Christmas is here again... Ah! It's time to give and receive gifts, to decorate the house, to put up the Christmas tree, to make menus for Christmas meals, to throw parties, to spend time with your relatives (reunion), to light up the firecrackers, and others. These are the things that most people think every 12th month of every year; but have they ever considered thinking about what Christmas is really for? It's not just about presents, caroling, fireworks, Santa Clause or whatsoever. Actually, it's about the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Because of God's great love, Jesus came to earth to save us from our sins. Imagine how an innocent man suffered so much just because of us; he was nailed on the cross and died in place of us. I owe Him my life that is why since I was younger, I always reminded myself of this. So every Christmas, I pray to God.
I encourage you to do the same and think not only about what to get for Christmas or what to experience during one of the most grand celebrations every year but to thank the Son of God for what He has done for us. Aside from that, I also encourage you to think about what you have done for every ending year. Have you done something good? Have you changed your bad attitudes?... And, prepare for what to face on the coming new year. You prepare your resolutions.. you need improvement to become a better person; don't stick to good only.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! :-)
Glenice
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Missing English
This week, we did not meet for English because our teacher was on-leave. Everyone in our class was happy because of that. But, her being gone for a week didn't mean we didn't have work to do... so she gave us an assignment. Our assignment was about the story of Pecos Bill, America's greatest cowboy. Having read the story, I came to know that the first cowboy in America (Pecos Bill) lived with coyotes. The things that cowboys usually do originated from him- the using of a lasso to catch animals, the using of spurs for them to wear on their boots, the rounding up of cattle and driving herds to railroad stations where they could be shipped to market, and most of all the singing of cowboy songs.
The story of Pecos Bill actually concentrated on the cause and effect relationship. This kind of relationship shows a logical way of how things are related. Through it, you can learn many interactions that occur between objects. This clearly implies that everything in this world was made because of a reason. If one is missing, a relationship will be unbalanced.
Glenice
The story of Pecos Bill actually concentrated on the cause and effect relationship. This kind of relationship shows a logical way of how things are related. Through it, you can learn many interactions that occur between objects. This clearly implies that everything in this world was made because of a reason. If one is missing, a relationship will be unbalanced.
Glenice
2nd Grading
After the test, we learned about getting information from a newspaper. We were given editorial cartoons and were asked to interpret them and explain the message they want to portray. We also learned about arriving at the meanings of a word through affixes; this lesson has a connection with one of our 1st Grading lessons. Then we learned about the past perfect tense. We made dialogues/scripts of skits applying what we learned about the lesson mentioned above.
On the third week of this month, we didn't meet for English subject two times because of the Am-among Festival. The festival was a bit fun... but quite disappointing (at least for me).
I have listed below the bad and good points about it based on my observations:
Bad
1. The municipal plaza is too small to accommodate the people who wanted to watch the presentations.
2. There was no shade above the presentation area.
3. No food was provided for the band members and those who joined the parade.
4. The time schedule was not followed ( most of the activities started late).
Good
1. The different barangays of Bontoc cooperated by joining the different contests.
2. The presentations performed by the different schools, organizations, and the town folks were beautiful.
3. It aimed to show that the people of Bontoc treasure their culture and their beloved hometown which is already 100 years old.
4. It also united the people and promoted peace.
After the festival, we moved to the next chapter of our books and learned about getting meaning of a word through context clues. The context clues are synonym, antonym, association with a word, contrast with another word, and meaning embedded in the sentence.
For this lesson, we had a fun quiz and my group got an almost perfect score.
Glenice
On the third week of this month, we didn't meet for English subject two times because of the Am-among Festival. The festival was a bit fun... but quite disappointing (at least for me).
I have listed below the bad and good points about it based on my observations:
Bad
1. The municipal plaza is too small to accommodate the people who wanted to watch the presentations.
2. There was no shade above the presentation area.
3. No food was provided for the band members and those who joined the parade.
4. The time schedule was not followed ( most of the activities started late).
Good
1. The different barangays of Bontoc cooperated by joining the different contests.
2. The presentations performed by the different schools, organizations, and the town folks were beautiful.
3. It aimed to show that the people of Bontoc treasure their culture and their beloved hometown which is already 100 years old.
4. It also united the people and promoted peace.
After the festival, we moved to the next chapter of our books and learned about getting meaning of a word through context clues. The context clues are synonym, antonym, association with a word, contrast with another word, and meaning embedded in the sentence.
For this lesson, we had a fun quiz and my group got an almost perfect score.
