Parent and Me day gave the
parents of Pre Nursery and Nursery an opportunity to explore a day in their
child’s life at school. The parents were extremely supportive and
participative. They let their inhibitions down as they got involved with the
daily activities and mingled with fellow parents.
It was nice to see them line
up and move around the Primary school building. They got a chance to experience
the Art, Music, PE, Dance and Drama lessons. They all spent half an hour in the classes listening to the stories,
singing the routine circle time rhymes and worked on the daily calendar. It was
an enjoyable, engaging and an educational experience.
Art – It was exciting to see the
parents so involved with the
children. They came together with Ms. Manpreet to
do some clay modelling (working on fine motor skills) and made pen stands. The
students were super excited to see their mums and dads do the same things they
do on any other day thus having a stronger feeling of belongingness.
PE – MPH was buzzing with the
most excitement having the parents alternate between the role of an instructor
and a student. They were an equal part of the shenanigans as the kids. The
students and their parents actively participated in games like Hopping, Fire on
the Mountain and played with other PE equipment like the Hula-hoops. It was
fantastic to see the students show off their gymnastic skills they had acquired
in such short time.
Drama – Parents played a game
called ‘Magic Stone’ and dramatized Cinderella with their kids. It was great to
see parents be a sport and volunteering thereby encouraging their children to
act and understand different facets of Drama. Some parents who were initially a
little shy also settled in. Thanks to the warm up activities like ‘Whoosh
Exercise’.
Music – Music is always intriguing
for the students as well as the parents to see so many instruments and
equipment. The students and the parents were given shakers and had to follow
the patterns led by Ms. Snigdha. They also sang several Hindi songs, one of
them being ‘Upar Chanda Gol…’. They were seen moving on the ‘Fruit Salad Song’
with Ms. Aastha and Mr. Kamal.
Parents were appreciative of the
seriousness with which teachers approach education especially in the performing
and fine arts and in PE for such little students. They could see how these
programs build a child’s confidence, language and attention span.
