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first edition, june 2020 ind ia n sc ho o l musc a t primary sec tio n
table of contents 1. principal’s message 2. vice principal’s message 3. asst. vice principals’ message 4. me ssa g e by ms. pra sha nthi suva rna 5. poe m by ms. gla dys misquith 6. young write rs 7. young artists 8. cre a tive corne r- te a c he rs 2 3 4- 5 6 7 8 44 55 support by ms. sripriya sundar, hod-english graphic designing by ms. jasmine mohamed n compilation by ms. sree lekha madhu & ms. esther shweta
first edition , june 2020 message from the principal’s desk dear parents, for the students, working at the very outset, i would like to send you warm greetings on behalf of the entire teaching fraternity. we are going through an unprecedented global predicament today. each one of us and the entire world is affected by the coronavirus pandemic; our entire way of life is adversely affected by the scare of contagion. our talented staff have been showing their care and concern from home, engaging in creating constructive activities and online classes .for the benefit of students. this is the one side of the coin. the other side. what kids need right now is to feel comforted and loved. to feel like it’s all going to be ok. have your day started and ending with board games, activity games (monopoly, scrabble, memory games, ludo, snakes and ladders, puppet show and many more).and that might mean that you tear up your perfect schedule and love on your kids a bit more. bake cookies and paint pictures. do a science experiment together or find virtual field trips of the zoo. start a book and read together as a family. snuggle under warm blankets and do nothing. weekend specials should be playing housie, painting and drawing, all the while encouraging to clean up the floor once it is done. encourage your ward to make simple yummies for himself / herself like pasta, salad, sandwiches, with a little help from his / her mom. our hi -fives have to become elbow touch. every hour, any family member who reminds first to wash hands gets a smiley so your ward will also be learning lessons on time and numbers . our neighbours are like a second family to us, so you can encourage your children and theirs to make their own two -page e -newspaper daily and email it to both the families. i am sure all of us have been practising social distancing, physical distancing and coming together on google classrooms for mutual morale boosting conversations and sharing. this is the best way to counter the pandemic. and lastly, my friend's son says, “dad look some endangered species of birds and animals are out in the open,” as he watches a video circulating online which talks about the positives of coronavirus lockdown and all i think is, has our old way of life come to an end? i start singing, “a whole new world a new fantastic point of view.” till i write to you again… with warm regards, dr rajeev kumar chauhan principal page 2 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 message from the vice-principal’s desk lot dear all, the coronavirus disease (covid -19) pandemic has upended family life around the world. school closures, working remotely, physical distancing -it’s a for parents to navigate. our role as teachers helps us understand the challenges faced by you and our students during this critical hour . i have some small tips to help our child and student overcome this time easily . it goes like this . look for magic in the daily routine try to establish a routine that factors in age -appropriate education programmes that can be followed online, on the television or through the radio. also, factor in play time and time for reading. use everyday activities as learning opportunities for your children. and don ’t forget to come up with these plans together where pos- sible. i am with you always encourage your children to ask questions and express their feelings with you. remember that your child may have different reactions, so be patient and understanding.try not to minimise or avoid their concerns. be sure to acknowledge their feelings demonstrate that you’re listening by giving them your full attention. make sure they understand that they can talk to you and their teachers whenever they like. start with shorter learning sessions and make them progressively longer. try to stay in touch with your children ’s teacher or school to stay informed, ask questions and get more guidance. what new to learn ??? watch, think, dig deeper , discuss .... and finally earth school the united nations environment programme (unep) and ted -ed have joined forces to launch “earth school”. earth school takes students on a 30 -day “adventure” through the natural world, featuring videos, reading materials and activities to help students gain an understanding of the environment while considering their role within it. when you are free, go through it for a change. mind fulness sparklers has a range of calming activities for you. you could try to navigate this resource https://sparklers.org.nz/ . the above two resources may probably help you to spend your time more produc- tivly. my advice - just go through it. i congratulate the entire team of class teachers and parents who have motivated our young minds to contribute for this e -magazine. keep writing ..until the next edition. ms. priya murali vice -principal, primary section page 3 the communiqué
