Reflection

     Laughter, sadness, excitement, memories has filled this room. Days and months have passed and now we were going bid goodbyes. In the past months, we encountered many problems and gained lessons.

This 4th quarter, Photoshop is the centre of our classes. We already used Photoshop in Grade 8 and elementary when working for the school paper. However, I mostly just cropped things I made them black and white. This class has allowed me to explore this program a lot more and I’ve seen all the really cool things that it can do. I learned how to lay out a page- how to add photos, text, filters, blend colours, manipulate layers etc. Working with Photoshop was challenging yet fun. I will treasure and share the skills I’ve gained and lessons I’ve learned. 

I may now leave this classroom but all the memories and lesson I’ve gained will cherished forever.

Live your Dreams

       

     Dreams are necessary. Without dreams, there will be no ambition to chase. There will be no goal to reach. We will all be nothing without dreams. We must know what we want to do and follow that ambition.

Dreaming is essential for a human being. Without dreams, you will lose interest in life and finally hate to live life. Only with dreams, will you find a purpose to live your life.

But with dreams, comes great responsibility. It is just not enough to dream and forget about that dream. Dreams will not work without effort. It is essential to work hard for your dreams. Without this hard work, a dream will only remain a desire and will never be achieved.

Failures may come, but an attitude to keep moving on and trying to improve is thoroughly achieved by dreams.

So dreams are very important in life. They motivate, inspire, improve and help you in achieving any goal. Without dreams, we will be nowhere.

117th Foundation Day of ISNHS

          Schools celebrate their respective foundation days every year. This is the time to commemorate the birth of the school. A chance to remind the students about the humble beginnings of their educational institution. 

          This first and second day of March marks the 117th Foundation Day of Ilocos Sur National High School with a theme, Tradition of Excellence: Championing Filipino Values Amidst Cultural Diversity and Fast-paced Modernization. In February, we can already feel the preparation on the said event. Students cleaned up their rooms. Bulletin boards are updated and well-decorated. Long rehearsals are done to master the pieces to be presented.

          In the first day, the coronation ball was held. All the candidates look beautiful and dashing. They were given crowns, sash, trophy and bouquets as gratitude.

       The following day, parade of all students with their props and costumes was conducted. In the afternoon, Arrival of Honours, an Opening Remark from the school principal and an inspiring talk from the guest speaker-Atty. Allan V. Barcena, was also conducted. 

          The said event was highlighted with a Field Demonstration of students coached by their respective teachers. This year, the teachers also performed. Then, the activities are commended and winners are announced afterward. The day ended with the victory of Grade 8 Boys and Girls.

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Kannawidan Insight

          Our province Ilocos Sur has a rich heritage and unique cultures and traditions that we Ilocanos must preserve for the next generation. We must give importance and be proud of that. 

                One of these is the Kannawidan Ylocos Festival. Kannawidan is an Ilocano term which means "a feast of all heritages,  practices and products. " This year will be its 195th Anniversary.  Its main thrust is tourism promotion through the presentation of the talents,  native costumes,  traditions, cultures and products. This Kannawidan Ylocos Festival aims to create awareness on the preservation of the province' rich cultural heritage,  practices and traditions and a showcase  of the different agriculture and industry products. 

              Dance craze, Battle of the bands, Mr.  Kannawidan muscle showdown,  Search for Saniata,  Car and Motorcycle show,  Street dancing and showdown that show off the OTOP of the 34 towns and cities,  horse racing,  chef wars,  rodeo fiesta, game fowl and pigeon expo,  rhythm festival,  3rd Gov. Ryan Singson Motor cross Cup,  Kannawidan Mini Fwd Race,  karambola and drag race are the activities they offer. This is to show how part of the culture of the people of Ilocos Sur has modified through the years.


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Change for the Better

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world. "       

Do you believe in it? I do believe it.  I believe that an individual will able to affect the world in a meaningful via their own changes. 

