Gerardo D. Verano Jr.

Elementary School
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Sangay Falls, Sitio Sikahoy, San Jose , Bislig City

After two years of zero academic noise due to the Pandemic

By: Rexcellen Bernal

After two school years without face to face
classes, the empty rooms and corridors of
Gerardo D. Verano Jr. Elementary School are
now filled with pupils
as the Department of Education (DepEd) has
finally given its go signal for a limited face to
face classes on August 22 for the school year
2022-2023.
Before heading to their respective
classrooms, pupils had to undergo a
temperature check in the school entrance.
Alcohol sprays and face mask were also
placed in the entrance as well as in
classrooms to ensure the disinfection of
students.
The Flag Raising Ceremony was done in the
school ground. GDVES School Principal
Lourdes Esperlyn B. Malazarte. had a
welcome message to all the learners in the
School Year 2022- 2023.
Both the teachers and learners were very
excited and happy to be back in school.
“We are very excited to meet our teachers
and friends after a long time!”, said Hazel,
a Grade 4 pupil.
There still some adjustments but the
learner’s are very eager to learn and
willing to befriend with one another.
The Gerardo D. Verano Elementary
School (GVES) faculty and staff and its
stakeholders formally welcomed all of its
pupils during the beginning of the school
day.
GVES Takes Part in the 2ND
Quarter NSED to Infuse
Earthquake Preparedness
and Disaster Resiliency
By: Baby Heazeal A. Hipal

By: Kimberly B. Bernal

Enrollment in Gerardo D. Verano Jr. Elementary School ha gain way stood below its pre-
pandemic rate. The Department of Education has set August 22, 2022 as the final day for
enrollment in basic education. The total number of students enrolled for this school year
(2022-2023) reached 144. There were 138 students present during the fourth quarter of
last year.
The increase in enrollment has been attributed by educators to pupils who might have
transferred after passing the 2020 academic year. According to figures, 144 pupils will
continue their classes, which indicates a 4% rise from last year's registration. Parents and By: John Laurence Perocho
teachers collaborate to overcome the pandemic's barrier to children's education. Given
that Covid-19's rise has not yet ended, stakeholders and the school community have been
working hard to manage educational survival. A health reminder during this time
of dengue outbreak
By: Rexcellen B. Bernal

ENROLLMENT DATA OF SY. 2021-2022 AND 2022-2023

2021-2022 2022-2023 By: Leah Alvar
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26 22 24 20 Modular or Face to Face?
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By: Princess Kyla M. Orias
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Got a trophy! Got a buddy!
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By: Baby Heazeal A. Hipal

PREPAREDNESS: GVES demonstrates preparation for any

potential incident
BISLIG CITY, San Jose -- 120 pupils and faculty members of
Gerardo D. Verano Elementary School participated in the Nationwide
Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on Thursday, June. 9 hold
precisely 9:00 am. The exercise was taken part in GDVES ground.
Relative to the NDRRMC Memorandum 21, s, 2022 titled Conduct of
the CY 2022 Quarterly Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill
activities, all public and private schools through SDRRM Coordinators
are encouraged and directed to participate in the 4th Quarter
Nationwide Simultaneous Earth-quake Drill (NSED) 2022 .
School Coordinator for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Council led by Gladys D. Carreon demonstrated to the faculty and
students the proper responses and procedures in ensuring one's safety
during earthquakes.
“We now know the proper actions to take when there is an earthquake
or even other disaster scenarios that we may experience in the future,
the importance of the continuing conduct of the NSED as a tool to
ensure that pupils and school faculty members are well prepared when In the image is the School Community executing
emergencies like earthquakes strike. GVES should always be ready in earthquake drills. Photos by Sophia C. Potenciando
every circumstance, being prepared is essential ,” Malazarte added.

Physical fitness is the ability of the body to do physical work, which

By: John Laurence Perocho
include cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, and endurance. The
Grade 4 to 6 teachers of GDVES conducted Physical Fitness Test last
September 9, 2022, The 3-Minute Step Test, Push Up, Basic Plank,
Zipper Test, Sit & Reach, Juggling, Hexagon , Agility Test, 40-M
Sprint, and the Stick Drop Test, were among the tests conducted.
It was a 1-day activity where children actively performed each of the
tests conducted by their teacher. The 1-day activity was successfully
done by the teachers and the Grade 4-6 pupils.
For pupils, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and exercise during
the day are associated with elevations in self-esteem, improved
concentration, reductions in depressive symptoms, and improvements
in sleep.
We are all managing stress related issues to the growth of the COVID-
19 pandemic and its potential to threaten the health of ourselves and
In the image are pupils on their track for agility test. our school communities. May we consider using physical activity and
Photos by Sophia C. Potenciando exercise as a strategy to maintain health during this stressful period.
While it may be difficult to find time during the pandemic for consistent
intentional exercise, it is easier to find ways to be physically active.

Intensifying Literacy and Numeracy Skills through Responsive Teaching

By: Kimberly B. Bernal
As the pandemic continues to distress the lives of learners across the land, it seemed to have exacerbated the learning challenges of the learners
in every corner of the world. Gerardo D. Verano Jr. Elementary School teachers and administrator are one with Deped’s call to truly multiply
their responsiveness to the needs of the learners especially to those who have learning problems in this time of outbreak.
“In Bislig 8, just like other districts, is striving to produce a growing body of useful resources to support student learning and well-being
particularly those who have learning problems. They struggled during the modular teaching, they are expected to find the new learning modality
even tougher, “ School Principal Lourdes Malazarte said.
Teachers in GDVES come up with the idea of building reading areas for children where they can comfortably read during lunchtimes or after
classes. Teachers are seeing to it that reading materials and interactive teaching tools are available for students’ use to ensure quality learning
and academic achievement of learners. Innovative mechanisms are also employed to see to it that the progress of learners with learning and
reading problems are closely tracked.
“I am greatly concerned for the learners who manifest difficulty in reading and learning. They need more attention. If we care for those who
perform good or better, those with reading and learning problems need our concern and devotion even more,” ESP Malazarte added.