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A TRI MONTHLY NEWS LETTER

(November to December, 2016)

EDITORIAL DESK

I extend my warm gratitude to all my readers

It gives me immense pleasure to introduce the 3rd

tri

monthly newsletter 2016-17. It has been an endeavor

of Atmiyans to facilitate and serve the society with its

quality based teaching and creating morality in the

mind and heart of our students. We teachers have

always been obliged to the society to trust us and so it

makes us more passionate to fulfill our duty in a more

effective way. It is only the trust of our parents on us

that the students of Atmiya Vidyapeeth are shining

everywhere in every horizon. Since newsletter is the

medium through which we try to express the

remarkable achievement made by Atmiyans in

scholastic and Co-scholastic areas but the suggestions

and recommendations of our ever supporting parents

will be appreciated anytime and anywhere; so that we

can excel ourselves to prove that we are the best and

we will remain best.

As we all know, a magazine mirrors a school‟s aims

and objectives. It also highlights events, activities and

achievements of students. I do hope the newsletter

encourages many more students to use it as a platform

to express their creativity.

Once again, we express gratitude to the Management,

Trustees, the Principal, Vice- Principal, Educational

Advisor and last but not the least, our ever supporting

colleagues.

Ajay Tiwari

(Editorial Head)

FROM THE DESK OF PRINCIPAL…

EXAM

It‟s not just a word, it's a feeling. A feeling of fear, a

sense of tension.

Students always think of exams as those terrorists

sent by the educational boards to invade their mental

peace and give them stress. And parents do the work

to spread that terror more in young minds by showing

the weapons of marks and grades. We may not be

afraid of ghosts or those big roller coaster ride may

not give us butterflies in our stomach, but the word

EXAM give us jitters. We take them as an abnormal

part of our lives.

But my dear friends, exams are not the way we think

of. We take them as those TV serial villains, but

actually they are those heroes sent to save us from

losing our knowledge. Otherwise how would we

remember those answers and boast about our

knowledge in front of all!!

Exams are the routine procedure. They come and they

go. The main purpose of an exam is to develop self

confidence in you; they are there to measure your

learning ability. But as we hear that the exams are

approaching, we get down with exam fever.

Exams are not stress; instead they are the stress

busters. All your focus shifts towards them and you

forget all your problems. Rather taking exams as a

tension, we should accept it as challenge. This is the

way of checking our own learning skills, application

skills. They show your position among your class-

mates and friends. They are the yard sticks to

challenge our own limits.

Exams are funny too. Remember doing that "Akkad

Bakkad" for each MCQ that confused us.

There are a lot of benefits of an exam. They keep

your brain healthy and in a working condition. They

teach you how to face difficulties, how to be multi-

tasker (by learning various subjects). They direct us

to set goals, force us to plan, make us to execute the

plan, achieve success. So, never take your exams too

seriously, but do study passionately and you will get

rewarded in the form of good marks. So, this time

give your exams happily and score joyfully. Celebrate

them as festivals.

HAPPY EXAMS!

(Because, they don't need good lucks anymore.)

Ms. Rajani Joshi

(Principal)

ACTIVITY CORNER

Annual extravaganza....!!

23-10-2016

“Together we give our children the roots to grow

and the wings to fly”

Atmiya Vidyapeeth had celebrated its magnificent

and reverberating 12th

Annual Day on 23rd

October

which entitled as “Incredible India, In the solitary

lights of north eastern hills amidst the swirling blue”

with great zest, vibrancy and elation. The theme was

befitted with the thought to showcase the beauty of

North East India and it‟s and varied culture.

The event was graced with the presence of Col. Ajay

Dabur, Commanding Officer, 207, Medium

Regiment, Indian Army; Mr. Shailesh Kumar,

Commandent, Battallion 136, BSF; along with the

dignitaries Adv. Madhukanthbhai Shah, Col. Parag

Shrivastava, Mrs. Anju Kothari, Director of Happy

Hours Pre-School, Mr.Vinod Chavda, Chairman of

our School, Mr. Hemant Kachadiya, Manager, our

Trustee Members Mrs. Maya Chavda, Mrs. Angeera

Kachadiya, Mr. Kalpesh Bhardra and Mrs. Manju

Bhadra, Principal Ms. Rajani Joshi and Educational

Advisor Mrs. Tripti Nagar.