Glenice
Monday, August 4, 2008
Long time no post
It's been long since I opened my blog. It's good I'm given time to update it today. The past weeks in school were enjoyable. In English subject, we read a column about mothers written by Tingting Cojuangco. After reading it, I realized that a mother is strong enough to face the obstacles that come her way. She gives joy, guidance, and inspiration to her children and also her husband. I appreciate mothers for not giving up no matter what happens in life.
Aside from reading the column about mothers, we also learned the meanings of some Latin/Greek affixes and root words. I can still remember "therme" which means heat and "geo " which means earth. So if you put these words together, the result will be geothermal which means, heat produced by the earth.
We also learned about the present perfect tense and the past tense of verbs, the TQLR (Tune In, Question, Listen, Respond) approach to listen attentively to get information from an informative text; and the story, Everyday use, by Alice Walker which focuses on a family of Black Americans who value their heritage in different ways. I learned that as we put our culture into everyday use, we develop it and we don't forget it. Our heritage is really important. We cannot be where we are now without it.
Glenice
Aside from reading the column about mothers, we also learned the meanings of some Latin/Greek affixes and root words. I can still remember "therme" which means heat and "geo " which means earth. So if you put these words together, the result will be geothermal which means, heat produced by the earth.
We also learned about the present perfect tense and the past tense of verbs, the TQLR (Tune In, Question, Listen, Respond) approach to listen attentively to get information from an informative text; and the story, Everyday use, by Alice Walker which focuses on a family of Black Americans who value their heritage in different ways. I learned that as we put our culture into everyday use, we develop it and we don't forget it. Our heritage is really important. We cannot be where we are now without it.
Glenice
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Goals in Life
Our lesson in English is about knowing oneself. During the start of the lesson, I came to know that many are experiencing "identity crisis" especially teenagers. They don't really know themselves; what their weaknesses and strengths are; what they want to become and what they want to achieve in life.
This reminded me of a question I asked one time in my life, "Why do I exist in this world?". I was thinking of an answer but can't think of any. It was only when my mom said that God has a purpose in my life that my question was answered. Well, we are given life because of God's love. We are able to enjoy the pleasure of living life. There may be ups and downs but that's how life goes...it's like a wheel.
So as for now, these are my plans for the future (I hope these will happen):
1) I want to finish my studies and become a pediatrician because I love kids.
2) Earn money and help my family and relatives who are in need of financial support.
3) Buy a house and a car
4) Travel around the world (I really want to visit Hawaii)
5) Settle down, have 2 to 4 kids.
6) Go on a mission, sharing the word of God to the unreached and lost.
Glenice
P.S. I love this subject!...I want to learn mooore!!!
This reminded me of a question I asked one time in my life, "Why do I exist in this world?". I was thinking of an answer but can't think of any. It was only when my mom said that God has a purpose in my life that my question was answered. Well, we are given life because of God's love. We are able to enjoy the pleasure of living life. There may be ups and downs but that's how life goes...it's like a wheel.
So as for now, these are my plans for the future (I hope these will happen):
1) I want to finish my studies and become a pediatrician because I love kids.
2) Earn money and help my family and relatives who are in need of financial support.
3) Buy a house and a car
4) Travel around the world (I really want to visit Hawaii)
5) Settle down, have 2 to 4 kids.
6) Go on a mission, sharing the word of God to the unreached and lost.
Glenice
P.S. I love this subject!...I want to learn mooore!!!
Expectation..
As for English subject, I would like to thank our English teacher, Mrs. Virginia Batan for having us make a blog of our own (I planned to make one before but I had no time for it). Now, I would be able to share what is happening with my life. I expect that I will become better in English in terms of writing and speaking. This is very important to me, it is helpful in a way that I'm able to socialize and interact with the people in this world. I also expect that I would be able to apply the lessons I learn in this subject to my everyday life activities. I believe that I will have a lot of fun since this subject is interesting and it has been my favorite since the 1st grade.
Glenice
Glenice
Impression...
School days are here again! It's time for me to stop being lazy.. There's a new world waiting for me; new lessons, new teachers and friends, more experiences.
I've been attending school for a month and I find it interesting and boring (or should I say a little of both?). In the afternoon, I always feel sleepy but in the morning, I feel the opposite. Needless to say, I'm having fun as time goes by. I am looking forward to accepting new challenges this school year.
Glenice
I've been attending school for a month and I find it interesting and boring (or should I say a little of both?). In the afternoon, I always feel sleepy but in the morning, I feel the opposite. Needless to say, I'm having fun as time goes by. I am looking forward to accepting new challenges this school year.
Glenice
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