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Showing posts with label Grade 6. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grade 6. Show all posts
Thursday, December 16, 2010
High School Muse-ical with 200 students!
A high school musical with two hundred adolescents??? What were we getting ourselves into!!?? Well for starters dollops of enthusiasm, heaps of energy and an outpouring of ideas (much contrary to what we expected)! Through this process we have encouraged the children to experiment, encouraged them to enjoy and tonight, we encourage them to excel!
This journey, has been a truly Magically one!
Deepthi Shetty & Arati Sunawala
Monday, December 6, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Inventure stands 2nd in medal tally at TAISI-2010
After clinching 25 golds, 21 silvers and 19 bronzes, Inventure Academy stood 2nd at the 3rd The Association of International Schools of India (TAISI), held recently in Pune.Around 17 International schools from across India participated in this three day sports meet which was held at Vishwashanti Gurukul Sports Complex, from November 18th onwards.
Tennis
Junior Girls: SilverSenior Girls: Silver
Senior Boys: Silver
Swimming
Ashwin Swamy:
Backstroke: BronzeAkriti Bhargava:
Backstroke: Gold
Breaststroke: Silver
Backstroke: Bronze
Breaststroke: Gold
Butterfly: Gold
Keya Vishwanathan:
Breaststroke: Silver
Butterfly: Silver
Track & Field
Category A Boys:
Ishaan Pujari
200m: Bronze
400m: Gold
1500m: Gold
Relay: Bronze
Prateek Jalan
Javelin: Bronze
Category A Girls
Anika Desai
400m: Gold
Category B Boys
Nirvair Nair
Long jump: Silver
Javelin: Bronze
Relay: Bronze
Category B Girls
Akriti Bhargava
100m: Silver
200m: Bronze
Long Jump: Silver
Relay: Gold
Maya Sanaba
400m: Bronze
800m: Silver
Category C Boys
Nihaal Aarons
100m: Silver
400m: Silver
Javelin: Silver
Relay: Bronze
Category C Girls
Anu Shri Pendiala
100m: Silver
Long jump: Gold
Relay: Gold
Dipali Bajaj
200m: Silver
400m: Silver
Shot Putt: Gold
Discus: Bronze
Sumreen Sandhu
100m: Gold
Long jump: Silver
Payal Kela
200m: Gold
400m: Gold
800m: Gold
Discus: Gold
Category D Boys
Ahaan Bharadwaj
100m: Gold
200m: Silver
Long jump: Gold
Javelin: Bronze
Relay: Bronze
Tejveer Singh Rekhi
200m: Bronze
Long jump: Bronze
Category D Girls
Shreya Sarda
Relay: Gold
Keya Vishwanathan
Long jump: Silver
Category E Boys
Ankur Kela
100m: Gold
200m: Silver
Shot Putt: Gold
Long Jump: Silver
Neileshwar Pramodh
100m: Bronze
Long jump: Bronze
Category E Girls
Anika Desai100m: Gold
200m: Gold
400m: Gold
Long jump: Gold
Relay: Gold
Rivka Aarons
100m: Bronze
200m: Bronze
Congratulations to all our winners and the entire team! A BIG Thankyou to all the parents who extended their support
Ajay Kela parents of Payala and Ankur Kela
Mamta Desai parent of Anika Desai
Pramod Sreedharan parent of Nileshwar Pramod
Ravana Pendiala parent of Anushri
Sanjay Swami parent of Ashwin Swami
Ajay Kela parents of Payala and Ankur Kela
Mamta Desai parent of Anika Desai
Pramod Sreedharan parent of Nileshwar Pramod
Ravana Pendiala parent of Anushri
Sanjay Swami parent of Ashwin Swami
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Inventure's Under 13 Girls and Under 11 Boys Soccer team hold firm ground in Greenwood Champions Trophy
The Under 13 Girls and Under 11 Boys were declared Runners Up in the 'Greenwood High Champions Trophy' concluded recently.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Inventure Academy Choir at `Glorious- Festival of Harmony'
The Inventure Chorus made its debut at the 19th Festival of Harmony, on August 21st, 2010, sponsored by “Glorious”, Bangalore’s most celebrated Choral group. Under the baton of Ms Salome Rao and with accompaniment from Sub. Major Ravinder and his pupils at Inventure, on flute, guitar, keyboard and drums, this group of students from Grades 1 to 6 made a huge impact on an audience which celebrates the human voice in a variety of musical forms, year after year. There were participants from many schools and some groups of adults from the city and Hyderabad. Awesome...!
Complete entertainment...! best school choir of the evening...! excellent debut performance... were some of the comments from the audience, who were completely awe-struck by our choir!! A brilliant confident performance, full of spirit; it was hard for people to believe they were onstage in public for the first time.
The energetic dance moves, rock and roll jibes, splits and cart wheels got the audience cheering, screaming and clapping for our students.
Thanks to our talented music teachers, Salome and Ravi, Inventurers have been acclaimed in yet another area of learning and performance. The support of our colleagues, Mrs Meenakshi R, Ms Smith and Ms Priya, Mr Donovan was invaluable. They kept spirits up and indiscipline down! This takes some doing in such a large number of excited, keyed up, animated children!
Those who supported and inspired deserve a mention and a heap of thanks too…
We want to thank Nooraine for all the support, Shaheen and Mallika Ma'am for organizing time for practice, Jagrithi Ma'am and Mrs.Benjamin for the constant guidance and support.
Heartfelt gratitude to all the enthusiastic parents especially to Shikha Rana who stepped in to help us get the kids ready to go on stage.
Want to thank Preet especially for ALL the help in coordinating with the parents, your assistance allowed us to focus more on the music while we could rest assured knowing that you would take care of the rest. BIG thankyou to Varsha for taking care of ticket sales !! Also want to thank the grade teachers and subject teachers for sending the students for choir practices that were held durings their class time.
Last but not the least where would we be without our amazing and talented kids who exceeded all expectations with their phenominal performance. We hope that this is the first of many more such performances in the future!
The Inventure Chorus
Grade 1 Anvita Vishwanath, Mukul Jha, Arushi Menon; Grade 2-Sahil Kuchlous, Amisha Deb,Eshan Tripathi, Rohan Malvi,Manvika Satish, Nikhil Niranjan, Diya Abrol, Anushree Arora, Advaita Dubey, Rosalyn Mathews, Anushka Athreya, Anjali Mallampooty, Taamara Kellappan, Niharika Ghose, Megan George; Grade 3- Sheryl Thomas, Pranav Mishra, Anusha, Ananya Bharadwaj, Varun Bali, Agastya Rana, Yash Podar, Anay Mehta, Mihika Birmiwal, Alina Ahmed, Nikita George, Roshini Senthil Kumar, Aashna Parekh, Sunaina Bose; Grade 4- Sanjana Bakre, Ananya Parthasarathy, Inika Kandwal, Samyukta Rajagopalan, Sadhana Chellapa, Natasha Aji, Rivka Aarons, Armani Vikram, Rohit Rangan, Bharatha Ramaswamy, Maigun Rekhi, Rudri Mehta; Grade 5- Stuti Sen, Aryaman S, Rajshree Mahabalesh, Tanya Thatha, Karan Buntval, Dhruv Bhatia, Anika Desai, Ishi Tripathi, Aditya Narayan, Aryaman Dubey, Riddhi Bhatt, Samhita Ramji; Grade 6- Anirudh Bakre, Nikhil Sharma, Abhay Rao, Soundarya Chellappa, Maya Shenoy, Anarv Mathur, Yun Seohyum.
