Ms. Mary Joseph Principal St.Marys High School Mount Abu

Ms Mary Joseph

St.Mary’s Alma Mater now officially has Ms. Mary Joseph as the head of the institution. I’m pleased that Christanand chose this dynamic and self-motivated gracious lady as the First ever lady Principal to govern this prestigious Christian Brother school. Ms Mary Joseph has been the backbone of this school for a very long time and it’s only fitting that they have honoured her to take the reins of this school. In his concluding notice to all concerned, Christanand has given a brilliant portrayal of Ms Mary Joseph. Below is the final notice from the retiring principal

13th December, 2008

Dear Parents / Guardians,

Sub: Winds of change

Promotions are in progress as I write this letter to you. After much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to move on. Hence, St. Mary’s School will have a new Principal, for the academic year 2009-2010.

As I look back over the last five years, my heart is full of gratitude to the Brothers, Staff, Students and Parents; for the tremendous experience that I have had. I leave with fond memories of the wonderful times that all of us have shared here. I especially thank you parents for the support, understanding and encouragement I received. I thank God for the grace and blessings that He has showered on me during my tenure.

In consultation with me, the Leadership team of the Brothers has decided to ask Ms.Mary Joseph to take up the reigns and lead the school community as its Principal, for the years 2009-2010. Ms. Mary is well known to all of you and your children. She has a very long experience of St. Mary's, and for a number of years has been working closely with me, for the smooth running of the school, as its coordinator. She thus has ample experience and is well qualified to take over as principal. There could be no better person than Ms. Mary to lead the school during this time of transition. May she have a blessed year with the children growing towards maturity.. I am sure each of you joins me, in welcoming and wishing her the best while assuring her of our unconditional support in the year ahead.

During this time of transition, I will be available on the official School Mobile no (09414201900) until December 16 2008. From the 17^th of December, 2008, this official number will be with Ms Mary.

Please contact me in the school and on the above number until the 16th of December, for any queries you have concerning this Academic year. From the 17^th of December till January 15^th 2009, I will be available on 09928362710, in case you have any more queries regarding this academic year. I request you to please bring all matters arising out of my leadership to my notice by January 15^th, 2009, so as to ensure a smooth and informed hand-over to Ms Mary Joseph.Ms Mary Joseph will be available on the official school number (09414201900) from the 17^thDecember onwards, specifically for any matter concerning the new academic year. Please feel free to speak with her on this number regarding the same.

*SCHOOL REOPENS ON ^THMARCH, 2009

*** PLEASE NOTE ***

A change has been made in the school re-opening schedule. As per the Govt, calendar of holidays, the 10th and 11th of March are holidays for Id and Holi. With the 12th of March being a Thursday (a half-day), re-opening school on the 9th of March would mean that work will effectively begin on the 13^th of March, which is too late. Therefore, it has been decided that school will re-open on the 5^th of March,2009 at 9.30am.

• 6^th Pay Commission

The management has approved a significant increase in salaries to match the new pay scales suggested by the 6th Pay Commission and enforced by the Rajasthan government. Accordingly, as directed by the Managing Committee of the School, the fees have been increased to cover this hike, along with the yearly inflation. Rest assured that, as has always been our endeavour, we have tried our best to balance the two pressures in the most suitable way to cause the least inconvenience to all. The new fee structure is as follows:

School Fees

Day Scholar

Total Fees: Rs. 16,500/

Instalments

1st April to 15th April Rs.7,700/

1st June to 15th June Rs. 4,400/

1st October to 15th October Rs.4,400/

· Kindly pay the fees in amounts according to the specified instalments

· Please note the fine of Rs. 100/-which will be charged per instalment if the fee is not paid within the specified time.

Holidays TO-LIST:

• Holiday home work has been sent with your son (Maths, Science, English, Hindi). Please motivate your son to do it sincerely. He has been told that the holiday homework will need to be submitted when he returns to school. Further, the marks of the Recap-tests conducted in the beginning of the year (March '09) will !be counted as internal marks for the I Unit Test.

• Project Material:-During the holidays, all students of Std.8,9,10need to gather the resource material needed for their projects and bring it with them to the school. They are not to do the project during the holidays.. Guidelines regarding resource material have been explained to your son and a list of projects is attached to his holiday homework.

• Uniform: While purchasing, please ensure that 'the school uniform cloth is the right shade and quality. Grey Pant Material: BSL Mills (Master Blaster) Shade NO.l47C, S. Kumar Meghdoot Shade No.147.White Pant Material: BSL Mills (Master Blaster) Shade No. BID, S. Kumar .Meghdoot Shade No. BID. Grey Shirting Material: Kores India Mills (As per the sample.any Mill).White Shirting Material: Mafatlal White Rose. Worsted Suiting (dark grey): (KSL Mills) True Value.

School reopens on Thursday, 5^th March, 2009 at 9.30a.m.

Easter Holidays-2009: From Thursday, 9th April, 2009 to Sunday, 12^th April, 2009.

A big Than You to all for your continued support, cooperation and understanding throughout these years,

Wishing you and your family a Christ-.filled and Joyous Christmas season.