Good morning, My dear children!
I am very glad to address you today, the Day One of the New Academic year.
I hope that you and your family
are hale and hearty by God’s Grace!
Since
the outbreak of covid-19 the world-scenario has drastically changed. We are all
concerned about the pandemic situation prevailing in the world. WHO, the World Health Organisation has recently
announced that Covid-19 is likely to last beyond prediction. The scientists
around the world are racing against time to develop an effective vaccine
against corona virus. But, until then we
have to learn to live with it. In the
given scenario, online-teaching is projected as the new normal in the educational
arena, globally.
As we know virtual class room-teaching cannot be a substitution for physical class room-teaching. But as this
virus is likely to stay for a while social distancing will become a new order
of living. Therefore, all our academic endeavours would be confined to this new
method of learning, until ‘Lock down’ is fully lifted. So, we are directed by
the CBSE to start Online classes in the
beginning of this academic year.
My
dear parents, we are aware of the difficulties related to this new system of learning. It is true that it wouldn’t be easy
for our children to study online, being away from friends, teachers and the
lively school environment. But in the given situation no other effective option
is available. Therefore we assure you to provide all the support to make their
learning most effective and interesting.
So let us turn this Covid-19 Crisis into an opportunity for a Blended Learning
Method in future.
My
dear students, as you are now in a ‘study from home’ situation, remember to keep
a self-discipline time-table,to get up on time, time for personal prayer to God
for His Divine Providence, time for
physical exercise to stay invigorated, for daily class preparation etc. Keep a regular sleep-schedule to rejuvenate
your body and mind, keep time for socialising even it is now only virtually
possible. Set, daily and weekly goals
and time to attain new skills and healthy habits. Thus you can transform this Period of Crisis into a
Platform of Growth.
My dear students, let me remind you that we are
dealing with a dangerously infectious disease. It is ‘an everyday-battle’. Even
a single slip will cost us dear. So there is no room for complacency in our
vigilance. Let us strictly comply with the regulations given by the authorities
to keep our life safe.
Let
me take this occasion to thank sincerely our beloved Principal Helen Mam who is retiring this year. She has
been serving Assisi since its inception. As we look upon her role as the Principal, we can’t but feel proud
of her whole-hearted commitment for the growth and progress our school. She has played
a key role in making our school what it is today and she indeed is the
repository of our school tradition. Now let me share with you a matter of great pleasure that Helen Mam will further continue
her service at Assisi as a part of the Administration.
I am
glad to introduce and welcome our new
Principal Ms. Suma Paul. She has a highly impressive record of excellence thus will be the ideal
person to take our School forward in its
pursuit of educational excellence.
She
has formerly been working at Rajagiri Public School , Kalamassery for the
past 23 years. She has a Global Teacher
Accreditation from Cambridge Education Foundation, United Kingdom. She has won
the National ICT Award in 2017, and has
also been recognized by CBSE with the National Teacher Award in 2018. I am happy to welcome her to Assisi Fraternity and extend to her our
whole-hearted support for the smooth
functioning and progress of the School.
I am happy to acknowledge
the sincere commitment of all our teachers, well manifested specially during
the Lock down period. From the month of
April itself they were taking great interest and enthusiasm to equip themselves
with ICT skills and have already started online classes to their students. I appreciate
their dedication and tireless efforts in
this regard. The members of our I T
Department deserve a special appreciation for their relentless service in
training our faculty in ICT.
Let me specially appreciate the President
and all the members of our School PTA
for their sincere support, care and creative suggestions.
My dear students, parents
and staff, as the closing note let me once again appreciate
your care and cooperation, and I cordially invite you all to work shoulder to shoulder, helping our Nation to pass safely through this dark period of history, taking into our hearts the Theme of this Academic year “ Be Reflective And Be
Resilient” ! Thank you ! God bless you !
Director
Rev. Fr. Jacob Baiju Ben