---submitted by Muthu Rajasekaran, school parent
First and foremost, thanks to all those who contributed their donation to the Giving tree which was set up at the school lobby. Every year we collect new mittens, hats, and/or Walmart/Target gift cards and donate to shelters around us.
The last few weeks have been very productive and there has been a flurry of activities (and snow too) for the kids at the ISW language and cultural school. On January 5, 2025, kids enjoyed Lezim hands on assembly performed by our Marathi teachers. Kids were given an opportunity to learn how to handle Lezim and dance to the beats. After the fun activity the kids got to relax and rejuvenate their mind and body with Yoga session conducted by our very own Narendra ji. Our heartfelt thanks to all the Marathi teachers and volunteers and Narendra ji.
On January 12 th 2025, the kids had a chance to learn about the harvest festival and how it is being celebrated in different parts of India. We extend our thanks to ISW school parents who took their time to prepare and present on the harvest festival - Sankranti with Aditya Ambade,
Lohri with Komal Thapar, and Pongal with Muthu Rajasekaran and Rishi Muthukumaran. We encourage more parents to participate and share their knowledge not only with the kids but also with other fellow parents. Following the presentation on harvest festival, the kids practiced bhajans for the upcoming Saraswati pooja in March. Special thanks to Ms. Sonia Gera for teaching the bhajans to the kids. After the assembly the kids were given Prashad offered by Aditya Ambade in the wake of the harvest festival celebration. On January 26 th 2025, a special India Republic Day presentation was performed by our senior students (Hindi 4 Ms. Sonia Gera's class). During the presentation the kids asked lot of questions and the senior students explained them very well. Kudos to the senior students! Following the presentation the kids designed a beautiful craft commemorating the India Republic Day. Special thanks to Ms. Bindiya Jain for teaching the craft to the kids.
On February 8 th , 2025, ISW hosted ‘The harvest festival’ at St. Johns school in Shrewsbury. The event was a great success. It was a houseful event with varied age group displaying their singing and dancing skills in both compete and non-competing categories. Of course, without a surprise, our ISW language and cultural school kids and some parents showcased their dancing skills, and in addition few teachers rendered their singing talent as well. Special thanks to Tanvi Manjrekar & Sakshi Dindore (former ISW School dance teachers) for teaching dance to the kids. More information about the harvest festival can be in this link: https://iswonline.org/page-18074/13464891 One of the important things is that the kids performed and participated in all these activities amidst the mid-term test on January 29. Big shout out to all the kids in the ISW language and cultural school.
On February 23 rd , the ISW language and cultural school conducted a talent show for the kids. Wow what a great event. Every year the ISW kids don't let us down in surprising us with their unique talents. Below is the
- Arjun Sahasrabudhe Singing: reciting Saraswati shloka
- Ritika Singh Dance
- Kartik Thapar Instrument
- Tarush Mathur Standup or Speech
- Tharuni Subramanian Singing
- Ranav Dinesh Solving RUBIK’s cube in 2 minutes
- Eera Dixit Instrument
- Kris Grover Instrument: Keyboard
- Ayaan Sahasrabudhe Singing
- Twarita Deshpande Arts
- Nikhil Instrument: Piano
- Arianna Bhushan Instrument: Keyboard
- Jasmin Grover Instrument: Keyboard
- Ravi Sukumaran Instrument: Tabla
- Nihira Ranade Singing
- Ayan Thakur Instrument, Singing, Standup or Speech
- Sahana Dinesh Standup or Speech
- Kavya Mangal Singing
- Akshvi Chavan Standup or Speech
- Eva Mathur, Mishika Mathur Dance
- Yukta Singh Singing
Thanks to all the volunteers for their contribution in making this event a successful one -
Shashi Bhushan, Abhay Thakur, Swati and Mukul Agrawal, Divya Gahlot, Kunal, Ruchi
Chauhan, and Shiamin Melville. Also special thanks to Dr. Jagan Srinivasan (ISW) President) for rendering a wonderful speech uplifting the spirit of the kids and recognizing the efforts of ISW language and cultural school. After the end of the talent show, a Certificate of Recognition was awarded to all the kids who participated in the talent show.
Once again thanks to all the teachers, volunteers, parents, and the ISW management for their contribution and commitment. Pictures can be found in the link below. Stay tuned to know more about the celebration of Saraswati puja!
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1d6rxIwa0_DZ9saeUbRKGyjuPRXr5T0ik
Once again thanks to all the teachers, volunteers,parents, and finally the ISW management for their contribution and commitment. Pictures here
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1j3yteAym2Azf5uHKCnGM8yFqhqTJJ9dB
