Two Important Circulars On Parent Orientation Dates, 17th Foundation Week Activities, Security Policies for Visitors, etc.
June 24, 2009
Dear Parents:
Greetings of Peace and welcome to the new school year!
Please be advised of the following important notices:
1. There are scheduled parent orientations by level at the beginning of the school year:
Grades One and Two June 19 4:15 PM
Grades Three and Four July 3 3:30 PM
Grades Five and Six July 3 4:30 PM
First Year and Second Year July 10 4:15 PM
Third Year and Fourth Year July 17 4:15 PM
2. The following activities are scheduled for HEdCen’s 17th Foundation Week from June 29 to July 3:
Monday, June 29
Thanksgiving Mass 7:45 AM
Decorating Yggdrasill
“Give a Hand Program”
Book Exhibit
Wednesday, July 1 NO CLASSES
Thursday, July 2
Best Buffet 12:15 PM
Birthday Hat celebration
Friday, July 3
Story Telling for PS/Primary 8:00 AM
Tea Ceremony (HS) 3:30 PM
a. The July 1 no class day allows the school adjustment in its procedures and operations after the assessment of opening week. Regular classes resume July 2.
b. All other details regarding this activity will be coursed through the Teachers-in-Charge (TICs) and the Student Handbook.
3. As part of the school’s aggressive campaign on dengue prevention, the school enforces the policy on constant application of insect repellant for all students. While the school implements other supplemental measures periodically to rid the school environment of mosquito dengue carriers, this awareness and active precautions must be reinforced even at home. Please follow up on your child’s mosquito repellant spray.
4. The SEVEN-DAY quarantine policy of HEdCen with regard to swine flu remains until the Department of Health and the Department of Education would advise the school otherwise. In the meantime, let us fight sickness effectively by bolstering our immune system with vitamins and nutritious food, and by practicing safe personal hygiene.
Thank you for your constant vigilance and cooperation.
SAMUEL GERONILLA
Principal
EMMA GUTIERREZ
Center Director
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June 24, 2009
Dear Parents:
Greetings of Peace.
Starting July 1, the parents, the students AND the school will be STRICTLY following its security policies for visitors in the Grade School and High School campus.
- The waiting area for all visitors/parents fetching their children from school is outside the school gate or in the designated waiting area only. There is NO SMOKING inside and outside the school campus, including the waiting area (please see Student Handbook GS p. 42, HS p. 38).
- All visitors are required to set prior appointments with the teachers and offices in order not to disrupt classes and the over-all integrity of security of the school. They are to refrain from proceeding to the classrooms or to the faculty lounge to meet with the teachers unless they have a pre-set appointment (Student Handbook GS p. 42, HS p. 38).
- All visitors with vehicles are to observe traffic courtesy at all times. Vehicles parked in the vicinity of the school must have their engines turned off (Student Handbook GS p. 44, HS p. 40).
- The only school gate for receiving visitors and entrance and exit for all students and personnel is Gate One located in front of the school.
- Delivery of items forgotten at home like homework and change of clothes is discouraged and will not be accommodated by any personnel of the school. Warm lunch may be deposited with the school guard and should be claimed by the student only during breaks.
- No student activity, unless otherwise previously announced, is to be held after the set curfew of 6:00 PM. Students must have gone home or must be headed home by this time (Student Handbook GS p. 44, HS p. 40).
- When boarding school buses after dismissal, student riders are discouraged from leaving the buses to play or loiter in the streets. While waiting for their school bus to leave for home, students are to stay inside the school bus or stay in campus.
- Students are not allowed to loiter in Beverly Hills subdivision during school days, especially in sari-sari stores, isaw places, billiard halls, computer shops, and the like.
- For use during breaks, students are reminded to bring their own eating utensils for convenience and sanitation purposes. We encourage the washing of hands before every meal and the application of hand sanitizer in general.
- For all varsity players, the year-long varsity training and tune-up games scheduled for Saturdays is to begin. Please inquire with your child’s football coach regarding the details of the schedule.
Through the practice of these guidelines, we hope to safeguard the interests and welfare of our students and YOUR children at all times.
Thank you for your constant support and cooperation.
