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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Guindaruhan National High School traditionally holds school-based Sinulog Festival every year
The popular school-based Sinulog Festival is held every year in this learning institution. It is a kind of commitment and a kind of devotion to Sr. Santo Niňo. In Cebu Province Division, almost all public and private schools celebrate Sinulog Festival; in fact, the festival is characterized by a school parade to be led by the faculty, along with the groups of students from different levels (first year to fourth year levels) – students and teachers are finding themselves in the streets or corners in Brgy. Guindaruhan by dancing the so-called school-based Sinulog. After the very famous Sinulog Festival that takes place annually in Cebu City, the school-based Sinulog will follow. This Sinulog dance is now the traditional and ritual dance practice in honor of Sr. Santo Niňo right here in Guindaruhan National High School which is situated in Minglanilla, Cebu.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Participation in the 16th Celebration of the French Language and Francophonie
Généralement, les gens qui savant peu parlent beaucoup, et les gens qui savant beaucoup parlent peu. - Rousseau
Il y a deux manières d'être malheureux: ou désirer ce que l'on n'a pas, ou posséder ce que l'on désirait. - Louys
Le plus grand faible des hommes, c'est l'amour qu'ils ont de la vie. - Molière
Amour veut tout sans nombre, amour n'a point de loi. - Pierre de Ronsard
The 16th Celebration of the French Language and Francophonie has been actively participated in by both 3rd year and 4th year students of Minglanilla National Science High School spearheaded by their French teacher Dr. Ermetes F. Adolfo, Jr. The Francophonie festival was held at the Alliance Francaise de Cebu at QC Pavilion, Lahug, Cebu city.
6 public schools in Region VII were mandated to join in this activity through a national memorandum sent by Usec. Yolanda S. Quijano dated February 17, 2011 which pertains to the 16th Celebration of the French Language and Francophonie.
This is spearheaded by the Embassy of France, Alliance Francaise de Manille, Ecole Francaise de Manille and the Association of French Language.
The theme for this year's celebration is "Solidarity" with the slogan Dis-moi 10 mots, qui nous relient (Tell me 10 words that connect us), which is about how the French language connects people and builds bridges between them.
This event was held simultaneously in NCR at the De La Salle University, Taft Avenue, Manila and in Region VII at Alliance Francaise de Cebu last March 12, 2011, Saturday at 10 a.m.
In a memorandum signed by the Regional Director IV Recaredo G. Borgonia, he enjoined to all concerned, especially the students and teachers in SPFL-French to participate in the event by presenting a creative performance in French during the French Language Day and Francophonie.
The memo also said Regional/Division SPFL-French coordinators and concerned School Heads are encouraged to grace the event to show support to the program.
Borgonia said the performances will be judged on the following criteria: creativity, humor, costume, pronunciation of French words and team spirit. He added that the prizes will be awarded to the best performances per category. The contest mechanics indicated as follows:
1. Performances can be in a form of a theater play, dance, musical, movie, exhibition or any original performance that the school can think of;
2. Performances must be in French;
3. Each performance should integrate at least 3 out of 10 words in the Dis-moi 10 mots, qui nous relient as follows: accueillant, agapes, avec, choeur, complice, cordee, fil, hamonieusement, main, reseauter;
4. Performances must not exceed 10 minutes; and
5. Maximum of 7 students are preferably allowed per performance.
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Guindaruhan National High School Dance Troupe 2013
Watch the videos as you can see also the dance moves performed by the selected students and alumni of Guindaruhan National High School, otherwise known as GNHS Dance Troupe--for their Valentine's Day Presentation showdown 2013.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Guindaruhan National High School Teachers Stick to the Comprehensive and Fundamental Principles, Strategies, Methods and Techniques of Teaching
The professional qualities, learning
products, domains, principles, and needs of teachers...
