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Summary of The Year Gone By

                                                                In the beginning of the year, I was both curious and nervous to
                                                                go to 3rd Grade. I expected that I would be going back to
                                                                physical school, but unfortunately, I still had to study online. We
                                                                started the term by introducing ourselves and getting to know
                                                                our friends and teachers better. We then did many fun activities
                                                                throughout the year like, making cookies, doing choice boards,
                                                                writing stories and learning about different kinds of poems. It is
                                                                                                                                      CHILDREN OF 3B BASKING IN THE SUN                        DROP EVERY THING AND READ
                                                                amazing how fast time has passed and now I can't wait to be in
                                                                4th Grade, but I am also sad to leave my teachers, Miss Gupta
                                                                and Miss Pillai who encouraged me to think out of the box and    My Adventure Up to Tigers' Nest
                                                                be creative. Time has gone as fast as a cheetah, but this year is   Imagine being 10, 232 feet above sea level, right opposite Paro Tabtsang, a majestic Buddhist monastery on a steep cliff. This cliff is called
                                                                the  best  I've  ever  had,  and  I  will  remember  this  experience
                                                                                                                                 Tigers' Nest in Bhutan which is where I went for my end of Term break, in 2019. I was to trek up the mountain with my family
                                                                always and forever.
                                                                                                                                 (Grandparents, parents and sister). It was nice and sunny when we reached the base of the trek at around 09:00 a.m. At the starting point
                                                                                                      Ayaan Seth                 we rode on ponies for about 2 kilometers because the ground was steep and it would be easier for my grandparents.
                                                                                                                                 We stopped in sometime as the ponies weren't allowed to go any further. As we started walking up, we realised that it would be a tough
                                                                                                                                 trek because it was steep and at some places there were lots of rocks together, so it was easy to trip. Along the trek we saw Prayer Flags.
                                                                   समस (बड़ा  दन)                                                 They came in colours of red, green, blue, yellow and white. They are kept for the safety of all trekkers. My sister was only three at that
                                                                                                                                 time, so we took short breaks every 200 meters. After two hours, we were very tired and almost gave up.
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                                                                   समस मरा मनपसंद  योहार ह।   समस हम हर साल प चीस
                                                                                                                                 Just then, we saw a monastery on the opposite cliff. This really lifted our spirits and we felt motivated to carry on! But there were many
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                                                                  दसंबर को मनात ह । इस  दन हम ईसा मसीह का ज म दन मनात  े
                                                                                                                                 more steps to go. Despite being tired, I continued walking, as I wanted to get to the monastery. Finally, we reached! The monastery was
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                                                                 ह । हम कक ज़ और दध सांता  लाज़ क  लए    क नीचे रखत ह ।            an amazing sight. I wondered how the monks built this centuries ago. We stayed there for an hour and went on a tour and saw gold
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                                                                 अगल  दन जब हम उठत ह , हम     क नीचे उपहार  मलत ह । हम           statutes of Buddha which were about 3 floors high. The only sounds we could hear inside, were the bells of the monastery and the
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                                                                 इस  यौहार को बहत ह  धमधाम स मनात ह ।                            chirping of birds. It was very peaceful.
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                      वतं ता  दवस ग त  व ध                                                                                       After that we came down. Even coming down wasn't that easy because it had started drizzling and the ground was wet, slippery and mucky.
                                                                                                                                 That night, in the hotel we showered, ate and went to sleep peacefully, dreaming about more treks like this!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Aarit Gopalkrishnan
          Wonder Water World
          Would you like to come to an underwater world with me?
          Well friends let's dive in! Now collect your ticket and get your swimming                                                                                                                                 A free verse
          costume ready. First in the Lazy River, we could go through a caved
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  We all deserve to be free,
          waterfall. Then we could get some ice cream. Who wouldn't want ice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Right as rain, free as can be
          cream on a squelching hot day? Where do you want to go? I know just                                                                                                                                          Free, free, free
          the place! The Wonder Fall Rollercoaster - had you thought of that? It is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    In a tree or lost at sea
          absolutely beautiful.  It is rather different than most normal rollercoaster
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Free, free, free
          rides. Now let's go on it again! Did you have fun?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   In a house or as a mouse
                                                    Avika Poddar                                                                                                                                                       Free, free, free
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  We all deserve to be free!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Veer Shah
           Right to Education                                          INAAYA AMIN TRYING HER HAND AT DOODLING                  RAYA ABRAHAM- RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES  SINGULAR AND PLURAL ILLUSTRATED BY AARYA
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              Children have the right         मर  बहन
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           Children have the right to learn                                         मर  पता                                     The Story of My Name
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              Children need to learn         मर  बहन ह शनाया,
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                Everyone on Earth             जो ह मर  द नया।              उनक  तरह मझ भी बनना ह एक बार ।                       My name is Riddhi. Today, I am going to tell you about how I got
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           Some people can't learn at all     एक दज क  बना,                      गण उनम  ह  बहत सार, े                          my name. It was very difficult to choose a name for me. Both my
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                                                                                                                                mom and dad had a list. My dad was keen on having a name
              We need to save them           कभी न हम  रहना।                  और मझ लगत ह  वो बहत  यार।                         that starts with the letter “R”, as it is a family tradition, and he
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                We have to protest                                              वरद  म  वह लगत ह  अ छ, े                        also wanted it to be short just like his own. My mom wanted my
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                Education is a right     पढ़ने म  वह बहत हो शयार ह। ै             और  दल क ह  वे स चे।                           name  to  have  a  good  meaning  and  have  cultural  richness   SOAKING UP THE SUN  A FOCUSSED READING SESSION
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               All kids need to learn            सआना टडन                      करना ह मझ कछ ऐसा काम,
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                                                                             िजसस रोशन हो मर दश का नाम।                         the delay in deciding a name, my grandfather announced that if
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                 Vihaan Tiwari                                                                                                  the baby is a girl, she would be named, Riddhi. If it is a boy, then
                                                                                      ता ष चौधर                                 the name would be – Rudra. My mom did not want to name her
                                                                                                                                kid after a God. She was worried that she would not be able to
           Right to Education                                                                                                   scold him/her!! She liked the name – Riddhi, as not only does it
                                                                                                                                mean wealth and prosperity, but it is also strongly associated
           All children have the right to get a proper education. It is the duty of parents to send their children to schools. I think it is a great idea   with Lord Ganesha and a popular name in Jain families. From
           that the government has started free education. With good education one can make a better career. Education gives us knowledge,   that moment, she just prayed constantly that she be blessed
                                                                                                                                with a baby girl. And voila! Riddhi arrived!
           courage and power to think.
                                                                                                                                                                   Riddhi Shankar
                                                                                                 Aadhya Yodha                                                                        EXPLORING THROUGH iPADS         BEING MINDFUL
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