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Ambray pupils attend workshop Alumni also participated in doing materials for K to 12
DRAW FOR THE
FUTURE. One of
the alumni drawing
some big books for
the kinder pupils,
(photo by: Raven
Lucero)
AMBRAY pupils attended the
seminar-workshop in making big books
and other instructional materials for the
K to 12 program at the library, Jul. 20.
Spearheaded by Mrs. Doris Ortega,
the Ambray Elementary School (AES)
principal, 33 intermediate pupils and 13
primary teachers accomplished different
task in making instructional materials.
The seminar-workshop was closely
monitored by Mrs. Marilyn Capuno, the
EPS-1 in Filipino.
The objective of this event is to
train pupils and teachers to do and
organize instructional materials as
preparation in the K to 12 program.
Also it trained the teachers to draw,
colorize and enhance some instructional
materials like big books, charts, graphs
etc..
Meanwhile, some of the AES former pupils
also participated in the said workshop.
There are a total of 18 alumni who also
donated their outputs to their respective
former advisers.
According to the one of the alumni, they
were thankful that Mrs. Ortega invited them
in this workshop.
“It has been an honor to help our former
school.” said one of them.
All in all, the event was a success,
according to Mrs. Capuno, this event will
also be carry out to other schools in the
different district of San Pablo City.
After the workshop, the participants
enjoyed some merienda prepared by the
AES canteen.
(Rhiannon A. Glorioso)
.AES’s girl scouts join division camping
AMBRAY Elementary School
(AES) joined the three-day GSP
division encampment at Don Enriquez
Bautista Elementary School in San
Francisco District ,
Nov. 15-
17.
With the
t h e m e ,
―Believe,
Belong, Be
More‖, the
s c o u t s
participated
in some
a c t i v i t i e s
that will
develop their
independence and to have discipline in
everything they do.
The objective of the encampment is
to develop their sense of responsibility
to become a good abiding citizen of our
contry.
“He had fun in this encampment
eventhough the activities were hard.”
said Maria Gaeia Perez, one of the
participant.
According to her, they troop
leaders keep them safe during the whole
duration of the encampment.
“The activities were preapared
carefully to be sure that it is safe for us
[girl scouts]. I enjoed different
activities like the campfire, different fun
lectures and of course the art session
which allow us to show our talents like
singing, acting, public speaking and
dancing. She added.
(Hana Andrea Nixie Quinton)
PRACTICE SPEAKING. AES scouts
practicing public speaking during the
division encampment, Nov. 16.
( photo by: Joanne Bulaklak)
DepEd budget gets Senate OK MANILA, Philippines—The Sen-
ate committee on finance on
Wednesday gave its condi-
tional nod to the P336.9-
billion budget of the Depart-
ment of Education (DepEd)
for 2014.
The committee asked the DepEd
to itemize the P37.7-billion lump sum
appropriation for the construction of 43,183 class-
rooms and the hiring of teachers by Oct. 15.
Sen. Francis Escudero, chair of the Senate finance
panel, said committee approval of the DepEd budget
was conditional on their submission of the itemized list
of the classrooms that they will construct, the teachers
they will hire, the classrooms they will repair, the
computers they will buy, and the science and mathe-
matics labs that they will construct.”
During the budget hearing, Sen. Ralph Recto
called for itemized accounts of up to P94-billion lump
sum appropriations.
(http://newsinfo.inquirer.net )
2 News
December 2013
Brainchild
Ambray’s Brainchild conquers DESPC 2013 Eight staffers secured thier slot for the regional schools press conference
E I G H T B r a i n c h i l d
staffers won in the recently
concluded Division Elementary
Schools Press Conference held
at San Pablo City National High
School, Oct. 18.
T he wi n n e r s we r e
Jhoanne Marie Bulaklak (1st
Place Pagkuha ng Larawan),
Maria Gaeia Richie Perez (2nd
place Editorial Writing), Ernalyn
Dungo (2nd place Pagsulat ng
Balitang Agham) Rhiannon
Ianne Glorioso (2nd place-News
Wri t ing) , Vinz Klayzon
Diangkinay (4th place Pagsulat
ng Balitang Isports), Allan
Maghirang (5th place Sports
Writing), Hana Quinton (6th
place Pagsulat ng Balita) and
R a v e n V i c t o r i a Lu c e r o
triumphed in securing the 7th
place in (Photojournalism).
With their victory, they
will secure a spot in the regional
competition that will be held at
Dasmarinas City at January 26-
28, 2014.
The coaches were Mrs.
Simplicidad D. de Lima, Mr.
Romel Ladislao and Mrs.
Kristine Avanzado with the
guidance the AES principal,
Mrs. Doris Ortega.
(Maria Gaeia Richie
Perez)
San Pablo City sustains operations,
monitoring in Yolanda’s aftermath
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna
Nov. 14 (PNA) -– San Pablo City
Mayor Loreto S. Amante
commended members of the City
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council (CDRRMC)
on Thursday who stayed with him
for monitoring and manning the
command post at the city’s One
Stop Processing Center before,
during and in the aftermath of
super twister ―Yolanda.‖
Mayor Amante cited his team
composed of city department heads
of the City Social Welfare and
Development Office Grace D.
Adap; City Agriculture head
Elizabeth M. Eseo;
General Services
Office – Josefina S .
Andal;
DILG City
d i r e c t o r
Marciana S.
Brosas; Head
E x e c u t i v e
Assistant Paul
Michael
M .
C u a d r a ,
C i t y
Planning
O f f i c e r
Vic tor iano Mercado; Ci ty
Treasurer Arjan V. Babani;
Mechanical Engineer Wilfredo A.
Belulia;
Deputy Chief of Police
Rolando Libed; Engineering
Consultant Edgardo A. Malijan
and City DRRM Officer Victor J.
Rivera.
Amante also lauded the
support of the Kabalikat Civic
Com-San Pablo City Chapter and
the City Barangay Communication
C e n t r a l f o r t h e r a d i o
communications support to the
CDRRMC on its monitoring
activities and relief operations.
Mayor Amante and six other
local government chief executives
of Laguna’s 3rd District such as
the towns of Alaminos, Calauan,
Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal and
Victoria also launched their
respective donation campaigns for
the ―Yolanda‖ victims in Leyte,
Iloilo and Panay Island.
Members of the Seven Lakes
Press Corps who also
monitored the pouring in of
support from various sectors
to aid the disaster victims
noted that the local
government units here started
receiving donations in cash,
materials, food stuffs and
other relief goods. (ABC)
Perona tops Hekasi Division Quiz
PRECIOUS Quennie Perona of the Ambray Elementary
School (AES) bested other public schools and bags the first
place in the recently concluded Division Hekasi Quiz Bee
held in San Pablo Central Elementary School, San Pablo
City last Oct. 29.
The contest was joined by 16other public schools in the
division of San Pablo.
The objectives of the contest are to promote academic
excellence in hekasi through camaraderie and sportsmanship
and showcase children’s talent and skills in the said learning
area.
San Pablo Central School got the second place and the
Del Remedio Elementary School got third place.
According to Perona, it was just luck to finish first
because all of the questions given were in her reviewer
given by her coach Mrs. Vilma Perona (who was also her
mother). But Mrs. Perona disagree with her daughter, she
said, “that was not luck it was pure hard work and
willingness to win.”
According to Mrs. Doris B. Ortega, the principal of
AES, Perona’s win in the said contest really proved that
AES is the home for future historian of the country.
“Our pupils won this contest for several years in a row
now that’s why I can say that we are really working hard to
maintain our ranking. I am very proud of Precious and her
coach because, once again, they raised the flag of Ambray.”
Ortega ended. (Hana Quinton)
RSPC ‘14 set in Dasmariñas City
WALK THE TALK. Mayor Amante
talking to his staff during their meeting
for Yolanda’s Victims (photo by: AP)
PUPIL journalists and school paper advisers from the
different divisions will flock to Dasmarinas City, Cavite on
January 26-28 as Region IV - A CALABARZON will conduct
the 2013 Regional Schools Press Conference. The annual
writing competition aims to develop the journalistic skills of
young students and also to select the region’s representative in
the NSPC to be held in Region III.
The theme for this year’s RSPC is Campus Journalism
and Transformational Leadership. (Raven Lucero)
WINNING SHOT.
Jhoanne Mar ie
Bulaklak shooting
her winning shots
during the DESPC
2013.
(photo by: Raven
Lucero)
3 News
December 2013
Brainchild
News Feature
Pupils of San Pablo, commit to protect Mts. Banahaw GONE are the days when
childhood fun equates to
climbing trees and bathing in
rivers.
