Music, festive decorations, Deepavali-themed photo booths, a parade, a fancy dress showcase, a parai drum performance, cultural performances, and more!
Important: All scheduled ATS classroom sessions and Deepavali celebrations will be held at Piney Grove Middle School (PGMS) on November 1. There will be no ATS activities at Denmark High School that day.
- 9:30 a.m.Classes beginAccelerated Grade 1 and Grades 3–8 (early release)
- 10:00 a.m.Seating startsPGMS Gym
- 10:30 a.m.Celebration beginsPick up your child from class and head to the Gym
- 12:30 p.m.Celebration endsPreK–Grade 2 sweet boxes handed out against tokens
The Deepavali celebration is part of the ITA curriculum, giving students the chance to learn about and experience Tamil culture and traditions through festive activities.
- Class time: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at PGMS (early release). Class teachers will share the assigned classroom numbers. Parents should drop off students at their respective classrooms.
- Pick-up: Collect your child at 10:30 a.m. from the classroom and accompany them to the PGMS Gym for the celebration.
- Sweet boxes will be distributed in the classrooms.
- Parents are responsible for supervising their children after class dismissal.
Students from PreK-1, PreK-2, KG, Grade 1 and Grade 2 will be participating in the cultural programs.
- Sweet box tokens were distributed to students in these grades last Sunday. Please bring the token on November 1 to collect your complimentary sweet box at the end of the celebration.
- Students in the cultural programs: report directly to the PGMS Cafeteria as instructed by the ATS Cultural Team.
- Students not in the cultural programs: there is no classroom session for these grades on November 1. Please come directly to the PGMS Gym at 10:30 a.m. We encourage all parents to bring their children to the school.
Please use the main or bus parking lots at Piney Grove Middle School or Shiloh Point Elementary School, based on availability.
We encourage everyone to wear festive traditional attire and celebrate Deepavali together!