The program commenced with the Lamp Lightening

Ceremony by Honourable Guests along with

Dignitaries which was followed by a melodious

welcome song. A beautiful welcome dance was

performed by students to give a tribute to Mother

Saraswati – The Goddess of knowledge. Going to the

next event, our Principal Ms. Rajani Joshi had

presided over the function and presented the School

Annual Day Report which involves the achievements

and Co- Curricular Activities for the Academic year

2015-16.

The most Awaited Cultural Program based on the

theme “Incredible India, In the solitary lights of north

eastern hills amidst the swirling blue” started with

scintillating dance performances to showcase the

beauty of North Eastern Hills amidst its rich tradition

and culture. An astounding visual treat was presented

on Indian Army, our saviors wherein their life and

struggles faced at borders were depicted in the skit.

Surgical strike and attack given by Indian Army was

also mocked in the skit which was a mesmerizing

performance and gave the audience a patriotic and

proud moment.

The cultural programs were followed by the Prize

Distribution ceremony where Col. Ajay Dabur, Mr.

Shailesh Kumar and Dignitaries distributed the prizes

and certificates to Academic Toppers and Best

Atmiyans for the Session 2015-16.

The Honourable Chief Guest Col. Ajay Dabur

addressed the audience by saying that the students

should not only be imparted excellent education but

also be given great values and norms. He also

applauded Atmiya Vidyapeeth, Management and staff

for grooming students to have Indian culture roots

and global eminence.

The Vote of thanks was proposed by our Educational

Advisor Mrs. Tripti Nagar and the Guests were

honoured with mementos. The program was an

amalgamation of various hues and the students spread

the colors of North Eastern culture and tradition,

peace and happiness. It became an annual family

reunion- A gathering point of all to enjoy the

children‟s latent talents.

Work shop for teachers

on 26-11-2016

On 26th

Nov 2016, a training program was organized

by Kutch Sahodaya Trust at Doon Public School,

Bhuj. The topic of the training was “Orientation of

Children” which was conducted by Ms. Geeta Sikdar

and Ms. Leena Patel. Four teachers from our school

have attended the program to get the knowledge and

understanding to deal with kindergarten students and

the tactics to treat them in a supple manner. The

teachers who have attended the training program

were:

1. Vaishali R Rathod

2. Aarti R Dolare

3. Deepa Shah

4. Kajal Jadeja

World AIDS Day

on 01-12-2016

Awareness rallies, walkathon mark on

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is observed annually on December

1st to raise awareness to the AIDS pandemic caused

by the spread of HIV infection and is an opportunity

for people worldwide to unite in the fight against

HIV, show their support for people living with HIV

and to commemorate people who have died. World

AIDS Day was the first ever global health day, held

for the first time in 1988.

Atmiya Vidyapeeth had observed World AIDS day

on 1st December 2016 with Awareness Aimed Action

by involving young students in the awareness

campaign.

The AIDS DAY Celebration started right from our

morning assembly in which the students of STD II

and III formed the Symbol of Protest which conveyed

the message of protection and concern towards AIDS.

A Walkathon Rally was organized by Atmiya

Vidyapeeth in the heart of the city as part of social

awareness. The rally covered the areas like Dainik

Bhaskar office – IFFCO - Oslo Circle – Zanda

Chowk. The students had made various charts and

written slogans to display and sensitize the people of

Gandhidham to highlight the critical need of creating

awareness amongst the affected community and

supporting them to tackle the HIV epidemic.

A Drama-Nukad Natak was presented by Atmiyans to

lay emphasis on HIV transmission, staging, stigma,

prevention, treatment and spreading awareness.

Ribbons were tagged by the students to all the

performing and rally students. Wearing a ribbon – an

instantly recognizable symbol, is a simple way to

show one‟s support to fight against the epidemic.

The Rally and Nukad Natak generated mass

awareness about HIV/AIDS to thousands of people

about how to stay away from the disease and how to

deal with it without losing hope.

