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Happy days are going to be here again! So plan your vacation. We have a summer schedule ready for you to pack your days. also, take your cue from the kids who have decided what they are going to do in the breakTwice the funTwice the fun

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Leaving for camp? Check the list

Learn more about quetzal bird

Make this table decoration

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Volume Number : VII Printed and Published by Rahul Chandawarkar on behalf

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Summer ScheduleHere are some fun activities to do throughout summer. Set aside the number of hours for your favourite activity

Mon

Tue

Thur

Sat

Fri

Sun

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Fit and healthy

Go cycling, swimming or

engage in any sport to keep

you fit and healthy. Burn all the

Sunday brunch calories today.

Greatest joys

Help mother to cook, surprise

your folks with your dish and

mail them to us with pictures. Or

pick a shovel, shear and prune

your garden.

Bookworm

Read books, comics, YB, blogs.

Check out these titles!

n Half Bad

n Cobra in my Kitchen

n A boy called hope

Thanksgiving day

Be thoughtful and do something

good even if its for an hour.

Spend time at an old age home

or teach little children.

Out of the house

Watch movies with family, go

to the beach or sight-seeing

tour. Don’t forget to click

pictures and mail them to us.

Hobby time

Make something of your own!

Craft, projects, collage, paintings

— the list is endless.

Connect

Write to friends and family,

update your social media

account, click and upload

interesting groupies.

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JhIlMIl

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MUSSO

By Alok Nirantar

4 tiME PLEAsE!

By Monica chaudhari

friday, March 13, 2015

Pocket knife always comes in handy to cut or open a bottle

of soda. MultiPurPose

jacket to protect from

rain, cold and bad weather. it can also be used as a blanket or a

pullover.

5tiME PLEAsE!

Vacations are a time to explore the outdoors. Pradnya Naik lists down the outdoor essen-tials that should be picked while going out camping with family

Pack your Bags!

first aid kit

to cure bruises or even motion sickness.

your kit should contain: gauze, disposable gloves,

antiseptic liquid, tweezers, insect repellent sprays, safety

pins, band aids, antiseptic cream, painkillers, cough medicine and

an oral electrolyte solution. if you are on medication

then include your regular pills too.

recoMMended a. always wear high

ankle boots to protect from scorpion or

snake bite. B. take your vaccine

shots before camping/hiking to help protect

against diseases. c. carry an extra bag. use it to collect litter.

head laMP essential during night trekking or overnight stays.

energy Bars: to give you instant energy and keep

you on the go.

MaPs and

coMPass these gadgets

come in handy to find directions or

map your way back.

Water to keep

you hydrated. you can also add

iodine-based water purification tablets to purify drinking

water.

PePPer sPray to

protect from vicious predator

attack.


Match sticks/lighter

to make outdoor fire using grass, leaves or bark

of the tree.

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coMPiled By Meeta raMnani

QuetzalThe quetzal is a medi-um-sized bird, inhabiting the moist, tropical rain forests of Central America. With its immensely coloured metallic plumage, quetzal is widely considered to be one of the most strikingly beauti-ful birds in the world. Its tail feathers can grow up to a meter in length and is said to be its most distinguishing feature. However, it is said to be a relatively inactive bird, and rarely seen on the forest floor as the design of its feet is very weak for the bird to walk on.

rainstickA rainstick (no, not rainfall) is a ceremonial music instru-ment used to invoke the rain

spirits. In Chile, rainstick is traditionally made from dead cactus tubes with several cactus’ spines hammered into the tube.

When the stick is upended, the pebbles, inserted into it, roll to the other end of the tube, making a sound of the falling rain. The rainstick is believed to have been invented by the Aztecs and was played in the belief that it could bring about rainstorms.

One can also make a rainstick, by using aluminum empty foil rolls and inserting toothpicks through holes made in the sides. Next, cover the two open sides and add grains to recreate the sound of the rainfall.

tornadoWhen a funnel cloud, rotating cone-shaped column of air

extends downward from the base of a thunderstorm, and touches the ground, it is called a tornado.

The violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruc-tion with wind speeds of up to 300 mph. They can destroy large buildings, uproot trees and hurl vehicles to hundreds of yards.

