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ONLINE SCHOOL POLICY MEMORANDUM NO. 2021-07 Math, Spelling and Reading Program
ONLINE SCHOOL POLICY MEMORANDUM NO. 2021-07
Date: January 7, 2022
To: SMILE Faculty, Grade 1 to Grade 10 Learners, and their Parents
From: The Administrator
Re: Math, Spelling and Reading Program
It has been noted by the Administration that the learners have not acquired the level of skills in Math, spelling, and reading that they had pre-pandemic. For this reason, we shall be commencing new academic programs this Third Quarter.
I. Effective the 2nd week of January, recorded weekly asynchronous performance tasks in Math and Spelling will be given in Grades 1 through 10. These are not related to the lessons in Math and English and are on top of asynchronous tasks in the said subjects.
A. Math Grades 4 to 10: These are exercises are 1 number for multiplication and 1 number for division. The answers will be hand-written on paper using a clear pen and the pictures for each item will be sent to the Math teacher through J2e no later than Monday 5:00 p.m. the following week.
Scoring rubrics for each item are as follows:
1 point for the correct solution,
1 point for the correct answer,
1 point for punctuality in the submission of the pictures through J2e
TOTAL = 3 points X 2 items = 6 points in Math performance task every week
B. Math Grade 3: These are games in J2Blast, particularly the practice test of TT Blast. The learner will play 1 game (either practice or test) every weekend as a practice in multiplication. He/She will save his/her score and share with the Math Teacher through J2e no later than Monday 5:00 p.m. the following week.
Scoring rubrics are as follows:
1 point for playing TT Blast over the weekend,
1 point for punctuality in the submission of the pictures through J2e
TOTAL = 2 points in Math performance task every week
C. Math Grade 1 and 2: These are games in J2Blast, particularly the practice test of SATs Blast (KS1 or KS2). The learner will play 1 game (either practice or test) every weekend as a practice in multiplication. . He/She will save his/her score and share with the Math Teacher through J2e no later than Monday 5:00 p.m. the following week.
Scoring rubrics are as follows:
1 point for playing TT Blast over the weekend,
1 point for punctuality in the submission of the pictures through J2e
TOTAL = 2 points in Math performance task every week
D. English Grades 1-10: These are games in J2Blast, particularly Spell Blast. The learner will play every weekend either 1 practice test (Grades 1-10) or 1 live contest (Grades 4-10 only) as a practice in spelling. He/She will save his/her score and share it with the English Teacher through J2e no later than Monday 5:00 p.m. the following week. The app itself will record the date and time submitted.
Scoring rubrics are as follows:
1 point for playing Spell Blast over the weekend,
1 point for punctuality in the submission of the pictures through J2e
TOTAL = 2 points in Math performance task every week
II. Effective the month of January, the SMILEmathics Club will be open to Mathematically-gifted learners in Grades 4-10. The meeting will be every Friday from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
III. It has been noted that no one submitted audition videos for the school play “Snow White”. We shall be making this a project of the new SMILE Theater Club. This club will be open to interested learners in Grades 4-10 who are good in oral reading and are also interested in acting or technology. The meeting will be every Saturday at 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Please be guided accordingly. God bless!
Mrs. Julie Anne Bajo-Litob
Copy furnished:
Teachers
KITE Academy / My School / Bulletin
Just2Easy / J2Webby / News
J2e Shared Files
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ONLINE SCHOOL POLICY MEMORANDUM NO. 2021-05
Date: October 14, 2021
To: SMILE Faculty, Pre-K to Grade 10 Learners, and their Parents
From: The Administrator
Re: Foundation Week 2021 Performance Tasks
Several collaborative tasks have been scheduled during the performance task week: Zumba in cosplay costume, Science Product Innovation Showdown (the revised title), and Rubik’s Cube Showdown. These have been published at the beginning of the school year through the Calendar of Activities.
In order to give clarity, consistency and efficiency in the scoring for the Zumba and Rubik’s Cube performance tasks, herewith are the Scoring Rubrics.
