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June 2020 Class 7B
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Dear Parents,
Greetings to all !!
Late March, every year, we look forward to commencing our new academic year.
The school prepares to welcome a horde of thundering students to its halls. This
is where one hears the laughter of children ring through and fill the corridors with
shouts and cheers. The way our schooling is set up, it puts us in a “State of Flow”
and makes us genuinely want to learn about self-respect, responsibility, sensibility,
adjustment, and healthy competition.
In our world, school is not about just learning, it is also about meeting friends and
classmates, sharing stories, chatting, and enjoying free time together. But this
year, an unprecedented and shocking global situation brought our world to a
standstill.
We have two options now, to be fearful and scared, or rise above these challenges
and emerge stronger.
OPG World School has always been about building character. And it is in these
times that the whole community- students, teachers, parents, and the
administration have come together with a “can-do” attitude in a remarkable way to
ensure the well-being and continuity in students’ education.
Instead of going to school and sitting at our desks, we are now learning in a virtual
class which is bringing an innovation in learning and is a welcome change. The
teachers are not only managing lessons plans and the administration of the
school, but like everyone else, also managing the house and their families.
The words of Lou Holtz, “How one responds in the second half, will determine
what they become after the game. As we cross the finish line, we will all be
stronger, smarter, better and more resilient because of this journey.”
This experience will no doubt teach our students the “grit” that it takes to succeed
in tough times such as these with COVID-19.
We, class VII B present to you a fine collection of creative writing, informative and
inspirational articles, and artwork detailing the journey of our contributors during
these times.
Editorial Team
It doesn’t matter where you were planted or in which way you grow, all that matters is you bloom
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Experience as a student editor…..
My experience as a student editor
was delightful. As my first step, I
contacted all the people in my group
by calling them, followed by making
a WhatsApp group with them for
easy communication. To be honest,
it was very easy to agree to being a
student editor but in reality, it was a
tough job. I had to run after my
groupmates to contribute something
and then edit it. Then when they
contributed, I had to convert
everything into one document which
was a tough job for me as I am not
very tech-savvy. Still, it was fun
editing the articles. I had a great
experience at being a student
editor!!
- Jaanvi Ganatra
VII B
My experience as a student editor was
fun. It started with me getting a surprise
call from my teacher asking if I can play
the role of student editor for my group.
I immediately said “Yes” as I felt it was
a good opportunity to interact with my
classmates. I started off by logging onto
the e-mail ID that was provided by my
teacher and started looking for any
submissions by my team members.
I was a bit surprised to see that none of
my teammates had sent anything. I
reported this to my teacher, and she
gave me the individual email Id’s of my
group members to follow up. I wrote a
small note and reminded them about
the submissions. After my reminder,
three of them submitted their
contributions but contributions from the
remaining team members were still
missing. While following up with my
team, I forgot about my own
contribution. Therefore, I sat down and
worked on a poem on Covid -19 as it
has become the biggest challenge for
humanity right now. Overall, it was a
challenging task to be a student editor
but I enjoyed it immensely. I thank
Shubhangi Ma’am for the opportunity.
- Aarav Sharma
VII B
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Experience as a student editor…..I was made an editor for the first time
by my teacher. When I started
working, I thought it would be tough to
find mistakes in every document, edit
it and then send it. I also thought that
it would be very tough and time
consuming to coordinate with my
teammates and getting their work. I
procured two of my old writings as
sample documents and tried to edit it.
I had done this because I was editing
for the first time. Later, I learned to
edit my own article and my
teammates’ articles as well. I was
having fun in coordinating with my
teammates, editing their work. I am
thankful to my teacher for making me
a student editor and having faith in
me. I also thank my teammates for
their coordination and support in
providing their work on time. I wish to
be a student editor again.
- Yash Kumar
VII B
Who in the world will not be happy
being an editor in his/her early years?
Being a student editor gave me a
feeling of being a responsible boy and it
improved my management skills. I got a
call from my teacher saying that I have
been chosen as one of the student
editors of my class. It was hard for me
to believe this. I was delighted to get
this chance in which I could improve my
leadership qualities. Also, it was fun
instructing the students about
submitting their work on time just like
our teachers do. I edited all the
contributions such as the articles if they
had something wrong or casual. Also, if
they were copied from the internet, I
simply rejected those articles and asked
them to do it again. Being a student
editor was fun and it came with a lot of
responsibilities.