Today’s children now play
video games during their
pastime, chat with their friends
using mobile phones, and stay in
touch with the world through
F a c e b o o k . T a l k s o n
environmental concerns are
expectedly not on their interest
list, especially if they do not
have a clear connection with
their environment — something
their parents and grandparents
once had.
But capitalizing on the fact
that children are teachable when
they are young, the Luntiang
Alyansa para sa Bundok
Banahaw (LABB) conducted a
two-day campaign to raise
students’ awareness in the
protection of Mts. Banahaw-San
Cristobal Protected Landscape
(MBSCPL) last Sept. 10-11,
2013 at San Pablo Colleges in
San Pablo City.
“This is my first time to attend
an activity for the environment
where the audience are
children,” said Hon. Arnel
Tecson, City Councilor of San
Pablo, who gave a message in
behalf of the city local
government.
“But thinking about it now,
this surely is better because once
you become an adult, you would
not be as teachable as you are
now,” added Councilor Tecson
as he addressed the crowd of
more than 250 elementary
students. About the same
number of high school students
were confirmed to have
participated in the second day of
the event.
After listening to a two-hour
orientation on the wonders of
MBSCPL given by LABB’s
Executive Director Joji Roxas,
5th and 6th graders from 15
schools all over San Pablo
expressed their commitments to
contribute for the conservation
of this ―major watershed, water
volcano, important bird area, and
conservation priority area‖.
While some gave seemingly
ambitious pledges such as to
―help government convince
illegal loggers to stop cutting
trees‖ and ―to form a group that
would lead in the protection of
the environment‖, most students
made simple promises ―to obey
the law, not cut trees, and plant
trees instead‖. (ABC Staffers)
SPG officers take part in cleanliness
PLEDGE OF COMMITMENT. Pupils of San Pablo City signing their
pledge to protect the natural environment at San Pablo City Colleges, Sept.
11. (photo by: Joane Bulaklak )
TAKING part in school
cleanliness drive the SPG
officers headed by its President,
Maria Gaeia Richie O. Perez,
initiated the cleaning of school
surrounding Aug. 5.
The officers also assisted
the school utility worker
everydaybefore flag ceremony,
recess and lunch break. The
officers have schedule of
programs for the whole year as
part of their responsibility in
SPG.
Co l l ec t i ng maho gan y
seed l ings and b ackya rd
gardening are their next target.
(Allan Maghirang Jr.)
‘Hands on head’ - Rapsing “Don’t panic we have to stay calm, that’s rule number one when
there is an earth quake”. Thus spoke Mr. Benedict Rapsing, School Disaster Preparedness
Coordinator during earthquake drill Oct 18.
In response with the National Disaster Risk Reduction
Management SBES executed earthquake drill to prepare the pupils
for the calamity.
―Look for an open field. That’s rule number two.‖ He told the
pupils that this was the safest place to stay.
He also instructed the pupils to provide themselves small
flashlight that can be used as warning signal. She also mentioned to
buy a whistle to be used in time of need. (Rhiannon Glorioso)
AES administer OL Trap weekly SELECTED AES pupils
administered OL Trap in every
classrooms and surrounding of
the school starting July 19.
The administration of OL
Trap aimed to prevent dengue
fever which is one of the major
health problem facing our
country today. This year many
hospitals in NCR and other
provinces were hardly coping in
the great number of dengue
cases. Although Department of
Health initiated a massive
initiated a massive dengue–
awareness program through
seminar, anti dengue campaign,
using fogging system, still
dengue cases continue to
increase. (Emmalyn Dungo)
Ambray ES improves health services
TO IMPROVE the health of
the pupils Ambray Elementary
School (AES) provided health
services to its pupils by
administering a weekly feeding
program, June 23.
Spearheaded by the Health
coordinator, Ma. Vida Lajara,
the malnourished pupils, as
determined by their respective
advisers, will be eating nutritious
food ever Friday afternoon.
Aside from the feeding
program, the pupils will also
undergo deworming as part of
the school’s health services.
“I believe that with these
programs, the pupils of Ambray
will become healthy for them to
study well.” Lajara said. (ABC)
HEALTH IS WEALTH. AES’s
malnourished pupils eating healthy foods
during their feeding program..
( photo by: Raven Lucero)
4 News
December 2013
Brainchild
KUNG AYAW magkasakit,
tayo’y magsegregate‖, thus
spoke Ambray Elementary
School Principal, Mrs. Doris
Ortega.
This was the motivating
force that led the AES to
toughen the Zero Waste
Management Program which
was launched last year
addressing the waste problems
and waste related diseases.
In line with this program,
Ambray ES strengthens Zero Waste Management Program
“FILIPINOS are worth dying for.”
This was the message of the late Senator Benigno
―N i n o y‖ Aquino as Ambray Elementary School
(AES) renowned him in his 30th
death anniversary, Aug 21.
This was also the topic in all the
classes of Makabayan and Hekasi
in the AES. The teachers brought
back memories of the death
anniversary of Ninoy to the pupils
by which it ignited the EDSA
Revolution.
In the whole commemoration day,
the pupils learned to be strong and
be ready of the event that will happen,
and to love our country just like
how Ninoy did.
(Gibert L. Villaruz)
every classroom placed a
garbage can at the façade of their
classrooms and everybody was
advised to clean their places
including their yards and canals.
The AES teaching force also
exchanged solid garbage to
medicine. In this method, every
pupils instead of throwing their
trash everywhere will be kept
and gave it to the SPG staff for
proper segregation.
(ABC Staff)
H E A L T H ’ S
GUARD. One of
the many garbage
cans in the school
that serve as
p r o t e c t i o n t o
diseases. (photo by:
Joanne Bulaklak)
AES remembers Ninoy Aquino’s death
Ambray ES celebrates Nutrition Month AMBRAY Elementary
School (AES) celebrated
Nutrition Month spearheaded by
AES’s HE Club, Jul. 2.
The School Nutrition
Coordinator, Mrs. Vilma Perona
organized the said program.
There is a parade where
pupils wear their very colorful
nutrition hat. Every class
performed with a skit, a dance
number or a song number about
nutrition.
“The main reason we are
doing this program is to made
pupils realize that nutrition of
the body is important.” said
Rhiannon A. Glarioso the HE
Club President.
T h e p r o g r a m g i v e s
importance on eating nutritious
foods, like fruits and vegetables.
Avoiding junk foods. It focuses
also on the right time to sleep
and rest.
The proceeds of the
program will be given to the
canteen for the ―feeding
program‖ of AES to help the
malnourished pupils. (ABC)
SAN P AB LO CITY,
Laguna Aug. 4 (PNA) -- Laguna
3rd District Rep. Marisol ―Sol‖
Aragones-Sampelo hosted
Saturday the constituents’ day
dubbed ―Ako Na Mismo‖ (my
own initiative) with city, public
works and military units on
disaster -preparedness and
medical mission at the San Pablo
Central School here.
The Laguna’s only lady
solon in the 16th Congress
initiated her ―Ako Na Mismo‖
constituents’ day in the district’s
towns and city three times a
month with various government
services.
Aragones-Sampelo and San
Pablo City Mayor Loreto
Amante were briefed by
Laguna’s 3rd engineering district
office head Engr. Pol M. delos
Santos on the DPWH-Laguna
di s t r ic t ’ s r ead iness and
preparations for the rainy season
and typhoons that may hit the
Southern Tagalog region.
Delos Santos said the
DPWH office in Barangay Del
Remedio in this city has since
regularly implemented de-
clogging works beginning
summer to ensure all drainage,
streams, dry creeks and other
water ways are cleared prevent
flooding.
The Laguna 3rd district
engineering office closely
coordinates with the Regional
Risk Reduction and Disaster
Management Council for
C A L A B A R Z O N w h i c h
disseminates data and geo-
hazard information on areas
vulnerab le or prone to
landslides, said the DPWH-
Laguna district head engineer.
(Source: www.
Mediangbayan.ph
Research by: Allan
Maghirang Jr.)
S O L O N I N A C T I O N .
Representative Marisol ’Sol’
Aragones giving her speech during
the Ako na Mismo day in San
Pablo City, Aug. 4
(photo by: mediangbayan)
SPC-ACPA
conducts rigid
training for
RSPC 2014 TO FURTHER enhance
the skills of the Regional Schools Press Conference Qualifiers (RSPC), the San Pablo City Association of Campus Paper Adviser conducted a rigid training ,Dec. 2-3 at San Roque Elementary School.
