SUMMER CLASS 2009 CLOSING PROGRAM ON MAY 22
Summer classes are coming to an end. LPS will hold its annual closing program to award the students who attended the summer classes the certificate of attendance. The program is set on May 22, 2009, Friday at eight ‘o clock in the morning onwards. The students from the tutorial classes give a dance number, while Corina from the Journalism class renders a song number. Mussaenda Sabarias serves as emcee. Miss Rosa Aguirre, English teacher, gives the welcome address, Mrs. Emma C. Ventura, school founder and principal gives the keynote address. She, with the school president, Dr. Wilbur B. Ventura, Sr., awards the certificates. Mrs. Zenaida B. Quintos, Guidance Counselor, closes the program. Parents are required to participate in this program.
Summer classes are coming to an end. LPS will hold its annual closing program to award the students who attended the summer classes the certificate of attendance. The program is set on May 22, 2009, Friday at eight ‘o clock in the morning onwards. The students from the tutorial classes give a dance number, while Corina from the Journalism class renders a song number. Mussaenda Sabarias serves as emcee. Miss Rosa Aguirre, English teacher, gives the welcome address, Mrs. Emma C. Ventura, school founder and principal gives the keynote address. She, with the school president, Dr. Wilbur B. Ventura, Sr., awards the certificates. Mrs. Zenaida B. Quintos, Guidance Counselor, closes the program. Parents are required to participate in this program.
Voltaire Ventura
ENROLLMENT GOING ON; CLASSES START ON JUNE 8
Enrollment for school year 2009-2010 is now going on for old, new, and transferee students. In connection, Mrs. Zenaida Quintos, Guidance Counselor; Mrs. Nelia Lanip, Mathematics teacher; and Mrs. Alicia Tanghal, Science teacher started the enrollment drive to encourage children from Bay, Los Baños, Calauan, and Pila to enroll in LPS. The requirements for the enrollment are:
- Birth Certificate
- Good Moral Character
- Report Card (transfer students)
- Reservation Fee
Students are required to take the LPS assessment test in Science, English and Math. The school offers scholarship grants to valedictorians, salutatorians, and honorable mentions. Classes start on June 8, Monday, a week later for further preparation of classrooms.
Mussaenda Sabarias
UPCAT REVIEW IN PROGRESS
LPS conducts an UPCAT (University of the Philippines College Admission Test) Review for incoming fourth year students. This review started last April 6,2009 to the first week of August 2009. There were 22 students who regularly attended this summer class. The review served as an edge to pass UPCAT and other college Admission Tests as well as for the NCAE (National Career Assessment Examination). The reviewers are Mrs. Alicia Tanghal (Biology and Earth Science), Mrs. Nelia Lanip (Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry and Physics), Miss Rosa Aguirre (English Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Literature, Writing, and Filipino) and Miss Liz Joy Garcia (Chemistry). The fourth year students will continue the review with series of pretests, discussions and post-tests from June to August.
Nikki Estenor
JOURNALISM CLASS IN SUMMER 2009
Summer class in Journalism started last April 13, 2009 Monday at Little People’s School which was handled by Dr. Wilbur B. Ventura, Sr., School President, and Miss Rosa Aguirre, English teacher. This aimed to improve English grammar, writing skills and penmanship of students. It also opened the door for the aspiring writers to be part of VISION Newsletter. Journalism class emphasized the topics such as, parts of speech, verbal phrases, sentence diagramming, improving sentences and introduced fresh ideas on how to write news, editorials, features, and literary articles. Students who attended were Sheena Jean de Jesus and Mushenda Sabarias (Second Year); Nikki Estenor (First Year), Voltaire Ventura (Grade Five), Matthew Silab and Corina Faye Rosario (Grade Four). Journalism class as well as the other summer classes will end on May 22, 2009, Friday with a Closing Program. VISION Student Edition will serve as the final output for Journalism students. This group of students will continue to handle the VISION Editorial Staff up to August, 2009 to give way for the regular members to review for UPCAT.
