FYI.

                The unprecedented outbreak of COVID 19, which resulted in the implementation of various forms of community quarantine, has greatly affected the education system.  While our united efforts in the past months against the COVID-19 pandemic are producing positive results, it is not yet fully contained, and our country and world at large continue to face challenges brought about by this unforeseen health crisis. (D.O. No. 007s. 2020)

The Department of Education (DepEd) is committed to ensure educational continuity amidst the challenges.  Education must continue to give hope and stability, contribute to the normalization of activities in  the country, facilitate development of our learners and bring normalcy to their lives, but health and safety of learners and school personnel are of utmost importance and must be protected at all times. (D.O. No. 007s.2020)

After consultations and internal discussions, DepEd has reached a decision to set the opening of School Year (SY) 2022-2023 on  (tentative).  However, the days in August prior to the formal school opening will be used to provide learners with assignments to explore foundational topics for deepening during the year, orientation on the utilization of alternative learning delivery modalities and corresponding learners’ materials, and mental health and psychological support activities.  These pre-opening activities devoted to the attainment of the learning objectives for the school year shall be counted as class days.  The school year will end on (tentative). (D.O. No. 007s.2020)

School opening will not necessarily mean traditional face-to-face learning in classroom.  The physical opening of schools will depend on the risk severity grading or classification of locality, pursuant to guidelines of the Department of Health (DOH), the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Philippines (IATF), or the Office of the President (OP).  Even in areas where schools are allowed to open, physical distancing will still be required, which will necessitate schools to combine face-to-face with distance learning. (D.O. No. 007s.2020)

Because of the compressed school year, the Secretary of Education is authorizing the holding of Saturday classes, through the conduct of distance learning activities to be undertaken by learners, pursuant to Republic Act (RA) No. 7797.  Should religious considerations prohibit this Saturday activities, they shall be undertaken on Sundays.  In all, the total class days in the   school calendar will be days. (D.O. No. 007s.2020)

Pursuant to the objectives of Sulong Edukalidad, schools shall strictly devote the eight (8) weeks of each academic quarter to teaching and learning activities.  Learners must be aware of their responsibility to engage actively in the learning process and participate according to the requirements in each learning area. (D.O. No. 007s.2020)

Classroom assessment, namely, formative and summative assessments shall be conducted by the teachers to track and measure learners’ progress and to adjust instruction accordingly.  These shall be done through paper-based, offline or online assessment format,, whichever is appropriate to the context and needs of the learners, to enable them to participate fully in the assessment process and be assessed fairly.  The last two days of each academic quarter shall be devoted to the administration of quarterly assessment. (D.O. No.007s.2020)

The conduct of curricular and co-curricular activities that involve gathering of large number of learners, such as science fairs, showcase of portfolios, trade fairs, school sports, campus journalism, festival of talents, job fairs, career orientation, and other similar activities are cancelled for the school year, except for those that can be conducted through online platform. (D.O.No.007s.2020)

All public gatherings shall be organized following guidelines and protocols set by the DOH, the IATF, and the OP. (D.O.No.007s.2020)

Almost all schools and majority of teachers have been forced to move their classes to distance learning  or online platforms due to the current COVID-19 situation.  BOBBY AND KATES ACADEMY choose the BLENDED LEARNING platform which is a combination of online learning, not the traditional  face-to-face classes ( if needed) in compliance with minimum health standards that will be issued by the DepEd, consistent with the guidelines of the Department of Health (DOH), the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) and the office of the President (OP).  There will be a classroom based lesson for online learning that will bring teachers, parents and students so many challenges but we must think positive to overcome these challenges.  School needs full parental support and cooperation to deliver our objectives for quality education.

In preparation of the opening of during the school year of 2022-2023, the following are the requirements for learners enrollees:

• Email of student and email of parent
• Facebook account of learner
• Cellphone number of learner and parent
• Android or smart phone with recording mic/camera or
• Computer with MS Office and PDF installed
• Internet access anytime (fixed/data)

Always visit the website of the school (www.bobbyandkatesacademyedu.net) for online enrollment/registration.

For details and inquiries, please send an email to [email protected].

Or contact us at Telephone nos. (02) 7219-35-96/(02) 7211-0329/(02)7758-08-05

Cellphone Nos.  09177124839/ 09177093881