Cooking without fire! Isn’t it

amazing?

on 10-12-2016)

Atmiya Vidyapeeth welcomes winter by celebrating

the decoration of fruits and salad items in the Salad

Decoration Competition in the school premises for

classes I to V on 10th

Dec 2016. It‟s the time to be

healthy and eat healthy. It‟s a saying that first we eat

food by our eyes, if eyes like its colour, shape etc., we

are ready to taste it. So it‟s important to decorate the

healthy food in a stylish way to make others ready to

eat. All the students made an attempt to make a salad

platter by using fresh fruits and vegetables in an

attractive way.

On the same day, a cooking competition without fire

was also organized for students of classes VI to XII.

The participants had come well prepared with the sole

objective of cooking up a nutritious and tasty dish.

They were given an hour‟s time to prepare and

present the dish. The final presentation was an

excellent affair. The participants vied with each other

to present their dishes in the most attractive way.

Many dishes were presented with beautiful crockery,

flowers, candles, fruit carving and so many other

ideas.

The judges for the day were educational advisor

Mrs.Tripti Nagar and section coordinator Mrs.

Madhuri Devnani who enjoyed too for judging such a

competition.

WINNERS OF SALAD DECORATION

COMPETITION

I to V

SR. NO

NAME OF STUDENTS CLASS STATUS

1 PRACHI CHAWDA I A FIRST

SUHANI GANGWANI FIRST

JEEL GUSAI FIRST

ANTRA KUMAR FIRST

2 ABHILASHA BARRY III A FIRST

ROHIT BARRY FIRST

SUSMITA MAHARANA FIRST

DHRUVI JOSHI FIRST

3 MAHEK MAHESHWARI II A SECOND

MANVI SINGH SECOND

SUBHDEEPA SINHA SECOND

JAGRAT VERMA SECOND

4 RAHUL BAITHA V C FIRST

SALONI SHAH FIRST

SHERIN KHAN FIRST

AMRIT PANDEY FIRST

5 AASTHA KACHADIYA IV C SECOND

PRARTHANA BEHERA SECOND

DEVVARTH TOMAR SECOND

ADITYA SINGH SECOND

WINNERS OF SALAD DECORATION

COMPETITION

VII to XII

SR. NO

NAME OF STUDENTS CLASS STATUS

1 JANVI BHUPTANI VIII B FIRST

DIYA CHAVDA FIRST

UDHAY MENON FIRST

YADU KRISHNA FIRST

2 RIYA CHELLANI VIII B SECOND

PRIYANKA SHARMA SECOND

KANIKA SHARMA SECOND

SANJAN SINGH SECOND

3 URVASHI THACKER IX A FIRST

AVANTIKA DOLARE FIRST

PREET SHAH FIRST

ATUL NAIR FIRST

4 DEEPAK MADE SECOND

UTTAHAKARSH MALVIYA SECOND

NANDINI CHOTARA SECOND

VIDUSHI PAGARE SECOND

Inter School Debate Competition

on 13-12-2016

On the cool morning of 13th

December 2016, an Inter

School Debate Competition, for classes IX and X

(Under Kutch Sahodaya Cluster) was held in the

premises of Atmiya Vidyapeeth.

The Theme of the Competition was “Will

Demonetization give a corruption free India?” and

seven schools from Gandhidham, Mundra, Bhuj had

participated in it.

The students expressed their views on Prime

Minister‟s announcement that the Government‟s

decision to demonetize currency of 500 and 1000 was

the strongest tremors felt in the real estate sector. The

students expressed their views by saying historically

unregulated and unorganized and a haven for black

money and corruption prices in the sector have been

artificially high and now the time has come for a

thorough clean up.

Most of the students were in favour of the motion and

in the end winners of the competition expressed

Demonetization, though as a problem now but in

coming future this step will remove corruption roots

from India. The students concluded the debate by

saying that it is not transformed as a problem in our

country as the pain of people has not been reflected

against this in the form of Strike, Bandh, and Riots

etc.

It gives the picture that they are ready to wait & they

are ready to bear all difficulties like deficiency in

getting money from ATM s for some period of time

for the betterment of our Mother land – India.

Action Plan for Campaign for Cashless

Economy

on 24-12-2016

Cash less economy is a unique and wonderful

initiative taken by our honourable Prime Minister Mr.

