Chali in Action - My 1st Tutorial Session for the Year

Etch, kee, davolyu.. what?! eych, kei, double-you! ahhhh... H, K, W!!


Today, I was at my first tutorial session for the year (Dara's 2nd - I wasn't available during the first session, booo!). The almost 100 students were divided into two classes. I handled Section Dahlia while Dara, Rey, and Gary handled Section Jasmin (hala! one-woman team ako!)


We started out with the usual introductions - "Hi, my name is Ate Chacha and I want to become a Chef! What is your name, and what do you want to do or become when you graduate from High School?" One student immediately caught my attention. His name is Ranulfo Verso, a very cheerful young boy who said he wanted to become a lawyer. We instantly dubbed him "Attorney". I am guessing he liked it because he was all smiles! Most of his classmates wanted to become nautical students, teachers or computer engineers. Hmm... 

Ate Cha with the all-smiles "Atty" - I rewarded him with a chocolate because he was able to guess what kind of engineer I am. Chemical Engineer - check ü

Hmm.. Who could this mystery Atty be? Rov? Sir Noli? Or... :) *wink!*

Kuya Gary talks about the difference between High School and College life. Kuya Gary belongs to the first batch of CITE scholars. He is also a graduate of Taberna National HS and is one of our students! 

This is Kuya Rey. Another student of ours - also a CITE scholar - who decided to pay it forward and  helped tutor the students for this session.

After the introductions, seryosohan na! We made them practice Abstract Reasoning - a preparation for their college entrance examinations. My class is full of brilliant students. Instead of the usual 1 hour, they finished their exam in 30 minutes! 

Wow! The students are super serious in answering the questionnaire. Or are you having a hard time deciphering the photocopied drawings? LOL. 

While the students were busy answering, Kuya Gary and Kuya Rey were busy figuring out the answers. Hey, guys, you took that same exam years ago!ü

Time's up! Exchange papers with your seatmate and let's check the answers. This guy checked his answers by looking at the marks (lakra) on his notebook. Amazing!

Uh-oh! Looks like this guy is worried about his score.. Yikes! Lalim ng iniisip mo, pre, ah!

English class followed. Today, I taught them about subject-verb agreement and pronunciation. I think I taught them well! They were quickly able to pronounce the words correctly after only a few rounds of oral recitations. Bye, bye to "etch, kee, davolyu, and duh" and hello to "eych (H), kei (K), double-u (W), and the!"

Stressed out much, Chali? Hehe. Of course not, I'm just showing them my serious tutor look!

Okay, enough of the serious stuff. Let's have some fun! Ate Dara taught them the lyrics and actions for the song "If you're happy and you know it."

Ate Dara divided the group into 3 and asked them to sing, with each group having different actions/lyrics.  Let's see who the best singers are!

Ready, one, two, three, sing: "If you're happy and you know it..."

"...Clap your hands..."

"...Stomp your feet..."

"...Say Hurray!..."

Oops! Someone looks utterly confused. LOL!

Looks like your group is not the winner this time. But don't worry, we'll be back next time for more! 

It was almost lunch time and my tummy was grumbling. After giving them reminders to study hard and attend the next tutorials, we left the 4th year students of Taberna National High School - happy, hungry, and wanting for more.


Til next time! See you then.


~Chali ☺