Bring to the readers the VI volume of our School publication - Rays. Enjoy reading.
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Editorial Board Chief Editor - English Arman Raut - Class VIII Vandita Saraswat - Class VII Chief Editor - Hindi Riddhika Saraswat- Class VIII Akshita Dubey - Class VII Sub Editor - Ajit Pandey - Class VI, Honey Agarwal - Class VII, About RAYS Rays is a tri-monthly newsletter published by the Brighton Inter- national School. Brighton is situated near Vidhan Sabha in Raipur (C.G). Rays is a compilation of articles by students of Brighton aiming to promote literary zest amongst the students. BRIGHTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Nardaha, Raipur Vol. 6 September 2012 Editorial team spread their wings by venturing out to seek for the heroes in our society. An initiative to make the ‘Rays’ readers aware about the people who are contributing to the society in a very meaningful way. In this series of ‘Heroes’ we met Mr. Vishwas Meshram. Mr. Meshram is an environmentalist with the Raipur Development Authority and runs a Non-Government Organisation (NGO). He is a keen student and scholar of Ayurvedic Medicines and runs a Ayurvedic Research Cell. For our readers, we are putting down excerpts from our interaction with Mr. Meshram. INTERVIEW Vandita(Class VIII): Sir, please tell us about yourself and your field of work? Mr. Meshram: I hail from Raipur. From very early in my life, I had a passion towards finding and knowing about Natural Therapy. This has added my desire also to look into various hazards to our nature and environment. All of this has helped me to work for the betterment of the human kind. Arman(Class VIII): What has motivated you to work in this department? Mr. Meshram: Since my childhood days, I found therapy with the help of things available around us as very exciting. This interest slowly turned into a passion. I always had curiosity and desire to discover new herbs and medicines. This drive led me to serve the society. Honestly, I was only inspired by the nature. Honey (Class VII): Sir, what is Global warming? Mr. Meshram: The rising up of our ambient temperature is known as global warming. Today we are facing a very tough time, global warming is posing a challenge to the existence of the human kind. The root cause of the problem is created by man. Some of the actions which has resulted in global warming are; Cutting down of trees, Use of electronic devices, Hunting animals etc. all of this has led to an ecological imbalance. Debmalya (Class VI): Sir, what should be the role of youth in this scenario? Mr. Meshram: Youth of today plays a very important role in curbing the disastrous effects of global warming. These are some of the ways in which all of the young people can help; - Plantation: Plant more tress, turn your surroundings green. - Awareness: Creating an awareness about the harmful effects of chemical and other such agents. - Using public transport - Minimise green house gases. Editorial team: We really thank you sir, for talking to us. We promise you that we will take all the care and urge all our readers to follow the suggestions given by you. Thank You. From The Editorial Team Update@ Brighton International School Acquaintance Day @ Brighton CBSE Science Exhibition @ Brighton www.brightoninternational.in Students found their new class mates and the campus went abuzz with a new life on the first day of the school. The day witnessed Magic Show, Food Festival and introduction to hobbies and teachers in the new session. The students were pleasantly surprised by the presence of the potter and the potter’s wheel at the campus. Faculty at Brighton is blessed with enthusiasm of challenging boundaries and make the students see the bigger picture. With the same in mind the students of Class VIII & IX participated in CBSE Science Exhibition organised at DAV School, Bhubneshwar. Ajeet Pandey (VIII), Riyesh Rithik (IX) presented a novel concept of ‘Zero Energy Homes’ whereas Sucheta Garg (IX) and Akshita Dubey (VIII) presented a study on ‘Insects and the germs they carry’. The Zero Energy Homes is the concept of a house which not only produces electricity to sustain its needs but is also efficient in the way it utilizes energy, this was selected as one of the four entries by the Odisha Government. Our congratulations to the science department in making this learning expedition a great success.
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Editorial BoardChief Editor - English Arman Raut - Class VIII Vandita Saraswat - Class VIIChief Editor - Hindi Riddhika Saraswat- Class VIII Akshita Dubey - Class VIISub Editor - Ajit Pandey - Class VI,Honey Agarwal - Class VII,
About RAYS
Rays is a tri-monthly newsletterpublished by the Brighton Inter-national School. Brighton is situated near Vidhan Sabha in Raipur (C.G).
