Dates to remember

From: Ms. Sheri Zerna, Homeroom Adviser

Important Dates to remember:

27 June Fri UNIVERSITY CHEER RALLY, 4.30-6pm, Blue Eagle Gym
(equivalent to one intact class)

05 July Sat Freshmen Parents' Orientation, 8-12pm,Henry Lee Irwin Theatre

07 July Mon INAF Day [no classes**]

11 July Fri Part II of Freshmen Guidance Testing, 4.30-6pm, venue: TBA

18 Aug Mon Ninoy Aquino Day [no classes**]

25 Aug Mon National Heroes Day [no classes**]

*All freshmen are highly encouraged to attend the Community Building Activity that will be held on July 26, Aug 2, Aug 9, and Aug 16, 1-5 pm. Each block will be assigned to one Saturday. Please wait for further announcements re: the date assigned to our block. Attendance in this game- and fun-filled activity is equivalent to TWO (2) intact sessions.

**No classes... since these dates are all Mondays, expect that some or most of your professors will have a make-up class. take this opportunity to catch up on your academic work!

Introduction and House Rules

Session 2: Introduction

The main purpose of our session last meeting was to get to know more about each other and for the facilitators to remember your names and associate them with your faces and with what you shared during the group dynamics.

Some notes and house rules from last meeting:

• Students are graded for InTACT semestrally. Hence, these grades will appear on your transcript of record. The students are graded as follows:

• 60% - Participation (includes attendance, class participation, discussions in both offline and online means)
• 40% - Completion and submission of requirements (includes projects, homeworks, class requirements for the day)

Your grades will either be an S (satisfactory = passing) or a U (unsatisfactory = failing).
You may consult your InTACT facis with regards to your class standing (i.e. submissions, attendance, etc.).

• Students are only allowed a maximum of three (3) cuts, whether with or without a valid excuse. Once you go above the maximum number of cuts, you are automatically getting a failing mark for InTACT. Consequence: You won't be able to enlist for NSTP in your sophomore year. The following activities are equivalent to InTACT class sessions:
• University Cheer Rally = 1 InTACT session
• Freshmen OrSEM = 1 InTACT session
• Community Building Activity = 2 InTACT sessions
• Individual or Group Consultation with HA = 1 InTACT session

Cuts and their equivalences:

• Absent / Cut = 1 cut
• Lateness (after 10 mins from the 2nd bell) = 1/2 cut
• Non-submission of requirements within the specified time = 1/2 cut
• No requirements/materials for the day's session = 1/2 cut
  

• You will be considered late if you go to class after 9.40am. Lateness is equivalent to half a cut.
  
• Attendance will be checked after 9.40am.

Please be reminded that we will follow strictly all of the policies above (especially when it comes to attendance and requirements) as agreed upon last meeting. These are the only tools wherein we can measure your participation in the InTACT class.

Please don't hesitate to contact your InTACT facis anytime.

Some administrative matters:

1. Your InTACT session for next week will be held at the ESCALER HALL (SecA), 9.30-10.30. Please be there on time. Please be at your best behavior.
2. For those who haven't submitted their 1x1 ID pictures: kindly write your name and intact section (SS) at the back and submit it on Wednesday.
3. Attendance to the University Cheer Rally tomorrow will be checked. Please be reminded that this is considered as one InTACT session.
4. Prayer leaders for July 9: Mia Bisnon, Julienne Canoy and Sands Chanto.
   

Announcements

Please be reminded of the following:

1. You will have Part II of your Guidance Testing on July 11, Friday from 4.30-6pm. Final venue will be announced later.
2. June 27 is the University Cheer Rally. It will be held from 4.30-6pm at the Blue Eagle Gym. This is equivalent to one InTACT class so attendance is a must.
3. Your LS Student handbooks will be distributed during our InTACT class this week. You are to submit the reply slip the following week, July 2.

Homework for next meeting, June 25:

1. Read through your InTACT Syllabus. If you have any questions or objections about what is written in your syllabus, kindly prepare them for next week. It is a must that you bring your InTACT Syllabus next meeting. If you miss it, you incur half a cut.
   
