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The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.
Rev. Fr Sebastian Chamathara CMI, Provincial giving the inaugural address
Dedicating the new academic year to the sacred heart of Jesus
Chief Guest Rev. Fr Sebstian Chamathara CMI, Provincial, lighting the lamp and inaugurating the academic year.
Our journey steps into the
twentieth phase
th7 June 2017
Flag hoisiting done by the Rev. Fr Mathews Chackalackal CMI
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The secret of happiness is letting every situation be what it is instead of what you think it should be.
Acknowledgingthe
Excellence
Rev Fr Robin Ananthakattu CMI,our Manager felicitates
the occasion.
Toppers AISSCE & AISSE
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Your attitude determines your direction.
Invoking God’s blessings
Inperfectsilence Little Nightingales
th13 June 2017
Fr Mathews Chackalackal CMI, Principal inaugurating the new academic year.
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It’s very easy to give examples but, it’s very difficult to become an example.
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Akhil Prasad Akhil S Valluthottam
Aravind C Raj Artin Zacharias Baruva T S
Abija P BSabiq Hussain Z
Pranav RoyCollin Joseph Ananya Carolin G
Anagha P Santhosh
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Nasreen SameerNandana A SDevinandana A NArathi P S Praveen SNaveen S DAkshay B S
Almas Shameem
Alice JamesSreerag RPrasad
Shreyas Manu Avani A RArchana BossAnagha Jayaraj
Gouri JGayathri Krishna
Gayathri Ganesh
Diya Santhosh Parvathy BNidhi Ann C SMalavika M S
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Archith V SSafa ZohraReema S Aneequa P MAadhya A MSafwan Ahamed S
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Ardra SarahPriyan
Sama Ruksar RPooja MMeenakshi S V
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Balaram H PVandana Raj V
Sreelekshmi S Raj
Khadeeja Nizar
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Push the boundaries of possible, until the impossible becomes a reality.
A1 IN ALL SUBJECTS
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Adrija I Kumar Aswani Krishna C A
Karthik B R Keerthana P Nair
Nandana S Nair
Yadhu Krishnan R B
Mary Fiona TSneha SelvanRasmina Sulfikar Ann Mary JijiAmrithMahadevan M
Abi Thwalib MThaha
Neena M SJoyal Jose BijuAthira MariaAntony
Ashwin V Rona George M
Presmin P SPranoy S Kumar
Akhilesh D SAjith FredyAiswarya S RSreesh S Deepika D MAthira BAnakha MPrasanth
Anirudh Bhaskar
Suha PNavya R Govind S S Anand V SAlmina A SAkshay Ajoy
Saandra MPradeep
Javed FayazDivin D VArcha V Abijith Sankar M
Abhinand ATrinita Divina P
Arjun R NairAravind TAneena A SAiswarya Lekshmi U
Feba BijuFaiza Naseem
Aswin Karma A R
Karthika S SKarthika RKarthik P KJithin V R Krishna S S
Abhinav MMurali
Reshma M R Lal
Uthara V Nair
Ability is what you are capable of doing,Motivation determines what you do,Attitude determines how well you do it.
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ProficiencyAwardees
Gouri PXII A
Krishna R (I G)
Karthik RamVII C
Haridas S S IX E
CSM Sivani L R
(IX G)
CNSSS ICON2017-18
VolunteersSports Person
CadetNCC
Best
BestBest
Athul M S IX B
Nayomi Sajna(I D)
Navaneeth P S(I E)
Adwaitha Amit Pataskar (II F)
Ishita Bibin(II G)
Angelin Rose Saju (III J)
Sreya Krishnakumar(IV G)
Nasneen Sameer(V D)
Ananya Reji(VI B)
Gouri K(VII H)
Navya P K(VIII C)
Namitha S(VIII C)
Shreya Ajith(IX G)
Anusree B(X C)
Anagha P Santhosh(XI D)
Ann Mary Jiji(XI E)
Respect is earned, honesty is appreciated, trust is gained, loyalty is returned.
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Leader’s Voice
The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is the small extra.
Once a great violinist was asked about the reason behind his success. He replied that it was
because of every day improvement with consistent practice. My audience can identify the
drop in performance if I don’t practice for a month, my wife can identify the drop in performance
it I don’t practice for a week and I can identify the drop in performance if I don’t practice for a
day.
Compete with yourself
We need to improve ourselves rather than compare ourselves with others. Unfortunately we
tend to teach even our children to compare and compete. This generates jealousy, envy and
also complexes. No one in this world can be the master of all trades. We need to improve
ourselves, which is called as competition.
