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GUIDELINES FOR FLAG CEREMONY AND MORNING ASSEMBLY

1. The following provides schedule for flag ceremony:
Days
Sunday- General Assembly
Monday and Wednesday- Elementary School
Tuesday and Thursday- High School
Time
Bell time - 6:45
Assembly time- 6:50
Flag ceremony- 7:00
Assembly end time- 7:15
2. Go the assembly area punctually. (Orient on their places and of their bags when they
arrive at 7:00 A.M.- when the prayer has already started. In case pupils arrive before
the morning prayer, they need to join but stay at the back of the line.) Batasang
Pambata officers will manage the line/s for those who arrive late.
3. Leaders (emcees) should speak confidently and with energy.
4. Sequence of flag ceremony is provided below:
1) Prayers- Christian, Islam
2) National Anthems (Bahrain, Philippines)
3) Oath of Allegiance (Panunumpa ng Katapatan sa Watawat ng Pilipinas )
4) Patriotic Oath (Panatang Makabayan)
5) PSB Hymn
6) School Anniversary Theme song (during general assembly)
7) Inspirational Message - (1 minute, Thematic )
8) Announcement/Reminders
9) Morning Exercise
5. Students are expected to demonstrate appropriate conduct/discipline. The training
starts in the supervised classroom morning routines. Demonstration of
good
citizenship and nationalism during flag ceremony can be achieved through the
following:
5.1. Attention for Morning Prayer
Stand straight and be attentive and quiet during when morning prayers are
recited.
Interfaith Prayers: Christian, Islam
The prayers need to be inclusive of religious affiliations.
Leaders recite the prayer clearly and sincerely.

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5.2. Singing of National Anthems

Sing the national anthems with pride.
Pronounce the lyrics clearly. (Teachers demonstrate to the learners
pronunciation and formation of lips, position of teeth and tongue, and sing with
them in front of the class so they can follow you. Exaggeration is a strategy for
second language learners.)
Check: "Sa langit mong bughaw," NOT mo'y bughaw
Leaders should sing.
We raise the flags at the first note of the anthems.
We look at the flags while they are being raised.
During the singing of the anthems, we should stand steadily where we are
until the singing of the anthems is finished.
Conductors should demonstrate proper hand movement , rhythmic ability
proper singing.
5.3. Reciting pledges, school vision and mission
Recite wholeheartedly by saying the words clearly and speaking with proper
pacing and phrasing
Leaders should recite sincerely and with mastery. Demonstrate appropriate
facial expressions and manner of reciting to the audience. They should not
laugh during the recitation.
5.4. Singing of PSB Hymn and School Anniversary Theme Song
Sing the song with expression.
Pronounce the lyrics clearly: For the school song- though (not dough) , true
- through, strength, live, deed-/ (not did)
Leaders should sing.
5.5. Morning exercise
We believe that physical activity in the morning stimulates brain and thinking.
Therefore, perform morning exercises with leaders who are ready and confident.
Duration of exercise is 3 minutes only.
5.6. Going back to the classrooms
All students who are on separate lines should get their bags before joining the
lines to the classrooms.
The kindergarten pupils form single line in going to the classrooms. They use
the side entrance of the lobby.
The primary grades pupils use the Emergency Exit door. (This door is opened
for entrance only during this time). Children form single line and will need to
observe the "keep right" policy in moving up.
Intermediate grades students will form single line and use the main entrance
of the lobby. Observing the "keep right" policy, they will follow their assigned
route to their classrooms.
Ensure safety on the staircases.
Routines and discipline are parts of a school culture. Lets keep an ennobling culture
at PSB.
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GYDABELLE B. NAVAL
Principal

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Please read: DepEd order No. 50,

s. 2015