Orange [ AutoDesk SketchBook ]

This is my first artwork using my Autodesk app.. a still life of orange. Haha! Hope I can find the time to practice more. 😊

2016 Nutrition Month Celebration

The National Nutrition Council announces the theme for this year's Nutrition Month Celebration. The NNC will lead the whole nation in this celebration, with the purpose to disseminate nutrition-related messages through the said theme. Specifically, the celebration aims to:

1. create awareness on the importance of proper infant and young child feeding practices, specifically the exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and giving appropriate complementary food after six months with continuous breastfeeding;
2. promote collaboration among stakeholders at the national and local levels for health programs for families with pregnant women and children less than two years old; and
3. serve as a venue for launching of the Early Childhood Care and Development Intervention Package (ECCD-IP) for the first 1000 days.

DepEd enjoins all schools to participate in this celebration by undertaking meaningful activities which will highlight the importance of the first 1000 days of life. However, it is emphasized that the Engaged Time-on-Task policy of the DepEd should be observed as stipulated in the DepEd Order No. 5, s. 2005.

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2016 DepEd National Uniform for Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel

The Department of Education issued its Memorandum No. 84, s. 2016 last May 20 to set additional guidelines on DepEd National Uniforms for Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel. The following are the set guidelines:

1. The national uniform for male teaching and non-teaching personnel shall be as follows:

                 a. Polo: White and Off-White (half button)
                 b. Pants: Dark Gray or Black

2. The national uniform for female teaching and non-teaching personnel shall be as follows:

                 a. Teaching Personnel (including principal)

                               i. Blouse: Beige and Pink
                              ii. Pants: Black and Dark Gray

                 b. Non-Teaching Personnel

                              i. Blouse: Green or Blue
                             ii. Pants: Dark Gray or Black

3. The textile materials to be used in the uniform should be a combination of polyester, rayon    and cotton. The color specification of the uniforms will be limited to a range of two colors. See the details below.

4. For better appreciation, designs and color specifications can be downloaded on www.deped.gov.ph.

5. The effectivity of wearing the prescribed uniforms will be on August 1, 2016. Said uniforms shall be used for School Years (SYs) 2016-2018.

Read more about DepEd Memo No. 84, s.2016.

Visual Graphics Designing NCIII

Since I am handling Visual Graphics Designing Courses in Grade 10, I was encouraged by my Head Teacher to take the Visual Graphics Designing NCIII Assessment. The Tech-Voc courses embedded in the K to 12 curriculum for Junior and Senior High are following the TESDA’s Training Regulations (TR) and based on TESDA’s guidelines, for a teacher to qualify in teaching any Tech-Voc courses, one must be an NC passer himself and to become an assessor of Tech-Voc students, the teacher must take the Training Methodology (TM) course.

So, last July 20, 2015, equipped with my teaching experiences and armed with lots of courage, I took the VGD NCIII assessment at Interface, Caloocan City. Though I never attended any training about this course, I still took the risk. I was confident because I’ve been doing Visual Graphic Designing with different applications for quite some years already. Somehow, I believed that my reservoir of skills and knowledge wouldn’t fail. And Thanks be to God, because I did it! I passed this VGD NCIII Assessment. My next goal is to take the Training Methodology Course. 

The following are the set of competencies that are being assessed for Visual Graphic Design NCIII:

Basic Competencies:

1. Lead workplace communication
2. Lead small teams
3.  Develop and practice negotiation skills
4. Solve problems related to work activities
5. Use mathematical concepts and techniques
6. Use relevant technologies 

Common Competencies:

1.  Apply quality standards
2.  Perform computer operations

Core Competencies

1. Develop design studies
2. Create vector graphics using a graphic application
3. Create raster graphics using a graphic application
4. Develop designs for print media
5. Develop designs for electronic media
6. Develop designs for product packaging
7. Design booth and product/window display

School Calendar for School Year 2016-2017

The School Calendar for School Year (SY) 2016-2017 was released last April 22, 2016 through DepEd Order No. 23 s. 2016. According the order, the School Year shall begin on Monday, June 13, 2016 and shall end on Friday, April 7, 2017. The SY will consist of 202 days inclusive of the five-day In-Service Training.

You can download the DepEd Order from the DepEd Official Website to read some other enclosures about specific guidelines with regards to the School Calendar.

Link here: http://www.deped.gov.ph/sites/default/files/order/2016/DO_s2016_23_0.pdf