Narendra Modi. An awareness campaign

familiarizing the general public with various methods

of the cashless transactions is imperative to remove

any inhibitions on usage of digital financial

transactions.

In view of this, Atmiya Vidyapeeth has organized a

Mass Public Awareness Campaign on cash less

economy and different modes of transactions.

The students of Class X along with three teachers had

conducted an effective campaign in the Village area

Shinay on 24th

Dec, 2106. The advantages of cash less

economy, its future benefits for our country, and the

modes of transactions were briefly illustrated to the

people.

The campaigning was really benefitted for those

people who were unaware about the facilities of cash

less transactions. They gave their support for this

unique step taken by the Government and also shared

their opinions and declared their full support and co-

operation for Digital India.

Christmas Day Celebration

On 24-12-2016

The festival of Christmas celebrates the glorious

advent of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, on this earth

about two millennia ago. Born in Bethlehem, He rose

from humble beginnings to become a World Teacher.

His message of Love and Compassion inspires

millions of followers all over the world today. The

Christmas season is marked with festivities and

rejoicing at the wonderful gift that God bestowed on

mankind in the form of His beloved Son, the Lord

Jesus Christ.

Christmas is a time to give and forgive celebrated

everywhere as a joyous family affair. We too, at

Atmiya Vidyapeeth School celebrated Christmas as a

happy time for our children. Our little children of the

school presented the story about „The Birth of Jesus‟

and His crucification which had a fusion of songs and

dance accompanied by keyboard and violins. The

students sang carols and songs capturing the spirit of

Christmas. The beautiful songs with excellent musical

accompaniment gladdened the hearts of all present.

As the students sang the popular carol, “Jingle Bells”,

students dressed as Santa Claus, came dancing among

the audience.

At the end of the program Santa Clause arrived and

filled the entire crowd with joy and danced with

everyone with great enthusiasm. The delight was

uncontained especially as he brought out the gifts and

chocolates!

The children came beautifully dressed in party gear

for the Christmas party that followed. The classrooms

and the school had been decorated with bright and

colourful bells, stockings and stars, created by the

children in their craft class.

The precious gifts of hope, peace, joy and love were

the gifts, God handed us with the birth of Jesus Christ

and the day ended with great fervour.

ATMIYA KIDS CORNER

A game of memory with tiny tots….

on 17-12-2016

Memory games help foster good study habits and

improved reading comprehension in a child. It

becomes easy for kids to improve their memory and

speed recognition skills. In order to develop these

skills, Atmiya Kids had organized a Memory Game

for our tiny tots in Atmiya Kids on 17th

Dec 2016.

There were 3 rounds in the game. In the first round,

kids were shown pictures related to nature and they

were asked to recognize the picture and say few lines

about it. In second round, kids were asked to say

some vegetables‟ name in a chain format repeating all

previous words spoken by them every time they say a

new word. Lastly in third round, they were shown

many items kept at one place and then they have to

recall all the items.

Overall it was a fun loving game where all children

enjoyed and practiced memorizing words, images,

and numbers.

SPORTS CORNER

A phenomenal achievement by Robin Roy

on 25-12-2016

All Kutch U-19 Football Association had organized a

football tournament at Lalan College, Bhuj where 23

teams have participated from different schools all

over Kutch region. And one of the students of our

school Robin Roy was awarded as the Best Player of

the tournament who was trained under the dynamic

leadership of our sports teacher Mr. Nilesh Patel. Our

school feels pride for having such talented sports stars

in the school.