‘sustainable development is a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own’. - dr. gro harlem brundtland first edition , june 2020 could all over it. he searched look after dear students, are we doing justice to the same? i would like you to indulge in an interesting story. there was once a little grey planet that felt very low. the people living there hadn't cared for it, in spite of all the inventions and space ships. they had contaminated the whole countryside with industrial effluence and waste. this deteriorated the ecosystem. one day, a little boy strolling on the planet, passed by a cave and noticed a small red flower inside. the flower was very sick - almost dying - so the boy carefully dug up the flower, with roots, soil and everything. then, he started looking for a place where he the planet but in vain. he looked up at the sky and saw the moon. the boy felt that the plant had better chance of survival on the moon. geared up in his astronaut suit, he climbed into a space ship. he tucked the little red flower in a bag carefully and off they went to the moon. far from the black soot and the pollution, the boy and the red flower found a new home. the flower was so well cared for, and soon flourished, procreating an entire colony of red flowers. the moon was a carpet of red flowers and it was indeed a sight to behold! this is why, whenever the little boy's flowers bloom, the moon takes on a soft red sheen, like a warning signal. may be it's reminding us to take care of our planet, such that there comes no day when flowers grow only on the moon and not on the earth. all over the world june 5th is celebrated as the world environment day. it is the for encouraging worldwide awareness and un’s most action for is "celebrate biodiversity", and will be hosted in colombia in partnership with germany. the best way to celebrate world environment day is to plant more trees. if we can't plant more trees, we can also have some indoor plants. the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink and the climate that makes our planet habitable all come from nature. yet, these are extraordinary times in which nature is sending us a message: to care for ourselves we must care for nature. it’s time to wake up. it’s time to build back better for the people and the planet. this world environment day, it’s time for nature. stay home stay safe. the protection of our environment. the important day theme for 2020 with love & best wishes ms. bindhu saji assistant vice principal, primary section page 4 the communiqué
we are all in this together first edition , june 2020 situation top of lockdown in turmoil. covid 19, an event that has put the whole world it has not spared the rich nor had mercy on the poor. a miniscule virus of size less than 100 nm has created havoc that has sha- ken the entire world and has made sure its ramifications are felt on all sectors of our society. besides impacting life and health of millions of humans two other sectors have been the most affected and are in the frontline facing its wrath in full force – economy and education. though our is surreal, it is amazing how quickly we all, young and old have adapted to the covid -19 way of life wherein the digital technology has played a pivotal role. the cherry on the anxiety - inducing pandemic is ‘social distancing’. social distancing has now become another key word and the norm of the day. human beings are social animals and consciously isolating ourselves from friends and loved ones is really challen- ging. but thanks to internet and tech- nology, today we have a feeling of being connected to the rest of the world. where the world is searching for testing kits, vaccines, ventilator, ppe & mask availability, teaching community has started to look for online tools for teaching - learning and assessment: like google classroom and webinars, a concept that was new to most of the chalk and board academicians’ just 2 -3 months ago. but ism has a team of dedicated academicians who have mastered this platform too. as it is said school but teachers are working harder to impart education. i am really proud of our teachers of the primary section. buildings are closed the is; for once the world feature of the present an amazing situation is ‘thinking the same thoughts’, ‘sharing the same fears’ and ‘battling the same enemy’. all nations are collectively rocketing high on the ‘coronagraph’ and deep - diving ‘economic graph’. together on the such synchronisation would have been impossible to achieve ever. today, impossible is the new possible. nobody is ‘stronger’ than the other. strange times indeed - we are all in it together but still each one is on his own. i never doubted god's presence nor his sense of balance and justice -but this one instance convinces me that god has a ‘sense of humour’ too. but this life and these miserable times will also pass, if an invisible virus can shake the world then an invisible supreme power can also save the world. we just need to keep our faith and work at what we do our best. is ms. shaheen kasmani assistant vice principal, primary section page 5 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 all work & no play makes jack a dull boy. lose them to be disciplined and aggressiveness to some extent. i am glad that in ism we have some really good facilities and our p.e. teachers ensure that students are well trained during their p.e. classes. ismkidsport is now being used extensively by all our students and it is making a world of difference to all students. they are enjoying the sports and learning new skills daily. now during this period of lockdown also our p.e. teachers are sending some videos for students to exercise and keep fit at home too. ms. prashanthi suvarna in - charge, afternoon shift primary section this is a well known proverb which tells the importance of play in a child’s life. no doubt studies do take a large chunk of student’s time. but the role of play can never be undermined and underestimated. how play is important the physical and mental growth and development of children is scientifically proved. for learn through play. children it teaches them life skills like team work, spirit of competition, values like fair play and cooperation are ingrained when children play team games with each other. so there should be a balance of stu- dies and play. play is an enjoyable activity where children develop their strengths and innate skills. some of the games that we should encourage children to play are cricket, badminton, shuttle, football and tennis. side by side they should also learn to skip, play with a ball and play games like kho kho which does not need any equipment. if children play and harness their energy in a positive way, it will help page 6 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 who am i? i’m the most intelligent creation i have the power to think, to reason but at times in the name of progress have done mundane and horrendous things i pollute, corrupt and compromise alter the course of nature little do i realise the havoc it causes? to humans, animals and mother earth when will i start to ponder? and hope for the best and learn that cohesion is the solution and stop the greed and plunder my wants never seem to stop!!! hence we’re isolated and created a cage for ourselves let’s be humane and wonder am i responsible for this stage? shall we rewind the course of nature? be satisfied and appreciate god’s creation to err is human but to accept is right and change our ways and decide to be responsible and cherish with pride what our ancestors left for us – values and norms and what in turn will we leave behind for our children and all mankind ms. gladys misquith teacher primary section page 7 the communiqué
