The Lord is my ShepherdSchool of Manila

2910Juan Luna St., Gagalangin, Tondo, ManilaTel.# 256-23-30

PARENT’S HANDBOOK

“Helping you fulfill your child’s destiny”

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction

II. Mission

III. Vision

IV. School Administration

V. Academic Policies

VI. Basic Education Academic Programs

VII. General Policies Governing Admission

VIII. Payments of Tuition and other fees

IX. Student General Conduct and Discipline

X. Non-Admittance and Expulsion

XI. Services and Facilities

XII. Parents and Teachers Relationship

XIII. Covenant Agreement

School Calendar

Parents Conforme

I. INTRODUCTION

The Lord is my Shepherd School of Manila is an answer to the growing need of high quality training and positive learning

“Train up a child in the way he should go,and when he is old he will not depart

from it.” (Proverbs 22:6)

experiences for children in their most important formative years. Based on the wisdom that says, “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6).

Our school sets its goal to be the best in training children the most important things in life; to fear God, to develop positive attitudes in life and to utilize their God given talents. Trained in Montessori educational system of learning and the time-tested and enduring principles of the Word of God, our teachers offer the very best learning experience and training for your children.

We strongly believe that every child is a gift of God so we shield and protect them from physical harm in every way possible. We built our facilities with this belief in mind. Our classrooms are air-conditioned with rubberized flooring and walls. Our playground equipments are made of non-toxic plastic materials. We regularly clean and disinfect our toilets and we make sure our rooms are insects and mosquitoes free. Your children will be the safest, most comfortable and healthy surrounding possible. And with the spacious school ground far from main thoroughfares and a guard taking oversight of the two gates, you need not worry about your child’s safety. Truly, at the Lord is my Shepherd School of Manila, “Your children are safe in our hands.”

I. MISSION

We exist to teach children a healthy fear of God, to develop in every child positive attitudes in life and to help every child utilize their God-given gifts and talents.

II. VISIONOur vision is to be the best school in the western part of

Manila, in training students develop their individual gifts and to be the best in teaching children positive attitudes in life.

IV. School Administration

DirectorThe Director has authority in all school matters and final responsibility for the successful management of the school.

Principal The Principal has the responsibility of overseeing the attainment of the school’s academic goals and objectives and its commitment to the community.

Assistant PrincipalThe Assistant Principal shall, in the absence of the principal, assume the duties and responsibilities of the principal.

Guidance CounselorThe Guidance Counselor assists students with personal, family, educational and behavioral problems. He/She plays a role in the social, emotional and academic development of the students.

TeacherThe Teacher takes the place of pupil’s parents in school. She/He has direct and immediate charge over the class assigned to her/him for the whole school year. She/He helps the pupils in their studies and maintains discipline in class.

Assistant TeacherThe Assistant Teacher assists the Teacher inside the classroom. She/He has the authority to maintain discipline in the class.

Maintenance Personnel/StaffThe Maintenance Staff composed of the Security Guard and Maintenance Personnel takes take care of sanitation, security, repairs, light and water utilities and other related utilities.

V. ACADEMIC POLICIES

A. Educational GoalsAcademically, the school endeavors:

To promote high academic standards within the potential of the individual as uniquely created by God and help the pupil gain thorough comprehension, such as reading,

writing, speaking, listening and calculating. Also, the school imparts good and spiritual values, which we believe one of the purposes of education.

B. Curriculum

1. TLSSM PreschoolTLSSM Preschool curriculum adopts Montessori approach of teaching in pre-elementary level. Every year, the preschool staff evaluates the goals and revises for improvement.

Learning Areas:Language/Reading - All levelsMathematics - All levelsFilipino - Kinder & Prep.Cultural Arts (Science & Geography) - All levels Sensorial - All levels Practical Life - All levelsChristian Education - All levelsComputer Education - All levels

2. TLSSM Elementary and High SchoolTLSSM Elementary and High School (First Year) follow the 2002 Revised Basic Education Curriculum (RBEC) as basis for its instructions. Modifications and Enhancements are provided by the school to make the students more competitive in their appropriate level. The Bible is integrated in all areas of the curriculum.

Learning Areas: English - Grade 1-6 Mathematics - Grade 1-6 Science & Health - Grade 1-6 Filipino - Grade 1-6 MAKABAYAN - Grade 1-3

Sibika at Kultura Music, Arts, PE

MAKABAYAN - Grade 4-6 HEKASI

Music, Arts, PE EPP/HELE

Christian Education - Grade 1-6 Computer Education - Grade 1-6

Learning Areas for High School (First Year):EnglishMathematics ScienceFilipinoMAKABAYAN

C. Grading System1. There are four (4) Grading Periods/Quarters.

The averaging system is used. The final rating in every subject is the average of the quarterly grades. Attainment of at least 75% of the competencies is required to pass each subject.

