply even in non-
mathematical settings. Mathematics provides students with the essential skills in reasoning, decision-making and
problem solving to help them make sense of many aspects of our rapidly changing world (FAPE, 1988). Further, it
promotes self-refection and develops one’s ability to face life’s problems (Manuel, 1979). In short, mathematics is a
means of empowerment and understanding that everyone is entitled to. Mathematics as a means of communication
Mathematics provides us with a powerful means of communication – an objective language that allows us to express
quantifable relationships concisely 2 | Introduction (Ogena and Tan, 2006). Trough mathematics, we can formulate
representations to model and interpret both physical and social phenomena. Mathematics is the unifying and
integral thread that runs through the sciences (NRC, 1986), facilitating the connection of ideas in an increasingly
information and knowledge driven society (Ogena and Tan, 2006). Mathematics as a gateway for national progress
Since a country’s economic progress relies heavily on its progress in science and engineering, this demands a strong
foundation in mathematics (Pascua, 1993 and Ogena and Tan, 2006). Mathematics is seen as “an essential tool for
intelligent participation in a technological society” (FAPE, 1988). As the level of mathematics needed in the
workplace continues to increase, its study is indispensable in order to develop a “scientifcally and technologically
literate citizenry” (UP NISMED, 2001). In many countries, mathematics courses are seen to be “gatekeeper” courses
that determine one’s future success and acceptance into colleges and universities (Gates and Vistro-Yu, 2003; Te
College Board, 2000, 1990). Such is not the case locally - Filipino students are not barred from attending a good
university directly on account of the lack of specifc courses in their high school transcript. In general, our students do
not choose their own mathematics electives; instead, most Philippine schools cover at least a standard set of
mathematical courses required of all graduates necessary to prepare them for life after basic education. In a country
where only about 19.1% of the population receives any education beyond that in the high school level (NSO, 2003),
knowledge of mathematics courses ofered at the basic education level can be thought of as a “gatekeeper” for
employability and a successful and productive citizenship. On a national level, knowledge of mathematics is a
valuable tool for social development and global competitiveness in our changing world. As we develop the
mathematical profciency and literacy of individual Filipino students, they, in turn, contribute to the skills, values and
collective intellectual resources of the Philippines, increasing our nation’s funds of knowledge. Roles of Mathematics
Intertwined Tese roles are not disjoint from one another and more often than not, are intertwined and complement
one another. For the signifcant role it plays in our lives as Filipinos, mathematics is indeed worthy of the focus and
attention it receives in our curriculum. It is our hope that through this framework, we can help educators enrich their
students’ lives as they give them the gift of a high quality mathematics education.