          Changing the world begins with improving who we are on the inside.  Each of us have a unique identity and our own distinct thoughts. These thoughts often push us to act.  So,  by centering our thoughts in a positive direction, we can improve our actions and our character.

          I can improve the world by consciously looking around and thinking,  at every opportunity. How can I help? I can help by doing simple things or tasks like showing an act of kindness. 

          It will encourage you to make another task and another and another. And by the end of the day,  that one task completed will turn in many tasks completed. The little things in life matters. If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right. 

          So if you wanna change the world,  change yourself.  Start each day with a task completed, find someone to help you through life,  respect everyone,  know that life is not fair that you will fail often, face down the bullies and never ever give up. 

          If you do these things,  the next generation and the generations that follow will live in the world far better that the one we have today.  And when we start now, we'll indeed change the world for the better. 

A Time to Improve

         

        Every year is a new blessing for us from God and we need to thank Him.  A new year is a blossom in our life for it is filled with great fun and enthusiasm.

          New Year is a special day because it is time for welcoming another year, enjoying with family and friends and taking resolutions for the upcoming year. 

       Some of us have the habit that they only make a resolution and changes to ourselves during new year. But

for me, we can make changes or improvement not only on new year but any time. 

      For me, I will change my bad attitudes and improve myself. I plan to try something that I haven't tried yet and to read more books to widen my knowledge.

          This year,  there won't be new me but I will improve to become a better version of myself. 

Reflection

          

         Third grading has been a short time for me because there where only few days in this quarter due to the presence of Christmas vacation.

         

We discussed HTML Images and HTML Links.  I also learned how to do web designs which is tiring because you have to type many words and tags in the notepad and yet it is fun because if you open it on google, you can see the beauty of your work.  It's like your misery in doing it was gone because of that. 

           I had a difficult time in finishing the requirements and task that was given to us because we need to pass it on time due to the lack of time. Because of this I learned to value time. That time is priceless and we should make the most time of it. We should stop making complains because if we make a lot excuse we cannot achieve success in life.

Christmas: Season of Joy, Peace, Great Tidings

          December has come and we are in the special season once again. A season where we can see putting gifts under the tree, lights in the windows, cards in the mail, preparing for turkey dinner with family and friends, show in the yard, stockings hanging in the living room and shouts of "Merry Christmas" to those who pass in the streets. In short, Christmas is a season of joy, of peace and great tidings. A season when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

         "Christmas is not just a time for festivity and merry making. It is more than that. It is a time for the contemplation of eternal things. The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and forgiving." according to J.C. Penny. That means that we should not focus in preparing turkey dinners or expensive gifts but we should also spare time to reflect on the essence of the period which is the love of God for humanity. It is easy to lose sight of true meaning of Christmas. Amidst the delicious meals, sweet drinks, lovely songs and dances, beautiful friends and family members we would come across this season, let's try not to forget about the birth of Jesus Christ who taught us all what real, genuine and unconditional love.

            As we celebrate the birth of our savior, let's be human and kind enough to remember and show some love to those who are not fortunate enough to be actively involved in the celebration of our savior Jesus Christ because the spirit behind Christmas is that of giving and sharing.

Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities

          We often said that we learn from our past but is that true? Inequalities have existed in our society for a thousand of years; from the treatment of slaves to the inequalities of women. Today, we still have people who face inequality everyday. If we learn from our past, why does inequality still exist?

           Our society was formed by human beings based on certain rules that govern our actions and behaviors. We share mutual resources and white building up our lives. We commit innumerate amount of decisions everyday that leads us to different paths. Some of us are more successful that others due to various reasons.

          Our world has been created by different races. So we should not underestimate those people who were unfortunate because I believe that everyone has the same priviledge and opportunities.

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Hope of the Future

          We all know that being an engineer, architect, doctor,  teacher or nurse is hard. Indeed, there is no easy profession but is there harder profession that being a parent? For me, this is the hardest career in this world. Some plans in facing this kind of challenge but some also are already a parent not in their right age. 

