The XXIX Annual Open Day of the Pre-Primary Wing, Class-1 of DPS Bhilai was celebrated here in the beautifully bedecked Risali Sector School Campus. The chief guest for the occasion was Debtoru Chatterjee, a senior I.P.S officer who is now I.G./Joint Director — S.I.B., in Government of India.
The lighting of the lamp, to the accompaniment of an invocation heralded an auspicious start to the festivities of the evening. The school principal Parshant Vashishta accorded a warm welcome to the dignitaries.
The annual report of the activities of class One was presented by Monita Karamchandani, Senior Mistress, Pre-Primary Wing. This was followed by the prize giving ceremony, wherein the tiny tots received awards for their commendable achievements.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Guest in his speech mentioned that he was privileged to be present on the occasion of the Open Day Celebrations of Class-One. He added that it was a matter of pleasure to note that at DPS Bhilai excellence in academics began at the tender age of students in class-One.
He appreciated the efforts put in by the teachers to ensure that the little ones blossomed in every field. He concluded by urging the parents to spend quality time with their children, as they were the “promise for a better India, for a better future”.
The cultural programme began with a Welcome Song. As many as 34 students from sections A, E & G welcomed the audience with a melodious number which enraptured them. The students were trained by Aarti Basnet & Meenakshi Paul. A total of 77 students of sections C & I presented a dance drama on the chaos created by the overuse of electric gadgets in “Tangled in the Digital Web”. The children were trained by K. Prasuna and Shubha J. Varghese. The ethos of the dance drama “Jeene Do” presented by 78 students of sections B & F was “Cleanliness is next to Godliness”.
The dance was choreographed by Meenakshi Paul, Mona Tiwari and Sonia Ulphas. Anwesha Bhatia of class I-A mesmerised the audience through her dance performance – “Kali Tandav” while Vibhu Diwan of class 1-E enraptured everyone present with his oratorical skills through the story “Three little Pigs”.