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Learning Continuity Plan Circular 2

May 26, 2020

Dear Parents/Guardians,

TPS is excited to share with you all the preparations we have been doing during the ECQ to make sure that our
virtual classes for School Year 2020-2021 will be as engaging and educational, with the same quality and
standard we are well-known for.
Here are some reasons why TPS’s Online Distance Learning curriculum is a good choice for you and your child.
● Socialization continues to be valued and developed through Online Synchronous Discussion and
activities.
● We will continue to be a welcoming community, delivering quality education by imparting relevant and
practical knowledge, strengthening skills, and honing each student's talents.
● Students will learn through a combination of cooperative, independent, and self-directed opportunities.
Here are additional details for your guidance. For information not listed here, we thank you for your patience as
we continue to finalize further details.
I. Opening of Classes and School Calendar
The school year will officially start on August 10, 2020. Prior to this, please take note of the following dates.
This is only an abridged schedule for the First Term. A more complete and detailed School Calendar will be
released soon for your guidance.

July 20 - 24 To gain access to Google Classroom, the Learning Management System

TPS will use, we will send you your child's Gmail address after you
email to us the following information in the indicated format
Subject: Gmail address of my child/ren
Body: Name/s of child/ren
LRN or Student ID
Incoming Grade Level
Upon receiving your child/ren's Gmail address, you may activate it by
changing the password.
Only enrolled/reserved students will be issued a Gmail address.
Enrollment is on-going until slots are available.

August 3 - 7 Parent/Child Orientation

This is akin to our “Parents’ Orientation/Open House” done at the
official start of the school year. Advisers will call you about class
schedules, conduct of distance learning, requirements, reminders, and
use of the Google Meet app for the scheduled online tutorials (webinar).

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August 10 - 14 Online Tutorials for Google Classroom (Webinar)
Select faculty will conduct Google Classroom tutorials through a Google
Meet webinar to practice how to navigate the virtual classroom.
We strongly encourage parents/guardians to participate in this and
finalize yourselves in order to facilitate faster learning for your child.
Helpful links are posted in Part VII on p. 9 of this circular; these will
also be the contents of the webinar.

August 17 - 20 Classroom Orientation for Grade School and High School students:
This will be done by advisers and school officials via Google Meet this
week to discuss the following: School Rules and Regulations on the
Conduct on the Conduct of Distance Learning, Learning Areas,
Evaluation System, and School Discipline.

August 24 - 29 Distance Learning

September 1 - 5, 7 - 12, 14 - 19, 21 - 26

September 28 - October 3; October 5 - 10 Distance Learning

October 12 - 17 Distance Learning (GS & JHS); 1st Quarter Mastery Check-Up
and End of 1st Quarter for SHS

October 19 - 24 Distance Learning

October 26 - 30 1st Term MCU for GS & JHS; End of 1st Term for Preschool, GS, & JHS

II. Mode of Delivery

TPS will hold online classes for the entire school year 2020-2021. However, once it is safe for students to
report to school, those who need face-to-face meetings for extra reinforcement, academic assistance, or to
consult their teacher/s, may set an appointment through their class adviser. This is optional. Rest assured
that our school employees’ health conditions are monitored and recorded daily, should your child wish to
meet with a teacher face-to-face.

III. School Policy on Online Learning

Rules and regulations stated in the School Policies 2020-2021 will apply. We will inform you as soon as
your copy is available for pick-up.
Other General Rules:
To prepare the environment and student for unhampered learning during Online Synchronous Discussions, it
is recommended that students:
1. Prepare all equipment/devices and materials (notebook/textbooks, writing implements, etc.) needed during
the OSD at least 15 minutes before going online. The following devices may be used for OSD: laptop,
desktop, tablet, smart phone.
2. Set up their equipment in a well-lit, quiet area with the least distractions, or eliminate possible distractions
(toys, TV, other people, etc.) as much as possible.
3. Wear a headset/earphones (noise cancelling, if possible) to eliminate external sounds.

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 4. Keep their webcam on at all times, to maintain eye contact and demonstrate focus on learning. If this is not
possible due to weak internet signal, use the chat feature on Google Meet to convey that you are still there
and are focusing.
5. Wear TPS PE shirt, any Palmrista shirt (Sportsfest, ESC shirt, etc.), or any decent, sleeved shirt with a
modest neckline. Good grooming is a must: brush hair and teeth, and sanitize hands before handling
equipment.
6. Eat meals/snacks and attend to toilet needs prior to attending online classes. Drinking water is allowed.

