A Half-Day Educational Adventure to Cmdr. Bara Jalaidi PS (Karawan) and Sapie PS (Paligue)

August 17, 2016, PSDS Sam decided to visit Cmdr. Bara Jalaidi Primary School headed by TIC, Nagdar U. Sasapan. It is located in Barangay Karawan, Indanan, Sulu under the able chairmanship of Hon. Aksan Mudjamil. However, the Barangay Captain today is no longer Aksan Mudjamil but his son. It was the BLGU officials led by Aksan Mudjamil that the school returned again to its original site through the initiative of Mussah A. Arabain Head Teacher 3 of Panglima Ahajan Elementary School and the TIC of the school. Geo-tagging report made Cmdr. Bara Jalaidi decide for its homecoming from the playground of Panglima Ahajan ES for more than a decade. Its relocation was due to peace and order prevailing in Barangay Karawan those days.

Nikka Trading Supplies to ISD Schools

Last July 1, 2016, two representatives from Nikka Trading arrived in the ISD Office coming from General Santos City. In the morning, all of us, teachers and non-teaching personnel were in Pasil, Indanan, Sulu attending the Ceremonial Party of new Mayor-elect, Hon. Hermot "Moy" D. Jikiri. As we went home after lunch time, Nikka Trading representatives were already in ISD Office filling out some forms for the official release and distribution of educational supplies for the entire schools of Indanan South District.

TOS Using KAR by Alnashvier I. Abduljalil

Alnashvier I. Abduljalil is a Class Adviser of Grade 3 in Bunot Elementary School. He is the only trained teacher from Indanan South District on the newly-prescribed TOS (Table Of Specification) using KAR (Knowing Applying Reasoning) in the K to 12 Basice Education Curriculum. Thus, PSDS Sam asked him to present it during the 1-Day District Learning Forum (DLF) conducted in the ISD Office last August 23, 2016. Unfortunately, he was not around because there was no written communication sent by the district office to his immediate school head teacher 3, Jurmainna H. Hunding. The participants and schools heads agreed to listen to the presenter in the next conduct of DLF for everybody's consumption as school heads and classroom teachers.

Generosity Begins in ISD Office

A great seedling of legacy grew stronger in Indanan South District Office initiated by DepED-ARMM Secretary, Dr. John A. Magno. To PSDS Moore, the P 150,000.00 plus P 100,000.00 indeed built the ISD Office where school heads and other personnel of the district eventually learned to show their generosity in quest of development and innovation. Everything shown in the herein posted photos was purely and sincerely donated for the good of ISD Office.

District NAT Monitoring Team in Action

NAT (National Achievement Test) for Grades 4 was again administered in 11 elementary schools of Indanan South District last August 15, 2016. This year's NAT for Grades 4 happened twice for the same examinees with last July 13, 2016. Accordingly, it was done that way in order to compare both results of every examinee.

For Teacher-Students' Recreational Activity, Seating Facilities Don't Matter

What about for the Teaching-Learning Activity in the classroom, too, do seating facilities matter? This question is raised on the basis on the outlook shown by the posted-photos in Facebook Website by the ISD District ICT Coordinator observing 2 teaching loads in Poblacion Elementary School, Sharifa Mharrojheanne A. Alih (RoyalChic Sharif Alih).

They removed the desks and chairs to free themselves from congestion inside their learning session hall, the classroom. They called that activity, Recreational Activity. Teacher Sharifa displayed better pattern for classroom-teaching-learning environment that enticed more students' enthusiasm towards day-to-day learning areas.

Cleanliness comes first inside classroom especially on the flooring. Most of the household members at home sits on the floor without using chairs or desks. Most  of the flooring of houses in Sulu were set with clean sliced bamboo. It is a less-good mode for the students to work with their homeworks compared to their classrooms. The only difference is free-in slippers or shows on the floor where at home it is impossible to happen except for those visitors. Admittedly yes, it should be that way in so far as better health is concerned. Wearing slippers or shoes inside concrete classroom is strongly enjoined by DepED to avoid bits of causes for the students to get sick. Do we need carpeted classroom? Teacher is a doctor, accordingly. They know better what to use in lieu of carpet.

Sharifa's classroom indicated her utilization of the strongly-suggested teaching approaches under K to 12 Basic Education Program.

ISD Calendar of Activities for the Month of August, 2016

REMINDERS (FROM)

ISD Monitoring Team in the Administration of NAT for Grades 4

Sir Sam, PSDS of Indanan South District formed the District Monitoring Team for the administration of NAT Grades 4 last July 13, 2016. The team was composed of Naser L. Assil, DPC, DTC (District Testing Coordinator), Nagdar U. Sasapan, TIC of Panglima Misuari PS and Cmdr. Bara Jalaidi PS, PSDS, Sir Moore, Jahaddi J. Taulani, DPESSC and Faijal I. Andan, TIC of Sapah Malawm PS and Sapie PS. The monitoring team started with the nearest-to-furthest schools of ISD. In Kasambuhan Village Elementary School, PSDS Sam did not allow Naser L. Assil to do a room-to-room monitoring in a sense that he observes his 2 teaching loads or attached to that school; rather; Sir Moore asked him to seek permission from his Principal, Nur-aisha A. Gonzales for the PSDS utilization of him in the monitoring team. In the same manner, Jahaddi J. Taulani did it in Panglima Mammah Elementary School headed by School Caretaker, Josefina S. Ajijul. The PSDS notified the two school heads for the composition of two district coordinators in the NAT Monitoring Team in so far as privacy on motorcycles was concerned. There were 13 schools needed the visibility of the ISD NAT Monitoring Team on the 13th day of July, 2016 except Dayuan Primary School headed by TIC, Delda J. Amdan conducting the NAT Examination on the 14th day due to lack of testbooklets and scannable answer Sheets.

