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Late C. R. Gasper (1942-2012)

ADVISORY BOARD Rev. R. Borneo (Principal) Mr. A.K. Seal (Vice-Principal) Mr. S. J.Mishra (Academic Advisor) Mrs. A. Chatterjee (Headmistress , Pre-Primary & Primary Section) Ms. B. Chakraborty (Coordinator, Primary Section) Ms. S. Mukherjee (Coordinator , Pre-Primary Section) Mrs. B. S. Kumar (CCA Coordinator) CHIEF EDITOR Ms. M. Chakravarty ASSOCIATE EDITOR ENGLISH: Pousali Mukherjee; Cathlene Barua & Anwesha Roy Choudhury, Sub heads: Soni Mishra Jha; Asmita Roy; Papri Mukherjee; Aranya Bhowmick; Elora Bandhopadhyay; Sahelee Nag HINDI: Sabita Tiwari, Shilpi Dey BENGALI: Somnath Ghosh, Sumita Roy ART & CRAFT: Gargi Shaw, Kheya Sarkar

MESSAGES 4 ACHIEVEMENTS 14 MEDIA COVERAGE 23 SPORTS 28 VACCINATION DRIVE 31 IDS JOURNEY 32 ENGLISH ARTICLES 35 SPECIAL CORNER 51 KIDS' ART & CRAFT 58 PARENTS' CORNER 85 INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF SCHOOL 111 ACTIVITIES 115 WORKSHOPS 130 SPECIAL MESSAGE 141 BENGALI ARTICLES 145 LOCKDOWN THROUGH THE LENS 165 HINDI ARTICLES 168

Janet Gasper Chowdhury A President unique year where parent-teacher collaboration and hard work of our students have resulted in another successful year of our school. Time for the annual magazine is here again. Academics always being our core objective, our focus is on quality of teaching across the board for good results for all our students and not just focus on a few bright ones. We continued this trend of ours in our online classes too and living our mantra - \"success for every child\". During this pandemic for over a year, we have learnt, modified ourselves and every challenge has brought learning. We have learnt to adjust, cope and deliver an amazing school year with as little difference between online and offline schooling. Nevertheless to say, this would have not been possible without the immense support of our parents. Online teaching was never heard of, but we have innovated and evolved with the situation to deliver our best and everyone has worked really hard and learnt new skills. Teachers have maintained balance in their personal life & work-from-home culture, become much tech savvier, delivered books via Swiggy, created different syllabus structures, innovated CCA activities to keep children involved and also used technology to evaluate and issue report cards. Even our counsellor has evolved her ways to understand students behaviour better via the online mode and kept in constant touch knowing the importance of mental health in this scenario. It gives me pleasure to see how we took every challenge and converted it into opportunity by using a focused and structured plan right from the start. Parents and students were also evolving with the teachers and supporting the school like always. Constant parent-teacher communication and parent’s involvement not only in academics but various CCA activities of school made the journey smooth and enjoyable for all of us. Many parents have appreciated the online classes initiative and our methods of teaching during this pandemic year. We feel immensely proud to give the best to you and are motivated to give the best for upcoming years. Students have not come to the school for a single day this year, but their love for school and teachers and friends is shown in the following pages. They have captured these difficult but unique times like never before through their innovative mind and heart. So let’s read and enjoy the creativity. With warmest wishes 4 St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION

Amitava Chowdhury CEO & Secretary Hello Parents and my dearest students! The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on all of us — our day to day lives and our society .One of the biggest challenges for all of us in this pandemic has been to keep the children engaged and feeling upbeat. Nevertheless, we the St. Augustine’s family worked tirelessly together to manage this unprecedented situation. Teachers and students embraced digital pedagogy with efficacy and promptness that resulted in outstanding success. The seamless sessions of e- classes,assignments,CCA activities like online sports, debate, public speaking and several subject centric workshops, would not have been possible without the judicious use of technology, and the combined efforts and cooperation amongst faculty, students, management and the support of our parents. I am sure that the positive attitude, hard work, sustained efforts and innovative ideas exhibited by our young children in this magazine will surely stir the mind of the readers and take them to the fantastic world of sheer joy and pleasure. “Let us keep alive the child’s inborn sense of wonder, let us arouse their curiosity to discover the mystery of the world we live in!’ With very best wishes St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION 5