Soloists: Anvita Vishwanath, Anushree Arorra, Rphit rangan, Ananyya Bharadwaj, karan Buntwal , Anika Desai, Rivka Aarons.
Accompanists: Keya Vishwanath and Abhay Rao (guitar), Dhruv Bhatia (drums), Yun Seohyum (flute), Anarv Mathur (keyboard) and S Ravinder (Base guitar and flute),
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Inventure Academy makes a mark in `The Vistas 2010'
It was an inter school literary competition where the tussle was between 400 students who represented around 18 schools from across Bangalore. Needless to say Inventure Academy students made us proud again by succeeding in making a mark.
The Vistas 2010, an annual event organized by Innisfree House School, had the best of schools from Bangalore participating in their fest starting July 7th and spread over three days.
The events were aimed at tapping and encouraging the talent in nine to twelve year olds in areas like debate, creative writing and quiz.
Following were declared winners for the respective events:
Dhruv Bhatia - Second in Hindi Elocution (Jr)
Anishwar Sen- Third in Hindi Elocution (Sr)
Pratik Bhargava-Third in Hindi Debate (Jr)
Ankur Kela -Third in English Debate (Sr)
Samhita Ramji, Tarang Shah and Sohum Shenoy (team)-Fourth in Quiz (Jr).
Here’s three cheers not only for the students who officially won but also to those who enthusiastically participated without bothering much about the results.
The Vistas 2010, an annual event organized by Innisfree House School, had the best of schools from Bangalore participating in their fest starting July 7th and spread over three days.
The events were aimed at tapping and encouraging the talent in nine to twelve year olds in areas like debate, creative writing and quiz.
Following were declared winners for the respective events:
Dhruv Bhatia - Second in Hindi Elocution (Jr)
Anishwar Sen- Third in Hindi Elocution (Sr)
Pratik Bhargava-Third in Hindi Debate (Jr)
Ankur Kela -Third in English Debate (Sr)
Samhita Ramji, Tarang Shah and Sohum Shenoy (team)-Fourth in Quiz (Jr).
Here’s three cheers not only for the students who officially won but also to those who enthusiastically participated without bothering much about the results.
Friday, June 25, 2010
INVENTURING- A unique foundation program at Inventure Academy
A new academic session at Inventure Academy does not start with books, uniforms or in classrooms but with Inventuring - a unique foundation program aimed at cementing bonds between teachers and students, making new students comfortable and setting the key note for expectations at Inventure Academy.
Students engage in projects – both single and in groups – and experience first hand, the creative process, thinking-out- of- the- box and being active participants in a team. The hidden agenda is helping students realize their inner potential, making them believe in themselves, understanding ways of true learning and respecting interdependence.
“It is because there is no `One Way’ to get the best out of the children,’’ states Inventure Academy Head of Kindergarten and Primary, Shaheen Shafi, who has been the architect and part of this tradition of Inventuring since inception.
Designed on Howard Gardener’s theory of Multiple Intelligences and Inventure’s core values , the 2010-11 ‘Inventuring’ started with a daily schedule of students participating in four broad categories- Outdoor, Classroom Projects, Choice Time and Golden Time.
During Inventuring, each day started with an outdoor activity, like dance or sports, to kick-start mental and physical agility and facilitating team bonding. This was followed with classroom projects based on exploring Multiple Intelligences (MI) of students.
The classroom projects on multiple intelligences had larger themes like Colors Of Our World, Creative Sparks, Think-a thon under which students were tasks specific to their grades.
In Colors of Our World, students of grade 1 and 2 created pictures using cardboard shapes, grade 3 and 4 created a family using balloons, wool, paint, fabric and cotton. Grades 5 and 6 students created a chandelier using empty bottles, straws and paper cups. Grade 7 and 8 painted their groups to create a “people sculpture” based on a few topics/themes, and grades 9 and 10 had to create an installation based on the topic of the cityscape using the fabrics & card board.
Similarly under creative sparks, each class was divided into groups of five students who made an advertisement either on washing powder, shampoo, dog food, energy drink, tooth-paste and sell it in the most convincing manner to their peers and teachers!
Think-a-thon was equally fun as students in primary section were either asked to make a toy using plastic glasses and straws, make a card game and define its rules and demonstrate how to play, make a 3-D model of a house from a given floor plan.
``The activities of project, were designed to judge their logical thinking, functionality, creativity, variety, co-ordination, rhythm and stage presentation,’’ adds Shaheen.
``It was amazing to see the creative ideas in students and their conviction in presenting it as the best,’’ exclaims Ekta Bhasin a teacher of grade 5B.While students from smaller grades designed telephone, bells, bouncing balls and juice set for Barbie by using only five plastic glasses and straws, the higher grades students designed different phases of a space ship prior to its launch.
Classroom projects were then followed by Choice Time which would give students a choice of activity from options like sketching, climbing wall, mosaic art, gardening or cooking. The aim of having a Choice Time as part of Inventuring is to nurture individuality and give students an opportunity to explore different choices before zeroing in on what they are best at.
The Inventuring day wrapped up with Golden Time- an integral part of learning, where students’ reflected on their day’s learning and sharing related experiences.
`` My project on choosing natural elements to create music during Wild Wide World has changed my view towards my surrounding. I realized that even a few pebbles in a plastic bottle can create a beautiful beat,’’ says new student Aishwarya Hirve, grade 4 summarizing her understanding facilitated by Golden Time.
Curtains came down on Inventuring with a Sleepover for grades 3 and above during which students along with teachers stayed back in school for a night, a once-in-a year event. ``It was sports, bonfire, music, dance and good food on offer. Most of the arrangements were made by our school and it was only fun and activity for us,’’ says Tarang Shah of grade 5 B.
Students and teachers went around the campus, collected wood for the bonfire, and danced around on music, played games. ``While some used mattress provided by school, others got their sleeping bags and chatted till late in the night.
``This is what the aim of Inventuring is, to notice one child amongst many and to look at the world through his eyes,’’ summarizes Shaheen.
Students engage in projects – both single and in groups – and experience first hand, the creative process, thinking-out- of- the- box and being active participants in a team. The hidden agenda is helping students realize their inner potential, making them believe in themselves, understanding ways of true learning and respecting interdependence.
“It is because there is no `One Way’ to get the best out of the children,’’ states Inventure Academy Head of Kindergarten and Primary, Shaheen Shafi, who has been the architect and part of this tradition of Inventuring since inception.
Designed on Howard Gardener’s theory of Multiple Intelligences and Inventure’s core values , the 2010-11 ‘Inventuring’ started with a daily schedule of students participating in four broad categories- Outdoor, Classroom Projects, Choice Time and Golden Time.
During Inventuring, each day started with an outdoor activity, like dance or sports, to kick-start mental and physical agility and facilitating team bonding. This was followed with classroom projects based on exploring Multiple Intelligences (MI) of students.