Rays is a compilation of articles by students of Brighton aiming to promote literary zest amongst thestudents.
BRIGHTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Nardaha, Raipur
Vol. 6 September 2012
Editorial team spread their wings by venturing out to seek for the heroes in our society. An initiative to make the ‘Rays’ readers aware about the people who are contributing to the society in a very meaningful way. In this series of ‘Heroes’ we met Mr. Vishwas Meshram. Mr. Meshram is an environmentalist with the Raipur Development Authority and runs a Non-Government Organisation (NGO). He is a keen student and scholar of Ayurvedic Medicines and runs a Ayurvedic Research Cell. For our readers, we are putting down excerpts from our interaction with Mr. Meshram.INTERVIEWVandita(Class VIII): Sir, please tell us about yourself and your field of work?Mr. Meshram: I hail from Raipur. From very early in my life, I had a passion towards finding and knowing about Natural Therapy. This has added my desire also to look into various hazards to our nature and environment. All of this has helped me to work for the betterment of the human kind. Arman(Class VIII): What has motivated you to work in this department?Mr. Meshram: Since my childhood days, I found therapy with the help of things available around us as very exciting. This interest slowly turned into a passion. I always had curiosity and desire to discover new herbs and medicines. This drive led me to serve the society. Honestly, I was only inspired by the nature.Honey (Class VII): Sir, what is Global warming?Mr. Meshram: The rising up of our ambient temperature is known as global warming. Today we are facing a very tough time, global warming is posing a challenge to the existence of the human kind. The root cause of the problem is created by man. Some of the actions which has resulted in global warming are; Cutting down of trees, Use of electronic devices, Hunting animals etc. all of this has led to an ecological imbalance.Debmalya (Class VI): Sir, what should be the role of youth in this scenario?Mr. Meshram: Youth of today plays a very important role in curbing the disastrous effects of global warming. These are some of the ways in which all of the young people can help;- Plantation: Plant more tress, turn your surroundings green.- Awareness: Creating an awareness about the harmful effects of chemical and other such agents.- Using public transport - Minimise green house gases.Editorial team: We really thank you sir, for talking to us. We promise you that we will take all the care and urge all our readers to follow the suggestions given by you. Thank You.
From The Editorial Team
Update@ Brighton International SchoolAcquaintance Day @ Brighton
CBSE Science Exhibition @ Brighton
www.brightoninternational.in
Students found their new class mates and the campus went abuzz witha new life on the first day of the school. The day witnessed Magic Show,Food Festival and introduction to hobbies and teachers in the newsession. The students were pleasantly surprised by the presence of thepotter and the potter’s wheel at the campus.
Faculty at Brighton is blessed with enthusiasm of challenging boundaries and make the students see the bigger picture. With the same in mind the students of Class VIII & IX participated in CBSE Science Exhibition organised at DAV School, Bhubneshwar. Ajeet Pandey (VIII), Riyesh Rithik (IX) presented a novel concept of ‘Zero Energy Homes’ whereas Sucheta Garg (IX) and Akshita Dubey (VIII) presented a study on ‘Insects and the germs they carry’. The Zero Energy Homes is the concept of a house which not only produces electricity to sustain its needs but is also efficient in the way it utilizes energy, this was selected as one of the four entries by the Odisha Government. Our congratulations to the science department in making this learning expedition a great success.
Vol. 6 September 2012
Inter-School Debate Competition @ BrightonthIn the series of firsts, an Inter-School Debate competition was organised on 7
September 2012 . The competition was attended by many schools of the Raipur region witnessing a fierce competition by the students from Class VII to X. Given the influence of television in our daily lives the subject of the debate was “Television is destroying the moral fibre of the present generation”. Speaking on the event the Principal of the school Mrs Jayshree Nair emphasised that the entire objective of the debate is to engage students in research, encourage the development of listening and oratory skills, to create an environment where students think critically and have patience when other put their view forward, competitions such as these will go a long way in encouraging this trait amongst students. Honey Agrawal (VII) was declared as the first runners up at the event. Kanger Valley School, Raipur was adjudges as the best team. The judges for the competition were Retired Flight lieutenant (Mrs) Ambu Saverkar (Kriti Institute), Mr Nishant Mishra (Mayoor School) and Mrs Rajkumari Patro (Tilakbharti Higher Secondary School). Judges were elated by the standard of competition witnessed and expressed desire for many such competitions in the times to come.
