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New Indian Express
9 hours ago
- General
- New Indian Express
TN schools to ring water bells, circular soon
KRISHNAGIRI: The School Education Department in Tamil Nadu will soon send circulars to schools asking to commence the 'water bell' programme, announced Minister of School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Friday. The water bell initiative, which is followed in a few southern states and Puducherry, aims to promote timely intake of drinking water by students to avoid dehydration. "The Kerala government has been carrying out the water bell initiative for the past two years. In Tamil Nadu, our teachers have been verbally instructing the students to drink more water. Considering the well-being of the children, we have been the first to launch the "Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme". Soon we will send circulars instructing schools to commence the water bell initiative," said Minister of School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi at a press meet. Prior to the press meet, the minister participated in the inauguration of the 'STEM Innovation and Learning Centre' in eight schools in Krishnagiri. "Sixteen STEM innovation centres and learning centres have been opened in Krishnagiri district at a cost of Rs 4.44 crore. Out of the 83 STEM innovation centres in the country, Tamil Nadu has 33, and of these, 16 are in Hosur. Students would learn through practical hands-on learning in fields of science, engineering, IT, and other sectors," the minister said. The minster also participated in a conference organised by teachers of the Tamil Nadu Urdu Primary and Middle School. "Urdu is not a foreign language. It is an Indian language with beautiful literature. As per the 2001 survey, over 6% of the population, roughly around 52 million people, speak Urdu in India," Anbil Mahesh noted. Later, the minister also participated in the State Level Achievement Survey (SLAS) events at Mookandapalli, Hosur and Adhiyamankottai in Dharmapuri. "The SLAS aims to improve the performance of teachers and schools for the betterment of students' education," the minister stated. The minister also announced that over 2,346 vacancies for teachers would be filled soon.
Time of India
21 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
Water bell system will be implemented in TN govt schools soon: School education minister
KRISHNAGIRI: A water bell system would be implemented in schools for the welfare of students, Tamil Nadu school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Friday. The minister was speaking to reporters in Hosur. In response to a question about introducing the Water Bell system to ensure that children in govt schools drink water regularly, he said this good initiative is already in practice in Kerala. Kerala introduced the system last year. It involves ringing a bell twice a day -- at 10.30 am and 2.30pm -- in all schools to remind students of drinking water. "When it comes to health and wellness, Tamil Nadu govt introduced the breakfast scheme, reflecting our concern for students' wellbeing. Similarly, a circular will soon be issued to implement the water bell scheme in govt schools," he said. He said more than 2,381 govt schools are conducting LKG classes in the state. 'In many schools, teachers are voluntarily taking LKG classes. Since Hosur has a multilingual population, special attention will be given to this area. Steps will be taken to introduce LKG classes in all schools soon," he added.
The Hindu
a day ago
- Science
- The Hindu
Will instruct schools on water bell initiative, says Minister
School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Friday said that circulars will be sent to all the schools on introducing the water bell initiative in Tamil Nadu, like in Kerala. Speaking to reporters, the Minister praised the Kerala government initiative, the water bell, which ensures students drink water at regular intervals. 'The Kerala government has implemented the scheme for the past two years. The Tamil Nadu government is providing morning breakfast to the students. We will send circulars to all the schools in Tamil Nadu regarding the water bell initiative,' the Minister added. Earlier at a function organised at Hosur Government Urdu Higher Secondary School in Krishnagiri district, the Minister inaugurated STEM Innovation and Learning Centres at 16 schools in the district at a cost of ₹4.44 crore under Corporate Social Responsibility funds. Mr. Mahesh said that there are 83 STEM Innovation and Learning Centres across India. Of those, 33 are in Tamil Nadu and 16 centres are in the Krishnagiri district. The American India Foundation, in collaboration with the School Education Department, has set up these centres with the aim of promoting hands-on, inquiry-based learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Students are provided with robotics kits, 3D printers, coding skills, and digital tools to develop critical thinking and innovation skills. Aiming to address early literacy challenges through the Literacy Training Centre, it focuses on basic literacy development among primary school students. It uses structured teaching methods and individualised support to help children achieve grade-level proficiency in reading and writing, he added. Stating that technology is not equal to a teacher teaching a lesson in front of 40 students in a classroom, the Minister said that teachers use various learning tools to make the subjects easy for students to understand. Therefore, students should listen to the instructions given by the teachers and follow them. Parents should not compare their children with other students. Since every student has different talents, teachers and parents should discover and bring out the talents they have, he added. Speaking at the Urdu Teachers' Conference, the Minister said that, as per the 2001 census, in India there are 52 million Urdu-speaking people, which is 6% of the country's population. Urdu is one of the oldest languages. There are many literary works and poems in Urudu. Many Urdu poems explain life's philosophy. Former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi had said that Urdu was an Indian language. Government will always protect Urdu-speaking people, the Minister said.
Time of India
3 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Give attention to underperforming blocks: Edu minister
Trichy: School education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi held a review meeting with district education officials on Wednesday related to the state level achievement survey (SLAS), a sample survey done by the state planning commission, SCERT, directorates of school education and elementary education this year for measuring learning outcomes of students and identify areas of improvement for students of classes 3, 5 and 8 in govt and aided schools. Trichy district ranked sixth overall in the state-level survey. Headmasters and block education officers from five blocks - Trichy Urban, Andhanallur, Thiruverumbur, Pullambadi, and Manikandam - that recorded the lowest performance in the district participated in the meeting. Although an overall district action plan had been submitted at the end of last month, sources said the minister called for increased attention to the underperforming blocks. The minister also said that he will be meeting and motivating the heads of schools and education officials from these lesser performing blocks. "We will be preparing block-specific action plans over the next two to three weeks," a source said. Despite these variations, sources noted that Trichy performed better than the state average in all subjects across the three assessed classes. The district action plan, based on findings from the survey, highlighted areas needing improvement, such as English reading skills and confusion among students regarding statistical concepts like mean, median, and mode in mathematics. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Important Facts About Dog Behaviour Undo "Phonetic training by DIET to 350 teachers to make it easy for them to train the students to read English easily is a targeted intervention mentioned in the action plan to address gaps of students not able to read properly," a source said. The state level survey was done with the participation of 40-60 students from each of the 16 blocks. Later, the minister congratulated 18 students of Oorudaiyapatti panchayat union middle school for securing NMMS. The HM also was honoured.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
School Education Minister holds review meeting in Tiruchi
Minister for School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi held a review meeting in Tiruchi on Wednesday focusing on Andhanallur, Manikandam, Tiruchi city, Tiruverumbur and Pullambadi areas. The School Education Department conducted a State Level Achievement Test for students of classes 3, 5 and 8 in government and aided schools in February to identify learning gaps and plan academic interventions. Tiruchi district had secured sixth in the state-level test. Mr. Poyyamozhi urged the school head to work better to make the district achieve first position. He also felicitated V. Rani, headmistress of Panchayat Union Middle School at Tattayyangarpettai, and the English teacher of the school V. Manikandan for helping 18 students of the school clear the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship examination in the academic year 2024-2025. Chief Educational Officer K. Krishnapriya and other senior officials were present.
