Kiddies Meet 2011, was an explosion of colour.

The theme was Indian and the mascot was the peacock!

The Meet started promptly at 8.00 a.m. as soon as the Chief Guest, Mrs. Meghna Prasad the P.T.A President, was escorted in. The band led the march past, starting with Class 2, followed by Class 1, U.K.G and then L.K.G. The parents were thrilled to see the kiddies marching with determination writ large on their faces ….. never mind that the marching turned into goose-stepping at times, slow marching sometimes and finally dwindled into a casual stroll of the Kindergartners. When the children assembled before the audience, the Chief Guest declared the meet open and the kids gazed skyward, open mouthed to watch the balloons fly across the sky. They then moved in a well co-ordinated manner to their various positions for their respective drills.

“Shuba swagatham” was the first item – a yoga display by the students of Class 2. Each move and position was orchestrated with just a drum beat and the 8 synchronized asanas had to be seen to be believed. The L.K.G children made their appearance midway and performed a set of simple hand-clapping steps, reminiscent of the traditional ‘Kummi’, to the tune of ‘Raghaventra…Gopala…’.

U.K.G and Class 1 performed an inter-woven item called “thakka dimmi tha”. Class 1 handled the Kolattam in circles very confidently to the Veena music of Chitti Babu. U.K.G continued with the ‘jaalra’ and then combined with the kolattam, before the two circles arranged themselves around the peacocks that danced the finale! Truly spectacular!

The races followed with the desi theme and Indian music to cheer the kiddies on. L.K.G girls did the ‘Matka Jhatka’ and the boys, the ‘Balwan race’ with the girls having to pick up a pot and the boys a mace and run to the finish line. U.K.G girls in ‘Little Miss Chennai’ dressed themselves in a skirt and a string of mallippoo for their hair and the boys in ‘Master Blaster’ dashed across to pick up their bats with which they hit a sixer, Tendulkar –style and then romped home.

The gunny-bunnies of Class 1 went for the traditional sack race. The colourfully decorated sacks added a sparkle to the race.

Class 2 had the shuttle relay with a difference – the flag relay. Each team ran with a flag depicting our national symbols, like the tiger, lotus, mango and of course the peacock.
Hats off to the kids who put their best foot forward!