2. Failing Gradesa. For Elementary

Failure in three (3) major subjects regardless of general average will mean retention in the grade/level. Failure in one (1) or two (2) major subjects will mean that the student will make up those subjects during summer.

b. For High SchoolStudents are not promoted to the next level if there is failure in three (3) major subjects regardless of general average.

D. Examinations1. Periodic/Quarterly Tests are held four times a

year.2. Pupils who are absent during the

periodic/quarterly examinations are required to take the examinations on the day he reports in class.

E. HomeworkPupils should finish all homework at home and should be signed by parents evidencing the finished work. It must be a joint effort between the parents and the child, not the effort of the parents’ alone. Assignments without parent’s signature are not considered.

F. Academic/Special Awards 1. The school believes in the Multiple Intelligences

Theory thus, it recognizes the intellectual strength of all the pupils in all its forms. Every pupil is expected to use his God-given talent with his best effort. Therefore, at the end of the school year, every pupil is given due recognition based on the intelligence/s where he/she excels.

2. A students whose general average is 92% and above (no rounding off), B+ in the field of Character Education receives recognition as “Academic Awardee” in scheduled Recognition Day. Special awards are also given this day to deserving students.

3. A student who topped the class school year with an average of 95% will receive a Scholarship Award equivalent to 100% free Tuition Fee.

VI. BASIC EDUCATION ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

A. Instructional Program

1. Christian Education/Values/Chapel ProgramGrounded in the Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Bible, the values and chapel program is an attempt to respond to the Vision-Mission Statement of the school, the church and society. It helps the child become an integrated person with preferential option for the poor guided by the Christian principles of solidarity, justice and love. It provides biblical knowledge, services, confessions, etc. which enable them to get in touch with themselves, to be in

communion with God, their peers, elders, and nature.

2. English ProgramIt offers various ways and opportunities in the acquisition of the competencies in the following areas:

(a) listening, which includes auditory discrimination and comprehension;(b) speaking, which includes sounds, pronunciation, stress, rhythm, and intonation; (c) Reading, which includes vocabulary development, comprehension, appreciation; and (d) Writing, which includes mechanics,

3. Mathematics ProgramThe Mathematics program aims to develop students’ skill in comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The four areas of Mathematics – Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry with the addition of Trigonometry enables them to work on basic and complex problems quickly and accurately. Application to technology provides the students with the ability to think critically, to express ideas in qualitative terms to understand day-to-day mathematical situations and to engage in activities that would develop patience, honesty, justice, and charity in them.

4. Science ProgramThe Science program helps to equip the students with intellectual and scientific skills and attitudes which will make him/her cope with the changes, continually discover new and more effective ways of solving daily problems, and more responsive to the needs of society and to the national development goals. Likewise, it provides students with new things, do experiments, employ scientific researches, and

work up simple inventions in order to grow in the world of science.

5. MakabayanMakabayan is the learning area that serves as the “laboratory of life” or a practice of environment of holistic learning to develop a healthy personal and national self-identity. Formations of a healthy Filipino self-identity entail an adequate understanding of Philippine history and our politico-economic system, local cultures, crafts arts, music, and games. Makabayan also entails the adoption of modes of integrated teaching which will enable the learner to personally process and synthesize a wide range of skills and values (cultural, aesthetic, athletic, vocational, politico-economic and moral). The components of Makabayan are as follows: Sibika at Kultura (SK); Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at SIbika (HKS); Araling Panlipunan (AP); Teknolohiya at Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (TEPP); Musika, Sining, at Edukasyong Pangkatawan at Pangkalusugan(MSEPP); Edukasyon sa Pagpapahalaga (EP). (2002 BEC)

B. GUIDANCE PROGRAM

The Guidance program is a service program, which aims for the student’s wholesome adjustment to himself and to his school life as he relates with other members of the school community and the family. The services offered are: Individual Inventory, Information, Testing, Counseling, Survey and Research.

