Nivedita Doegar, 21st December, 2013, Jaipur
To end the year on an enjoyable and entertaining spirit the school authorities at Saint Ann’s Academy organized a Fete for the students and their parents. The thrill and enthusiasm to make the event a huge success was evident among students and teachers alike. Principal G.S. Roy who with the assistance of the Head Mistress Iris Soreng monitored the sales of the coupons informed that more than 12 stalls had been put up by the teachers. Principal Roy added that plenty of eatables such as Chinese, French Fries, dhokhla, idli sambhar, bhel puri, candy floss, ice creams, patties, cake-pastries, popcorns, cold drinks etc were on offer. Fun games such as rings, car race, chocolate wheel, ball in the pot, lucky dip and dart board were available for kids to try their luck at.
All teachers were assigned different duties and were seen busy at their stalls. Teachers, namely, Asha, Madhuri and Kalpana were selling noodles, tea and coffee, meanwhile madam Meenu was actively running the lucky dip stall and madam Karuna was selling dhokla and pani puri. The chocolate wheel was manned by Reena, where as car race and dart stalls were managed by Nivedita. Sabeena Khan was seen busy at the pot the ball stall, while Vijaylaxmi and Kamrunisa were handling the ring game.
An open air fete organized in the school campus saw an enormous turnout. As parents thronged the eateries, kids had fun on different games tables. They especially enjoyed the ring and car games. Lucky Dip table was a big draw where everyone tried their Lady Luck. Balloons and toys were also for sale.
At the end of the Fete three lucky gift hampers were announced for the buyers of Caps which were being sold at the entrance. Two special prizes were also announced for those who guessed the right answer? First was a bottle of chocolate candies in which one was required to guess the number of pieces inside, second was to guess the weight of the cake. The cake was finally shared by three people while the bottle of candies was won by Junaid, a class 6 student of the school.
Principal G.S. Roy said that by organizing such events we try to create a joyful atmosphere for both parents as well as children and also to provide a warm and nurturing environment for all round development of children. She further informed that “The funds collected from this event will be used to update the School Library by adding new and interesting books for children”.
The day ended with a special dance performance by the children!!!