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Seedling School Jaipur holds week-long celebration for 70th Independence Day
There was a week-long celebration of the 70th Independence Day at the Seedling Modern Public School. Various activities and competitions were organised for different classes. Beginning on August 10, the celebrations culminated on August 15.
August 15 is celebrated every year as India’s Independence Day to pay tribute to the martyrs without whose struggles we would not be breathing the air of freedom.
There was a week-long celebration of the 70th Independence Day at the Seedling Modern Public School. Various activities and competitions were organised for different classes. The celebration began on August 10 with Intra Class Patriotic poem recitation competition for classes I to III and CIE I to IV.
The participating children looked beautiful with their tricolour headgears. The little lots won over the hearts of the audience with their feelings of national pride. Raj Samar Singh Saluja and Naitik Bandwal gave speech showing their emotional attachment to the nation. Invited parents felt proud of their wards participants. The judges of the competition were Ms Apeksha Ojha and Ms Shilpa Kalra.
Another activity was the patriotic song presentation by the students of grades IV and V. Patriotic songs with their strong content eulogise the history, culture, traditions and struggle of the people of the nation. The students displayed the same through their songs. Apart from this, display of Yoga Asanas by students of grade III and patriotic dance presentations by students of grades IV and V were also held on August 11.
An Inter-House Rangoli competition based on ‘Tricolour’ theme was conducted amongst students of grade IX and X on August 12. Students displayed tremendous talent and creativity by making floral, colour and grain based Rangoli presentations. The competition was judged by the Director Principal Ms Mohini Bakshi, Ms Poonam Agarwal and Ms Reet Rameja. 1st and 3rd positions were bagged by the Surya House, while Soma House secured the 2nd position.
The sweet chefs of grade I to III showed their creative skills and immense ability through another interesting activity namely ‘Topping the Biscuits’. They designed and executed burgers, pizzas, truck, smiley, planes etc, by toppings made by using various edibles like fruits, cheese, cream, namkeen, coriander, lemons, yoghurt, chocolates and many more. The winners of the competition were Manit Choudhary (I A), Daksh Kriplani (I B), Ranbeer Khanuja (I C), Parth Tak and Aparna Lohiya (II A), Amar Vishwas and Aarav Badala (II B), Siya Porwal (II C), Arya Gupta (III A), Parkhi Jain (III B) and Seimon Nama (III C).
The week-long celebrations culminated with a colourful programme organised on August 15. The day began with flag hoisting by revered Director Mr Hardeep Bakshi. The school choir sang patriotic songs full of devotion to the motherland. The juniors as well as the senior students showcased mesmerising dance performances.
A patriotic dance on the lyrics of “Jai Ho” was presented by students of grade IX and X. The students of class IX A staged an enactment on the life history of great freedom fighter ‘Bal Gangadhar Tilak’.
The programme came to an end with sweet distribution among the students.