National University-Nazareth School

Senior High School

CLASS ORIENTATION
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Class Adviser
Opening Prayer
Loving and Gracious God, we ask for Your help as we begin this
new school year. Allow us to experience Your presence in the
many blessings You put before us.
Open our eyes to the new challenges and exciting opportunities
that this new school year brings.
Open our hearts and minds to new friends and new teachers.
Give us a generous spirit to be enthusiastic with our studies and
courage to accept new opportunities. Help us to be attentive to
our teachers and let us experience Your presence in our new
friends. Inspire us to do our best this year.
Amen
 TOPICS:
Vision and Mission
Core Values
School Hymn
K12 Curriculum
NUNS SHS Tracks
Rules and Regulation (uniform, ID, haircut, grooming, and
attendance)
Discipline Policies
Offenses, Due Process, and Administrative Sanction
Pastoral Ministry and Spirituality
Grading System
Awards
VISION AND MISSION
 Vision:
Permeated with St. Candidas Charism, NU Nazareth School
aims to be a leading Catholic School, centered in faith in Jesus
Christ and the development of the whole person as foundations
of life.
Mission:
We commit to provide a quality Catholic education for the
holistic development of a person to become socially responsible,
God-fearing, scientifically, and academically excellent
individuals ready to respond to the needs and demands of the
global communities.
CORE VALUES
SIMPLICITY AND HUMILITY
Being true to what makes us live with joy. Ready to
be grateful and accept mistakes without blaming others.
SOLIDARITY WITH THE POOR
Treat everyone as equal, denouncing attitudes of
superiority, elitism, social discrimination, and
marginalization.
CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
We are stewards or caretakers of Gods creation, we
use things responsibly and wisely.
SELF - DISCIPLINE
Be honest. Direct choice, thought, feelings, and
emotions to bring growth as a person and in relating
with others.
SENSE OF THE COMMON GOOD
Agree on basic rules based on Gospel values, and
which everybody must live out and abide by to have
order, harmony and peace.
INNOVATION
Introduce something new such as ideas, methods
and devices.
 SCHOOL HYMN
Ly r i c s by : M u s i c by :
GABRIEL ABRAM SAN JUAN GABRIEL MIGUEL CONCEPCION

Chorus:
Hail Nazareth School of National U
Hail to the school of our childhood!
The cradle of our dreams, through the
flags of gold and blue,
The love of Christ shall be known
I Hail to God who brought your birth,
Imbued with the grace as children of
God
Our love for you will never die
Our honor and loyalty shall remain
Forevermore to NSNU!
II
Our hearts shall be set on fire,
Blazed to served our brethren
Our simple joys and respect to all,
Shall be a standard to mankind
Hail Candida Maria de Jesus!
Hail to your flags of gold and blue!
hail!
Hail to NSNU!
Hail to God who brought your birth,
hail!
Hail to NSNU!
K-12 CURRICULUM
 immediate employment or
entrepreneurship
academic preparation for college
NUNS SHS TRACK
 ACADEMIC TRACK
ABM GAS
Accountancy, Business, and
General Academic Strand
Management

HUMSS STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering,
Humanities and Social Sciences
and Mathematics
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SHS Un ifo rm

FOR BOYS
Blue Polo Barong worn tucked out of the pants
SENIOR HIGH patch on the left pocket
Plain white undershirt (tucked )
Navy blue pants-slacks
(skinny or baston style and low waist pants are NOT allowed)
Black leather shoes
Plain black socks
SHS Un ifo rm

FOR GIRLS
White Polo Blouse with blue checkered tie and piping
on both sleeves
Navy blue pants-slacks
Closed plain black low heeled leather shoes
( at least 1-2 inche/s)
Plain black foot socks
SHS Un ifo rm

PE UNIFORM
White T-shirt with the schools logo and the official
school jogging pants (NS National University printed
at the side).
Rubber shoes
NOTE: It must be worn during P.E. scheduled day only.
Plain white T-shirt is allowed to brought as EXTRA.
IDENTIFICATION CARD
The validated NU-NAZARETH SCHOOL identification
card forms part and parcel of the complete uniform
of the pupil/student.
Failure to wear the I.D. is a minor offense
Lost I.D. cards must be replaced and the
corresponding fees paid for.
Failure to replace lost I.D. is another minor offense.
HAIRCUT AND GROOMING