STAR STUDENTS

OF THE WEEK

Week Name of the students Class

Week-16 Gishan Choudhary I-B

Jiya Patel IV-A

Bhavishya Chouhan VIII-A

Tejaswini Battina IX-B

Week-17 Priya Kotesara I-C

Sneha Thacker V-A

Nikunj Virda VI-B

Rishabh Thakur X-A

Week-18 Aditee Patil I-A

Sai Battina II-B

Om Prasad Behera VII-B

Ritik Diwane X_B

Week-19 Shreeyam Singh I-B

Ashish Kamble III-B

Harsh Sonaiya VIII-B

Pradeep Baitha XI-SCI

Week-20 Harshil Thakker I-C

Sneha C.A IV-B

Harshit Singh VI-A

Pooja Wadia XI-COMM

Week-21 Jeel Gusai I-A

Akansha Lekhwani V-B

Simran Sonaiya VII-A

Deepak Made XII-SCI

Week-22 Nandika Pradeep I-B

Piyali Patinair II-C

Hepi Thacker VIII-A

Diksha Dhiman XII-COMM

Week-23 Samrudhi Salunkhe I-C

Jemin Babriya III-C

Ishika Ramchandani VI-B

Alpana Patel IX-A

STAR TEACHERS OF THE

WEEK

Week Name of the

teachers Performance

1 Ritika Sharma For effective teaching

and class management

2 Vanajakshi

Mantri

For creative lesson

planning in Maths and

effective teaching

3 Palak Parmar

For exhibiting positive

attitude towards her

work

4 Rekha Bhatt

For putting efforts and

showing sincerity

towards her work

TEACHER’S CORNER

“What made you decide to become a teacher”?

“What inspired you to become a teacher?” A

question that was constantly going on in my mind.

Few days back someone asked me this question and

it let me wander in my thoughts as to why I am in

this profession? In my early childhood days I had

heard a lot about being an ideal teacher and also

written essays on the same during my school days

but now I am the same person about whom I use to

write essays. Looking back, I may have been

ambitious in my decision to teach. Thinking, as what

the general public may think? To my surprise, it is

the hardest, thankless job I ever ended up loving. I

am grateful for the turn of events that lead me to

become a teacher, otherwise I would not have found

my calling.

Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most

powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” I

always wanted to play some role in bringing the

change in the society but how and when I never

knew. Then few years back when I was in the

teaching profession, gradually I tend to understand

that I am on the right track. It is the teacher who

teaches our next future generation. It is the teacher

who moulds the character, personality and show the

right direction to students which leads to the final

destination.

The seeds are sown when the mind is young. It is the

teacher who must now not only help the student

decipher the facts and the figures, he must be his

confident and his counsel. It is important that a

teacher befriends his students because students

respond better to friendship than to authority. If the

student perceives his teacher as his friend he will not

be hesitant in airing his doubts.

In India, the word guru is widely used with the

general meaning of "teacher". The

syllable 'gu’ means darkness and 'ru' means light

therefore 'guru' literally means 'the one who brings

you from darkness to light'.

Thus a guru is one who is regarded as having great

knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area,

and who uses it to guide others.

A teacher makes an average student become

an overachiever. A teacher can make a gifted student

push beyond even the highest expectations. An

inspiring teacher can launch a lifelong interest in

history, science, literature and sports. Perhaps one of

the greatest achievements a teacher can do is inspire

someone in the next generation to become a teacher.

A teacher leads and instantly impact students by

helping them develop skills they need to compete in a

challenging global market. A teacher inspires to go

way beyond teaching rote facts and share your

knowledge and use your imagination.

APJ Abdul Kalam said “A teacher is a beacon light

that acts as a lighthouse to guide the stranded students

in the sea of life and they should work as the role

model for their students in order to achieve the all-

round development of the children”.

The teacher imparts education hence the role of the

teacher is of paramount importance both in the

present and the future of a student.

Teachers serve the society by instructing and guiding

countless students through the different stages of their

growth. He must be his friend stirring him clear from

murky waters, he must be his guide helping him find

his true calling in life, and he must be a philosopher

enlightening his young audience about the ways of the

world.

Being a teacher is a full time commitment and a

sacrifice on so many levels but looking in the great

change I am ready to sacrifice. I am ready to play my

part in bringing the change. I am ready to shape the

lives of young, impressionable children because with

this responsibility comes great pride and joy.

It is rightly said that teacher is a philosopher, because

he teaches his students the philosophy of life such

as Dharma - the right conduct, Artha – the right

wealth, Kama – the right desire and Moksha – the

right exit or the liberation of the soul. Simply say, a

teacher is a philosopher who makes understand the

good and bad of life.

