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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……