Corina Faye Rosario
TUTORIAL CLASSES
The tutorial classes pre-elementary, primary and high school students started last April 13 2009,Monday and ends on May 22,2009, Friday at LPS. Tutorial classes help the student to read, write well, to add, count and subtract numbers correctly. The students who took the tutorial classes were Arvin Joseph S. Anda , Matt Zimri Sabarias ,Kim Marianne Manzanero, and Allysa Joy Manzarilla under Mrs. Alicia Tanghal who taught the subjects Reading, Writing, and Mathematics. One of the new teachers, Miss Melody Uichangco handled Vernon Ventura the Filipino subject every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Also, she taught Mark David Ebron, an incoming Grade one pupil. Likewise, Mr. Jayrick Borgoños, taught John Rogienel N. Morcoso; Mr. Mark Lyndon Rafer on Mark David Ebron and Clyde Adrian B. Quintos; and Mr. Monciar Negrete on Deborah Kristy Grace P. Racoma and Dan Morris Edward.
Meanwhile, two newly hired teachers supervise tutorial classes in English and Math for High School students. These were Miss Madel dela Cruz in English and Mr. Jay Rick Borgonos Math. This aimed to help the students to improve their reading, writing, and grammar in both subjects. The class was composed of Jezmael Lanip and Ralph Santos, incoming second year students and Ayumi Fukuda, an incoming third year student.
Matthew Silab
NEW TEACHERS
- Miss Madel dela Cruz, English teacher, is both beautiful inside and out. She is a 20 year old graduate from Laguna State Polytechnic University- San Pablo City Campus with the course of Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English. She finished high school at Col. Lauro D. Dizon Memorial National High School and graduated in San Pablo Central School for her elementary. She lives in Dagatan Boulevard, San Pablo City, Laguna. Miss dela Cruz is beautiful inside. She has kind attitude especially when I see her always smiling at people. She also talks softly to her little students to whom she exerts effort and patience. Aside from being beautiful inside, she is also beautiful outside. She has round and black eyes, pointed nose, red lips, and straight hair. Also, she stands like a beauty queen.
- Miss Melody Uichangco is a new Filipino teacher in LPS who is just 19 years old. She lives at 307 Limdico Street, Balayhangin, Calauan, Laguna. She studied and finished her course, Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Filipino, at Laguna State Polytechnic University- San Pablo City Campus; high school at Dayap National High School; and elementary at Balayhangin Elementary School. I can say that Miss Uichangco is a hardworking teacher because she always reads books and does her best in teaching. She is good because she answers politely when ask by her little students.
- Mr. Mark Lyndon Rafer, Social Studies teacher, was born at Labo, Camarines Sur on July 5, 1987. His parents are Mr. Manuel Rafer and Mrs. Rebecca Rafer. He finished Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Social Studies at Camarines Norte State College last April 10, 2008. He studied high school at Vinzon’s Pilot High School and elementary at Labo Elementay School. He said “I hope my students will cooperate with me in my daily discussion.” Mr. Rafer passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) which he took April 2009.
- Mr. Jayrick Borgoños is a new Mathematics teacher. He was born on October 14, 1988. He lives at 157 Brgy. Bangyas, Calauan, Laguna. He is a 20-year old graduate of Laguna State Polytechnic University- Sta. Cruz Campus with the degree of Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Mathematics. He is the second child of Mr. Narciso Borgoños, farmer, and Mrs. Necida Borgoños, housewife. He expects to establish good relationship with his fellow teachers and students in this coming school year.
- LPS hired a new TLE teacher from Laguna State Polytechnic University- San Pablo City-Campus with the course of Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Architectural Drafting. He is Mr. Monciar Negrete, 20-year-old who lives in Calihan San Pablo City, Laguna. He is the eldest child of Mr. Melchor Negrete, driver, and Mrs. Evelyn Negrete, housewife. He was born on October 16, 1988. He studied at San Pablo College in high school while at San Pablo City Central School in elementary. He won many drawing contests before, a proof that he has a heart for arts and crafts. He stands 5’5’’ tall and weighs 120 lbs. He loves cooking, baking, drawing, and dancing.
