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 May to June 2010 EVENTS

IN -HOUSE PLANNING FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR  2010 - 2011

In service meeting for the academic year 2010 – 11, was conducted on 27.05.2010. Our Chairman Prof.R.Venkataswami addressed both the Primary and Higher Secondary teachers through skype at the Gandhi Mandapam at 9.30 am. He congratulated the staff for the best results in X std and XII std public examinations. He appealed to the teachers to dedicate themselves whole heartedly to the development of the schools. He said “The Children spend more time with the teachers than they spend with their parents. You have a great responsibility in moulding them to become good citizens of this country. With Right to education becoming a law we will get more children coming to the school.

Teachers must innovate new teaching methods. Students should be taught concepts rather than blindly memorizing and writing the answers. In each teaching session the students should be given opportunity to ask questions or narrate their understanding of the lesson. You should concentrate on the overall development. You must move closely and spot  rare talents in them. You should also interact with the parents periodically. New methods of teaching are being introduced. Teachers should discuss on these methods of teaching and give their frank views

            The meeting for Higher Secondary staff, then continued  in the Digital Room. Our HM Mrs.R.Rajeswari welcomed the staff and congratulated the teachers who strived hard for the best outcome in the public examinations. Then she moved on to distribute the mark sheets for the XII std students.

            Mrs.P.Thilagavathi elaborately explained the action plan for the academic year 2010 – 2011. Classes should be conducted only inside the class rooms. Tests can be conducted under the greenwood tress, not regular classes. Students should not be allowed to roam about outside the classes, during class hours. Teachers must check the attendance of the class every period. Teachers should enter the class soon after the period bell and leave the class soon after the over bell.

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All the staff should sign the attendance before 8.55 am and  1.20 pm in the after – noon. Study supervisors must be in the school before 8.15 am. If they happen to go on leave on the supervision day they have to make their own arrangement with their colleagues to attend the supervision work. Students attendance should be marked both in the morning and afternoon. Students must form queue whenever they go for AV class, library, assembly, and elsewhere. Cell phone usage is prohibited inside the classes. Students are forbidden to bring cell phones  to school. Circulars sent should be read out in the classes, to let the students know the matter clearly. Punctuality, Cleanliness, personal hygiene and discipline should be constantly stressed in the class.

            Computer training will be given to all teachers from 4.15 pm to 5.15 pm during June. Teachers suggested that all working Saturdays should be totally allotted for a single subject for X, XII std. First and third Saturdays will be working days.  Second and fourth Saturdays will be holidays except on special days.Dates for club meetings, science exhibition (27.07.2010, 28.07.2010 ) and sports day (24.07.2010 ) were announced. "Know Your School’ programme will be arranged in the month of June and all the students from VI – VIII  will be taken around our Ashram and let know the functioning and importance of village industries.

            Skills training will be given to VIII std students, one hour a week. Value Education classes will be conducted during the first period from Monday to Thursday  VI – IX and third periods on Monday (XI Std) Tuesday (XII std and Friday X std ). After tea – break Teachers are divided into subject groups and discussed about their future plans for this academic year. Conveners of  the subject faculty presented their reports in the after – noon. One suggestion was that X and XII std students can be exempted from daily evening drill and evening study can be conducted from June second week onwards. With the concluding remarks and vote of thanks by the AHM the meeting came to an end by 4.00 pm.

        P.Matahanagopal                   B.Manikandan                            K.Gayathri

      Rank-1 - 1105/1200              Rank-2 - 1098/1200                    Rank-3-1051/1200

           S.Subaselvi                            R.Ramsundar                     S.Subhashini

       Rank-1- 481/500                      Rank-2 - 472/500                   Rank-3- 470/500

World Environmental Day was celebrated on 05.06.2010 in collaboration with Auro – Mira Bio energy firm. As an awareness programme students formed a human chain in the main streets of  T.Kallupatti and took out a procession. A meeting was conducted in the afternoon. Our HM Mrs.R.Rajeswari presided over the meeting. Thiru M.Kaja Mohaideen welcomed the gathering.  Special guests from Auro – Mira group were honoured with ponnadai. A quiz programme was conducted. Prizes were distributed to the winners in quiz and drawing competition conducted the previous day. Thiru P.S. Ramesh and Thiru.Naveen Kumar from Auro – Mira explained the importance of the day and requested the students to plant atleast one plant  a year and grow it carefully. Students sang a song about the daily use of various trees.       The meeting came to an end by 4.00 pm with the vote of thanks by Mrs.R.Pankajam.

Human Chain

Founder Sri.G.Venkatachalapathy's 41st Remembrance  Day - 13.06.2010

A special prayer was conducted in the Ko.Ve. Manimandabam at 6.00am. Ashram president Prof.R.Venkataswami, local teachers, Ashram staff and Hostel students attended the prayer. Ashram Secretary Dr.V.Ragupathy and Former Headmaster Sri.S.P.Ramasamy Ayya gave special message on the occasion.

Early Morning Special Prayer at Manimandabam

Nama Sangeerthanam in Shanthivanam at 9.00 am was a special feature of the day. All the higher secondary students, teachers from both schools, Ashram staff participated in the Bajan. It was followed by floral tributes in Founder’s samathi.

Morning Special Prayer at Santhivan

Then there was a special meeting in the auditorium at 10.00 am. Our Ashram president prof.R.Venkataswami, in his welcome address emphasized the importance of prayer in our life. He recollected how Thonder Ko.Ve. gave importance to prayer following  Gandhiji’s principles. So students can florish in life, if they have full faith in prayer. He then announced that our chief guest Dr.V.Abhaikumar Principal, Thiyagarajar college of Engineering is included in the group of Ashram Directors.

Founder's Remembrance Meeting at School Auditorium

Dr.V.Abhaikumar in his Presidential address recollected his close association with the Ashram, as both his parents were close associates to our founder. He advised students to aspire high. He cited an example; one our old students is now doing research in his college. So even rural students can achieve a lot with good planning and action. We are living in a growing country, we have a lot of opportunities in this present situation. We must shed our inhibitions and come out in flying colour. He appealed to our students to work hard and make our founders dreams true.

Dr.Raja Govindaswamy, Former Principal, Thiyagaraja College of Arts, Madurai, delivered the Remembrance Day speech. He highlighted the contribution of Sri.G.Venkatachalapathy, the Founder of Gandhiniketan Ashram to the Indian freedom struggle. Motivated by Gandhiji’s vision at a very young age Venkatachalapathy started working for the integrated development of his native village. Latter when he became the vice president of the Madurai District Board he worked for the development of schools in the Villages of Madurai District. In 1940 he started Gandhiniketan Ashram to translate Gandhian vision of Gram Swaraj in to action. Dr.Raja Govindaswamy highlighted the contribution of Venkatachalapathy after independence in bringing integrated rural development in Tamilnadu and he had the Leadership qualities to bring social transformation. He requested the teaching community to develop Leadership qualities among the rural children. Schools are the best place to develop good citizens who can contribute for nation building.

Dr.V.Ragupathy, Secretary of Gandhiniketan Ashram proposed vote of thanks. Relay spinning, Floral tributes to the founder and inter Religious  prayer were organized in the Ashram to mark the Founder’s remembrance day.

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