SCORING RUBRICS FOR ZUMBA
COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK
| MAPEH | 15 points for Grades 1-10 for Participation in the Zumba Live Event | ||
| ABOVE GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 4-5 points | AT GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 2-3 points | BELOW GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 0-1 point | |
| A. Attendance | Learner was present during the whole Zumba event. | Learner was present during Zumba event but did not get to perform. | Learner was present during part of the Zumba event and did not get to perform. |
| B. Creative Skill | Learner executed the dance skillfully. | Learner executed the dance somewhat skillfully. | Learner lacked dancing skill. |
| C. Overall Presentation | Learner displayed confidence and looked good overall during the presentation. | Learner displayed some confidence and looked good overall during the presentation. | Learner showed lack of confidence during the presentation. |
| EPP/TLE | 15 points for Grades 4-10 for the DIY Accessories/ Accent or Costume | ||
| ABOVE GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 4-5 points | AT GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 2-3 points | BELOW GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 0-1 point | |
| A. Materials | Materials were complete. | Most materials were present. | A few materials were present. |
| B. Effort | Learner did his/her best finish 50% of the DIY project. | Learner did his/her best finish some of the DIY project. | Learner exerted some effort to make the DIY project. |
| C. Attitude while working | Learner was joyful and enthusiastic the whole time while working. | Learner was joyful and enthusiastic most of the time while working. | Learner was grumbling and showed unhappiness while working. |
| Values | 15 points for Grades 1-10 for Rehearsals | ||
| ABOVE GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 4-5 points | AT GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 2-3 points | BELOW GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 0-1 point | |
| A. Effort during practice #1 | Learner did his utmost to master the steps and execute skillfully. | Learner did his utmost to master the steps and execute skillfully but inconsistently. | Learner exerted effort to practice. |
| B. Effort during practice #2 | Learner did his utmost to master the steps and execute skillfully. | Learner did his utmost to master the steps and execute skillfully but inconsistently. | Learner exerted effort to practice. |
| C. Effort during practice #3 | Learner did his utmost to master the steps and execute skillfully. | Learner did his utmost to master the steps and execute skillfully but inconsistently. | Learner exerted effort to practice. |
SCORING RUBRICS FOR RUBIK’S CUBE SHOWDOWN
COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK
| MATH | 15 points for Grades 1-10 | ||
| ABOVE GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 4-5 points | AT GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 2-3 points | BELOW GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 0-1 point | |
| A. Material | Learner participated with his/her own Rubik’s cube. | Learner participated with his/her own Rubik’s cube. | Learner did not have a Rubik’s cube |
| B. Effort | Learner did his/her utmost in solving the Rubik’s Cube task as expected. | Learner exerted some effort in solving the Rubik’s Cube task as expected. | Learner did not exert effort in solving the Rubik’s Cube task. |
| C. Independence | Learner tried to do the Rubik’s cube task independently. | Learner tried to do the Rubik’s cube task independently most of the time. | Learner was helped in doing the Rubik’s Cube task most of the time. |
| SCIENCE | 15 points for Grade 3 | ||
| ABOVE GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 11-15 points | AT GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 6-10 points | BELOW GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 0-5 points | |
| Critical thinking | Learner successfully and patiently completed the required task to a large extent. | Learner successfully and patiently completed the required task to some extent. | Learner patiently tried to do the required task but succeeded only a little bit. |
Please be guided accordingly. God bless!
Mrs. Julie Anne Bajo-Litob
Copy furnished:
Teachers
KITE Academy / My School / Bulletin
Just2Easy / J2Webby / News
J2e Shared Files
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Reminder on ID picture
September 22, 2021
Hello, dear SMILE Parents in Pre-K to Junior High School! Praised be Jesus Christ!
The ID maker really needs your child’s picture already. Kindly send a soft copy of your child’s picture (head to chest shot) to the Class Adviser through Messenger until Friday, September 24. Please write your child’s FULL NAME and GRADE LEVEL to facilitate forwarding to the Cashier. The background is preferably but not necessarily white. Do please let your child wear a decent top (blouse or sleeved t-shirt).
Please disregard this announcement if you have submitted your child’s picture upon enrollment.
May I also remind the parents of Grades 1-3 learners to practice your children in manipulating J2e5. Some learners had difficulty typing words, embedding the voice clip and drawing/ attaching pictures during the simulation/ practice tests.
Thank you and God bless your family po. Please stay safe and continue to pray to the Lord unceasingly.
Very truly,
Teacher Julie
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ONLINE SCHOOL POLICY MEMORANDUM NO. 2020-05 Performance Task December
ONLINE SCHOOL POLICY MEMORANDUM NO. 2020-05
Date: November 27, 2020
To: All SMILE Preschool and Grade 1-9 Faculty, Learners and their Parents
From: The Administrator
Re: Advent Additional Scoring Rubrics for Performance Tasks Part 4
In celebration of Advent (Preparation for Christmas) and Christmas, SMILE celebrates December with the theme “Welcoming Jesus in My Heart”. Preschoolers’ dances will be presented virtually in a Christmas program through Zoom. No costume is required as long as it is presentable and not sexy. A Zoom Christmas party will follow. Details will follow.
