Namita Education & Welfare Society

Siddharth B.Ed. College

Boradpada, Badlapur.

Course Name:

PROJECT BASED COURSE (PC2)-

a. Observation of school activities

Name of the Student: Madhavi Pratap Nimbalkar

Class: FY B.Ed. 2021-22

Activity 1:

15TH August Independence Day

There was a week-long celebration of the 75th Independence Day at the Saraswati School in
Thane. 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 75th 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.
Activity 2:

Teachers Day
On 5th September, 2022 (Monday), Saraswati School in Thane organised Teachers’ Day on
the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, former president of India. All students
decorated their classrooms and gave their teachers a bouquet of roses. After the morning
assembly, the Teachers’ Day program was scheduled to start. Along with the teachers, the
Principal, Vice Principal and the Chairperson of the school’s management committee were
also present at the function. The function started with the students of Class 6 singing
Saraswati Vandana and dancing beautifully with it. Soon after that, a student of class 8 gave a
speech on why we celebrate Teachers’ Day and how Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
contributed to society. Soon after the speech, Miss Davis, the Principal of Loreto School,
gave a speech thanking and appreciating all the teachers for their hard work and dedication,
and for their role in helping the school achieve new heights. At the end of the speech by the
principal, the students of Class 9 and 10 performed a comedy-drama that everyone enjoyed.
The program ended with the Head Boy and Head Girl thanking the teachers for their efforts
in shaping the life of students and inspiring them.

Activity 3:

Yoga Day Celebration at School

This year the Yoga day celebrations were held at Saraswati School, Thane on June 21. The
session was held in our school ground. Students from classes 3 to 12th took part in the
celebration. The inaugural speech was given by the district collector who emphasized the
importance of Yoga and physical exercises in daily life.

A group of students who were yoga students performed several asanas. They also performed
standing and sitting asanas. One could understand by watching their performance that they
have been practising yoga for the last few years.

Some of the seniors even did some of the tough asanas. Our yoga teacher showed us some
simple and beginner asanas which we did for about 300 minutes. The session was really
organised. There were teachers all around us to help us in case we had trouble performing or
understanding asanas. All the students participated eagerly.

Even our principal took active participation in yoga day celebrations. Next, we were given
classes of yoga. About its history, a century of origin, how it helped the common people.
They even told us that yoga helps increase concentration. Yoga day was celebrated with great
enthusiasm.