The Famous Five!

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Little girl swinging!

The Famous Five

The Famous Five books are my favourite children's book series. Nothing can equal that! The most adoring character was the furious George nothing can stop her from falling into an adventure! In no time she can go up in a smoke!I can see the stories unfold through her deep blue eyes- Her curious and daring cousins and the picturisque landscape of Kirrin Island.I love the faithful Timmy too, wagging his tail ninteen to a dozen times! I can feel Timmy's wet licks and the warm and cozy Kirrin cottage. I can even smell the colorful flowers and taste ginger biscuits, ginger beer, ihot bacons pudding, cakes, rich creamy ice creams, lemonade, jam tart, jellies, crisp pancakes, hot scons, bread and marmalade chocolates. My tummy says yummy! Thinking about them makes my mouth water!I crack with laughter thinking about the wunnerful time the children had all their life in the books!
I wish I could loose myself in their company. It is nice to be child with no worries to hound you! The world is a beautiful place with goons who never shoot and who are scared of a big dog like Timmy! The book binds the reader to characters as it holds all the pages together. The hand of the reader connects physically to the book like holding hands with all the characters.

First Blood Novel review

The book is a page turner. The Rambo movies are inspired from the characters created by David Morrel It is thousand times more violent than the movies.It has a different ending and many interesting incidents that are worth reading. The chase and the cat and mouse game between the two protagonists are thrilling and the adventure in the jungle is very perspiring.Here the story is written in two perspectives that conflict each other. There is a lot of thought given into the characterizations Till the end of the novel you cannot be one sided. There is no villain or black and white character and that is what I like about the novel.

Enid Blyton

Everybody loves Enid Blyton. She has captured the innocence and imagination of children the world over!She knew the ingredients of children's stories. She understood their dreams and aspirations. She was from a year begone. Her spirit of story telling is still alive. Her stories are popular even today. People both young and adults get hooked to her writing. I really admire her power of story telling that has stood the test of time. She was a teacher like me and I aspire to write stories like her someday. Who can ever forget George of The Famous Five!

My terrifying painting

My brush with painting! Terrible isn't it? It represents wild life to me. Supposed to be! I call it modern art!

Stone Sculptures

Teacher and child

Look at the expressions. They appear like mother and child to me. The two of them are sitting outside the closed walls of a classroom. The look in the teacher's eyes gives me a sense of motherly affection. They are sitting out in the open. The child has a contended face. The child he feels at home in nature's friendly environment. It reflects in his natural self . The openness of nature and teacher gives him a sense freedom. This is an exquisite piece of art!

This is made out of natural stuffs like leaves, twigs and pebbles. I love the way the artists utilized natural waste materials and created such beauty.

Teacher's retreat

I visited The Valley School Bangalore once. Here are some interesting snaps for my travelogue!

Here's a wonderful piece of art made out of tree branches! It is placed amidst a lush green environment.Isn't it amazing! Look how the man is relaxing and admiring nature! This reminds of the poem LEISURE by

William Henry Davies

LEISURE

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this is if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

"Rorschach Inkblot" test.

Herman Rorschach (1884 - 1922) was a psychologist who developed this test as a way of determining how a person perceptually and cognitively organizes real-life situations. In other words, it was designed to determine how a person responds or copes with emotions, situations, problems, etc. This method has been used for decades by psychologists.The test is, as the name implies, literally an ink blot test. The person is shown a set of cards with ink blots, and then asked what images they see in them.

Teaching my own poem

It was fun teaching what I believe in to my students through my poem. Who can understand a poem better than the poet herself! My poem was about the life of street dogs. I wanted the future citizens to feel for these innocent beings and be kind to them. I want to infuse love for fellow living creatures who share this world with us. I began by saying-Have you looked outside your home at a street dog?Have you wondered how they live each day?There are always friends waiting for you to adopt them. Dog's are best friends. A street dog cannot survive in the street as they depend on us. They die of hunger and thirst or accident everyday. Pedigree dogs are foreign and they usually get owners but no one cares about the street dog which is our own country dog. They are faithful, grateful and easily adaptable too. They will give their life for you. They are the best guards. They only need love and care. They will make your day most beautiful. No one can greet you the way a dog does. A dog's company makes the owner stress free. Some people hate dogs for no reason at all although they could be their best friends. Dogs are innocent and there is no need to hate them. They are also living beings and have pain like us.They have the right to live as we do.Why disrespect them?Learn to love and be less selfish.
I gave them "Rorschach Inkblot" test. I displayed a white sheet of paper with symmetrical black ink blots. I asked them what do the shapes look like or what form takes shape in their mind while watching the shapes?What comes to their mind when they see it? All of them identified the blots to a dog's face! My objective was fulfilled! I succeeded in making the kids perceptive to dogs!

we miss u

hi mam
do you remember me .
its me lekha
your student.
my email id is xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com

H E L L O !!!!!!!

HEY!!!
THIS IS SUHASHINI . I SPOKE TO MY FRIENDS LEKHA TOLD ME TO GIVE
HER ID TO U HERE'S HER ID ( xxxxxxxx@gmail.com).
MAAM AFTER U LEFT , SATISHYARI MISS WAS TAKING CLASS .
NOW A NEW TEACHER HAS COME HER NAME IS NEVEDITHA .
WE JUST NOW FINISHED OUR EXAM . TODAY WAS OUR LAST PAPER.
BYE BYE
YOUR LOVING STUDENT
SUHA