TINIG SIPNAYAN Vol. III No. 2

 

Mathematics Department adds

2 additional projects

    In preparation for the upcoming opening of classes, Mathematics Department launched two additional school projects for the school year 2021-2022, namely Project NumBER and E-MATHambayan during the Brigada Kick-off, Aug. 19.

           Project NumBER or Numeracy: A Basic Education Response aims to improve the numeracy skills or basic arithmetic knowledge of the students. The chairman of this project is Mrs. Maria Eloisa M. Unigo and her co-chairman is Mrs. Iris Bernadette M. Lutino. The other members are Ms. Maria Miane Paciolco, Mrs. Arleen B. Peres, Mr. Bryan Anthony O. Sario and Mr. Nimrod G. Poblete.

On the other hand, E-MATHambayan is an official website of the department that aims to disseminate information to the Barretto community about the plans and activities of the department. It will serve also as one of the channels in publishing Tinig Sipnayan issues. The project will be headed by Ms. Maribith D. Gersin as chairman and Mrs. Arleen B. Perez as co-chairman. Other members are Mrs. Maria Eloisa M. Unigo, Mr. Bryan Anthony O. Sario, Mrs. Mabel P. Hernandez and Ms. Cathy O. Parabuac.

The existing first six projects launched last year will be continually implemented for the school year 2021-2022.

Sario attends Vedic Mathematics Webinar

     To train the students in Vedic Mathematics, Mr. Bryan Anthony O. Sario, area facilitator of division of Calamba in Vedic Mathematics National Olympiad attended webinar series of Vedic Mathematics, July 22 – August 8.

           Vedic Mathematics is a system of mathematics which was discovered by Indian mathematician Jagadguru Shri Bharathi Krishna Tirthaji in the period between A.D. 1911 and 1918. Vedic Mathematics is a collection of techniques (sutra) to solve mathematical arithmetic in easy and faster way. It consists of 16 sutras (formulae) and 13 sub-sutras (sub formulae) which can be used for problems involved in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, conics.

    The webinar series consists of eight sessions that talks about the different shortcuts in solving mathematics problems. The webinar was spearheaded by Mr. Virgilio Y. Prudente, founder of Math-Inic Philippines together with his daughter Ms. Veronica S. Prudente, training director of Math-Inic Philippines. It also aims to prepare the coaches and students in the upcoming international competition in International Vedic Mathematics Olympiad (IVMO) to be held on September 11, 2021.