Goethals Memorial School , DIST: - 734203 Website: www.gms.edu.in Friday 19th February 2021

The Heads of Schools of North-Point, St. Paul’s, Mount Hermon and Goethals met the D.M. of Darjeeling at 12:30 this afternoon concerning the re-opening of the Boarding / Hostel. The D.M. made it very clear that as of date, the Government of has NOT given any official permission regarding the opening of the hostels. At best, he can forward our petitions to the ADM and to the Education Ministry in West Bengal.

As far as Goethals is concerned, the decisions taken are:  For Classes 1 to 8 online classes / Assignments begins from Wednesday 24th February 2021 – exactly in the same pattern as last year.

 For classes 9, 10 & 12: ONLY Day-Scholars will have normal classes as per the 2021 Time-Table on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. All Teaching Staff will come to school on these days from 8:30am to 3:00pm.  On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays will be the On-Line classes / Assignments for Boarders of classes 9, 10 & 12. On these days, all Teaching Staff will come to school from 8:30am to 12:00 Noon.  The Following week then the order is reversed: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays face to face classes for Day-Scholars of Classes 9, 10 & 12; And On- Line Classes for Boarders on Tuesdays; Thursdays and Saturdays.  This alternative pattern of classes will carry on till Easter Break or until further notifications from the State Government.

Day-Scholar students of classes 9, 10 & 12 kindly note:  The School too follows the rule: “NO MASK NO ENTRY”.  Each student must submit to their Class-Teachers a letter from their Parent on Thursday 25th February stating that they have ‘NO OBJECTION’ to their child attending school.  Each student is expected to bring their own hand-sanitizers and they are all old enough to understand the importance and value of ‘Physical Distancing’.  Temperatures will be checked on a daily basis and if a student has fever, then he / she will be sent home for two weeks.  Physical face-to-face classes for students from 9, 10 & 12 begins from Thursday 25th February. It will be normal school timings.

Thank You. Br. T. Samuel.