13 December 2012

From the Primary School Principal

Khushnuma Ferzandi, our consultant appointed by the IBO, was at the school on the 6th and 7th of December. She was here for the verification visit and we opened all our doors to her. In preparation of her visit the teachers worked very hard to get all the paper work together. November amidst all the festivities had them working through most Saturdays. We are very happy and relaxed to know that all the hard work of last 2 years has paid off as her report assured us that we are on the right path, most of our processes are in place and our parents and students are most pleased with the school deliverables. This is very reassuring. We will continue to refine and put all her suggestions into practice in order to make the school one of the best PYP schools of Delhi. Some of the suggestions included a separate Primary School Library and more time for form tutors to prepare for their classes. She specially congratulated us on having the most dedicated, enthusiastic and motivated faculty. Well done teachers!!                                                   Children's Day Celebration

Amidst all the excitement that the above visit brought, students continued to celebrate and enjoy the festivals that November usually brings with it. The children’s day had the teachers enact a play on the weird wizard. The students of Form 5 are busy on working out details to put up a Hoopla ring stall at the school fun fair to raise funds for the underprivileged members of our society. We will continue to support the NGO- Goonj. They also ran a Read-a-thon where students of Form 4 and 5 read books to raise funds for Goonj. They collected Rs 2 7,8000. The collection is certainly very impressive but what they learnt out of this experience is priceless. They stretched themselves for a cause. Reading certainly is a big area that we are always pushing our students in.
There will be a book fair in school on the 20th so that parents and students can buy books to read during the winter break. A great time for the whole school community to read together as winter is a time to snuggle into warm quilts with books.
                                                             Busy on the Ipad
Our early learners have been working very well and excitedly with I pads, which we had introduced this term as a pilot study to see how well the students use it for learning in Pathways. We are now intending to get many more into the school.
I wish you all, on behalf of the Pathways Primary School faculty, a very happy, memorable 2013. Let us together provide the best learning opportunities to the wonderful students of Pathways.
 
I would also like to thank each one of you for supporting Pathways and its philosophy.
 
Usha Lamba
Primary School Principal