VADODARA DAYS CELEBRATION

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SEPTEMBER
Ganesh Chaturthi- Ganeshotsav also known as Vinayak Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi
celebrated at Alma Kids Vadodara by “Ganesh Sthapana” (installing Lord Ganesha’s idol) at
school and the festivities were started with traditional aarti by teachers and little students.
Students were made inform about the importance of this festival i.e. the birth of Lord Ganesha,
and awareness among students was created regarding the eco-friendly idols of Lord Ganesha.
Students were also taken on a visit to the various large Ganapati Murtis across the nearby area of
the school. Students enjoyed the whole festival with zeal and gaiety.

Teachers Day- Teachers are like second sets of parents for their students, who play a very
important role in moulding their students’ lives, both positively and negatively. A good teacher
not only teaches the syllabus, but also inspires their students to dream and work towards
achieving it, be it a young or a grown-up student. Teachers, as they say, are truly those guiding
stars who take hands, open minds and touches the hearts. And although just one day is not
enough to thank them for all the service they provide to the nation by creating future superstars
in all fields of the world, Alma Kids dedicated this special day to teachers to appreciate their
love, care and hard work they put into the future generations. At Alma Kids, our preschool
teachers are the citizens of the communities where we work, who are trained and motivated
regularly, in attempts to keep up with evolving times and techniques for preschool. Teachers
spend every day with their students, teaching them not only the alphabets and numbers, but also
works towards inculcating good habits, manners and push them to their creative limits, along
with taking care of their nutritional and health requirements, to ensure their healthy growth and
development, both mentally and physically. And like every year, this year as well, on Teacher’s
Day, we celebrated it with full joy and some students were in the role of teachers played their
day job of teacher efficiently.

Stripes Day- A day with the colorful lines i.e. Stripes Day celebrated by the kiddiewinks of
Alma Kids Vadodara. Little hands worked with passion and zeal to design and shape their Sun
and Ice-cream Candy and other items made with stripes. The celebration helped the children to
create a cognitive link between visual clues and the word 'Stripes'.

Jeans and T-shirt Day- Kids flaunted their Jeans and T-shirt on this day celebrated at Alma
Kids Vadodara.
Blue Colour Day - A pleasant and a cool blue day was celebrated by the tiny tots of Alma Kids
International Preschool Vadodara. The significance of blue colour was reiterated through a series
of activities. The dress code of the day was blue. All the children came dressed up in different
shades and hues of blue. The classrooms were decorated with blue charts & articles, and children
were introduced to different shades of blue. Blue – the colour of loyalty, strength, wisdom and
trust had a very positive impact on tiny tots bringing in harmony and brotherhood. Clad in blue
dresses, students were made to recognize blue colour through different games and play-way
activities. Blue Day was an amazing learning experience which had a long lasting effect on each
student. Early identification of colours helped to create the cognitive link between visual clues
and words which is an important part of a child’s development.

Forgiveness Day- Alma Kids observed forgiveness day to make kids learn how to "Forgive and
Forget". Learning to truly forgive improves the child's quality of life. It is a good way to avoid
anger, and it also will keep the child from resentment, anxiety, and depression. So, this
Forgiveness Day, Teacher taught them how to forgive and how to ask for forgiveness in turn.
And kids also had fun with their most loved hand printing activity.

Parenting tip: Spend some time with your children and teach them how to forgive and forget.

Cartoon Day- On Cartoon Day at Alma Kids Vadodara, the children came dressed to school in
their favorite cartoon characters and were delighted to see their peers in a similar fashion. An
hour of educationally oriented cartoon watching as included in the day’s activities inspired the
children to dance and to talk in a new, imaginative language. Cartoons are an essential part of
every childhood and without a doubt the most entertaining aspect in every kid’s life. They help
kids learn about the world around us about new emotions, life issues and other important things.

