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Can be found here: KG portion – Unit 4

Saturday, the fourth day of February was a very happening time at Millennium. Can you guess why? It was Funfair time – The annual gala which gave us the perfect equation for a jolly good time!

Really, the funfair was the “place to be” at the Millennium National School on Saturday, 4th February 2012. Out students had a set up buzzing with commerce and activity. There were many many stalls selling their wares which ranged from pani puri to skill based games to magic tricks! All for a price, of course. But we can honestly say that anyone who attended, definitely got their money’s worth here.

The mouth-watering stuff sold at the food stalls included chat items, sandwiches, pasta, spring rolls, Idali, Wada, Corn Chat, varieties of popcorns, Appe, Kachchi Dabeli and cutlets to name a few. Amongst the desserts there were things like cakes, chocolate mousse, brownies, handmade chocolates and much more. There was also a selection of beverages like Masala Dudh, cold coffee, soft drinks and sherbets.

On the other hand; at the game stalls there were many exciting games. Games such as knocking down the tower of glasses with the ball, shooting the balloons, dart game, palace of doom, lucky draw games, guess the number, brain teasers and so on. There were many one minute games like removing lemons from the bucket of water with the help of two sticks, solving magic bricks puzzle, pinning maximum thermocol balls, collecting maximum marbles from a bucket filled of coloured water. We could see people aged 4 to 64 all having a gala time at these stalls as well.

And the best part was – the whole thing was managed by students! Yes – our very own students from classes 5 to 9 had arranged the whole affair. They worked in groups and marketed their stalls, sold their wares, worked on the demand supply equation and customer satisfaction. They also put in a solid three hours of salesmanship that day and went home with a good booty for their piggy banks.

We were quite impressed at the efficiency by which the stalls were functioning. At the food stalls, children were taking good care of cleanliness and hygiene. The stalls had very nice, creative names. The dishes were also garnished and displayed in a very tempting way, so that it was irresistible to try those out!

There was a great response from both the students and parents for this fun-filled event. Managing these stalls at the fair helped students understand and get hands on experience of planning, organizing, team work, marketing, delivering, food preparation and serving, selling, keeping records of sales done and distributing the revenue earned amongst the team members. I can safely say, we are grooming a large group of entrepreneurs!

Interestingly, the stall managing students behaved in a very matured way (not that we expected anything less from our brood). They were urging people not to litter and to enjoy themselves responsibly. But the shocker was how much many of the parents littered.  Though there were dustbins everywhere, which were regularly being emptied a lot of trash was just carelessly strewn across. It was too disturbing a sight. Also makes us wonder, if this is the attitude of the people raising the next generation – where do we really hope to reach?

Anyway, hopefully the young ones will turn the older ones around. Let’s see… And more events coming up soon. Maybe we’ll see better behaved parents there 🙂

Three cheers for our Millennium family, and a drum roll for a great performance!

Our students won the first place in Pune region Inter School contest Quiz on science and ICT (information and communication technology) for middle school competition sponsored by Microsoft and organized by the Computer Society of India, Pune on 25th February, 2012.

Ashutosh Kulkarni and Eashaan Godbole of class 8 won the contest. These two students will attend the next round i.e. National ICT quiz in Trivandrum.

11 schools participated in this contest with their 74 teams.
First round i.e. the qualifying round based on MCQ quiz was conducted using our myEshala software. This software helped to determine the 8 top scorer teams immediately after the qualifying round. Out of 8 teams who reached the finals two were from our school.

The final round of the quiz was designed by quiz master Ramanand (an IITian) to test the students’ awareness and understanding about Science and ICT.  All the students enjoyed the quiz immensely, thanks to the interesting questions and historical pictures about important inventions in science!

Once again, we would like to highlight our base philosophy – all round development!

It was the time to celebrate the Christmas and welcome the New Year at Millennium National School on Friday, 23rd Dec. And since we do all things in a big way, our staff and students definitely know how to throw a great party. The preparations were such that the moment you entered the school you could feel the electrifying atmosphere filled with joy and zest!

There were Christmas decorations all around the school made one week in advance. The Christmas trees, bells, ribbons, sparkling garlands and pictures of Santa had already set the mood. Nice Christmas drawings by students put up on the notice boards added to the zeal.

The KG students totally freaked out on the day of the bash! One could hear the chirping of the tiny tots and the party songs being played in the background. Students were greeting each other and their teachers with “Merry Christmas”es and “Happy New Year”s.

We had arranged some amusement rides for the kindergarteners. There was a Merry-Go-Round, a Toy Train, a Ferris Wheel, a Bounce House and a Horse Cart ride. Students were standing in lines; eagerly waiting for their turn to sit in the ride. There were tattoo artists too who painted colourful tattoos on children’s hands. We also got a goat family and a cow so the students could pet the animals and feed them. Kids were amused to see these animals from so close. We had these so that it could be part of the knowledge gathering for the tiny children, about domestic animals!

The main attraction, however, was the Santa Claus. He was roaming all around ringing his bell, cheering students and shaking hands with them. Santa also handed out balloons, chocolates and whistles. They thoroughly enjoyed yet another fun filled school day. In fact, we may even venture to state that the teachers seemed to be having as much fun as the kids did!

Students were already in a holiday mood as they get the entire next week off. And what better way to begin the holidays than having a fantastic party! The overjoyed faces of the children who simply couldn’t stop smiling is enough to tell us how enjoyable and memorable this day was for them at school.

And later they had a fun meal of cake, wafers, pav bhaaji and Rasna. Then, we had to push them home, as they were not ready to leave!

As usual, our fun fair for the KG children was a whole of fun, and different too!

Wish you all a very happy and a prosperous new year!