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the kind queen first edition , june 2020 o nce upon a time, there lived a queen who was very kind. one day she saw a beautiful piece of land near the river. she wanted to build her palace there. her ministers started to build the palace. one day one of the ministers came back to the queen and said, “your majesty, a small house is taking away the beauty of the palace.” the queen called the old woman living in that small house. the old woman came crying and said, “my queen, i don’t want to leave that house as my late husband built it. we have many memories there.” the generous queen let the old woman stay in her house. moral of the story: be kind to everyone around you. hiba saara, iii f page 9 the communiqué
a day in my farmhouse first edition , june 2020 at barka. i t was a sunny day so i thought i will go to my farmhouse my mother said to me, “after you put your bag in your room, you can eat your lunch and go for a quick swim in the pool. later you can play around outside.” i went to see the horses and other animals. there were two horses - one was brown and the other was white. i loved to see and feed the horses. there were other animals too like goats, peacocks, chickens, ducks, rabbits, etc. later i went for a scooter ride with my mother. there were colourful flowers in the garden too. i loved playing and spending time in the farmhouse. this is my most favourite place. haniya eira khan, iii s page 10 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 my trip to kerala i went to india for vacation last year. from my home town, i went to kerala by train. i was excited about the train journey because it was my first train journey in india. i stayed in one of the beautiful resorts. from there i went to athirapally waterfalls with my father, mother & sister. i went to vazhachal waterfalls also. next day, i went to guruvayoor temple and elephant camp sanctuary. i was very much excited because i saw too many elephants. the other day we checked out of the resort and went to kottayam. there i stayed in the back water resort and i went to jadayupara. it is designed like an eagle. they made the design at the top of the mountain. i went for boating in the back water resort. i was en- joying in the swimming pool and played with fishes in the pond. i came back to my hometown after the five days trip. i have attached a photo of those enjoyed moments. n vineethkumar, iv l page 11 the communiqué
save nature first edition , june 2020 nce upon a time, there lived two friends called tina and pinky in a green city. pinky loved nature but tina was the opposite. when they grew up, tina used to cut trees while pinky planted them. tina cut all the trees in her street and only one was left. the birds were missing their homes. though pinky advised, tina never bothered about it. one day, tina got a bad dream that her house was being destroyed by all the elephants. the lion king told so, to teach her a lesson on how bad it feels when the shelters of birds and animals are cut. suddenly tina woke up and realised her mistake. she felt sorry for what she had done. then tina started to save nature by planting more trees. moral of the story: save trees, save lives. hiba saara, iii f page 12 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 o ne day a princess was playing outside. she saw a corona. corona told her that he would eat her. the princess ran away to the palace. she started crying. the queen told her, “ don’t cry my dear. we will enjoy inside the palace.” corona was thinking that one day the princess will come out and he will eat her but the princess never came out. so the corona got tired and ran away. then the princess lived happily. stay home stay safe. ananya shah, i t page 13 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 there was a rabbit family living in a big farm where the farmer had grown crop. since the crop was ready, the farmer was thinking of harvesting the crop. one day when baby rabbit was playing, he heard the farmer’s discussion with his wife, “the crop is ready and we should start harvesting. tomorrow i will request our neighbour to help us so we can start cutting work”. hearing this, the baby rabbit got worried. in the evening when father rabbit came home, he started weeping loudly and told to his father, “if the farmer will start cutting crop tomorrow, we will lose our beautiful burrow which we have built in this farm. we will have to search another farm.” the father rabbit heard the farmer’s exact conversation from baby page 14 the communiqué rabbit and told him calmly, “my child, don’t worry! nothing is going to happen tomorrow.” next day baby rabbit was surprised to see that his father’s words turned true and crop cutting did not happen. in the evening, the rabbit family heard the farmer’s voice again. the farmer was talking to his wife; our neighbour did not come to help us so i will check with our villagers. if they are ready to support, we will start harvesting tomorrow. baby rabbit again felt scared after listening to this talk and told his father, “let’s move to other place as tomorrow this crop will be cut and we will be in danger”. the father rabbit repeat- ed not to worry. the farmer will not cut the crop tomorrow.
