Life brought by the Corona Virus or commonly known as Covid19 is not easy and very scary. People are always reminded and warned with the IATF protocols like wearing of face mask, face shield, sanitizers, and observing social distancing and some others need to stay in the quarantine facilities. Children stay at home with their parents or guardians and do the distance learning activities. Senior citizens likewise are prohibited to go out unless they need to do so for some necessary things for them to stay healthy.

Officials and front liners dedicate their time and even risk their lives to implement the ever-changing quarantine protocols/policies in the country. Nurses and doctors sacrifice themselves to cure and serve those affected by the virus and the sickly. Everybody is afraid to the virus that is very tricky. And the best way to get rid of this is: Everybody must follow the protocols and quarantine policies to survive or else they might die eventually.

In October 2020, the Department of Education implemented the “Gulayan sa Kabahayan” to ensure the sufficiency of foods to all Filipino families. This program is being participated by all families living both in urban and rural areas.

Families of the learners in Bitag Pequeno Elementary School participated the search for the “Best Gulayan sa Kabahayan”. And the Teaching Staff of the said school headed by Ma’am Arcelie N. Samin, the School Principal of the school conducts home visitations to monitor how each family doing their home gardening. And we are glad to note that according from them that gardening is really for a living for a reason that it provides them fresh, free and nutritious one for their family’s consumption during this pandemic.

As evaluated all the Gulayan sa Kabahayan, one of the kindergarten family, the Francisco Family being adjudged as the First place, for the Second place is from Grade 5 , the Family of Mr.& Mrs.Erwin Venus and for the Third Place comes from Grade 6 ,the family of Mr. & Mrs Consuelo Bosas Jr. Not only family of learners joined the said activity, the BPES teaching staff also joins and the family of Ma’am Sahlee B. Domingo got the Best Gulayan sa Kabahayan (Teacher Category).

Generally, most of the families in Bitag Pequeno have the own Gulayan sa Kabahayan where they can get their own food and earn for a living. This endeavor is not only for a contest but it serves as a hobby, food sustenance and a life-long income generating of every Filipino family.

On October 5, 2021 qt 7:00 o’clock in the morning the teaching staff, volunteer teacher, cluster volunteers, PTA and barangay officials convened to join in the National Kick-off on the opening of School Year 2020-2021. The group conducted a motorcade around the school community to inform parents and learners of the formal opening of classes.

Prior to the synchronized kick-off, cluster kiosk or dropping or picking up points for modules are established. Likewise, to the reproduction or downloading of Self-Learning Modules (SLM) or Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) are all with the zone leaders and community/barangay leaders and officials.

The opening of School year 2020-2021 under the New Normal is said to be acceptable to parents and learners. SLM’s/ LAS are received by parents or guardians in every designated kiosk. Based on the records, 100% of the enrolment are provided with SLM’s and LAS.