I have read different explanations
from the various authors since they unanimously agreed in one definition that professional
qualities refer to the teacher’s knowledge of the subject matter to be taught,
his understanding of psychological and educational principles, theories and
concepts of the pedagogical methods and strategies as well as his high regard and
appreciation to the teaching profession.
The learning products
The learning products or qualities are
imbued with the outcomes of learning such as cognitive, affective and
psychomotor domains of learning. In fact, the learning products are very
important along with the professional qualities of teacher as a friend, a
counselor, a model and a parent surrogate, a facilitator of learning, a
motivator, a classroom manager, and an evaluator of students’ performance.
The teaching profession must be
associated with the needs of teachers who have possessed with professional
qualities. The needs must encompass the following: positive atmosphere in a
class wherein the students are very attentive and responsive to the discussion
and some other related activities to be done inside the classroom; fair
treatment among the students and the teacher himself in day-to-day living and
teaching; firmness and understanding from their superiors; recognition for
their contributions as far as effective teaching and humane lesson application
are concerned; and chance for professional growth.
In the field of education, most of
us believe that teaching is a multifaceted human activity for it entails a wide
range of teaching approaches, interactions, planning, organizational
arrangement and material resources that transpire within the four walls of the
classroom and in the teaching-learning process.
Another view holds that effective
teaching is the act of providing diverse activities that facilitate learning.
Brown and Thornton have delineated certain distinctions between teaching and
educational information-giving. According to them, both of these
teaching-learning functions are indispensable, but they are not the same. They
have distinct functions on how a certain student learns fast with a right
approach, the other one learns very fast with memorization and the last one
seems to absorb everything with conceptualization of the teaching-learning
process.
Principles of teaching should be stressed
out in order to be aware of the positive outlooks, teaching-learning situations,
and efficiencies at all times in classroom activities. Furthermore, the
principles of teaching are stipulated herein by the various authors in the
teaching profession, thus giving emphasis to the importance of five principles
of teaching: 1) respect for the individual; 2) democracy as a way of life; 3)
providing suitable conditions for the development and maintenance of a sound
personality; 4) improving group living in the classroom; and 5) improving the
classroom environment.
Best approach of effective teaching
Through these principles, an
effective teacher must have the best approach of teaching that gives him the
nature by imparting knowledge to the students with dynamism and right strategy in
class or method of teaching. It points out how a lesson is to be developed, and
to be technically formulated in order for the students to take part and to pave
the way for effective learning processes with the extent of participation in a
classroom setting.
Thus, it is indispensable for the
teachers to take cognizance of the moral duties and responsibilities,
especially when they face students with various family backgrounds just to
share content-knowledge, must use every precious time with the students, to get
along with them by sharing current events or information, to teach them how to think
well, to open the door to varied experiences in life, and to impinge on their
hearts so that classroom situation makes the teaching-learning enjoyable and
meaningful.
The effective teachers must have the
mastery of the subject matter. In order for them to gain the mastery of the
subject matter, they have to know first the fundamental rules or principles of teaching.
The mastered contents or subject matters should be readied beforehand before
imparting knowledge to their students. Teachers should encourage their students
to ask questions, to give their viewpoints, reactions or comments.
There are also other ways in order
for them to become very effective in teaching to their students: 1) in all
teaching activities, motivation is at all times a part or should always be a
part of teaching because students do not learn as much as they do without
motivation; 2) it should be followed by a step-by-step level of questioning
from literal level to interpretative level and from metaphorical level to evaluative
level; and 3) it is a lecture because it is considered an
effective method of communication to be utilized by the teachers.
The search is on for 10 outstanding public high school students
The search is on for the 2012-2013
Kabayan Ten Outstanding Public School (TOPS) students who will be the beacon in
encouraging the Filipino youth to excel and lead the way towards genuine public
service.
The awards which consist of Academic
Excellence and Exemplary Leadership categories are open to all currently
enrolled fourth year public high school students nationwide.