as said by the father rabbit, next day again the baby rabbit saw that no one came to cut the crop. during evening time, the rabbit family saw the farmer in a sad mood talking to his wife that, “neither neighbour nor villagers are coming to help us. without any help, we cannot cut the crop in this big farm. let me call our relatives for help and i am sure they will come tomorrow.” when worried baby rabbit looked to his father, he got the same answer from his father, “nothing will happen”. next day baby rabbit observed that no one came to the farm. again in the evening, rabbit family heard farmer’s noise talking to his wife, “since no one is coming to help us we should now hire labour to support us in harvesting. i will go to market to hire some labour and we will start crop cutting tomorrow with their help.” hear- ing this when baby rabbit turned to his father to talk, his father replied, calm down! nothing will happen tomorrow. again as told by father rabbit, no one came to farm for work next day. while it was evening, the rabbit family farmer anxiously discussing with wife, “my dear! i am disappointed now and worried saw first edition , june 2020 that nobody is coming to help us. if we don’t start cutting crop, we will lose our crop. we must not wait for anyone now and we ourselves must start harvesting tomorrow.” hearing these words of the farmer this time, the father rabbit immediately told the family that we all should move to other place now. let’s pack up and move! tomorrow surely the crop cutting will happen. baby rabbit was confused with the father rabbit’s instruction and asked his father why he was worried and advising them to move instead of saying ‘not to worry’. the father rabbit replied, until now the farmer was relying on someone else to start his work. but now he is determined to cut the crop by himself so tomorrow definitely the cutting will happen. he has realised that self-help is the best help and one should not be dependent on someone else for his own work. next day baby rabbit saw that the farmer had started harvesting himself. the baby rabbit under- stood father’s advice and learnt a useful message, “self help is the best help”. tathya patel, iv d page 15 the communiqué
o nce upon a time there lived a beautiful couple. they had two children called jet and mike. first edition , june 2020 jet and mike both were not only siblings but were good friends. they used to play, study, fight together and share things. they go together wherever they go. both the brothers were good swimmers too. one day mike and his brother went for fishing to a nearby lake. there they found a beautiful golden fish swimming. the fish struggled to escape, running here and there. it tried to jump out of their net. but it was useless. the boys’ heart started melting to see the plight of the poor fish. suddenly the boys were amazed to see the fish talking. the golden fish asked the boys, “can you please leave me in the next lake?”. mike asked, “why do you want to go to the next lake?”. the fish replied “because a wave pushed me into this lake. if you leave me in the next lake, i will give you fifteen fishes”. happily the boys dropped the fish and went to home. the boys narrated the story to their parents. the neighbourhood boys heard this and they immediately went to the lake to threw the net and caught the golden fish. they asked the fish for fifteen fishes. the fish called his friend, the snake. the snake killed the boys!!! moral: if we do good, in return we will get good only. r.ranjith ramanathan, iv d page 16 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 there lived three girls whose name was riki, cloe and emma. those girls were very close friends. and they also were mermaids. they also had a friend who was named louis. emma worked in a shop named juice hut. one day riki and cloe went to emma’s shop. but nobody was there. when they turned back they saw emma. cloe said, “where were you”? “i was swimming in the water”, said emma. “what were you doing? we were looking for you”, said cloe. “let’s all go swimming”, cloe said. then they all jumped into the water happily. while swimming, they saw a treasure box in the deep sea and they decided to bring it up. they went home and opened it. it was full of colourful diamonds. they divided amongst themselves. emma used the diamonds in her shop. she kept them for sale. many people started visiting her shop to have a look at her diamonds. the other two have kept the diamonds with them and wanted to make a beautiful necklace for themselves. they all looked so happy. diamonds the hesha bane , iii d h i friends, my name is hesha! i love to play with barbie dolls and also love to go to my lawn tennis classes but now i cannot go or play out because of this situation of corona virus. now i play on my own. well, i do love having fun with my parents. as i said before i cannot go out but i am not sad. i did a lot of fun activities like making bangles, doing kids yoga, kids zumba and cooking with my mother. i also learnt how to solve a rubic cube from my father. at first i took a few days to learn but later i could solve in 5 mins. but now i can solve in 2 min 12 secs. then i had also prepared a jelly fruit cake for mother’s day with the help of my father. i also did drawing and few sketches. and i helped my mother with her household work. i am not crying for this situation instead i am having fun. i am also reading story books every day. you have to know that i am watching mako mermaids on netflix. i also wish to be a real mermaid with a long tail. that reminds me that i want to tell you a story! page 17 the communiqué
o nce upon a time there was a boy named mark. he was from mexico. he went with his parents to russia on a vacation. they went to a market called phonm penh to find some food. he was lost! he was knocked unconscious and got kidnapped. when he regained consciousness, they were going to give him drugs in order to sell him. he waited for them to leave the place so that he can escape from his kidnappers. he the window that there was a man having a bike who was about to leave. he had to think quickly as he had not much time. saw from first edition , june 2020 the brave boy there was a knife near him. he got the knife and somehow managed to free himself from the room. he quickly climbed down the window to stop the man from leaving. he knew some basic russian so he said “пожалуйста, остановитесь, не могли бы вы бросить меня в полицейский участок?” that means “please stop. would you drop me at the police station? so the man agreed to take him on his bike. he told the man that he had lost his way and then was kidnapped. they arrived at the police station and told the police all that had happened to him. the kidnappers had no clue about it. the police went to the warehouse where