Vipanchika

I took a break from the teaching practice for a day. Do you know why? Because I was asked and summoned to take the demonstration class at college. After successfully completing the two sessions of teaching practice, it is not at all a task to engage a class. That much equipped we are with our teaching pedagogy and experiences. But still, I was all tensed and nervous, for I was supposed to engage the class of 6 people, almost all of them having a master degree! See the irony! You can fill an empty bottle, that's easier, I think. But what about bottles that are filled to the brim?! Yet, I managed to engage them satisfactorily. I tried hard to make them least bored; to help them maintain their interest even though the grammar portion was thorough to them.  Anyway, that was yet another page of experience in the book of my life. 

One of the essential requirements of the school internship, without any argument, is achievement test. It helps the teachers to measure the comprehension and subject mastery achieved by the students. It enables the teacher to identify the weaker areas of students' learning and helps the teacher cater to their needs and interests more. The achievement test was successfully conducted in 9. B, and the learners seemed to appear for the test quite seriously. Now, the answer sheets have to be corrected, diagnostic chart should be made, diagnostic test is to be conducted and remedial lessons are to be prepared. Wow, it seems that we are nearing the completion of our teaching practice. 

Well, the much awaited, 'several times postponed', second round observation took place today. Meekha Ma'am arrived on time, just two minutes before the bell for the second period rang. Arsha was well prepared and equipped with all her teaching aids including PPT, models and activity cards, and the teacher's feedback testified that her performance was worth the efforts. To speak about my class, I too was prepared, though there were less teachings aids, models and the like. I could handle the session well, though not so well as expected, but it was fruitful, I suppose. I was confident yet nervous, for there were two teachers, not one, to observe my class; Meekha Ma'am, our optional teacher and Abhilash Sir, my teacher concerned. However, I managed to engage the class satisfactorily. Thus,  we are free now; no more observations, no more tensions.

Dhanpat Rai Srivastava,   better known by his pen name  Munshi Premchand , was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent, and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindi writers of the early twentieth century. He was born on 31st July 1880 in Varanasi district and this date is celebrated every year as “Premchand Jayanti". On occasion of Premchand Jayanti, Hindi Club of GHSS Kanyakulangara   arranged a special assembly where the club members offered a homage to the great personality through  a short performance of a scene from his story. They conducted a short exhibition as well.

GOTEC (Global opportunities through English communication), is a project initiated by t he district panchayat  in association with the District Centre for English aimed to improve students’ English language proficiency and open the doors to opportunities that may be denied to them owing to poor English communication skills despite learning the language for years. The programme of this academic year at Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School Kanyakulangara was inaugurated on 27th July 2023 by the President of the District Panchayat Smt. Sheela Kumari on a well coordinated Meeting. The small population including the GOTEC ambassadors of standard 7 and 8, was engaged by Sri. Vijayakumaran Nair, a veteran English teacher and expert for almost an hour.

കേരള സംസ്ഥാന പൗൾട്രി വികസന കോർപ്പറേഷൻ സ്‌കൂൾ വിദ്യാർഥികൾക്കായി നടപ്പിലാക്കുന്ന 'കുഞ്ഞുകൈകളിൽ കോഴിക്കുഞ്ഞ്' എന്ന പദ്ധതിക്ക് കന്യാകുളങ്ങര  ഗേൾസ് ഹയർസെക്കൻഡറി സ്‌കൂളിൽ തുടക്കമായി. കേരള സംസ്ഥാന ഭക്ഷ്യസുരക്ഷാ മന്ത്രി അഡ്വ. ജി. ആർ.  അനിൽ പദ്ധതി ഉദ്ഘാടനം ചെയ്തു. 460 വിദ്യാർത്ഥികൾക്ക് 5 കോഴികളെ വീതവും 5 കിലോ കോഴിത്തീറ്റയും നൽകി. ബി വി 3 180 എന്ന ഇനത്തിൽപ്പെട്ട കോഴികളെയാണ് വിതരണം ചെയ്തത്. സ്‌കൂളിലെ  8, 9 ക്ലാസുകളിലെ കുട്ടികൾക്കാണ് കോഴിക്കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളെ വിതരണം ചെയ്തത്. മുട്ട ഉത്പാദനത്തിലും കോഴിയിറച്ചി ഉത്പാദനത്തിലും സ്വയംപര്യാപ്തത കൈവരിക്കുക എന്ന ലക്ഷ്യത്തോടെയാണ് ഈ പദ്ധതി നടപ്പിലാക്കുന്നത്. കുട്ടികളിൽ കോഴിവളർത്തലിനുള്ള താല്പര്യം വർധിപ്പിച്ച് അവരിൽ സ്വാശ്രയ ശീലവും സമ്പാദ്യശീലവും വളർത്തി കോഴി മുട്ട ഉൽപാദനം വികസിപ്പിക്കുക, കുട്ടികൾക്കാവശ്യമായ ഭക്ഷണത്തിൽ കോഴിമുട്ടയുടെ ലഭ്യത ഉറപ്പാക്കി അർപ്പണബോധവും ആരോഗ്യമുള്ള സമൂഹത്തെ വാർത്തെടുക്കുക, ഇതുവഴി കോഴിവളർത്തൽ രംഗത്തെ സാധ്യതകൾ പരമാവധി പ്രയോജനപ്പെടുത്തുക എന്നിവയാണ് പദ്ധതിയുടെ ലക്ഷ്യം.