        Responsibility of the father and mother to take care of their child in good or bad times. This will test the length of your patience as a parent. Taking good care starts in regular feeding of your child.  The most effective way to improve the health condition of a child is through breast feeding.  It needs also the full force of the parents in order the child to grow good and healthy. This means that the parents should give or provide enough time for their child. Education, Good manners and Discipline  should be first learned at home. In order the child to grow good and be a useful citizen someday. 

          If a child will grow with discipline, he or she will be an inspiration and a good example to others. It is based on how you care and how you discipline your child. 

          

Filipino Values Month Celebration

          Children nowadays are already different. Gadgets have consumed them already. Most of their time is consumed in playing games and surfing the net. They are not using their time correctly.

          In this generation, children choose to join with their gadgets instead of communicating with their family and friends. In this situation, communication or the relation between a parent and a child is affected. And also their attention is focused on social medias like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and games. So, we must use our gadgets, we have tendency to disregard our surroundings and focused on our games and social media accounts. If we became more conscious in using our gadgets, we can reconnect physically and emotionally to our surroundings and the people around us. Cellphones are not prohibited as long as we know our limitations.

          To sum up, we must realize that we have to give more value to relations than material things.

Reading = Success

          If someone asked you to name one trait that truly sets successful people apart, what would pop into your head? Talents? Resources? Innovative ideas? All those things make a difference but one thing that remain constant is reading a lot. 

          Why is reading important? Is it because the better a reader a student is, the easier of a time that student has understanding directions for assignment, easier for the student to complete the assigned work, easier for the student to complete an essay? Those are only parts of why students success depends so hugely in reading. Reading books is important. You can acquire knowledge, increase memory and imagination, able to do more and better critical thinking and it improves language and communication skills. Especially for children and young adults, because it makes them stronger to face the challenges of the future.

          Educators have said for years how important reading is for student. Reading is important for life success. The more  you know, the smarter you grow- so pick something and read.

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Today’s Seed, Tommorow’s Fruit

          The days intended for the 2nd quarter has come into an end.          This grading period became very challenging and difficult for me.I encountered difficulty in managing my time with my family and school.
    ‎In the middle of this quarter we experience heavy rains which cause the government to suspend classes in all levels for safety. The days that were wasted because of the typhoon causes us struggle in catching up  all the lessons and activities intended for the second quarter.
    ‎It was very exhausting because of the unending requirements and quizzes but I realized that instead of complaining , it is better to do your work because complaining will not help you succeed in life.
    ‎We are still students and we are still on the process of gaining and discovering new things. All we need is to be patient and work hard on every task that is given to us. We may experience difficultly now but tomorrow you will harvest the fruit of success.
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"Coming together with furthest beyond to build an inclusive world of universal respect for human rights and dignity"

          "Together let's build a world of respect for everyone's human rights and dignity! "
          Almost 1.3 billion people still live in multidimensional poverty,  they are not just poor in terms of income,  thay are also lacking in health,  education and living standards. And they risk falling behind further when faced with conflict, sickness, unemployment or natural disaster. As this year's theme reminds us,  ensuring access to basic needs like water,  food,  shelter or safety will also give back some basic human rights and dignith to millions of people
          Government policies alone cannot create the social inclusion that is fundamental to reaching those left furthest behind and overcoming poverty.  When people living in poverty take the floor and share their experiences, demonstrates how we can achieve greater social inclusion by enabling people from all walks of life to come together to respect the human rights and dignity of people living in poverty.
          So lets help those people by respecting them and lets put each other up to build a world of respect and dignity.