Everyone must strongly hold in mind that teaching

profession is one of the most respected jobs in the

society. It is a great field which requires dedication

with lots of responsibilities. It should not be just

treated as a way of making money. Be loyal and

truthful to your work. Appreciate yourself for being in

such a noble cause. And one should better read,

understand and keep in mind the meaning underlying

in the following shloka:

Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu

Guru Devo Maheshwaraha

Guru Saakshat Param Brahma

Tasmai Sree Gurave Namaha

Guru is verily the representative of Brahma, Vishnu

and Shiva. He creates, sustains knowledge and

destroys the weeds of ignorance. I salute to all Gurus.

Nisha Paryani

(Faculty of Science)

What made you decide to become a teacher?

It started when I was a child I used to enter the school

compound holding my mom‟s hand. She used to smile

and leave me there to enjoy my day. Those days were

very precious part of my childhood memories where I

was free to do whatever I want, whatever I wished. I

was like a free butterfly. Yes a butterfly, instead of

bird because a bird would choose free sky but a

butterfly would choose to settle down on different

flowers. Even I was happy to settle down on my

flowers of imagination. The most consequential part

was the “Black Board”. I use to wait badly for my

turn to write on black board.

During my school days board monitors were

appointed for each class but, everyone was given a

chance to write on board specially those who had

good handwriting and fortunately my handwriting

was good. So, I was even appointed as board monitor

by class teacher but, my love with the black board

didn‟t end there.

I wanted to write more and more on the board as a

result I started to learn my answers only after writing

them on board. Well this board was not of school but

it was brought by mom for me because of my

demand to have my personal board in my room. But

what next when I was done with my school days no

more notes, no more board writing. Was it the end?

No, I then came up with the decision of joining a part

time job as an assistant in one of the tutorial. I was

given social science for teaching the students. I had

three batches of STD 6th

, 7th

& 8th

. And this time the

black board had turned into a white board with no

chalk but a marker to write down. It was a new

experience for me after my college lectures. I used to

reach the tutorial and have my classes. The days

passed and in my last year of graduation I was happy

with my daily routine but did not know that soon my

routine would change.

After my graduation it was time for me to choose my

profession. I attended lot of seminars but was not

satisfied with any of the options. Soon I was missing

my classes when I use to teach. Later on, I realized

that my love for the black board could also turn into

my profession. This thought made a clear picture in

my mind and I came up with decision of becoming a

TEACHER. I took all the information regarding the

various professional teaching courses and opted for

doing B.Ed. It was the turning point of my life I went

under so many training session and lectures to

become a perfect teacher. We had internships,

practice teachings, planning, exercises etc. to

establish ourselves as good teachers. During these

sessions, I realized that what an important role a

teacher plays in a student‟s life. In fact, I developed

this passion of board writing from my teachers itself.

This really cathartic profession which not only

changes a single life but many lives and future of

students

Yashshree Padnekar

(Faculty of Social Science)

What inspired me to become a teacher?

Answering this question seems like an easy task, but I

find myself struggling to articulate my journey as a

teacher.

“We don‟t need to become a teacher. We all in some

or other ways are teachers.”

It was not my childhood dream to become a teacher. I

did not become a teacher because I have a strong

affection for paper work. I did not become a teacher

because I like to wake up at 3:00 am and sleep may be

at 12:00 am. The desire to teach does not stem

because I was inspired by some influential speech.

What is left? If all the above factors did not influence

me to become a teacher, what did? Why do I wake up

each morning and look forward to school in spite of

the paper work, long hours…….? After all the non-

influential factors are weeded out, the only thing

remaining is enthusiasm. Factor that influenced me to

give a final decision to enter in the field of education

was my eagerness to learn. My attitude, that allows

me to present complicated things in a simplified

manner. My attitude, which likes to face challenges

positively. I am certain that I will always be involved

in teaching in some manner. I hope it will erase many

of the non-influential factors in becoming a teacher:

long hours, paper work etc. But even if these factors

are still present in education, I will remain passionate

about educating. I am not sure how or when it came in

my mind to become a teacher. May be because that

decision does not come from your mind but form your

heart. I am not sure what else teaching will lead me

to, but I am sure that my journey as an educator will

be a passionate one!

Rekha Bhatt

(Faculty of English)

STUDENTS’ CORNER

What if toys could talk?

Shreeyam Singh of I-B says…

If toys could talk, I think I would take them to a trip

into the past and become a little kid again. I would go

and find all my toys with which I played when I was a

small kid.