Independence Week @ Brighton
For students to understand freedom, first they have to start valuing it and underst-and what all the people of this country have gone through to achieve what the students otherwise take for granted. As has been the tradition at Brighton, one entire week was celebrated as the ‘Independence Week’. The week long celebrationsaw students participating in various competition based around independence asthe theme. The week culminated in a grand event on 15 Aug 2012. Event was lacedwith several presentation showcasing the fredom struggle, current challenges andour responsibilities as a citizen of India. The event witnessed massive participationfrom students of all the classes. The ballad at the end which captured all the majorevents from 1857 to 1947 left the audience with rich memories and warmth. The chief guest for the event was Shri Kiran Sharma, (Marketing Head - Devbhog) wholaid stress on the development of self and advised students to become a goodhuman being.
Chief guest Shri Kiran Sharma welcomed by the Chairman Sir
Teachers’ Day @ Brighton
What are we without the charioteers of our lifewho help us to grow. With this gratitude in mindstudents of Brighton organised a gala affair on
th5 Sept making an affair to remember for theteachers. Students presented various programmesillustrating the importance of teacheing in their lives. On one side there were students asking teachersto forgive their pranks and on the other hand theyworshipped their masters by equating them with God.The beautiful day ended with a cake cutting ceremony.
(Left) Students paying respect to their teachers(Above) The Teaching Staff of Brighton International School
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Team Kanger Valley Academy accepting the ‘Best Team Award’ from Vice Chairman Sir.
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Juniors @ Brighton
Janmashtami CelebrationJuniors brimming with excitement and enthusiasm celebrated Lord Krishna’s birthday with unprecedented fan-fare at the school campus. A grand ceremonywas organised where the entire school along with parents witnessed the life of Lord Krishna. Students beautifully enacted all the major events of the lord’s childhood. The event also showcased Meera Bai, Matki Tod ceremony and Lord’s cavalcade driven by students.
Happenings @ Brighton
Laurels- Akshita Dubey (Class VIII) brought laurels to the school by standing atop the first runners up position at Inter-School debate organised by Rotary Club at Pragati College, Raipur.- Honey Agrawal (Class VII) came third at the Inter-School solo song competition organised by the Rotary Club.- Brighton International School stood second at the Inter-School Group Song competition organised by Sanskriti Vibhag (Chhattisgarh Govt.) at the Magneto Mall.
Visits- Ice Cream Factory - Students of primary section undertook a chilled flavour filled visit to the local Ice Cream factory. Not only the entire process was described to them, but a cup of ice cream was dished out on their visit. That’s what we call a rewarding ‘yummy’ tour.- Brick Factory - Senior students visited a Brick Factory and understood the process of building blocks.
Inter-House Results- From the beginning of the session 2012-13, a slew of Inter-House events and competitions have been organised the current standings is as follows;
Activities Round Up - JuniorsAs usual the life of our juniors at Brighton is fun filled with activities galore. Some of the events which took place are Kith & Kin activity, Poem Recitation Competition, Story telling Competition, Paper Folding activity, Cleanliness Brushing activity and one minute game to name a few. Below are some of thepictures exhibiting these excitement filled events.
House Standing Points
Alpha II 222
Bravo III 216
Charlie IV 135
Delta I 256
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Pranab Mukharjee President of India
2012 - Present
Know your Leaders
Global Warming - Pallavi Singh (Class VII A)
Nature - J Harsh (Class VII)
Spare a Thought
My Tree - Prateek Devangan (Class VI)
Man has been using and misusing all the sources nature has
showered on him. He thinks that he is the most intelligent being
on this planet. In reality, he is the most foolish being who is
ruthlessly and recklessly destroying all these gifts of nature.
Water is a rare gift of nature. It is a life source. Water is
indispensable for any type of life. Every drop of water is
precious. today the reasons for the acute shortage of water is
an important issue to sleep over. Every summer, the country
faces water - crisis due to the sinking water table. The fields are
parched people have to wait for hours together to get a few
litres of water. It is rightly said that the future war will be fought
washing and irrigation have to be explored. There is no doubt
that nature is the greatest teacher. If we learn something from
nature, it is well, otherwise we will have to pay through our
nose.
