Shishukunj

Guess the Girl!

A Poem by Vaidehi Partani, Class VIII-A

Once there was a girl,

Naughty, sweet, beautiful girl.

She was the best of ones,

Now she is one in millions.

I still remember the time spent with her,

The precious time, the lovely time with her.

She made me eat spoons of sweet,

She made me drink cups of tea.

She even helped me in my problems,

She never said no to my problems.

She is like a wish to me,

Which always always comes true.

People say it is difficult to find a fairy,

But I’ve found this fairy.

She is just standing in front of me,

She is so much like me.

Guess the girl, who she is,

With perpetual positive thinking.

Guess the girl with whom I spend time,

With never negative thinking.

She is only and only…You!

राम और राज दोनों ही अच्छे दोस्त थे। दोनों हर काम एकसाथ करते थे। साथ ही घूमते थे, साथ ही खेलते थे और साथ ही पढाई भी करते थे। पर राज हमेशा सारे काम अधूरे ही करता था। जबकि राम अपने कार्य में बड़ा तत्पर था। उसका हर काम साफ़ सुथरा था। कभी कभी लगता था की दोनों दोस्त एक दूसरे से एकदम विपरीत हैं। पर थे दोनों सच्चे दोस्त।

आठवी की अर्ध-वार्षिक परीक्षा में राज और राम दोनों ही अच्छे अंक नहीं ला पाये। कोई समझ नहीं पाया की राम के अंक कैसे कम हो गए। वह तो हर साल परीक्षा में अव्वल आता था।

राम हार मानने वाला नहीं था। उसने ठान लिया था की वह वार्षिक परीक्षा में अच्छा करेगा और अपने दोस्त से भी कराएगा। अपने से ज़्यादा उसे अपने दोस्त की चिंता हो रही थी।

राम ने ये बात राज से भी कही। पर उसने ज़्यादा ध्यान नहीं दिया। किन्तु राम एक सच्चा दोस्त था। उसने राज को समझाया। उसकी हिम्मत बढ़ाई। उसे जताया की वह भी राज का साथ देगा। अंत में अपने दोस्त के समझाने पर राज ने भी कोशिश करने की ठान ली। उसी दिन से दोनों दोस्त मेहनत में जुट गए। राम पूर्णावृत्ति का महत्व जानता था। उसमे भी उसने राज का साथ दिया।

आज वार्षिक परीक्षा का फल मिलने वाला था। दोनों दोस्त अपने माता पिता के साथ परीक्षाफल लेने गये. उनकी अध्यापिका ने उनसे कहा की राम और राज ने तो जैसे कोई जादू कर दिया था। वे दोनों ही परीक्षा में अव्वल आये थे।

दोनों दोस्त और उनके माता पिता, सभी खुश हुए। राम की तरह राज भी समझ चुका था की कोशिश करने से मनुष्य कुछ भी हासिल कर सकता है।

FIREFLIES OF FRIENDSHIP

A poem on friendship by Ananya Vijayvargiya and Vinisha Shrimal of Class XII

How beautiful, how priceless

These fireflies in the darkness

How magical, how needful

This light of friendship in our lives

We became friends

We grew together

We became ambitious

We became dreamers

You held my hand

You walked with me

And we built our treehouse up on a tree.

Through thick and thin, through ups and downs

You made me smile amidst the frowns.

The laughs, the love, and sometimes tears

I got to learn the importance of peers

Smiles are infections, We catch ’em like the flue

When we are together, Laughter isn’t few

So lets watch these fireflies glow; for hours

I hope they remind you of me when we are far.

I remember football matches

I remember board games

The friendship bracelet I gave you / and the nicknames.

We look up at the sky

‘Aeroplane aeroplane’ – we shout so high

Birthdays we celebrated / Full of cheer

Like monkeys we all gathered

Yell, play, giggle – have fun every year

Fights that last morning to dawn

Wishing teachers singing the greeting song

Good morning teacher

Times we played zero-cross

Winning in the tips and tops

Snakes and ladders, ludo and dice

Hide and seek, water and ice

Friends make all games full of pleasure

They give happiness by being together

Moments of love and fun, teasing each other

Hope life will still be the same.

So lets watch these fireflies glow; for hours

I hope they remind you of me when we are far.

What is a friend?

Quite a number of things

Like a welcome ‘hello’ when the phone rings

A person who borrows and lends

There’s no return even when life ends

A friend in need is a friend indeed

Every moment shared is a divine treat

Friends care, friends share

They are the ones who are always there

No blood relation no bondage they bear

They are beyond compare

They share your grief when you cry,

And encourage you always to try

Friends can read your face and smile

It’s the warmth that makes you alive

Friends give you joy both great and small,

Friendship is simply above all.

So lets watch these fireflies glow; for hours

I hope they remind you of me when we are far.

Laughing, giggling together we sing

Through life’s hardships together we stand

Cuz this is what friendship is

Moving ahead altogether

Standing with each other, whatever time brings.

Making a friend takes a while

Being one takes a lifetime

True friendship lasts years

Fear of losing then brings tears

I feel grateful, I feel lucky

I feel complete to have you as my buddy

I value each gesture, I cherish every moment

No matter where life takes us

I will always be there

Be it today or tomorrow, I will always care

This is my ode to you, my friend

you’ll always be a blessing, a godsend

So lets watch these fireflies glow; for hours

I hope they remind you of me when we are far.

