Children’s Day Celebration at Infant Jesus School:-
November 14th is a special day for all the children in India. This year Kanakadasa Jayanthi took its place on 14th as it was declared a public holiday all over Karnataka. Still the Infant Jesus School took every care to celebrate it on 15th. The programme began at 9.30 a.m. by invoking the blessings of the Almighty God and blessing the children. Fr. Renil, the superior of the Norbertine Fathers at Gavanahalli in Chikmagalur was the chief guest and one of the judges for the Fancy dress and Rangoli Competitions. The other two judges were Mr. Mubarak the district manager of Educomp and Mrs. Geetha Dias, a social worker and philanthropist from Chikmagalur. Being a children’s day all the staff took keen interest to entertain every child by their acting and dancing. Mr. Mubarak addressed the gathering and felt proud to be the guest for this auspicious day. Bro. Victor Crasta, the principal of the school explained in his speech that Infant Jesus School admits every child seeking admission and educates them with special attention and care. On this special day a drop out girl called Sangitha of a nomadic parent was admitted to our school for free education. The lady teachers danced to the tune with special uniform provided by the school on Teachers’ Day. Special sweets were distributed to all the gathering in the morning and after lunch jilebi made the tiny tots sweet once again. The whole programme was sponsored by the local benefactors of the school. In the afternoon, outdoor games were held between the staff and students. Fr. Dancy Martis, OFM Cap. was the special guest for the afternoon session. Priyanka a student of Std. V thanked everyone for making this day a happiest and memorable one in the life of students.