Every year, 30th of July is celebrated as 'Founder's
Day', the birth anniversary of our beloved founder Miss Robinson.
Lovely programs of song, dance and drama are put up by our children
right from Nursery to Standard 7. This year the programme was held
at the Kuvempu Kalakshetra, commencing at 6 p.m. The auditorium was
packed to capacity with parents, special invitees, old students and
other well wishers of the school.
This being the Platinum Jubilee year, the special
invitees included old students Mrs. Shakuntala of the 1931 batch,
Mrs. Nalini Rajanna and Mr. A.R. Khaleed. Chairman of the Managing
Committee, Mr. Vasant Kumar was also present on the dias.
The 'Best Scholar' Trophy for the year 2004-05 for
classes 1 to 7 were presented to the respective students. Their
parents were also felicitated.
After our students singing the school song, a variety
programme was put up, with 262 students participating. Colorful
costumes, toe tapping music, graceful dances, entertaining plays and
most of all, the confidence and talent of our children kept the
audience captivated. It comprised of
1. Action Songs by Nursery
2. 'Who is Important' by standard 1 in which the
children presented a garden full of trees, flowers, shade and
butterflies.
3. 'Pretty Maid' by standard 2
4. Gaalipata Dance in Kannada by standards 2 and 3
5. Radha Krishna Dance in Hindi by standard 3
6. 'Beggar Maid' by standard 2
7. Orchestra by standards 5, 6 and 7
8. Deepa Dance in Kannada by standards 4, 5 and 6
9. Koravanji, Folk Dance of Tamil Nadu by standard
4
10. 'Topsy in Trouble', an adaptation from Uncle Tom's
cabin by standards 5 and 6
11. Tagore's 'Dance of the Boatman' in Bengali by
standards 4 and 5
12. Hindi play, 'Mathru Bhasha Ki Pehchan by standards
5, 6 and 7
13. Western dance by standards 4 and 5
14. Hawaii dance by the girls of standards 6 and 7
15. English play 'Cobbler turned Doctor' by standards
6 and 7
16. Bhangra dance by standards 6 and 7
17. Kannada play 'Yaaru Sukhi' by standards 6 and
7
18. Nepalese dance by standard 7
19. Rajasthani dance by standards 5, 6 and
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