Dear students,

In Sherwood, we strongly believe in students following a balanced routine. Balanced routine helps one to inculcate regular study habits along with participating in extracurricular activities. Any learning is not for marks. Relate learning to the application in real life. Examination is not competing with others, but you are in competition with yourself.

In a few weeks, class 10 and class 12 students have Semester exam . Benefit of the Semester exam is you have few or limited lessons to study. So, make complete use of it. This time you will be answering ‘Multiple Choice Questions’. MCQ needs a different kind of approach.

Here are few tips for the preparation of the same:

Don’t do selective studying. Cover all the topics in a concept.

Take guidance from your teachers and understand and learn to include KEY terms.

MCQs question your understanding (whether you have a clarity) and test application of the concepts. Not ‘rote learning’ but thorough understanding of the concept will help to answer correctly.

STUDY SMARTLY. Make your own Revision schedule. You decide when to study what to study, don’t get influenced by friends. Learn at your pace. Don’t rush through the matter, at least revise twice.

Make /write your own notes, flow chart etc. while studying and underline the KEY words or terms. Visual memory helps a lot.

Focus on studying. To minimize distractions, keep away from social media. Early morning is the best time to learn/study. Study for 4 hours to 5 hours. Take a break in between.

One day a week solve test papers. Only after you understood the chapter, then you attempt to solve the paper, or it will lead to disappointment if you are not able to answer many questions.

To enjoy this preparation phase, a healthy diet and sleep routine is equally important. Studying for long hours does not guarantee success; instead, a focused approach is more beneficial.

Finally, Examination is only another hurdle in life's journey. It should be taken as an opportunity to build confidence.

Happy learning students!

- Ms. Geeta

Today there is a need for the children to equip themselves to survive in an unpredictable and ever changing world more than ever.

How do they go about? The children need to focus on the four C’s during the schooling or their formative years.

How do the four C’s contribute to the learning of the student ?

a. Communication skills- The student listens and comprehends spoken and written words.

The student has knowledge and understanding but needs to go a further step ahead, that is, he needs to express,write compositions, interact with the teacher and peer group to get optimum output.

So in the class, he/she is given an opportunity to make presentations of the concepts

b. Critical thinking skills- There is no place for ROTE LEARNING today but to understand the concepts with reasoning . They need to answer the what,why,how,who,where,when questions. The student is able to explain, evaluate, solve the problem on his own ,which in turn leads to creativity and innovations .

c. Creativity- Doing ordinary things in an extraordinary way through the use of the five senses. The more the number of the senses involved the more effective is the learning.

d. Collaborative skills- Children need to explore as a team to learn concepts. Here lies the importance of peer group learning.

In conclusion, I would like to add, let the schools do away with rote learning and provide an environment for the children to acquire the four skills of 21st century- communication skills, critical thinking, creativity and collaboration.

- Ms. Pramila.

- Ms. A Laxmi

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అందముగా ,ఆనందముగా
సంతోషముగా సాగుతుంది
ప్రేమానురాగాలు, స్నేహాను బంధాలు
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నేర్పే నేస్తాలు ఆటలే
క్రమశిక్షణ వీరునిగా తయారవ్వాలన్నా,
మంచి నడవడిక గల వ్యక్తిగా ఎదగాలన్నా,
శక్తి యున్న పౌరునిగా రూపాంతరం చెందాలన్నా,
అనంత సుఖాలిచ్చే ఆటలాడాలి మిత్రమా !
ఆటలాడండి , నడవండి
యోగా చేయండి ,ఈత కొట్టండి
నవ్వులు నవ్వండి ,పరుగు పెట్టండి
వ్యాయామం చేయండి , ఆరోగ్యముగా ఉండండి
జీవితాన్ని సుఖ ప్రదం చేసుకొండి.

- Mr. H.Satyanarayana

स्वच्छता अभियान यह अभियान देश और राष्ट्र की आवश्यकता है l इससे ना केवल हमारा घर आँगन ही स्वच्छ रहेगा बल्कि इससे पूरा देश स्वच्छ रहेगा l
भारत के प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी ने, हमारे राष्ट्र पिता महात्मा गाँधी जी के जयंती २ अक्टूबर, २०१४ को स्वच्छ भारत अभियान की शुरुआत की l महात्मा गाँधी जी का सपना था “स्वच्छ भारत देश” इसके तहत वे सभी नागरिकों के साथ मिलकर देश को साफ रखने के बारे में सोचते थे l बापू जहाँ रहते थे सुबह ४ बजे उठकर स्वयं सफाई करते थे l
उनका सफाई का उद्देश्य था- जो परिवर्तन आप दुनिया में देखना चाहते हैं वह सबसे पहले अपने आप में लागू करें l”
जब भारत में स्वच्छता आएगी तभी जाकर भारत महान बनेगा l साफ सफाई को अपनाना है और गंदगी को हटाना है l हमें भारत को स्वच्छ बनाये रखने के लिए फैक्ट्रियों को सही जगह लगाना चाहिए l जिससे हवा, जल आदि में प्रदूषण न फैलता हो l कूड़े को कूड़ेदान में डालना चाहिए और स्वच्छता को अपनाना चाहिए l इस अभियान को सफल बनाने के लिए भारत में कई बड़ी हस्तियों ने भी अपना बहुमुल्य योगदान दिया है l हम सबको भी स्वच्छता अभियान की दिशा में सरकार को पूर्ण योगदान देना चाहिए तथा अपने आस-पास के सभी स्थानों को स्वच्छ रखना चाहिए l
हमारी पाठशाला में भी स्वच्छता अभियान को सफल बनाने के लिए सभी कक्षा के छात्र-छात्राओं को साफ सफाई का महत्त्व बताया जाता है l जिससे बच्चे सफाई के महत्त्व को समझें l छोटी छोटी चीजें जैसे- चाकलेट का पेपर, पेंसिल के छिलके आदि सही जगह पर फेंके l इन सब क्रियाकलाप के द्वारा बच्चों को सिखाया जाता है l

- Ms Anjali Singh

Dr Abdul Kalam, former President of India understood the importance of integrating ancient and modern education ideals for the development of a balanced modern Indian society. He was a practical educational thinker and a great visionary. He believed that the teachers have tremendous responsibility in shaping the life of an individual. He said “the purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise. Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers”.

In his address to the awardees of the National Award to teachers in 2006 he presented some oaths to be taken by teachers.

1. I will encourage my students to ask questions and to seek answers in order to develop the spirit of inquiry, and they blossom into creative enlightened citizens.

2. I will treat all the students equally and will not support any differentiation on account of religion, community or language.

3. I will constantly endeavour to fill my mind with great thoughts and spread the nobility in thinking and action among my students.

Abdul Kalam once said that “if the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me”. Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber and future of an individual.

- Ms. V. Soniya