The commitment level determines our competence level. Thomas Alva Edison did 5000
experiments to know about the electric bulb. He was competing with himself but with full
confidence in his ability. When we compete with ourselves we must always believe that we
can. We need to think to know our potential like a free bird. Knowledge and Intelligence are like
muscles which become stale if not used regularly.
We must realise that “a journey of thousand miles begins with a single step”.
It is not surprising how clearly I remember walking into Christ Nagar, painted in blue 11 years
back; anyone would, for the magnificent infrastructure. From there I have seen Christ Nagar
grow before my eyes and I gladly realise that I too have grown with my school. Every bit of my
experience at CNSSS is one which I can remember with a wide smile on my face. This is truly
because of all my teachers and the Principals who guided me and their inspiring words and
endearing approach which would last with me till the end.
Besides the academic activities, I have enjoyed all other extracurricular activities that include
arts fest, science and language fests, club activities, food fests, stage programmes and so
on. Apart from all these activities, what pops into my mind first is, our school’s athletics team
and the numerous sports meets I have participated as a Christ Nagarian. It taught me what
team spirit is and who a sportsman is. I do not know how to thank all my physical education
teachers for all the cherished memories they gave me.
This article isn’t complete without thanking my first teachers - my parents and my sister who is
also a proud Christ Nagarian who brought several laurels to the school. I also thank the rest of
my family and my friends without whom Christ Nagar school memories are incomplete.
Above all I thank God Almighty for guiding me through the thick and thin.
God bless Christ Nagar, my Alma Mater!
Gouri PXII B
Abhijith S PXII B
Cherish every moment and every person in your life, because you never know when it will be the last time you see someone.
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Best Outgoing
student
HeadBoy
Sports ChampionSa
hithy
a Prat
hibha
Band
Cap
tain
The concluding ceremony of scintilla - The South Zone Sahodaya Youth Festival
hosted by our school in 2015, instilled in me the desire to win the title of Sahithya
Prathibha. Just before my performance, as I was wandering backstage, I noticed a
beautiful shield that caught my attention carrying the title that fascinated me - ‘the
Sahithya Prathibha Award.’ I imagined how great it would be to win that award!
AND I DID IT to my own disbelief I felt extremely happy receiving the award and all the
more joyous hearing them announce, “Category 2 Sahithya Prathibha Award goes to
Vyshnavi Reghunath of Christ Nagar, Thiruvallam. I felt happy that I did my school
proud. I attribute my success to several people - to my beloved parents for the right
selection of poems and preparation of scripts for my competitions, to my dear
teachers for their timely support and guidance especially to dear Jayasree mam and
to our dear Academic Co-ordinator Alex Sir for his constant motivation. This
Academic Year has been all the more special and exciting, as I kissed my first ever
State CBSE Kalotsav Festival trophy which was another milesone in my student life. I
strongly believe in Paulo Coelho’s word “When you want something, all the universe
conspires in helping you to acheive it”.
Vyshnavi Reghunath
6 G
Karthik Ram7 C
A dream
come true
Aneverlasting
desire...
My experience asDrum Major
Gobind Gopakumar
8 E
When I became the Drum Major of the Christ Nagar Band Troup, I had a feeling
of great pride and authority. But it slowly changed to a feeling of responsibility
after some time when the Drum Major stave was handed over to me by
respected Principal Fr Mathew Arekalam CMI. I felt that I was a leader with the
responsibility of leading a great team.
All along my journey till now - that is two years of my captaincy, I used to
experience a bit of tension till I finished my practices. After each program, I
would ask my Band Master Denny Sir and my fellow band members what they
thought about my performance and if I needed to change in anyway. This
helped me alot. Let me confess truthfully that being a Drum Major of such a
great team was a wonderful previlege for me.
Never let success go to your head, Never let failure go to your heart.
thI, am Karthik Ram, a student of CBSE school, studying in the 7 grade. Since my
kindergarten years, I have been learning swimming from the Trivandrum Aquatic
Centre. I am also being coached by Mr Madhusoodhan Nair of the Sports Authority
of India in Kariavattom. I am a recipient of several prizes in swimming and have
reached the National level. I have had the opportunity to participate in national at
two instances. I aspire and dream to participate and represent India in the Olympics
and bring laurel to the country. My achievements are a result of the encouragement
of my Principal, teachers, family and friends, who have prayed and inspired me
always. I take this opportunity to request them to bless and pray for me in the future
too and help me achieve my dreams.