For Grades 1 to 9, the learners will be allowed to choose ONE PERFORMANCE TASK, which will be scored by the teachers in MAPEH, Values, Filipino and Araling Panlipunan subjects for the Third Quarter. The choices are: dance with a spoken introductory message, poem composition with oral reading, song composition with singing, and spoken word poetry. For the purpose of this performance task, spoken word poetry is original poetry performed with elements of rap, hip-hop, storytelling, theater, or jazz music. It is characterized by repetition, improvisation, and word play,
The said project is due for submission on December 17, 2020. Since the same project is graded in 4 different subjects, punctuality shall be graded separately in the same. Teachers may adjust the weight depending on the grade level / age group of the learners.
In order to give more clarity, consistency and efficiency on the scoring for the Performance Task the following are the scoring rubrics. Please be guided accordingly.
Mrs. Julie Anne Bajo-Litob
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PERFORMANCE TASK SCORING RUBRICS
LEARNER’S CHOICE THIRD QUARTER ADVENT PERFORMANCE TASK – 12 points
(scored by subject teachers in MAPEH, Values, Filipino, Araling Panlipunan)
The learners may choose any one of these performance tasks: dance with a spoken introductory message, poem composition with oral reading, song composition with singing, and spoken word poetry in connection to our theme.
A dance project will use the official dance music for the particular grade level and will have an original introductory spoken message in English or Filipino, that is related to the theme “Welcoming Jesus Into My Heart.” The message should be not less than 30 words and not longer than 300 words.
A poem must be an original piece written by the learner, with 2 to 5 stanzas depending on the age of the learner. Written poem is submitted to the teacher, plus it is read aloud as before an audience. Both piece and video shall be sent through J2e.
A song will be an original composition by the learner and must be sung by him or her. The song should be 1 to 2 minutes long when sung. An accompaniment is not needed. Accompaniment, if any, will have no bearing on the grade.
A spoken word poetry is an original piece composed by the learner and performed as before an audience, with no cuts and without copy. Total performance time is from 1 to 3 minutes only. Background music or video effects, if any, will have no bearing on the grade.
Rubrics are as follows:
| BEYOND GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 3 points | AT GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 2 points | BELOW GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 1 point | DISSATISFACTORY – 0 point | |
| Values | ||||
| Values of the content | Good Christian values are very evident in the project | Good Christian values are glimpsed at in the project | No Christian values are glimpsed at in the project | Values glimpsed at in the project are worldly or are opposite to Christian values |
| Originality | Project shows evidence that the work is originated and made by the pupil himself/herself with a little help, | Project shows evidence that the work is originated and made by the pupil himself/herself with some help, | There is evidence that this was done with much help from someone else. | There is evidence that this mostly done by or totally copied from someone else. |
| Effort | Shows evidence that this was meticulously done and was the learner’s best work | Shows evidence that this was carefully done and was the learner’s best work | Project shows that there was only little planning and effort. | Project shows that there was only minimal planning and effort. |
| Punctuality | Project was submitted before the deadline | Project was submitted on time | Project was submitted 1-7 days after the deadline | Project was submitted 8 or more days after the deadline |
| Filipino | ||||
| Conventions | Word choice, and composition / speech conventions were used masterfully | Word choice, and composition / speech conventions were used correctly | Word choice and composition / speech conventions had some errors | No words were used at all |
| Skill | Dance choreography/ written poem/ song composition/ spoken word poetry content was excellently-done, with good purpose. | Dance choreography / written poem/ song composition/ spoken word poetry content was well-done, with good purpose. | Message of the dance/ written poem/ song composition/ spoken word poetry is not clear. | Message is not satisfactory. |
| Over-all Performance | Performance of dance/ song rendition/ poetry reading/ spoken word poetry was done skillfully so the message is conveyed well. | Performance of dance/ song rendition/ poetry reading/ spoken word poetry was done skillfully so the message is conveyed somewhat. | The dance/ song/ poetry reading/ spoken word poetry performance was not skillful. | Not applicable |
| Punctuality | Project was submitted before the deadline | Project was submitted on time | Project was submitted 1-7 days after the deadline | Project was submitted 8 or more days after the deadline |
| Aral Pan | ||||
| Positive contribution to SMILE or the world | Project has a potentially positive effect on SMILE/ the world | Project has a potentially positive effect on the creator but no effect on SMILE/ the world | Not applicable | Project has no potentially positive effect on anyone |
| Relevance to the theme | Project is relevant to the theme and expresses basic foundational knowledge pertaining to Advent | Project is relevant to the theme and expresses limited foundational knowledge about Advent | Project is somewhat related to the theme | Project is not related to the theme |
