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LESSONS TO LEARN
Children in Caruhatan East Elementary School, May 31, check out the work text books they receive from the city government's Balik Eskwela program that distributed 84,600 packs of basic school supplies to all public kinder and elementary school pupils. |
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DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES
City officials, barangay personnel and parents during the distribution of school supplies subsidies in Silvestre Lazaro Elementary School in Brgy. Ugong, May 29, for its 670 students. The citywide Balik Eskwela project served all children enrolled at public elementary schools as part of the Education 360 Investment Program. |
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SUPPLIES, MORE SUPPLIES
City Hall personnel and volunteers sort and bundle up school supplies at the City Central Warehouse in Brgy. Dalandanan, May 7 which will be distributed to all Valenzuela children enrolled in public kindergarten and elementary schools. |
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'WE'LL DO OUR BEST IN SCHOOL'
Children enrolled at Bitik Elem. School in Brgy. Gen T de Leon show placards expressing their pledge to study well and do good in school at a distribution activity of school suppplies, May 31. |
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BITIK ELEM SCHOOL
About 500 children enrolled at Bitik Elementary School in Brgy. Gen. T. De Leon, Valenzuela City, receive their school supplies subsidy, May 31. The project is a city-wide initiative of the city government benefiting all public elementary schools through the Education 360 Investment Program. |
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KARUHATAN EAST ELEM SCHOOL
Vice Mayor Eric Martinez speaks to parents of children enrolled at Caruhatan East Elementary School in Brgy. Karuhatan, May 31, before the distribution activity of school supplies. The city-wide project benefitted all public elementary schools through the Education 360 Investment Program. |
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WHAT'S IN THE BAG?
Grade 2 children enrolled at Karuhatan East Elementary School check out the content of the school bags they received, May 31. Officials say the package of school supplies being distributed differ according to grade level. |
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DALANDANAN ELEM SCHOOL
Rep. WES Gatchalian speaks to parents of 1,498 children enrolled at Dalandanan Elementary School before the distribution activity of school supplies in Valenzuela City Astrodome, Brgy. Dalandanan, May 22. |
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CITY GOVT SUBSIDIES
City Mayor REX Gatchalian speaks before parents of 800 children enrolled at Gen. T. De Leon Elementary School, May 31 before the distribution of free school supplies. |
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TALL ORDER
Coun. Lorie Natividad-Borja, standing on a chair, reaches out to constituents in THOA Covered Court in Brgy. Gen T. De Leon, May 31 where 1,200 students of the nearby Santiago De Guzman Elementary School received their supplies subsidies. |
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A FERNANDO ELEM SCHOOL
More than 400 children enrolled at A. Fernando Elementary School in Brgy. Malanday receive their subsidies of schoool supplies, May 22, in a distribution activity held at Malanday 3S Center. |
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BIKE BASKETS
Mothers load school supplies they receive for their children in their bike's utility baskets in Coloong Elem. School, May 22. More than 600 children benefitted from the annual citywide project in the said school.
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TAGALAG ELEM SCHOOL
Close to 400 students of Tagalag Elementary School in Brgy. Tagalag, Valenzuela City, receive their school supplies on May 22. The project is a city-wide initiative of the city government benefiting all public elementary schools through the Education 360 Investment Program. |
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MOUNTAIN OF BAGS
City Hall personnel and volunteers sort and bundle up school supplies at the Central Warehouse in Brgy. Dalandanan, May 7. |
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A total of 84,600 school bags complete with school supplies were distributed to children enrolled in Kinder to Grade 6 in all public schools in the city through the annual Balik Eskwela project as part of the 360 Education Investment Program.
The five-day distribution activity that started on May 22, as supervised by the office of Coun. Lorie Natividad – Borja, Committee on Education chairman in cooperation with the City Social Welfare and Development Office, underscored that these free learning materials are viewed to boost students’ morale and performance in school.
Records from the office of Councilor Borja showed that the school supplies subsidies were distributed based on every level’s needs.
Kinder
For 10,205 Kinder pupils, each supply tally of five pieces of writing notebooks, kinder book, a pencil case, three pieces of Mongol pencils, a double sharpener, pad paper, a tumbler, a lunch box and a back pack bag.
Grades 1 and 2
Each of the 13,680 grade one and 12,830 grade two pupils received seven pieces of writing notebooks, a lunch box, a tumbler, pad paper, double sharpener, three pieces of Mongol pencils, a pencil case, and a back pack bag.
Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6
Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6 pupils received a back pack bag, a pencil case, two pieces of Mongol pencils, two pieces of Panda ballpens, double sharpener, pad paper, a tumbler, a lunch box, Mathematics and English worktext books, six pieces of composition notebooks for grade 3 while seven pieces of composition notebooks for grades 4, 5 and 6.
“Walang bata sa Valenzuela na papasok sa eskwelahan na walang gamit,” (“No kid in Valenzuela shall go to school without school supplies”,) Mayor REX said during the distribution in one of the 41 elementary public schools in the city.
“The local government is continuously looking after the welfare of its students because it believes that these young people are the future of Valenzuela City,” he said.
Meanwhile, Councilor Borja said, “Mula sa mga masusustansyang pagkain na ibinibigay ng ating feeding program sa araw-araw, mga modernong pasilidad, mga bagong klasrum at paaralan, mga kagamitan sa pag-aaral, pinagbuting kurikulum mula sa ating Summer Reading Camp, pati ang mga nanay-teacher ay atin pong binigyan ng bahagi para sa ikauunlad ng pag-aaral ng ating mga anak.”
Apart from the said city projects and programs for education, the city government also held the second Teachers’ Camp, a week of training during the summer to allow teachers to update on their mentoring skills and to learn new classroom strategies.
“Inaasahan naming magiging inspirasyon ninyo ito para mag-aral kayong mabuti, at maging bahagi kayo sa pagpapaunlad ng ating siyudad at ng bansa,” (“We hope that these will inspire you to study harder to eventually play parts in the progress of the city and the country,” Mayor REX told the students.
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