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Monitor
NCC
Cade
tVo
luntee
rs
CSM Sivani L R
9 G
Sam Jeremia V9 C
NCCthrough my eyes
Punctual and
responsible
Leading Away...
Athul M S9 C
NCC cadet was formed with a vision of youth development by bringing moral
values such as duty towards nation, dedication, discipline in the minds of
youth.
We, the youth think that discipline is a boring way of living and so we tend to
break the rules. But what we don’t realize is the fact the discipline trains us for
an independent life in future. Discipline helps us to understand our
opportunities, duties and responsibilities. Camps are a major part of NCC
experience. Camps are the best way to socialize, make new friends, cherish
old memories. Camps teach us to be independent by making us stay out of the
comfort zone, and to undertake adventures.
I would like to conclude that NCC taught me to be independent, disciplined and
it gave me an experience that I will remember forever.
The title ‘monitor’ is a matter of big pride for any student of the school and with
the title comes huge responsibilities. These can only be shouldered by a
student who has qualities of punctuality, courage, honesty and leadership.
We the students are really blessed to have teachers like Maya ma’am who
sees to it that we are kept motivated all through our tenure as a monitor.
In a tenure of one year my fellow monitors and I were given ample and more
opportunities to showcase our leadership qualities both on regular basis and
on prestigious occasions. This title has brought about a great change in me,
making me more disciplined, punctual and responsible. I was amazed to see
that I could handle multiple tasks at one time. I thank the Principal and my
Physical Education teacher Ms Maya Mathew for having given the
oppurtunity to serve the school.
A leader is not one who walks ahead and shows you the way
but one who walks beside you holding your hand. To get an
oppurtunity to be a leader is a great previlege which does not
come to all. We were among those previleged who got the
opportunity and were chosen as volunteers in our school. This
opportunity has boosted our morale, made us confident and
instilled in us a sense of responsibility. An encouragement to
do the daring and to analyse the situation before acting. We
are convinced that our experiences will help us to play the part
of a good samaritan in later life. We thank our Principal and
teachers who chose us as volunteers and who brought out the
leadership qualities in us.
Haridas 9 E
Accept responsibility for your actions,be accountable for your results,take ownership of your mistakes.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
rd23 June 2017
Fr Principal investing Master Abhijith S P of Class XII as the school head boy
Students cabinet led by the band
Administers oath to the house captains
Trinita Divina invested as the school head girl
Giving authority to the school leaders
Presenting badges to the Prefects & Vice Prefects
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‘All t
he b
est’
fr
om F
r P
rinc
ipal
Captain: Vice Captain: House Mistresses:
Sreerag S (XI C) Najila Bhanu S (IX B)Ms Jyothi, Ms Smitha Raj, Ms Chithra R
Captain:
Vice Captain:
House Mistresses:
Daniel Victor (XI D)
Rugmini S Nair (IX C)
Ms Kavitha Govindan
Ms Preethi A NairMs Renju S R
Captain:
Vice Captain:
House Mistresses:
Devika Anil (XI C)
Aswin J S (IX D)
Ms Nija BMs Anisha Y SMs Suraja S S
Captain:
Vice Captain:
House Mistresses:
Jamshid Mohammed (XI E)
Kanchana S Prasannan (IX A)
Ms Sreekala Devi K CMs Anu E SMs Reena A
Stop looking for the lightdecide to become it instead.
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What we learn becomes a part of who we are.
th11 July 2017
The vanguards
In perfect tune
Fr Principal invests the head boy
Oath taken by Captain & Vice Captain
Enchanting
Best wishes from house mistresses
On the little shoulders
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A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
Captain: Vice Captain:House Mistresses:
Rohan M Pradeep (V A) Alina Sara John (V D)Ms Jyothi, Ms Smitha RajMs Chithra R and
Captain: Vice Captain:House Mistresses:
Malavika P S (V F) Mohammed Ali Jinan (V F)Ms Preethi A Nair
Ms Kavitha Govindan, Ms Renju S R and
Captain
Vice Captain
House Mistresses:
Ms Nija B & Ms Suraja S S
Feslin B (V C)
Akshay Beinu (V D)
Ms Anisha Y S,
Captain
Vice Captain
House Mistresses: Ms Sreekala, Ms Anu E S &
Meera Kamal (V A)
Aneeswar Krishna (V B)
Ms Reena
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No beauty shines brighter than of a good heart.
A true mettle of a team is tested when it is able to respond to the challenges the community throw up and turn them into an advantage. We have planned several initiatives and plans that would bear fruit in the coming year. A tightening of process has enabled us to become a learner and more agile than ever before, and an ongoing focus on continuous improvement would help us to achieve even greater success through innovative ideas.
