by Swati Patil
PUNE, JUL 28, 2016: Don Bosco Primary School, Pune celebrated Grandparents Day on July 26 by to raise grandparent-consciousness among the students.
Grandparents were invited to school and students expressed their love through a number of performances. A skit depicting the present situation of grandparents in their families, made all those present very emotional.
The students prepared greeting cards and presented it to their grandparents. All the grandparents actively participated in the tele-games and danced to the latest Marathi numbers.
The invitees were overwhelmed by the gesture of love and thoughtfulness of the school. Grandmother, Asha Khajekar said, "This is the first time that grandparents have been invited for such a wonderful programme and this will surely create more respect for us in our families.
The students too were thrilled to have their grandparents over, at their second home - their school. Divya Jankar, a student of std IV said, " Today I am very happy that my grandma has come to school for the first time to see my stage performance."
The Principal Father Bosco D'Mello, thanked all the grandparents for being present in large numbers for the programme.