- Bhavya Thakur
VII B
One day, I received a call from my class teacher, who asked me if I could be a
student editor for my class. My happiness knew no bounds as I couldn’t believe that I
was getting an opportunity and exposure to test and enhance my skills. I immediately
started working on the E-magazine and got in touch with my teammates. Initially I
thought that it would be an easy job, but being a student editor means to be on your
toes all the time. I had to struggle a lot to get the contributions from my teammates.
However, I got a lot of support from my parents and teachers. I also wrote a poem for
the e-magazine. I had a lot of fun as I discovered my talent of writing poetry. I thank
my school and my teachers for showing faith in me.
- Prakriti Sharma, VII B
Humanity has failed againShame! Shame! Shame on humanity
Natural disasters in 2020In this hard time of Corona Virus, many
things have happened in the world.
There were natural disasters such as an
earthquake, cyclone, etc. Delhi had
multiple earthquakes. I was on my bed
when the earthquake occurred. It was
so strong that my bed vibrated. I was so
scared at that time.
During the same time, a cyclone named,
Amphan, occurred in West Bengal and
Odisha. It also affected countries like Sri
Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
We don’t know what else does the year
2020 have in store for us!
- By Yash Kumar, VII B
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pineapple filled with firecrackers in
Kerala. I must say that humanity has
failed again. Several celebrities and
many people demanded actionagainst animal cruelty and demanded
justice for animals. I just hope that
people who were responsible for this
are punished as it's heart breaking
and shocking for me.
- By Rudransh Bansal,
- VII B
I am shocked
to know that a
group of
people caused
the death of a
pregnant
elephant by
feeding theelephant with a
Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. He imagined
that all people are treated equally. Our freedom
fighters dreamt of an independent India. Today, our
country is free. Our Prime Minister Mr P.M Narendra
Modi has a dream of building a “New India”. Today I
dreamt about the days where I was playing with the
friends just like we used to.
Many daydreams come true! When we dream, we
realize what we want to do with our lives. Everyone
has the right to dream. So, continue to dream big,
believe in your dreams and make them happen!
- By Jihaan Israni, VII B7
Diary of a 7th Grade DreamerWhat are dreams? Have you ever wondered why we
dream? Are they stories, images or feelings and
thoughts that our mind creates when we are asleep?
Or are they just our memories? Imagine what the
world would be like if no one had any dreams or
ambitions? Our dreams always try to tell us
something, but do we understand the true meaning of
our dreams?
When we have a pleasant dream, we wake up happy. But when we have dreadful
dreams, we wake up with a bad feeling. Nightmares can be horrifying, disturbing,
terrifying or they can be just weird. One day I had a very strange dream about flying
away on a cloud. I was flying towards the sun. I wanted to keep floating away, but I
was afraid of falling.
We also have daydreams. Dreams have no limits. They can be limitless. We dream
about being the best guitarists, fast bowlers, going to space, living on Mars, saving
our planet, having puppies, having a house made of ice-cream and candy. Some are
just fantasies, other are hopes and ambitions. Daydreams can be friendly, exciting,
interesting, sweet and cheerful. Dreams play an important role in our lives and can
motivate us. They can also bring confidence and happiness.
One step taken by the government to
protect us is lockdown because this virus is
spreading from one person to another
whenever he or she comes in contact with
any other person. Lockdown is the
precaution but not the remedy as a long
lockdown is sadly, resulting in financial
crisis. Therefore, the government of every
state has decided to lift the lockdown in
phases so that our economy can recover
from this loss. But all of us have to maintain
the guidelines issued by the government to
prevent ourselves from this deadly virus.
I hope we get rid of this scenario soon. I
can’t wait to go back to school and meet
my friends and teachers.
- By Shaurya Tyagi, VII B
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The outbreak of coronavirus has made
each one of us wonder about our survival
on this planet. The spread of such a deadly
disease is something which was
unexpected.
There are some precautions or guidelines
from the government for protecting
ourselves from Covid-19 and few of them
are to maintaining a social distance from
each other, cleaning our hands at regular
intervals using a soap or a sanitizer and
using masks and gloves every time we go
outside. We are also advised to keep our
home and our surroundings clean.