I would like to thank our most beloved Principal Fr Mathews Chackalackal CMI, for the initiation and implementation of the Mathrubhumi - VKC endeavour ‘NANMA’ to our community. The help and support given by Fr Chacko Puthukulam CMI our Financial Administrator, is the backbone of our project. We the team of Nanma, endeavour for transparency and accountability in our work, always aligned to our mission of helping the poorest of the poor.
We feel happy to share with you that our funding through the ‘Joy of Giving’ and Food Fest crossed the expected level. We are grateful that the student / parent community are continuing to repose their trust in us.
I would like to thank all those around us who helped to make each of our dreams come true and happy to analize that the student community is inculcating positive attitude towards the poor and the needy.
P JayasuryanCo-ordinator
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No set of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted.
Charity
begins
at home
Lighting the lamp by Shri. C P John, former member of the Kerala Planning Board. Shri, G Sekharan Nair, Special Correspondent, Mathrubhumi, Shri. Sathyan and Shri. Krishnaveni, Ward Councillors
were also present.
finding bliss in giving
Enthusiastic dignitaries.....
Shri O Rajagopal MLA distributing kits to the underprivileged
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You have two hands, one to help yourself,the second to help others.
Fr Chacko Puthukulam CMI, Financial Administrator distributing Nanma pension to the aged. Fr Robin Anandakattu CMI, Manager,
donating vehicle in the presence of Fr Mathews Chackalackal CMI, Principal.
An Ambulance to the school from the collection drive undertaken by the Kindergarten section.
Helping hand to Mental Hospital
Donating to General Hospital
Donating Kent Water Cooler at Kripatheeram
Distribution of kits to the people in Thiruvallam
Provisionary packet as X’mas gift
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Stop saying “I wish”, start saying “I will”.
Ms Elizabeth Antony leads the Navoodhan Cancer Detection Camp
Cleaning the premises of the General Hospital
Investigation done by medical team, Pran Fertility Clinic
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Every action in our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
An Awarenesson nature
Reaping from the school vegetable garden
promoting the yield
put up for sale
planting saplings
th14 July 2017
Nakshtravanam - Shri Suresh Kumar, Zonal Manager, Vadyaratnam Oushadasala planted the sapling and explains the importance of growing medicinal plants and Nakshtra Marangal.
Dr Thomas Biju Mathew, Associate Director, Regional Agricultural College, inaugurated the programme by
planting saplings of vegetable plants.
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EXPLORA
Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destination.
14 Julyth
Rev Fr Cyriac Kochupura CMI, Provincial Auditor
inaugurating the club.
KAIYOPPU
SCHOLAR GYPSY
th5 July Fr Principal Mathews Chackalackal CMI
and department heads planting saplings on World Environment Day
th24 July Awareness on Cyber Crimes by
Mr Pradeep, Cyber Division Investigation Officer.
th27 OctoberClass XI & XII students conducted
the debate on the topic “Should Plastic be completely banned?”
CYBER SAFETY
SYMPHONY nd22 AugustThe renowned Maestro
Mr Shasank Subramaniam enthralled the students with his hourlong flute recital
supported by three accompanying artists.
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After my matriculation, I came here to Trivandrum, to take the next
step in my career. It was a bit sad leaving Mumbai with those joyful
memories I had about the city and about the school I left behind. But,
sad to say, life is all about moving on.
Honestly, in the beginning, I hardly knew Malayalam and I thought
that everyone would make fun of me behind my back. I was
beginning to feel homesick. Slowly, I got used to it and I made a lot of
friends and I became as comfortable as anyone else in the class.
Christ Nagar gave me a great exposure and amazing experience in
the two years.
Teachers, although strict, were very supportive in my academic
pursuits. Some of my friends were kind enough to teach me
Malayalam and never after that did I feel homesick or lonely.
The valley of sweet white flowers,
Filled with snow during winter
A harmonious life of Peace
Sweet white flowers turned red by blood.
A girl fought against it
Her weapon was her pen.
They shot her with gun.
But her pen didn’t shrug.
In the battle of pen and gun.
Pen won the victory
Once again proving that
Pen is mightier than the gun
The valley once again bloomed.
With whiteness of peace.
All my classmates
are my friends
but there is someone
who is very special
she is my best friend
no name will I mention
nor praises will I shower
But I know she is always there for me
to share all my troubles
never will she let me down,
But will stand by me
like a pillar of strength
supporting me always,
and that is what a friend she is
A friend in need
Is a friend indeed!
