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Toddler Rules

Shefalee Naseen Satpathy

Class- VIII B, Adm No-1266

(Edited by Yamini Rajpal)

If it is on, I must turn it off.

If it is off, I must turn it on.

If it is folded, I must unfold it.

If it is a liquid, it must be shaken, and then spilled.

If it a solid, it must be crumbled, chewed or smeared.

If it is high, it must be reached.

If it is shelved, it must be thrown down.

If it is pointed, it must be run with at top speed.

If it has leaves, they must be picked.

If it is plugged, it must be unplugged.

If it is not trash, it must be thrown away.

If it is in the trash, it must be removed, inspected, and thrown on the floor.

If it is closed, it must be opened.

If it does not open, it must be screamed at.

If it has drawers, they must be rifled.

If it is a pencil, it must write on the refrigerator, monitor, or table.

If it is full, it will be more interesting emptied.

If it is empty, it will be more interesting full.

If it is a pile of dirt, it must be laid upon.

If it is a stroller, it must under no circumstances be ridden in without protest.

It must be pushed by me instead.

If it has a flat surface, it must be banged upon.

If Mommy's hands are full, I must be carried.

If Mommy is in a hurry and wants to carry me, I must walk alone.

If it is paper, it must be torn.

If it has buttons, they must be pressed.

If the volume is low, it must go high.

If it is toilet paper, it must be unrolled on the floor.

If it is a drawer, it must be pulled upon.

If it is a toothbrush, it must be inserted into my mouth.

If it has a faucet, it must be turned on at full force.

If it is a phone, I must talk to it.

If it is a bug, it must be swallowed.

If it doesn't stay on my spoon, it must be dropped on the floor.

If it is not food, it must be tasted.

If it is food, it must not be tasted.

If it is dry, it must be made wet with drool, milk, or toilet water.

If it is a car seat, it must be protested with arched back.

If it is Mommy and Daddy, they must be hugged.

Why I Like You

Srima Sarajita Kar

Class-VIII B, Adm No-2324

(Edited by Yamini Rajpal)

You give me hope, And help me cope. When life pulls me down, You bring me around. You teach me to care, And helped me share, You push me to be honest, And serve my very best. You are the friend, That fills happiness in me When I hear about the word friendship, I think about you, You are my world and best friend too.

The nature

Deepak Motwani

Class & sec: V-D, Admn no: 2248

Edited by-Ms.Swati Shrilekha.

The sun has extensively been set,

The stars are out by threes and fours,

The wild nature is slumbering yet

Among the shrubbery and trees.

There’s a cuckoo, and one or two nightingales,

And a far away breeze,

And a sound of a stream that gushes,

And my lovely Labrador’s sovereign cry-

Fills all the void of the sky!

Apology

Shefalee Naseen Satpathy

Class- VIII B, Adm No-1266

(Edited by Yamini Rajpal)

How do I tell you I'm sorry, With a gesture, a look or a touch, How is it I never realized I hurt you so very much. I do not ask forgiveness, A comfort I'll never deserve. I merely want to let you know, But I cannot find the nerve. To finally confront you, face-to-face, To look you in the eye, To face your wrath, your apathy, I’m just too terrified to try. You called me selfish, I turned away, I was festered and I fled; Cutting and wounding and lashing out, Just to see if you bled. Betraying and deceiving you, I surely had no right To snatch away such a precious gem, A dark thief in the night. Four years and forever passed To bring us to this day, When I present these simple words I never thought to say. The time has come, it's long past due, To put aside my fear; Would this confession torture you, Or have you longed to hear?

To hear those two forbidden words, To vanquish all the pain, To understand my dearest wish: To know you once again. The years aged me remarkably, Though they have not made me wise; I do know I erred irrevocably - For that I apologize. Example is better than percept.

Amruta Pradhan

ClassX-D Admn-no- 418

Edited by-Ms.Swati Shrilekha

There are two ways of impressing a thing on others. It may be done either by words or by

deeds. When we want to impress on a child the noble ideal of courage and bravery, we may

either provide an advice or give him the most happening example of that sort. By percept,

we can only show a man the reason why something should be done but the influence on

him is not verified. Very often the impression created by our advice lasts only as long as our

words ring in his or her ears. In other words a percept just creates a temporary impression.

Students in schools are taught to learn and apply the morals of life but a very few, who

have actually seen an example of what moral means, obtain a stimulus to be noble and

great in life.

And again, virtue is rewarded by satisfaction. Every boy should be taught the truth that

virtue is its own reward. If we succeed in doing this, a better state of things will come to

prevail on this earth and our life here will be always happier. We should learn to prize self-

contentment above rank and riches, above praise and fame.

Forever nature

Arnav Mishra

Std-VIII-A,Admn.No-

Edited by-Ms.Swati Shrilekha

What is nature??