T he t ra in ing was attended by eight Brainchild’s RSPC qualifiers namely: Jhoanne Marie Bulaklak, Maria Gaeia Richie Perez, Ernalyn Dungo, Rhiannon Ianne Glorioso, Vinz Klayzon Diangkinay, Allan Maghirang, Hana Quinton and Raven Victoria Lucero together with thier advisers Mrs. Simplicidad de Lima, Mr. Rommel Ladislao and Mrs. Kristine Avanzado.
(ABC)
5 Opinion
December 2013
Brainchild
Ambray’s Brainchild is the official pupil’s publication of Ambray Elementary School of San Pablo City Region IV-A CALABARZON Vol. XII No. 1 December 2013
Editor-in-Chief Ernalyn T. Dungo Associate Editor Maria Gaeia Richie O. Perez Managing Editor Rhiannon Glorioso News Editor Hana Andrea Nixe F. Quinton Feature Editor Precious Queenie O. Perona Sports Editor Vinz Klayzon L. Diangkinay Science Editor Angeli Sahagun Chief Cartoonist Erica Nagar Photojournalist Joane Marie Bulaklak, Raven Lucero Staff Carlos Lacson, Shaira Buenavente Jessica Peladra, Aiana de Chavez Advisers Simplicidad D. de Lima Kristine Avanzado Romel Ladislao Consultants Doris B. Ortega & Criselda Moresca
Towards a safer classroom At least five out of ten children in Grades 1-3 and seven
out of ten in Grades 4-6 have experienced violence in school. This was based on the study conducted in February,
2009 on violence against children in public schools by PLAN Philippines, “Toward a Child-Friendly Education Environment”.
The most common form of abuse is verbal abuse where the children get ridiculed and teased, shouted at cursed or dealt with harsh words. Having experienced violence in school usually result in low self-esteem, fright, resentment and helplessness among children.
The Department of Education is going to be stricter with the child protection policy to protect children from abuse, bullying, exploitation and discrimination in school.
The proposed policy focuses on the preventive measures against abuses on children while in school and the steps to be done when abuses are committed.
A decade ago, Ann (not her real name) narrated how her grade three math teacher bashed her head on the blackboard and ridiculed her in front of the class after she failed to solve a math problem. She did not tell the incident to her parents because she was afraid to fail in math. However, the humiliation it caused her while being ridiculed by her classmates made her stop schooling.
Such cases in some schools prompted DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro to warn school personnel that those who commit such acts can be held criminally liable and can be dismissed from the service for violating Batas Pambansa 232.
Republic Act 7610 listed down acts of child abuse that are considered as criminal offenses which include psychological, physical and sexual abuse, emotional maltreatment, neglect and cruelty.
Although DepEd believes that bullying is wrong and can negatively affect the children and although their main goal is to stop violence to safeguard the children, they also believe that simply suspending the offending child is wrong, as they want to know why children bully in the first place.
What is hard to accept here is that the people who should care and nurture the children are the ones who inflict the pain on them. Teachers shouldn’t abuse their children because they themselves should protect them. Whatever happened to our second parents?
Hopefully, with DepEd’s initiative, lessons won’t be painful at all. (ABC)
EDITORIALS
Maria Gaeia Richie Perez
POINT OF VIEW
Getting late at netshops No to staying late at the Internet Café. It is Ordinance No. 37 of the Sangguniang Barangay of Ambray. Our local government’s Ordinance No.282 that advised the minors to be at home before ten o’clock in the evening is rightful and constructive. Parallel to this, the local government also implements to close every computer shops before ten o’clock. It is helpful to parents because their children who are hooked to computer games can limit their time spent in the cafés.
Every computer shop will be closed at ten o’clock in the evening because when they disobeyed this ordinance, they will be punished by the government. Some of the minor children follow the ordinance but the other computer shop didn’t obey the ordinance because in there is how they could they have better salary. Parents get more worried for their child. Education is being worthless for the minor children that are addicted in computer games. So, the Sanggunian is very clever.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Doris B. Ortega I congratulate the staff of Ambray’s Brainchild for coming up
with this issue. Ambray Elementary School is truly proud of you. I
knew you all had a hard time to finish this issue. In case of budget,
we will find a way to make some.
I also would like to congratulate all of you for your victory last
San Pablo City Schools Press Conference.
I personally want to thank the advisers for their time effort to
help develop their writing skills, grammar and the ability to express
ideas by means of writing.
We need people like you to keep us informed of events and
issues in school and in the community. As what the American
philosopher John Dewey quoted, “shared knowledge of many is far
superior to a single individual’s knowledge.”
Again, congratulations and hope to see more issues in the future.
Keep up the good work!!!
6 Opinion
December 2013
Brainchild
FOOD FOR THE SOUL
When you seek for wisdom... ―If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.‖ This comes from James 1:5 of the Holy Scripture. Man is an imperfect creature bound to make mistakes. Mistakes can take different form. In school we commit errors in our tests that can lead to bad grades. We also commit errors when we recite. In life outside the school we make decisions which sometimes get us into trouble. But we can ask for knowledge and wisdom to do the right things. God never forbids man to gain knowledge. The Bible tells us that when we lack wisdom, not just knowledge, we can always ask God for it so that all our undertakings will run smoothly. It really pays to thank God for his gift of wisdom; they are blessings for better living. (AES Religion Club)
Hana Andrea Nixie Quinton
MY LITTLE EYES
Exceptional individuals Teachers are exceptional
beings. They are disguised as
angels. They are our parents in
school. We owe a lot to them.
They don’t teach us academic
lessons but they also inspire us
to be confident. From them, we
learn about self-discipline and
self-esteem as well.
Sadly, their efforts are not
well recognized. They have not
been given credit for being our
modern heroes.
They mark our tests until
late at night. They teach us the
whole day despite the heat and
the fatigue.
They re-teach when there is
a need to do so. They are the
first persons to greet us each
morning and the very persons
who bid us good bye before we
get home.
Teachers are sometimes
strict because they want the best
in us.
They make sure that we do
what is right and what we speak
what is proper. They warn us
about the bad words that we
utter and bad thoughts that we
keep in our heads.
Teachers are best
remembered for the
unforgettable lessons that they
share to us. There are times that
they also impart their personal
experiences to inspire us to
pursue our dreams.
Some teachers are best
remembered for the way they
manage to stay in the teaching
profession for a number of years,
and way they carry themselves
despite age and experiences.
Teachers listen to our woes
and accept us as what we are.
Thank you teachers. You
owe them a lot!
Simple direction, we cannot follow.
Rhiannon Cristinna Glorioso
LITTLE VOICE
Do you mind to save or not? Every year, a week is set
aside as Thrift week. Does it
mean that we should be thrifty
only for seven days and return to
our old ways the rest of the year?
It sounds funny, yet it is what
many of us do. We go through
pretense of trying to be thrifty,
but once ―Thrift Week‖ is over,
we forget all about its
significance.
Why does the school wish
to call the attention of pupils to
be thrifty? It is because, as a
general rule, we Filipinos are
spend thrift. Do we live beyond
our means? Are we fond of
luxuries?
Economically speaking, the
Japanese are very different from
us. One of the most progressive
people in the world, the Japanese
are noted for their remarkable
industry and thriftiness. What
have we Filipinos, to show to
match the progress of Japan?
The financial problem our
government is suffering from are
due in great measure to or spend
-thrift ways. We give importance
more on what we import than on
what we export. We are
producing less than we should.
Why? We do not have sufficient
capital to keep our industries in
operation. Capital is raised
through thriftiness and capital is
lose because of overspending it
wrong.
What’s my little voice is
trying to tell is let’s all be thrifty
and start saving even one peso a
day. Never mind the amount; it
is the habit of saving that we
must develop.
As the saying goes “"Thrift
is not an affair of the pocket,
but an affair of character."
Erica Nagar
WATCH OUT
The school and the
community welcomes the new
teachers, Mr. Romel Ladislao
and Ms. Bernadette Dimaano.
Sir Romel ware a former School
Paper Adviser of Liceoo de San
Pablo while Mam Badet is a
newly-passed teacher but has a 2
-year experience as a pre-elem
teacher. And with their addition
to the family, they will be a great
help to the other school paper
advisers and to the young
journalist. We hope that our
student journalist and school
paper will continue in reaching
the goals and developing the
journalistic skills among the
pupils.
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I would like to thanks our
principal and the Schools
Division Supeintendent for
giving us a new school building.
This will help the pupils of
Ambray to further achieve a
good- teaching-learning process.
This new building will be a big
help. Thanks mam!
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We want also to commend
the former pupils of Ambray
who help in the preparation of
instructional materials last
September. Your help in making
big books, charts etc. for the
young Ambray’s pupils is very
much appreciated.