The awards will give recognition to
public high school students who, despite facing challenging circumstances, have
achieved success in academic works and student leadership.
Aside from medals, certificates and
cash awards, the winners will also enjoy full college scholarship in
participating schools, including the payment of miscellaneous fees plus a
monthly allowance during the entire duration of the college course.
For the Kabayan Academic Excellence
Awards, there will be four winners, one each from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and
the National Capital Region. There will also be four winners in the Kabayan
Exemplary Leadership Award, one each from the four major regions.
There will also be two winners for
the Kabayan Special Achievement Award which shall be chosen by the national
level search committee from among the 40 national finalists who passed the
school and division level searches.
The deadline of submission of
nomination at the school level is November 16, 2012 and December 21 for the
division level search. The awarding ceremony is set on March 11, 2013.
The award is presented by the
Kabayan Noli de Castro Foundation, Inc., DepEd, SM Foundation, Inc., Rotary
Club of Makati West, Rotary Club of Midtown Quezon City and JobsDB.com.
Inquiries to the program may be
emailed to kabayan.foundation@yahoo.com, scholarship@sm-foundation.org
and cscaportal@gmail.com.
Source: DepEd Press Release dated September 20, 2012
Source: DepEd Press Release dated September 20, 2012
The Effects of Mass Media: Definition of Terms
GNHS conducted a survey of mass media to
private school
The following terms utilized in the
school mass media study are defined operationally:
Mass media may
refer to the instruments accessed by the students of the University of the
Visayas-Minglanilla Campus in making contact with someone for the sake of
acquiring or disseminating information. It could be in the simplest form like
the books to the most complicated ones like the computer-generated equipment.
These sorts of instruments expressed various degrees of influence to the
students, commencing with less to the most critical stage, thereby, presenting
themselves as a threat to the society’s moral conduct.
Mass media-disoriented respondents are the group of students of the University of the
Visayas-Minglanilla Campus, aged 11.75 – 12.75 years old, who were the
respondents of this study. They were not exposed and/or exposed to only limited
media. They have no orientation to the modern media that they tend to pattern
their lives based on the dictates of their own judgment of what is wrong or
what is right—has something to do as the elders of the society who would accept
and appreciate. These sorts of respondents tend to show a zero degree of
influence of mass media as shown also in their answers to the test that was
entirely conducted.
Mass media-less oriented respondents are the group of students of the University of the
Visayas-Minglanilla Campus, aged 12.75 – 14.25 years old, who were the
respondents of this study. They were exposed but not well-acquainted with the
different forms of mass media. Their orientation to the different mass media
seemed not to be always dominant in their actions and to be revealed in their
reactions to the tests given to the respondents in diverse situations.
Mass media-oriented respondents are the group of students of the University of the
Visayas-Minglanilla Campus, aged 14.25 – 16.5 years old, who were the
respondents of this study. They were exposed and well-acquainted with the
different forms of mass media. The orientation that they have from the media
was explicitly revealed by their reactions to the tests given which could tell
the high degree of influence that the media have really affected their lives.
Moral recovery
may refer to the process by which the deteriorating moral standards of students
of the University of the Visayas-Minglanilla Campus; besides, subject to this
study is being assessed for the purpose of rehabilitating with the application
of the most appropriate strategy for its recovery. It is for this reason that
the morale of the faculty and school administrators will continue boosting and
continue teaching the students in order to produce morally upright individuals,
and they are competent enough to face the morally deteriorated society. This
will be done through the inculcation of values education in every subject
matter in which the students are expected to acquire and appreciate the value
of the Filipino cultural-traditional heritage, thus developing a sense of
vigilance and having the necessary attitude towards the mass media.
Posttest refers to the
test given to the respondents classified as being mass media-oriented, less
oriented and disoriented. This test was composed of questions intended for the
whole sample group in order to determine on what the actions are motivated by
each other after a certain situation is manifested in the whole study of mass
media. The results of this test would determine the degree and rate of
difference among the representative samples, as well as the necessary actions
to aid the campaign on mass media education inside the University of the
Visayas-Minglanilla Campus.