Administration of NAT for Grades 4 in ISD

Last July 13, 2016, National Achievement Test (NAT) for Grades 4 was orderly, honestly and successfully administered in eleven elementary schools plus one primary school in Indanan South District. Enumerated below were the elementary and primary schools tested.

1. Kasambuhan Village Elementary School
2. Panglima Mammah Elmentary School
3. Timbangan Elementary School
4. Palan Elementary School
5. Bunot Elementary School
6. Panglima Indanan Central School
7. Poblacion Elementary School
8. Mukammali Elementary School
9. Langpas Elementary School
10. Panglima Ahajan Elementary School
11. Pasil Elementary School
12. Dayuan Primary School

Mobile Reply from Principal of Langpas: Parents of our pupils suffered from offensive military operation

Based on mobile reply of Hja. Nalda J. Muksan, Princial of Langpas Elementary School to the mobile call of PSDS Sam who is on travel outside province of Sulu, 4 parents of learners in Langpas Elementary School, Langpas, Indanan, Sulu suffered from painful death caused by the offensive military operation conducted in Barangay Bud Taran, Indanan, Sulu a day before yesterday. One father and one brother of Grade 4 student died on the spot; one grandmother of Grade 5 pupil died, too; and father of Kindergarten Volunteer Teacher, Aida Arran was wounded in the belly. The principal and her teachers visited Aida's father confined in the IPHO (Integrated Provincial Health Office) Hospital.

The school principal told the Public Schools District Supervisor on the details given by the father of her Volunteer Teacher during her interview made in the hospital. Rangers caught them while they were busy on their livelihood activities in the mountain. They were tied and ordered to drop. He, Aida's father decided to rise and run away. Rangers fired him with much bullets; fortunately; only one bullet hit him that made a wound on his belly. His companions left were also killed by the rangers.

Principal Hja. Nalda learned that the grandmother of her Grade 5 student was washing clothes in the River of Bansungay when the rangers happened to catch and fired her to death.

1-Day Orientation on EBEIS and LIS

DepED-Sulu Division Office conducted 1-Day Orientation on Enhanced Basic Education Information System (EBEIS) and Learner's Information System (LIS) at DepED Conference Hall, Jolo, Sulu today, August 1, 2016. Office of the Division Planning led by Hja. Insih Asaari facilitated the activity before the Batch I participants coming from Jolo I, Jolo II, Jolo III, Jolo IV, Indanan North and Indanan South Districts. The organizers of the orientation made it into 5-day batches. Batch II was composed of Pangutaran, Parang East, Parang West, Patikul East, Patikul West and Talipao Districts scheduled on August 2, 2016; Batch III included Siasi I, Siasi II, Sibaud, Tapul, Kalinggalan Caluang and Laminusa Districts on August 3; Batch IV comprised Lugus, Luuk, Panamao, Tongkil, Pata and Omar Districts on August 4, 2016; and Batch V involved Secondary Schools, Private Schools, HEIS, and SUCS on August 5, 2016. This schedule was based on the attachment of Division Memorandum No. 22 s. 2016 dated July 27, 2016

Administration of NAT for Grades 4 in ISD

Last July 13, 2016, National Achievement Test (NAT) for Grades 4 was orderly, honestly and successfully administered in eleven elementary schools plus one primary school in Indanan South District. Enumerated below were the elementary and primary schools tested.

P 5,500 Financial Assistance from AAI for 11 MOBE Schools

The AAI (Asia America Initiative) President, Albert Santoli allotted P 500.00 financial assistance for every MOBE (Model Of Bawgbug Education) school. The funds aid AAI schools in Indanan South District purchase suggested seedlings to grow in the garden plots of Grades 4 to 6 Classes under Gulayan sa Paaralan Program of DepED. The Public Schools District Supervisor, Samoore S. Ladjahali agreed with AAI President to designate Teacher Sharifa Mharrojheanne A. Alih as AAI Coordinator in Indanan South District for better disposal of the funds to 11 MOBE schools enumerated below:

1. Kasambuhan Village Elementary School
2. Panglima Mammah Elementary School
3. Timbangan Elementary School
4. Palan Elementary School
5. Bunot Elementary School
6. Panglima Indanan Central School
7. Poblacion Elementary School
8. Mukammali Elementary School
9. Langpas Elementary School
10. Panglima Ahajan Elementary School
11. Pasil Elementary School