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