IV. Curriculum, Learning Delivery Mode, and Assessments of Learning

A. Curriculum
Preschool: Daily Living Skills, Perceptual Skills, Language, Math, and Cultural Arts (including Art, and
Music and Movement)
Grade School and Junior High School: The Learning Areas have two components:
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6
Academic Areas Academic Areas Academic Areas Academic Areas Academic Areas Academic Areas
1. Math 1. Math 1. Math 1. Math 1. Math 1. Math
2. Science 2. Science 2. Science 2. Science 2. Science 2. Science
3. English 3. English 3. English 3. English 3. English 3. English
4. Filipino 4. Filipino 4. Filipino 4. Filipino 4. Filipino 4. Filipino
5. AP 5. AP 5. AP 5. AP 5. AP 5. AP
6. Geometry 6. Geometry 6. Geometry
7. History 7. History 7. History

Nonacademic Areas Nonacademic Areas Nonacademic Areas Nonacademic Areas Nonacademic Areas Nonacademic Areas
1. Values Education 1. Values Education 1. Values Education 1. Values Education 1. Edukasyon sa 1. Edukasyon sa
2. Music 2. Music 2. Music 2. Computer Pagpapakatao Pagpapakatao
3. PE 3. Physical Ed. 3. Physical Ed. 3. Music 2. Computer 2. Computer
4. Art 4. Art 4. Art 4. PE 3. Music 3. Music
5. Mother Tongue 5. Mother Tongue 5. Mother Tongue 5. EPP/TLE 4. PE 4. PE
5. EPP / TLE 5. EPP / TLE

Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10

Academic Areas Academic Areas Academic Areas Academic Areas
1. Math 1. Math 1. Math 1. Math
2. Science 2. Science 2. Science 2. Science
3. Language and 3. Language and 3. Language and 3. Language and
Philippine Literature Afro-Asian Literature American-English Literature World Literature
4. Wika at Panitikan 4. Wika at Panitikan 4. Wika at Panitikan 4. Wika at Panitikan
5. Araling Asyano 5. Kasaysayan ng Daigdig 5. Ekonomiks 5. Mga Kontemporaryong Isyu

Nonacademic Areas Nonacademic Areas Nonacademic Areas Nonacademic Areas

1. Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao 1. Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao 1. Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao 1. Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao
2. Computer 2. Computer 2. Computer 2. Computer
3. Music 3. Music 3. Music 3. Music
4. Physical Education 4. Physical Education 4. Physical Education 4. Physical Education
5. TLE 5. TLE 5. TLE 5. TLE
6. Art 6. Art 6. Elective 6. Elective

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 Grade 11 (STEM) Students Grade 11 (ABM) Students

First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester

1. 21st Century Literature from 1. Basic Calculus 1. 21st Century Literature 1. Entrepreneurship
the Philippines 2. Disaster Readiness from the Philippines and 2. Fundamentals of ABM 1
and the World and Risk Reduction the World 3. Pagbasa at Pagsusuri ng
2. Earth Science 3. Entrepreneurship 2. Business Math Iba’t ibang Teksto tungo sa
3. Empowerment 4. General Biology 2 3. Earth and Life Science Pananaliksik
Technologies 5. Pagbasa at Pagsusuri 4. Empowerment 4. Personal Development
4. Filipino sa Piling Larangan ng Iba’t ibang Teksto Technologies 5. Physical Ed. and Health 2
(Akademik) tungo sa Pananaliksik 5. Filipino sa Piling Larangan 6. Physical Science
5. General Biology 1 6. Personal (Akademik) 7. Practical Research 1
6. General Mathematics Development 6. General Mathematics 8. Principles of Marketing
7. Komunikasyon at 7. Physical Ed. and 7. Komunikasyon at 9. Reading and Writing
Pananaliksik sa Wika at Health 2 Pananaliksik sa Wika at 10. Statistics and Probability
Kulturang Filipino 8. Practical Research 1 Kulturang Filipino
8. Oral Communication 9. Reading and Writing 8. Oral Communication
9. Physical Ed. and Health 1 10. Statistics and 9. Organization and
10. Pre-Calculus Probability Management
10. Physical Ed. and Health 1