FOR BOYS
Hair must be properly groomed and trimmed. Haircut must
not go beyond the eyebrow and should not touch the collar
of your polo.
Standing and Punk hair styles are NOT allowed.
Beards, sideburns and intentional baldness and use of hair
dyes, sprays and gel are discouraged.
Earrings for boys are STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
Nails must be trimmed short.
HAIRCUT AND GROOMING

FOR GIRLS
Hair should not be combed in public places. A general
appearance of cleanliness is desirable and expected at all
times.
Punk or standing hairstyles are NOT allowed.
Hair dyes, gel or spray nets are discouraged.
Make-up such as eyeliner, lip gloss or lipstick and mascara is
NOT allowed.
Nails must be trimmed short and not polished or manicured.
ATTENDANCE
A pupil or student who incurs an absence must present a
letter of excuse from his/her parents/guardians to the
class adviser.
A doctors certificate is needed for absences due to
prolonged illness and should see the school doctor before
reporting officially in class.
A pupil or student who has been absent for more than
20% (40 absences) of the total number of school days
without valid or justifiable reasons shall be automatically
dropped.
ATTENDANCE
When a pupil or student is absent from class, he/she
is responsible for all the matters taken up during
his/her absence.

If a pupil or student has been absent during an

examination, his/her parents/guardians must come
personally to NU-NAZARETH SCHOOL and explain
the absence to the teacher and sister adviser.
ATTENDANCE
A pupil student is considered late if he/she comes to
school beyond 7:15AM (Grade 12) and 8:15AM (Grade
11) Gate will be closed at exactly 8: 00 a.m. Latecomers
will not be allowed to enter the school and will be sent
home with the proper communication to parents.

Three (3) tardy marks in the attendance record shall

mean one (1) absence. Eleven (11) unexcused tardiness
shall place the pupil or student on probation list.
ATTENDANCE
1st Tardy Verbal Warning by Teacher Adviser
2nd Tardy Guidance Office
3rd Tardy Discipline Office
4th Tardy Parents Conference and Formal Written
Warning
5th - 7th Tardy 1-Day Community Service
8th Tardy 2-Day In Campus Suspension
9th Tardy 3-Day In Campus Suspension
10th Tardy 3-Day Off Campus Suspension
11th Tardy Under Probationary Status
12th Tardy Recommended for Transfer next school year
due to Insubordination
ATTENDANCE
Truancy or cutting of
classes is a ground for
disciplinary action.
 NOTE:
Cheating in any act that violates the
allowable conduct during quizzes,
examinations and plagiarism of academic
works (projects and research work) the
student caught will receive zero score in the
particular academic work, tampering test
result.
DISCIPLINE POLICIES
 A student Disciplinary Board is hereby established
which shall exercise the power to hear and decide
cases involving serious offenses committed by
students, which warrant the imposition of the
administrative sanction of prolonged suspension,
non-readmission, exclusion or expulsion.
The Student Disciplinary Board shall be composed of the following:

a. Principal
b. Assistant Principal
c. Academic Coordinators
d. Discipline Officers
e. Guidance Counselors
f. Activity Coordinator
g. Pastoral Coordinator

The Student Disciplinary Board shall exercise its delegated disciplinary

authority over students for acts committed outside the school and
beyond school hours.
OFFENSES, DUE PROCESS &
ADMINISTRATVE SANCTION
 Categories of Offenses and their Corresponding Sanctions
CATEGORIES
Category 1 Minor Offense (MnO)
Category 2 Major Offense (Mj
Category 3 Grave Offense (GO)
LEGENDS:
Grades Eleven - Twelve
1. Documented Verbal Warning by the Teacher and sister Advisers.
2. Referral to the Guidance Counselor
3. Referral to the Discipline Officer and conference with parents with Written
Formal Warning
4. Community Service for one (1) day-IN-CAMPUS
5. Suspension for two (2) to three (3) days-IN-CAMPUS
6. Suspension for two (2) to three (3) days-OFF-CAMPUS
7. Recommendation to transfer to other school /Exclusion/Non-readmission
 Note: The school and its authority reserve the
right not to issue a Good Moral Certification to
any student who will commit any offense
under Category Three / Grave Offense (GO)
PASTORAL MINISTRY
AND SPIRITUALITY
 First Friday Mass
Feast Day
Recollection and
Retreats
Other Activities
My joy is to see many young girls and boys come to my school to
receive Christian Education.
-St. Candida Maria de Jesus, F.I.
Foundress of the Hijas De Jesus
GRADING SYSTEM
 Learners are graded on:
Written Work
Quizzes, long tests, essays, written reports

