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Special Edition | Issue 085 | 25th July 2020                                                                           Special Edition | Issue 085 | 25th July 2020
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          Dear Sir,                                            responding to the questions put to them. They very well            and asked regarding the details of my ward. I realized   We have noticed that our ward too was quite serious
                                                               know that even Headmaster can walk into the class                  that this was a process to have the school pre-informed   about these classes and diligently attended them. Going
          First  and  foremost,  thank  you  so  very  much  for
                                                               anytime and question them on anything. There is no                 that a vehicle bearing a certain number plate was on its   through almost 5 hours of classes and then completing
          continuing  academic  schedule  in  spite  of  such
                                                               doubt, that Pinegrove stands out as far as discipline is           way to collect the respective ward. On arriving at the   homework  takes  up  a  large  chunk  of  the  day  and
          challenging times. When everything else is at a halt,
                                                               concerned, as I hear  a lot of parents of other school kids        school gate, I found senior school officials and teachers   thankfully so. This not only keeps them up to speed on
          teachers who are sitting away from their families are
          holding the fort for kids and helping them to not miss   cribbing about kids not being attentive. And here, I           waiting with my ward and with all the relevant luggage   the curriculum, but also keeps them busy during this
                                                               share my experience with them as to how my kids have               and we left the school within a matter of five minutes   home confinement. We are trying to limit the screen
          out on their studies. A BIG SALUTE! Initially when we
                                                               taken online tests. I would once again like to thank you           with the child, without having to set foot on the ground.   time after hours they spend for online classes but it's
          received a call regarding online classes, we were very
                                                               for introducing this platform well in time that kids did           It was like crossing a toll both using a Fast-tag RFID   challenging to keep children gainfully occupied. We
          sceptical as to how teachers will manage? But I would
                                                               not miss out on studies and all the teachers at Pinegrove          chip  –  smooth,  effective  and  efficient!  I  was  left   are  attempting  to  encourage  some  form  of  physical
          like to put this on record that the teachers at Pinegrove
          have handled this exceptionally well and beautifully.   for giving more than 100% . Warm regards.                       thinking about the thought that went behind the process   activity but it's not been as successful as yet.
                                                                                                                                  and  it's  excellent  implementation.  Truly
          Not only academics but it is pleasing to see that how   Simrat Vats M/o Rudraansh Vats VIII B                                                                               We  were  very  curious  to  see  how  the  Term  exams
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          children  are  attentively  listening  to  teachers  and   and Aryan Singh Chugh VI B                                                                                       would  be  conducted  and  once  again  we  were
                                                                                                                                  Even before the online classes began, I realized that the   tremendously impressed by the system adopted. The
                                                                                                                                  students  were  coached  on  how  to  download  the   challenge  really  is  to  circumvent  the  potential  for
                                                                                                                                  relevant applications, login, and be ready to attend the   children to try and sneak into their books and notes and
          परम आदरणीय सर, मम व सभी अ ापकगण,                     हमार हडी सर जो िक एक ब मखी  ितभा क धनी ह, िजनकी                    online classes. They had their schedules in advance and   copy  out  answers.  The  questions  were  therefore
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                                                                                                                                  were  mentally  prepared  to  attend  full  days  of   reworded  and  tweaked  accordingly  and  perhaps  the
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          म नीरज जन, f/o तम ा जन,  ास 9thD, सबाथ, आप सभी क                                                                        ‘classroom from home’. Although we intentionally did   marks awarded also factored this issue and penalized
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                                                               ऑनलाइन  ासज मा  10‐12 िदनो म ही फलीभत हो गई| यही
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           ारा दी जान वाली वचअल  ासज़ क िलए ध वाद दता  | आप                                                                        not sit by the side of our ward during the classes and   any  student  who  may  have  made  any  conspicuous
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          सभी अ ापको  ारा की गई महनत और लगन हम परटस                                                                               only  made  occasional  checks  on  how  things  were   attempts to adopt unfair means.
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                                                               िक म सर को िपछल 20‐22 साल स जानता  , जो छा ो और टीचरो  ं
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           प स दख रह ह एव सभी छा  महसस कर रह ह जस िक व  ल                                                                         progressing, we noticed that the teachers too had gone
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                                                               की बहतरी क िलए िबना  क, िबना थक िदन‐रात अटट  यास                                                                       We  would  like  to  end  by  expressing  our  sincere
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          क  ागण म ही पढ़ रह हो| सभी छा  ब त ही अ ी तरह स हर                                                                       through an extensive reorientation for teaching online.   acknowledgement, appreciation and thanks to overall