It is not fully understood how the tornadoes form, grow and die. Tornado researchers are still trying to solve the tor-nado puzzle, but for every piece that seems to fit, they often uncover new pieces that need to be studied.

saturnsaturn is the sixth planet from the sun and

the most distant that can be seen with the naked eye. it is best known for its fabulous ring system that was discovered in 1610 by astronomer galileo galilei. Bet you have read this in your science textbook. if you haven’t then, its time to brush up your knowledge!

named after the roman god saturnus, (but known to the greeks as cronus), four space-crafts — Pioneer 11, Voyager 1 and 2, and the cassini-huygens mission have studied the planet. cassini continues to orbit sat-urn, sending back a wealth of data about the planet, its moons and rings.


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ZipperCan you imagine your bags, garments,

pouches, footwears, accessories without the essential zipper? The popular name ‘zipper’ came from the B. F. Goodrich Company, when they decided to use Gide-on Sundback’s fastener. However, before Sundback’s fastener, Elias Howe who also invented the sewing machine, patented an ‘Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure’ in 1851.

But after the success of his sewing machine, he did not pursue to market his clothing closure. As a result, Howe missed his chance to be recognized as ‘Father of the Zip’. Forty-four years later, Whitcomb Judson marketed a ‘Clasp Locker’. Thence-forth he became known as the ‘Inventor of the Zipper’ even though his patent did not use the word ‘zipper.’

unicornUnicorn is said to be a mytho-

logical creature, often depicted as a white horse with a single spiral horn projecting from its forehead. There are references to the uni-corn in the Indus Valley civilization, where their pictures were found on the ancient seals.

In folklores, unicorn was often described as wild, woodland crea-tures, and hence were a symbol of purity. It is believed that its horn could heal sickness and detoxify liquids.

VortexVortex (plural vortices) is a rapid whirling

mass of fluid or water at the center of rotation especially in a whirlpool where the force of suction is greatest. Other examples of vortices range from tornadoes, hurricanes and ty-phoons. Once formed, vortices can rapidly spin in spiral flow, move, stretch, twist and interact in complex ways. Turbulent flow gives rise to many vortices. Planet Jupiter houses hundreds of vortices including the ‘Great red spot’ due to its unstable atmosphere.

Windows no, we are not talking of Windows (the

operating system), but of the grills sup-ported by wood and glass panels, shutting out the world or pushing it open. a house without windows is an uncommon sight today. But what about the time when build-ings had no provision for windows?

do you know the earliest windows were just holes in a wall? the romans were the first known to use glass for windows around 100 ad. Prior to that, windows were covered with animal hide, cloth or wood. shutters that could be opened and closed came next. today the size and pat-tern of windows vary according to the style of architecture and geographical position.

XenophobiaThe word phobia must have told you

that Xenophobia is some kind of fear people have. Xenophobia is a fear of people, different from their selves. A Xenophobic person is not comfortable meeting strangers, or even neighbours they are barely acquainted with. A lot of times they are misjudged as racist. Xenophobes fear people of foreign nationality because the latter seem strangers to them.

yakA yak is a long haired bovine similar to

cows but only very furry and found through-out the Himalayan region of South Cen-tral Asia. Yaks are domestic animals and supply with fur, milk and cheese. They are also used as a mode of transport on high altitudes to pass the goods from one place to another. Yaks have very strong horns used for protection against their predators like Tibetan wolves.

coMPiled By Pradnya naik


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In a short period from now, your days are going to be long enough to plan everything that you want to do. Picnics, hobby classes, chilling with cousins and relatives or just staring at the wall! Do all that, because summer break is here...

After a grueling academic year, spent studying history, science, maths, english et al and writing examinations, it’s time to say bye-bye to classrooms (albeit for

a short time). It’s perfect time to indulge yourselves in food, games and surround yourself with friends and relatives.

Says Shubhankar Atre, child actor, “I like going on treks and playing football. I read during holidays. My favourites are Shake-speare and Agatha Christie.” Shubhankar, who studies in Std VI in Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir, has acted in movies like Chintoo, Aladin and Dumkata.


cool climesThe sun shining down brightly might want you to draw curtains and play indoor games. Or you could take a train or bus to the hill stations. Locally, you could drive to Matheran or Mahablesh-war for a respite from the heat.

Rucha Sant, who studies in PES Modern English School, says, “I gave scholarship exam this year and so vacations are a welcome break. I am eager to meet my cousins and chill with them on a family trip to Matheran and Mahableshwar.”

Adds Niranjan Kutdharan, “I will visit my native place where we have agricultural land. I love swimming in the cool water of the lake. It’s a bliss! This year, my father has promised to take us to Kashmir. That will be really fun!”