It would be a great experience if they could talk as we

can start our beautiful journey with them. We would

never feel alone and can talk all day with them.

If toys could talk they can tell us how to look

beautiful like them. They would laugh at my jokes.

Without any reason it would be a great experience and

fun if toys could talk.

Nandika Pradeep of I-A says…

I think if toys could talk, I would be amazed.

If we are the only children then toys could be our

brothers or sisters. It could also be like our friend. If

they could really talk they would tell us all their

secrets and we can tell them ours.

But, the purpose of toys is not that. Toys are the

figures made by the man which can be stopped or

cannot do certain tasks without battery power.

But, thanks to God, they can‟t talk otherwise children

would be closer to them than to humans. So we

should be grateful for what we have & be thankful to

God.

Swagata Maiti of II-A says… Imagine it‟s a dark night, you are sleeping in your

room, your door is creaking, the window panes are

rattling due to the wind that is howling and suddenly

your teddy bear asks you, “Could you please share

your blanket with me?”

“What might be your reaction? Would you faint or

scream out aloud. You might even slap yourself to

wake up from this nightmare and when you see that

your teddy bear is reaching for your blanket, you

would probably run out of the room!

What if toys could come to life and really talk? It

would be pretty scary in the beginning but later on

you will really enjoy it, once you get used to them.

You could chat with them when there is no one to

accompany you. You could share all your secrets

when there is no trustworthy friend around you.

But thanks to God that toys can‟t talk, otherwise we

would speak all our time with them alone. This could

detach us from the real life and our family. So, let us

thank God for what he gave us, cherish it and be

grateful to him.

Manav Jha of IV-A says…

It would be wonderful thing if toys could talk. I could

share my entire secret with them. We can know what

they like and dislike. I would share my Tiffin with my

toys and also go to amusement park to have fun with

them. It would be like my best friend.

It is amazing to think if toys could talk. I wish if

someday they come real and talk to me then I can

enjoy all the things I imagined.

Prarthana P. of IV-C says…

In reality, toys are non-living things which are made

of human beings. So, they can‟t behave like us.

If toys could come to life and really talk, it would be

pretty scary in the beginning. We could play and talk

with them, when nobody is willing to accompany us.

They would be really an attractive adventure. They

can help us in making new friends.

But, the purpose of toys is not that. Toys are the

figures made by the man which can be stopped or

cannot do certain tasks without battery power.

Sneha Thakker of V-A says…

If toys could talk, I would also talk to them. People

who don‟t take care of their toys, they would not have

much fun. Toys would be able to learn our language

and we can also learn theirs. People, with whom no

one talks, can play with their toys and share their

feelings with them. Our friends could also come to us

with their toys and it would be great fun to see toys

talking to each other and with us.

Vandana Pathak of V-B says… It is unbelievable that toys could talk. But if toys

could talk, then what a pleasant surprise it would be!

I think it could happen only in dreams.

If toys could talk then I would spend my whole day

with them. I would talk, play and study with them.

How amazing it would be if toy could teach me if I

don‟t understand any sum!

At last I would like to say that it would be wonderful

if toys could talk.

What does Terrorism do to our Mind????

Ditsa Patel of VII-A says…

An increase in the prevalence of psychiatric

disorders is one of the immediate consequences of

terrorisms. Most people who survive such disasters

or who know someone affected will be deeply

disturbed after it happens. They are likely to

experience shock, grief, fear, anger and confusion.

Physically, their appetite will change or they have

trouble in sleeping or staying awake. People stay in

or avoid certain places. About 30% of people who

survive disasters develop “post-traumatic stress

disorder” within a month. While victims are unlikely

to forget what happened, half will recover within

three months. Some do not heal for decades. They

may react in anger or buy a weapon, turn to drugs or

alcohol.

People who have been affected by such events may

show feeling that others find hard to understand.

These feelings may be:

• Fear, Shock, Horror or helplessness.

• Anger that this has happened – why has this

happened to me or my loved one?

• Loss of control, of being a target and not able

to control the fear.

• Guilt of surviving when others did not.

• Grief for those who have died.

