Swan

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20-September-2008 Telecon/chat minutes

A) Admin stuff (non studies, non personal ) - this includes

1) Have you received books, uniform, sports gear etc ? is there anything outstanding ? Write us more about your uniform :-)


>>I have recevied my books now some are still pending, but the book store is closed on weekends.

2) Do you know the clothes washing arrangement ?


>>There is a laundry service for clothes washing…but i still will have to ask her for a laundry bag.

3) Have you received weekly Time table for classes etc.


>> I have recieved my timetable yes.

4) Do you know the buildings/rooms where the classes are held ?
5) Isit a long walk from the boarding room to the classes ? How is it when it rains ?


>> the classes are are aminute or two from the hostel…when it rains you use the umbrella your shoes get a little wet & clothes muddy.

5) Is there a library ? Does it have internet ? Will you be able to chat on it (say yahoo chat)?


>> there is a library, i haven’t been to it..so cannot say if it has
internet.

6) What happens on weekends ? Are there any extra curricular activities ? Do you just stay in the room ?


>> on weekends we stay in our rooms because we are the “newcomers ”…I plan to go for a walk with my friend

7) Do you have access to the library on weekends ?


>> ………..

8) Do you have access to newspapers or TV news ?


>> I have accses to newspapers

9) What do you do in between you lectures ?


>> ………..

10) Actually, can you send us your complete routine from the time you get up till the time u sleep.


>> I wake up in the morining at 6:00 go to the flies filled toilet & then brush my teeth, like to go to yoga next time, change into school clothes, then head to the refectory…yesterday i had a toast & cup of milk for breakfast, school starts the, then we go for lessons, then after school finishes snack time again, after that activity, so I go for tennis, then back to dorm & rest, prep time where we are meant to study but no teacher came yesterday…which was slightly strange

11) Let us know the phone and email timings(both weekdays and weekends) so we can get better organized.


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B) Academic stuff -


1) Did you get a print of the SOW (scheme of work ?). It is there on the website but it is for previous year. (I will ask Meghana for the updated one. I will copy you on that email ).


>> no.

2) Ask you teachers if they are following a sequence in one of the books or do they have a different lesson plan as this will give u an idea of what and where to start with.


>> I will but they don’t seem to understand me…also they seem slightly arrogant

3) Please mail me your timetable soon.


>> …………….

c) Personal (food and health) -

REMEMBER,
MIND IS A PRODUCT OF HEALTH. GOOD HEALTH MEANS GOOD MIND. Good mind means more happiness, more awareness, more confidence less confusion, less stress, less anxiety etc.
Whenever you feel your mind is getting emotional or not coping with something look if any of your body needs is unfulfilled. The reason i say body is because body needs are few and simple and easy to understand. They are - 1)Proper food. 2) Rest and 3) Exercise.

FOOD
- Make sure u eat the dal, rice, chapati, vegetables, sprouts/beans/peas and fruits every day without fail. (look food plan on www.pretty.in)

EXERCISE
- Make sure you do atleast one exercise everyday. Fresh air nourishes the brain and removes confusion and negative emotions. So take it in whenever u need. it is available free of cost :-)

REST
- If you follow the above two sincerely this should happen on it’s own at night when u sleep.

AND
NOW THE MOST IMPORTANT, whenever u feel u don’t know what to do, how to go ahead, how to find a way chant “ganpati stotra’. And say ’OM GUNG GANAPATYE NAMAHA’ . This mantra is very powerful. It will remove all the darkness,obstacles and enlighten your mind.

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Agenda for 17th Sept telecon

1) List of missing topics and hours needed to catch up -
Sonu to complete a list of missing topics and hours needed to cover them.

– Action: Sonu. Time: Should be completed by 17th Sept.

2) Subjectwise daily time table -
Sonu to give Asmita.

–Action: Sonu and Asmita. Time: 17th Sept.

3) Unknown words list -
Sonu to make list in classes everyday.

–Action: Sonu. Time: Ongoing.

4) Books received or not -
Sonu and Asmita to discuss.

5) Bed,clothes and laundry arrangement -
Sonu and Asmita to discuss.

6) Food plan -
Sonu to make sure she eats according to the food plan.

Action: Sonu & Asmita. Time : Ongoing.

7) Exercise and daily routine -
Sonu to tell Asmita what she did everyday.

Action: Sonu & Asmita. Time : Ongoing