Guro Filipino: Turo mo Kinabukasan Ko

          The difference between a really great teacher and one who does not teach well can have a lasting effects on students. Teachers trully care about their students and want to make sure they are learning.  Teachers work diligently to make sure students understand the materials at a deep level and become more interested in the subject matter. Teachers are probably the most underrated yet the most powerful professionals in the whole world.  Their works has a long term impact on not just lives of the students they teach but on society as a whole.  They have the power to shape generetion,  impact minds and make the world a better place.  Teachers should be called fillers because they fill the gaps and crevices in a childs life.  A good teacher is someone who can think a student,  look like a parent and behave like a boss.  Every word they say, every class they take, every papers they grade goes on the change of lives.
          It might not be paid to teach your students the value of life but your salaries are far to miniscule considering that your word will reasonable inside the stufents mind for the rest of their lives. Your words are the sparks that light up students future. Students eventually forget what they read in books but they will always remember how awesome a teacher was.  Students have become a better person because of a wonderful person like you. Students school years will be priceless memory because teachers who always make sure they were happy. Students are safeguarded from all of lives negative influences because teachers shower their love in tan and not just ounces. No matter how hard parents try to give their children to be best of values, they will ultimately grow up to be young,  adults, whose personalities are shaped by teachers. 
         As the years fly by,  technology will change,  society will change and education will change but one thing that will remain constant is the value of good teacher. It is impossible to put a price tag on the kind of education students receive because as a teacher your guidance is truly priceless. 
         Great inventors and leaders are not born. They are motivated and inspired to do great things by great teachers.

Wavefront: Accentuating Potentials, Activating Technological Advancement

          Wavefront is a surface composed at any instant of all the points just reached by a vibrational disturbance in its propagation through a medium.  Nowadays, we can observe that technology is improving and improving because of the new discoveries.  Gadgets,  machines and even transportation. Why?  Because of the so called wavefront.  Wavefront has a big contribution of the technology today because its the main source of electricity and magnetism that helps the machine works.
          In my own opinion,  the theme means we must discover our own inner potential or even outer potential so that we can contribute to technology advancements. Contributing to technology helps us make our life easier.  If we discover our potentials now,  then we will know what is our strength and weaknesses so that we can capitalize it and to contribute it to our society.  The theme also aims to boost scientific consciousness among the youth,  and encourage them to participate actively in the science clubbing movement.
          To sum up,  if we accentuate and capitalize on our inner and outer potentials, we can surely make the world a better place and we will surely live easier.

Filipinos: Joyous even after calamities

          Hurricanes, Floods, Earthquake, Volcanic Eruption, Thunderstorms, Typhoons, Monsoon rains. Philippines, one of the countries in the world that is afflicted with almost all kinds of natural calamities all year around.
          Philippines is situated above the equator and has the warmest ocean temperatures. Another is the location of Philippines. It is within the Pacific Ring of Fire . That is some of the reasons why Philippines is a disaster prone country Another is the Filipinos, themselves. Only few towns are implementing proper waste disposal. Others don't mind when it comes to proper segregation, disposal, and management of garbage. Garbage is thrown everywhere that causes clogging of drainage wherein the rain flows. Another is the deforestation, the forest are cleared or bald. Kaingin, mining and illegal logging are some of the human bad activities or habits that causes soil erosion and landslides that may kill many people.
          Despite the negative outcomes of the calamities, Filipinos remain resilient and strong. They still see something good and funny in every bad situation. Like for instances, students are happy when classes are suspended . But other students, attend schools even during disaster. And citizens who are working forced themselves to do their job no matter how hard it is. But some people prefer to stay at home when they feel it isn't safe to go out. Resilience is a character that Filipinos are very proud of, being hopeful while experiencing hard situations like calamities.

Challenge 2

CHALLENGE 2

Search the Internet for the following facts and information. Write your answers in the table below.

1.            What is the context of "embedded journalist"? When was it first used? Who created the term?

2.             _______________ is the only pope honored by Turkey a Muslim nation. His statue stands at center of a city square of ______________.

3.            Who designed the tallest building in Hong Kong?

4.            In September 11, 2001, two commercial airplanes commandeered by terrorist crashed and destroyed the World Trade Center in New York. Is this the first time that an airplane crashed into a skyscraper in New York?

5.            __________ is the tallest building in the world. It is located in ____________. The construction started in ________ and was finished_________.

6.            What is the meaning of tundra? Why is the Bush administration so interested with exploring and exploiting the tundra?