The classroom projects on multiple intelligences had larger themes like Colors Of Our World, Creative Sparks, Think-a thon under which students were tasks specific to their grades.
In Colors of Our World, students of grade 1 and 2 created pictures using cardboard shapes, grade 3 and 4 created a family using balloons, wool, paint, fabric and cotton. Grades 5 and 6 students created a chandelier using empty bottles, straws and paper cups. Grade 7 and 8 painted their groups to create a “people sculpture” based on a few topics/themes, and grades 9 and 10 had to create an installation based on the topic of the cityscape using the fabrics & card board.
Similarly under creative sparks, each class was divided into groups of five students who made an advertisement either on washing powder, shampoo, dog food, energy drink, tooth-paste and sell it in the most convincing manner to their peers and teachers!
Think-a-thon was equally fun as students in primary section were either asked to make a toy using plastic glasses and straws, make a card game and define its rules and demonstrate how to play, make a 3-D model of a house from a given floor plan.
``The activities of project, were designed to judge their logical thinking, functionality, creativity, variety, co-ordination, rhythm and stage presentation,’’ adds Shaheen.
``It was amazing to see the creative ideas in students and their conviction in presenting it as the best,’’ exclaims Ekta Bhasin a teacher of grade 5B.While students from smaller grades designed telephone, bells, bouncing balls and juice set for Barbie by using only five plastic glasses and straws, the higher grades students designed different phases of a space ship prior to its launch.
Classroom projects were then followed by Choice Time which would give students a choice of activity from options like sketching, climbing wall, mosaic art, gardening or cooking. The aim of having a Choice Time as part of Inventuring is to nurture individuality and give students an opportunity to explore different choices before zeroing in on what they are best at.
The Inventuring day wrapped up with Golden Time- an integral part of learning, where students’ reflected on their day’s learning and sharing related experiences.
`` My project on choosing natural elements to create music during Wild Wide World has changed my view towards my surrounding. I realized that even a few pebbles in a plastic bottle can create a beautiful beat,’’ says new student Aishwarya Hirve, grade 4 summarizing her understanding facilitated by Golden Time.
Curtains came down on Inventuring with a Sleepover for grades 3 and above during which students along with teachers stayed back in school for a night, a once-in-a year event. ``It was sports, bonfire, music, dance and good food on offer. Most of the arrangements were made by our school and it was only fun and activity for us,’’ says Tarang Shah of grade 5 B.
Students and teachers went around the campus, collected wood for the bonfire, and danced around on music, played games. ``While some used mattress provided by school, others got their sleeping bags and chatted till late in the night.
``This is what the aim of Inventuring is, to notice one child amongst many and to look at the world through his eyes,’’ summarizes Shaheen.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Grade five’s trip to Wayanad-Poem
We had gone to Wayanad
For our class field trip
We carried money for souvenirs
But we planned on candies and chips
When we got in the bus
We got to know our groups and group-mates
We were to stay in a hotel
So we’d get to know our room-mates
In the bus we watched a movie
And sang many a song
But still everyone complained
That the ride was too long
Finally we reached the hotel
And got our room keys
It was better than expected
They even had TV’s!
We travelled to many places
Like caves and a waterfall
Even the lake-side market
Was enjoyed by all
Sunday night was just three parties-
A soccer, girls and boys
Everyone had so much fun
Without making too much noise
The morning we had to leave
Everybody was so sad
In the bus back to Bangalore
Most thought about the fun they had
Nihaal George,
Grade 6 A
For our class field trip
We carried money for souvenirs
But we planned on candies and chips
When we got in the bus
We got to know our groups and group-mates
We were to stay in a hotel
So we’d get to know our room-mates
In the bus we watched a movie
And sang many a song
But still everyone complained
That the ride was too long
Finally we reached the hotel
And got our room keys
It was better than expected
They even had TV’s!
We travelled to many places
Like caves and a waterfall
Even the lake-side market
Was enjoyed by all
Sunday night was just three parties-
A soccer, girls and boys
Everyone had so much fun
Without making too much noise
The morning we had to leave
Everybody was so sad
In the bus back to Bangalore
Most thought about the fun they had
Nihaal George,
Grade 6 A
PERCY JACKSON & The Lightening Thief-Movie Review
Percy Jackson and the Lightening thief was a pretty good movie by itself but a lot of the story was different from what happens in the book ‘Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief’.
For example:
• Percy is told he is the son of Poseidon whereas in the book Chiron figures that out in a capture-the-flag game.
• Also, Percy’s sword Riptide is a click-open pen in the movie, but in the book its a pen meant to be uncapped.
• In the movie, Percy escapes from camp for his quest, but in the book he approaches the oracle, and then takes permission from Chiron to leave camp on his quest.
• Another difference is the entrance to the underworld is different.
• The biggest difference from the movie and book is that some of the characters like Ares, Dionysus, Clarisse, Nancy Bobofit and Charon were all missing in the movie with some of the monsters who were replaced with other monsters.
One fact that appealed to me in the movie was that the movie had a happy ending; none of the books (except the fifth) had a happy ending. If they were going to make more movies, then they shouldn’t have made a happy ending here.
I feel that the movie would have been better if there was no book or if you hadn’t read the book yet.
Nihaal George,
Grade 6-A
Monday, March 15, 2010
Indian Premier League 3-A Poem
Lalith Modi had started the IPL,
Or Indian Premier League.
IPL 1 and 2 are over,
Now we are on IPL 3.
There are only 8 teams,
In this cricket league,
Their duels are always a lot of fun,
As each strive for victory.
The defending champions,
The Deccan Chargers team,
Charged from last to first,
So they must have high esteem.
The Royal Challengers
Are the Bangalore boys.
When they play at home,
The crowd makes a lot of noise.
The team from Chennai
Are called the Super Kings.
They are a good team on paper,
But on the field, they don’t do many things.
The Rajasthan Royals are foreign lead.
They were the best in IPL 1,
But they’re called the underdogs,
Even though they had won.
The capital state has a team,
Delhi Dare Devils is the name.
They’re a good team,
But have only brought the capital shame.
The Kings XI Punjab,
Is the team from Mohali,
They’re a balanced team,
But they have never won tourney.
The Knight Riders are the Kolkata team.
They change jerseys every year
To make up for poor play on the field
As their fans shed many a tear
Last, but not least, the Mumbai Indians,
They’re in great form.
They have good bowlers and better batsmen,
Who could whip up quite a storm.
As you can see, IPL 3
Has started off quite well,
So watch the show and you’ll know,
The news will have little else to tell.
Nihaal George,
Grade 6A
Or Indian Premier League.
IPL 1 and 2 are over,
Now we are on IPL 3.
There are only 8 teams,
In this cricket league,
Their duels are always a lot of fun,
As each strive for victory.
The defending champions,
The Deccan Chargers team,
Charged from last to first,
So they must have high esteem.
The Royal Challengers
Are the Bangalore boys.
When they play at home,
The crowd makes a lot of noise.
The team from Chennai
Are called the Super Kings.
They are a good team on paper,
But on the field, they don’t do many things.
The Rajasthan Royals are foreign lead.
They were the best in IPL 1,
But they’re called the underdogs,
Even though they had won.
The capital state has a team,
Delhi Dare Devils is the name.
They’re a good team,
But have only brought the capital shame.
