The hardwork and perseverance of the TEAM Grade School brought in an acceptable mean rating of 87%, a +2% compared of last year’s exam mean of 85% and a performance level of 78%, a decrease of 2% compared last year’s PL of 80%.
Term exam has a weighted percentage of 30% in the term grade. This year’s term exam focused more on questions that require understanding, critical thinking, applying, analyzing, evaluating, problem solving, and creating. It is still good to recall and remember (memorize) the concepts and data, but for better and enduring learning, the skills mentioned should be mastered by the learners. Grade school learners should be exposed to this kind of questioning so as to prepare themselves for bigger challenges in secondary and tertiary levels. In this case, 78% of our Grade School learners successfully hurdled the written test.
High five to the grade school pupils! Your hardwork paid much this time. Aim more this term.
Understand Better the HCEC Curriculum
Curriculum is the totality of what is being given to the learners in school. These are the written and unwritten course of studies designed to fit in the vision-mission of the school.
The written course of study which is the Subject Matter Budget of HCEC is a product of research and benchmarking to national and international educational standards. The lessons given to the HCEC learners are not the entire things found in a particular text book. There is no text book that will supply all the needed topics and skills required set by the standards the school is setting.
HCEC does not settle with what the minimum learning competencies set by the Department of Education (Take a look at this. In public schools, Science starts in grade 3, in HCEC, Science starts in Preschool.) The school owes it to the studentry to offer more for the belief that learners can achieve more if given more.
Don’t be surprised or sometimes upset if you find the lessons in the PIK not in your child’s text books. Research, research, research will help your child become better learner and eventually a competent individual.
HCEC has proven its worth for years: High acceptance rating in Ateneo de Naga, scholarship grants for our top students, yearly admission to Philippine Science High School, commendable performance in secondary schools and in tertiary school, and acceptable rating in Standard Based Assessment.
Total School Ban of Electronic Gadgets and other Toys
Starting on September 14, 2009, electronic toy gadgets in any form will be banned in school. This mandate is caused by alarming reports of teachers on pupils who are spending their spare time playing with PSP, MSP, and other electronic toy gadgets. In school, children are encouraged to use their time productively. Break times are lessened so as to regulate the use of time in school and to direct the energies and stamina into activities that will give them better output. Considering the harmful effects of these gadgets in the mental development of children, the school has the moral responsibility over the children to teach the correct values and practices.
Pupils are encouraged to use their time productively through:
1. reading books
2. working on their BTAs and assignments
3. creative chatting- a kind of brain storming or sharing of ideas on specific topic
group study
4. playing restful games like scrabble, etc.
Bringing these gadgets in school is posing dangers to the owners in case of loses and temptations to those who do not have such gadgets.
We respect the parents’ decision to provide this kind of toys to their kids but let us reserve the use of this at home.
Self-Discipline and Parents’ Support will make us successful in this campaign.
Who and what to memorize?
Don’t be overwhelmed with the seemingly endless literary pieces to be memorized by the children. Yes, there are quite a number of them BUT only those WHO CAN DO IT are included in the elimination. The declamation piece assigned to each level is part of the recitation in English; if delivery during recitation passed the set standard and within what we call performance level, the pupil (s) will be included in the elimination round.
We also have the MYTHICAL WORLD OF MT. OLYMPUS where pupils are invited to go on audition with their memorized famous lines of the character of the gods/ goddesses of their choice, but this is not compulsory, this is voluntary in nature and those WHO CAN may join.
Memorization is a skill easily mastered at an early stage. Young brains are absorbent and have the capacity to recall and memorize the info given. Don’t get upset if there are so many things to be memorized, instead, take it as a challenge to your child. Memory and recall skills can enhance brain development.
