Grandparents' Day is celebrated with the intention of moving ahead with a goal of nurturing our children as happy, respectful, understanding and responsible citizens. Grandparents play an imperative role in the life of every child. They are the child’s support and their best friend. Grandparents pamper the kids more than the parents themselves and leave a lasting impression in child’s life. So it’s time to felicitate and honour the grandparents. The school's decision to celebrate Grandparents' Day is expected to bring about a positive change in the outlook of the present generation who just believe in living in the present and has no concern for the past or older generation. Podar fraternity believe in remaining grounded to Indian traditions and values however much ever the learners spearhead intellectually and technologically towards a dynamic future.
More than 25 to 30 grandparents turned up for the event and they were welcomed with flowers and with a ceremonial 'tikka' on their forehead by studens of class XI & XII at the entrance and were ushered into the venue (the atelier) and led to their seats. The function began at 10.15 a.m. with their grandchildren felicitating them with flowers.The comperers for the day were the Coordinators of Primary (Ms Dolly Patel) and of Middle school, (Dr Durgeshwari Gusain). As nurturing a nuclear family is the buzz word of the times, celebration of ‘Grandparents’ Day’not only help to revive the age old tradition of considering them to an integral part of the family but such celebration also enable them to enjoy their share of togetherness in the family along with their grandchildren......
Then Kumari Jhanvi Patel of class XI expressed her views in her speech in English about her grandparents, followed by Kumari Bhargavi of class IX in Hindi. They became emotional as they recalled their associations with their grandparents and narrated incidents that were very close to their hearts. The programs followed in quick succession such as a group song by students of class II & III sung in accompaniment to the guitar played by their music teacher, Mr Rushi. Then to engage the senior citizens, they were called on to share their experiences of having visited their grandchild’s school. Then they were involved in a few games such as ‘sorting out different coloured thermocol balls into small containers along with their grandchild in a minute’s time, ‘memory game’ and ‘tailing the donkey’ where the grandchild quite ably guided their blindfolded grandparent to tail the donkey. Then there was a dance performance by students of class I to IV on a popular old hit on ‘love to one’s grandparents’.Then the Senior Coordinator was called upon to appreciate the winners of the games with a small token of love which had been prepared by their grandchildren in their Art and Craft periods. Finally the grandparents were asked to take a tour of the first floor of the school where the creative pursuits of their grandchildren were exhibited. On the whole the program was a great success and some parents did come personally to appreciate about the event where they could get an opportunity at such an old age to talk over the mike and were indeed very happy for hosting such programs.