Pretest refers to the
test given to the respondents of the University of the Visayas-Minglanilla
Campus after the acquisitions of data from the school’s guidance counselor. The
result of the test would serve as the basis for the classification of the
respondents and would determine what sort of questions would be asked later,
applicable to all the respondents.
Quasi-experimental method
refers to the type of method in an experimental research where the researchers
employed only in a single set of subjects from the University of the
Visayas-Minglanilla Campus, High School Department, as the respondents of the
research. The experiment was also conducted inside the school campus in a
definite time frame for the posttest and the pretest by the different
respondents classified as mass media-oriented, less oriented and disoriented
respondents.
Researcher-made-instrument refers to the instrument prepared by the researchers of this
study as the medium for acquiring the necessary information. The acquisitions
of acts were dealt with…using the researchers’ own initiatives through the
implementation of suitably designed instruments.
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What's your notion of the perfect vacation? For many people, it's spending days on the pool, listening to the splash waves pounding on the water. And if you're a swimming pool-lover, sooner or later you'll find yourself somewhere where Filipino is spoken. Pools are awesome! What could be better than a dip in the pool and fun in the sun? But remember the pool's sides and bottom are usually made of concrete, and rock-hard materials. A slip or fall could be painful and dangerous. So, we have to be very careful. Splashing, wading, and paddling — it must mean a great day in the water. Playing at the beach, at a water park, by a lake, or in a pool can be a real treat on a hot day.
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The place represents the beauty of nature...hey, my name is J-han. I used to spend my holidays on the swimming pool. There is a beautiful pool in my hometown. It takes approximately 2 hours from the rural area by car to reach it. I used to go there with my family and sometimes with my friends also. By all accounts, swimming is a lot of fun, but drowning is a real danger. Even kids like me and my sister who know how to swim can drown so, let's be careful and find out how to stay safe in the water.
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According to research study, cold winters and cool summers caused by the air masses result in extreme temperature variations and a low energy budget for the plant communities found here. Most of the precipitation occurs during warm months, and the air and soils are moist in comparison to the non-forested landscapes. Soils that have developed from glacial till and loess now thinly overlay the Philippine shield. Species that succeed in this environment have adaptations that economize on energy--both temperature and sunlight--and on nutrient requirements. This adaptation avoids the necessity for producing a full crop of new leaves every spring, and it also allows photosynthesis for extended periods of the year. Species that occur in the boreal hardwoods, such as trembling aspen, balsam poplar and paper birch, have special adaptations to withstand temperatures below -30° Fahrenheit.
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Further research study said that the canopy layer of a forest community may be seen as being the primary buffer between atmospheric conditions and the communities below; it bears the brunt of wind and temperature extremes, and is the first beneficiary of sunlight. Forest pine canopies may be dominated by coniferous, deciduous, or mixed coniferous-hardwood species. forest pine communities are characteristic of the cold area. After a disturbance in the coniferous forest, such as logging or burning, the canopy opening favors deciduous species, with their higher rates of photosynthesis. Aspen and paper birch pioneer such areas, and they may in turn be followed by mixed hardwood and coniferous trees in a zone of intergrading communities. Pine hardwood stands of basswood, yellow birch, and associated species develop on mesic uplands. On drier sites in the south and west portions of the forest, pine communities are more common.
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In addition to the research, beneath the canopy layer, shrubs vary locally in density. Seedlings and saplings of canopy pine trees bide their time in the shade; when a canopy tree falls, these young trees inherit the sunlight they need to succeed to canopy status themselves. Shrub-level species include beaked hazel, mountain maple, honeysuckle, and dogwood, along with others associated with specific soils and canopies. Variation of shrub density within the forest significantly affects the habitat and diversity of animal species.