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                                                               करत रहत ह|   सर क बार म कछ भी कहना सरज को दीपक                     This ranged from their teaching material to the use of

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          िवषय को समझ पा रह ह, जो आपक सरल िविध स पढ़ान का                                                                                                                              guidance and support of the school management who
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                                                               िदखान जसा होगा| सर आपक ज ब और हौसल को सलाम ह| हम                   technology to address the questions that any student
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          प रणाम ह| िव ाथ  िदए गए सभी ट ो और असाइनमटस को परी                                                                                                                          have assisted all the teaching staff, the IT department,

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                                                               सभी यही कामना करत ह िक ई र की असीम कपा आप पर सदव                   may  have.  We  are  sure  that  the  IT  team  had  a
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          एका ता और त यता स िबना िकसी बाहरी मदद स कर रह ह                                                                                                                             the school administrative team and all the workers who
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                                                               बनी रह और आप हमशा   थ एव सम  रह| ब त‐ब त ध वाद                     monumental task to recommend the required hardware
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          िजसका स ण  य आप कमठ अ ापको को जाता ह| मझ यह भी                                                                                                                              have kept the essential functions of the school fully
                                                                                                                                  and install the system and test it before going live. On
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          पता ह िक वचअल  ासज़ पढ़ाना इतना आसन नही होता, िफर भी   आपका                                                                                                                   operational.  The  high  level  of  motivation  and
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                                                                                                                                  top of that, they would have played a critical role to
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          आपक अथक  यासो न यह सभव कर िदखाया, िजसक िलए आप                                                                           familiarize the teachers on how to use the technology.   continued  efforts  of  all  involved  is  an  exemplary
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                                                               नीरज जन  F/o तम ा जन, IX D                                                                                             demonstration of commitment! Hearty congratulations
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          सभी ब त‐ब त बधाई क पा  ह |                                                                                              We would like to congratulate the teachers too for their
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                                                                                                                                                                                      to all!! Sincerely
                                                                                                                                  quick grasp on this new teaching modality in such a
                                                                                                                                  short time!                                         Bodhisatya Datta F/o Kyra Datta, Class VIII F
          Dear Sir                                             In early March, when there was a degree of uncertainty             Life at School
                                                               regarding  the  directives  of  the  governments  for
          I have been intending to write to you for some time now
                                                               shutdown of institutions, we as parents were getting
          and express my observations on how the school has
          managed  several  aspects  during  the  roll  out  of  the   increasingly concerned about the impending impact on
                                                               our children at Pinegrove. Many of us felt that they
          Covid-19  pandemic.  I  realized  that  it  would  be
                                                               were  safer  in  school,  an  isolated  location,  without
          appropriate to delay my letter as I kept observing new
                                                               direct exposure to outsiders who may infect the staff or
          challenges and how they were being addressed. So,
                                                               children  with  the  virus  as  compared  to  the  children
          although it has been a while since the first news of the
          pandemic was spreading in India and the urgent steps   being home amidst the surroundings. The school took
                                                               the  decision  at  the  appropriate  juncture  to  have  the
          that needed to be taken by governments, institutions
                                                               children taken home for several reasons.
          and citizens, this three-month period has been a life
          changing experience in more ways than one. As far as   The evacuation of the children from school was not an
          the  school  is  concerned,  I  am  keen  to  express  my   easy  task  as  social  distancing  was  required  and  all
          observation and appreciation of the efforts that have   involved  in  the  event  needed  to  work  like  a  well
          been  taken  and  the  incredible  achievements      synchronized process. I was extremely impressed by
          accomplished.                                        the way I was stopped at the Cantonment by a teacher                 Campus Sanitization                                                                Online Classes
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