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Franklin Park School PTO Invites ALL FPS Families and Staff to Participate in the Diwali Cultural Celebration (Indian Festival of Lights and New Year) Not Sure What Diwali Is? Diwali is a holiday celebrated by many FPS students and their families. Come to the event to get a taste of Indian culture… Learn about Diwali, its meaning and history, cultural significance and how it is celebrated in India and worldwide… ALL are invited for food, fun activities and performances….you don’t want to miss it! Date: Friday, November 16, 2012 Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Place: FPS Cafetorium Dress Code: Traditional Indian Clothes Encouraged (Please feel free to borrow clothes from Indian classmates & friends) Be prepared to experience and enjoy: Arts and crafts activities Henna tattoos Indian music and student dance performances Fashion show featuring students in traditional Indian clothing Delicious Indian food and refreshments (for sale) Ways to Participate in the Event… Due Dates 1. Attend the Event and wear traditional Indian clothes – Return RSVP by: Monday, November 5 2. Essay/Artwork Contest – Details on back page… Entries due by: Monday, November 5 3. Participate in Indian Fashion Show – Details on back page…Return RSVP by: Friday, November 2 4. Perform an Indian Group Dance – Details on back page… Return RSVP by: Friday, November 2 Please complete and return ASAP or no later than Monday, November 5 Student Name: ________________________________ Grade: ______ Teacher’s Name: _______________________ Parent Phone #: __________________ Email: ___________________________________________________________
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FranklinParkSchoolPTOInvitesALL FPS Families and StafftoParticipateinthe
Diwali Cultural Celebration
(Indian Festival of Lights and New
Year)
Not Sure What Diwali Is? Diwali is a holiday celebrated by many FPS students and their families. Come to the event to get a taste of Indian culture… Learn about Diwali, its meaning
and history, cultural significance and how it is celebrated in India and worldwide… ALL are invited for food, fun activities and performances….you don’t want to miss it!
Date: Friday,November16,2012
Time: 6:00pm–8:30pm
Place: FPSCafetorium
DressCode: TraditionalIndianClothesEncouraged(PleasefeelfreetoborrowclothesfromIndianclassmates&friends)
Be prepared to experience and enjoy:
Arts and crafts activities Henna tattoos Indian music and student dance performances Fashion show featuring students in traditional Indian clothing Delicious Indian food and refreshments (for sale)
WaystoParticipateintheEvent… DueDates1. AttendtheEventandweartraditionalIndianclothes–ReturnRSVPby: Monday,November5
2. Essay/ArtworkContest–Detailsonbackpage…Entriesdueby: Monday,November5
3. ParticipateinIndianFashionShow–Detailsonbackpage…ReturnRSVPby: Friday,November2
4. PerformanIndianGroupDance–Detailsonbackpage…ReturnRSVPby: Friday,November2
PleasecompleteandreturnASAPornolaterthanMonday,November5
StudentName: ________________________________Grade:______Teacher’sName:_______________________
ParentPhone#:__________________Email:___________________________________________________________
Yes,wewillattendDiwaliEvent.#Attending:____WeneedtoborrowIndianclothestowearatevent.
“WhatDoesDiwaliMeantoMe”
CallingallParentVolunteers…Weneedyourtime,talentandsupporttomakethiseventasuccess!Ifyoucanassistwithanyofthefollowing,pleaseemailChintalMehtaatchintal914@gmail.comimmediatelyorcompleteformbelow:
EventPlanning–jointhecommitteeandhelpinanyandallaspectsoftheevent ArtsandCraftsActivities–plan,set‐upandsupervisevariousactivitystations Henna–weneedanyonewhocandosimplehennadesignsforthekidsattheevent Food/Refreshments–donatehome‐madeorboughtIndianfoodforsaleatevent;setupand
supervisefoodstation Music–providemusic,entertainmentsystem,etc. FashionShow&DancePerformance–planningandexecution Decorations–providetraditionalIndian/Diwalidecorations EventSet‐upandClean‐up
VolunteerMeetingisonMonday,October29at7pmatFPScafetorium.Thankyouforyoursupport!
Essay/ArtworkContestDetailsRequirements:
Toenterthecontest,pleasewriteaone‐pageessayorcreateaposter/artwork(drawing,painting,collage,etc.)ononeofthefollowingtopics:
1. WhattheFestivalofDiwaliMeanstoYou2. CompareYourFavoriteHolidaytoDiwali,theIndianFestivalofLights
Youcouldinclude:Whyandhowthefestivaliscelebrated(food,clothes,decorations,fireworks,etc.),yourthoughtsandfeelingsaboutthefestival,etc.
CriteriaforSelection:
Theentryisthestudent’soriginalwork Theentrydescribes/depictsanaspectofthefestivalofDiwaliandissuperiorinquality
Anindependentpanelofjudgescomposedofschoolstaffwillselectthebestentriestorecognizeattheevent.Allentrieswillbedisplayedattheevent.
DueDate:Monday,November5.Submityouressayorartworkandincludestudent’sname,grade,teacher’snameandparentcontactphonenumber&emailonthebackoftheentry.Entriesshouldbesubmittedtoclassteacherfordrop‐offinPTOMailboxintheMainOffice.
PleasecompleteandreturnASAPornolaterthanMonday,November5
Iaminterestedinhelpingwith:
IplantoattendVolunteerMeetingonMonday,October29at7pmatFPScafetorium.
FashionShowDetails:StudentsmustdressinIndianattire(letusknowifyouneedtoborrowclothes)andbecomfortableonstagetoparticipate.Wecanonlyaccommodatealimitednumberofparticipants.MustRSVPbyFriday,November2andbeabletoattendrehearsalonThursday,November15.LateRSVPsorwalk‐insondayofeventwillnotbeaccepted!
GroupDancePerformanceDetails:OnlygroupsofFPSstudentswithaready‐to‐performIndiandanceshouldrespondandwillbeconsideredforselection.Auditionandrehearsalmaybenecessary–dateTBD.SendanemailASAPornolaterthanFriday,November2withdancedetails(song,typeofdance,studentnames/grades,andparentcoordinatorname)[email protected].
FoodDonation/FoodStation
Music,DJ/SoundSystem
FashionShow&Dance
Decorations
EventSet‐up
EventClean‐up
EventPlanning
ArtsandCraftsActivities Henna
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