2. Please create a name tag. Wearing a name tag will actually make it easier for us, facis, to remember your nicknames and faces. You may use your ORSEM name tag if you wish!
   
3. Please bring a 3x5 index card with a 1x1 id picture (recent and colored).

Getting to know you

The InTACT Program is designed to help you guys adjust to the Ateneo way of living - in the university setting! So your facilitators are here to guide, motivate and inspire you as you live your freshmen year. At the same time, we are here, not as your teachers or higher beings but, as friends, "kabarkadas," or simply co-Ateneans whom you can go to anytime when you need help, when you want to talk about just anything, or when you feel you want to hang-out and party with.

I wish that you treat this online space not simply as a supplement to our classroom activities but as a meaningful resource for learning and getting to know your blockmates and facilitators, an active and vibrant space for discussions, and a shared experience with your fellow blockmates and facilitators.

And to start this long process of bonding, we actually want to know more about you! Kindly reply to this post and introduce yourself below so that we can get our discussions going. Additionally, please answer the following:
1) Full name and how you want to be called in class
2) Your favorite website and why
3) Why you chose management as your course
4) What is your idea of a perfect day

Please feel at home or free when you answer this! Just be yourself! This will help us know you more and adjust the program for you and your needs.

Welcome to your InTACT class!

"InTACT is a year-long subject for the freshmen. It is the first Non-academic program that the Ateneo student has to go through to complement their academic pursuits. InTACT hopes to aid young freshies to cope with the rigors of the Ateneo education and be of guid as its students grow into young adults."

Welcome to your InTACT class! InTACT will be your homeroom class for the rest of your freshman year here at the Ateneo de Manila University - so you are free to feel at home whenever you browse through this site. This is a site of hospitality. It is a site of learning and exchange as well.

You homeroom adviser is Ms. Sheri Anne Zerna. Your student facilitator is EJ Segovia.
Your InTACT class is held every Wednesday, 9.30-10.30 am, at Bel-207.

Announcements, homeworks, reminders and some activities will be posted and hosted through this site. So please make sure that you visit this from time to time. Make it a habit!

Session 1: Expectation Setting

We hope that you kinda got a feel of how InTACT will be in the next coming months. And we promise you that the thing we did this morning was just an introduction. The next meetings will be more fun-filled, exciting, and exhilarating. So always make it a point to attend your InTACT class.

Some important matters that you need to know:

1. Make sure that you settle all of the following requisites:
• Official school ID (if you still do not have one, go to ADSA, Xavier Hall)
• Tuition Payment (if you still aren't enrolled, go to the Cashier's office, Xavier Hall)
• Guidance Tests (if you still haven't taken the test, go to the LS Guidance Office, Socsci Bldg.)
• Listed in all classes (if you aren't listed in any of your classes, go to the Registrar's office, Socsci Bldg.)
  
2. You are required to attend the University Cheer Rally on June 27, Friday, 4.30-6 at the Blue Eagle Gym. Attendance will be checked. The Cheer Rally is equivalent to one InTACT session; therefore if you miss it, you get a cut.
3. Remember that you are only allowed to incur three cuts for your InTACT class. You can incur a full cut if you absent yourself from class (with or without a valid excuse). You can incur a half-cut if you come to class late or you miss to submit a requirement on time.
   
4. The class beadle is tasked to:
• be the point person of the Homeroom Adviser and Student Facilitator for any announcements or special instructions
• ensure that the room is ready for the InTACT class: blackboard is wiped clean, chairs are arranged, etc.
• report to ADSA whenever the facilitators do not arrive for the session.

Homework for next meeting, June 25:

1. Read through your InTACT Syllabus. If you have any questions or objections about what is written in your syllabus, kindly prepare them for next week. It is a must that you bring your InTACT Syllabus next meeting. If you miss it, you incur half a cut.
   
2. Please create a name tag. Wearing a name tag will actually make it easier for us, facis, to remember your nicknames and faces. You may use your ORSEM name tag if you wish!
   
3. Please bring a 3x5 index card with a 1x1 id picture (recent and colored).