The best part about summer vacation is eating mangoes. I also like swimming during the long break. But, after a month or so, I wish that school would restart.

isha thuseStd VII, PES Modern English School

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as told to Meeta raMnani & Pradnya naik


Playing with petsA dog, a cat or even a bird, to play with, is what every child craves for. Sometimes lack of space or time doesn’t permit city children to bring a pet

home. But, during their holidays when they are visiting uncles, aunts and grandparents they

get a chance to play with the animals. Explains Siddhant, “My aunt has a pet parrot and when I visit her

during the vacation, I play with the bird. I feed him guava and he screams and jabbers in happiness.”

Sarvesh Surve has a dog called Rocky, who lives in his village. “I like playing the game of ‘fetch’ with him,” says the Std V student of PES Modern High School.

His classmate, Shriraj Nalekar chimes, “I like to ride in the bullock cart. In Saswad, my village, we go for rides in bullock cart.”

feasting delightThe heat and sweat can be beat by digging into something cool and delicious. Ice cream comes to your mind instantly, doesn’t it? Scoops of creamy, nutty, gobs of ice, rolling down gently down the tongue are perfect for summer afternoons (or anytime during the day and night). But, ice cream has stiff competition from the king of fruits, mango.

Says Aryan Patwardhan a Std V student, “I simply love ice creams!” To which Siddhant Patil adds, “I eat lot of aamras (sweet mango puree) when I visit my aunt’s house in Shegaon.”

I am going to gorge on mangoes to my heart’s content. I also can’t wait to cycle with my friends and cousin. I would also like to practise swimming which I learnt recently.

Mayuresh fadteStd III, Red Rosary High School

I am looking forward to eating lots of ice cream and mangoes during vacation. I am an animal lover so I am going to keep a tub filled with water from which crows and cows can quench their thirst from. I would also like to join karate and music class.

shWet sakhardandeStd IV, People’s High School

classes

and campsWith all the fun to be had during

the long holidays, there’s some work to be done as well. Sigh! Classes

and coaching camps beckon children to sharpen their skills before a new

academic year dawns. Says Tanishq Deshpande, “I will join science

classes as I like the subject. I will also get trained in basketball

and tennis.”

I would like to read Classics from English Literature and also books by Ruskin Bond.

Vedika deshPandeStd VIII, Dona Leonor Memorial High

School, Porvorim

I am going to join skating classes this summer. I am also eagerly looking forward to visiting water park with my family.

naail kerkarStd IV, Mushtifund High School, Panjim

10 BOOK shELF

Name: Ranji’s Wonderful Bat & Other Stories By: Ruskin BondPublished by: Puffin Books Price: ` 199

From Koki’s prize-winning, day-saving catch to Ranji’s extraordinary bat, from a thrilling race between two beetles to a crocodile with an appetite for balls, this smashing collection of sports stories by Ruskin Bond, is packed with fun and good cheer. Some of the stories compiled in this book, were published earlier. But they are worth reading again and again.

Holiday Reading

Name: The wish-ful-filling cow and Other Classic Indian Tales By: Deepa Agarwal Published by: Scho-lastic Price: `150

Name: Squiggle takes a walk All about punctuation By: Natasha Sharma Published by: Young Zubaan and Puffin BooksPrice: ` 150

Name: Stories to ScareBy: Cheryl Rao Published by: DC Books, Mango Price: `100

Do you know how Ganesh got such a large belly? Or why a sage and a king were fighting over the wish-fulfill-ing cow, Kamdhenu? Discover wise men, brave women and animals and birds with superhuman powers in the collection of fascinating stories from the Ramayana and Mahabharata, the Puranas, the Panchatantra and the Kathasaritsagar through this book.

Squiggle is puzzled. She doesn’t quite know what she is! So she sets off through the pages of a notebook in search of answers. Is she a full stop or a colon? A brack-et or a question mark? Surely, not an exclamation mark! Splash, run, bump, trip and swing with her until she finds out!

The author, Natasha Sharma, introduces young readers to the correct way to use punctuation in this deliciously comic tale. The book also includes a punctuation primer, games and activities to help you understand what punctu-ation does.

This collection of spooky stories will have you sitting at the edge of your seats and wondering: How did a morning spent painting got so wrong for Divya and what can she do about it?

Were Supriya and Sunanda prepared for the surprise they would get when they went exploring their grandmother’s house? What was so special about the dogs, Duke and Buller — and did their loyalty go beyond the call of canine duty? These stories, we promise, are going to chill and thrill you.

