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he English Elocution competition is an event that both my
daughters had been looking forward to. They have an inherent
love for poetry and verse. Our older daughter was awarded the
Tfirst prize in the English Elocution for P2, reciting one of her
favourite poems, and my younger one wanted to pick her own favourite
for her performance.
Roald Dahl is a universal favourite, and she picked ‘Dentist and
the Crocodile’ for her competition. Her complete involvement and
enthusiasm for the poem was evident in her animated recital.
n English recitation competition for P1s! My first reaction We thoroughly enjoyed the event. There were some outstanding
was “But oh! Anahita is so small.” However my daughter’s performances by these little 6 year olds, so very confident and
excitement and confidence was contagious and I caught on it completely adorable in their animation and expression. There was a
Atoo. Then began the hunt –the poem had to be appropriate- fine selection of age appropriate poems and the teachers had clearly
the right content and the right length. We soon zeroed on to ‘Staying worked hard with the kids to ensure a streamlined and flawless event.
Safe’- a modern version of the Red Riding Hood, a poem with a We were very impressed by the overall standard of recitation by these
strong message to little children on being wary of strangers and not young children. I’m sure they all enjoyed hearing each other and it was
get tempted with toffees and chocolates. Soon it was 2nd September. a wonderful learning experience for them.
I think the butterflies were all in me, for Anahita was a picture of
confidence. Well, so were all the other young ones- prim and proper We were very happy and proud of our Zoya for her excellent
and brimming with confidence. No doubt, the teachers had done an performance, and her well deserved first prize. I applaud all the
excellent job in grooming and training them. The poem recitals were participants of this event for setting a high standard for speech, diction
all excellent- I’m sure making the judges’ job tough indeed. Then the and confidence, indeed creditable for children of class 1. Kudos to the
suspense and the results! And when Anahita was called out for the teachers who trained and supported these little ones to face a large
first prize, my happiness knew no bounds. A big thank you to the audience with such panache!
wonderful teachers of the school and specially Shruti ma’am for having Pooja Narayan, M/o Zoya Vickers, P1 D
trained her so well.

Dr. Surbhi Wadhwa, M/o Anahita Wadhwa P1 A

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