Grade 12 (STEM) Students Grade 12 (ABM) Students

First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester

1. Contemporary Philippine 1. Career Advocacy 1. Applied Economics 1. Business Ethics and Social
Arts from the Regions 2. General Chemistry 2 2. Contemporary Philippine Responsibility
2. English for Academic 3. General Physics 2 Arts from the Regions 2. Business Finance
and Professional Purposes 4. Inquiries, 3. English for Academic 3. Career Advocacy
3. General Chemistry Investigations, and and Professional Purposes 4. Inquiries, Investigations, and
4. General Physics 1 Immersion 4. Fundamentals of ABM 2 Immersion
5. Introduction to the 5. Media Information 5. Introduction to the 5. Media Information and
Philosophy of the and Literacy Philosophy of the Literacy
Human Person 6. Physical Ed. and Human Person 6. Physical Ed. and Health 4
6. Physical Ed. and Health 3 Health 4 6. Physical Ed. and Health 3
7. Practical Research 2 7. Practical Research 2
8. Understanding Culture, 8. Understanding Culture,
Society, and Politics Society, and Politics

B. Learning Delivery Mode

Preschool:
1. Learning Kits will be ready every 2 weeks. These contain concrete materials, Word Lists, worksheets,
ready-to-do art activities, and a guide for parents. Recorded videos of material presentations will also be
accessible.
2. Scheduled Online Synchronous Discussion. Preschool pupils will also have a daily OSD with their
adviser and classmates for social interaction and development of communication skills. These sessions
will include concrete material presentations, music and movement, storytelling, arts and crafts, etc.
Schedule will be announced during orientation.

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 Grade School and High School:
1. Online Distance Learning: This is a mix of collective and individual learning, synchronous learning
(live online class discussions), and asynchronous learning (self-paced learning aided by supplementary
materials and activities).
Delivery Mode of Supplementary Materials:
a. Printout that may be picked up from school (for those with no internet access). Please coordinate with
the subject teacher for this.
b. Digitized, PDF format that may be received through email or through Google Classroom.
Subject teachers may include any of the following supplementary materials (for reinforcement and
learning enhancement purposes):
● Livestreamed lectures / Video Conferencing that will be scheduled by the teacher with the same
content as the printed lecture.
● Pre-recorded lectures (slides, slides with voice-over narration, and other video lectures)
● Links to online resources / Open Educational Resources, e.g., textbooks, handouts, scanned
materials, websites, articles, papers, slides, podcasts, videos, and other digital sources
2. Scheduled Online Synchronous Discussion with the subject teachers and other classmates to ensure the
presence of social interactions and collaboration with others. Discussions may involve a teacher with the
entire class or with small groups of students. This may be done in the virtual classroom (via Google Meet
or Google Chat). Consultations may be scheduled by appointment on Saturdays.

C. Assessments of Learning
Preschool: Pupils will be assessed based on performance tasks during OSD and the Work Period with the
teacher, and by sending videos or photos of themselves working on tasks.
Grade School and High School: Formative and summative assessments for offline and online learners
will be given in the form of worksheets, online work, projects, practical exams, recitation, demonstrations,
and other forms of assessment that may be deemed applicable. Written work will be turned in via Google
Classroom or through email. Evaluation/Grading will be based on the given rubric.

V. Grading System and Attendance and Tardiness

A. Grading System
Preschool: The pupils’ work and performance are graded using a qualitative system throughout the three
terms.
Learning Areas: Work Habits and Social Behavior:
Code Evaluation Code Evaluation
O Outstanding AO Always Observed
VS Very Satisfactory SO Sometimes Observed
S Satisfactory RO Rarely Observed
FS Fairly Satisfactory NO Not Observed
NI Needs Improvement
D Did not meet expectation

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 Grade School and High School:
A. For the Grade School and Junior High School, there shall be three (3) evaluation periods (3 terms).
The Senior High School shall have two (2) semesters in a school year. Each semester has two (2)
grading periods.
B. The minimum grade needed to pass a specific area of study is 60.00, which is transmuted to 75% in
the report card.
C. The steps in computing for the Final Grade:
● The raw scores for each of the two (2) components: Assessment and Mastery Check-Up are added.
● The total raw score for each component is converted to a Percentage Score (PS).
● Percentage Scores are then converted to Weighted Scores (WS).
Components Weight of the Components
1. Assessment 80%
a. Written Work
b. Performance Tasks
2. Mastery Check-Up 20%

● The Initial Grade will be taken from the sum of the Weighted Scores in each component.
● The Term Grade is the transmuted Initial Grade and appears in the student’s report card.
The General Average is computed according to the following percentages. The Final Grade in the
report card shall be expressed in whole numbers.
Grades 1 to 3 Grades 4 to 6
Science 13.33 % Science 13.63 %
Math 13.33 % Math 13.63 %
Wika at Pagbasa 13.33 % Wika at Pagbasa 13.63 %
Language and Reading 13.33 % Language and Reading 13.63 %
Araling Panlipunan 13.33 % Araling Panlipunan 13.63 %
Mother Tongue 6.67 % Geography 4.55 %
Art 6.67 % History and Geography 4.55 %
Music 6.67 % EPP/ TLE 4.55 %
PE 6.67 % Computer 4.55 %
Values Education 6.67 % Music and Art Appreciation 4.55 %
TOTAL 100.00 % PE 4.55 %
TOTAL 100.00% Values Education / ESP 4.55 %
TOTAL 100.00 %