Nature is colourful, nature is wonderful

Nature is Single, which makes everyone mingle

The stream flows in the hill slope

And makes the earth enchanting like a drop

And then there is the clay, where the toddlers love to play

The sky, where all the tireless birds fly

The flowers gloom, in a bloom

Meadows are the windows of Nature

Where everyone loves to venture

But now due to destruction, there goes the nature in degradation

Nature gives us shelter; we in turn should make it better

Nature is healthy; Nature is wealthy

Nature is bright and quite

Nature is priceless and peaceful

Nature is future, Nature for ever … Life for ever

Nature is this!!!

My Childhood Days

Amruta Pradhan

ClassX-D Admn-no- 418

Edited by-Ms.Swati Shrilekha

When I was 1 or 2, I wished to be like mom and dad too, To go to work during the day. So that I could stay with them all day. When I was the age of four, I wanted to be very tall, So that I could play basket ball, With O’ Neal in the hall. When I was about five, I wished to live a better life, To be as pretty as snow white, And play from morning till the night. When I was at the age of six. Poor me! I often felt tired and sick. It’s painful to take injection, But joyful to have no dictation. And then seven, Wanted to be a super girl, To appear with a swirl, And whack the robbers with a whirl, At present I am 12 years old, To behave well is what I am told, I hope to have a great buddy, Who’ll stop me from being grumpy. I want to be a good human being, And make my parents and family very happy.

Friendship

Poorva Patnaik

Class- VII-A,Adm. No.-2370

(Edited by Yamini Rajpal)

Friendship is the relation or bond between two hearts which is very subtle. It

hardly takes time to break but years and tears to make. Its prolonged existence

depends on the mutual understanding of two persons. Sometimes there may be

problem but they need to solve it, or else there will be only regret. So

‘FRIENDSHIP’ means-

F-Funny

R-Rational

I-Impartial

E- Emotional

N- Never ending

D- Dependable

S- Special

H-Heart-felt

I-Interesting

P-Priceless

I Am a Tree

Jyotika Mahapatra

Class-VII-E, Adm. No. -2313

Green in colour,

I spread strength and valour.

But oh! I have lost my strength,

My beauty and my vigour.

Man has cut me down

And so the Earth has lost its crown

Man too can’t sit under my shade

Nor can sleep on my leafy bed.

It is indeed very painful

To see the men so remorseful.

But now he realizes

How important I am..

He moves around and tells everyone;

Plant trees as much as you can.

So I also say ‘Thank you Men’.

Flowers

Soyansu Shreyan Dash

Class & sec: V-D, Admn no: 1146

Edited by-Ms.Yamini Rajpal.

I wonder how flowers

have learned the trick

of practicing arithmetic!

Some lovely lilies

don’t count far,

One, two, and three their petals are.

Yellow poppies

Count one more,

China roses count to one plus four.

How do sunflowers

And more such flowers,

Ever learn to count so much?

I’m not gonna pause.

Mehak Nayak

Std -IX -D,Admn.no - 298

Edited by-Ms.Yamini Rajpal

I see the rising Sun & give it due esteem to start the day

A new & harder aim stands ahead, in every new today.

I face challenges & never give up in situations,

There’s a hope in my cry, in those flowing emotions.

My past’s a souvenir & today’s a climb

& future will be success, I surely can rime.

I am never alone, my heart’s always there to encourage,

My mind is to concentrate, I’m evergreen foliage.

To achieve my dreams I’ve to ignore the pains & hit the struggles,

I know I will meet storms & life will have shuffles.

I will give my best to vindicate every arriving storm,

I will gain excellence on every level of life, on every platform.

I surmise I can again build the inchoate bridge,

This will lead me to achievement over the ditch.

but I’ve never learnt how to resign in darks

Cause I know I’m not gonna pause even if the fortune narks.

Flying

Abhignya Priyadarshini

Std-IV-C,Admn no-1507

Edited by-Ms.Swati Shrilekha.

In the sleepy afternoon,

Up I go to find the moon.

I can see as I go high,

Far along the cloudy sky.

I can see as I come down,

The tops of houses in the town.

High and low,

Fast and slow,

I fly so high.

See the sun go away,

Gone to make a bright new day.

I can see as up I go,

The trees are waving to and fro.

I can see as I come down,

The lights are twinkling in the town.

High and low,

Fast and slow,

I fly so high.

Jokes

Sneha Dash

Std-IV E, Admn no: 1797

Edited by-Ms.Yamini Rajpal

1. A servant was not working well to the satisfaction of his master, who warned

him saying. ‘If you don’t work properly, I will keep another servant’. The servant

looked happy and said, ‘Thank you, sir. With two of us, my work will become

easier.

2. Teacher : Tell me which are the two creatures who don’t have teeth?

Student: Grandpa and Granny.

3. Teacher to student: ‘Who is post graduate?’

Student: ‘One who receives his graduation degree by post?’

4. Father to his naughty boy: When do you like school best?

The boy: When the school is closed.

5. Customer to shopkeeper: I like the cloth, but I don’t like the print.

Shopkeeper: Sir, don’t worry about the print, it will disappear after the first

wash!