the kidnappers had held him captive and surround- ed it. the kidnappers tried to come out but were captured and sent to jail. the police brought the boy back to his parents and congratulated the boy on how brave he was. clement rebello, iv e page 18 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 o nce there was a man called robin and he was very rich. he lived in a remote city along with his family in a very big villa. that village was situated in the hills, full of trees and natural resources. in robin’s villa, there were many rooms. in one of the rooms, there was old furniture. among those there was a new ,proud cupboard and a curtain that was old, kind and loving. everyday there used to be a chat between proud cupboard and kind curtain. the curtain told the cupboard that it should not to be so proud but the cupboard did not listen and the days passed. one day some robber came into villa when there was nobody inside. when the robbers entered the room where all furniture was kept, their eyes immediately fell on the proud cupboard alone. they thought more valuable things will be inside and banged the cupboard with the guns and opened it. they were very upset because there was nothing inside and in anger they destroyed the cupboard. all the other furniture was saved. the moral of the story is that “proud behaviour leads to fall and destruction of one’s own self”. let us be kind and loving to one another. sam joel festus, iii h page 19 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 trip to kerala: god’s own country day 1 : our flight was from pune to bangalore to cochin in kerala. in cochin, after checking into a hotel, first we went to the church and later to the beach. for the first time we travelled by metro and went to lulu mall. we ate burger in burger king and pizza in pizza hut. then we went back to the hotel and went to bed. the first day had ended. day 2: we travelled from cochin to munnar. we went there to see a tea factory and we saw there how to make tea powder with tea leaves and we also saw a tea farm. oh! i forgot to mention about the most popular and awesome waterfalls called bahubali waterfalls, where the actual movie has been shot, which we saw on our way to munnar.. day 3: we went to allepey and stayed in a house boat. it was really nice. there we enjoyed the beauty of nature. we also enjoyed the south indian food. my mom and dad went to the massage parlour. day 4: then the next morning we travelled from allepey to trivandrum. on the way to trivandrum, we saw jatayu's place, where he took his last breath while fighting with lord ravana. we used the rope way to reach jatayu. day 5: we went to kanyakumari. we had to be in the long queue for three hours to get our tickets and finally via a boat we reached to see the great swami vivekananda statue. day 6: the next morning, we went to the padmnabhaswami temple in the capital city of kerala and also visited the zoo. and finally our tour ended. we had a flight from trivandrum to bangalore and bangalore to pune. that’s how i spent my winter and christmas vacations with my family by visiting god’s own country. i enjoyed it very much. arush ashutosh malvade, iv t page 20 the communiqué 16
first edition , june 2020 the pearl city arshaq mohamed, ii g during my vacation, we went to hyderabad. on the first day, we went to lumbini park and hussain sagar lake. we saw a tall buddha statue. on the second day, we went to salar jang museum and golconda fort. on the third day, we visited choumahalla palace. there we saw many chandeliers and four other palaces. the same evening we went to makkah masjid and charminar. on the last day of our trip, we went to ramoji film city. we watched many shows and other activities. we enjoyed our day there. that was the end of our trip. page 21 the communique
first edition , june 2020 super tailor ranjani ramanathan, iv k meera was a young nine year old girl. she loved stitching. one day she was walking around her house as she had nothing to do. when she went to her mother’s room, she was setting her cupboard. while setting, her mom shouted as ‘‘oh no!’’ “what happened mom?’’ meera asked. mom said, ‘‘my pant has a hole’’. then meera took her box of tools (inside the box she kept tools which we use to stitch cloth). she took a tool called thread & needle and the needle had a tiny little hole. she inserted the thread and started stitching. after sometime she finished stitching. her mom thanked her and continued her work. now meera went to her father’s room. he was getting ready to his office and almost he dressed up but then he said ‘‘oh omg (oh my god)’’. meera asked her dad, “what happened daddy?” “my shirt button is gone.” meera said, “don’t worry dad i will help you.” then she took her same tools called thread, needle and a button (buttons means not laptop’s button shirt button) and started stitching. she took few minutes and finished it. then her father thanked her. page 22 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 then she heard a crying voice from her bed room. and then she saw her brother krishna crying with his torn teddy. meera asked, “krishna, what happened krishna?” “my teddy is torn”, he cried. meera consoled him by saying, “don’t worry, i will fix it for you”. then she took her needle, thread and cotton. she put the cotton in the teddy and stitched it after some time she finished stitching. she gave the doll to krishna. krishna thanked her and played happily. night time, after meera’s meal (dinner) she lay down in her bed and thought to herself how many good things she did the whole day. thinking about this she went into a deep sleep. moral : have a kind heart to help others like meera. page 23 the communiqué 19
first edition , june 2020 my life during lockdown because of covid-19 chiraayu chandan, iv s i n the month of march 2020, everyone was busy preparing for final exams and suddenly my school announced the holidays cancelling the last exam because of corona virus pandemic. i was very happy that i could play with my friends full time. but the government made the rules that everything should be under lockdown and so i had to stay inside my house. i felt very bored. i wanted to know why corona virus is so dangerous. so many questions started rising in my mind and to get the answers i started watching videos and listening to news. i came to know about the ways it spreads. after that i thought that it ’s safe to stay at home. so i found other ways to entertain myself. i learnt how to skate, play started playing indoor games. i also badminton and squash inside the house. meanwhile they started online classes in my school. i was very excited and curious to know how it ’s going to happen .i got my own gmail id from school. i learnt how to operate through the google classroom and zoom app for my dance