Warm greetings to all! Rev. Rodney Borneo Principal As I pen these few lines for our e-magazine my heart is filled with gratitude for the many blessings all of us have received throughout the past year. It is true that the past months have been extremely difficult and there is hardly any who has been left unscathed by the ravages of the pandemic. So I can fully understand if some may find it hard to accept that I would feel, of all things, grateful! Nevertheless, I strongly believe that the choice is ours: to dwell upon the tragedy or to look at the learnings. Here we are, survivors all, and ready as a community to fight back and win. Though social distancing is the norm today, and rightly so, yet there has not been any other event that has brought humanity closer to each other as we are now. So I am grateful…grateful for our school where we have been able to continue the sacred task of education despite the many challenges. Grateful for our dedicated staff members who have chosen to make students their priority and have rendered service before self. Grateful for our parents that they have been able to keep the light of love aflame in each home. Grateful for our young students who have been so resilient throughout this pandemic and are waiting to emerge as the inheritors of the new future. Grateful to God that there is hope yet for each of us. The school e-magazine titled \"Lockdown Diaries 2.0” encapsulates this very sense of hope that our students and staff wish to uphold and celebrate. Like the mythical bird, the PHOENIX, we too shall rise, again and again. The paintings, drawings, poems, articles, etcetera published in this e-magazine are all a testimony to this indomitable spirit that illumines the darkness that this pandemic enforces upon us all. On behalf of our President Mrs. Janet Gasper Chowdhury and our CEO & Secretary Mr. Amitava Chowdhury I wish to thank our staff and students for their inspiring contributions and laudable efforts in making this e-magazine a reality. My special thanks to the editor of this e-magazine, Ms. Mahua Chakraborty, for being the driving force behind this initiative. I sincerely hope that as you browse through these pages you too will be filled with the same sense of resilience and hope, depicted by our students, which we all need to cherish today. Do stay safe and remember to be grateful. May God bless you all! 6 St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION

Mr. A. K. Seal Vice Principal \"Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations\" This Pandemic has reformed the entire education system. The most affected field is academia where the students are suffering much. They are missing their class rooms, teachers, friends, playground and much more. Their second home, the school remains vacant because of their inability to be physically present whereas, on the other hand, home has become their first school. The positive side is that the students, parents and we the teachers have become tech savvy and have together conquered the barrier which the pandemic has thrown at us. E-learning has emerged as the best way of imparting education in these testing times. In our school we strive to always focus on the overall development of the student which includes the academic, emotional, cultural, and physical. Therefore, the challenges were indeed big but we have managed successfully. Besides academics we have engaged our children in different meaningful activities and all our school programmes have been conducted effectively over the virtual platform. It’s my great pleasure to mention that during the pandemic this is yet another such effort to publish the 2nd edition of our e-magazine to provide our students a fitting stage to bring out their creative thoughts and expressions. This is not only an honest effort to showcase the talents of our budding authors, poets and artists, but also to a platform to express themselves and be proud of what they have been able to overcome. I remain grateful to all the parents and well-wishers for your priceless support and cooperation during these tough times and congratulate each one who has contributed to publish this e-magazine. Stay safe and secure. St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION 7

