The most awaited festival of Diwali was celebrated with great pomp and show at Podar World School, Sherkhi on 27th October’16, Thursday. All the students in their favourite colourful attire had Potluck party with all the delicacies arranged and shared among themselves under the vigilance of their respective teachers.
After the first two periods and following the tradition at Podar, the celebration was marked with variety of intra and inter class competitions which were charted out class wise keeping the values and traditions intact. The students of Classes I & II enjoyed colouring competition on theme of “Diwali” and students were selected for first, second and third positions. Students of Classes III had Greeting Card making competition which had helped them to reflect all their imaginations on the cards. As Diwali cannot be celebrated without the “diyas”, the students of Class IV had the opportunity to decorate the diyas through Diya Decoration competition. For Classes V & VI Rangoli making competition on the theme “Safe Diwali” was conducted which conveyed the message on how to have fun and amusement with safety measures kept intact while celebrating the festival. An intra - class competition on Kandil Making was also conducted for the respective classes. Students of Classes VII & VIII had the best time of their day making Rangoli on the theme “Salute to Soldiers”. While making posters on the same theme with relevant messages or captions written and drawing made was another interesting competition which helped them to express their gratitude for the brave soldiers of the country. The students of Classes IX, X & XI had Rangoli Making and Poster Making competition on the theme “Digital India” through which they had the opportunity to showcase their talents and ideas that echoes digitalized India, an arena into which the country has entered into and is making speedy progress.
Towards the end of the celebration, Principal Ms. Preeta Pillai addressed the students and wished them a “Safe and Happy Diwali”. She in her talk conveyed that the students have to come back rejuvenated for the second half of the academic session 2016-17. She also reminded the students of their research work on the theme “Seven Sins” for the Annual Function.
The children said they will miss school and are eager to come back!
