To: Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries
Bureau Directors, Regional Directors and Schools Superintendents
Directors of Services/Centers and Heads of Units
Presidents, State Colleges and Universities
Heads of Private Schools, Colleges and Universities

1. Paragraph 1 of DECS Order No. 53, s. 1994 entitled Physical Education in Grades I and II is hereby corrected to read as follows:
   “Physical Education in Grades I and II shall be taught daily for twenty (20) minutes beginning SY 1995-1996 in all public and private elementary schools.”
2. The Curriculum Development Division of the Bureau of Physical Education and School Sports has prepared a Teacher’s Guide and Resource Book for Grades I and II Physical Education based on the Physical Education Basic Competencies (PEBC) for Grades I and II PE.
3. The grading system for Physical Education in Grades I and II should observe the following:
   FACTOR WEIGHT
   Examination 40%
   Periodical/unit/short tests on:
   Knowledge (verbal/written) – 10%
   Performance (Skills) – 30%
   Involvement 60%
   Class recitation – 10%
   Performance of motor skills in daily PE classes, participation in special activities, homework and the like – 30%
   Social behaviors – 20%

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