VII. GENERAL POLICIES GOVERNING ADMISSION

A. Pre-school Requirements Applicants must be:

o 3-4 years old for Nurseryo 4-5 for Kindergarten

o 5-6 years old for Preparatory

B. Elementary and High School Requirementso Report Cardo Accomplished Application Formso Entrance Examinationo Satisfactory rating in the entrance

examinationo Xerox copy of the birth & health certificateso Report card from previous school (for

transferees only)o Form 137o Certificate of Good Moral Charactero 2 pieces 2X2 colored pictures

VIII. PAYMENTS OF TUITION AND OTHER FEES

A. Schedule of Payments

1. A statement of account will be sent before the examination dates to remind the parents of their financial responsibilities to the school. Notice may be disregarded or cleared in the Office if payment has been made.

2. Examination permits should be secured from the Registrar before periodical examination dates only upon payments of financial responsibility.

B. Dropping/Transferring/Cancelled Enrollment

1. 75% of the tuition fee and miscellaneous fee collected will be refunded for cancelled enrollment within the first week of classes.

2. 50% of the tuition fee and miscellaneous fee will be refunded after the start of classes on the unused portion.

3. Miscellaneous fees are not refundable after two weeks

C. Discounts and Privileges

1. Pastor’s Kid discount – 50% of Tuition Fees

2. TLSCF Tithing Member’s discount – 40% of Tuition Fees

3. Sibling Discount – 20% for the second sibling and 20% for the third sibling 30% for the fourth sibling

4. Scholarship discount – A student who topped the class with an average of 95% will have 100% discount on tuition fees

5. Referrer’s discount - one time 20% tuition fee discount for every new student referred to the school

IX. STUDENT GENERAL CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE

A. School Uniform

1. Students are required to wear the prescribed uniform

a. Monday to Thursday – regular uniform

b. Friday – PE Uniform

2. Black shoes for boys and low heels, black shoes for girls

3. Sandals and slippers are not allowed except during heavy rains and except those with undergoing treatment of foot related ailments or accidents

B. Physical Attire and Preparation

1. Students are required to come in clean, pressed and complete uniform

2. Students should come tidy, clean and hygienic

3. The school prohibits coloring, hair-dye, makeup, dangling earrings, anklets and bracelets

4. The school prohibits nail polish and long fingernails

C. Flag Ceremony

1. All students are required to attend flag ceremony everyday for pre-school and elementary students

2. All high school students are required to attend flag ceremony every Monday

D. Absences and Tardiness

1. Excuse Letters from parents duly signed stating reason/s are required right after the last absence.

2. Excuse letters from parents duly signed stating reason/s are required of two (2) consecutive days of tardiness.

3. No excuse letters are required during heavy rains and events, which may happen occasionally such as accidents on the road to school, that prevents traffic from flowing freely, jeepney strikes and the likes.

4. Students who are not in his/her respective line formation on or before 7:15 am and are considered late. The student should fill out a tardy slip in the correspondence notebook to be signed by the authorized personnel of the school. This will be presented to the subject teacher during the first period.

E. Classroom Conduct and Discipline

1. Students are prohibited from cheating, cursing, stealing and gambling

2. Students are prohibited from writing on walls, tables and desks or any other forms of defacement of property of school and that of other students

3. Students are prohibited to naming others with derogatory, degrading names and aliases

4. Bringing electronic gadgets and games are not allowed such as cell phones, MP3 players, Gameboys, PSP and similar items. These are confiscated immediately when found and can only be returned to the parents.

5. Students are not allowed to eat inside the classroom. Except in special cases for some ailments, which require the student to eat as often as possible.

6. Students are not allowed to use the office’s telephone except in emergencies.

F. Offences and Penalties

1. Discipline and penalty for offences above consists of demerits and minuses based on frequency of offence

2. Discipline could include separation from the class for a specific period of time, solitary confinement inside the guidance office with the guidance counselor.

3. Discipline could also include cleaning of defaced property if possible or repairs of what was broken if possible.

X. NON-ADMITTANCE AND EXPULSION

A. The school’s right to deny admittance

1. The school can deny admittance of students with tattoo or tattoos in any part of their body

2. The school can deny admittance of those with criminal records or students expelled from other schools

3. The school cannot deny admittance on the basis of religion however; respect for other students’ religion should be observed.

4. The school reserves the right to deny admittance of students with habitual late payments of tuition fees or those with balances from the previous school year.