Shri Pranab Mukharjee (and current President of India. In a political career spanning six decades, Mukherjee has been a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and occupied several ministerial portfolios in the Government of India. Born to a politician father in a small village in West Bengal, Mukharjee went on to obtain masters degree in Political Science and History and degree of Law from Calcutta University. Mukherjee’s parliamentary career begun as a Rajya Sabha member from Congress Party in 1969. Thereafter, he re-elected in 1975, 1981, 1993, and 1999. His ministerial career begun in 1973 as the Deputy Minister, Industrial Development. He was the finance Minister of India during 1982 to 1984, Euromoney Magazine rated him as the best Finance Minister of the world. In 2012, he became the 13th President of India. He is one of the most respected names in Indian politics today
born 11 December 1935) is the 13th
Save Water Save Life - Dimple Nagwani (Class VII)
O Tree, so big and stout and strong,You've lived so very, very longa hundred years or more, I'm toldAnd yet you are not so very old.
A hundred secrets you could tellof children whom you love so well,Who came and set beneath your shadeOr underneath your branches played
A hundred birds have built their nests;Your leaves have softly kissed their breasts;Your branches seem to touch the sky,Yet you were once as small as I.
Some day when I have grown up, too,I'm coming back to visit you;I'll find the same dear friendly tree.
Global warming,Heat is swarming,Ice is melting,All we do is just discuss.But actions are pending.
Plastic! Pollution!Increasing population!Throwing rubbish anywhere, anytime,To pick or clean it,Does anyone even have the time?Plant more treesAnd get fresh breezeThink of new ideasAnd techniques
Do it all and seeThe difference to mankindBecause change is the natureOf all minds.
Change the world,Change a life,Just give a smileAnd make it bright.Change a dayand change your attitude,Change everything for the goodAnd you will be considered a 'dude’Change your habits,And save the dying earthSo that you live to seeGod's miracles in this birth.
for water. We must determine
ways to conserve water. We
must harvest water in ponds,
tanks and aquifers. Water
should be used as a rare gift.
Turn off the taps when there is
no need of water, try to use less
quantity of water. New means of What a joy it is to see,
The wonderful and majestic nature, with Lilies and Roses,
graceful waterfall and marvellous mountains,
What a joy it is to see,
The meadows and the buddies trees, animals and freedom
loving birds, the beautiful butterflies and bees, smelling the
roses and searching the nectars.
What a joy it's to see,
The nature with its beauty, set us protect, cherish and enjoy,
Because it is ours and ours forever.
Blessed is the man, who lives in the lap of the nature.
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. - Ralph Waldo Emerson American essayist, lecturer, and poet.
Tsunami - Dhrubojyoti (Class VI)
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Global Warming: An International Issue - Suman Agrawal (Class IX)
Science & Studies - Riyesh Rithik Singh. P (Class- IX A)
The Monkey & The Bananas
The average facade temperature of the globe has augmented more than
1 degree Fahrenheit since 1900 the speed of warming has been almost
three folds the century long average, since 1970. This increase in earth's
average temperature is called Global warming. More or less, all specialists
studying the climate record of the earth have the same opinion now that
human actions are perhaps the leading power driving this fashion.
Causes of Global Warming:
The major cause of global warming is the
emission of green house gases like Carbon
Dioxide, Methane, Nitrogen, oxide etc.
into the atmosphere. The major source
of carbon dioxide are the power plants.
These power plants emit large amount
of the carbon dioxide produced from
burning of fossil fuel for the purpose
of electricity generation. Buildings
both commercial and residential,
represent a larger source of global
warming than cars & trucks. Another
cause of global warming is deforestation
that is caused by cutting and burning of
forests for the purpose of residence and
industrialization.
The Dew Drop - Honey Agrawal (Class VII) Teacher - Sakshi Ahlawat (Class V)
Environment- Riddhika Saraswat (Class IX)
As the sun rose, a dew drop became aware of its surroundings. There it sat on a leaf, catching the sunlight and throwing it back out. Around of its simple beauty, It was very content. Around it were other dew drops, some on the same leaf and some on other leaves round about. The dew drop was sure that it was the best, the most special dew drop of them all. Ah, it was good to be a dew drop.
