Vol-2 December 2016

Dear Readers Ace Junior Kaleidoscope

We bring to you the second The Ace Junior Kaleidoscope was a edition of “Repository”. This mind-blowing success. It was an Interschool event which was organized on the 8th and 9th September, 2016 where there was a participation of 17 schools from the valley.

There is no path to happiness, happiness is the path - Lord Buddha newsletter is the output of all the events held at Ace School. We feel blessed to see so much of joy

Editorial Team and happiness in all the students The event was divided into two here. Editor: categories: Internal Events and English: We got the chance to get involved External Events with multiple Asmina Sainju competitions. The internal events were in various activities not Rupasi Dulal held at the Ace School’s premise overlooking the academic aspects. whereas the external events were held Nepali: We are sure that you will rejoice at the Army Auditorium. Agraj Khadka our effort in having been able to Suruchi Sah come up with this second issue of The external events were very

our newsletter. interesting and competitive. We Sub Editor: thoroughly enjoyed the dance and the English: Arkesh Giri We would like to take this band competitions. The spelling bee Prajwol Gurung opportunity to thank our Ace competition was good and we were all Bodhi Gurung family without whom this biting our nails. The interaction with other school children was thoroughly presentation would not have been Nepali: enjoyed by all of us. Ayush Upreti possible. We were impressed with Bibhuti Dhakal the motivation of all the Everyone participated as if they were participants and enjoy taking the a family and each individual did their Co-ordinator: time to discuss the different job to their best. Shlok Thapa aspects of the job with them. We are eagerly waiting for this event Designing: Editorial Team to be held in the coming years as well. Nikhil Chhetri Pranav Prakash Ace school Asmina Sainju Grade 8 1 | www.aceschool.edu.np (www.facebook.com/aceschoolnepal) ph:01-4112044, 01-4112000, 01-4112086

Pp6f uLt Dashain and s]xL lbg clw d}n] Pp6f uLt 6]lnlehgdf x]/]F . During the month of To;df s]xL afnaflnsfx¿n] RofltPsf n'ufx¿ (late September and early nufPsf lyP . dnfO{ lgSs} g/dfOnf] nfUof] . xfdL;+u October), the Nepalese people /fd|f /fd|f n'ufx¿ 5f]6f eP/ Tolts} /flv/x]sf x'G5f}F . - indulge in the merriment of the olb xfdLn] tL n'uf pgLx¿nfO{ lbgkfP pgLx¿sf] biggest festival of the year, hf8f] / nfh 5f]lkg] lyof] ls Û G Dashain. It is the longest and r pgLx¿n] To; uLtdf k9\g gkfPsf] u'gf;f] klg u/]sf the most auspicious festival in a lyP dnfO{ pgLx¿sf] hLjg b]v]/ Hofb} b'Mvnfu]/ the Nepalese annual calendar, cfof] xfd|f] b]zdf cem klg o:tf y'k|} afnaflnsfx¿ d celebrated by . The 5g\ h;n] Ps;/f] nufpg , Ps 5fs vfg / ;fdfGo e fifteen days of celebration occurs during the bright lunar ljb\ofnodf k9\g ;d]t kfPsf /x]g5g\ . pgLx¿n] : fortnight ending on the day of the full moon. Throughout sfkL, lstfa lsGg g;s]s} sf/0f k9\g] a]nfdf ef/L the kingdom of , goddess in all her af]Sg' k/]sf] atfP . To;}n] xfdLn] kl9;s]sf sfkL, 7 manifestations is worshipped with innumerable pujas and lstfa pgLx¿nfO{ lbP/ lzIff?lk pHofnf]tkm{ k|]l/t abundant offerings. ug{ kfP xfdL v';L x'g] lyof}F . dnfO{ of] uLt w]/} g} dgk5{ . na' >]i7 Tihar is a festival sIff # which is celebrated for five days during late autumn and has its lj1fgsf] ;fdfGo lrgf/L