The Kings XI Punjab,
Is the team from Mohali,
They’re a balanced team,
But they have never won tourney.
The Knight Riders are the Kolkata team.
They change jerseys every year
To make up for poor play on the field
As their fans shed many a tear
Last, but not least, the Mumbai Indians,
They’re in great form.
They have good bowlers and better batsmen,
Who could whip up quite a storm.
As you can see, IPL 3
Has started off quite well,
So watch the show and you’ll know,
The news will have little else to tell.
Nihaal George,
Grade 6A
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Inventure Academy Library- The "in"place to be.
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The library is a wonderful place to sit and read amazing stories. Have you ever been to our library at Inventure Academy? If you haven’t come and visit it. Our library is filled with the whispers of unusual creatures from the innumerable storybooks. You can sit and relax with a book in your hand. The library is a good place to get unwanted things out of your head. I am sure that you will find a book just right for you. We have a lot of books in the library. Some of these will fill you with happiness, some with sadness and some…. freaky! But all of them are nice.
Have you met our librarians? If not you, can always find them in the library.
They are: Renuka Ma’am and Kishore sir.
Here is a list of books our librarian recommends us to read (grades 6 and above including teachers):
1. The Unfortunate Series
2. Star of Kazan
3. The other side of me – by Sidney Sheldom
4. The Kite Runner
5. Bad dogs have more fun
6. Marley and me
7. Books Jefrey Archer
8. Inkheart
9. Divide – by Elizabeth Kay
10. The Cappuccino years
These are the books you should try to read when you visit the library. These aren’t only the good books in the library but there a whole lot of books in the library that you can read.
Any time you are free and don’t have anything to do, just remember to visit the library!!!
Sharon Roy
Grade 6B
Media Pod
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Drive to Drive Away Noise Pollution By Inventure Drama Pod
Horn No K Please – A Huge success
Honk!Honk!a familiar irritating sound which we annoys us day in and day out.As you know Horn No K Please was a public art show by the Drama pod of Inventure Academy which was trying to spread the message that we shouldn’t honk unnecessarily.Can this little effort make a difference to Namma Bengalooru's noise pollution?
The bus buzzzzzzzzzzzzzed with excitement as we left Inventure campus.
The show was at a traffic junction near Cubbon Park.We(Media Pod) have been watching the Drama pod kids ebb with excitement for a long, long time and here was the proof before our eyes. The first time they performed it, they did well but once they started doing it again they did excelled it. Rather do I say, they got a hang of it!!
There did have minor issues with some of the props which broke, but the student volunteers and teachers fixed them in a magical jiffy. The bystanders brimmed with curiosity and were awestruck at the message and dramatic delivery. The traffic police of Namma Bengaluru proved that they are the best and helped us to avoid accidents and guided us through out. What more do we need, some of our parents had dropped in and supported us through out our effort.
My friend, Roshini said that she was feeling really, really, really excited and the show went on quite well. Another participant, Deeksha said that this was a wonderful idea. The teachers did a lot of hard work and so did the students. After the show our art teacher, Poornima Ma’am took us for a treat at Corner House Ice Cream. (Thanks ma’am!!!)
The Drama Pod did a GREAT JOB!!!!(Hey!! we do have some great photos too.. wait and watch)
Now,can you come up with some interesting ideas to create public awareness???
- Sharon Roy
Grade 6B
Media Pod
Honk!Honk!a familiar irritating sound which we annoys us day in and day out.As you know Horn No K Please was a public art show by the Drama pod of Inventure Academy which was trying to spread the message that we shouldn’t honk unnecessarily.Can this little effort make a difference to Namma Bengalooru's noise pollution?
The bus buzzzzzzzzzzzzzed with excitement as we left Inventure campus.
The show was at a traffic junction near Cubbon Park.We(Media Pod) have been watching the Drama pod kids ebb with excitement for a long, long time and here was the proof before our eyes. The first time they performed it, they did well but once they started doing it again they did excelled it. Rather do I say, they got a hang of it!!
There did have minor issues with some of the props which broke, but the student volunteers and teachers fixed them in a magical jiffy. The bystanders brimmed with curiosity and were awestruck at the message and dramatic delivery. The traffic police of Namma Bengaluru proved that they are the best and helped us to avoid accidents and guided us through out. What more do we need, some of our parents had dropped in and supported us through out our effort.
My friend, Roshini said that she was feeling really, really, really excited and the show went on quite well. Another participant, Deeksha said that this was a wonderful idea. The teachers did a lot of hard work and so did the students. After the show our art teacher, Poornima Ma’am took us for a treat at Corner House Ice Cream. (Thanks ma’am!!!)
The Drama Pod did a GREAT JOB!!!!(Hey!! we do have some great photos too.. wait and watch)
Now,can you come up with some interesting ideas to create public awareness???
- Sharon Roy
Grade 6B
Media Pod
Sunday, February 7, 2010
“Horn No K Please”
The Drama pod at Inventure Academy is a common interest group, where in both students and teachers come together for the love of Theatre.
We have used this Drama Pod as a platform to express our ideas for change and progress in India.
HORN NO K PLEASE is more of a public art show. It is an awareness program, where we tackle the issue of Sound pollution. Our mission is not to lay down rules but to make sure that an understanding reaches the public in a simple yet creative way! Unnecessary honking proves to be one of the most unfortunate side effects of Bangalore city’s progress. We chose the form of the street play as it has always been used to propagate social and political messages and to create awareness amongst the masses regarding critical issues. Street theatre breaks the formal barriers and approaches the people directly.
This is also a great learning experience for children as they are also educated about the issue while carrying out a different kind of production. The acting team consists of 26 children who are from grade 6. We will be performing at the MG Road (Jewels de Paragon) signal on 9th February, 2010. Each performance lasts for about 3 minutes, we will be visible at 3 signals and we hope to perform 9 times.
Parents are welcome to come and watch!!
Our Media Pod Journalist Sharon Roy of Grade 6 B interviews a Participant Anusha Ramji:
Q1. What is the play about?
Actually it is not a play; it is called a public art show. We want to tell the public our opinion on sound pollution, basically honking.
Q2. What are you doing to prepare for the show now?
Currently, we are giving the finishing touches to our props. Mainly we are using traffic colors seen on sign boards – red, black and white. We are also practicing.
Q3. How do you fell right now?
I am very excited because it is something different from other plays. It is a bit more difficult to tell people what they think without speaking. We are just using props and there will only be action and our cues are pretty tight. If one person doesn’t start their part at the right time, the whole thing may be a disaster. The signal lasts only for three minutes.
Q4. Would you like to say anything else?
Our play has three main points that we want to focus on which is deafness, panic and accidents. We hope that all the viewers to take this seriously because honking has a big impact.
Q5. Do you think it will work out well?
Our Christmas play was a huge success. I am just hoping for the best.
After hearing this I think this play really will be a great success. I think they would be able to spread this important message throughout the city.
GOOD LUCK!!
- Sharon Roy
We have used this Drama Pod as a platform to express our ideas for change and progress in India.
