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Headmistress's Message

Principal's Message “Today if we have no peace,

it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
Greetings to you dear Teaching Staff, Supporting Staff, Parents/Guardians and Students, St. Mother Teresa

I am indebted to God for His showers of blessings on us through which we could continuously A sense of belonging is one of humanity’s most basic needs.
serve in this field of Education. With that sense of gratitude as I browse through this e-
newsletter, I could see various activities that we were involved and succeeded along with our Belonging is a strong feeling that exists human nature. To
student’s community. Thanks to all our committed and dedicated Staffs. Your hard work is very
much reflected in all those achievements of our students. Thanks to Ms. Lalnunsangi Lushai, belong or not to belong is subjective experience that can be
the chief editor of this e-newsletter, in bringing out this fifth issue, reflecting on the theme: My
Sense of belonging towards my School, Community and Society.
influenced by number of factors within people or their
“By building relations
A thought provoking writeups of the students and the elaborate sharing of the staff on certain
events at school that occurred in last three months (July to September) is very much laudable. surrounding environment. A person’s sense of belonging can
Dear Staff and Students, keep up the good works that you do. Your success stories, in those we create
pages on this school e-newsletter, deeply reflect your positive and healthy sense of belonging. greatly impact the physical, psychological and spiritual
a source of love
A sense of belonging is such a simple word for huge concept. A sense of belonging is very much emotions within themselves.
a human need, just like our need for food and shelter. Naturally, much of who we are is
influenced by the people, groups or places we belong to. Feeling that we belong is most and personal pride
important in seeing value in life and in coping with those difficult circumstances of our life. It
provides support, helps us learn from each other, and makes us feel valued. and belonging Active listening can help us to the feeling of belongingness,

As a principal, I see that a sense of belonging is a factor that contributes to academic that makes living this is because it enables the ability to listen and respond to
achievements in school. A sense of belonging can be defined as feeling to be a part of
something, for example a group or a school environment. In an educational environment, this in a chaotic world another person in an understanding and meaningful way.
means the school, including the classrooms and social circles.
easier."
Multiple factors can have an effect on the sense of belonging in an educational school
environment, such as teacher-student relationships, relationships between students, staff - Brainy The sense of belongingness also known as the need to belong
support and caring, academic and extracurricular activities. Sense of belonging at school is nice
feeling of feeling close to the people at school and feeling like a part of the school community refers to a human emotional need to affiliate with and be
where the teachers treat them fairly, and give the students a sense of security and safety.
accepted by members of a group. For example - Belong to a
This sense of belonging is a seed nurtured at school helps the students to feel connected to
humanity that is the community and society where they belong too. On behalf of the school peer group at school to be accepted by co-workers, to be part
Manager Fr. Lancy D’ Souza CSC, Headmistress Sr. Berthila Tuscan FS., and Supervisor Sr.
Lahun FS, and with the good cooperation of our respected Parents/Guardians, I wish and of an athletic team or to be part of a religious groups.
encourage each one of you to carefully nurture the sense of belonging in our students so that
they will turn into a responsible citizen of our Society.

God Bless You All! Sr. Berthila Tuscano F.S
In Jesus Christ
Headmistress
Fr. J. Sahaya Lourdu Raj CSC
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