classes. from then on i am not bored. i am happy that i am learning so many new things during this time but i still miss my school, teachers, playtime with my friends and going out for shopping with my parents. i hope everything will be normal soon so that we can play, enjoy and learn as we did before the arrival of corona virus pandemic. till then stay home stay safe. page 24 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 i was feeling bored at home during my last summer vacation. i wished to go for a trip to have tons of fun. i asked my father if we could go. to my surprise, he had already planned a trip and asked me to pack my luggage and get ready. the next day, we reached the airport and got in to our flight. i was really surprised when i knew we were going to a place called georgia. it almost took five hours to reach the place. georgia is a very beautiful country. it was winter season during that time. we checked in to our hotel. there was a river beside our hotel. it was a very nice view to see from the balcony of our hotel. the next morning, we had our breakfast and left the hotel and started our journey to a place called gudauri. first i thought it was very far and felt very bored. as after sometimes, i started seeing some mountains with snow! this was my first experience with snow! i was very excited. we reached a snow hotel named mariam gudauri. it was a very nice hotel. the first day we went on a cable car over the snow mountains. the next day we went to a fun place to play. first i made snowballs and played throwing them on my family. then i made a snowman. later we went atop a hill and did skiing. it was great fun. there is one more thing that i wanted to tell you- the snowbike. we had lots of fun. we left the place and went to a place named bakuriyani. it was a forest covered with snow. we went to the snow park. we went on a train ride through snow forest. after three days of fun and enjoying, we travelled back to muscat. it was the best vacation i have ever had...! misba valiyakath, iii e page 25 the communiqué
mayukha smrithesh, ii s first edition , june 2020 train incredible after that we visited mickey’s toon town. we had a photo session with mickie, minnie, pluto, barbie and donald duck. the experience of meeting them in person was memorable. ride there was a wonderful ride inside. we had an around the edge of disneyland. we also saw adventure land which is a paradise for children and a treat for adults. it represented jungles of asia and tribal set up. i got a chance to meet all the disney characters at the royal theatre also, where there was a live stage show of the disney fairytales. at night, i witnessed a very impressive show of water, laser light, fire and music which weaved toge- ther to celebrate the magic of disney storytelling. when we got back from the theme park, my feet were hurting really bad. but it was worth it because i had an amazing time. it took us into a different world full of fun and entertainment and i hope to visit again soon. m y visit to california in 2019 was my most favourite trip. i travelled by flight from muscat to san francisco where my cousins aayra and araayna stay. it was a very long journey but i was really excited. i saw the sky and the clouds from the plane. once i reached home, i realised i was a bit tired. but my tiredness was quickly taken over by the extreme happiness to meet my cou- sins. then i had a nice nap. the very next day we set out on a road trip from san francisco to los angeles where my favourite disneyland park is located. we were all dancing with joy on the very sight of the theme park. i was so thrilled to meet all my favourite characters in one place. there i saw fantasy land which was exactly like the place we read in fairy tales. here, i met sleeping beauty and alice in wonder- land. i also visited the snow white scary adventure which was a bit scary but we thoroughly enjoyed it. there was a huge castle of frozen elsa where i met my favourite elsa and anna. we also went for a submarine ride. there i met ariel, the mermaid princess, nemo, dory and mini jelly fishes. page 26 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 my lockdown moments i stopped going to school one day, my school bag was kept away. i couldn't go to garden to play, i asked mumma what happened, please say. she said it’s coronavirus baby, you won’t understand, but just make sure you keep washing your hands. at first i thought it’s holiday time, now daddy doesn’t come late at 9. he plays with me and mummy cooks, and they read out my favourite books. now i see everyone wearing masks, what is that for daddy, i ask. i don’t know what's happening and when will this end, because i am missing all my friends. my aaji is in mumbai alone, my nana n nani are in toronto, and i talk to them only over phone. i miss the swings, slide and so much more, and want to get new toys from the store. i ‘ll be a good boy, god! will eat my food and won’t shout, but please god, throw this coronavirus out ! aaditya natu, i a (penned down by parent) page 27 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 shraddha shruti jha , ii b can we dare to destroy the nature? for god is everywhere! when nature answers, we have to face disasters. so save trees, save paper, use sunlight and save mother earth! the crops swinging in the wind, oh! i like this natural air, flowers,mountains and birds... wherever we go, god is there god will save us from disasters so we better save trees,save paper, use sun- light and care for mother earth . page 28 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 nature vacation i love vacation. during vacation, we visit different countries or states. in different countries or states, there are important places like eiffel tower, pyramids etc. i have visited dubai, state of kuwait and kingdom of saudi arabia. in india we have visited puducherry, ooty and bengaluru. during the vacation, i will be very happy with my family and i will keep on playing. sometimes, i will make craft, drawings etc. my main hobby is playing with friends. sidharth mahalingam, iv s page 29 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 my school stars are many, but moon is one gems are many, but kohinoor is one friends are many, but best friend is one rays are many, but sun is one countries are many, but india is one schools are many, but my school is the best one. -swarit singh ajmani , ii t page 30 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 t h e c o l o u r s o n g avnita pramodh, i c red, red, red! the apple is red, orange, orange, orange! the flowers are orange, yellow, yellow, yellow! the sun is yellow, green, green, green! the grasses are green, blue, blue, blue! the sky is blue. indigo, indigo, indigo! the berries are indigo, purple, purple, purple! the grapes