The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Parables through rhymes and songs

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Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007
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Karnataka

Karnataka - Bangalore

Parables through rhymes and songs

Children presenting a dance at `Sambrama', annual day function, of New Baldwin Residential School, Dodda Banasawadi in Bangalore.

BANGALORE: The tiny-tots of St. Ann's High School and Venus International School performed at Rhyme Time programme held at the Ambedkar Bhavan. The numbers not only introduced the young ones to new words but also to new tunes. It was a learning process for them outside their classroom and it instilled in them the sense of team spirit.

The rhymes spoke of the beauty of nature and kindled in them appreciation of adventure and enterprise.

The programme began with "Brahmanjali", a welcome dance presented by students of Standard III. The rhymes were in Kannada, English and Hindi. Among the items were the story of a girl who befriends animals — one with the message to keep fit and another capturing the spirit of discipline of ants.

Actors Shruthi Mahender and S. Mohan added glitter to the programme. Playback singer Kusuma K.M., and danseuse Vyjayanthi Kashi were the other chief guests.

T. Balakrishna, chairman of the group, recalled the support and encouragement of teachers and parents for the growth of the institution. He said the group was building a medical college at Nelamangala at a cost of Rs. 268 crore. The graduation ceremony was held in the evening.

Sambrama

New Baldwin Residential School, Dodda Banaswadi, celebrated its 17th annual day "Sambrama 2007" at the Ambedkar Bhavan recently. The two-day bash brought out the talent in children in showcasing the heritage of the country.

MLA A. Krishnappa was the chief guest on the first day while the former Lokayukta and retired Supreme Judge, N. Venkatachala, presided over the function the next day. The retired judge told the students to achieve success through hard work and dedication. He told the teachers and parents to nurture the talent of children and allow them to pursue a career of their own. The guests gave away prizes to meritorious students.

T. Venugopal, chairman of the institution, presented the school report. Principal Vijayalakshmi welcomed the gathering and introduced the guests.

Suvarna Karnataka

Suvarna Karnataka Rajyothsava celebration was held with great pomp and show at Cauvery High School, Nagarabhavi, recently.

The programme depicted the rich cultural heritage and achievements of the State. Children dressed as various eminent personalities received applause from the large gathering of parents.

The blessings of Nadadevi Bhuvaneshwari were invoked through a dance. Teachers and meritorious students were felicitated on the occasion.

Bird watching

The Nature Club of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan, Yelahanka, organised "bird watching" under the "Kids for Tigers" programme recently. Usha Ramaiah, coordinator of "Kids for Tigers", facilitated the activity. Naturalists and enthusiastic bird watchers Subramanyam and Madhukar initiated the students into bird watching by showing them various birds through their sophisticated telescopes. The activity was arranged at Puttenahalli Lake, which was home to about 150 different species of birds. In the evening, 28 students of Standard IX participated in this activity accompanied by their teachers Madhu, Preeti, and Sunitha. The students spotted pond heron, purple moorhen, grey heron, spot-billed duck, little black cormorant and Siberian duck.

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