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September 2021                                                                                           Vol 2  Issue 2





         8th September, 2021 – was indeed thrilling for both Sherwood Public School and Heritage Valley. It created
         imperishable memories as our doors were once again opened to the most enthusias�c souls, the students
         of classes 9 to 12 in the pandemic season. It was a deligh�ul moment for the teachers as the children
         stepped in with an elevated fervour and sense of joy. The ground work was laid much before to prepare the
         school to receive the children and to set in mo�on the offline mode of schooling. The schools have taken
         every measure to ensure the safety of the student and the teacher community.  We are forearmed with all
         the class rooms fumigated, furniture fixed and arranged and with sani�sing zones at every entry point. As
         the current scenario demands a hybrid learning system, we have equipped ourselves to providing learning
         experiences both offline and online. We take a moment to thank the parents for the con�nued support.

         It was gra�fying to watch our children pouring us with thank you notes and wishes on the occasion of
         Teacher’s  Day.    Beaming  with  pride,  the  teachers  had  the  virtual  celebra�on  gi�  them  with  tones  of
         beau�ful memories.

         On August 15, as the na�on entered the 75th year of breaking the shackles of the Bri�sh dominance, the
         students of Sherwood and Heritage spent quality �me with their class mates appraising the freedom and
         swearing  to  fulfil  their  du�es  and  responsibili�es  entrusted  on  them.  Each  wing  saw  the  children
         convincingly presen�ng their love towards the country in various forms.

         Our  a�empts  to  unveil  the  talents  and  portray  the  thoughts  of  the  crea�ve  minds  of  Sherwood  and
         Heritage con�nues and here we present the second edi�on of Classroom Chronicles – Vol 2.

         Striking a Balance during Virtual Learning


         The �meframe we have been cocooned to our spaces has
         been quite long - over a year and s�ll running. Shadowed
         by the fear of a virus, to narrow down the possibility of us
         and our closed ones being gripped by it, we embraced the
         comfort of the four walls.

         With the sword of Damocles hanging over, a sane decision
         of transforming homes to study space surfaced quite
         abruptly.  The  ini�al  technical  setbacks  and  struggles  to
         cope up with the unforeseen teaching learning methods
         le� us perplexed for a good whole academic year.

         As we leap into another academic year of virtual learning, the acquired knowledge from the past year has
         helped student, parent and teacher communi�es work in synchronisa�on and in a more structured manner.
         An array of concerns s�ll prevail regarding the virtual learning system - the stark reality of children spending
         an infinite amount of �me in front of the screens has been much talked about. While a gross libera�on from
         this  mode  of  learning  is  not  possible,  we  can  only  try  to  immune  ourselves  from  the  significant
         repercussions which are intended in the long run.
         Few points to ponder, for the parents to make certain that the children’s virtual learning is not flat, and that
         the �me they spend at home is more lively and produc�ve.

         •      Learning by doing is proved to be the ul�mate way to learn a concept. Encourage your child to use
                his/her skills to create something involving the concept, it need not be a model or working model
                all the �me. They can render the concept in a way that excites them - compose a song/ poem on the
                concept, build characters from a concept and narrate a story, sculpt out something, portray the
                concept as a cartoon……
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