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 Grades 7 to 10
Grades 7 to 8 Grades 9 to 10
Science 14.29 % 15.0 %
Mathematics 14.29 % 15.0 %
Araling Panlipunan 14.29 % 15.0 %
Wika 7.145 % 7.5 %
Panitikan 7.145 % 7.5 %
Language 7.145 % 7.5 %
Literature 7.145 % 7.5 %
Technology and Livelihood Education 4.76 % 5.0 %
Music 4.76 % 5.0 %
Physical Education 4.76 % 5.0 %
Computer 4.76 % 5.0 %
Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao 4.76 % 5.0 %
Art 4.76 % --
TOTAL 100.00 % 100.00 %

Senior High School:

● The two grading periods determine the final grade in a semester.
● The General Average is computed by dividing the sum of all the final grades by the total number of
Learning Areas. Each Learning Area has equal weight.

B. Attendance and Tardiness

Every term has a required number of school days that each student must attend. With regular attendance
during scheduled OSD and consistent submission of requirements, all students will be recorded present
and on time. If a learner cannot connect online, the subject teacher must be informed ahead of time.
Preschool, Grade School, and Junior High School
1st Term 2nd Term 3rd Term Total
74 days 62 days 67 days 203 days

Senior High School

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total

48 days 64 days 45 days 46 days 203 days

VI. Sample Class Schedule for Distance Learning

Preschool:

Time Monday to Friday

8:00 - 9:00 Circle Time

Work Period (hands-on activities)

9:30 - 9:45 Batch 1

10:15 - 10:30 Batch 2

11:00 - 11:30 Batch 3

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Grade School and High School: Students will be given a class schedule. See sample class schedules below.
Saturdays, as required by DepEd, will be allotted for consultation, student collaboration meetings, and
project making. Advisers will share the complete schedule with you during orientation.
Grades 1 - 3
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
7:30 - 8:00 HOMEROOM
9:00 8:45 Math Music Art Language AP
8:45 - 9:15 B R E A K
9:15 - 10:00 PE AP Wika Science Pagbasa
10:00 - 10:15 B R E A K
10:15 -11:00 Reading Science Math Values Ed. Mother Tongue

Grades 4 - 6
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
7:30 - 8:00 HOMEROOM
8:00 - 9:00 AP Science EPP / TLE Reading/Language AP
9:00 - 9:30 B R E A K
9:30 - 10:30 Science PE Pagbasa Computer Values Ed. / ESP
10:30 - 11:00 B R E A K
11:00 - 12:00 Music Math Language Science Math
12:00 - 1:00 L U N C H
1:00 - 2:00 Reading Wika Math Wika / Pagbasa History
2:00 - 2:30 B R E A K
2:30 - 3:30 Geometry AP

Junior High School

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

7:30 - 8:00 HOMEROOM

8:00 - 9:00 AP Science TLE Lang. / Lit. AP

9:00 - 9:30 B R E A K

9:30 - 10:30 Science PE AP Panitikan EsP

10:30 - 11:00 B R E A K

11:00 - 12:00 Music Math Language Science Wika / Panitikan

12:00 - 1:00 L U N C H

1:00 - 2:00 Literature Wika Math Computer Math

2:00 - 2:30 B R E A K

2:30 - 3:30 Art

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 Senior High School
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

7:30 - 8:00 HOMEROOM

8:00 - 9:00 21st Century Lit. Fil. Course Empo. Tech. Gen. Bio. 1 Komunikasyon

9:00 - 9:30 B R E A K

9:30 - 10:30 Gen. Math Pre-Calculus Komunikasyon Pre-Calculus Fil. Course

10:30 - 11:00 B R E A K

11:00 - 12:00 Gen. Bio.1 Earth Science Gen. Math 21st Century Lit. Empo Tech.