S. J. MISHRA Academic Advisor Change is the only constant. This stands true for all spheres of life including the system of education. Over the decades, the world of education has seen a paradigm shift, reflecting on the role of the teacher as well as the teaching learning process. While we were gradually accepting and implementing the change, we were unaware of what the future had in store for the learners and the educators. As the Covid 19 pandemic hit the country in 2020, the whole system of school education had to make a sharp turn and shift to the online mode of teaching and learning almost overnight. All the three subsystems of education namely admissions, teaching- learning and assessments had to be online which was a huge challenge for both the students and the educators. However, patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. In the past couple of months as an academic advisor, my primary focus was to guide the students to unleash their true potential and work towards holistic development from their homes. To be able to make academic progress without attending physical school, it was imperative to make students set S.M.A.R.T (Specific , Measurable , Achievable , Relevant , Timebound) goals and work with dedication to realize the same. Also, we had to work consistently and with utmost dedication to uphold high standards in the process of teaching and learning even during the unprecedented pandemic time and deliver excellent results through effective guidance. Parents are stakeholders and an integral part of the school, therefore counseling parents to believe in the ethos of the school and work in harmony for the larger benefit of the students was another aspect of the work. Additionally, also ensuring that every student gets the required support and guidance during the pandemic to deal with adversities and stay focused on their academic targets was a continuous job. As it is rightly said, the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Every day in the last one year, we have taken a step towards normalizing education in the adversities of the pandemic. A lot of sweat, hard work, patience, perseverance has been invested in innovation and digitization to lead to the asynchronous mode of teaching learning. Hoping that all of it helps every single student to perform to the best of their potential making us beam in pride forgetting all the hardships. 8 St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION

ANTARA CHATTERJEE Headmistress, Pre-primary & Primary Section “Begin with little efforts today that add on to make a big difference tomorrow.” These words aptly describe the efforts of our President ma’am Ms.Janet Gasper Chowdhury & CEO & Secretary Mr. Amitava Chowdhury to make what St. Augustine’s Day School, Shyamnagar is today. An institution which, right since its inception has been the symbol of seeking & spreading knowledge. During this period, it has grown from strength to strength. This is the place where our creativity has been projected into reality. The cooperation of the teachers, the other staff members have made our journey fruitful & satisfying. This truly rewarding experience would not have been possible without the extraordinary help of our Principal Sir. Over the years, I have seen it soar high & give meaning to every student’s life. Let us on this occasion re-affirm our faith in continuing this journey of seeking & imparting knowledge with greater enthusiasm & set greater goals for the future. I wish my entire family of St. Augustine’s Day School, Shyamnagar all the very best. St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION 9

M. CHAKRAVARTY Chief Editor Dear all, We are going through a very difficult phase of our lives . Everything seems very different in the ‘ new normal ‘. We are striving to strike normalcy in this lockdown situation to fight the pandemic. Impression – Lockdown Diary 2.0 , is an effort to strike normalcy. It was an effort to bring out the creativity of our students and parents in form of contribution to the school magazine. Our students and parents , gladly took up the responsibility to write , draw and click to contribute to the school magazine with enthusiasm. My wonderful team worked on full steam to select the best among all the submission. We worked very hard and was finally able to collate the Impression – Lockdown diary 2.0 . I hope you all will enjoy reading the articles published in the e-magazine. I would like to express my gratitude to my heads for being my pillars of strength . I would like to thank my colleagues – without whose consistent help and hard work , Impression – The Lockdown Diary will not exist. Thank you students and parents for your constant support . Happy reading !! 10 St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION

CSincOhthoReoOltiCNmoeAunoVsfIetRlhleUinSg Sucharita Ghosh The COVID-19 global pandemic has brought adversely affect students’ motivation for about many changes to our society, which academic success and create behavioral will have long-term effects for our youth issues in schools (London & Ingram, 2018; and adolescents. Due to social isolation and Talmus 2019). Other mental health issues adverse childhood experiences, there are have been heightened including trauma, concerns of suicidality, technology addiction, suicidality, technology addiction, drug and and school safety as schools attempt to alcohol abuse, family dysfunction, and more transition to a state of normalcy in the (Gallo, 2017; Hou et al., 2019; Wan, 2020). months to come. This crisis will require Consequently, school safety may become coordinated efforts to assist students in not an additional concern if these mental health only getting back on track academically issues are not appropriately addressed. but also in helping students cope with the School counselors are the main mental trauma they have and are continuing to health professionals in most school building experience. As a result, insights from school on a daily basis dealing with students who counselors can be used to obtain a better are emotionally at-risk. understanding of the social and emotional effects of COVID-19 by collaborating with “School counselor” is a deceptively simple administrators to emphasize using school title. In reality, school counselors play counselors as a mental health provider in many roles, including social and emotional schools. educator, academic adviser, conflict mediator, wellness coach, mental health Returning students will benefit if therapist, student champion, educational administrators allow school counselors to collaborator and family liaison. Now, with focus on their students’ mental health and the advent of the pandemic caused by the social emotional needs for the foreseeable novel coronavirus, many school counselors future. Schools are facing unprecedented have become connectors and comforters-in- concerns with mental health and behavioral chief — not just to students but to parents issues related to the COVID-19. Government and school staff. lockdowns, social isolation, home issues, death and sickness, and uncertainty Since march 2020 all our lives changed related to COVID-19 could cause mental suddenly, students, families, counselors, health issues such as depression, sleep teachers and administrators all had to find deprivation, and anxiety, which in turn could a way to virtually re-create their in-person St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION 11

