RILI Wins District Math Quest

Grade 1 champion Therice Junel Nogrado
receives her certificate together with RILI
teacher Mrs. Jenny Cura.

Students of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) competed and won in different levels of the District Math Quest held Oct. 18 in Pila Elementary School. Therice Junel Nogrado emerged as the champion of the Mathrathon for Grade 1 students.

RILI also received awards in the different levels of the Mathrathon: Grade 2, third place--Francis Dominic Puna; Grade 3, second place--Ron Wesley Gonzales; and Grade 6, third place--Gio Manuel Castañeda. Davisson Lucero and Marcus Adriane Balinas represented RILI in the Mathrathon for Grade 4 and Grade 5, respectively.

The District Math Quest also included a Math Super Quiz Bee for Grade 6 and a Sudoku contest. Karell Ann Laluz, from Grade 5, was the winner among private schools in the Sudoku contest and was second overall. Andrea Nicole Gonzales represented RILI in the Math Super Quiz Bee for Grade 6.

Other private schools which participated in the District Math Quest are Colegio Monterei de Pila, Integrated Christian School of Pila, Inc., South Greenville School, and St. Therese of the Child Jesus Academy.

Nogrado will be competing in the Mathrathon in the Division Math Quest on Oct. 25. Nogrado also recently won in the district level HEKASI Quiz Bee for Grade 1 pupils.

Grade 1 students win district HEKASI quiz

HEKASI Quiz bee champs (L-R) Brady, Nogrado, and Laluz
with RILI teacher Mrs. Cynthia Aguilan (far left)

Raven Brady, Therice Junel Nogrado, and Klarie Jane Laluz, Grade 1 students of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI), won first place at the district level of the HEKASI Quiz Bee held Oct. 14 at Pila Elementary School.

Brady, Nogrado, and Laluz make up the team which represented RILI and competed against five other teams of Grade 1 students from private schools in the district of Pila. Nogrado earned a perfect score of 30 while Brady and Laluz earned 21 and 20, respectively, landing them in the top spot.

RILI also won and participated in other levels of the quiz bee: Grade 2, third place--Francis Dominic Puna, Samuel Agudo, and Lyn Rianne Ignacio; Grade 3, second place--Ron Wesley Gonzales, Saraiah Kashmir Nido, and Lei Julianna Matienzo; Grade 4, third place--Hannah Pauline Abela, Davidsson Lucero, and Alecssandra Rowie Aranas; Grade 5, participant--Marcus Adrian Balinas, Guila Mae Castañeda, and Rovie Mae Dasmariñas; Grade 6, participant--Irah Michelle Guevarra, Clarisse Vega, and Andrea Nicole Gonzales; Grade 6 (individual category), participant--Gio Manuel Castañeda.

Other private schools which competed in the quiz bee are Colegio Monterei de Pila, Liceo de Pila, St. Therese of the Child Jesus Academy, Integrated Christian School of Pila, Inc., and South Greenville School.

Brady, Nogrado, and Laluz will be competing in the division level HEKASI Quiz Bee on Oct. 28 in Lumban Central School.

Students Pay Tribute to Teachers on World Teachers' Day

The faculty of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) received gifts, serenades, and thoughtful dedications from their students in celebration of World Teachers' Day, Oct. 5.

Each class offered a token to their respective advisers and subject teachers. They then recited a dedication which described how the token symbolizes their teacher. The program also included a mini-pageant for teachers and song and dance numbers to entertain the teachers. The pageant was participated by Ms. Ma. Trinidad Dela Cruz (Grade 1 adviser), Mrs. Cherry Barrios (Grade 2 adviser), Ms. Lia Bianca Samaniego (Grade 3 adviser), and Ms. Manilyn Morales (Grade 5 adviser). Mrs. Barrios emerged as the winner while Ms. Samaniego won the Students' Choice Award.

The short program was organized by the senior high school students and was hosted by Donnalyn Opinion and Carmela Joyce Padilla, both senior students from IV-Ruby.

RILI visits Calamba, Seriland, Science Discovery for educ'l tour

Students of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) spent a day of fun and learning during their educational tour held Sept. 30. Despite the onslaught of typhoon Pedring just a few days before the tour, the sky seemed to favor the event and let the sun shine for most of the day.

RILI students stood in awe of Rizal's tallest monument.

Three buses filled with students and parents left RILI at around 5am. First stop was the Rizal Monument at Calamba City. Standing 22 ft., it is the tallest monument of Dr. Jose Rizal in the Philippines.

There, students, parents, and teachers took the opportunity to have their photos taken at the foot of our national hero's newest monument.

Next stop was the Chips Delight factory in Canlubang, Laguna. Students observed how biscuits they see, and eat, everyday are made. Students also learned the importance of cleanliness in food preparation and packing. Parents, on the other hand, shopped for biscuits at discounted prices.

About to enjoy a 3D movie.

The buses then took the students to Seriland at the Manila Ocean Park in Manila. All students are sent in to learn how 3D movies are made and shown. They then watched a 3D cartoon movie. Most students are experiencing a 3D movie for the first time. A mix of squeals, screams, and laughs filled the theater as students felt like they were actually within the movie.

How many real students are here?

Preschool and elementary students then played in Seriland's play area while high school students found themselves lost in a mirror maze. Students, parents, and teachers also had their pictures taken at Seriland's Trick Art Museum.

Final stop was at the Science Discovery at SM Mall of Asia (MOA) where students found themselves immersed in the wonders of science. Students watched a short film about our Earth's place in the universe in Science Discovery's special dome-shaped screen placed at their theater's ceiling. The theater reverberated every student's "oohs" and "ahs" as they watched the film which felt like the audience themselves are traveling through space. They also enjoyed other interactive stations.

Students eagerly waiting in line
to watch the film.

After Science Discovery, all were allowed to shop at SM MOA to bring home pasalubong to friends and family.

The tour was capped with a dazzling fireworks display at the bay area in front of MOA. After that, all were on the way home back to Laguna.