D - Dear Duck
O - Oh, Obedient Duck
N - Naughty Duck
A - Aggressive Duck
L - Lovable Duck
D - Delightful Duck
D - Devoted Duck
U - Understanding DuckC - Capable DuckK - Kind hearted Duck
Pranav Ram Sunder Iyer - XII C
Valley of PeaceValley of Peace
Amritha U Menon
VIII D
Stegin S - V E
Sradha S D - V H
Donald Duck
Riya R
III K
-A.P.J Abdul Kalam
“A dream is not something that appears in your sleep;A dream is something that
doesn’t let you sleep”
Best FriendMy
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ANOSTALGIA
BUFF
The whole forest was filled with joy, it was ONAM!
The competition to make lovely floral carpets was
on the following day. Minnu and Chittu Rabbit and
Kichu Deer started looking for flowers. They soon
gathered a basketful. All this time, lazy Mittu
Rabbit stayed in his burrow.
The other rabbits said: “Tomorrow we will make a
nice floral carpet with these flowers. For the time
being, let’s store them in Minnu’s burrow”. They
went back to their homes Minu slowly fell asleep.
“This is my chance! “Mittu thought. Mittu crept
quietly into Minn’s burrow and stole the flower
basket. “Tomorrow I’ll win the prize,” he said
happily.
Mittu kept the flower basket in a corner of his
house before he slept.
In the morning, when Mittu was about to leave his
home with the basket of flowers, he saw Minnu,
Chittu and Kichu standing in front of his burrow
smiling.
“You thief, did you think no one would know what
you did”? They asked. Mittu hung his head in
shame.
Do you know how the others knew what Mittu had
done? Flowers were strewn all along the way from
Minnu’s burrow to Mittu’s burrow. Mittu had failed
to notice that the flowers that fell from the basket
as he ran away were from Minnu’s burrow!
Mittu felt very sorry for his action, and he begged
everyone to forgive him.
“Dear friends, I made a mistake! I promise I’ll not
repeat it,” he said. All of them realised how sad
Mittu was, and so they forgave him.
Later, they all enjoyed the Onam celebrations
together.
A great friend in Jesus
He’s one who puts in you, all trust!
He’s one who understands you fully!
He’s one who makes you feel, so truely!
He’s one who gives you best advice,
He’s one who tell you things “upright”,
He’s one who is with you at all times,
He’s one who share with your sympathise!
He’s one who “cherish” all your needs!
He’s one who looks after your “things”!
He’s one who prays for you, for real!
He’s one who gives your hearts, a feel!
He’s true friend in Jesus Christ,
He’s one who puts in your all trust,
He’s one who loves you all the times!
Whether... you’re poor or rich in life!
Onam CelebrationOnam CelebrationMittu’sMittu’s
Amritha Varshini D S - V G
You all know me
But you can’t always see me.
Every new day
waits for my ray
But I am 150 million kms away.
I am very old
But I shine bright as gold.
God hung me up as lantern
For all beneath the sky
But nobody can blow me out
as I am up too high
I am sun, big, round and red.
You see me every morning
When you get up from bed.
Sun Sun The
Krishnendu R NairV H
Sanjana JenuVI D
FriendA
True
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A couple of months ago my mother, brother
and I were on our way to a relative’s house.
On the way we walked through a slum area.
We noticed a lot of people there living in
miserable conditions, many of them starving
and poorly clad.
On the wayside we saw a boy bitterly crying.
Slowly we walked towards him and asked the
reason for his crying. He told us that his
mother was sick and his father had left them
forever. We felt sorry for the boy I told Amma
to buy some food for him. Amma bought
some packed food from the nearby hotel and
gave. He began to eat it avidly. We also gave
some toffees and biscuits from what we had
carried in our bags. After that incident I often
thanked God for the kind of life He gave me.
The moment you are in TENSION
You’ll lose your ATTENTION
Then you are in total CONFUSION
And you’ll feel a sort of IRRITATION
Then you’ll spoil personal RELATION
Ultimately you won’t get any CO-OPERATION
Then there comes COMPLICATION
And you may have to take MEDICATION
Here is the techniques for the PREVENTION
You must understand the SITUATION
And try to think about a SOLUTION
Problems can be solved through
DISCUSSION
Don’t think it’s just INFORMATION
But a very sound SUGGESTION
If you understand MY INTENTION
You’ll never be in TENTION.
