Sunday, July 19, 2009

July 09 - Second month of Schooling

Early Birds
Each day Grandparents and Parents converge on Siruvallur Road, sharply by 8.30am. They are atleast half an hour early birds. While the gates open only at 8.50am (10mins to 9am), the parents and grandparents either stand or perch on the neighbouring porticos that sideline the road. The children group together and play and make good friends in the bargain.


LKG - A section has registered 55 pupils for this term. B & C sections are more or less the same.
The class teacher of A section, Miss Susan, each morning stands at the entrance of her class and greets the children with a smile and waves them one by one into the class. Though the class teacher has collected the Activity Book, the activity will start only in December. Some of the parents are concerned about 'no-activity' status and describe the school as 'PLAY SCHOOL'. It is noticed that not all parents know the fact that the presentation convent has introduced the 'MONTESSORI CURRICULUM' for the KINDERGARTENERS.

LKG - B section teacher, Miss Annette, has the only twins in the Kindergarten. Oh! yes, she does have a tough time keeping them calmly active. Miss Annette has a television in her classroom and plays ABC playschool educational movies each morning. The children of this section are welcomed by the big screen tv, where rhymes or wildlife greets the children, as they walk in one by one.

When Miss Susan, the class teacher was asked by a parent, if she enjoys the class, she smiles back and says, "offcourse". It is quite evident that the teachers of all the three sections are quite active and always smiling, which is well appreciated by the parents.

What's in the class!
July 09, the class timings are from 9am~11am. The children bring baskets filled with water bottle, snack box, and toys. The class moves on with nursery rhymes which the teacher is busy reciting while the children listens mostly and then join in to sing them away to glory.

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