are purple, these lovely colours are given by god, these are the rainbow colours on a rainy day! page 31 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 nights are spooky devna ganesh, iii d night time sky is dark, so dark! light comes up and werewolves be themselves, children read bedtime stories and go to sleep, they see good dreams, they see nightmares. night is a scary time for me! the moon comes up when the sun goes down. the stars glow brightly in the sky. the birds and plants go to sleep as soon as the sun vanishes. nights are spooky for me! page 32 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 today is my birthday and birthday is today!! i dance, sing, learn and play, jump make noise, push and scare. i splash water on others and take gifts. today is my birthday and birthday is today! priyanka rajan, iv g my family hi, i am iqra noor. my father’s name is tabrez . my mother’s name is farha. my sister’s name is simra. i am studying from home. i miss my indian school muscat. iqra noor, i b page 33 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 tom’s pet t om was a little boy who lived with his parents in a village. he always played alone inside his house. one day tom asked his father that he needed a bird in a cage. his father agreed and told him that he would get it in the evening. in the evening on the way to the pet shop, tom’s father took him to a zoo where birds and animals were caged. tom was very happy to see a lot of animals and birds but he felt that they were not happy. tom asked his father about it. his father said that they shouldn’t be caged. these animals should be roaming in the jungle and birds needed to fly in the sky. we humans for our happiness locked them inside the cage. tom was very sad and he said that he doesn’t want any bird to be caged inside his home. it should fly high in the sky. tom’s father was very happy and he hugged his son for this action. they returned home happily. sreelakshmi sreelesh, iv s page 34 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 riddles 1. which month has 28 days? all of them of course. 2. what has neck but no head? bottle 3. what kind of room has no door? mushroom 4. what do lazy dogs do for fun? chase parked cars 5. why do bees hum? because they do not know the words. 6. what has four legs, but cannot walk? table 7. what has many rings, but no fingers? telephone arya jig nesh mehta, i b page 35 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 riddles 1. what has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? ans. clock 2. what has a neck but no head? ans. bottle 3. what begins with t ends with t? ans. teapot 4. why do lions eat raw meat? ans. because they never learn to cook 5. what goes up but never goes down? ans. your age 6. what has four legs but can’t walk? ans. table 7. what gets wet but you use it every day? ans. towel page 36 the communiqué sai tanishka n, iv t
first edition , june 2020 my dad, my hero my dad is like a shining sun, with him i do a lot of fun, to give me energy everyday he tries to run. my dad is the best, to give me the best he takes no rest, i always want to be in his cozy nest. with me always he plays, sometimes with toys & clays, it doesn’t matter if it is in nights or days. for you dad, my heart has a lot of love, which is pure like a dove. yusra adil shaik, iii v page 37 the communiqué 30
first edition , june 2020 now a days, a virus is moving around the world. do u know the virus’s name? it is called “corona virus!” “omg!” it was first found in china. “hmm…. i am feeling bored”, said the mother corona. baby corona said, “i want to go to the earth and see what is happening inside”. daddy corona said, “ohho…yes we are very very and super-duper strong. i heard that china is the most popular country.” “yes. yes.” said the mother corona. i also heard about it. let’s go there to enjoy.” the baby corona’s name is lestis, the mother corona’s name is grown and father corona’s name is crown. the corona family packed everything and went to wuhan city, china. china people did not know that they are coming. after few days, china got affected by corona. corona family liked the place verrrrrryyy muchhhhh…… the corona family was enjoying in wuhan city, china. “la la la” said the baby corona. “hmmm…. ah haa! …dad, can i go to anywhere in the world? please please!!!” “ok. you may enjoy. bye” said daddy corona. what happened after???? then you know it spread all over the world!!! they are travelling everywhere because they are viruses…. we are trying to find a vaccine and not yet found by scientists till date. “we hope that we will quickly find the vaccine and the earth will be protected” swarnali biswas, iv s page 38 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 it was a beautiful december morning that we decided to move around and explore a couple of places in this beautiful country we are in. we decided to go the oman aquari- um at mabella and dolphin watch at sidab. oman aquarium this is a place where we can see marine animals and plants. oman aquarium was really exciting. we saw box fishes, turtles, jelly fish, shark and many others. in this aquarium we took many photos, videos etc. i have kept the photo of an ‘eel‘ which i took on 22/12/2019 . one thing made me sad was that all the fishes were in some boxes; they all are living in those boxes. imagine us being shut in a box!!!. but i appreciate the people behind this aquarium, that they worked hard to make this much. sidab dolphin watch the next one in our list was dolphin watch at sidab. here we can see dolphins coming out of their habitats and porpoising in the sea. we got into a motor boat. the captain started the motor and we went to the sea to watch the dolphins. but the only thing that you must remember is that the dolphins will not come out every time because if they are tired they will rest and will not come out. we were so lucky we saw many dolphins porpoising in the sea. our captain’s name was yasim. he was a very good captain; he didn’t scare those dolphins with the loud noise of the motor. he just went slowly and showed us that they were enjoying their world. other motor boats went very fast scaring those poor creatures. we went through a hole of rock later and that too was really amazing. it was indeed fun…. so in a single day we saw some living beings in cages and some other ones enjoying freedom in the hands of mother nature….. . page 39 the communiqué pranav arun, iv v
