Elementary School Lessons

We ran our first 3k, all the way from start to finish without shortcuts, under the pouring rain during the Mommy Milkshake Marathon year 4 for August as World Breastfeeding Month. Woohoo!

I know, 38mins is not a good time but with rains, a kid who tripped and ripped her jogging pants and another one who has to catch his breath and fears that he might have asthma attack later, it ain’t bad for us. At least, we finished 🙂

Watch a video from UNICEF about breastfeeding here.

Here is a link to the full transcript of the State of the Nation Address of President NoyNoy Aquino during the 15th Philippine Congress.

Some excerpts:

Matagal pong naligaw ang pamahalaan sa daang baluktot.

Ganyan din po ang nangyari sa pondo ng MWSS. Kamakailan lamang, pumipila ang mga tao para lang makakuha ng tubig.

Narinig po ninyo kung paano nilustay ang kaban ng bayan. Ang malinaw po sa ngayon: ang anumang pagbabago ay magmumula sa pagsiguro natin na magwawakas na ang pagiging maluho at pagwawaldas.

Kung ang sagot sa kawalan ng katarungan ay pananagutan, ang sagot naman sa kakulangan natin sa pondo ay mga makabago at malikhaing paraan para tugunan ang mga pagkatagal-tagal nang problema.

Mahirap magsimula ang usapan habang mayroon pang amoy ng pulbura sa hangin. Nananawagan ako: huwag po natin hayaang masayang ang napakagandang pagkakataong ito upang magtipon sa ilalim ng iisang adhikain.

Puwede na muling mangarap. Tayo nang tumungo sa katuparan ng ating mga pinangarap.

July is Nutrition Month.

Schools are actively participating in the Nutrition Month with different activities as well as major culminating events. In line with the Nutrition Month, Palamantasan was launched which enables the students to compete in different activities and learn about Nutrition the fun way.

For more information on Palamantasan, click here and here.

After Nutrition Month, it is up to you, parents, to follow through that your children are getting the right nutrition.

Plaza Roma is located in Intramuros, Manila. Like Spanish town, this is a place where the important places are located: church, official’s residences and the city hall.

Most towns in the provinces are arranged as such, with an open space, the plaza where people can congregate to celebrate important festivities.

At the center of the plaza stands a statue of King Carlos IV who was responsible in bringing in vaccine to help the Fiipino people.

This is what is written where the statue stands.

The Manila Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila.

It has a long historical record which can be read here.

Calesa is a horse-drawn carriage which used to be one of the modes of transportation here in the Philippines during the Spanish era. High-ranking officials and nobles used the calesa.