Performance Task
Skills demonstration, group presentation, oral work,
multimedia presentation, research projects

Quarterly Assessment
Objective tests, performance-based assessment,
or a combination thereof
How is learner progress
recorded and computed?
 Step 1: Step 2:
Total scores for each component: Convert the total scores
into Percentage Scores:

Written Work Percentage Score (PS):

LEARNERS TOTAL SCORE

x 100%
Performance Tasks HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE

Sample:
Quarterly Assessment Performance 100 x 100% = 83.33%
Tasks 120 PS
 Step 3:
Convert the Percentage Score (PS) to Weighted Scores (WS)
by multiplying the PS with the corresponding percentage.
ACADEMIC TRACK
Work Immersion/
Components Core Subjects All other Research/ Business
subjects Enterprise Simulation

Written Work 25% 25% 35%

Performance Tasks 50% 45% 40%
Quarterly Assessment 25% 30% 25%
 Step 4: Step 5:
Add all the WS of each component Transmute the Initial Grade
to get the Initial Grade:
Initial Grade
Written Work 27.19
84.86
Performance Tasks 41.67
Transmuted Grade
Quarterly Assessment 16.00
90
Initial Grade 84.86 This is reflected
in the learners report card.
EXAMINATION DATES
Exam Dates
First Quarter August 22-24, 2017
Second Quarter October 25-27, 2017
Third Quarter January 15-17, 2018
Fourth Quarter Feb 28-March 2, 2018
(Grade 12)
March 14-16, 2018
(Grade 11)
AWARDS
WHAT AWARDS DO WE GIVE?
CLASSROOM AWARDS
are recognition given to the learners in each
class or section.
GRADE LEVEL AWARDS
are given to qualified learners for every grade
level at the end of the school year.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
is given by the school to the learners who have
represented and/or won in competitions at the
district, division, regional, or international levels.
CLASSROOM AWARD
Conduct awards for grades 4
to 12 in each class will be
given at the end of the school
year.
CONDUCT AWARD
They must have obtained a
rating of at least 75%
Always Observed (AO) at
the end of the School year.
CLASSROOM AWARD This award is given to
learners from grades 1 to 12
ACADEMIC who have attained an average
of at least 90 and passed all
EXCELLENCE AWARD learning areas.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AVERAGE GRADE PER

AWARD QUARTER
WITH HIGHEST HONORS 98 100
WITH HIGH HONORS 95 97
WITH HONORS 90 94
CLASSROOM AWARD
This award is given at the end of
every quarter to encourage
learners to attend and actively
RECOGNITION participate in class.
FOR PERFECT Learners who are representing
ATTENDANCE the school for various purposes
(e.g., in-school or off-campus
AWARD activities) may also qualify for
this award.
GRADE LEVEL AWARDS This award is given to learners
from grades 1 to 12 who have
attained an average of at least 90
ACADEMIC and passed all learning areas.
EXCELLENCE AWARD The general average is reported
as a whole number following
(end of the school year) DepEd Order No.8 s. 2015.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AVERAGE GRADE PER
AWARD QUARTER
WITH HIGHEST HONORS 98 100
WITH HIGH HONORS 95 97
WITH HONORS 90 94
GRADE LEVEL AWARDS
This award is given to
learners in grade 6, 10, and
12 who have demonstrated
exemplary skills in
LEADERSHIP AWARD motivating others and
(end of the school year) organizing projects that have
significantly contributed to
the betterment of the school
and/or community.
GRADE LEVEL AWARDS To qualify for this award, a
learner must:
1. Have no failing grades in
any of the learning areas.
2. Have not committed any
LEADERSHIP AWARD offense
suspension
punishable
or
by
higher
(end of the school year) sanction.
3. Be a class officer or an active
member/officer of any
recognized school club,
team, or organization.
GRADE LEVEL AWARDS

Award for These awards are given to

recognize learners in
Outstanding grades 6, 10 and 12 who
Performance in have exhibited exemplary
Specific Discipline skills and achievement in
Athletics, Arts, specific disciplines.
Communication Arts,
Science, Mathematics and Social Sciences
Closing Prayer
Loving God, our Creator, our Savior, our Companion, bless this journey
of a new school year that we undertake today.
Bless our school and keep us safe.
Be with us as we travel each day.
Bless all those who care for us in school and at home. Help us to forgive
others as we receive Your forgiveness.
Protect us and help us to live as well as we can.
We ask this in Your name,
Amen.