Mussaenda Sabarias, Sheena Jean de Jesus, Charlotte Nikki Estenor,
Voltaire Ventura, Corina Faye Rosario and Matthew Silab
EDITORIAL: WHY I TOOK SUMMER CLASS?
LPS offers many sessions of summer classes every vacation like tutorial class, Journalism class and Review class for UPCAT. I took summer class in Journalism so that my difficulties in writing long compositions will be hastened and I chose going to school while learning rather than staying at home.
During my past school years here at LPS, I’ve always found little difficulties in writing paragraphs and essays especially in widening my ideas to expand my compositions. These were the main reasons why I attended Journalism Class this vacation. By this, I learned how to find ways on how to solve my problems in writing better essays such as using modification, subordination, and compounding. My two teachers also taught us on how to improve our English Grammar. We studied on how to write news articles, which will be published in our newsletter in school called VISION. We always wrote and wrote the whole morning so that even my penmanship was practiced. I believed that practice makes perfect so I can see now my improvements in writing long essays. My ability in writing compositions now is better than the last time. Journalism was a big help for us who are only beginners. It sharpened our skills in writing good compositions and also in thinking ideas. I’m happy that in our young age, we are now already practiced in writing long and meaningful essays and paragraphs. Through this, it will be easy for us when we were college students already.
Sheena Jean de Jesus
Time is important so I chose to attend Journalism Class in our school rather than spending my whole day staying at house. I’m satisfied that this was my daily habit this vacation because attending Journalism Class helped me a lot. I’m bored in our house because there was nothing to do instead of watching movies, sleeping and some other activities that I know was not as important compared as attending Journalism Class. Likewise, I realized that those activities I usually do in house could also be done after the class in Journalism because it was only half-day. In this activity, my time was managed well; nothing was wasted because I spent my vacation with worthy activities. Many told me that I had only short time for enjoying my self for vacation, but attending Journalism Class for me was enjoyable because I also found new friends here who were younger than me.
These reasons made me attend Journalism Class this vacation. I know it will be a big help for me especially in my English subject because I can also apply all my knowledge in Journalism Class here. I’m excited to see all my improvements. I hope to become a good writer someday.
Mussaenda Sabarias
I took many summer classes before like the writing class and the hip-hop class. Now I joined summer class in Journalism to improve my penmanship and to learn how to write long essays.
I need to improve my penmanship because other people hardly understand my writing. Since Journalism requires a lot of writing, that is the perfect class to practice my penmanship. It also is a tough challenge because the editor will think that one word is another. I also need to write clearly and faster so I can finish earlier.
Also I need to learn how to write essays. Writing essays is very important especially when you are writing a book. Essays are also useful in writing contracts, making very strict rules, making instruction, and making plans. There are also stories with a lot of essays about great people like Albert Einstein, Alexander the Great, and even Aristotle. Writers like J.K. Rowling, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Dr. Jose P. Rizal also use essays. I want to be like these people. Therefore, I joined summer class to improve my writing skill.
Voltaire Ventura
Every student had his own reason why they joined summer class. I took summer class because I want to learn many things in writing composition.
I took summer class in Journalism because I want to learn many things in writing composition. I improved my sentences in Journalism class because Miss Aguirre taught us different topics such as the patterns in writing good sentences and sentence diagramming. Also, I learned how to write good paragraphs and essays. In this class, methods in expanding sentences like by modification, by subordination and by compounding were being taught. I already wrote several compositions to determine if I improved or not.
In addition, I also learned the different kinds of paragraph like descriptive paragraph to describe; narrative paragraph to narrate; and expository paragraph to explain the topic. Knowing and improving my knowledge in writing paragraphs were essential for an incoming first year student like me. It would be easy for me to write paragraphs and essays because I already had the idea about them. Because of summer class, I learned many things. So, I thanked summer class because I gained many ideas in writing.
Nikki Estenor
Every vacation Little People’s School offers summer classes for the students who want to improve their skills in writing, reading, solving problems and others. Some students took summer classes like me. I attended the summer class in Journalism because I want to improve my writing skills and I want to be part of VISION Editorial Staff.
