Schools in Dharwad begin new academic year today
The school management cleaned the schools. The head masters and school teachers made preparations such as cleaning the classrooms and other arrangements to run the classes.
DDPI Shankmukh Swamy Keladimath inspected the TCW Govt School and Govt Kannada Medium School in Dharwad to check the preparations made by school managements.
The education department has distributed 83% of textbooks to govt schools. Around 1.3 lakh students are set to attend classes, and activities like Setubandha bridge and enrolment drives will be held.
The school Prarambhotsava (opening) programme will be organised on school premises on Friday. Preparations has been made in all schools in the district. In this regard, an order has been issued to govt schools, asking them to ensure that students are present from May 30, including cleaning the school premises, rooms, and toilets, cleaning the drinking water tank, cleaning the kitchen and utensils, preparing the school timetable, planning the SDP action plan, and allocating subjects to teachers.
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Students will be welcomed with rose flowers. Midday meals will start with serving sweets. School uniforms and textbooks will be distributed. 'Minchina Sanchara' drive will be conducted to check the school activities. DDPI, Shankmukh Swamy Keladimath, told TOI that all the schools are set to start classes from May 30. We hope that children will come to school with a smile on their faces. Out of the demand for 1,31,152 uniforms, 100% have already been distributed.
In addition, 82.3% of free textbooks and 83.3% of textbooks have been distributed to private schools. Let more children enrol in govt schools, he said.
Channappagoudar, block education officer, Hubballi city, said that the school Prarambhotsava will be organised by BEO Hubballi City office at Govt Girls School No.1 at Gantikeri. Legislative council chairman Basavaraj Horatti will be inaugurating the programme.
On the first day, textbooks and uniforms will be distributed to children. A special midday meal will be served, he added.
The education department has instructed teachers to prioritise the safety of school rooms in the wake of the rainy season and has instructed to repair school rooms using the available funds. Children should not be placed in unsafe rooms for any reason. The education department has warned that teachers will be held responsible if there is any negligence towards the safety of children and a disaster occurs.
Pic: Cleaning activities conducted at Govt high school, Kusugal, Hubballi. The classes will commence from May 30
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