Pick up any of these books and start reading! Your hols will pass in a jiffy, we promise! You will also have several interesting characters to think about at the end of each tale



11BOOK shELF

is the character of ‘uncle leo’ inspired by a real per-son?My writing combines reality and imagination. Uncle Leo was my father’s uncle, and he had four strands on his pate, that were dyed in yellow or purple. He had a big belly, wore suspenders and sported a handker-chief — exactly like Uncle Leo in the book series. He used to narrate to us lots of stories.

What made you write for children?Uncle Leo’s Adventures (viz In the Romanian Steppes, In the Siberian Jungle) deal with my hopes and fears. But the truth is, I didn’t plan to write a children’s book! I would call it purely by chance. I was baby-sit-ting my brother’s kids when one of them began to wail. She wanted her parents back. I didn’t know what to do. I tried to coo that Mummy and Daddy would soon be back. I offered to play games, feed her food, milk. But, she cried some more. Suddenly, I heard myself saying, “Do you want to know how Uncle Leo got stuck on a cloud?”

The moment she heard it, she stopped crying and said, “Yes”. I had a new problem: I had no clue what my next sentence would be. I had to tell her a story, on the spot! I did my best and she and her siblings enjoyed the story and I triumphantly went back home. Next day my brother called me and told me that his kids kept talking about Uncle Leo. The next time I visited, they demanded to know Uncle Leo’s new adventure! After narrating four stories, I re-alized I must write them. So all my stories were conceived when I narrated them to my nieces, nephews and my daughters.

Why do you think it is important for children to read fiction (or anything else) beyond their school syllabus?First of all, it’s fun. Further, books offer us a special kind of pleasure. A good book is like a lab of emotions, thoughts and insights where you’re invited to experience, feel, think and get involved. But that’s not all. The reader has an essential creative part in this process. He sets the pace, visualizes the whole story and in many ways cre-ates it. Therefore books encour-age creativity, imagination and inventiveness. This is what I aim at when creating Uncle Leo’s Adventures.

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Creator of Uncle Leo series, Israeli writer, Yannets levi was in Pune during the Sakal Times Bookaroo Festival. He tells Meeta Ramnani that writing of Uncle Leo’s series was purely incidental

Name: Uncle Leo’s Adventures in the Romanian Steppes Uncle Leo’s Adventures in the Siberian JungleBy: Yannets LeviPrice: ` 295 eachPublication: Red Turtle- RupaPages: 63, 71

Holiday Reading

If you want to listen to a great bedtime story, then just grab one of the Uncle Leo’s

Adventures by Yannets Levi. I read two of his adventures and in one word, they are wow! The first book, Uncle Leo’s Adventures in the Romanian Steppes has five stories. They are not separate, a common thread unites them.

Uncle Leo narrates these stories to his nephews, Andy and Graham. One story is of Uncle Leo stuck on a cloud, another about his four strands of hair, the third one trans-forms him into a cockroach.

The second book -— Un-cle Leo’s Adventures in the Siberian Jungle — has a different set of four stories. Here, Uncle Leo transforms the cruel queen into one who starts loving her subjects.

Next, he visits a city — Lafterovnik — in which the

emotions have different meaning. For instance, a person who is upset, doesn’t shed tears. Instead he laughs! Uncle Leo’s behavior — laughing when he is happy and crying when he is sad — is not acceptable to the people in Lafterovnik.

The stories are set in imaginary land and reading the stories is like going on a magical trip. If you don’t understand a few scenes or descriptions, then worry not! Yaniv Shimony’s illustrations will tell what’s happening in the story!

You can also read the author interview (see box). He will tell you who or what inspired him to write these adventures. The stories are perfect, just the type that you finish listening or reading too, before you drop off to sleep!

Meeta raMnani

Perfect bedtime stories


Name: Race of the Rivers By: Esther SyiemIllustrated by: Benedict HynniewtaPublished by: Tulika BooksAge: 5+Available in: English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati and Bengali

Ka Iew and Ka Ngot love to play on the hilltop. One day, the adventurous Ka Iew looks at the sun shining down on the distant, sun-drenched plains and challenges her quiet sister to a race. In a flash, Ka Iew becomes a river, ready to rush downhill, and Ka Ngot has no choice but to join her… Who will reach first? This well-known Khasi folktale is brought to life by a writer and an artist, both connected to and inspired by Meghalaya’s varied, lush landscape.