7.            Draw in a diagram form the metamorphosis of an "urban legend"

Item	Answer	URL	Search Engine	Search Technique
1.	to news reporters being attached to military units involved in armed conflicts. While the term could be applied to many historical interactions between journalists and military personnel, it first came to be used in the media coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The United States military responded to pressure from the country's news media who were disappointed by the level of access granted during the 1991 Gulf War and the 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embedded_journalism	Google	Phrase Searching
2.	Pope Benedict XV, Istanbul	stpetersbasilica.info/Monuments/BenedictXV/BenedictXV.htm	Google	Phrase Searching
3.	Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (design) Belt Collins & Associates (landscape) Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd.	https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=international+commerce+centre+designer&oq=international+commerce+centre+designer&aqs=ch		Phrase Searching
4.	No	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks	Google	Phrase Searching
5.	Construction of the Burj Khalifa began in 2004, with the exterior completed five years later in 2009. The primary structure is reinforced concrete.	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa	Google	Phrse Searching
6.	Tundra is a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen. Bush administration so interested with exploring and exploiting the tundra because their administration is looking for oil resource	https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=tundra+meaning&oq=tundra&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.3200j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 http://religion.answers.wikia.com/wiki/Why_is_the_bush_administration_so_interested_with_exploring_and_exploiting_tundra_Rephrase_question	Google	Phrase Searching

7. https://prezi.com/xvcgfcu4wxy-/fairy-tale-fable-and-myth-venn-diagram/

  -Google 

-Phrase Searching

Scavenger Hunt 1

CHALLENGE I

NUGGETS	ANSWER	LOCATION	VALUE: Sources/Author/Date Published/Sponsor/Copyright	Search Engine	Search Technique
1. Sometime in 1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT, named, started an experiment hole in a wall.	Sugata Mitra	India	Businessweek Online Daily Briefing, March 2, 2000. Edited by Paul Judge	Google	Phrase searching and Boolean Logic
2. What does NIIT stands for?	National Institute of Information Technology	India	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Google	Phrase searching
3. It was implemented at a slum area in New Delhi.	Poverty Reduction	New Delhi	P Marimuthu, M Hemanta Meitei, and BBL Sharma	Google	Phrase searching
4. His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from slum areas. Why did they carve hole in the wall?	Dr. Sugata Mitra, Chief Scientist at NIIT	New Delhi	Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Google	Boolean Logic
5. What was the significant finding of the experiment?	The acquisition of basic computing skills by any set of children can be achieved through incidental learning provided the learners are given access to a suitable computing facility, with entertaining and motivating content and some minimal (human) guidance.	India	Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Google	Boolean Logic
6. What could be the implications of this finding to existing teaching practices especially those that are related with the use of ICT in learning?	The acquisition of basic computing skills by any set of children can be achieved through incidental learning provided the learners are given access to a suitable computing facility, with entertaining and motivating content and some minimal (human) guidance	India	Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Google	Boolean Logic

A Great Start

     ICT is one of the most interesting subjects. Because you are dealing with computers. Because of this many inventions, children nowadays love surfing in the internet.  They don't know its benefits.  In ict 10, I learned about internet, search engines. 

     In the first quarter, we can't avoid encountering challenges.  I have encountered problems like managing my time. There are lots of projects and outputs and I can't focus on it because of the lack of time. There is an instances that I didn't ass my requirements on time.  Another is the self-doubt and confidence. Because of the lack of confidence, I doubted myself. In every article that I made, I felt like the piece I made was wrong. In every discussion, I wanted to recite but the negative thinking covers me. 

     I solved my problem by focusing on my lectures and time management. For me, to over come that, I learned to divide my time in every task that I am going to do. Another is boosting my self confidence. It is one of the ways to be comfortable in every actions and decision you will make. 

     Moving on, I will use this as my motivation fot the upcoming quarters. My leraning this time will surely guide me in the future. I am excited for more classes to come! 

     This has been a great start!