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I would also want to
co ngra tu la t e my fe l l o w
Brainchild’s staff for coming up
with this issue. And also I
congratulate them for the
successful stint in the last
Ambray District Schools Press
Conference and San Pablo City
Schools Press Conference. Eight
of my fellow staff will be
representing San Pablo City at
the regional level in Dasmarinas,
Cavite. GOOD LUCK GUYS!
7 Opinion
December 2013
Brainchild
Joanne Marie Bulaklak
HIDE AND SEE
No discipline or hard headed One of the problem that
confronts the teachers today is
discipline among pupils.
Everyday our teachers teach
us the proper values for us pupils
to apply. And yet we could see
some pupils with no discipline.
Some pupils throw garbage
everywhere even they can see
the trash can. Some pupils do not
care whether they are scolded by
the teacher because of too much
noise and unruly behavior.
What could be the reason,
could it be the teacher has no
holding power to the children?
Could it be these undisciplined
pupils and surrounded by the
environment of undisciplined
member of the family. Or could
it be they are really hard headed
Whatever the reason I hope
they change, change for the
better.
Raven Victoria Lucero
LITTLE VOICE
Bullying risk It is said that the school
should serve as a second home
for the students where in
teachers or mentors will serve as
their second parents, they must
feel comfortable and safe all the
time that they were in school but
unfortunately there is no
guarantee or even no one can
guarantee that the school is still
the safest place for every
students because of bullying.
Bullying is the number one
issue that most educators are
facing nowadays and likewise
the top concerns of many
parents. Lot’s of cases has been
reported just recently over the
radio and television and it’s sad
to know that the older students
or those in the college level are
the one mostly involved on that
hazardous act that could hurt
other students and the worst of it
can kill them.
Its been noticeable that the
teachers today are refraining
themselves from doing certain
action towards their students that
could harm them physically or
emotionally because they are
very much aware with the laws
that protect the welfare of the
children and it’s corresponding
punishment thus they adhere the
fact that children should be
loved and respected.
However, in the life of the
students, a shocking scenario
goes like this, students enjoys
the class while listening to their
teachers and yet here comes the
bully-boy with rough and
aggressive attitudes that will hit
other student unexpectedly not
only makes the lesson disrupted
but will threaten the life of
others.
This only proves that the
Filipino traits and values that we
learned from our ancestors has
b e e n c h a n g e d i n t o
aggressiveness and harsh manner
that should not be an attitude of
a Filipino youth that according
to Dr. Jose P. Rizal is the ―Hope
of the Nation‖
Our government must do
something to stop this problem
of bullying, and the school must
have strict implementation of
their policies and proper
monitoring must be done to
lessen the problem or totally
avoid it.
That’s my liite voice!
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I
will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
-Abraham Lincoln-
THE COURIER
Dear Ambray’s Brainchild,
I would like to acknowledge our coaches in in the
different fields of competition as heroes. Without them the pupils
joining the contest would not won. Let’s salute them for their noble
purpose
Vinz Klayzon Diangkinay (Pupil V-A)
Dear Vinz,
We like to thank you for your gratitude to our teacher coaches.
We are also grateful that we have an excellent set of teacher
coaches. We can see that we have a place in any competition both
in academic and sports because of their hard work and sacrifice.
Their hard work and determination can be our inspiration to study
harder. -The Editor
Our heroes
Vinz Klayzon Diangkinay
POINTER & VIEWER
The high-tech living has
already caught up with our
generation that even kids have
quick access to the internet.
Here are some guides that
parents and kids alike, which can
help them make their online
experience more enjoyable.
A Parent’s Checklist
1. Set limits appropriate to your
child’s age.
2. Always monitor your child’s
online activities.
3. Talk to your child often
about his or her online life.
4. Use the online experience as
another way to teach
responsibility, good conduct
and values.
5. Be sure your child
understands the actions that
can be taken if people harass
them online or do anything
inappropriate.
6. Tap your child’s natural
sense of wonder and discovery
and temper it with your
experience and counsel.
7. Let your child take the lead,
but stay with himor her until
you’ve decided the activity is
appropriate.
8. Share an email with your
child, so you can oversee his
or her mail and discuss
correspondence.
9. Spend as much “cyber-
time” with your child as you
can and bookmark your
favorite sites.
10. Provide your child with
clear, simple instructions
about how to avoid danger and
what to do if something
happens during his or her
online activities.
A Young Person’s Guide to
Safe Use of the Internet:
1. Always tell your parents or
another adult immediately if
something is confusing or
seems scary or threatenening.
2. Don’t give out your full
name, real address, telephone
numbers, school name or
locations, schedule, password
o r o t h e r i d e n t i f y i n g
information when you’re
online. Check with an adult
for any exceptions.
3. Never send pictures over the
internet or have a face-to-face
meeting with someone you’ve
met online. In rare cases, your
parents may decide it’s okay,
but if you do decide to meet a
cyberpal, make sure youmeet
in a public place and that a
parent or other adult is with
you.
4. Never respond on-line to any
messages that use bad words
or words that are scary,
threatening or jus feel weird.
If you get that kind of a
message, print it out or make a
copy, and tell an adult
immediately.
Online Guides to Parents and kids
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Vol. XII no. 1
It seems like write-ups about the
internet invasion has been replayed
over and over again. But then, it
seems like we have learned but
little about the effects that
come with it. It is ceaselessly
broadening as today’s
generation is continuously
exposed to it. The youth, in
particular, is excessive on using technology as a
huge part of their lives.
It all started with a single piece of wire that later
evolved and revolved our daily life. With just one click,
you can go to different dimensions. That’s the power of
computers. And it is undeniably amazing to think that it
can manipulate every machine. It is also proven that the
ease of human activities is highly contributed with
these innovations. As this trend goes on, our social life
became a part of this. The discovery of social
networking sites and other blogging webs are on the
track of giving entertainment, leisure and outlet to
humans today.
Let us shake our feet, move our hands and open
our eyes as we take the journey to this bemusing place
– the world clickable.
LIKE: THE GOOD SIDE
As technology rises, social networking sites are on
the edge of its success. Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr,
Watt pad and the like are becoming a delicate part of
every person’s life. You can have your ―friends‖ by
simply clicking the ―add as friend‖ button and wait for
the confirmation. In the case of others, you can easily
stalk someone by simply clicking the ―Follow‖ button.
Once everything started that way, both of you will be
updated with each other’s stories. What’s on your mind
will be published right away and now readable by those
who you allowed to do so.
The good thing about indulging with the clickable
world is that you gain friends easily. With those people
that you accept, some of them could be your future best
friend, for real. Social networking sites open great
possibilities for a foundation of friendship. In the case
of bloggers, they can easily share their thoughts, hidden
talents and serious stuffs through technology. This is a
wonderful place for them to gain followers and readers that will boost their confidence and enhance
their experiences. Socially, this is a home for your own happiness and the search for a colorful
friendship can be over.
UNLIKE: THE BAD SIDE Though this world gives us a certain glitz of happiness, it is not always on the bright side. It
is a must to remember that too much becomes dangerous and sometimes, becomes poisonous.
Abusing the power of internet can strengthen the possibilities of negative effects. Technology
exhibits its versatility that is very flexible on digging other aspects of human life. In just one
glance, an internet user can browse scandalous photos, sensitive topics and strongly-parental issues.
This effect can be more harmful to the younger ones.
It is not painstaking if it will only raise the kid’s awareness; but if it can be a way for them to
take the risks, then it should be watched closely. Social networking sites are also used as a tool for
crimes and most likely, the youth are the victims. Heartless people use the children’s vulnerability
to suppress their bad intentions. To avoid this, take the right path of the journey and leave all the
senseless thoughts that govern your curiosity. By that way, you’ll be safe and sound.
SHARE: THE USER’S SIDES
This journey could be non-ending and non-terminating. But because nothing is permanent,
these innovations could not be here forever. As long as the rage continues, show your concern for
others. Don’t let them enter the traps that technology prepares. In every enjoyment, there is always
a room for unexpected happenings. It is repeatedly stated that you should always think before you
click.
Internet is not the only way to have your true friends and real happiness. You should not forget
the importance of life outside the box. This is just
a part of your life; not your whole life.
There will be lots of complications if
you let yourself hang in just one
click. A clickable world is like a
fantasy. It can be or cannot be
real. It depends on you and
the situation if you spend
too much time on this
lane.
Technology may
level up. All that’s trending
for today can be a memory
tomorrow. Be smart
enough in engaging with the
internet’s connections.
Learn to be happy
without being reckless. Most of all is
responsible in taking this different kind of journey.
(Rhiannon Glorioso)
Show your friends that mechanical
energy is not the only thing that makes
the world go round by trying this simple
demonstration of Chemistry at work.
