YELLOW HOUSE ASSEMBLY

This morning, Wednesday 7th September 2011, was the day of the Yellow House, who has as its Patron Blessed Phillip Rinaldi, the third successor of St. John Bosco. The theme of the assembly was 'Serenity in Prayer' and a number of incidents in the life of Don Bosco were enacted to show how Don Bosco had a great trust in Divine Providence even in very dire moments. He always asked his boys to pray and he was confident that God would answer his prayers and God did.

He inculcated in his boys to build on a relationship with God as God was not there to spoil their plans but to help them fulfill and give them life to the fullest.

Fr. Rector, in his talk told the boys that Don Bosco based his Educational Methodology on three pillars: Reason, Religion and Loving Kindness. Religion was not to be the following of rituals but building a RELATIONSHIP with God as we have with friends and loved ones. As human beings we need relationships and we build and grow in relationships. We need to have a strong and good relationship with God too, and when we have that we have, like Don Bosco, nothing to fear as God will be with us at all times.

After the Rectors speech some of the prizes for the week were distributed to the students who won them.

PRE PRIMARY-TEACHERS DAY CELEBRATIONS

This morning, the 6th September 2011, the Pre Primary tiny tots had their Teachers Day Celebrations in their class room. It was so lovely to see them dressed up to cheer their teachers and express their gratitude. The little things they did and said was indeed wonderful and every teacher in the Kindergarten had a smile and a tear. Thank you little sweethearts God bless you. Thank you parents for helping out and being there with them.

EVENING STUDY CLASSES-TEACHERS DAY

The Teachers Day Celebrations went on till late evening. The last of the celebrations were by the Evening Study Classes Children who felicitated their teachers with song, dance and expressive words of thanks and appreciation. On a regular basis we have 250 children and youngsters enrolled from our neighbourhood and from the bastis. They come in every day for tuition beginning with some recreation from 5 to 6 pm and then to study till 8.30 pm. There are seven teachers who are with them and help them in their daily studies. In the past couple of years those who appeared for the SSLC examinations did very well and most secured over 80% with some securing even above 90%. Thank you dear Teachers for helping out these youngsters.

At the end of the programme Fr. Edwin who is in charge of the Evening Study programme said a few words of appreciation to the teachers and asked the children to say something nice about each of the teachers. Some of them in their own simple way expressed their appreciation for the time given by these teachers.

At the end of the programme the children went to their classrooms and some sweets were distributed to all.