school routines. This already-challenging requests from teachers to find out why shift was complicated by the significant students weren’t showing up for online number of students who lacked access to class (and then worked to resolve whatever high-speed internet or desktop, laptop or the barrier was); reassured stressed-out tablet computers. parents; coached families on how to set up a structured school day; made mental health In addition, when the economy took a referrals for students in crisis; and provided nosedive as the coronavirus spread, it made moral support to teachers, administrators it hard to focus on anything but survival for and each other. All while finding ways many families. But even financially secure to continue offering academic guidance, families found it challenging to provide the focusing on students’ emotional and social ideal learning environment as — in many learning, and giving specific support to cases — parents working from home with children who were struggling with various multiple children wrestled with carving personal and school-related issues. out a physical space and a time for each person to be online. Students missed getting For the past one and a half year the work to see their friends and participating in experience have changed drastically. extracurricular activities. Sports seasons Counselling has taken the online mode, we were cancelled. The theatre curtains never have straight away entered into the private went up on school plays.More than a year space of the students, we have interacted have passed, it’s not surprising that parents, spontaneously with family members. We students and school personnel are all feeling cannot say if this is going to work but we stressed and overwhelmed. Continuing to need to give our support continuously. I hold classes online while simultaneously have reminded the children that when they ensuring that students and families have are really afraid, it is helpful to talk about the needed technological resources — or, it, and I have tried to provided them with in some cases, the absolute basics, such some age-appropriate safety information. as enough food to eat — continues to be a Previously, videos were made to make team effort. students, parents, teachers and even the authority aware of the need for counselling Because safeguarding the mental, emotional on various aspects of counselling in this and physical welfare of students is the pandemic situation. The videos covered essence of what school counselors do, topics such as keeping a positive mindset, these professionals have typically been at practicing breathing techniques and the center of the problem-solving process exercising mindfulness. I have conducted since the arrival of the coronavirus. The numerous one to one sessions with students schools have conducted check-in phone and parents and even teachers to offer a calls to make sure students had the sympathetic ear to stressed-out parents and necessary equipment and internet access; to provide a reassuring presence for anxious helped parents (or grandparents) with children. I have given my phone number technological troubleshooting; arranged to parents and encouraged them to call or for families in need to receive gift cards text if they need help. As distance learning and community resources; responded to St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION 12

continues, I have encouraged teachers to shows that when people are experiencing reach out as much as possible too. trauma, simply making a connection with a sympathetic presence can help. Keeping in Even at a young age, children are more contact with students and families is one of aware of what is going on around them than the most important things school staff can most people realize, they know that people do right now. are sick and dying, and at this age, children are less able to process the fear, which At the end I can say it has been a year of leaves them at risk of getting stuck in fight- challenges and is continuing to be so but or-flight mode. When they are at school, the experiences, the connections I have they can see their friends on the playground made with the students and parents are and have other opportunities to get away, overwhelming. There is not much to do but but at home, exposure to trauma — even to hold the hands of our next generations if only through the television — may be and to let them know “I am there for you, no inescapable. matter what the situation is I am there.” This makes a whole lot of difference. Activities such as drawing, watching a fun video or escaping to their relaxation bubble can help relieve the agitation. Research also St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION 13



