Media Release
Mangaluru, Aug 19: Grandparents Day is a special occasion dedicated to honour and celebrate the important role they play in families and communities.
The day serves to recognize the wisdom, love, and guidance that grandparents provide. It emphasizes the importance of intergenerational connections and the positive impact of grandparents on the lives of their grandchildren.
Lourdes Central School kindergarten celebrated grandparents day on August 17 at Bejai church hall.
The dignitaries of the day were Dr John Baptist Saldanha, manager LCS, Fr Johnson L Sequeira, principal LCS, chief guest Dr Meenakshi Ramachandran, guest of honour Prof Ramachandra and Fr Norman Mathias, Assistant parish priest, Bejai Church, Mr Mohammed Riyaz, vice president PTEC.
The programme began invoking God's blessings through a prayer song, followed by a welcome dance. The students of play school, KG1 and KG2 mesmerised the grandparents by their heart touching performances through dance drama, singing, and action song. Principal Fr Johnson L Sequeira introduced the chief guest to the gathering and both chief guest and guest of honour were felicitated by the dignitaries.
Ma'am Lavita kept the crowd occupied through various games and all the grandparents present actively took part in the same. Winners were felicitated by the dignitaries.
Chief guest Dr Meenakshi Ramachandran had all appreciation for the little ones for their fantastic performance and congratulated the school for conducting such programmes. She said it's a beautiful way to instil love and respect towards the older generation. She advised the grandparents to cope up with the present generation, not to think negative about anything instead have a positive mind-set and enjoy every moment with their grandchildren.
Addressing the gathering president Dr John Baptist Saldanha. said that the school is extremely happy to have the senior gems of our society, and wished them good health happiness for the years to come. He urged the grandparents to teach their little ones to light a lamp in the evening and also to say a prayer together.
It was totally a child-oriented programme which concluded with a vote of thanks followed by a photo session and refreshments. As a token of gratitude all the grandparents were given a take away which made their day complete.
Overall, a beautiful day spreading happy and positive vibes around.