NEWS
The Methodist Church has approved the
appointment of Mrs Shanthi Dias (nee Thambar) as the new Principal of Methodist
College, with effect from 1 January 2003. Mrs Faith Wickramasuriya
(nee Guruswamy) has been appointed as Vice Principal, also from 1 January
2003. We congratulate them on their respective appointments. The Induction Service of the new Principal, Mrs Shanthi Dias
will be held on 2 Janaury 2003
The school has drawn up a Master Plan for the renovation of the
entire Upper School in 3 different stages. The first phase will be the
construction of a toilet complex (ground floor) and additional classrooms,
adjoining the Loos Block (seaside end) in a square area of 3000 sq. ft. at a
cost of Rs 4.5 million.
Stage 2 would be the
development of the Science Laboratory area with an additional floor constructed
above the existing building to house a Library and Computer complex. Proposed square area would be 3,000 sq. ft
at a cost of Rs 6.0 million. We hope that the Alumni Associations abroad would
take this phase as their project.
The 3rd Phase
would be to bring down the Restarick Bungalow and build a 4 storey complex with
16 classrooms.
The Annual Sports Meet will be held on Monday, March 3 2003 at
the Race Course Grounds, Reid Avenue, Colombo. The Chief Guest will be Mrs. Priyani
Fernando
The Prize Giving will be held on Friday, 28 March at 4.30 p.m.
in the College Auditorium. The Chief
Guest will be Prof Kanthi Ratnayake, Professor of Geography, University of
Ruhuna. She is an old girlf of the
school
The College Service will be held on Sunday, 30 March 2003 at
10.30 a.m. at the Kollupitiya Methodist Church, the Preacher will be Rev Duleep
Fernando
There will be a special ‘Grandparents Day’ for Grades 6 & 7 on
Wednesday, 2 April from 9.30 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. and for Grades 1 & 2 on
Tuesday, 8 April from 9.30 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
Grandparents of children in these classes are invited to come to the Auditorium
for a special programme and then to go to the classrooms to view the handwork
and exhibits and have a time of fellowship.
School will close for the first term on Thursday, April 10 at
12.00 noon and re-open on 22 May at 8.a .m.
The refurbishment of the School
Office block is almost complete and it looks really 'grand'!!
The OGA picnic has been scheduled for Saturday, 29 March 2003