Materials: matchsticks, water,
bowl or basin, dishwashing soap
Fill the bowl or basin with water. Get
a couple of matchsticks and place
them on the water surface. Put a few
drops of dishwashing soap in the center of
the basin. Did the matches
move? Try building
simple, miniature rafts
with the matches. Or
design a more complex
raft using transparency
paper, a sponge and
some toothpicks. Instead
of just using dishwashing
soap as catalysts, you can also try
using toothpaste, oil or salt.
(natgeokids.org)
World’s
Today, people get spooked by most anything. For you, it might be heights. For your brother: confined
spaces. Your sister can't be around a clown if it's trying to serve her a Big Mac.
Why, though, does no one mention robots when it comes to common fears? Sure, we have movies
were they malfunction and try to eliminate the human race, but it seems our phobia of robots never
reaches past the big screen. Well, it might now. In a bid to worry the holy bejeezus out of you, MSN
chooses the creepiest robot in the world.
The more advanced engineers get with robotics, the more complex the gears and pistons and rods and
sensors get, the more we seem to want to slap human skin on the outside. Meet Repliee Q1: she's a
pleasant Japanese woman, adorned in slacks and casual salmon blazer. And look, she's even extend-
ing her hand to shake yours. Seems lovely, until you remember Repliee Q1 isn't a woman at all, and
was unveiled at a Japanese tech exhibit back in 2005. Surely, lifelike robots have become, well, even
more lifelike since, but Repliee Q1 has definitely made a few frat boys quip, "Yeah, but, after nine
vodka/cranberries, would you?"
(Digested Research by: Raven Victoria Lucero) Source: MSN.com
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wonderful place for them to gain followers and readers that will boost their confidence and enhance
their experiences. Socially, this is a home for your own happiness and the search for a colorful
friendship can be over.
UNLIKE: THE BAD SIDE Though this world gives us a certain glitz of happiness, it is not always on the bright side. It
is a must to remember that too much becomes dangerous and sometimes, becomes poisonous.
Abusing the power of internet can strengthen the possibilities of negative effects. Technology
exhibits its versatility that is very flexible on digging other aspects of human life. In just one
glance, an internet user can browse scandalous photos, sensitive topics and strongly-parental issues.
This effect can be more harmful to the younger ones.
It is not painstaking if it will only raise the kid’s awareness; but if it can be a way for them to
take the risks, then it should be watched closely. Social networking sites are also used as a tool for
crimes and most likely, the youth are the victims. Heartless people use the children’s vulnerability
to suppress their bad intentions. To avoid this, take the right path of the journey and leave all the
senseless thoughts that govern your curiosity. By that way, you’ll be safe and sound.
SHARE: THE USER’S SIDES
This journey could be non-ending and non-terminating. But because nothing is permanent,
these innovations could not be here forever. As long as the rage continues, show your concern for
others. Don’t let them enter the traps that technology prepares. In every enjoyment, there is always
a room for unexpected happenings. It is repeatedly stated that you should always think before you
click.
Internet is not the only way to have your true friends and real happiness. You should not forget
the importance of life outside the box. This is just
a part of your life; not your whole life.
There will be lots of complications if
you let yourself hang in just one
click. A clickable world is like a
fantasy. It can be or cannot be
real. It depends on you and
the situation if you spend
too much time on this
lane.
Technology may
level up. All that’s trending
for today can be a memory
tomorrow. Be smart
enough in engaging with the
internet’s connections.
Learn to be happy
without being reckless. Most of all is
responsible in taking this different kind of journey.
(Rhiannon Glorioso)
Dear humans of 2013,
With your massive brains, sharp minds dominant imagination and immeasurable wits, a kind
of human technology had been developed. A useful toy for the players, industrious for the masters, but
what they don't know is that we’re the future players and masters. We will be that what you call robots.
Every kid and all that come from being kid knew him, in reel he help those who shout his
name; he save the world everyday, and makes you smile all day, my grandfather, Astro Boy. But in
reality, he is just a black and white graphic drawing in a comic book, just a bunch of ideas that thrust
into sheet of paper. But be ready for your future beholds. If you think only living things evolve, your
wrong, count us in!
Here in the year 2061, five decades of our evolution we have the power to control earth. Your
trees were trashed and replaced by metals that produce artificial air. All you cars are not running, in-
stead, they’re teleporting. We do not use the word ―crime‖ anymore because there was no human that
commit a crime that can hid from the authority of humanoids.
If you think building like me is an excellent work, then you're mistaken. You’re taking the wrong road.
All humans here in the future are scared to leave their homes because they are now endagered.
I’m revealing all these things to all of you, not for you to prepare but for you to change it. I’m
not saying to destroy all my fellow robots, I’m just saying not to abuse them. If you abuse the use of me
and my kind, and continue to be tardy, I’m telling you, we’re just here waiting for the chance.
Sincerely yours,
PHILBOT Version 305
An Amazing Medical Discovery Injuries? Untreatable diseases? Stem cell treatment is the savior!
What is that?
Stem cell treatments are type of intervention strategy that introduces
new adult stem cells into damaged tissue in order to treat damage and
injury with minimal risk of rejection and side effects. It can cure brain
damages, haematopoiesis, baldness, spinal cord injury, heart damages,
missing teeth, deafness, blindness or any vision impairment, amyotropic
lateral sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, and even cancers.
Brain damages can be treated through stem cells by migrating pro-
genitor cells (which came from healthy adult animal brains) within the
brain. The neuron populations for olfaction (sense of smell) could be
maintaining with stem cell treatment. Stem cells may also used to treat
brain degeneration, such as in Parkinson’s and Alzhelmer’s disease.
A patient suffering from a spinal cord injury and was not able to
walk, was reportedly cured by stem cell treatment. A multipotent adult
stem cells from umbilical cord blood
was transplanted to the patient and
after 19 years, she could walk on her
own without difficulty. The scien-
tists isolated adult stem cells from
umbilical cord blood and then in-
jected them into the part of the
spinal cord.
Su-Chun Zhang conducted a
study in 2005 using two chicken em-
bryos as a model organism can be effec-
tive for the transformation of blastocyst
stem cells onto motor neurons. If functional,
the new cells could be used to treat Lou Gehng’s disease, muscular dys-
trophy, and spinal cord injury.
Stem cell therapy for treatment of myocardial infarction usually
makes use of autologous bone marrow stem cells. The first successful
integration of human embryonic-stem-cell-derived cardiomyocytes in
guinea pigs was reported in August 2012.
Baldness may also be treated through stem cells. This treatment is
expected to work by activating already existing stem cells on the scalp.
Later treatments may be able to simply signal follicle stem cells to give
off chemical signals to nearby follicle cells which have shrunk during
the aging process, which in turn respond to these signals by regenerating
and once again making hair healthy.
Stem cell treatment may now be an antidote to some cancerous
diseases like brain cancer.
Using conventional techniques, brain cancer is difficult to treat
because it spreads so rapidly. Researchers at the Harvard Medical
School transplanted human neutral stem cells into the brain of rodents
that received intracranial tumors. Within days, the cells migrated into the
cancerous area and produced cytosine deaminase, an enzyme that con-
verts a non-toxic prodrug into a chemotherapeutic agent. As a result, the
injected substance was able to reduce tumor mass by 81 percent.
Medical researches anticipate that adult and embryonic stem cells
will soon be able to also treat Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Huntington’s
disease, celiac disease, cardiac failure, muscle damage and neurological
disorders, and many other untreatable diseases.
However, stem cell therapy are mostly experimental stages or
costly, with the notable exception of bone narrow transplantation.
Nevertheless, stem cell therapy is proven effective.
Do you have an injury? Or untreatable disease?
Why won’t you try stem cell therapy?
(Research and words by: Maria Gaeia Richie Perz)
Today, people get spooked by most anything. For you, it might be heights. For your brother: confined
spaces. Your sister can't be around a clown if it's trying to serve her a Big Mac.
Why, though, does no one mention robots when it comes to common fears? Sure, we have movies
were they malfunction and try to eliminate the human race, but it seems our phobia of robots never
reaches past the big screen. Well, it might now. In a bid to worry the holy bejeezus out of you, MSN
chooses the creepiest robot in the world.
The more advanced engineers get with robotics, the more complex the gears and pistons and rods and
sensors get, the more we seem to want to slap human skin on the outside. Meet Repliee Q1: she's a
pleasant Japanese woman, adorned in slacks and casual salmon blazer. And look, she's even extend-
ing her hand to shake yours. Seems lovely, until you remember Repliee Q1 isn't a woman at all, and
was unveiled at a Japanese tech exhibit back in 2005. Surely, lifelike robots have become, well, even
more lifelike since, but Repliee Q1 has definitely made a few frat boys quip, "Yeah, but, after nine
vodka/cranberries, would you?"
