Page 31 - VIS - Newsletter

October/2023

TEACHERS' DAY

The teachers of Vellore International School
work hard to give us a well-rounded and
meaningful education. Naturally, when the

students of VIS had the opportunity of expressing
their gratitude to their teachers on the special
day of September 5th, 2023, they took it up with
gusto!

Teachers' Day is celebrated all over India in
honour of India’s ex-President, Dr. S.

Radhakrishnan, who was one of the best teachers
of his time. His students were very fond of him,
but when they wished to celebrate his birthday
on September 5th, 1952, he insisted that the day
be celebrated as Teachers' Day instead.

The grade 9 students took charge of planning the
event in collaboration with our Dean. The
students prepared a lively and humorous
assembly consisting of a play which imitated our
teachers (after having taken due permission from
everyone concerned!), followed by a quiz about In addition to the morning programme, we also
our school. organized other things. The art students made

beautiful decorations, like banners and charts
A few students of grade 9 then decided to take around the school. They also drew amazing
the saying "the student becomes the teacher” portraits of all the teachers to gift to them
quite seriously, and taught selected topics to individually. The sports event in the evening was
students of grades 5-9. They also taught the a fierce volleyball match between the teachers
teachers! The topics included mental math, the and students followed by fun activities like tug of

nature of atoms, balancing equations, the periodic war, hopscotch, skipping and cycling. It all ended
table, game theory, wormholes, and the worship with a wonderful cake cutting ceremony for
of god. These classes, which included a quiz, took teachers, which was quickly followed by the
place between 9.30 and 10.15 a.m. Since grade 9 devouring of the cake!
students were coordinating the event, we had the The students of VIS love their teachers
special privilege of wearing traditional wear wholeheartedly. They will remain in our hearts
during the day. and memories in the years to come.

Rochana (9C)