Once upon a time there were four friends. They
were Vicky, Peter, Tom and Fred. Vicky and Peter
were best friends. One day they went cycling in the
nearby forest. On the way they found a hole in the
ground. Vicky didn’t notice the hole and he fell
down in it and began to cry for help. Tom and Fred
were coming on and they heard Vicky’s cries.
They looked in the hole and Vicky asked them to
help him. They refused to help saying that they
didn’t have enough strength to pull him out. Then
Peter came on. He also heared the cries from the
hole and looked into the hole. Vicky requested him
for help. Without a hesitation, Peter tried to pull
him out and succeeded. Vicky and Peter remained
the best of friends thereafter.
Sa Sa sung the sunflower!
Ri Ri sung the redroses!
Ga Ga sung the Gulmohars!
Ma Ma sung the marigolds!
Pa Pa sung the pretty popies!
Dha Dha sung the Dahlias!
Ni Ni sung the Neelkamals!
Sa Sa sung the sunflowers
S, S, N, N, D, D, P, P
M, M, G, G, R, R, S, S.
SS NN DD PP MM GG RR SS
Raga S - IV H
Boy Aarcha Murukesh - VII D
Tention? Here is the solution
Abhijith A V - V H
FriendsFriendsTrue The The
Surya Devan - III B
FlowersFlowers
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“My memories of Christ Nagar” is an honest account of the wonderful
moments I experienced here. I joined Christ Nagar as a fresher in
standard XI for the academic year 2016-2017. The first day at school is
still fresh in my mind. I still remember the mixed emotions I went through -
the burden of responsibility on my shoulders, the fear of being at a totally
unfamiliar place, the happiness of reaching standard XI, missing my old
buddies in my previous school... all this took me to the verge of bursting
into tears.
I take this opportunity to thank my wonderful teachers, who discovered
my hidden talents, motivated me and made the best out me. Soon I
became friends with almost all the students in standard XI. I had shed my
tears on the shoulder of my friends... no, I should call them my family and
shared my happiness with them. We always used to fight for each other’s
food. I got to know what I am capable of and how I should use it. I
consulted some of the best seniors in the school. Our class was the
craziest, the funniest and at the same time the most caring class in
standard XI in all respects. Now that I am in standard XII, it’s time for me
to part with Christ Nagar. I just wish that my journey at Christ Nagar would
extend for some more time. Every day, every class, every moment I
spent in Christ Nagar was something that I can never forget. I will cherish
for the rest of my life. I am not yet ready to leave Christ Nagar but still I
have to... Life has to go on... Even though I am leaving Christ Nagar, a
part of me will still remain here. It was this wonderful institution which
recognised my talent and helped me to mould myself into a sincere and
responsible person. Christ Nagar taught me great lessons and it will
forever remain a part of my life.
Akshitha K - XII D
memories of My
CHRIST NAGAR
Books are lands of pleasure
books are wisdom’s pleasure
books make you wise
and give power to rise
books bind your mind.
Books are our best friends
Today a reader tomorrow a leader
And makes it useful kind
read to attain power
from cover to cover
express your feeling throughout
and let other be knocked out
If a book is there then no friend needed.
Alvin A T - VI C
TheTheBooksBooks
I love my dog
It’s not a pet
but my best friend
It plays with me
It guards me from strangers
It follows me wherever I go
It makes me happy when I’m sad
It loves me and I love it too
It’s my buddy, It’s my friend
I love my dog.
Sruthi Mahesh - III B
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“Success is when your signature changes to
Autograph” - A P J Abdulkalam
We know what we are but know not what we may be”
- William Shakespeare
“We read the world wrong and say that it deceives
us” - Rabindranath Tagore
“First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then
they fight you, Then you win” - Mahatma Gandhi
“The world is the great gymnasium where we come
to make ourselves strong” - Swami Vivekananda
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1. Spider has 8 eyes. But they can’t see long distances.
2. Early writer used bread crumps instead of erasers.
3. Astronauts can’t whistle on Moon.
4. Ants do farming.
5. Each side of a cat’s face has about 12 whiskers.
6. A Duck’s quack doesn’t echo.
7. The most common dreams people
see are falling from height or being
chased by someone.
8. Plants have their own mind and
feelings.
9. There are 3500 types of mosquitos.
10. Butterfly has 12,000 eyes.
1. Bats hang upside down because they can’t stand
right side up. Their bones are too thin to hold up
their bones.
2. Edward Jenner was a keen natural historian. He
carried out research on the cuckoo and published
his findings in 1788.
3. The earliest fossil cockroach is about 280 million
years old - 80 million years older than the first
dinosaurs.
