21 Nov Organising Sports Meet at Infant Jesus School and St. Agnes Special School as Part of Sewa
At Infant Jesus Hr Pry School, Maryhill: As a part of CBSE SEWA (Social Empowerment through Work and Action) activities, our students of class XI took the initiative of organizing a Sports Meet for the students of Infant Jesus Higher Primary School, Maryhill on 20th November 2019. The sports meet began with a formal inaugural function with a prayer and a welcome dance. Principal Sr. Melissa in her welcome speech highlighted the importance of sports and games and encouraged the students to participate wholeheartedly in various events. Sr. Sujyothi, Headmistress of Infant Jesus School declared the Sports Meet open by releasing multi coloured balloons.
After the formal function, children were divided into two categories. For Std’s I and II events like lemon and spoon, frog jump and dog and the bone were conducted in their school premises. Children participated with a lot of vigour and excitement. Events like book balancing, 100mts and 50mts race and dodge ball were conducted for Std’s III to V; long jump, 100 mts race and dodge ball for Std’s VI to VII. Children were given refreshments which they all relished. After the events, the winners were awarded with prizes which brought a wave of joy on the young faces. All the children were given stationery items as a token of appreciation. Sr. Sujyothi, the Headmistress of the School thanked and appreciated the hard work of all the class XI students. The class teacher of class XI Ms. Priyanka and P.E.T Mr. Praveen guided the students to conduct various events. It was indeed an enriching experience for all involved as they learnt the meaning of planning and execution of the event and the essence of teamwork.
At St. Agnes Special School, Bendore: Students of class IX organized a Sports Meet on 21st November 2019 for the students of St. Agnes Special School, as a SEWA (Social Empowerment through work and Action) project. The guests were welcomed by the special school children to the rhythm of the band. The sports meet commenced with prayer followed by a short inaugural programme. The dancers of class IX welcomed the gathering with a dance performance. Our Principal Sr. Melissa welcomed the chief guest Sr. Marie Anita A.C and Principal of St. Agnes Special School Sr. Shruthi A.C with a sapling each. The Sports meet was declared open by the chief guest by releasing colourful balloons in the sky. Sr. Shruthi thanked the students of MCCS for coming forward to organize the sports meet and also for the continuous support given to the school, especially for providing midday meals to the children since a year. Refreshments were served to all the students. The track events were conducted for the students of SASS who were categorized under two age groups of 8-11 and 12-15 and also under Higher and Lower ability categories. Accordingly track events of 25mts, 50mts and 100mts were conducted for them. Winners and participants of various events were felicitated with medals and prizes by the Principal and Staff members. During the events, students of MCCS showed a lot of interest, involvement and empathy towards the special school children. The class teachers of class IX Ms. Nupur, Ms. Pramila, Ms. Bharathi along with P.E.T Mr. Praveen and P.E.T of SASS Mr. Narayan guided the students in organizing the sports meet and the other staff of SASS assisted in the smooth conduct of different events.
