Mommy Pehpot, Author at Mommy Pehpot

Playing for Charity

When I attended the cleaning project at UP – PGH Cancer Institute, I was really moved.. I said to myself, I will make it a point to help them if not now, soon. Then I was given a chance to play for my chosen charity at 888ladies and without thinking I said yes!

888Ladies is on online bingo community that always give new players a warm welcome. There are many different games offered such as mega-jackpot games, mini games and a variety of bonus offers. Signing up was very easy, it did’n not even took me five minutes. Playing was fun! I just choose what game what I want to play and it opens in a new window. I did not have to wait long for my game to load. Of course, my favorite game was Bingo, a game I always loved since childhood. I think I spent more than 50% of my playing time in the bingo area. Playing at 888Ladies was easy! Other games I played were Irish Luck and bejeweled! I had so much fun playing those games.

What I like most about my playing experience is the fact that i can chat with other players as well. As I have mentioned above, 888ladies is a community, and it proved itself to me. Just like playing bingo offline where yo got to chat with your playmate, I had the same experience from 888Ladies.

Scotch-Brite™ Clean Up Project @ UP – PGH Cancer Institute

After the Clean Up Project at West Rembo Elementary School, Scotch-Brite™ once again, invited me to join their next Clean Up Project. It was held in UP- PGH, a place I was not familiar with. Trusting the PR agency and the Scotch-Brite™ team, I knew this will be as much fun ad fulfilling as the last cleaning project I attended.

As always, the PR agency provided a shuttle service (now that’s what good PR agency is all about!) fr us. Arriving at UP-PGH is so surreal.. You know feeling of too much emotions? That’s how exactly I felt on that place. The aura is too depressing and I am glad Scotch-Brite™ chose this place for their clean up project. A little sweeping and sanitation here and there can make a big difference.

The Cancer Institute was closed during the clean up project. Part of the project was the donation of brand new Scotch-Brite™ cleaning tools courtesy of 3M Philippines to help the cancer facility sustain its maintenance and cleanliness policies and practices. The donated cleaning tools included outdoor gloves, furniture cloth, mops, mop wringer bucket, among many others.

“We at 3M are committed to help provide people with cleaner, brighter environments. We believe that the best way to achieve this is to give them efficient and high-quality cleaning tools that our Scotch-Brite™ brand is known for. Helping the staff of the UP-PGH Cancer Institute implement their regular general cleaning is a great opportunity for us and our employees to see this commitment through,” said Darwin Florendo, Home Care Division Head of 3M Philippines.

The New K-12 Grading System: The Meaning of A, P, AP, D and B

With the implementation of K-12 system in our education, the Grade 1 students of SY 2012-2013 are the ones most affected. They have a new curriculum, with a priority on mother tongue and less on English as well as a new grading system. I am not familiar with the computation of the grades or if there are changes on that, but what I am familiar with is thew new values written on the report cards.

So what does A, P, AP etc. really means?

When I went to school to get my son’s report card, that is what written on the black board ^

For grades 90 and above, A (Advanced) will be reflected on the report card

P (Proficient) for grades 5-89

AP (Approaching Proficiency) for grades 80-84

D (Developing) for 75- 79

B (Beginning) for 74 and below

Of course, as a parent seeing those letter on the report card, you want to know what is your child’s exact grade.. right? Good thing, you can ask the teachers to show you their grades in numbers.

As for character, they also have a new grading system:

The new curriculum for K-12 is still new to me.. specially I heard that they will soon be using new books.. I am still at lost on what to teach/ tutor my first grader.. specially now that second quarter is fast approaching.

How about you fellow moms, how’s your first graders so far?