unique ways of lj1fg cy{ft ;fOG; zAbsf] pTklt Nofl6g efiffsf] celebration. It is l;8\/] zAbaf6 cke|+z eO{ ag]sf] xf] . o;sf] cy{ considered to be of great importance as it shows reverence \wfGt to not just the humans and the gods, but also to the animals hfGg' jf a'‰g' x'G5 . ef}lts ljifosf] tTj l;b cflbsf] k|of]ufTds ljj]rgf ul/g] zf:q jf like crows, cows and dogs that maintain an intimate l;b\wfGtnfO{ g} lj1fg elgG5 . lj1fgsf ljleGg relationship with humans. People make patterns on the floor zfvf tyf pkzfvf /x]sf 5g\ ef}lts zf:q, /;fog courtyards using materials such as colored rice, dry flour, zf:q,hLj zf:q,e"ue{ zf:q / Hof]ltif zf:q cflb colored sand or flower petals outside of their house, called Rangoli, which is meant to be a sacred welcoming ljljw If]q lj1fgn] cf]u6]sf] 5 . a|Xdf08,tf/f, u|x, area for the gods and goddesses especially Goddess Laxmi. dfgj, hLj, hLjfTdf nufot ;Dk"0f{sf] cWoog klg Sulav Shrestha lj1fgdf g} ul/G5 . Grade 6 s';'d yfkf sIff ^

International School Award (ISA)

ISA stands for International School Award which is one of the projects of British Council. Being a part of ISA makes us enjoy the various benefits that come as a package while performing projects and activities. It helps in broadening perspective, aiding in professional development and raising teaching standards. For youths it is an opportunity to learn about different countries and their culture, preparing them for a global society. There are three entry points to International School Award: Foundation, Intermediate and Accreditation. All members of our school attended an orientation session regarding this program. Out of the eight projects we need to do, two are already in progress. Bodhi Gurung Grade 7

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Gardening Rangoli

Rangoli is an art form native to Nepal, India and Bangladesh (known as Alpana) in which patterns are created on the floor in living rooms or courtyards using materials such as coloured rice, dry flour, I love gardening. My favourite flowers are jasmine, daisy, lily, coloured sand or flower petals. It is and tulip. My favourite herbs are lemon grass, rosemary, cheek usually made during Diwali or peppermint and tulsi plant. I love to drink tulsi tea and lemon Tihar, Onam, Pongal and other grass tea. I love spring because varieties of flowers bloom Indian, Bangladeshi and Nepalese during this season. Gardening is so much fun. All of us should festivals related to . plant flowers and plants to make the environment better. Designs are passed from one Labu Shrestha generation to the next, keeping both Grade 3 the art form and the tradition alive. The purpose of Rangoli is decoration, and it is thought to bring Breast Cancer good luck.

Breast cancer is a kind of cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, fluid coming from the nipple, or a red scaly patch of skin. In those with distant spread of the disease, there may be bone pain, swollen lymph nodes, shortness of breath, or yellow skin.

Our school had a fund raising program for the breast cancer victims. All of us donated twenty rupees each for the victims on the 28th October, 2016. Our school had organized a Rangoli Ankit Karki making competition during the Tihar Grade 7 celebration. We were divided into groups for the competition. All of us made beautiful designs of Rangoli and had a lot of fun making them. Arpit Agrawal Grade 7

My Favourite toy

My favourite toy is my remote control car. It is red in colour. It has one gear. I like it very much.

Rigzin Syangba Grade 1

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Christmas

We celebrated Christmas in our school. Aaryan and Adarsh of grade 8 were dressed up like Santa and distributed chocolates to all the students. The grade one students sang the Christmas carol. We made Christmas tree using the recycled paper. We had a lot of fun. Ankit Maharjan Grade 4