HORN NO K PLEASE is more of a public art show. It is an awareness program, where we tackle the issue of Sound pollution. Our mission is not to lay down rules but to make sure that an understanding reaches the public in a simple yet creative way! Unnecessary honking proves to be one of the most unfortunate side effects of Bangalore city’s progress. We chose the form of the street play as it has always been used to propagate social and political messages and to create awareness amongst the masses regarding critical issues. Street theatre breaks the formal barriers and approaches the people directly.
This is also a great learning experience for children as they are also educated about the issue while carrying out a different kind of production. The acting team consists of 26 children who are from grade 6. We will be performing at the MG Road (Jewels de Paragon) signal on 9th February, 2010. Each performance lasts for about 3 minutes, we will be visible at 3 signals and we hope to perform 9 times.
Parents are welcome to come and watch!!
Our Media Pod Journalist Sharon Roy of Grade 6 B interviews a Participant Anusha Ramji:
Q1. What is the play about?
Actually it is not a play; it is called a public art show. We want to tell the public our opinion on sound pollution, basically honking.
Q2. What are you doing to prepare for the show now?
Currently, we are giving the finishing touches to our props. Mainly we are using traffic colors seen on sign boards – red, black and white. We are also practicing.
Q3. How do you fell right now?
I am very excited because it is something different from other plays. It is a bit more difficult to tell people what they think without speaking. We are just using props and there will only be action and our cues are pretty tight. If one person doesn’t start their part at the right time, the whole thing may be a disaster. The signal lasts only for three minutes.
Q4. Would you like to say anything else?
Our play has three main points that we want to focus on which is deafness, panic and accidents. We hope that all the viewers to take this seriously because honking has a big impact.
Q5. Do you think it will work out well?
Our Christmas play was a huge success. I am just hoping for the best.
After hearing this I think this play really will be a great success. I think they would be able to spread this important message throughout the city.
GOOD LUCK!!
- Sharon Roy
Monday, February 1, 2010
Breaking News:Inventure Students secure high ranks in International Math Olympiad and National Science Olympiad
International Math Olympiad:
*Aditya Parekh of Grade 6B has secured 265th Rank at the International Level and has topped at the School Level in the International Math Olympiad.
*Nihaal George of Grade 6A has secured 266th Rank at the International Level and 2nd Rank at the School Level in the same examination.
National Science Olympiad:
Nihaal George has added icing to the cake by securing the 382nd National Rank at the National Science Olympiad. He has topped at the School Level.
Our Hearty Congratulations to Nihaal and Aditya.You both have brought accolades to Inventure.We are proud of you!
*Aditya Parekh of Grade 6B has secured 265th Rank at the International Level and has topped at the School Level in the International Math Olympiad.
*Nihaal George of Grade 6A has secured 266th Rank at the International Level and 2nd Rank at the School Level in the same examination.
National Science Olympiad:
Nihaal George has added icing to the cake by securing the 382nd National Rank at the National Science Olympiad. He has topped at the School Level.
Our Hearty Congratulations to Nihaal and Aditya.You both have brought accolades to Inventure.We are proud of you!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Arincheyan Gerald and Karan Abrol of Inventure at the IRIS ( Initiative for Research and Innovation in Science) National Fair, 2009.
Karan Abrol and Arincheyan Gerald-The Young Scientists from Inventure.
Arincheyan Gerald and Karan Abrol are among the 80 shortlisted entries ( from over 1200) for participation at the IRIS ( Initiative for Research and Innovation in Science) National Fair, 2009.
This year IRIS is being held in the city of Ahmedabad, between 25-28th November, 2009.
Arin and Karan's study deals with an analysis of colour spectra in Hemidactylus leschenaultii and frenatus or very simply, what causes colour changes in these 2 species of gecko lizards. They were able to prove that colour does indeed change according to the presence of a predator, habitat and time of day.
We wish our budding researchers all the best!!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Fun and Frolic at INME Camp-Grade 6 and 7.
"Adventure isn't hanging on a rope off the side of a mountain. Adventure is an attitude that we must apply to the day to day obstacles of life - facing new challenges, seizing new opportunities, testing our resources against the unknown and in the process, discovering our own unique potential", says Jonh Amatt. Keeping this larger vision, we boarded our buses at 6 A.M. on the 26th of October 2009.
Day 1-The Bus Day or The Buzzzzzzzzzzzzz day
We, the Inventure kids, known for our sense of curiousity, asked innumerable questions to our teachers: Mrs. Mallika Fernandez, Mrs. Meenakshi Elangovan, and Mrs. Helen Gilbert about the activities and time we would reach the Inme camp. We reached Kabbinakadu at 3 P.M. and we were picked up by the Honey Valley Resort people in rugged jeeps which were suitable for the mountian terrain. It was a terrific roller coaster ride which both wobbled and scared us. We assembled for an introductory session after the lunch and Gaurav, the boss of the camp, got us acquainted with the Inme guys and gals and the rules of Inme. We broke into three groups - Adventurers, Anonymous and Purple Flying Pigs!
Our Bus Ride to Coorg.
We dispersed into our groups and went on a long tiring trek. We discovered the terrain, features, fauna and flora of the region. It left us gasping to see the "Mini Beasts" as we termed the insects that stormed our dorms after sunset.
Day 2 - The Zapp Day-Camp out for Anonymous
We started our day with "The Elastic Limbs", a fun way to stretch and move. We whirled our hips to do "Jogujja" and laughed at the way others did it. We broke into two groups, as we had an exciting day ahead. We now had Anonymous and CARS(Coorg All Rounders).
The Anonymous group left for Rope Activities after breakfast and CARS left to do the Rock Climbing. Anonymous did the "The Flying Squirrel", which left them zapped. They were elevated up a rope to a high branch of a tree and then zoomed down to reach Terra Firma in high speed.
The Flying Squirrel
The Anonymous also did the "Wobbly Rope" and the "Vine Rope" activity after. The "Wobbly Rope" was a pair activity in which they had to walk on a pair of ropes taking support from each other. The "Vine Rope" was an individual activity which required a lot of concentration.
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The Wobbly Rope
The Vine Rope
The CARS went for Rock Climbing and had loads of fun. They climbed a rock which had a height of over 60 feet and then rappled down it. They treked over 4 km to reach the climbing site.
Arshad doing his best.
Sahana trying her hand at Rock Climbing.
After lunch, the Anonymous geared up for their Night Out. They carried tents, sleeping bags, medicines, groceries, kitchen utensils, and everything else that they need to rough it out in the wild.
All set to go
We made our own tents - Whoa! That was fun
Abhilash turned the boring baked beans into a lip smacking spicy curry!
CARS had a great time doing the "Friendship Ladder" and the other activities.
Day 3 - Anonymous back in the Base Camp and it is CARS's Turn to Camp.
"Yes!It's our turn to go!"
We are ready for our bit of fun! :-)
Anonymous did the "Friendship Ladder" and tried thier hand at the Target Jump.
After lunch, Anonymous got an insight on how to handle snakes. We realised that we already had people who were more than ready for the act. Gaurav, the Inme boss showed us his card and rope tricks and even taught us how to do them.
"Tej, the snake handler!"
We greatly agreed to Manasi's insight that the snakes are better off in the wild than being handled by group of kids.
Then, it was the time for the Shooting Lesson for Anonymous.
"Anish seems to aiming at the photographer - looks scary."
"Abhilash shot to fame with his perfect aim."