my best friend forever first edition , june 2020 i opened my eyes and found myself with yusra. she stu- dies in class iii v. she didn’t leave me though i was so tired. she was full of energy and wanted to play. when we felt very tired and hungry, we had yummy food and again played till we both were dirty, yucky and smelly. then we took a bubble bath. in the bath tub, she brushed my back, sham- pooed my hair and washed me. after bath, she wiped me too. she even dried my hair and we wore our best clothes. we looked beautiful. she loves me and i love her, we cannot stay away from each other. even in the night we slept toge- ther under the same blanket. she told me a story and we fell asleep. next morning she said bye to me and went to school. i am so lucky to have her as my best friend forever (bff). i love you yusra. i cannot wait for her to return from school. oh! i forgot to tell you my name, as i was busy with yusra. my name is sissy and i am her cuddly doll. yusra adil shaik, iii v page 40 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 joel c samuel, ii b watching the turtles at ras al hadd i ’ve always wanted to see turtles. i have seen turtles in comics, television and animal planet but i’ve not seen them in real. it was july 2019. during my summer vacation, my cousins came from dubai to have some experience of the beauty of oman. first we decided to go to sur. we enjoyed our drive along the coastal line of oman. we took a break at the sur plaza hotel. from there, we went to ras al hadd. we reached ras al hadd around 9:30 p.m. we booked our tickets and got allotment for 10:30 p.m. pick up .we all waited at the waiting area and were so excited to watch the turtles lay eggs. while waiting, we took photos of the museum wallpapers and also learned about many interesting facts about turtles. we waited for an hour in the waiting room for the bus to arrive and for the pick up. the guide gave us instructions. however, it was very dark outside. we reached where the turtle was. only the guide was allowed to hold the flashlight and we were told not to use any light so that we would not disturb the turtles. luckily it was a full moon that day and we could see each other in the moon light. everyone was so excited to see the turtle lay eggs. the turtle laid its eggs and it nicely covered it with sand. after laying the eggs, it went back into the sea. we spent more than an hour watching the turtles. we were also lucky to see a baby turtle going into the sea. before i even knew it, it was time for us to leave. i was very sad. i enjoyed myself in ras al hadd and i wish i could come back again someday… page 41 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 megha & her shoes mystery megha’s grandparents came to her house. after few days they went for a picnic. at the picnic spot, megha saw her friends and rushed towards them to play while her grandparents were happy to meet their friends and family and spent time talking to them. megha played and she was very happy. she went on rides, enjoyed on the slide and swing .her grandfather took her to a farm. there they saw goats, cows, camels, etc. when they returned from the farm, megha saw the women’s cricket match. she remembered last year her mother had won the match as the captain. while having fun watching the women play, lakshmi, her friend came and asked megha to accompany her to where the slide was. it was time for lunch, so megha’s father called them for lunch. as she was coming for lunch, she realised that she had lost her shoes. she looked everywhere but could not find it. she was very scared. if her father comes to know about it, he will get angry. megha did not know what to do. then megha went to her grandfather and explained it to him . her grandfather was surprised and said, “what! you have lost your shoes.” he was like omg!! then he said, “don’t worry my dear, i will find it.” megha suddenly remembered that when she was on the slide, a boy named deltan took her shoes. lakshmi saw that and told her but megha did not bother about it and continued playing. megha told her grandfather about deltan. after lunch megha’s grandfather came running with the pair of shoes. he said that they were in the playground. deltan admitted that he took the shoes and hid it. everyone was surprised to hear it but they were happy that they found it. that day is a memorable day for megha. . debangana tikadar, iv l page 42 the communiqué 37
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first edition , june 2020 pratyusha manna, i c akansha abhilash, i c page 44 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 aishni naik, ii t alsa denny mangottu, iv i page 45 the communiqué
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first edition , june 2020 akansha abhilash, i c debangana tikadar, iv l page 47 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 akansha abhilash, i c mayukha smrithesh, ii s page 48 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 rishon thomas tomiyo, i u page 49 the communiqué sidharth m, iv s
first edition , june 2020 t d dhanushraj, iii t pratyusha manna, i c page 50 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 akshita, iii i k prethinka , i c page 51 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 t d dhanushraj, iii t page 52 the communiqué yusra adil shaik, iii v
t d dhanushraj, iii t devansh banerjee, iii t devik chenthil, ii h mayukha smritesh, ii s
first edition , june 2020 sidharth m, iv s akansha abilash, i c every child is an artist. the problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. pablo picasso adwitheya, ii w page 54 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 miniature sketch as a sequence miniature is a genre that involves an art like painting, engraving and sculpture. it is generally very small which can be held in a palm. the miniature art existed in the mesolithic age in the form of cave paintings which were .hardly retrieved. this art form also had some findings in the medieval times. this is an attempt to create a sequence of miniature sketches on the terrain of our very own oman. this gives a new dimension to this form of art. miniaturists now tend to follow or copy certain style. being a free lancer in this artistic world, i want to translate my vision into a visual transformation. doing this work of art was sheer joy. it is like rendering of solo music by an amateur artist. read through the terrain and revive me as an artist. ms. srividhya ramkumar hod social studies primary section page 55 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 done by ms. srividhya ramkumar, hod social studies-primary section page 56 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 done by ms. srividhya ramkumar, hod social studies-primary section page 57 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 done by ms. suparna banerjee, hod maths-primary section page 58 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 done by ms. suparna banerjee, hod maths-primary section page 59 the communiqué
first edition , june 2020 after a r eading, certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. -albert einstein page 60 the communiqué