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According to the Proclamation No. 276, Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eidul Adha, one of the two greatest feasts of Islam, shall be celebrated as a regular holiday in the country.

President Aquino signed Proclamation No. 276 on October 20, 2011.

With the Christmas break just around the corner, the school tries to squeeze in as much teaching-learning periods in the remaining days of year 2011 to enable the children to fully benefit from the lessons in their present grade levels.

The pupils from the preschool levels enjoyed the spotlight as they paraded their beautiful and elaborate costumes on stage much to the delight of their eager parents and appreciative audience. Not to be outdone, the grade school level pupils all presented folk dances from different countries, decked in the appropriate national costumes.
The morning celebration which started at 9:00 AM with the Preparatory class leading the way with their Doxology and rendition of the Lupang Hinirang went smoothly and without hitches, enabling the program to end before 11:30 AM.

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Trisha Kyle M. Sta Maria

The Purok Level contest was held last October 4 at the J.P. Guadiz Elementary School. Out of the more than eight schools in the division, Trisha was chosen one of the four pupils to represent Purok IV in the Division Level contest which was held on October 12 at the Colegio de Dagupan Audio- Visual Room.

Sixteen contestants in all vied to become one of ABS-CBN’s junior patrollers. Unfortunately this is not to be Trisha’s year. Poised Grade VI pupils ran away with the top three places in the contest. Unfazed with the disappointment, Trisha vowed to practice her skills because if anything, the experience simply spurred her to do better in the years to come.

Teacher Mirasol T. Mislang was Trisha Kyle’s coach for the contest.

Each Grade level from SRBCL was ferried to and from the congress so as to make sure that all grades would at least have a two-hour visit. During their scheduled visits the pupils enjoyed various activities such as participating in the games, learning a few basic martial arts steps and simply enjoying watching the different contests that were staged during the affair. Adding to their excitement were some freebies like ice cream and milk that came with their participation.

SRBCL Pupils Compete at the Children’s Congress

In line with the celebration of the 2nd Children’s Congress in Dagupan last October 3 – 6, various companies sponsored contests for the different age groups. SRBCL participated in four of these contests to afford its pupils a different kind of experience and learning opportunity.

First off the gates were Angel Rose C. Estrada’s (Kinder) and Matthew James I. Kipari’s (Nursery) participation in the Little Mr. and Ms. Lactum Pageant. Competing against seven other pairs from other schools, the SRBCL pair was especially cute in their costumes and striking pairing.

Older and more seasoned contestants expectedly won the pageant.  Nevertheless, they did their parents and school proud, who both cannot help but feel a bit dismayed and cheated.

The second day of the Congress, October 4 had Queenie Chelzea C. Estrada (V) competing in the Bida Ka Kid Talent Competition. The contest was aimed to showcase the musical talents of grade school pupils.  Still green in terms of contest participation, it was quite expected that Queenie performed well but not enough to beat the other more experienced contestants.

In the afternoon, an unplanned participation in the Speed Stack Contest had Grade IV Francis Aeron D. Tinquico winning his heat and doing well enough to qualify for the finals the next day.

October 5, Wednesday it was Shatze Dominique S. Ramos’ (Grade V) turn to join the Halo Halo Making Contest sponsored by Angel Milk. Shatze can be considered a more than capable “chefling” having competed in ABNS- CBN’s first season of Pinoy Jr. Master Chef and came out one of the Top 30 contenders. However, since the Halo-Halo Making Contest failed to properly monitor the contest’ progress, some of the contestants turned in finished products that were executed by their mothers or guardians much to the dismay of our young contestant, who did her product entry on her own.

In the afternoon, Francis Tinquico joined the finals heat of the Speed Stack Contest but was unlucky this time. Matched up against high school pupils, our Grade IV’s eye- hand coordination cannot be expected to do well against the nimble and sure hands of young adolescents.

The Congress also coincided with the celebration of the World Space Week. One feature of the celebration was the holding of an On-the-Spot Poster Making Contest for 8- 11 year old elementary pupils. SRBCL’s contestant for the contest was Grade V Luisita Kimberly C. Barrozo. More than 50 contestants joined the contest and Kim unfortunately did not land among the top three finishers. But she did a more than decent showing considering that this is the very first art contest she has ever joined.

On the whole, despite not landing any top spots, the SRBCL pupils were all in one in saying that the experience made them want to do better next time. Assured that the pupils have a healthy outlook and have a great handle on managing their disappointments, the school cannot be more than happy given the situation.

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