(Digested Research by: Raven Victoria Lucero) Source: MSN.com
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Curiosity, an important trait
if you are a scientist. An equally
important trait if you are a
normal person to know the
different news around you. You
must be inquisite enough. So
what are the thing that make
you curious? Are you curious if
we have a neighbor on the
nearest planets from us? What
will happen if our Mother Earth
die? Can we go to other planets?
Can we live there? A car-robot
from NASA can help answer
that question. So guys, let’s
meet CURIOSITY.
Curiosity rover, a mobile
robot invented by NASA for
investigating Mars' past or
present ability to sustain
microbial life. It was launched
from Cape Canaveral on
November 26, 2011, at 10:02
EST aboard the MSL spacecraft
and successfully landed
on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater
on Mars on August 6, 2012,
05:17 UTC. The Bradbury
Landing site was less than
2.4 km (1.5 mi) from the center
of the rover's touchdown target
after a 563,000,000 km journey.
The rover's goals include:
investigation of the
Martian climate and geology;
assessment of whether the
selected field site inside Gale
Crater ever has offered
environmental conditions
favorable for microbial life,
including investigation of
the role of water; and planetary
habitability studies in
preparation for future human
exploration.
As part of its exploration, it
also measured the radiation
exposure in the interior of the
spacecraft as it traveled to Mars,
and it is continuing radiation
measurements as it explores the
surface of Mars. This data would
be important for a future manned
mission.
MSL craft was discarded in the
process of carrying out this task.
Right now it still navigate
the Gale Crater of Mars,
studying anything and
everything about our
neighboring red planet. This
serve as a new step for
The Curi
osity rover
comprised
23% of the
mass of the
3,893 kg
(8,580 lb) Ma
rs Science
Laboratory (
MSL)
spacecraft, which had the sole
mission of delivering the rover
safely across space from Earth to
a soft landing on the surface of
Mars. The remaining mass of the
humanity for
possible migration
to other planet in
case our earth
break down due to
different factors. Our future is
depended by this cool robot.
Maybe his curiousity will save
all mankind in the future.(JMC)
>>>Space & Science For decades, space travel
has been the province of nations. A nation like the United States would select a handful of people, train them extensively, anoint them as astronauts and send them into space at very great cost.
That model changed slightly in 2001. A businessman named Dennis Tito spent $20 million to become the first person to pay for a ride into space. Mr. Tito can therefore be called the first space tourist. His flight took him to the International Space Station, where he stayed for seven days. Mark Shuttleworth was the second space tourist to travel to the ISS in 2002. So far, seven people have flown to the ISS in this way, and they are the only members of the elite group of space tourists on planet earth.
But that exclusive club is about to gain many more members. In 2012, the first regularly scheduled
flights
into space should begin
on Virgin Galactic, and several competitors should follow shortly thereafter. Let’s take a look at how the space tourism industry may unfold in the years to come.
Some people might not consider the Virgin Galactic flights to be truly worthy of the title “space flight”. The first Virgin Galactic missions will not orbit the earth. Space tourists on these flights will instead travel about 100 kilometers (62 miles) high and then return to earth after just a few minutes of weightlessness. A flight on Virgin Galactic will initially cost about $200,000. (Research By: Emmalyn Dungo)
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Mother knows best. Are you familiar with these words? Yes, it’s true. I have proven this with my experienced.
I was five years old then, I was playing with my cousins in our terrace. We are happily going up and down the stairs. My mother saw us. She told us to stop because we might get an accident but we continue playing.
Ten minutes after my mother said it, I fell on the stairs. Oh, its hurts! I remember my cousins didn’t know what to do. They shouted for help. They called my mother. My other cried upon seeing me. She carried and brought me to hospital. I lost my consciousness.
When I woke up, I saw my mother lovingly and tenderly looking at me tears in her eyes. She did not scold me. She said nothing.
I whispered to her ―Mother, Im sorry.‖
Being fit is a way of saying a person eats well, gets a lot of physical activity (exercise), and has a healthy weight. If you’re fit, your body works well, feels good, and can do all the things you want to do. Here are five rules to live by, If you’re a kid who wants to be fit. The trick is to follow these rules most of the time. 1. Eat a variety of foods, especially fruits and vegetables. If you eat different foods, you’re most likely to get the nutrients your body needs. Taste new foods and old ones you haven’t tried for a while. Shoot for at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. 2. Drink water and milk most often. When you’re really thirsty, water is the no.1 thirst-quencher. Kids need calcium to grow strong bones, and milk is great source of this mineral. 3. Listen to your body. When you’re eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Sometimes, people eat too much because they don’t notice when they need to stop eating. Eating too m u c h can make you feel uncomfortable and, over a period of time, can lead to un-
healthy weight gain.
4. Limit screen time. Screen time is the amount of time you spend watching TV or DVDs, playing video games, and using the computer. The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time available for
active stuff. Try to spend no more than two hours a day on screen time, not counting computer use related to school.
5. Be active.
Find ways to be active every day. You might even write down a list of fun stuff to do, so you can always refer to
it. (Allan Maghirang Jr.)
We visited my Tita Lucila in Lucban, Quezon.
As we wandered along, I can say that Lucban,
Quezon is a popular pilgrimage site. Pilgrims and
ordinary people from different places come and
visit the place, not only for its beautiful and
sacred garden but also because of its church and
some special things in Lucban.
We found a peaceful and sacred garden called
Kamay ni Hesus. This five hectare garden makes
the people experience heaven on earth with its
cool, bright and solemn atmosphere. We admire the enormous
structure which is the giant statue of Jesus standing at the top of the
towering shrine along the highway towards Kamay ni Hesus.
Inside the garden is a church where the healing priest, Fr. Joey
Faller, is doing marvelous healing mass to attest the devotion of the
faith of the shrine’s pilgrims.
Before we climb the towering shrine of Kamay ni Hesus, we
strolled around the sacred garden first so that when we reached the
top, we could compare the view from below. The garden has a very
interesting theme, since it doesn’t just make people appreciate the
place’s beauty, but, it also wants its visitors to understand the story
that it tells. The garden is a home to parables of the Old Testament,
bringing visitors to places like the Garden of Eden, where the first
man Adam and his wife Eve lived after God created them to the
famous Ark of Noah.
We didn’t forget to eat enough food before wandering around the
garden of Kamay ni Hesus especially when we plan to climb up its
almost 300-step divine shrine. They have a
canteen located inside Kamay ni Hesus
compound where visitors are welcome to eat. The
canteen serves Lucban’s famous and delicious
pancit habhab and other delectable dishes such as
sisig, chopsuey, fried chicken, fried lapu-lapu and
many others.
When we climbed the shrine, we see people
from different places while others regular
devotees to Kamay ni Hesus. People who climb
there believe that whenever they reached the top of the shrine, any
wish made before climbing, will come true. They also believed that
by reaching the top of the shrine, they will be much closer to Jesus
and He will heal the sickness and pain that they feel and gain hope
from Jesus.
On the halfway towards the top of the heavenly shrine, we saw
the complete place of Kamay ni Hesus which is fondly
heartbreaking because of its beautiful view.
As we climbed the shrine, we noticed that it tells the story of the
Way of the Cross, from Jesus having His Last Supper with the
apostles up towards His Holy Death and Him rising from it.
After our pilgrim at Kamay ni Hesus, we discovered Lucban’s
famous longanisa sold for only P140 per bundle (long) and P70 per
bundle (small).
We remember the happiest moment we had at Kamay ni Hesus
because Lucban, Quezon is a lovely place to visit and the people
living there are very hospitable and friendly. (Hana Quinton)
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studying in EPP. We need to know how to budget our earnings and to use it properly for us to eat.
In terms of Physical Education, we are very efficient. We can play “patintero” with all the vehicles in the street. We also have mountain climbing exercises everyday but not in a real mountain; instead it is a mountain of garbage.
In your school you have “bullies” right? We have also experience bullying here in my school. But here, it is just a normal scenario. You need to have courage or you will not passed here.
In the end, our grades will be depending on our earnings, our stomach (if it has food inside) and then we will rest to be ready for tomorrow’s class.
(Joanne Marie Bulaklak)
Come and join me to my journey in my own school.
Here in my school, absences are not allowed because once you absent, your stomach will start to ache.