Day 4 - Rock climbing for the Anonymous, CARS returns from the Camp Out - A magical day for everyone.
Anonymous went Rock Climbing and the CARS did the "Friendship Ladder" after their return. But the afternoon was magical with Uday Jadugar. He started with a puzzle for us and we flabbergasted the Inme team by solving it in a minute!
Uday Jadugar deciding the winner.
Valerie and Adarsh with Uday Jadugar.
After dinner, we danced our way to glory to foot tapping numbers from Bollywood and Kollywood.
Day 5 - Helter Skelter and the journey back to Bengaluru.
The day started late and we were asked to pack our bags before we came down for breakfast. We gave a tough time to our teachers, Mallika Ma'am, Helen Ma'am, and Meenakshi Ma'am, as we competed for the Disorganised Messy Cup by leaving our things all around tha place, while our teachers went around collecting the lost and found and finding the owners of those artciles.
The days had flown by and we came to reality when we saw the jeeps lined up for our return and the gruelling 8 hours drive made us more impatient and the Bangalore traffic added fuel to fire. We entered into the portals of Inventure cheering for the group and smiling faces of our parents exhilarated and elated us.
By Anusha Ramji, Vaishnav Varadarajan, Deeksha Virender, Namratha and Anishwar. Edited by K. N. Harini and Parthiv Shah.
Day 1-The Bus Day or The Buzzzzzzzzzzzzz day
We, the Inventure kids, known for our sense of curiousity, asked innumerable questions to our teachers: Mrs. Mallika Fernandez, Mrs. Meenakshi Elangovan, and Mrs. Helen Gilbert about the activities and time we would reach the Inme camp. We reached Kabbinakadu at 3 P.M. and we were picked up by the Honey Valley Resort people in rugged jeeps which were suitable for the mountian terrain. It was a terrific roller coaster ride which both wobbled and scared us. We assembled for an introductory session after the lunch and Gaurav, the boss of the camp, got us acquainted with the Inme guys and gals and the rules of Inme. We broke into three groups - Adventurers, Anonymous and Purple Flying Pigs!
Our Bus Ride to Coorg.
We dispersed into our groups and went on a long tiring trek. We discovered the terrain, features, fauna and flora of the region. It left us gasping to see the "Mini Beasts" as we termed the insects that stormed our dorms after sunset.
Day 2 - The Zapp Day-Camp out for Anonymous
We started our day with "The Elastic Limbs", a fun way to stretch and move. We whirled our hips to do "Jogujja" and laughed at the way others did it. We broke into two groups, as we had an exciting day ahead. We now had Anonymous and CARS(Coorg All Rounders).
The Anonymous group left for Rope Activities after breakfast and CARS left to do the Rock Climbing. Anonymous did the "The Flying Squirrel", which left them zapped. They were elevated up a rope to a high branch of a tree and then zoomed down to reach Terra Firma in high speed.
The Flying Squirrel
The Anonymous also did the "Wobbly Rope" and the "Vine Rope" activity after. The "Wobbly Rope" was a pair activity in which they had to walk on a pair of ropes taking support from each other. The "Vine Rope" was an individual activity which required a lot of concentration.
<
The Wobbly Rope
The Vine Rope
The CARS went for Rock Climbing and had loads of fun. They climbed a rock which had a height of over 60 feet and then rappled down it. They treked over 4 km to reach the climbing site.
Arshad doing his best.
Sahana trying her hand at Rock Climbing.
After lunch, the Anonymous geared up for their Night Out. They carried tents, sleeping bags, medicines, groceries, kitchen utensils, and everything else that they need to rough it out in the wild.
All set to go
We made our own tents - Whoa! That was fun
Abhilash turned the boring baked beans into a lip smacking spicy curry!
CARS had a great time doing the "Friendship Ladder" and the other activities.
Day 3 - Anonymous back in the Base Camp and it is CARS's Turn to Camp.
"Yes!It's our turn to go!"
We are ready for our bit of fun! :-)
Anonymous did the "Friendship Ladder" and tried thier hand at the Target Jump.
After lunch, Anonymous got an insight on how to handle snakes. We realised that we already had people who were more than ready for the act. Gaurav, the Inme boss showed us his card and rope tricks and even taught us how to do them.
"Tej, the snake handler!"
We greatly agreed to Manasi's insight that the snakes are better off in the wild than being handled by group of kids.
Then, it was the time for the Shooting Lesson for Anonymous.
"Anish seems to aiming at the photographer - looks scary."
"Abhilash shot to fame with his perfect aim."
Day 4 - Rock climbing for the Anonymous, CARS returns from the Camp Out - A magical day for everyone.
Anonymous went Rock Climbing and the CARS did the "Friendship Ladder" after their return. But the afternoon was magical with Uday Jadugar. He started with a puzzle for us and we flabbergasted the Inme team by solving it in a minute!
Uday Jadugar deciding the winner.
Valerie and Adarsh with Uday Jadugar.
After dinner, we danced our way to glory to foot tapping numbers from Bollywood and Kollywood.
Day 5 - Helter Skelter and the journey back to Bengaluru.
The day started late and we were asked to pack our bags before we came down for breakfast. We gave a tough time to our teachers, Mallika Ma'am, Helen Ma'am, and Meenakshi Ma'am, as we competed for the Disorganised Messy Cup by leaving our things all around tha place, while our teachers went around collecting the lost and found and finding the owners of those artciles.
The days had flown by and we came to reality when we saw the jeeps lined up for our return and the gruelling 8 hours drive made us more impatient and the Bangalore traffic added fuel to fire. We entered into the portals of Inventure cheering for the group and smiling faces of our parents exhilarated and elated us.
By Anusha Ramji, Vaishnav Varadarajan, Deeksha Virender, Namratha and Anishwar. Edited by K. N. Harini and Parthiv Shah.
What I Learnt From My Father
Only a few days before my birthday, when I was about to turn four, I got a two wheeler bicycle and learned to ride it. Who was the proud one? ME, not only me but my father too. He taught me to stand strong. He wiped my tears when I fell down. He was always beside me, our bond between each other is immortal.
He scolds me only to encourage me, and to teach me right from wrong. He is amazing- my world war battler! I know he'll win. He will win because he won't cheat. If I cheat, I am the one losing out, if I cheat, I don't see the greatness and the truth of what I am doing. My father lives to help me.
He was willing to teach me an entire concept of Maths again just so I would get it correct. My dad told me something I would never forget. It is just one word, but a lovely one. MUSIC. Yes, music is that one word. It can be sweet and soft, or harsh and loud or even a combination that doesn't even go together but he said that, that's the beauty of music. To me music is God and so it is to him too. I chant music, it echoes in my head.
What I learnt from my father means a lot more to me than studies. Another form of education is love - and that's what my father is - a combination of love and belief. A combination that adds up to.....BEST!!!
Arya Rao,
Grade 6A
He scolds me only to encourage me, and to teach me right from wrong. He is amazing- my world war battler! I know he'll win. He will win because he won't cheat. If I cheat, I am the one losing out, if I cheat, I don't see the greatness and the truth of what I am doing. My father lives to help me.