A Deadly Disease
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ज िदगी ‘REWIND’ या ‘FORWARD’ मोड म नही ि, बलकि ‘PLAY MODE’ म ीना चाजहए...... I आ
परी दजनया को कोरोना वायरस क कारण लॉकडाउन जकया गया ह। हर एक मनषय सबह- शाम
मतय क डर म ी रहा ह। भारत, अमररका, चीन, यरोप हर गह बस मौत का डर ह। एक ही
जवषय पर फसबक, इिटरनट, अखबार, टी० वी०, वाटसऐप पर खबर आती ह......’मतय’।
मौत का डर जवशवभर म फला हआ ह; लजकन कया आपन कभी सोचा ह जक लोग तो पहल भी मर रह
थ? कोई बीमारी स, कोई गरीबी या भख स, कोई जकसी कार या उडान दरघटना म हताहत हो ही
रहा था; परि त डर का ो माहौल आ दजनयाभर म वयापत ह, वह पहल कभी नही ि था। जवचार सपषट
ह : मतय तो कवल एक पल क जलए ह, जकि त मतय का डर ीवन भर का ह। यह डर इिसान को
कमजोर बनाता ह, ज िदगी क ीवित ततोि को समापत कर दता ह। आ क आधजनक तथा वजञाजनक
तथय भी इस बात को नाकार नही ि सकत जक हम न तो अपनी इचछा स नम लत ह और न ही अपनी
म ी स इस शरीर या सिसार को तयाग सकत ह। चार जदन की ज िदगी ह जबना डर क इस ज िदगी को
उतसाह स ीन वाल को ही एक बहतर और खशहाल ीवन, ीवित परसकार क रप म जमलता ह।
हमारी मतय तथा ीवन दोनोि ही परमशवर क हाथ म ह। हमार हाथ म तो कवल आ का ‘सिदर पल’
ह, इस पल को खलकर ीना सीख; जबना जकसी डर क, जबना जकसी भय क। इस चार जदन की
ज दिगी का हर आनिद तथा अनभव ही आपका सचचा सख ह।
- जीहान इसरानी VII B
चार दिन की जििगी
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Don’t let corona change your persona
Don’t let people die
Help them now, when they need it the most,
Or they might change into ghosts.
Talk to them, help them out
Do everything you can possibly do
Keep them safe from this situation
For your great nation.
Try your best, god will do the rest
So that we can go back to our normal lives
Don’t let corona change your persona
- Aarav Sharma, VII B
Be true, be honest,
do as you promise.
Who will always prevent you from
being scolded?
with all the lies you unfolded.
Your truth should be steady,
and you should always be ready
Lies seem to shine like gold,
but you have to remember what
you’ve been told.
Honesty is, you’re told,
always made of gold
With no rusting and no bursting,
you follow that, that’s the thing
Be honest be true,
that’s what I teach you
Remember, honesty is the best
be true, be honest.
- Bhavya Thakur, VII B
Don’t Let People DieBe True Be Honest
Funny Dreams
Some dreams are so funny,
Like confusion between who’s
a rabbit and who’s a bunny?
I can float in the sky,
From where did I get these wings to fly?
I can drive a car as a child,
Won’t my parents get wild?
Some dreams are so funny,
Like confusion between who’s
a rabbit and who’s a bunny?
- Keshvi Jaswal VII B
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Water Water Everywhere
But if you want to see it in future,
You better be aware.
You cannot act like an amateur.
We are lucky here at school,
to have clean water to keep us cool.
People should start caring about water,
Or the lives of the future generations will be
shorter.
- Prakriti Sharma, VII B
Water Water Everywhere !!
Bit by bit,
Day by Day,
I let one go, every day,
That strand of fear,
That lives in me,
One, held my hand,
Another, killed a dream.
Like Balloons, freed in the sky,
I wish I get to release them all,
And watch them fly
- Jihaan Israni VII B
Strings of Fear
THE BEAUTY OF NATUREKeshvi Jaswal
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Nature is the most important
part of our planet Earth. Nature
includes animals, human beings,
and all the other living and non-
living things on our planet. It
also helps us and calms down our
mind. This is one unique power
of nature.
Destruction is the worst side of
nature. On one hand, nature
looks very peaceful, but on the
other hand, it showcases its
immense power through cyclones,
earthquake, floods, volcanos,
thunderstorms causing death,
injuries and loss of lives.