Here in my school, uniform is not that important. If you don’t have shoes, it’s ok. Flip tops or even barefoot, no problem, you can go to my school. The important thing is that your body must be as strong as a bull. Your skin must be heat resistant to stay long under the sun. Aside from heat resistant, your skin must also be water and cold resistant, because you will go to dirty waters that are full of garbage.
I agree with what James Soriano, a columnist who wrote “Filipino is the Language of the Street”, because here in my school,
English language is not that important. Just imagine, we are anemic because we’re starving. We tend to lose blood because of nose bleeding trying to talk in English.
Like in my school, we also have study Science. We are the masters of scientific processes like data gathering and classification. We need to be excellent in searching and finding, classifying and choosing things like papers, newspapers, bottle, and iron in a mountain of garbage.
We also study Mathematics here in our school. We need to be expert in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. This is for all kilograms of recyclables that we found to be paid good in the junk shop.
We also learn how to budget just like what you are
Photo from: Flickr
There once was a king who wished for his son and sole heir to have a fine
education. He sent servants out to post signs all over the kingdom advertising for a teacher for the prince. The signs indicated that if the king found the teacher fit for such a weighty responsibility, he would
allow him to choose his own salary. Many people came from all over the kingdom to apply for the job. After testing all the applicants on the breadth and depth of their knowledge, the king narrowed his choice to three wise men. He then asked each of the men how much they wanted to be paid and why they felt their services were worthy of that sum. The first man said that he should be paid 10,000 gold coins a month because he was the smartest man in all the land and could give the prince knowledge no one else had. He could reveal to him the secrets of the universe and the ideas of the world's greatest
philosophers. The second man said that he wanted 20,000 gold coins a month because he was the best teacher in
all the land. He proclaimed that he could get anyone to learn anything. He spoke of how he could discipline a child to do anything he wanted; he was not afraid even of the prince.
The third man asked only for room and board and enough money to support his family. He said that he knew he was smart but not the smartest, and he knew he was a good teacher but not the best. He said that he should be chosen because it would be an honor to
serve the king, the prince, and all the people of the land. He said that he wanted the next ruler of his beloved kingdom to be just as wise as his father. The king, of course, chose the third man … and that is why teachers are paid
such low salaries. All joking aside, this parable hopefully reminds us of what it means to be a teacher. To some people, teaching is a job and a paycheck; to
others, it represents a place to exert power, a lofty platform from which to dispense knowledge. The finest teacher, however, realizes that he or she is in the
classroom to help students achieve their full potential, in whatever form that may take. (Adapted)
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Brainchild
Research suggests that the ―cytokinins‖ present in buko
juice showed considerable anti-ageing, anti-carcinogenic, and
anti-thrombotic effects.
Buko juiceis a great short term substitute for human blood
plasma and was successfully tested as an emergency
intravenous fluid back in the 1950s. There is at least one
confirmed case in which a ―coconut IV‖ was used to treat a
severely dehydrated patient.
Buko juice contains high levels of the electrolyte potassium.
100ml of water has 250mg of potassium and 105mg of sodium.
Combined, these electrolyte sources help replenish electrolyte
deficiency in the body due to diarrhea and other similar
conditions.
World War I gas mask makers in the US developed ―steam-
activated coconut char‖ - from burning buko husks – as a vital
component in a gas mask production. It was found that coconut
carbon was superior when it came to filtering noxious
substances.
Even today, ―coconut-fired carbon‖ still plays a key role in
cleaning up radiation and was used extensively in the cleanup
operations at the Fukushima nuclear plant after the tsunami in
2011.
What we simply have to know
A few months from now our city will celebrate
the coconut festival and with that let us know
what is behind the refreshing taste of its young
fruit known as the Buko.
Buko juice is packed with simple sugars, electrolytes and
minerals that are vital when it comes to replenishing the body’s
hydration levels.
Buko juice is made up of many naturally occurring bioactive
enzymes that assist the body in the overall processes of
digestion and metabolism , such as acid phosphatase, catalase,
dehydrogenase, diastase and peroxidase, among others.
Despite its very light consistency, the water contained in buko
juice has a much better composition of minerals (including
calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium, and zinc) when
compared to other fruits, even those like the much-loved
orange!
The water contained in buko juice is also a fantastic source of B
-complex vitamins, such as riboflavin, niacin, thiamin,
pyridoxine and folates. These B vitamins are essential as the
human body requires them from external sources to replenish
its supply.
Buko juice even has a relatively small amount of the
antioxidant and water soluble vitamin C (ascorbic acid),
providing about 2.4mg (4% of RDA, or recommended daily
average). (Source: Enrich Magazine Issue no. 61)
Honesty is the best policy. Well that’s what my teacher always says to us. Now in
our modern world, being honest is one trait that is missing. From the corrupt public
officials up to the street vendor, once they have the chance to lie (especially when it is
about money) the will.
It is when , in this time, ABS-CBN inspires Filipinos to lead a life of honesty and
sincerity via its newest and timely drama series ―Honesto‖
―Honesto‖ revolves around the story of a young boy named Honesto (Raikko
Mateo), the son of Diego (Paulo Avelino) and Fina (Maricar Reyes). Just like the ex-
traordinary trait of his mother’s family, Honesto grew up having an allergy that causes
his nose to swell whenever he tells a lie.
How will the truth separate and reunite the families and hearts that
were broken because of the many lies? Will purity and kind-
ness be enough to erase all the selfishness in the world?
―Honesto‖ is top-billed by award-winning and seasoned ac-
tors Paulo Avelino, Eddie Garcia, Janice de Belen, Angel
Aquino, Nonie Buencamino, Joel Torre, Melissa Ricks, Jo-
seph Marco, plus, introducing newest Kapamilya child star
Raikko.
Completing the powerhouse cast are Malou Crisologo, Melai
Cantiveros, Jason Francisco, Michael Conan, Josh Ivan
Morales, Janna Agoncillo, with the special participation of
Reyes and Spanky Manikan.
With this teleserye more kids like me will learn to be honest espe-
cially during exams. (Vinz Klayzon Diangkinay)
―We have to learn to truly accept our partner for
who he really is, what he wants to be and what his vi-
sion for life is‖.
It must be accepted, without judgment, criticism or
a desire to manipulate. Freedom means allowing him to
fulfill his destiny or trek his path, all within the context
of ―live and let live‖ understanding.
Though we are living of the 21st century, a rage-
filled, over populated environmentally degraded world,
the speed of our fast-food culture is radically changing
views and experiences within relationships. Divorce is
nowadays, a trend to in most countries. I’m thankful
that here in the Philippines, divorce is still unaccept-
able, due to the fact that our certain catholic persuasions
inhibits couples in doing so.
But do you know that cosmic energies through the
movement of planets do affect everything in our planet,
including changes in our psyche, emotion and con-
sciousness. According to a Philippines Star article,
―with the changes that are happening today we have to
align ourselves to the speed and rise of vibrations if we
want to deepen and make the relationship, turned into a
higher level.‖
Why oh why? Influencing this trend is the planet
Pluto. Sometime, in mid 1996, Pluto started it’s quiet
move from the sign of Scorpio to the sign of Sagittarius
the concept of freedom in relationship is the lesson, the
―main event.‖ On one level the energy of Pluto in Sagit-
tarius often makes old couples/partnerships feel like a
filial relationship. Things between them become habit-
ual, boring or just another been-there-done-that acts
drudgery of life takes over. (Adapted)
May I ask WHY?
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December 2013
Brainchild
LOVE FOR COUNTRY Vinz Klayzon Diangkinay
My love for my country
Brings pride feeling of loyalty
Pride for those before me who fought
Those who sacrificed so freedom be sought.
I feel the sense of love and
honor to my country
As I turn the pages of our
country’s history
Am inspired by those who spoken out
bravely
Those who keep the nations principles
and ideas fearlessly.
And so I implore upon my fellow
youth of today
To keep the flame of
nationalism genuinely
We are the author of our country’s
future
FRIENDSHIP Raven Victoria Lucero
Friends are for sharing
For sharing the feeling and dreams
And problems and fun too.
Sharing when sunny days
And rainy days too
It’s a wonderful feeling with a friend like you
The friendship we have
No one can break
Even a super typhoon like Yolanda, cannot
break it.
A BOOK Joanne Marie Bulaklak
I hate reading books
I feel sleepy in every
stroke
But deep inside
How I wish to be liked.
He ate and drank the precious
words
So his spirit grew to bust
He knew that he was poor
And his dusts were full.
He danced along the days
With his beautiful wings
It was but a book
What liberty and loosened spirit
brings.
TRUE FRIENDS Maria Gaeia Richie O. Perez
We all want a friend
A friend that will never leave you no matter
what
A friend that you can count on
And of course, a friend that truly cares for you.