He was willing to teach me an entire concept of Maths again just so I would get it correct. My dad told me something I would never forget. It is just one word, but a lovely one. MUSIC. Yes, music is that one word. It can be sweet and soft, or harsh and loud or even a combination that doesn't even go together but he said that, that's the beauty of music. To me music is God and so it is to him too. I chant music, it echoes in my head.
What I learnt from my father means a lot more to me than studies. Another form of education is love - and that's what my father is - a combination of love and belief. A combination that adds up to.....BEST!!!
Arya Rao,
Grade 6A
Monday, August 17, 2009
Anne Frank
I’ve once heard of a mistaken girl,
Whose life was hard and so,
Sad, I try to remember her name!
Anne Frank!! She had sorrowful a tale and this is how it goes.
She sheltered from a war, a brutal war,
In a secret annex, where her friends and kin,
Would secretly hide from the Nazis,
And wonder when peace would begin.
But alas, how mournful a diary she wrote,
She was misunderstood and lonesome,
Her family fell out with her and with each other,
And inside, her head was beating like a drum!
After living in luck for two years, one afternoon,
A bunch of Nazi’s arrived and took them away.
Only then did the horrible truth dawn on them,
The secret inhabitants of the annex were betrayed.
Anne and her sister died of a disease, Typhoid to be exact
While her mother of hunger and trial and cold
Her father survived and read Anne’s accounts,
A book that was made of gold.
By
Deeksha Verender
Grade 6B,
Media Pod
Whose life was hard and so,
Sad, I try to remember her name!
Anne Frank!! She had sorrowful a tale and this is how it goes.
She sheltered from a war, a brutal war,
In a secret annex, where her friends and kin,
Would secretly hide from the Nazis,
And wonder when peace would begin.
But alas, how mournful a diary she wrote,
She was misunderstood and lonesome,
Her family fell out with her and with each other,
And inside, her head was beating like a drum!
After living in luck for two years, one afternoon,
A bunch of Nazi’s arrived and took them away.
Only then did the horrible truth dawn on them,
The secret inhabitants of the annex were betrayed.
Anne and her sister died of a disease, Typhoid to be exact
While her mother of hunger and trial and cold
Her father survived and read Anne’s accounts,
A book that was made of gold.
By
Deeksha Verender
Grade 6B,
Media Pod
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Grade 6-Students Portfolio
Stormbreaker
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider never knew his parents and was brought up by his uncle, Ian Rider. Alex was told that Ian Rider was a banker and as you probably know, 3:00 a.m. is not a good time to be woken up, but who can blame the authorities when Ian suddenly dies in a car crash? The mystery of the bullet holes on the side of his car seen at the funeral brings Alex’s attention to the Royal and General Bank, where his uncle works. It turns out that the bank is nothing but a cover for MI6! Confused and reluctant, Alex is blackmailed into accepting the mission that killed Ian. Herod Sayle has developed a new branch of computers called Stormbreakers and he’s been acting as though he’s got something to hide. MI6 has reason to believe he is responsible for the death of Ian Rider and Alex has got nothing but a bunch of cool gadgets to defeat Sayle. Can he find out what’s wrong with the Stormbreakers, or will his first mission be his last?
KARAN ABROL
Grade 6 Sec A
Solar Eclipse-Sunny Boy's Peekaboooooo
The solar eclipse of 22nd July 2009 is a memorable one as it was the longest total solar eclipse during the 21st century, not to be surpassed until June 2132. It lasted a maximum of 6 minutes and 39 seconds off the coast of South east Asia, attracting tourist interest in Eastern China, India and Nepal. Totality was visible in many large cities, including, Bhopal, Varanasi, Patna, Guwahati, in India and Wuxi, Huzhou, Suzhou, Jiaxing Shanghai, in China. According to NASA, the Japanese island Kitaio Jima was predicted to have the best viewing conditions featuring both longer viewing time (being the closest point of land to the point of greatest eclipse) and lower cloud cover statistics than all of continental Asia.
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Now, back to the question of how to protect ourselves from these rays. Any guesses? Well the right answer is to use… Nirma Washing Powder!!! Uh… sorry! Burma Washing Powder. If it’s not a washing powder what else could it be? Oh!! I got it. It’s Sunny Side Sunflower Suntastic Sunnylicious Sunscreen. That was a mouthful! Sunny Side Sunfo, Sunny Side Sunfd, Sunny Side Sunfle …oops. This sunscreen comes in 5 different flavors which are: poached egg, rotten egg, omlette, hot dog, barbequed eggplant and our most popular Barbie girl! It has 1000 SPF and more. Barbie theme song not included. Ultraviolet violet rays can be covered with extra Barbie Pink Platinum! Hope you enjoy it but if you have sensitive skin … conditions apply. I’d tell you what happened to the last guy but that would ruin my business. See you later!
Anusha Ramji
Grade 6 A
Media POD
The Tasmanian Wolf
The last Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, known to have existed died in the Hobart Zoo, in Tasmania, Australia, on September 7th, 1936. Despite being the last of its kind, the animal (named “Benjamin”) likely died due to neglect after being locked out of its sheltered quarters during extreme weather.
Although commonly referred to as ‘tigers’, and despite having the look of a canine, the Thylacine isn’t remotely related to cats or dogs. Rather, it was the largest carnivorous marsupial of modern times, meaning it carried its young in a pouch. Its closest living relative is the Tasmanian Devil.
The biggest cause of their extinction in the wild was a massive hunting campaign instituted by the Tasmanian government from 1888 to 1909, justified because the Thylacines were believed to be a threat to sheep and hens. The last known wild Tasmanian Tiger was killed by a farmer named Wilf Batty in 1930, after spotting the animal around his hen house.
The Quagga
The Quagga was a unique variety of Plains Zebra, marked by having stripes only on the front of its body, with hair color transitioning toward a light brown or tan along its rear and underbelly, until becoming white along its legs. This picture represents the only Quagga ever to have been photographed alive, taken at the London Zoo in 1870.
Its unique hide made the Quagga a target for hunters and poachers, and the last known wild Quagga was probably killed in the late 1870’s. The species went extinct on August 12th, 1883, when the last specimen died at a zoo in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The Passenger Pigeon
The story of the Passenger Pigeon is one of the most tragic extinction stories in modern times. As recently as around 200 years ago they weren’t anywhere near extinction. In fact, they were actually the most common bird in North America, and some reports counted single flocks numbering in the billions.
During some migrations, the flocks flying overhead would stretch for over a mile and could take several hours to pass. It would have been impossible to imagine a North American skyline without them. Yet somehow the species went from being one of the most abundant birds in the world to extinction in only about 100 years. What happened?
Colonial hunters happened. The pigeon meat was commercialized and recognized as cheap food, especially for slaves and the poor, which led to a catastrophic hunting campaign on a massive scale. Furthermore, due to the large size of their flocks, the birds were seen as a threat to farmers. In fact, in 1703 the Catholic bishop of Quebec actually excommunicated the entire species.
The last known Passenger Pigeon, named “Martha”, died in captivity on September 1st, 1914, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1896, the last flock of 250,000 birds were slaughtered by hunters despite the knowledge that it was the last flock of that size left.
The Golden Toad
The first recorded account of the Golden Toad was by herpetologist Jay Savage in 1966, and the last sighting of the species was made in 1989. The toad, showcased by its brilliant golden orange colorization, was native to the tropical cloud forests which surround Monteverde, Costa Rica.
