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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Push the boundaries of possible, until the impossible becomes a reality.

A1 IN ALL SUBJECTS

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Karthik B R Keerthana P Nair

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Mary Fiona TSneha SelvanRasmina Sulfikar Ann Mary JijiAmrithMahadevan M

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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)

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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

Grandmother

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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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