I want to improve my writing skills so I attended this summer class. In Journalism class, I will know more in writing. I need to read Dictionaries and newspapers to improve my articles. Now, I feel better in writing paragraphs, sentences, essays and many others because of our teachers Miss Rosa Aguirre and Dr. Wilbur B. Ventura Sr., our school President who taught us how to write paragraphs, essays and sentences everyday. Topics such as parts of speech, sentence diagramming and expansion of ideas were taught to give us the basic knowledge in writing.
Also, I want to be part of VISION Editorial Staff because I want to be an Editor – in – Chief someday like my big sisters in Journalism; Arian, Sheena, Claire and other who were trained to be good in writing articles. Another reason is I also want to be a journalist someday, a writer for the Philippines.
Journalism sets a good example of a summer class here at LPS because it will improve writing skills. I enjoyed learning how to write here in my first ever summer class.
Corina Faye Rosario
FEATURE: LIFE at LPS
One night in our overnight camping, we all couldn’t sleep, so, we decided to play a game. We played “Spin the Bottle”. When the bottle pointed out to a person, he/she should tell a secret. It was fun because each of us revealed our secrets. Even I myself had no choice but to tell my secrets that I kept for a long time. But, Erika, our group mate, spilled out many secrets because the bottle pointed on her direction many times. That night, I was happy for I had the chance to get closer to my group mates but we promised not to tell anyone these secrets.
Sheena Jean de Jesus
When I was in grade 1, I had a classmate who was not talking at all so we did not become close to each other. Years passed, when we were already in grade 5, I had a chance to talk with her one day. Then I realized that she was kind and easy to be with; also polite and honest. She respect elders and tells the truth when I’m asking her something. She was not boastful. Afterwards, we became friends and after many experiences that we were together, we became best friends. Until now, she is a true friend of mine. We share secrets and also problems. For me, she is a secret box who will keep secrets as secrets. I did not expect that she would be my best friend. Her name is Abiegail Aldana, who remains as my classmate up to now.
Mussaenda Sabarias
Last March 13, 2009, at 9:00 am, in front of the LPS stage my classmates and I danced the theme song of Voltes Five. I had two classmates who were not able to join the dance, Exequiel and Jary, because their costumes were not painted and were destroyed by rats. The dance was fast and a little hard to master. My costume had silver arms and legs, black legs, a torso colored silver and red, and a helmet colored red, blue, yellow, and gray. The audience liked it but it was too fast, so they made us repeat it. We danced again while the audience clapped loudly.
Voltaire Ventura
My most unforgettable experience was when we were in grade four. It was November 15, 2006 when we failed in Mr. Escondo ’s HELE subject. That time we were doing our project when I stood beside the door to look for Mr. Escondo. I didn’t expect that Zyrah, Joshua, Neil and Jayson would follow me. A few seconds later, we did not notice that Mr. Escondo saw us and said: ”Why are you standing beside the door?” We were nervous so we couldn’t answer, Mr. Escondo got angry because we were not doing anything. So, when the bell rang we went back to our room, to get our things while our classmate were discussing what Mr. Escondo did to us. The following day, Mr. Escondo had told of and allowed us to attend his subject again. I learned to behave in class and followi teacher ‘s instruction.
Nikki Estenor
My friends and I joined the camping last February. That night we woke up at 11;00 O’clock P.M. My friends and I sat on the chairs, cracked jokes and told some stories. Later on Ira, one of my teammates, told us there was a man looking at us from the second year room and he was smiling. It was a white figure! We felt very scary but one of the students from the other team said: ”Don’t look at that man and don’t be scared because it was only a white light. Slowly we regained our confidence. We learned not to think scary things. Instead, we just pray to calm us down.
Corina Faye Rosario
One day my friends and I were playing Bum Sack here at LPS. I ran out the shortcut with my friends. I accidentally fell on the ground. My hands bled so I sat down. My cousin helped me to get up and return to our room. I touched and washed it, which made me feel the pain then I wrapped a towel on my hand. The next day, it was already healed so we played again but I didn’t run at that time anymore.