Df]/f] :s'n Poetry Recitation Competition xfdL :s'n hfG5f}F, Poetry recitation competition was one of the events I was s,v,u,3,a,b,c,d k9\5f}F . looking forward to. I was very excited on the day I got the u'?n] eg]sf] dfgL, poem and started preparing. That day finally arrived and all xfdL aG5f}F 1fgL . my friends were as nervous as me. I eagerly waited for my turn and finally when my name was announced I felt a l6ªl6ª 306L ahfP, sudden tinge of fear creeping in me. I went to the centre ;fyL ;a} /dfP . stage, took a deep breath and started my recitation and ldlnem'nL k9\g] 5f}F, recited well. I am awaiting the result of this competition. 7'nf] dfG5] aGg] 5f}F . Hanif Shah Grade 6 Ufl/aLnfO{ x6f/, ;d[b\w b]z agfpF5f}F g]kfn / g]kfnLnfO{, Flower ljZj ;fd' lrgfpF5f}F . lje"lt 9sfn Plants are important to us. They give us oxygen to breathe sIff ;ft and help to keep the environment clean and fresh. Like us plants also have different parts of their body. Leaves are the most important part of a plant as it helps in making food for Market Fair the plant with the help of sunlight, water and air. The most We, the students of grade two, three beautiful part of a plant is the flower. Flowers are of different colours, shapes and sizes. They look beautiful and smell and four organized the market fair. good. I love flowers and their colours. Through this activity we learnt about money, business (buying selling) and Praisha Kansakar did a lot of calculation while selling Grade 3 off our thing to the buyers. We also learnt to deposit money in the bank. Yoga Our parents were glad see how actively we were selling off our In our school we have yoga classes. things, dealing with our customers, There are many exercises in yoga. keeping track of our money and I do yoga because it makes me fit and stock of things. healthy. Our yoga teacher is very nice. She starts the class with a prayer and then teaches us different ashanas. Thank you Yojana ma`am for teaching us yoga. Deepika Singh Grade 4 Devanshi Thapa Grade 2

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Haiku Flavours Haiku is a traditional poetry writing style that started from Japan. It consists of three lines. First line consists of five syllables and the second line consists of seven syllables and the third line consists of five syllables. Each Haiku should embody something about nature in some way.

We had a workshop for writing Haiku in our school in Nepali and English and the students were asked to prepare a booklet consisting of ten Haikus in both the languages.

An official book launch ceremony was organized on Friday 16th December 2016 where our parents were also invited. Each of us recited the best Haiku from English and Nepali booklets. Our parents also participated by writing one in the language preferred by them. Here are some of the Haikus by our students and parents. h"g lxdfn Sea slt ;'Gb/L lr;f] lxdfn By the silent sea /dfpF5' d w]/} k"l0f{dfsf] h"gem}F Without any smiles or chains k'/} kms|]sL psfnf] af6f] . Lives a lucky boy ;'¿rL ;fx lhj/fh 9sfn Siddhartha Kedia sIff cf7 cleefjs Director Ace Institute of Management

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;a} kf] slj Efljio vf]Hg . ;f/} /l;nf] . No! I`m out of it. cho l3ld/] 6fod s6\6]n /fh]Gb| v8\sf P; Joj:yfks cWIfo cleefjs cleefjs Pasang Lakhi Sherpa Grade 8 ;s’

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Maker Faire Brain Drain

Quiz of the Volume

1. How many zeros are there in 20 trillion?

2. There are 365. 25 days in a year. How many

days have you been alive if today is your 40th

On 25th September, 2016 Karkhana birthday? organized a Mini Maker Faire at Pulchowk. Our school also participated in 3. How many times does the number 1 appear this program. Students of grade seven and eight were taken for the fair. from 0 to 100? Ayush Upreti Grade 7 4. If you sleep 8 hours a night, how many 'awake'

Pahadi Gadi Event hours are you left within a week?

5. How many seconds are there in a day?

Sudoku

th On 6 October Karkhana organized a Toy Car Design Challenge in Ace School. Students had to make their own Winners of the Brain Drain will be published in the next custom car within fourty five minutes. volume of “Repository”. Please submit it to the editorial The car which could go the furthest was team. awarded the first prize whereas all the other students who participated were Class Social- Grade One given the certificates.

Rijen Kayastha Grade 5

After practicing for many days we had our Grade one socials. We sang, danced and delivered speech. The fashion show was the best part of the programme. Our parents were very happy to see us becoming smart and confident. We also ate delicious snack after the show. Everyone enjoyed the show.

Pranav Prakash and Ayush Upreti Prashoon Shakya Grade 1 6 | www.aceschool.edu.np (www.facebook.com/aceschool nepal) ph:01-4112044, 01-4112000, 01-4112086

Glimpses of our events @ school! events@ our of school! Glimpses

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