Race of the Rivers has also been published by Tulika in Khasi, in which it was originally written. It is the first ever picture book for children in that language.

Tale of two sisTers

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The Judson School celebrated Scout Guide Day. The birth anniversary of Sir Baden

Powell, (Feb 22) who was the founder of Scout Guide movement is observed as Scout Guide Day.

His portrait was garlanded by school’s Administrator, Sir Quentin Moore followed by hoisting of the Scout Guide flag by Guide Kiran Ahuja, who studies in Std VIII.

Students stood in the horseshoe magnet formation.

This day was also observed as ‘Thinking Day’ wherein students came up with different ideas and displayed working models on each subject.

Principal, Francisca Saldanha encouraged students to prepare the models to make their learning process more interesting.

The Annual Day of Cambridge Inter-national School on

February 28, saw enthu-siastic participation from students of LKG to Std V. This year’s theme was ‘Dreamworld.’

Dhananjay Varnekar, Chairman and Co-found-er, Cambridge Interna-tional School said, “Chil-dren from urban areas are not familiar with wild

animals except through pictures and cinema. Hence, we chose topics like circus and zoo.”

The programme began with Ganesh Van-dana followed by performances like hula dance, jug-gling, skating and yoga. Child actor, Shubhankar Atre of Chintoo fame was awarded

a scholarship of ` 5000 by the school. IT expert Deepak Shikarpur, who was the chief guest, said, “Students learn how to

work in team during annual functions.”

Atharva Joshi of UKG who present-ed a joker’s act, said, “I juggled four balls on stage. I had practised it for several days.”

The Annual Day of the Nursery, LKG and UKG sec-

tion of the New Grace School was held recently. Naushad Ahmed, former Principal, Haji Gulam School and Saleha Sherkar, former Principal, Abeda Inamdar College were the chief guests. Also present were Zaki-uddin Shaikh, Chairman, New Grace School, Fareha Sayyed, school’s Principal and Amrin

Shaikh, Vice-Principal. Hashmuddin Shaikh and Iqbal Shaikh were the Guests of Honour.

The programme began with the recitation of Surah-Fatiha followed by the prize distribution ceremony. The Best Stu-dent award was given to Ameena Kamdar (Nurs-ery), Khadeeja Shaikh (LKG) and Hussain Sayyed (UKG).

Next came the display of PT by students of

Nursery section, followed by the ‘Rhyme Fusion,’ in which students recited poems.

The performance based on Hindi song Sab Ke Dilo Se Nafrat Mitade was appreciated by everyone present. They also enacted on a song on five pillars of Islam. There was also a fancy dress competition in which kids dressed up like a news reporter, Cha-cha Nehru and noodles!

annual day

scout Guide Day at Judson school science Day at Mahaveer school

On February 28, Dr C V Raman’s birthday, which is observed as National Science

Day, a science exhibition was held at Mahaveer School. Principal Alaknanda Sengupta inaugurated the exhibition. She examined working models, proj-ects, slides and charts put up by the children.

The exhibits were organised and

displayed under the guidance of Ram Thakur, the Head of Science Depart-ment of the school.

Children had submitted projects like water level alarm, microphone, crane, rainbow and cloud formation, solar robot and detection of vitamin C.

The students were well informed and explained the procedure and process with confidence.

… At New Grace school ...At Cambridge international school

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A hands-on experi-ence goes a long way in under-

standing, remembering and recalling concepts. Project work, especially, is a good example. Even kindergarten students should work on projects with the help of their par-ents, where necessary.

Schools should try to inculcate scientific val-ues in children and get away from rote learning. The syllabus too should be flexible.

For example, we had a chapter on water and as per syllabus, it was to be taught a few months later. But since we were facing a water crunch then, we taught the chapter first. This resulted in

children understanding and implementing water conser-vation techniques and also informing their parents.

We also took the chil-dren to a busy traffic signal (Thermax Chowk, Chinchwad) to introduce them to traffic rules. They saw people who broke the traffic rules, and those who followed them. The group also learnt why vehicles need PUC.

I would also suggest that school picnics should be clubbed with study tours and portion should be planned beforehand so that it doesn’t interfere with their school hours.

kanchan deshPandePrincipal, Novel International School

experiential learning is the key

science Day at Novel intl school

A science exhibition was held at Novel International School in which Std I students submitted

projects based on their syllabus. Their projects and working models were based on topics like sources of water, transport and plants.

Amit Gorkhe, Founder President, Novel International School, said, “Chil-have come up with innovative displays of the projects. I think they should be given the freedom to think on their own, so that they can come up with original ideas.”

