Dear
Elementary School Parents,
Gandhi Jayanthi
Gandhi
Jayanthi is a national holiday celebrated in India to commemorate the birthday
of “the father of the nation,” Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who
was born on October 2, 1869.
Each year
at this time, the elementary school children perform in an assembly where they pay
tribute to the teachings and principles that Gandhi promoted. During our assembly
this morning, the Kindergarten and Grade 1 students sang songs about Gandhi and
peace, Grade 4 performed skits that depicted scenes from Gandhi’s life and Grade
5 played music on their recorders. If you were at the assembly this morning,
you would have noticed the beautiful artwork that was displayed in the
cafeteria. Thank you to the students in grades 2 and 3!
Whenever
we host an assembly, so many people come together to make it all possible. I
would like to extend a warm thank you to Ms Anu and to Ms Bindu for organizing
today’s assembly, and for guiding the Kindergarten and Grade 4 students. Thank
you to Ms Shireen and Mr Vasanth for guiding the Grade 1 and 5 students. Thank you to Mr Joseph and Mr Ken for incorporating
this day into your art lessons. Thank you, students, for being not only great
performers, but a great audience as well. And of course, we thank the teachers
and parents for supporting the children. Last, but certainly not least, thank
you to Mr Netaji for organizing the sound system and to our maintenance team
for your work in the cafeteria before and after the assembly.
Learn
as if you were to live forever (Gandhi)
Laptop
Initiative
The 5th and 6th grade teams are excited to announce a new
development in student access to technology and information resources.
These teams have been chosen to participate in a 1:1 laptop pilot using
existing computers from our IT department. To learn more about this
exciting opportunity, please plan to attend our informational meeting on
Thursday October 4th from 8:45 to 9:45 am in the Hall of Light, located on the
3rd floor in the Middle/High School section. If you cannot
attend we will also send home an informational pamphlet explaining how your
child's learning and daily life at the school will evolve with the program.
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Have a fantastic long weekend,
Kevin
Hall
Elementary
School Principal