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Mi amiga From a Foe to a Friend

mi amiga se llama margo The international pandemic has affected millions. It
y su pelo es largo has led to the decline of several companies, money
Ella tiene el pelo marron y bonitos ojos shortage, the closing of schools and some schools
ella lleva un vestido rojos permanently shutting down due to the scarcity of
facilities and supplies. My article talks about the
a ella le gusta cantar
transition from a student's middle school years to
y todos los dias a ella le encanta bailar
their high school years.
Hockey y baloncesto con ella juego
y ver su pelicula favorita Coco Since the two years we spent online, many have
forgotten the way things are done, such as the
Su casa es como mi casa.
recalling various rules and regulations, and even
Y también somos amigas de su prima Martha.
some basic greetings. When on the online platform,
Anya Kunder it was simple to log onto the computer and sit quietly
for all your morning classes without having to travel,
but it was entirely different offline. We had to travel
a long distance to school and wake up earlier than
Mi barrio tiene, Dos armarios y mesas we normally would have. Making this sudden
Una plaza con jardín transition was a challenge at first, as middle school is
Vivo con mis padres,
Mi barrio tiene, very different compared to high school. Coping
También mi hermano.
Una estación de tren with studies felt kind of arduous at first, but the key
Vivo con mi perro
was to just stay organised and divide our work so we
En mi casa hay, Se llama Buddy
don't need to pile on any unnecessary extra work.
Sillas y sillones ¡Amo a mi barrio, We depended on our online tools for almost two
VIII C En mi casa hay, casa, dormitorio y familia years and felt resistant to go back to how we used to
Sofás y mesas
do things such as touching pen to paper as
Dealing with online school Mi dormitorio tiene, También amo a mis compared to typing words onto a computer. The
amigas!
Una casa y mesita wearing of masks felt kind of tiresome at first due to
Ahana Kanoi the habits we developed when in the comfort of our
The pandemic: what can one say about Mi dormitorio tiene,
own home. However, we learnt the importance of
that time? Being locked up in a house with
our protective mask and learnt to live by it though
none of your friends to talk to and nothing to do; we detested it.
it was basically torture. Not only did our social
skills take a nosedive, but we also had to do In time we learnt the ways and were shown the
school online. ropes; we were comfortable in our new
environment. The teachers ensured a safe and
Although the school managed to create reliable system with COVID protocols followed, and
doubts solved.
an efficient learning platform, it was obviously
different from learning physically. For one, Diva Kunder
it was easy to get distracted and learning
seemed difficult. Seventh grade wasn't too
challenging as we were all used to the middle
school system. So, despite the obstacles we
faced it wasn't as bad. However, the move from “No amount of money ever bought
middle school to eight grade was more a moment of well-being.”
challenging. Even in physical school, it was Ishaan Rangwalla
difficult, as all changes are. Everyone had their
AURORA - THE ESSENTIAL FRAGRANCE - ILISHA AVASTHI
own mechanisms to cope with the stress of
starting high school online. My coping
mechanism was very simple but effective – Mon École
reading and listening to music. Reading helped
me escape into another world and forget all my Bonjour! Je m'appelle Ilisha et aujourd'hui je vais parler de mon école. Mon école s'appelle Dhirubhai Ambani International School qui se
stress. Music helped to calm down. trouve à Mumbai.
Normalement, je me lève à 7 heures. Je me brosse les dents et je prends mon bain. Ensuite, je prends mon petit déjeuner. A 7h45, je vais à
Reading and listening to music are not extremely l'école en bus scolaire. Mes cours commencent à 8h30.
complex activities and they improved my well- Mon école est très magnifique! Il y a 7 étages dans mon école. Il y a aussi beaucoup de salles de classes, y compris les classes spéciales (la
being greatly during the pandemic. Even now salle de musique, la salle the yoga, la salle d'informatique etc. Il y a un grand terrain de football derrière l'école. Il y a également le terrain
that we're back to physical school, books and de basket et le terrain de tennis. Près de 1000 élèves fréquentent notre école. Nous avons deux pauses pour nos repas.
music help me cope with my stress. J'adore mon école. Ma matière préférée est l'anglais, parce que c'est assez intéressant et j'aime écrire. Je n'aime pas trop les
mathématiques parce que je pense que c'est très difficile. Je rencontre mes amis tous les jours – c'est vraiment amusant.
Tarini Mazumder Mon école se termine à 3 heures. Je rentre chez moi avec beaucoup de devoirs, mais toujours heureuse de revenir le lendemain ! J'adore mon école !
Ilisha Avasthi
NINA MALLA
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