Mangaluru: The finale of the English literary week was held today in the Gonzaga school hall. Dr Alwyn D’Sa Asst. Professor of St Aloysius College was the Chief Guest, Mrs. Patsy Lobo, senior coordinator of ‘The Teachers Foundation’ was the Guest of Honour and Fr. Melwyn Lobo SJ, Principal and Mrs. Jacintha D’Costa, Vice Principal graced the occasion.
The finale had mind-blowing items where students put up an enigmatic performance which included phonic song, report of the activities, poetry recitation, rolling the red carpet, skit, song, Shakespearean play which unleashed the hidden talents in our enthusiastic students.
The Chief Guest Dr. Alwyn D’Sa congratulated the team of students and staff for putting up a wonderful programme. He opined that along with academic performance the different skills that a student acquires through such activities will help them in their higher education and life thereafter. The Guest of Honor, Mrs. Patsy Lobo highlighted the importance of the English language and gave a call to develop a lifelong reading habit. The Principal, Fr. Melwyn Lobo advised the students to cultivate writing habits along with reading books and encouraged the students to become poets and writers in the field of education.
A series of activities like storytelling, puzzles, recitation, picture composition, word building, extempore, book review, elocution, advertise your product, comic series conducted during the week was great exposure to literature for the Gonzagaites from Kindergarten to Class X.
The English literary week was indeed an epic in all ways and was successful in creating awareness of the beauty of the English Language among students.
