ST2 Q3 English6
ST2 Q3 English6
ST2 Q3 English6
The impact of school closures on in-person learning— mental health challenges, food insecurity
unhealthy weight gain, and immunization delay — is tremendous.
These visible consequences of school closures are indicators of long-term outcomes, including
decreased life expectancy for Filipino schoolchildren. Across the country, many school districts
have eased restrictions, reopened schools, and returned to business as usual, and vaccine
eligibility has expanded to include children five years and older. It is easy to focus primarily on
these hopeful signs of progress during the pandemic and fall back on the argument that children
are resilient. However, we cannot hesitate in our focus on children. Children are resilient, but this
resiliency requires individual support and societal investment.
Murder Mystery
In the dead of night around midnight, an ear-piercing scream echoed over the sea mingling with
the deadly waves crashing against the sandy shore. The scream came from the abandoned beach house.
The cold dark sky, covered in misty clouds meant the coming of a thunder storm.
The immense mountains and the rocky cliffs towered above the beach. Pure red blood stained
the rocks below from a previous death, which even the coming rain could not wash it away. Lots of heavy
water began to fall, followed by crashing thunder. The rain continued to dominate. Lightning streaked the
sky and thunder rolled behind the clouds getting louder, louder and louder! The rain made the ground
squelchy and startled the surroundings. The smell of chilly fresh air filled the sky and refreshed the land
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