Reflections Sunday the 22nd September 2024

My Name Is Cinnamon-
1. What is the significance of the Kohinoor diamond?
2. How is life at weekends different from weekdays?
3. What do you do when clothes fall off when you remove them from the clothesline?
4. What is discombobulate?
5. How do you feel when insignificant things blow up?
6. Why must you do a few chores at home or school? 

Hidden Life Of Trees -
1 Did the story connect with you today, and why?
2. Find out about
a. stoically
b. repertoire
c. impervious
d. proviso
3. Why do trees put on a thicker coat?
4. What do you mean by “as the tree battens down the hatches”?

Rishona: Reflections of the week

My Name Is Cinnamon- 
1. What was your takeaway from the session today? 
2. What was discussed in the chapter today?
3. Why is the protagonist's nickname "Cinnamon"?
4. What does discombobulate mean?
5. Experiences while playing scrabble
6. What did you do when your clothes fell off the line ?
7. My weekend - what makes it different? 
8. How can we normalize adoption? 
9. What is a zombie movie?
10. Never be ashamed of who you are

The Hidden Life Of Trees – 
1. Find out about anemones.
2. What is your takeaway from today’s session?
3. What happens when thicker coat is formed on leaves?
4. What do you mean by "hatches"? 
5. How do trees survive?
6. What is "repertoire"? 
 
These are some suggestions you can choose from. Looking forward to seeing your wonderful and thoughtful reflections! You can email your reflections at mk@learningforward.org.in

Otter AI adds

After the class at My Good School:

Sandeep Dutt discussed the Little Village School (near Dehradun, emphasizing its mission to inspire unselfishness and service. My Good School will host a retreat in November and aims to become a venue for future retreats. 

Jugjiv and Sandeep highlighted the importance of family relationships and the need for assertiveness. He also mentioned the adoption of Cinnamon and the family's efforts to normalise it. 

The conversation included tips for managing exam stress, such as breathing exercises and color-coded notes. The discussion also touched on the importance of adaptability, using trees as an example, and the need for behavioral and genetic variability to survive climate changes.

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Interns Meeting and the forthcoming My Good School Reteat 2024

Based on the context provided:

1. Sandeep Dutt shard the excitment about the upcoming retreat at the Arthur Foot School (Little Village School). He sees it as an opportunity to support the Little Village School and further the mission of spreading the joy of learning that the Learning Forward Foundation is focused on.

2. Sandeep mentions that the Arthur Foot School will be the venue for the Retreat for years to come, as it is located near the Rajaji Sanctuary, which aligns with our vision of connecting education with the natural environment.

3. Sandeep encourages the attendees to visit the Arthur Foot Academy website to learn more about the retreat and the partnership between the Learning Forward Foundation and the Little Village School.

www.ArthurFootAcademy.org

4. In terms of contributing, Sandeep suggests that the attendees, including interns and school captains, can get involved by visiting the school, participating in activities, and finding ways to collaborate and support the Little Village School as part of the Good School Alliance community.

Overall, Sandeep seems enthusiastic about the retreat and the opportunity to work with the Little Village School, and he is looking for ways for the attendees to get involved and contribute to this initiative.

Check out the Live Recording courtesy Sunbeam School Varuna.

Reflection topic – I am responsible for … Annaya Raj Gurung

 Reading with Jugjiv Sir

There are a lot of things I am responsible for like studying well, doing my homework on time, eating healthy, being nice and kind to the people around me. As the class monitor, I am responsible for minding the class when the teacher is not there, taking the copies down to the staffroom, bringing them back up and distributing the copies. My other responsibilities are to make my bed once I get up, wash my plate after I eat and help with the household chores. 

The most important responsibility I have is of myself, I am responsible for my thoughts and actions, I am responsible for the way I communicate and behave, I am responsible for my mistakes and to make sure I don’t repeat them and I am responsible for my well-being and happiness.

 

~Annaya Raj Gurung~

Grade IV 

Tashi Namgyal Academy, Gangtok

Responsibility - Rishona Chopra

Responsibility is vital in a classroom, not only for students but for teachers too. Responsibility is taking ownership of one's actions. It is to accept your mistake, help around and work hard. Responsibility assumes that you are the cause and the solution to the problem. When we take responsibility, we should take it with total commitment and honesty. We shouldn't have a responsibility to others but to ourselves too.

At my earlier school, we did an activity, not a movement but a daily exercise. Every day, after lunch, we had to clean the class. We got duties of dusting, sweeping and mopping. Whoever finished their commitment would get to play outside. This taught us responsibility; my favourite task was to mop the floor. If you try it once, you'll realize it's fun to mop the floor, unlike sweeping. Even cleaning the bathroom is an excellent duty, well, only if it's a small one!

An important part is responsible for our actions. We all make mistakes and some wrongdoings, and instead of covering them up with thousands of lies, we should make it easy with one truth and take responsibility for our actions.

Rishona Chopra
Grade VI
Gyanshree School

Be the change - Pravar Kasma

 

"Change your thoughts, and you change the world."

                                         - Norman Vincent Peale

What is this chapter about? What do we need to do to make someone change?

This chapter is about change. We all need to change in some or the other thing. Sometimes we need a shift in home appliances, furniture, behaviour, etc. Let me tell you a story of Mahatma Gandhi, which I read in 6th grade. It was based on Mahatma Gandhi's Ashram. The people staying there needed to do chores across the ashram, but no one was doing that, so Gandhi Ji thought of a fantastic idea to change them; Mahatma Gandhi did the tasks they needed to do. He led by example. A true leader always leads through an example. He did the chores even though he suffered from any health issues. The other people saw him do the tasks, and they started to change and do their duties.

From this chapter, I learn that we need to change ourselves before changing someone else. It is a fantastic chapter written by the author.

Pravar Kasma

Grade VII D

Gyanshree School