Matthew Silab
With Open Arms
It seems like only yesterday when I first witnessed my fourth year student to receive their diploma on stage and that was year 2007. Now, it’s another school year, 2009-2010. I can imagine how time really flies so quickly. I feel very glad to write this article to welcome another batch of intelligent and responsible students who will be honed to help our motherland grow.
This is my 4th year in teaching here in LPS. I considered this place as my comfort zone. In my years of teaching, I’ve seen people who come and leave this place. It’s saddening on my part for I already established tight bond with them. But, I know that it’s the reality of life. I learned to accept it. Yes, accepting the fact that whenever something goes, there’s another to come. This is true for this new school year- a fresh 10 months for everybody, I start to see new students, new faces who will not only fill the vacant seats but also add another colorful stories in LPS.
The school worked hard to encourage parents and students to enroll and to start building a new and better study habits here in LPS. This institution is not just a place for studying; this is the home of quality education. It offers a curriculum that will train and mold young minds to ready them in the next chapters of their lives. It hires teachers who are capable of giving the best education for students. Most especially, a family who knows how a child should be raised and taught owns this school.
As the adviser of VISION, I want to welcome with open arms all the students, parents, and others who choose LPS to be their partner in education. Thank you and God Bless!
It seems like only yesterday when I first witnessed my fourth year student to receive their diploma on stage and that was year 2007. Now, it’s another school year, 2009-2010. I can imagine how time really flies so quickly. I feel very glad to write this article to welcome another batch of intelligent and responsible students who will be honed to help our motherland grow.
This is my 4th year in teaching here in LPS. I considered this place as my comfort zone. In my years of teaching, I’ve seen people who come and leave this place. It’s saddening on my part for I already established tight bond with them. But, I know that it’s the reality of life. I learned to accept it. Yes, accepting the fact that whenever something goes, there’s another to come. This is true for this new school year- a fresh 10 months for everybody, I start to see new students, new faces who will not only fill the vacant seats but also add another colorful stories in LPS.
The school worked hard to encourage parents and students to enroll and to start building a new and better study habits here in LPS. This institution is not just a place for studying; this is the home of quality education. It offers a curriculum that will train and mold young minds to ready them in the next chapters of their lives. It hires teachers who are capable of giving the best education for students. Most especially, a family who knows how a child should be raised and taught owns this school.
As the adviser of VISION, I want to welcome with open arms all the students, parents, and others who choose LPS to be their partner in education. Thank you and God Bless!
Miss Rosa Aguirre
Message from Mrs. Emma C. Ventura, Principal
May I take this opportunity to welcome all of you to Little People’s School for school year 2009-2010. I hope and pray for a cordial relationships and fruitful endeavors with you.
I should congratulate Miss Rosa A. Aguirre for coming up with this issue of the VISION Newsletter. Dr. Ventura told me that he did not edit much this issue to show to all of you what our six members of the Journalism class 2009 have accomplished.
We got five new teachers for this school year. We took a long time in screening applicants and I am glad that we got the teachers that we want for our academic program. I asked them to help prepare for learning materials in the form of lecture notes and laboratory manuals, and I am glad that all five of them have contributed their share.
We spent a big part of summer preparing for our learning materials, especially in the lower grade levels, in Science laboratory manuals. I am pleased with the outcome; they may not be as impressive in prints than the commercial books but I am glad that they compete in terms of contents. We better encourage our teachers to write more this year.
Although we hired new teachers, there is nothing to worry about because we retained our best teachers – Mrs. Zenaida B. Quintos, Mrs. Nelia C.Lanip, Miss Rosa A. Aguirre, Mrs. Alice Tanghal, Mrs. Helen M. Martinez, Mrs. Cyrene Caliwagan Salem, Miss Maribil Francisco, Miss Liz Joy Garcia, Vice Mayor Cesar Comia. It would be nice to see how the old group blends with the new ones for this endeavor in education. God bless!
VISION Editorial Staff
Mussaenda G. Sabarias
Sheena Jean A. de Jesus
Charlotte Nikki A. Estenor
Voltaire V. Ventura
Corina Faye D. Rosario
Matthew G. Silab
Miss Rosa A. Aguirre (Adviser)
WELCOME TO ALL NEW AND BALIKBAYAN STUDENTS!
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