OCTOBER
Navratri celebration- Navratri festival celebrated at Alma Kids International Preschool
Vadodara with amazing zeal amongst the children to celebrate the nine day long festival to
commemorate and invoke the blessings of Goddess Navdurga in her various forms. The students
came dressed in traditional Garba attire which made for a spectacular visual treat for everyone to
see and relish. The positivity and energy exuberating out of the colourful costumes combined
with the enthusiasm of dancing to the dandia folk songs made the entire day extremely
successful and fruitful. The children’s joy knew no bounds and for some it was definitely an
experience of a lifetime. The icing on the cake for the children was when Parents joined in the
festivities and played Garba with them.
Drawing Competition- As part of the annual activities, Drawing Competition was organized in
the month of October at Alma Kids Vadodara with the aim to boost the development of motor
skills in the tiny tots. The children were given sheets with outlines of different figures, such as
house and flowers along with crayons set and the students were given the freedom to use any
colour that they wanted to, to fill these shapes. Pre-school kids are at a crucial age where they
need creative ways to learn about colours, shapes, sizes, etc. This is where such activities help in
stimulating the creative side of a child. From an activity such as drawing competition, a child’s
mind not only starts working to decide on which colour or set of colours suit the given shape
best, how to stick to the different borders within the shape.

Tiffin Sharing Day & No Junk Food Day- "SHARING IS CARING". Sharing is a vital life-
skill. It helps the child to make and keep friends and also helps the child to learn that if we give a
little to others, we can get some of what we want as well. "Tiffin Sharing Day" creates an
opportunity for our students to learn and practice the values of sharing. Students who forgot to
their lunch were taken care of by their classmates who shared their tiffin with others. Kids also
observed "No Junk Food Day" on the same day and were guided by teachers about the side-
effects of eating excess of Junk food and kids were also made aware about the Healthy Food vs.
Unhealthy food.

Shloka Chanting Competition- Sanskrit is the language of shlokas of spiritually empowered

sounds. The usage of shloka is to bring our minds back to the consciousness. In order to help
children understand the importance of shlokas, shloka chanting competition was conducted on
11th October, 2019 at Alma Kids International Preschool - Vadodara. The students actively
participated in the competition by chanting shlokas with utmost sincerity. They displayed great
confidence as they chanted difficult Shlokas with ease. It was a pleasure to see the tiny tots
participating with such zeal and enthusiasm.

No Fighting day- Kids observed "No Fighting day" with storytelling of two goats that were at a
river with a narrow bridge that allowed no space to pass. They argued and fought over who
should cross the bridge first, and neither would budge. Kids were understanding the moral of the
story that when you argue and fight, you lose sight of what is right.

Talking day- Kids enjoyed an unusual day i.e. “Talking day” wherein they were free to talk on
any topic or story with their friends in class or with their teacher which resulted into their
creative ideas regarding the celebration of festivals at their home and why do they love to come
to school and basic question-answer session was done to enhance their individual speaking
ability rather than chorus speaking.
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NOVEMBER
Laughing and Smiling on Children’s Day- At Alma Kids teachers believe that when a child
comes to the school with a smile in the morning and leaves with that sweet smile in the
afternoon, they have accomplished their job. Laughing and Smiling day was celebrated in order
to make children laugh and smile freely followed by an Art & Craft Activity in which Kids made
a Smily by colouring on a paper dish and pasting shapes on it creating a Smiling Face. The day
was memorialized especially on Children's Day in the remembrance of India's first Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru who loved children a lot.

Exercise Day- Being physically active every day is important for the healthy growth and
development of babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Fitness & Exercise Day was organized at
Alma Kids with an aim to make kids learn about the different types of morning exercise and also
understand about its vital role in day-to-day life in order to keep our body healthy. Kids played
an exercise themed game jumping and stretching their muscles, and also performed dedicated
exercises after warming up their bodies with a morning walk nearby the school.

Dotted Print Day- Dotted print day celebrated at Alma Kids International Preschool – Vadodara
encouraging kids to harness their own creativity and embrace their own confidence as they make
their mark on the world. Kids also learn about animals and objects with dotted print on it and
also enjoyed their favourite activity of colouring a picture and printing dots on it through ear
buds and fingers.

Fruits Week- Fruits play an important role in our daily diet. Kids brought fruits from home and
came dressed in fruits fancy dress to celebrate Fruits Week. Alma Farm was set up for Kids to
get knowledge of leaves of real fruit trees. Kids were taken on a visit to Fruit Vendor to get a real
illustration of purchasing fruits and they made aware of various types of Fruits such as Seasonal,
Seedless and Fruits with many seeds. Kids and Teacher also performed a Role Play of a Fruit
vendor and customers. They also enjoyed colour printing of a fruit activity with different objects
such as Bottle-cork printing, Air Bubble printing, Balloon Printing and making a fruit on a paper
dish. They had breakfast of Fruit Dish which was actually made by themselves by peeling and
slicing the fruits brought from their home. Kids also perceived the benefits of consumption of
fruits and vitamins obtained from it for a healthy body.