The wind rose and the plant began to shake, tripping the leaf, terror gripped the dew drop as gravity pulled it towards the edge of the leaf, towards the unknown why? Why was this happening? Things were comfortable things were safe. Why did they have to change? Why? Why?
The dew reached the edge of the leaf. It was terrified, certain that it would be smashed into a thousand pieces below, sure that this was the end. The day had only just began and the end had come so quickly. It seemed so unfair. It seemed so meaningless. It tried desperately to do whatever it could to cling to the leaf, but it was no use.
Finally, it let go, surrendering to the pull of gravity. Down, down it fell. Below there seemed to be a mirror. A reflection of itself seemed to be coming up to meet the dew drop. Closer and closer they came together with finally. And then the fear transformed into deep joy as the ting dew drop merged with the vastness that was no more, but it was not destroyed.It had become one with the whole.
Teacher O! TeacherYour are my preacher.You are so dear andYou make my doubts clearTeacher O! TeacherYou are my preacher
You are my fatherYou are my sister andYou are my brotherTeacher O! TeacherYou are my preacher.And you make my doubts clear.
The disastrous waveswades every thing to wastePeople diedPeople criedAnd many were missing.Nothing come to my mind.Except donatingPeople were injuredAll night longThey were shocked with frightThey prayed to Godand heard him callingLife will be fineIf was just like a crimeThey lost their foodWere in a sad moodThey became homelessAnd were in a messI was very sadI tried to give whatever I could.
Study of clocks and watches - HorologyStudy of Bones - OsteologyStudy of medicines and drugs - PharmacologyStudy of elections including voting - PsephologyStudy of Handwriting - GraphologyStudy of blood - HematologyStudy of fishes - IchthyologyStudy of wine - OenologyStudy of plants and an tissues - HistologyStudy of universe and its origin - CosmologyStudy of shapes of molecules - Conchology
Study of tumors including treatment of cancer - Oncology.
Suppose 8 monkeys take 8 minutes to eat 8 bananas. Question 1. - How many minutes would it take 2 monkeys to eat 2 bananas?Question 2. - How many monkeys would it take to eat 40 bananas in 40 minutes?
When I look up at the sky,I see the sun shining bright,And as the day turns into night,I love the white moonThat comes into sight.When I turn my gaze towardsThe beautiful earth,I love the fragrant flowers,And the tall treesWith their lives so long.When I see the greenery of the forest,With its variety of wild animals,The trees giving them shelter to rest,Offering a variety of fruits and flowers,I love my earth.
1. It would take 8 minutes for 2 monkeys to eat 2 bananas;2. it would take 8 monkeys 40 minutes to eat 40 bananas.Does one assume that 8 monkeys take 1 minute to eat 1 banana and that all bananas are consumed at the same pace? Or does one assume that 1 monkey takes 8 minutes to eat 1 banana and that all monkeys eat at the same pace?
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Today Web World is very useful for every age group and when you are a student then it is more than a virtual teacher for you. You can use internet as you teacher. Given below are web addresses of some of the very useful web sites for you;1) www.wikipedia.com - An online encyclopaedia2) www.Refdesk.com - An online fact finder, where you can find links to all the useful web sites.3) www.Math.com - This site provides help in a number of mathematics-related subjects, including basic grade-school math, calculus, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and statistics.4) www.Sciencemadesimple.com - Elementary and middle school students can get detailed answers to many science questions.5) www.Howstuffworks.com - You want to know about why and how something happens, this is the site for you.
“He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk andrun……..” -Friederich Nietzsche. Here at Brighton we want our children to fly which is why we give them additional responsibility thereby helping them to overcome their fears and emerge as great leaders. The investiture ceremonywas help at the assembly ground to give various responsibilities to the selected students. Rana Priyam and Suman Agrawal both from Class IXwere endowed with the responsibility of being the school captain- boys andgirls respectively.
Investiture Ceremony @ Brighton
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RANA PRIYAM HEAD BOY
SUMAN AGRAWALHEAD GIRL
In the same ceremony, class captains for various classes were also declared and awarded responsibilities.