SAMUEL GERONILLA
Principal
EMMA GUTIERREZ
Center Director
Striking the Balance
We’ve been offline for quite a stretch. It’s not necessarily a bad thing. Summer break gave us a chance to rest and recreate with the family, do a little theater on the side, sort out some snags and mend a few tears in the fabric of our personal and professional lives. Plus, this schoolyear started out rather strangely, what with all the worldwide concern about swine flu and confirmed cases in our country resulting in suspension of classes and resort to home quarantine precautions.
As Hugh Grant’s memorable line to Julia Roberts in the movie Notting Hill goes, “It’s been surreal.”
(Let’s digress: After reading that last sentence, how many of you not-so-young people now have Ronan Keating singing “When You Say Nothing At All” in the IPod of your mind? Come on, admit it; you hear it, don’t you? “It’s amazing how you can speak right to my heart (doo doo doo doo doo) …” Ooops, that “doo doo doo doo doo” must have triggered it for sure. You’ll be stuck with that tune playing in your head the rest of the day. It’s like having Last Song Syndrome. Sorry. Or maybe not. XD)
We realize however that there’s a community out there waiting for updates and other information about the school and its activities. We owe it to you, our Dear Reader, to reconnect on a more regular basis. (Now there’s an antiquated phrase we never thought we’d ever use but always found appealing – “Dear Reader.” It conveys in two little words the depth and intimacy of the bond you share with us.)
In case you haven’t noticed, HEdCen.com enjoys being the school’s Unofficial Chronicler. We’ve taken it to heart. Thank goodness for flexi-time; we get to catch special school events and take pictures and make posts of what’s up and what’s happening. All we need to keep on fulfilling our beloved duty is to strike the right balance. Tough but doable.
So here we are back online, and you know what that means? You’ve got a really good reason to spare a moment or two away from your daily Facebook obsession habit to check out the latest buzz here in Our Third Home. 
Asian Youth Games Friendship Cup: RP 2 Singapore 2
According to email reports by Mr. Ely Condat and Mr. Archie Santos-Tankia, the Philippines and Singapore U14 teams played to a 2-2 draw in the AYG Friendship Cup of the 1st Asian Youth Games held at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, 27 June 2009.
The Friendship Cup gave the Philippine team a measure of consolation and the chance to finally play football. The team was unable to participate in the AYG Football Competition due to its quarantine for A(H1N1) virus after one player tested positive for the flu variant shortly upon the team’s arrival in Singapore. The team’s quarantine at the Aloha Loyang resort ended on Friday, 26 June 2009.
Among the members of the RP U14 team are HEdCen’s James and John Condat, shown here with HEdCen alum and Singapore resident Miggy Santos-Tankia, as they went out shopping and sightseeing immediately after the team’s release from quarantine.
Playing Catch Up With Posting Sportsfest 2009 Pics
Last Wednesday during Internet Education class, HS senior Pea Gomez was browsing the school site. After a while he asked out loud “Nasaan ang Sportsfest pictures?” Feeling a bit guilty, I said “Sorry, wala pa. Haven’t gotten around to it.”
Actually … in fairness … (as the trite showbiz phrase - and a pet peeve of mine - goes), HEdCen.com already did present Arturo Alleje’s winning high jump and a bunch of the personalized jersey monickers a few days before. Admittedly, though, we were way late on other Sportsfest events.
Just to pick up a bit of the slack, I rushed the posting of Sir Mike’s Fund Run pics the next day. Then I realized that the Fund Run wasn’t part of the Sportsfest, but of the Science Expo (and we’re lagging behind on the online photo record of that too).
Let’s do a little more catching up before the weekend’s over, ok? Here we go with crowd scenes and some kickball action shots!
(Sir H: “Guys, look, some basic principles of science and ecology can be applied to kickball.”)
(T. Jo: “I don’t care what Sir H says; just kick it as hard as you can and run like hell.”)
That’s all for now. Bear with us; you lucky students are on holiday tomorrow but we adults have to report for work. (Paging Sir Mike, you’re needed at the HEdCen.com Photo Department stat!)
Putting the Fun in the Fund Run
Before sweating it out for the benefit of the Tungtong River Conservation Project by taking part in the January 30, 2009 Fund Run, HEdCen students ham it up for Sir Mike’s camera…
And let’s end the photoshoot with an unabashed plug for the official Tungtong River Conservation Project T-shirt (designed by no other than the Project’s Head Honcho Henry Calilung)! I think there are a few more of the shirts available. Get one before it’s too late!
Thanks to Sir Mike for his pics.