e Republic of the Philippines Department of Education REGION V SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SORSOGON CITY OFFICE OF THE SCHOOLS DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT 29 Aue 2023 DIVISION MEMORANDUM No._238 s, 2023 LEARNING RESOURCES HANDLING REMINDERS FOR THE SCHOOL OPENING To: Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Chiefs, CID, SGOD Public Schools District Supervisors Education Program Supervisors Public Elementary School Heads All Public School Teachers 1, The Schools Division Office of Sorsogon City welcomes the beginning of another academic year, this is to remind everyone about the importance of maintaining our learning resources in the best possible condition. Our books and modules play a crucial role in delivering effective lessons and facilitating student learning. By properly caring for these resources, we ensure their longevity. 2. Teachers are enjoined to review the following bullet point reminders to teach to our learners, these will ensure that our books and modules remain in good condition throughout the year: ‘+ Clean Hands: Always ensure your hands are clean before handling books and modules to prevent transferring dirt, oils, or moisture onto the pages. ‘+ No Food and Drinks Allowed: Refrain from consuming food and drinks near books and modules to prevent accidental spills and stains. * Bookmarks: Encourage students to use bookmarks or placeholders instead of folding pages to mark their progress. This minimizes wear and tear on the pages. + Gentle Handling: Teach students to turn pages carefully to avoid tearing or creasing. Demonstrate how to handle books gently, especially when they are new or have delicate bindings. + Cover Protection: Use book covers or sleeves to protect books from dust, moisture, and other potential hazards. Reinforce the importance of keeping covers intact. + Pencil, Not Pen: Encourage students to use pencils for underlining or highlighting important points. Ink pens and markers can bleed through pages and diminish readability for future users. + Clean Surfaces: Ensure that desks and workspaces are clean before placing books and modules on them. Dirt and debris on surfaces can transfer to the resources. + Report Damages: If you come across any damaged books or modules, promptly report them to your teacher. Timely repairs can prevent further deterioration. + Teach Responsibility: Educate students about the importance of respecting shared resources. Foster a sense of responsibility and ownership in taking care of books and modules. ‘+ Climate Control: Store books and modules in a climate-controlled environment to prevent deterioration due to extreme weather conditions. ‘Address: Gty Hall Compound, Cabid-an, Sorsogon City, Sorsogon, Telefax No. (056) 311-2445 Email Address: sorsogon.cty@deped nou ph Wb depesorsogontyn! MATATASo Republic of the Whilippines Department of Education REGION V SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SORSOGON CITY Proper Storage: Store books and modules in designated areas when not in use. Avoid leaving them on desks, floors, or in places where they can be easily damaged. Pack Bag: Learning resources are encouraged to be brought home to cultivate a culture and love for reading and to teach learners to be responsible book borrowers. Enclosed in this memorandum are the ready-to-print advocacy material. Access through this lin! :/ /tinyurl.com/LR-advocacy-materials School Heads are instructed to ensure that learning resources are distributed to all teachers and learners and no printed learning resource should remain in the stockroom. Excess inventory should be reported for re-allocation to nearby schools in need. Incidental expenses relevant to this activity will be charged from the school MOOE subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations. . For information, guidance, and compliance. JOSE L. DONCILLO, CESO V Schools Division Superintendent / DEPARTMENT ©! JCATION SORSOGON CITY DIVISION RELE ‘Address: Gty Hall Compound, Cabid-an, Sorsogon City, Sorsogon Telefax No. (056) 311-2445, Email Address: sorcoon.city@deped.gov ph MATATAG Website: depedsorsogoncity.mlDepED MATATAG Batang Makabansa Denveraun Hor eDveariow sean ily HANDLI CLEAN HANDS: ‘Always ensure your hands ore clean B before handling books and modules to Prevent transferring dirt, oils, or moisture onto the pages. NO FOOD AND DRINKS. ALLOWED: Refrain from consuming food and drinks near books and modules to prevent ‘accidental spills and stains. ee BOOKMARKS: ‘courage students to use bookmarks or seholders instead of folding pages to mark ir progress. This minimizes weor and tear ‘on the pages. GENTLE HANDLING: Teach students to turn pages carefully to ‘ovoid tearing or creasing. Demonstrate how 7p tohandle books gently, especially when they ‘ore new or have delicate bindings. COVER PROTECTION: “Use book covers or sleeves to protect books from dust, moisture, and other potential hazards. Reinforce the Importance of keeping covers intact. PENCIL, NOT PEN: Encourage students to use pencils for underlining or highlighting important points. Ink pens and markers can bleed = through pages and diminish reodability for future users. a £B Rerowwey ~ G REMINDERS CLEAN SURFACES: Ensure that desks and workspaces are clean before placing books and modules on = them. Dirt and debric on surfaces can a ‘transfer to the resources. REPORT DAMAGES: “If you come across any damaged books or modules, promptly report them to your teacher. Timely repairs can prevent further deterioration, TEACH RESPONSIBILITY: Educate students about the Importance of respecting shored resources. Foster a sense of responsibility and ownership in taking care of books and modules. CLIMATE CONTROL: Store books and modules in a climate= controlled environment to prevent deterioration due to extreme weather conditions. PROPER STORAGE: “Store books and modules in designated areas when not in use. oid leaving them on desks, floors, or In places where they con be easily damaged. PACK BAG: ne Learning resources ore encouraged tobe brought home to cultivate a culture and love for reading ond to teach learners to be responsible book borrowers.