4. The female black window is a spider. Its poison is
15 times deadlier than a rattle snack.
There was a wise old boy
who had a silly old toy.
It was not a truck and not a duck.
but it was always thought to bring luck.
His father thought it was a kitty.
But his mother thought it was very pretty.
It was not a parrot
nor a rabbit that ate a carrot.
Then what was this my serious toy
that the boy played with joy?
It was red with a fat head,
‘Hello’ was all that it said.
‘It is a train’ said a wise old man.
It can move when put on sand.
All the people; the toy, they stood around,
and a merry loud laughter passed around.
Tanukula Satya Surabhi - XII A
Afreen N R - VI D
5. One kind of insect called spittle bug lays its egg in
a big nest of saliva buffles. No predator would
look for a meal in there.
6. Hydrogen is the first element on the periodic
table. It is highly flammable and is one of the most
common elements found in the universe.
7. Chemistry is an age old science. Its existence
dates back to ancient civilizations. They used
various forms of chemistry in extracting metal
from ores and making cosmetics.
8. Dyeing is an ancient industry. The Chinese,
Persians and Indians used natural dyes many
centuries ago, including indigo, probably the
oldest dye in use.
9. Rudolf Diesel’s engine was designed to use coal
dust as fuel. But the diesel engine now burns fuel
oil.
10. It would take 1,000,000 human brains to store all
of the information that can be found on the
internet.
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I have a cute white kitten
That loves to lie on my mat
Eating biscuits and drinking milk.
Mya voo... Mya voo.... meawing slowly,
A little mouse jumped on to it.
My kitten held him within his paws.
Amazing
Aparna Manoj S - VI D
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The sun and the wind were friends. But the wind used to
quarrel with the sun.
Once there was a beautiful contest between the sun and
the wind. It was to see which one of the two was stronger
than the other. The wind was very proud of itself and said:
“Even the mighty, cloud before me knows that I can drive
them away! “The wind laughed at the sun and praised
itself. But the strong sun didn’t speak any word and was
ready for the contest.
Soon they saw a man who was wearing a coat. The sun
said “Let us see who makes the man to take off his coat.
“It is very simple”, the wind said and it blew harder and
harder. But the man, Instead of removing his coat,
wrapped it more and more. So, the wind failed. Now it was
the turn of the sun to prove its strength. It began to shine.
It became hotter and hotter, fiercer and fiercer. Ultimately,
the man felt obliged to remove the coat. The wind lost and
the sun won.
Gopika M S - VI D
education
The purposeof
We go to school to get educated. Education is
more than knowledge. Gaining knowledge is
one of the aims of education. Character
formation is another important purpose.
Education also will make one courageous. If
one is not powerful, he cannot do much in life.
Education will make you understand our
social responsibilities.
Proper education doesn’t make anyone
proud. Some people become proud, as they
become educated. It is a wrong sign. A really
educated person will be always humble. He
will always try to help others.
Education is for life. You may have all the
knowledge in the world. But, if you don’t know
how to live, all your knowledge is useless. So
learn to live, everything, else will follow.
Anjini Paniker M - III E
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People say friends are made in
houses. And they come in our life.
But met a friend like you and made
my life a ‘HEAVEN’.
True friends are like diamonds,
precious but rare.
False friends are like autumn leaves
found every where.
A friends gives hope when life is low.
A friend is a place where you can go.
A friend is honest a friend is true.
A friend is precious.
A friend is ‘YOU’.
When all seap become dry, when all
birds leave the sky,
when all false friends say good bye,
I will be there always to tell you ‘HAI’.
My life is nothing without you.
October marks National Breast Cancer
Awareness month (NBCAM). NBCAM was
established in 1985 and its purpose has
been to promote mammography as the mam
weapon against breast cancer. Pink is the
colour chosen to symbolize breast cancer
awareness because this is associated with
feminine power, hope and optimism, faith in
scientific progress for breast cancer cure
and the generosity of people in business
who support the movement against breast
cancer. Wearing a pink ribbon signifies
solidarity with the women and men who are
battling breast cancer.
October known asWhy is
pinkpinkmonth
Gloria Richard - XI A
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1. Music gives a soul to the Universe,
wings to the mind, flight to the
imagination and life to every thing. - PLATO.
2. Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and
that which cannot remain silent - VICTOR HUGO
3. If I were not a physicist I would probably be a musician.
I often think in music I live my day dreams in music I see my
life in terms of music. - ALBERT EINSTEN
4. If I had my life to live over agian, I would have made a rule to
read some peotry and listen to some music at least once
every week - CHARLES DARWIN
5. Music is what tells us that the human race is greater than we
realize - NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
by great
Devika Sunil S - 3 H
Mother’s Love is the precious thing in the whole world. It cannot be replaced by
anything else and anyone else cannot give us such a love like mother. Our
father, our friend or anyone else cannot replace mother. From our birth until we
stay with our mother, we experience this valuable and enjoyable love. A person
who lives without getting mother’s love will not find happiness in his / her life. And
some unlucky children will not experience this love from their birth and will suffer
a lot in living. A person who experience this love forever will reach a successful
place in the future. Some children will not experience this love even if their
mother is alive. These mothers does not look after their children and everytime
scold for silly matters. For not having freedom at home the child might commit
suicide or some will leave their home forever. So, every mother and every child
should notice that without mother’s love no one, can live an enjoyable life. A
person who is not experiencing this love will get hurt while thinking about it.
Mother’sLove
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Personalities Mother natureMother natureSasisekhar Mangalam Govind - XI D
I have a fantastic grandmother. I love her very much and she loves me very much too. She is working as a chef. She makes many dishes such as chicken, mutten, beaf etc. Whatever she makes turns out to be delicious. She tells me interesting stories especially before I sleep. I hear her stories and fall asleep. I can’t think of a time without my grandmother.
Dawinna V David - III E
Our world is always changing,
constantly rearranging.
From ocean depths to maintain peaks,
mother nature moves and speaks.
While telling stories of our past,
She tries to teach us how to last.
Mankind, so smart, sometimes blind,
leaves common sense for behind.
We’re moving fast and living large,
forgetting mother natures in charge.
Amazed when she rings our bell,
sending us through living bell.
She can twist our steel and shake the ground.
If over come by anger, she knews no bounds.
Yet some who speak on her behalf,
I fear, only seek the golden calf.
It’s true we must treat her right,
or we will incur a deadly plight.
We must recycle what we use,
quick, there is no excuse.
Start, recycling, pickup the pace,
this will save the human race.
Treat her with distinction
or we will face extinction.
A fantastic
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Dave : Jessica, I want to ask you something. One day Fr Principal spoke about some Va-cen. I am not sure if I
heard the word right, what do you think is the word?
Jessica : The word is Vicennial.
Dave : I got it, but what does it mean?
Jessica : It means 20 years of something.
Dave : Something? What is that something Fr was talking about?
Jessica : Weren’t you listening to the Principal when he was speaking?
Dave : I was, but some boys sitting next to me were talking loudly and I couldn’t hear the Principal clearly.
Jessica : The girls were all quiet. So I had no problem. The Principal was clearly saying that our school is in the
20th year of functioning. He said that it is a big event and we should have a full year celebration.
Dave : Do you mean to say that the celebration is not yet over?
Jessica : Yes, it is not over. We started with some programmes and some of them are still going on, for example
the NANMA.
Dave : Oh, yes, I was just going to ask you about that. What is it all about? I only know that I paid some money
for NANMA.
Jessica : I’ll explain. In simple words, NANMA means doing good to others - helping people who are in serious
problems in life.
Dave : But they have their parents, don’t they?
Jessica : Dave, you are mistaken. You and I are born lucky. We have good parents; our G’pa and G’ma, our
uncles and aunts who help us in all our needs. We go to a good school like Christ Nagar where we have
the best of things. It is very different with many other children.
Dave : Can you explain?
Jessica : Many children living around us have not even a home, no parents, no one to take care of them, no food
to eat, no proper clothes to wear.......
Dave : Wait a minute please. If these children have no home, where do they live?
Jessica : Many such children roam around in the street begging for food and sleeping on the roadside in the
night.
Dave : I feel so sorry for them.
Jessica : Yes, our school too is very sorry for them and wants to help them. That is why we have the NANMA
project in the school. We try to help them with money and other things.
Dave : It’s a wonderful work we are doing for them in the school, isn’t it?
Jessica : Yes, Dave. This is what God wants us to do. He wants us to share with them from what He has given us.
It is our duty. Don’t you think?
Dave : Ofcourse, we must help them. Thank you, Jessica for all the information.
Jessica : You are welcome.
Jessica - IV G Dave - III H
My school, my pride ....... and my joy
My mother is a woman like no other. She gave me life, nurtured
me, taught me, dressed me up, helped me, fought for me,
corrected me, kissed me, but most importantly loved me
unconditionally.
These words are not enough for me to describe how important
my mother is to me. She is simply wonderful! MotherMother
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