Countdown to the new Session

We didn't realize it, but the holidays are almost over. Its been a hectic period of work to be done at the school, to make it ready for the new session. The first set of parents arrived at the school yesterday and today for an orientation session.

The parents, especially those of the newly admitted students, wear that curious and apprehensive look on their faces. They are probably too much under the pre-conditioned impressions of a school atmosphere. An atmosphere where the Principal is that stern-looking woman/ man who doesn't want to be disturbed or talked to. Where the teachers want the parents to behave as if they have committed a grave mistake bringing up their children till date.

Thankfully, at our school, it was just a matter of the first impression that changed the perspective. The informal seating arrangement followed by an introduction to the group put them at ease with each other. Though some of the parents surely got a little psyched with the "Expectations from the Parents" slide, it didn't really make them unduly alarmed. There was an understated balance between what was expected from the parents and what would be delivered from the school.

There were, of course, a few concerns by parents about the buses not coming to their doorstep, and hence causing inconvenience. But these, I guess, are healthy regular requests that can be resolved amicably. We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have highly understanding parents with us.

Last, and the most important bullet point about the session beginning this month. We have decided to go paperless in the true sense, when it comes to our school communication. If I remember correctly, we sent more than 50 sheets of paper to each parent last year! That's about 17,500 sheets or 35 reams sent to you. As per conservatree.com, it takes one tree to make 17 reams. That's 2 trees last year! With the number of students going up, we are bound to kill more trees this year. So we decided to do something about it. This year onwards, we will communicate only through the SIS, Email, sms and phones.

Please do your bit in saving our trees. Better still, plant a few in the city too. Indore surely could do with more trees!

Happy start for the new session...