(from left-right) chief guest Vilas jeurkar, Principal, kanchan deshpande, chief guest, dhananjay shedbale and amit gorkhe, founder President at the inauguration of the science exhibition

I have done a project on plants, showing the various parts. I explained nicely to Sir.

AryA KArAnjule

Std I

sTuDeNT speAk

Photograph by Vaibhav Thombare

PrinciPal’s sPeak

I have made a project on sources of water. I made it with my parents help on Monday. TrimbAKeshwAr

singhStd I

I have travelled very often by train — short and long distances, but I shall never forget my trip to Gwalior with

my parents. We boarded the train at Mumbai Central and it chugged out of the station at 8 pm. Soon the TC came and checked our tickets.

There were four people in our com-partment who had no reservation, and the TC got into an argument with them. Finally, they got off at the next station. Another family, with a girl of my age amongst them, was the remaining occupant.

That night, I slept uncomfortably. I woke up early the next morning. My father had already placed order for tea and breakfast with the train caterer. We started chatting with the other family in our compartment. The girl’s mother was a headmistress in a school and her father worked in a

software company. Our respective mothers started playing word games which was a lot of fun!

We shared our lunches with each other and the goodies that we had packed from home. We played some more games and then rested for a while. We became very good friends and I enjoyed the trip!

shreePad kaMBleStd VII, MVM’s Panditrao

Agashe School

Chug, chug...a wonderful trip!My say


Connecting through skypeAn hour of exciting fun

was had by the stu-dents of St. Joseph’s

Primary School, Baina when they interacted with the pupils of Banslatt Skolan, a Swedish school during a Skype chat ses-sion held recently.

Seven students of Std III from the Goa school and six students of Std IV, of the Swedish school introduced themselves and spoke about their interests and hob-bies. The excitement amongst the students of the two schools was evident as laughter and greetings flew across the room. At St Joseph’s, the children broke into applause and cheers when the Swedish students brought a fistful of snow to show them. In exchange, the St. Joseph’s students spoke about the recently held Carnaval festival and showed them their colourful masks, drawings and photographs. The stu-dents also spoke about the Carnaval’s history.

“Sessions like these boost the confidence of children. When they communicate with other children, they unknowingly imbibe good qualities, manners and etiquette,” said Argentina Rodrigues, Teacher at St. Joseph’s.

Pragati Laxmeshwar, a Std III, student said, “My Swedish friend showed me a pink teddy bear. I liked it very much. I also loved the photographs they shared

with us.”Several questions asked by the

curious little ones were answered which helped in better understanding of the two cultures. According to Varsha Joshi, Teacher at St. Joseph’s, “Other than grooming students’ language and communication skills, these sessions help students in spontaneous speaking and free thinking.”

I was delighted to see the snow. It was so much fun.

NisHAD kOlAMBAkArI showed them my Carnaval parade photographs. I was thrilled when they liked them.

siyA BANDekArI enjoyed interacting with the Swedish students. I learnt a little about their culture.

AryA kArpeI spoke about Carnaval and showed them my carnaval mask. They liked it a lot and wanted to know if I had made it.

MiDHA kHAN

14 cRAFt cARNivAL

the table decorations can be reused. it can also double up as a rangoli. stick the decoration on cupboards or mirrors to give them an aesthetic touch

Table DecorationMaterial reQuireda thick transparent plas-tic sheet, scissors, kundan beads, super glue, paper cut-outs in shape of circle to be used as stencils

cut circles from the plastic sheet with the help of the stencils

stick the beads to resemble a flower

use super glue to stick kundan beads on to the circles cut out from the plastic sheet

Make 12 more pieces using variety of colours and decorative beads

Place the pieces around a plate or thali

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Photographs by Meeta Ramnani

sharayu kolaMkar art teacher

MVM’s Panditrao Agashe School


15tiME PLEAsE!friday, March 13, 2015

Beach crossword

— Pradnya naikans: across 1-Waves 2-Sandcastle 3-Shovel 4-lifeboat 5-Sunset 6-Shark down : 7-Swimming 8-frisbee 9-Sunscreen 10-Starfish 11-Volleyball 12-Surfing 13-Sandals 14-Hat

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Ans: 1) headphones 2) Oven mitten 3) Capsicum on boy’s shoulder 4) Depth-1 foot 5) Cat swimming in the pool 6) Goldfish 7) Soap dish 8) handshower



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