January 21, 2014 As many of you probably know by now, tropical depression Agaton struck the Philippines and did major damage in Butuan City on the Mindanao Island where our little school is located. There are 84 out of 86 barangay (districts) with heavy damage and loss of property. In many places, the floods have reachedRead More
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Half-Way around the World (Philippines)
January 14, 2014 Written by Johanna Previously, I wrote how Mrs. Atencio, a fifth grade teacher, encouraged her students to undertake a fundraising project for KMM School. Well, a few weeks ago they invited us back to their General Assembly where they presented us with a giant check for $160! They had also made aRead More
1st Regular Weekly Feeding (Philippines)
January 14, 2014 2014 has arrived and we still have something to share with you from 2013! 🙂 Please see the following note from Cherry, the school administrator: “Please extend my gratitude to the sponsors who care so much for our children. Both the parents and the children are soooo thankful and very glad toRead More
Feeding Programs (Philippines)
November 27, 2013 Our joy is beyond measure! It has been decided, thanks to those of you who have contributed to our feeding programs, that we will start our feedings on a weekly basis. Going from a monthly program to bi-weekly (on rare occasions) and finally to a weekly one represents a major step inRead More
Reading Assessment (Philippines)
November 27, 2013 The month of November is designated to the Reading Month celebration. All grade level children were observed by the principle and the administrator while the teachers had them read the sight words (grade students) and identify consonant and vowel sounds (kindergarten students). Some children read individually, others did group reading. We areRead More