True friends are very rare
You can’t find them everywhere
But you are lucky enough if you have one
Because this means that someone understands
you.
There are kinds of friends
A friend, best friend and a true friend
But if you’ll choose one
Trust me; true friends are the best friends you
can ever have.
Friends accept you for what you
are
Friends don’t hide you your bad
attitudes
They make you feel good
Whenever you’re blue.
Friends don’t tell you what is bad from wrong
They make you realize it
They help you with your problems
MEMORIES Hana Andrea Nixie F. Quinton
A day with him
Is a smile for me
A loving father
As he is.
The care he give
Is a wonderful gift
Hugs and kisses
I get.
Disciplines we
get
Guide us every-
where
You my father
Always be mine.
OUR HOME PLANET Erna Lyn T. Dungo
Planet we live on
The Earth that sustains life
Give us home to live
And a planet that give us oxygen.
A planet that sustains gravity
The planet Earth one and
only
That makes us stand
to walk
And make us stand
to guide the Earth.
The third planet from
the sun
A planet that uphold us
Sustains land and water
And a planet that sustains
our home.
Filipino Spirit… Our Pride… Our Joy Rhiannon Cristina A. Glorioso
No home, no food, love ones dying,
But oh! Our kababayans can still smile
inspite of everything.
So one can proudly say, that I am a
Filipino in every way.
No one can deny the strength and faith of
our race.
Standing tall, with God as our strength.
We can truly say, our Spirit is our pride
and joy.
Even the greatest typhoon of our time,
The never ending problem brought by
habagat rains,
Continuous corruption by officials in the
government
We are still here, fighting our way to survive
each day.
Simple joy can be seen even in the middle of
sufferings
With the natural calamities we are
experiencing
15 Sports
December 2013
Brainchild
Get Taste of New Sport
Volleyball, basketball, chess, sipa-takraw, badminton
and track events are the sports events played during
District Athletic Meet.
We do not compete on other events like swimming,
table tennis, softball, football and field events. It is time to
try to participate in those events so that pupils will know
how those sports are played.
Paeteños are artistic, talented, creative and
adventurous. They usually strive hard to excel in every
task they engage in. Given the chance, pupils will also
shine in those sports.
In the future, we hope to see kids in Paete playing sport
they don’t usually play. (ABC)
EDITORIALS
Vinz Klayzon Diangkinay
BURN THE HOOP
In every game somebody must
win the other loses. It’s a matter
how you accept victory or
defeat.
Being sports must be one of
the characteristics a player
should posses when a player
wins be humble and when he
lose accept it with no hurt
feeling. Congratulate the
winners. Sportmanship in sports
must be the name of the game.
Sportsmanship in sports
Sports Feature
A plate called Frisbie for the toy.
For a simple game of throw and catch, a disc is all you need. If you desire to expand your play to the
nail delay and other advanced moves, you might
want to experiment with a dry silicone
l u b r i c a n t . Spraying the bottom of your
disc will make it slick and nearly
friction-less, which allows for easier nail and rim delays. Many professional disc athletes also use fake fingernails. Since real nails tend to grind down with extensive play, fake nails are used to protect the real nail and give a secure surface for the spinning disc. Other than that, the only requirements for freestyle disc play are open space and you!
(Source: www.google.com)
THE FRISBIE Baking Company (1871-1958) of Bridgeport, Connecticut, made pies that were sold to many N e w E n g l a n d colleges. Hungry college s t u d e n t s s o o n discovered that the empty pie tins could be tossed and caught, providing endless hours of game and sport. Many colleges have claimed to be the home of 'he who was first to fling.' Yale College has even argued th a t i n 1 8 2 0 , a Y a le undergraduate named Elihu Frisbie grabbed a passing collection tray from the chapel and flung it out into the campus, thereby becoming the true inventor of the Frisbie and winning glory for Yale. That tale is unlikely to be true since the words 'Frisbie's Pies' was embossed in all the original pie tins and from the word 'Frisbie' was coined the common name
AES
Badminton Football
Volleyball
Basketball
Track and Field
Swimming
Proper Sports Outfit
(Photos from google.com)
"Victory isn't defined by wins or losses.
It is defined by effort. If you can truth-
fully say, 'I did the best I could, I gave
everything I had,' then you're a
winner." -Wolfgang Schadler
Vol. XII No. 1 The Official Publication of Ambray Elementary School December 2013
Ambray ES launches Intrams 2013 T O D E V E L O P
sportsmanship and camaraderie
and to d iscover spor ts
enthusiasts among pupils a
school intramurals was held at
AES Covered Court, Aug. 10.
Players with their muses and
escorts and the school drum and
lyre band had a parade before
proceeding to the covered court.
Judge-mentors also selected one
muse and escort for primary and
intermediate level. Among the
games participated in by the
school children from
kindergarten to Grade VI were:
sack race, tug of war and ball
relay. Sports categories were
basketball, volleyball and sepak
takraw.
Teachers and pupils in their
respective grade level cheered in
sports competition. Mr. Efren de
Macale, Mr. Paterno Mojica and
Mr. Benedict Rap-sing served as
the tournament managers. Mr.
Efren de Macale Physical
Education Coordinator, ―The
athletes have developed the
spirit of cooperation and
discipline especially in team
games. They’ve also developed
their confidence.”, said Mr. de
Macale. (Allan Maghirang Jr.)
PERFORM. The Ambray ES Drum & Lyre band performing their piece
during the parade of Intrams 2013. (Photo by: Joanne Bulaklak)
AES shooters subdue DES dribblers 32-20 OFFENSIVE and defensive
tricks of Ambray Elementary
School (AES) Shooters paved
the way to dump Dapdapan
Elementary School (GES)
Dribblers, 32-20 and keep the
crown in the boys’ basketball
finals of the District Athletic
Meet held at Brgy. San Gabriel
basketball court, Oct. 6-7.
Shooters proved that they are
still the team to beat when they
bagged the crown for three
straight years.
With a blazing determination,
each team played aggressively;
both of them wanted to capture
the gold they don’t want to lose.
The joyous crowd went crazy
when they witnessed the
clobbered basketball match
between the shooters and the
dribblers.
Due to stalwart Jayvee
Evangelista’s blazing shots,
captain ball, the shooters led
very early in the game. Failed to
stop him, the dribblers felt the
pressure and engaged in costly
errors.
The dribblers fought back
through the leadership of Junie
Salceda but unsuccessful to
demolish the great defense of the
shooters. They succeeded to
mark a score in the second half,
4-14.
A devastating game marked
the last quarter while the
Dribblers still rallied to recover
from the stinging bunch of
crowd-mesmerizing shots and
passes of the Shooters, 32-20.
After the game, Evangelista
exclaimed ―Marami pa silang
kakaining bigas. Saka salamat
sa coach namin sa strategies. ”
The AES Shooters’ trainor-
coach is Mr. Efren de Macale.
(Vinz Klayzon Diangkinay)
FLIGHT. Jayvee of the AES Shooters taking his lay-up shot against the
defender of GES dribblers last District Meet’13 (Photo by: Raven Lucero)
37th Milo Marathon SPC leg kicks off 3-time Marathon King hailed as winner
THREE-
TIME Milo
M a r a t h o n
K i n g
Cresenciano
Sabal set the
pace for the
21K division
run of the
37th National
M i l o
Marathon in San Pablo, Laguna,
Jul 21.
Despite of the challenging
route, Sabal persevered and
clinched victory at a swift
1:17:11, followed closely by
Johnny Espana (1:17:38) and
Bernardo Desamito Jr (1:19:01).
The 34-year old Philippine
Army bet took home the
National Milo Marathon crown
in 2005, 2007 and 2009 and won
the 42K event of the Summit
Water CamSur Marathon with
his brother Elmer in 2011.
He received a cash prize of
P10,000.00, a trophy, and a
coveted spot in the National
Finals for
t h e i r
r e s p e c t i v e
victories. .
As an added
incentive to
the prestige
of winning
the country’s
p r e m i e r
f o o t r a c e ,
Milo will be sending this
season’s Milo Marathon King to
compete with the world’s finest
athletes at the Paris Marathon in
2014.
“I have been running with
my brothers since our days in
the province. Back then we ran
to get an education, now we run
for our own personal goals. My
goal for this race is to win for a
patient whose medical expenses
I’m supporting. What I love
about running is that you don’t
have to invest so much money.
Anyone can run. Anyone can win
a marathon.” Sabal said.
(Allan Maghirang Jr.)
F I N I S H .
C r e s e n s i o
Sabal during
his winning
moment. (photo by:
bloggerrunner.
blogspot.com)