Their extinction symbolizes a large scale decline in amphibian numbers worldwide over the last several decades, which has likely been caused by global warming and climate change. Australian biologist , Tim Flannery has described the extinction of the Golden Toad to be the first demise of a species due primarily to global warming.
Anusha Ramji
Grade 6A
Media Pod
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider never knew his parents and was brought up by his uncle, Ian Rider. Alex was told that Ian Rider was a banker and as you probably know, 3:00 a.m. is not a good time to be woken up, but who can blame the authorities when Ian suddenly dies in a car crash? The mystery of the bullet holes on the side of his car seen at the funeral brings Alex’s attention to the Royal and General Bank, where his uncle works. It turns out that the bank is nothing but a cover for MI6! Confused and reluctant, Alex is blackmailed into accepting the mission that killed Ian. Herod Sayle has developed a new branch of computers called Stormbreakers and he’s been acting as though he’s got something to hide. MI6 has reason to believe he is responsible for the death of Ian Rider and Alex has got nothing but a bunch of cool gadgets to defeat Sayle. Can he find out what’s wrong with the Stormbreakers, or will his first mission be his last?
KARAN ABROL
Grade 6 Sec A
Solar Eclipse-Sunny Boy's Peekaboooooo
The solar eclipse of 22nd July 2009 is a memorable one as it was the longest total solar eclipse during the 21st century, not to be surpassed until June 2132. It lasted a maximum of 6 minutes and 39 seconds off the coast of South east Asia, attracting tourist interest in Eastern China, India and Nepal. Totality was visible in many large cities, including, Bhopal, Varanasi, Patna, Guwahati, in India and Wuxi, Huzhou, Suzhou, Jiaxing Shanghai, in China. According to NASA, the Japanese island Kitaio Jima was predicted to have the best viewing conditions featuring both longer viewing time (being the closest point of land to the point of greatest eclipse) and lower cloud cover statistics than all of continental Asia.
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Flame Estates is now open to all of you who don’t mind the burn or the funky smoke smell can now reside on flame estates (Located on the scorching hot sun)! You can stay in any of the nine Regions of the sun called the Core, Radiative zone , Convective zone , Photosphere , Chromosphere , Corona , Sunspot , Granules & Prominence . The Corona is for those who like to party, with its bright lights it’s the perfect discoteque. The core is for those who would rather have an indoor Sauna toning your skin pink. Our whole estate, every single acre of it, is run by solar power. Flame estates includes barbeques, jacuzzis, spas, you name it! Join us at flame estates. Caution: Moving to flame estates can cause serious burns so use scorchin Savers insurance! Money in your pockets are not covered and can easily be burnt!
Sunny Side Sunflower Suntastic Sunnylicious Sunscreen!
The Sun sends harmful rays down to Earth also. The ozone layer protects us from it.Since global warming; the ozone layer has grown lesser and lesser. We need a new sort of protection. Even the sun has its sensitive areas. Dark spots, some as large as 50,000 miles in diameter, move across sun, contracting and expanding as they as they go. These strange and powerful phenomena are known as sunspots and are black in colour. Ok, actually the sun has a magnetic field that is twisted around inside the sun as it spins. There are places on the sun where this magnetic field rises up from below the sun's surface and pokes through, creating sunspots. Sunspots are magnetic and often have a north and South Pole like a magnet. They come and go over the surface of the sun and last from a few days to a few weeks.
Now, back to the question of how to protect ourselves from these rays. Any guesses? Well the right answer is to use… Nirma Washing Powder!!! Uh… sorry! Burma Washing Powder. If it’s not a washing powder what else could it be? Oh!! I got it. It’s Sunny Side Sunflower Suntastic Sunnylicious Sunscreen. That was a mouthful! Sunny Side Sunfo, Sunny Side Sunfd, Sunny Side Sunfle …oops. This sunscreen comes in 5 different flavors which are: poached egg, rotten egg, omlette, hot dog, barbequed eggplant and our most popular Barbie girl! It has 1000 SPF and more. Barbie theme song not included. Ultraviolet violet rays can be covered with extra Barbie Pink Platinum! Hope you enjoy it but if you have sensitive skin … conditions apply. I’d tell you what happened to the last guy but that would ruin my business. See you later!
Anusha Ramji
Grade 6 A
Media POD
The Tasmanian Wolf
The last Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, known to have existed died in the Hobart Zoo, in Tasmania, Australia, on September 7th, 1936. Despite being the last of its kind, the animal (named “Benjamin”) likely died due to neglect after being locked out of its sheltered quarters during extreme weather.
Although commonly referred to as ‘tigers’, and despite having the look of a canine, the Thylacine isn’t remotely related to cats or dogs. Rather, it was the largest carnivorous marsupial of modern times, meaning it carried its young in a pouch. Its closest living relative is the Tasmanian Devil.
The biggest cause of their extinction in the wild was a massive hunting campaign instituted by the Tasmanian government from 1888 to 1909, justified because the Thylacines were believed to be a threat to sheep and hens. The last known wild Tasmanian Tiger was killed by a farmer named Wilf Batty in 1930, after spotting the animal around his hen house.
The Quagga
The Quagga was a unique variety of Plains Zebra, marked by having stripes only on the front of its body, with hair color transitioning toward a light brown or tan along its rear and underbelly, until becoming white along its legs. This picture represents the only Quagga ever to have been photographed alive, taken at the London Zoo in 1870.
Its unique hide made the Quagga a target for hunters and poachers, and the last known wild Quagga was probably killed in the late 1870’s. The species went extinct on August 12th, 1883, when the last specimen died at a zoo in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The Passenger Pigeon
The story of the Passenger Pigeon is one of the most tragic extinction stories in modern times. As recently as around 200 years ago they weren’t anywhere near extinction. In fact, they were actually the most common bird in North America, and some reports counted single flocks numbering in the billions.
During some migrations, the flocks flying overhead would stretch for over a mile and could take several hours to pass. It would have been impossible to imagine a North American skyline without them. Yet somehow the species went from being one of the most abundant birds in the world to extinction in only about 100 years. What happened?
Colonial hunters happened. The pigeon meat was commercialized and recognized as cheap food, especially for slaves and the poor, which led to a catastrophic hunting campaign on a massive scale. Furthermore, due to the large size of their flocks, the birds were seen as a threat to farmers. In fact, in 1703 the Catholic bishop of Quebec actually excommunicated the entire species.
The last known Passenger Pigeon, named “Martha”, died in captivity on September 1st, 1914, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1896, the last flock of 250,000 birds were slaughtered by hunters despite the knowledge that it was the last flock of that size left.
The Golden Toad
The first recorded account of the Golden Toad was by herpetologist Jay Savage in 1966, and the last sighting of the species was made in 1989. The toad, showcased by its brilliant golden orange colorization, was native to the tropical cloud forests which surround Monteverde, Costa Rica.
Their extinction symbolizes a large scale decline in amphibian numbers worldwide over the last several decades, which has likely been caused by global warming and climate change. Australian biologist , Tim Flannery has described the extinction of the Golden Toad to be the first demise of a species due primarily to global warming.
Anusha Ramji
Grade 6A
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