MINUTES OF THE PTAEC MEETING HELD ON 2-2-2013

All the members of the Executive Committee except Smt Malathi (Parent Member) participated in the PTAEC meeting held on 02 Feb 2013.  In addition the
Vice Princiapl and  Head Master of  KV OCF also participated in the deliberations.

The following issues were discussed

S.NO	POINTS	RAISED BY	DECISION TAKEN
1.	The parents members have underlined the  importance of bringing smart classes to the school.  They also brought to the notice of the committee that this issue is being discussed in three meetings continuously without resolution.   The committee members requested the  Chairman to equip atleast one class with smart class for the forthcoming academic session	Shri. N. Selvathirumal	The Chairman informed the members that Air Force KV has already got the smart classes hence bringing it to our school will be easier now.  He had promised to bring atleast one smart class,  by the end of Feb 2013.
2.	English Course of British Council.   The vice chairman explained the initiative taken to bring the British Council courses to our school premises.  However as there is a huge cost difference between courses conducted at their premises and our premises the plan to bring the course to school  was dropped.	Shri. N. Selvathirumal	The Chairman had adviced to disseminate the details of the information about the courses through prayer meeting and through blog.   It was decided that if more parents are willing to admit then the vehicle can be arranged on contributory basis. The responsibility of intimating through blog was given to Mrs Nandita Gupta.
3.	Conduct of Tamil classses within school hours.   The vice chairman of the PTA brought to the notice of the committee that the policy letter issued by  KVS has permitted teaching of mother tongue/regional language within the school hours.  At present the  mother tongue classes are held outside the school hours and many children are missing the Tamil classes due to special class and other activities.  He requested the  committee to conduct the classes within school hours. He also cited the provision being introduced for learning  German  in place of Sanskrit and likewise requested the Chairman to give option of learning Tamil in place of Sanskrit.	Shri. N. Selvathirumal	The Chairman has informed the committee that clarification will be sort from Regional HQ at Chennai and the progress intimated to the members
4	The parent members expressed that due to the special classes the children are coming late and informed the committee that the children are not  able concentrate on their studies at  home when they come late to homes.  The members also pointed out that the problem is severe for those children who come from faraway places. The parents  brought to the knowledge of the members that  they have planned some or other extra curricular activities for their children at home like music, dance, painting, additional coaching etc  for their children after school hours.  Now they pointed out that these classes are affected due to the unplanned special classes.  They also brought to the notice of the members that the siblings of the many children are also  forced to stay  at school premises for reasons of security, as some of the children are coming from far away places and cannot be expected to travel alone.	Shri. N. Selvathirumal	The  Chairman  and the teacher members appraised the parent members about the necessity of the special classes, especially due to the introduction of PSA from Feb 13.   However the  Chairman agreed not to extend the class beyond 15:45 hrs

There being no other issues the committee dispersed.

N.SELVATHIRUMAL                                                  V.NATRAJAN

Vice chairman,                                                               Principal & Chairman, PTAEC PTAEC

JOHN BRITTO                                                              G.MAYILARASI

Parent member,                                                              Joint secretary,

PTAEC                                                                          PTAEC

NANDHITA GUPTA                                                    ASHA NAMBIAR

Parent member,                                                              Teacher member,

PTAEC                                                                          PTAEC

THE FIRST PROGRAMME OF THE PTA KV OCF

The PTA KV OCF had arranged for the First Aid Training programme for the students of KV OCF Avadi on 29 Sep 2012.  The photos of the training programme are placed below

EDUCATIONAL TOUR TO CHENNAI CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION

The PTA has arranged for an educational tour to Chennai Central Railway station on 13 Oct 12, and a lecture will be conducted by a railway official before the tour.  There are only 60 seats available for the tour due to the restrictions imposed  by the Southern Railway .   The tour is open for students from VII to Xth standard and the students will be accepted on first come first serve basis.  The fee proposed for the tour is 70 Rupees.   This fee will be inclusive of railway time table which will be given to the children (Either all India time table or Southern Railway Time table depending upon the availability), a gift to the guest lecturer, conveyance expenses to Chennai Central station and Back.   Since it will be a very useful tour the PTA requests the parents to send their children to the tour for their own benefit.  The children are requested to give their names as and when it is announced at the school.

GROUP NATIONAL OLYMPIAD

Dear parents and teachers of KV OCF, CBSE is conducting a Group Matehmatical Olympiad.  The students studying in IX std are eligible to appear for this exam.  The fee for the exame is only Rs.55/- and the last date for submission of application is 10 Oct 2012.   The benefits are many.  The children qualifiying in this exam will be taken on a tour  to important scientific organisations of Government of India.  The parents are requested to make their children participate in this olympiad.   The teachers are requested to give wide publicity about this event.   The details can be had from  http://www.cbseacademic.in/web_material/Circulars/2012/58_Mathematical.pdf

FIRST AID TRAINING FOR KV OCF STUDENTS

As per the decision taken by the PTA EC meeting held on 15 Sep 12, a first aid training is being organised by the PTA on 29 Sep 12 at 0900hrs, at the school premises.   A total of 100 students will be allowed to participate on first come first serve basis.   The training programme is open to students of classes  from VII to X. The training will be conducted free of cost by St John Ambulance, however if any student is desiring to have a certificate for completion of first aid course, then  they need to bring 100 Rs. and hand it over to St Jhon Ambulance officials, on the day of training i.e. 29 Sep 12.   Any other details can be had from their respective class teachers.

LIFE SKILL TRAINING AND EDUCATION TOUR PROGRAMME FOR KV OCF STUDENTS

The PTA Executive Committee met on 15 Sep 12 and Approved the life skill training and education tour programme for KV OCF students  prepared by Shri N Selvathirumal and Smt Mayilarasi.   The Chairman had  directed the committee to go ahead with the first three programmes and informed that other programmes will be conducted after getting approval of the VMC as it involves collection of fee from parents.

The  full list of the  programe will be displayed in this blog after getting the approval of VMC.  The first three programmes allowed for execution are as follows:

First Aid Training                   29^th Sep at 0900 hrs

Fire Fighting                           20^th Oct at 0900 hrs

Lecture on

Railway Reservation               A suitable date before 13 Oct 12

Procedures

Reservation Office                  13th  Oct 12

 & Central Station Tour

These programmes and tours are conducted by PTA on non profit and voluntary basis.    Only those students volunteering can participate and it is not compulsory.  Also the expenses will be borne by the participating students equally.    As it is a programme conducted  by the PTA, we request the parents to contribute to this programme by providing Human Resources.  (Mainly to escort the children to the  during the tour, ensuring safety and maintenance of accounts).     Only  with the parents active support and contribution,  this plan can be executed to perfection.   Hence the PTA requests the individual parents to
comeforward and give their details to  Smt Malathi PTAEC  member (9940454600), so that  their services can be utilised  for the conduct of these programmes.

The details about the individual programmes will be intimated to the students through this blog and through school announcements

Any suggestions to improve the educational standard of the KV OCF or any suggestions to run these programmes can be given to the parent members of PTA EC Shri N Selvathiruam (9940037229) and Smt  Malathi (9940454600).

HOLIDAY DECLARED ON 20 SEP 12

KV OCF Avadi has declared a holiday for  its students on 20 Sep 12.   The exam planned on that day will be conducted on 24 Sep 12.  Other exams will be conducted  as planned.