Who is Rich?

Art by Ms Pooja Audi, Educator

Spreading the Light of Knowledge

CBSE had invited students across all schools to submit art-work for their forth-coming calendar.

The following entries were sent by Shishyans.

Art by Chhaya Joshi, Class XII C

Art by Arushi Bhargava, Class XII C

Percy Jackson and The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan

Reviewed by:		Seshal Jain, VIII C

		I read this book when I was in Class VI. It is written by Rick Riordan. The story revolves around a boy named Percy Jackson, who is a demigod, the son of a mortal being and the sea god Poseidon. He suffers from dyslexia and ADHD. Zeus, the god of the sky accuses him of stealing his lightning bolt, his symbol of power. Zeus sends many monsters from the realm of Hades to torment him. What follows is a very interesting adventure. The author has placed the ancient Greek gods correctly and humorously around the world, which makes this story even more interesting. I enjoyed reading this book and would like to recommend it to all my friends.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J K Rowling

Reviewed By	:	Vasudha Gupta, VII B

		Harry Potter has given his exams of the fifth year. It is in the middle of the summer holidays and Harry is at the Dursley’s house. He is waiting for Dumbledore to come and take him to Hogwarts, the School of Magic. The last time Harry saw Professor Dumbledore, the Headmaster of Hogwarts, was when he was fighting against Voldemort, the darkest evil wizard, in order to save Harry. Harry is very curious to know why the Professor is coming himself to take him, he comes to know this quite soon. Dumbledore came himself because he wanted Harry to persuade Professor Slughorn, an old teacher, to come back to Hogwarts and teach again. Then at ‘The Burrow’, his best friend Ron’s house, he meets the new Minister of Magic and has an argument with him. Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts has already got off to an unusual start! He is suspecting Malfoy, a boy in Hogwarts to be a Death-Eater and Professor Snape helping him. On the other hand Harry finds a book of Potions of the Half-Blood Prince which helps Harry in many incidents. Professor Dumbledore is now taking extra classes for Harry where he shows Harry memories related to Voldemort and tells him it would help him kill Voldemort. Professor Dumbledore asks Harry to persuade Professor Slughorn to give him his memory of Tom Riddle. Harry tries but fails the first time. Ron is poisoned but survives. Harry notices Professor Dumbledore’s hand is burnt but doesn’t know how. He now tries to follow Malfoy everywhere with the help of two house elves – Dobby and Kreacher. This is a very unusual year as the worlds of Muggles and Magic start to intertwine……. Like to know whether Harry kills Voldemort or not? Read the book to find out for yourself. I strongly recommend it!

The Sleepless Night

A story by Aditi Singh of IX C.

A night on the terrace – all thanks to the power cut!

It is the most irritating thing when there’s a power cut during the night when you are about to vanish into the sweet world of dreams with all the comforts of life, no tensions, no work-stress; and you have to sleep on the terrace in the hot weather in the lap of mosquitoes!

With much difficulty, you adjust yourself on the terrace, all set and ready to sleep. As you lie down, a mosquito comes and bites you. You ignore the first bite and try to sleep when another one comes. You are tolerant. You try to ignore the first few bites but when it becomes too much for you, you lose patience and your temper and begin dancing about trying to kill the mosquitoes.

For about half-an-hour you dance like that and you are tired and exhausted and try to go back to sleep. This time you feel it’s too hot and you are not able to sleep. You twist and turn, trying to lure sleep into your eyes and finally give up all attempts and sit up. You declare that you are not going to sleep at all.

After 2-3 hours of boredom, it gets cooler and you relent and want to try to sleep again. But when you lie down, sleep has vanished again. You feel very angry and pity yourself. When you finally do feel sleepy, it is time to wake up.

And when somebody looks at your puffy eyes and asks you what had happened, you say, “I had a long sleepless night.”

Celebrating Independence

Enthusiasm was in the air for the entire week as the creative Shishyans decorated their soft boards for the Inter Class Display Board Decoration Competition held on August 15, 2014.

A few samples of the display boards from various classes.

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

Reviewed By	:	Mrs. Seeta Jaiswar – Educator

		(A book on life management published in 1989, a short version of the same book by Sean Covey ‘Seven Habits for Teenagers’ is also available.) Though I read this non-fiction self-help book some time ago, I feel that it is a must read for every person striving to become a better individual. Its principles of independence, interdependence and continuous improvement are motivating and inspiring. This book is universal and timeless in its appeal. The book teaches you to be proactive, to believe in self-development, to begin with the end in mind. It teaches you to put first things first and identify your time wasters and come out of your comfort zone, to believe in the win-win paradigm of interdependence and healthy competition. It focuses on developing emphatic listening i.e. seeking first to understand then to be understood. The book first introduces the concept of paradigm shift and prepares the reader for a change in mindset. Eventually it teaches you to sharpen your saw i.e. to renew and strengthen the four dimensions of life i.e. physical, mental, social and spiritual by exercising, reading, service to mankind and meditation. The sequel to this book is Sean Covey’s The 6 Most Important Decisions You Will Ever Make: A Guide for Teens published in 2006 and Stephen Covey’s The 8^th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness. A good book and strongly recommended by me.