| Evidence of Understanding | Masterfully interprets the piece for the audience, deftly revealing the piece’s meaning. | Conveys meaning of the piece well | Obscures meaning of the piece. | Not applicable |
| Punctuality | Project was submitted before the deadline | Project was submitted on time | Project was submitted 1-7 days after the deadline | Project was submitted 8 or more days after the deadline |
| MAPEH | ||||
| Quality | Project is excellent and was skillfully done | Project felt / looked alive and satisfactory | Project felt/ appeared less than satisfactory | Project felt/ appeared dissatisfactory |
| Performance’s Appeal to the Audience | Style was compelling, greatly appealed to the audience | Style was compelling, appealed to the audience | Project had some effect on the audience | Project had no effect on the audience |
| Clarity of Spoken Language | Every word was clearly uttered and voice was audible. | Most words are clearly uttered, with a few mistakes. Voice was audible. | Some words were not clearly said. Voice was somewhat audible. | Many words were mumbled. Voice was somewhat audible. |
| Punctuality | Project was submitted before the deadline | Project was submitted on time | Project was submitted 1-7 days after the deadline | Project was submitted 8 or more days after the deadline |
RUMINATION @ 30: THANKING GOD FOR BLESSING AND SENDING SMILE
RUMINATION @ 30:
THANKING GOD FOR BLESSING AND SENDING SMILE
Every birthday, especially on milestone years, should be celebrated, not so much with festivities but more so with reflection and memorialization. Oh yes, celebrations can come, too, when circumstances and practical considerations allow them. However, the more meaningful way is to look back and examine the years that have gone by. Have goals been achieved? What blessings and gifts must be acknowledged and thanked for? What do we hope for in the future? What decisions need to be made?
This is the 30th year of St. Mary’s Initial Learning Experience as a school. Financially backed by her husband, Mr. Julius Bajo, Teacher Maria Livinia Suico Bajo started SMILE in 1990. She just wanted to develop fast readers and responsible leaders in their young pupils. They (my parents) hoped but did not imagine that their very small preschool of 12 pupils will continue to exist beyond their retirement age. Neither my sister nor I was interested in running the school, for we were chasing our personal dreams and discerning our own respective vocations.
During the year-end recollection on my 35th year of life, way back year 2006, I said “yes” to the Lord’s call to education. After months of further discernment, I told my parents, Sir Julius and Teacher Bajo that I have finally decided join SMILE on a full-time basis. In the year 2007, we gradually shifted the focus of education to evangelization and progressively opened the Grade School Department. In preparation for their retirement from full administration of the school, they eventually made me the School Administrator. My husband, Sir Leo Litob, and I progressively opened the High School Department in the year 2018. That is significant for the said department that caters to teens, as November 25, 2018 was the start of the Philippine Catholic Church’s Year of the Youth. God’s timing is always perfect!
What blessings am I personally grateful for in relation to SMILE? Let me name only the top 3. First on the list is the fulfillment of God’s promise in 1994 to expand the territory. Truly amazing are the physical expansion and the fact that we are able to provide for more employees and their families! And this year 2020, only by God’s grace are we still able to operate as a school even during the pandemic. In fact, shifting to online education has expanded SMILE’s reach in astounding ways. Second blessing is the fact that we have very good personnel – both the non-teaching and the teaching personnel. They are always striving for efficiency and excellence. Good Christians, they are truly our partners in the mission of evangelization, in Christian motherhood to our learners. Top third blessing is that we have good learners in SMILE. Yes, our learners are academically very competent and even competitive. More importantly, they are also basically good at heart! Glory to God in the Highest! We are achieving our mission.
SMILE is my personal place of mission, one that had to be chosen over and above other good options time and again. And it is the place of mission of our personnel, especially of the teachers. We are on the right track! Allow me to backtrack a little. Remove all the highfalutin words, strip the school’s philosophy, vision, mission and goals to its essentials, and reveal the core of SMILE. Its mission are simply to promote the Kingdom of God and preach Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Yes, when the personnel and learners are basically good and many of the Christian values are already found in their own personal lives, then the seed of God’s Kingdom has in fact, grown. All we need to work for is to really make Jesus Christ the center of each one’s life. Christ Himself should be the point from which academic excellence and versatility, professional competence, service to others, love for country, and success in life should radiate.
And SMILE shall go on. We shall keep saying yes to God to His call to draw all men closer to Himself. Thank you, Lord God Most Holy Trinity, for blessing and sending SMILE these past 30 years and counting!
By:
Julie Anne Bajo-Litob
School Administrator