Grandparents'
Day at Model English High
School
Mumbai, Dharavi,
9 October : Grandparents' Day was celebrated on the first
Sunday of this month in Model English High School . What inspired the students
of class X to organize the event is a poem titled ‘ Our Treasure ‘ in their English textbook .
The particular day was selected as it is celebrated as Grandparents ‘ Day
worldwide .
More than
fifty grandparents turned up for the event and they were welcomed with roses and shawls . The function began at
nine in the morning with Mrs. Jeya, the senior most of them all , lighting the
lamp .
There were
storytelling session , poem recitation and of course , the inevitable speeches
. Some read out their own poems . Among the speeches , Miss . Rhea ‘s was quite
outstanding as she warmed to the theme of the poem ‘ Our Treasure ‘ . She appealed to all her
fellow students to live up to the spirit of the poem and treat the elderly as
the greatest resource of our nation .
Snacks
were then served and the Headmaster personally greeted each grandparent . At the end, a vote of thanks was proposed by the perfect .
It was indeed a highly emotional and satisfying morning .