12:00 - 1:00 L U N C H

1:00 - 2:00 Oral Comm. PE 1 Oral Comm. Earth Science Gen. Math

2:00 - 2:30 B R E A K

2:30 - 3:30 Pre-Calculus Komunikasyon 21st Century Lit. Oral Comm. Gen. Bio 1

3:30 - 4:00 B R E A K

4:00 - 5:00 Empo. Tech. Earth Science Fil. Course

VII. Google Suite (GSuite) for Education as Learning Management System

Your responses in TPS’s initial survey on your online capabilities enabled us to finalize GSuite for
Education as our Learning Management System. All learning activities such as distribution of
supplementary notes, planning, submission, evaluation, and storage of schoolwork; discussion through
teleconferencing or video calls; and communication through the use of Google tools (e.g., Drive, Doc,
Slides, Sheets, Calendar, Gmail) happen in a safe environment imported from TPS’s domain; this
streamlines the process of sharing files between teachers and students.
GSuite for Education provides collaboration tools for students in various formats: Google Classroom - the
organizational platform where students view and submit their class work, Google Meet - the platform for
OSD where students can see their teachers and classmates in real time, Google Docs and Google Sheets -
where GS and HS students can collaborate on documents, and others. We recommend already downloading
these apps in your laptops, desktops, tablets, or smartphones.
We suggest that you learn these applications to aid your child and to be updated with their class
work. Here are some quick tutorials you can watch:
For desktops/laptops/tablets:

How to join Google Classroom as a student (5 mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5P7nVbQWJc

How to submit/turn in an assignment 1 (4 mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsD1QJEN0Yg
How to submit/turn in an assignment 2 (4 mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9rWfgFVAEg
Introduction to Google Docs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvV5SS6rP4o
Introduction to Google Slides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfpneIqnXTE

For mobile phones:

Getting Google Classroom started on mobile phone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G61nWj4KO0

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 Equipment needed: While parents still have the option to make do with the equipment they already have,
here are some recommendations should you decide to purchase. For quality and stable video conferencing at
home, the speed required is 10 mbps. This also depends on the number of users accessing the internet at
home simultaneously. A printer is also recommended for each family.

Level Suggested Device Minimum System Requirements

Preschool & Tablet/iPad Android 8.0 or later /

Grades 1-3 iOS 10.3 or later
Wired earphones/headset
Storage: 64GB or higher
(noise cancelling, if possible)

Grades 4 to Laptop/Desktop/Tablet that For Tablet/iPad

High School enables pupils to: Android 8.0 or later /
● join video calls and iOS 10.3 or later
participate in online Storage: 64GB or higher
synchronous discussion
● create and edit For Desktop/Laptop
documents/slide Processor:
presentations 2.2 GHz Intel 2nd-generation i3/i5/i7, AMD equivalent or better,
● watch videos processor to support HD video.
● access websites
● take and edit photos and A built-in web camera or external USB camera.
videos
● record video file Memory:
● share screen 4GB RAM or higher
Storage: 500GB or more
Wired earphones/headset
(noise cancelling, if possible) OS:
MS Windows 8 or later/ OS X Yosemite or later

All Google Applications can be downloaded through the Google Play store or Apple App Store. If you have
existing devices you may test its compatibility by downloading the latest version of the application.

VIII. Payment Scheme. Adjustments to certain fees will be communicated soon.

IX. Others
A. Co-curricular and Extracurricular Activities
Some national and local celebrations like the Filipiniana Week, etc. will continue to be celebrated as an
online community. We will be releasing official page announcements on how these will be conducted.
Other School Functions:
1. Student-Parent Conference, necessary in updating parents of their child’s progress, will either be by
phone or video conference. Your PTD schedule will be sent to you via email and via the Google
Calendar.
2. Career Week Orientation, an important activity that will prepare our Grade 10 and SHS students in
their choice of Academic Track and Career, will be scheduled.
B. School and Home Correspondence
All forms necessary to inform parents of their child’s academic and behavioral progress will be sent via
email:
1. Monthly Report on Academic Progress (MRAP)
2. Academic Follow-Up Form
3. Progress Report Card
4. School Circulars and Parent Enrichment Newsletters
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 C. Remedial Measures. For students needing academic assistance, tutorials or consultation may be
arranged through the Class Adviser.
D. Guidance Services. Individual online counseling sessions (mental health, other concerns) may be set by
appointment with the school’s Guidance Counselor. Guidance Services for Career Orientation will be
scheduled.

Several factors were considered in designing TPS’s Distance Learning set-up; these are:
● Health and safety of all members of the school community, particularly the students;
● Access to internet and strength of signal in the household;
● Access to electronic devices, e.g., laptop, desktop, tablet, smart phones;
● Academic support present in the household for the learners;
● Parents’ work schedule;
● Students’ mental and social well-being;
● Learning competencies and learning styles;
● DepEd’s and government’s directives and guidelines.

We hope this explains how we will conduct our virtual classes this school year. Thank you and see you soon!

Yours in education,
The Palmridge School Board of Administrators, Management, Faculty, and Staff

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