New lessons for teachers

Three mathematics teachers from government schools of Nawanshahr, including Jatinder Singh, state awardee (GSSS, Mallupota), Prem Pal Singh (GSSS, Mahil Gaila), Manpreet Kaur (GHS, Jassomazara) had participated in three-day national-level training workshop organised by HMV College in collaboration with Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) from February 17 to 19.

The theme of the workshop was ‘visual explanation of geometrical theorems’. As many as 30 teachers from different districts participated. The officials from PSCST, Chandigarh, Charanpreet Singh, Dr KS Bath, Dr Pawan Gupta presided over, resource person Gurmit Singh (National awardee) imparted tips to the participants for preparing math kit for ensuring easy and effective understanding of geometrical theorems.

“We have learnt a lot at the workshop and prepared working models of different geometrical properties, which ultimately, would help in making teaching-learning process easy, interesting and effective,” said the teachers.

Not up to the mark

Until now, only 39.8 per cent of the health workers have got first dose of vaccine. Only 1,903 health workers have got themselves vaccinated, out of 4,769 while 15.8 per cent have received the second dose. Similarly, as many as 850 frontline workers have been vaccinated out of 2,907 and thus 29.2 per cent of the frontline workers have got inoculated. Civil Surgeon Gurdeep Singh Kapur (in pic) requested the health and frontline workers to get vaccinated at the earliest. Now, the teachers have also been included in the frontline workers and their vaccination has also started.

Don’t let your guard down

Nawanshahr Deputy Commissioner Dr Shena Aggarwal has asked the residents to follow Covid norms in a proper manner. She said in last four months, fewer Covid cases had made everyone relaxed, but since last some days the numbers are again increasing, which tells that the Covid has not gone. “The students in the district have got infected and it is a matter of concern, so, everyone should take care of themselves and take every precautionary measure,” she said.

(contributed by Akanksha N Bhardwaj)