Nitin Sharma of class VIII B says… The acts of mass violence like the recent terrorist

attack in Nice France left people with many struggles

with flashbacks and nightmares. The very real

symptoms are a byproduct of terror attacks intended,

not only to kill but to breed despair and spread fear

in the society.

Yet researchers who have studied the psychological

effects of terrorism say that while atrocities can

influence the way people think and make decisions

and can damage their mental health, in most cases

these effects tend not to linger.

"People basically accept the fact that it's a possibility

and try to go on with their lives because there is no

other way to live," says Dr. Thomas Griegor, a

forensic psychologist and retired Navy captain.

Immediately after the attacks in Nice, when a large

truck plowed into groups of people, killing 84 and

wounding more than 200 others on Bastille Day.

Citizens and viewers reacted with shock and horror.

Some who were interviewed by journalists said they

did not feel safe anywhere.

Om Prasad of class VII B says… Terrorism is, in its broadest sense, the use of

intentionally indiscriminate violence in order to

achieve a political, religious, or ideological aim. It is

classified as „a violent crime.‟

Terrorism affects our brain in many ways such as

stress, aggressiveness etc. – Due to terrorism we lose

our calmness which is important part of human

behavior. It is about making ordinary people feel

vulnerable, anxious, confused uncertain and helpless.

Terrorism occurs mainly due to religious

indifferences in India. It also creates imbalance in the

business. Also due to some terrorist attacks and

violence certain negative feeling is created among the

people towards the entire community or religion. It

also affects the future generations.

Karan Vaida of Class VI-A says…

We may not be able to prevent all attacks on us and

people we love, but there are certain things we can do

to protect ourselves and help those who are really in

need. Taking reasonable precautions and being

prepared are appropriate responses to the threat of an

emergency or disaster. However, it is important not to

become over-anxious about the possibility of

terrorism and getting on with your life, is one of the

most effective responses.

Where to get help in an emergency? Find out what

your local community services and mental health

services can offer. Make a list of important telephone

numbers and keep it somewhere prominent. It can be

difficult for people under stress to find and process

information such as where to get help.

Are we happier than our forefathers?

Umaima Khan of IX B says... As per my view, our forefathers were happier than us

because of the better environment and purity. We are

not that much lucky to have a pollution free area and

environment. They were diseased free and healthy

too. They breath fresh air, eat fresh and healthy food

and they were having the opportunity to do the

physical work also. Moreover, they lived peacefully

without burden as those days were not so

competitive and hectic. But now-a-days life has

become very busy, full of pressure and competition.

Dining tables are filled with junk food, and kitchens

are filled with machines. This has made us unhealthy

and we cannot get fresh air. So I think,

comparatively their life was much systematic and

organized and it made them happiest.

Sumisha Kotapallil of X-A says... Life today is full of amazing technology. We have

many comforts of which our forefathers were

deprived of. Now the question arises, are we really

happier than them? For the answer, first we should

have a glimpse on their life. They lived in villages

without the scientific inventions and technologies.

They walked more to move from one place to other.

But were they all claiming that they were not happy?

Absolutely No. They were contented with what they

had. But today, what about us? Are we happy? We

have everything, modern facilities, technologies etc.

But,

“We really neither joy, nor love, nor fight

Nor peace, nor help, for pain.”

Our ancestors were indeed, far happier than us.

Parth Wadiya of XII-(Commerce) says...

This is really a debate topic. Human being, no matter

to which generation they belong to, it is tough to

make them happy and content. I think it depends on a

person whether he or she is content with the facilities

with what they have.

Our forefathers were very happy in their times

though they had not much facilities and privileges

such as machines, technology, vehicles etc. Our

forefathers lived in rural areas and were happy by

doing farming. But today we have everything to

explore and yet happiness is missing.

Hiral Gachake of XII (Science) says... Of course our forefathers were happier than us.

Because they had time to spend along with the family

and the values like love, understanding, adjustment,

and trust were all present during that time.

Today we have everything but we don‟t have time to

listen others. We don‟t have time to share our grief

and sorrow with others. We run after money and

luxuries. It is possible to make this world again a

heaven like if the values like patience, understanding,

love and sacrifices exist. At last happiness depends on

the person how she/he deals with the situation.

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