Why I Teach

Ruchi, Vijay and Ratnalekha brainstorm........

Celebration of Teacher’s Day………….

On the occasion of Teacher’s Day the School Management invited us for dinner at Golconda Resort on Saturday Evening. It was a wonderful evening and the weather was also very pleasant. We started our journey to the Resort in the school bus. We sang and had fun. When we reached the resort we were greeted by our school management. To make the evening more lively the staff members of our school organized some games. The first game was “Caterpillar-Traverse”. everyones legs were tied together. Everybody had to walk through the squares made on the floor without placing thir foot outside the squares! Whew! That was a real tough task of co-ordination and teamwork. Then we played a different version of Passing the Parcel - Lakhan Singh...it was fun!!!’

Then we had a wonderful dinner together. At the end of this delightful evening we were given our special Teacher's Day gifts. It was almost midnight when we got back home……

The Excavator Song

Excavator

Make some tracks

Dig it.....dig it

Move the levers

Forward and back

Dig it....dig it

Digger digger digger digger digger dig dig

Dig it.....dig it

Digger digger digger digger digger dig dig

Dig it.....dig it

The full song video and lyrics can be found at :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/boogiebeebies/songs/digit/

Janmashtami Celebration in Sancta Maria

Janmashtami - The birth anniversary of Lord Krishna was observed amidst festivity at Sancta Maria International School. Human Pyramid in the making

The colourful programme was inaugurated with the breaking of ‘handis’ (terracotta pots containing candies) by our enthusiastic and energetic little ones. The courage, patience, concentration and teamwork were on display as the tiny tots broke the handis, which were hung criss-cross in our games field. The highest handi, which was more than 8 feet high, was scaled by our little Prabhvir ( by mounting a 3 layer human pyramid).
Soon after the breaking spree, Ms. Meena Sharma, our Hindi teacher, who designed the festive dandiya raas stole the show with a mesmerizing performance. The little ones, without any thoughts kept on dancing…. And it went on till the hour of disperse...

Gopis Upto mischief !!!

Finally up there and ready to hit !

Boom !!!

Children collecting the Candis !!!

Govindas also upto Mischief !!!

Traditionally Attired !!!

Viji and Sandeep

Prabhveer's Show and Tell

Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions. ~Author Unknown

If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job. ~Donald D. Quinn

TO MY DEAR COLLEAGUES............................

HAPPY TEACHERS DAY!!!!!!!

Preparations for Janmashtami...

The festival of Janamasthmi is also known as Saatamaatham (Gokolasthmi), Ashtami, Rohini, Shri Krishna Jyanthi, Shri Jyanthi. This is a festival to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna, the avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu.

On this occasion, we at Sancta Maria International School have decided to celebrate this festival on the 3rd of September.

Our plan for the day include, the game ‘Dahi Handi’, also known as ‘Govind Pathaka’, which imbibes Krishna’s playful and mischievous characteristic. Teams of young men form a human pyramid to reach the lofty hanging pots containing butter and break them to acquire the contents. However, in our school, the kids will be forming the pyramid and reaching for the hanging pots. To make it less messy, we are replacing the butter with chocolates. (Don’t tell the kids!!)

We also plan on performing the Dandia Raas. This is a traditional folk dance form, performed in Brindavan (India). It depicts the ‘Rasa Leela’ of Lord Krishna and Radha. The students, teachers and administration will join to perform this dance.

We are using mango leaves for decorating the Dahi Handi. The mango leaves will be tied to the rope holding the ‘Dahi Handi, to make it look more decorative and festive. Our children are practicing the Dandia daily, and are enjoying each moment of it!! We do believe this Janmashtami will be remembered as something special for the rest of our lives.

Pictures would kill the surprise and so have not been added!!

Shailaja & Suzan