B. Behavior and Conduct punishable by expulsion

1. Smoking inside or outside of the campus

2. Discovery of illegal drugs and similar substance during random check and search of security guards

3. Discovery of illegal and dangerous weapons during random check and search of security guards

4. Malicious intent to destroy school properties – fix properties and non fixed properties such as school equipments and furniture

5. Malicious intent to destroy other person’s properties and reputation

6. Violence and assaulting any person/s inside the campus with hard objects or pointed objects

7. Lascivious acts against a person

8. Soliciting members to form a gang or fraternity

9. Cursing, degrading, disrespectful words and threatening language against any person/s inside the school campus.

C. Manner of Disciplinary Administration

1. The administration of disciplinary actions and punishment is based on proofs, witnesses, gravity of offence, and frequency of occurrence and previous behavior of the offender, and the intention and the manner in which the violation of conduct is done.

2. The school may or may not give a warning of expulsion to offenders depending on the gravity of offence. The school may expel student immediately depending on the gravity of the situation and the offence committed.

XI. SERVICES AND FACILITIES

A. Medical Services

1. The school doctor’s schedule is Wednesday morning

2. Medical check-up is by schedule of the doctor. The children are informed of their schedule and are excused from the class while having medical check-up.

3. Emergency medical cases are brought to school doctor’s attention. The school doctor’s advice is strictly followed by the school.

B. Dental Services

1. The school dentist’s schedule is Thursday morning

2. Dental check-up is by schedule of the dentist. The children are informed of their schedule and are excused from the class while having dental check-up.

C. Library

1. Library services are offered free for students to study, research, read, and do assignments.

D. Computer

1. There is a free wi-fi connection inside the school campus.

2. Students should bring their own flash drive

3. Highs school students are allowed to bring notebooks and laptops at their own risk.

E. Guidance and Counseling

1. Parents and students can avail of guidance counseling which is an integral part of the school’s services. The school has qualified personnel in guidance counseling in the person of the Guidance Counselor and the Director of the school who is also a pastor of a church.

F. Multi-purpose Hall

1. Students can use the multi-purpose hall for birthdays and other celebration with a minimal charge

G. Science Laboratory1. The general science laboratories are put up to

reinforce the student’s quest for scientific facts and probing.

XII. PARENTS AND TEACHERS RELATIONSHIP

A. Parents and Teachers Meeting

1. There are scheduled parents and teachers meeting for acquaintance and fellowship and parents are encouraged to attend.

B. Appointment Scheduling

1. The school encourages parent-teacher meeting for the student’s welfare. The parent can ask for an appointment should they desire to meet with the teacher by filling an appointment form from the guard on duty or from the registrar’s office.

2. Parent-teacher meetings are only allowed in the school premises. The school discourages meeting outside of the school premises except for some special valid reasons or occasions. The school does not allow regular meetings of parent-teacher outside of school premises.

3. Forms can be secured via phone. Forms will be brought home by the student and filled up by the parents to be returned the next day. The office will confirm the appointment by phone.

4. Appointment with the teacher can only be scheduled after classes; that is 4:00PM onwards up to 6:00PM

XIII. COVENANT AGREEMENT

PARENT’S CONFORME

I/We have read all the contents of this Parent/student handbook. I/We recognize the significance of the policies and regulations for the optimum development of my/our child/children __________________________________________________________

I/We affix my/our signature/s below as a sign of my/our commitment to the school’s partner for this endeavor.

_______________________________Parent’s Signature over printed name

____________________________________Child’s Signature over printed name

____________________________________Ms. Rosalina D. Quilla, M.A.

Principal

____________________________________Ptr. Melchor C. Vero, Jr.

School Director

Signed___________ day of_____________, 20______in Tondo, Manila

The Lord is my Shepherd School of ManilaSchool Calendar of Activities

SY: 2010-2011

JUNE

Parent’ Orientation

Picture Taking (ID Picture)

Guidance Assessment Test Part 1

JULY

Nutrition Week

Medical/Dental Check-up

Guidance Assessment Test

Part 2

AUGUST

1st Quarterly Examination

PTC

Educational Trip (Preschool

– Gr. 4)

Linggo ng Wika

SEPTEMBER

Communion Day

Educational Trip (Gr. 5 – High

School)

MTAP Review

OCTOBER

2nd Quarterly Examination

PTC

United Nations Celebration

Semestral Break

NOVEMBER

Teachers’ Day

Clubs’ Festival

December-NEAT-Grade 6

-PAT-Preparatory-Christmas

Party-Christmas Vacation

January-Resume of

Classes-3rd Quarterly Examination

-PTC-Retreat

Preparatory

February-Teachers’ Day

-English Assessment

Test

March-Picture Taking

(Graduates)-Final

Examination

(EAT)-NEAT –Grade

1-5-NSAT-First

Year-Retreat-Grade

6

-Intramurals-Recognition Day-Graduation Day