We humans have always been ‘takers’ and never been ‘givers’
when it comes to protect our environment. The beauty of
nature is depleting because of our never- ending greed for
money and power. International agencies like the United
Nations and various countries have taken several measures to
save and protect the environment. So, we should also take one
step ahead and we must save these little animals, plants, water
and stop polluting nature.
Explore The World
La Tour Eiffel (The Eiffel Tower)
La Statue de la Liberte(Statue of Liberty)
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The copper Statue of Liberty in New Yorkis known to all. But, do you know that itwas gifted to the USA by the French,commemorating the alliance of Franceand the USA during the AmericanRevolution? The person who built it wasnone other than Gustave Eiffel, who alsobuilt the Eiffel Tower!
Everyone can recognize the Eiffel Towerbuilt by Gustave Eiffel. It was built to markthe 100 years of French Revolution. But doyou know that it was the tallest man-madestructure for 41 years? It was falsely soldon 2 occasions as scrap metal by anAmerican man named Victor Lusting.
Savez-vous?- Deeva Mehta
La Jaconde (Mona Lisa)
M’aidez (Mayday!Mayday!)
Mona Lisa’s smile has inspired many. Thisbeautiful painting which has its ownroom in the Louvre Museum is said tohave been painted by Leonardo da Vincifor the Italian Francesco Del Gicondo whocommissioned the painter to paint hiswife, Lisa Gicondo. That is why thepainting is also known as La Gicondo inItalian and La Jaconde in French.
The international distress call ‘Mayday’comes from the French M’aidez whichmeans ‘Help me’. This was coined byFrederick Mockford, a senior radioofficer. He thought this distress call couldbe understood by all pilots and groundstaff, as most of the traffic at the time wasbetween Croydon airport in London andLe Bourget airport in France.
Savez-vous?- Deeva Mehta
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Paris is called ‘the city of light’ for 2 reasons. In the 18th
century, during the age of Enlightenment, Paris was thecenter of education of ideas. Therefore, it was referred toas the city of light or Ville Lumiere.
Paris was the first city to use street lights in the second halfof the 19th century. The street of Champas-Elysees in Pariswas lit up with gas lamps and hence the name of Paris asVille Lumiere was again emphasized.
Paris,Ville Lumiere:
The omnibus was the firstorganized public transportsystem in a city which startedin Paris in 1662. The omnibuswas a large horse drawncarriage used for passengertransport before the inventionof motor vehicles.
L’omnibus:
- Deeva Mehta
La baguette:
Le minitel:
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This long French bread owes its elongated shape to Napoleon Bonaparte. He ordered that loaves of bread should be made thin and long so that the French soldiers could carry them easily when they went to war
Before anyone had even heardabout the internet, France wasinteracting via a little box connectedto the telephone. It was calledMinitel and was introduced in1982. It made online bankingservice, travel reservations etc.possible, in a similar way to themodern internet. 30 years after itslaunch, it was overtaken by theWorld Wide Web and has nowbecome redundant. - Deeva Mehta
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Agampreet Sehgal
Abhinav Arya
Jihaan Israni
Jihaan Israni
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Anushka Garg
Jihaan Israni
Anushka Garg
Abhinav Arya
Art Gallery-Brilliant Brushes
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Jayshree Sarraf 7B
Time spent with cats is never wasted
Every Sunset is an opportunity to RESET
Anushka Garg 7B
Pleasure in the job putsperfection in the work.
Abhinav Arya 7B
Art Gallery-Brilliant BrushesFrom little seeds grow mighty trees.
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Nature always wears the colours of the spirit
Anushka Garg 7B
Happiness is buying plants
Anushka Garg 7B
Anushka Garg 7B
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Art Gallery- Brilliant Brushes
Arnav Singh 7B
Jayshree Sarraf 7B
Agampreet Sehgal 7B
Art Gallery- Brilliant Brushes
Anushka Garg 7B
Abhinav Arya 7BLife has its up’s and down’s, keep on swinging
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Editorial Team
Jaanvi Ganatra, Prakriti Sharma,
Aarav Sharma, Bhavya Thakur,
Yash Kumar.
Design Team
Jihaan Israni, Anushka Garg,
Keshvi Jaswal, Raajarshi Singh
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