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A JOYFUL RIDE OF IDS (INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF SCHOOL)….. Our journey as an ISA Coordinator was filled with an important sense of responsibility and discipline when we were appointed as the coordinators by our institution, St. Augustine's Day School, Shyamnagar. We felt immense pleasure, grateful and fortunate to be a part of this project with the British Council for the international School Award. ISA (International School Award), now renamed as IDS (International Dimensions of School) was a project that helped out the students to enhance their mind set globally with an international dimension. We were trying to bring the wind of change and develop them as a global citizen with a boundless sky to fly free. And, this project had helped them to connect their scope of independence by marching beyond its area and by developing an international framework. Students from North 24 Parganas, an area where STADS bought a colour of change with this project and helped them to look and connect internationally, a scope to broaden their horizon. And, this all happened because of the British Council and their international learning and strategies which sparked out the zeal in our students to deal with every facet with confidence. As a coordinator, not only it helped us in our students to deal with every facet with confidence, improving the curriculum but my entire team with the positive outlook of our students who got an opportunity to feel the world beyond their imagination through different activities. We had tried our best to develop every individual globally and this project through the seven activities that we had conducted such as 'International Cultural Fiesta', \"Flaunting Flora', 'Water is Life', 'The Royal Monarchy', 'Boundaries on the shore', 'Calories Don't Count' and 'A Penny For your Thought'-had given an educative learning aspect and of being knowledgeable. ISA had definitely casted an impact on their observation powers and had changed their way of looking towards life, be it dealing with a project that involved a global appeal or development of consciousness and self-awareness in relation to several issues that had been a matter of concern these days. The students had learnt the art of living a quality life and also helped others to lead a life that had a positive impact on the immediate society and we had also learnt this art to make an attempt to this world a better place to live in. With the achievement of being awarded as an ISA-now IDS awardee, we hadn’t kept ourselves limited. The more wings we got we tried to gap, be it’s an international project with Lyceum International School for the ‘New Year Cover Song’ or ‘Point to Ponder’-debate session with Sri Lanka, Indonesia and other partner school or Navjeewan School collaboration with our little tiny tots. Last but not least, nothing can be achieved alone. We would like to thank my entire team of STADS including the management, heads, teachers, IT Department, students and parents, who helped us in every sphere of time and motivated the students to bring to the successful completion of our project. BABITA CHAKRABORTY (Primary Coordinator and IDS Coordinator) and SHARMISTHA MAJI BASAK (IDS Coordinator) St. Augustine's Day School, Shyamnagar 34 St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION

English Articles

CAGED DID LIFE TEETASH BANIK YOU JYOTISHKA BASU (Class-I , Sec- B, (Class-I , Sec- D, Roll No-29 Regn No-AQ/128 Regn No-AR/046 KNOW? We are in an age, As animals in a cage. 1. Lord Krishna is considered an Schools, Colleges and offices incarnation of Lord Vishnu. are closed down, 2. As an Avatar, he was born in Yadu This lockdown has changed the Kul to Vasudev and Devaki. scenario of our town. 3. He was King of Mathura whose Children are attending classes online, childhood was spent in place like Gokul To make their future shine. & Vrindavan. They are not allowed 4. Lord Krishna was fond of \"NONI\", to play in the green, so his mother always kept it out of his Which is really very mean! reach. But soon our efforts will thrive, And nature will revive. St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION A day will arrive, When we all will fearlessly survive. 36

The Lost Treasure ANUSHKA NANDY The pandemic is going on. The virus is (Class-V , Sec- A, still in the air. The lockdown is not yet over. Roll No-2, Regn No-AK/005) Everyday I wake up in the morning with a natural alarm. Two bulbul birds Flapping their wings with an unknown come to my window with their chirping danger. I ran in front of my window. sound to wish me “Good Morning”. Alas!! I say “Hello”. They smile with their Where is the mango tree!! wings and fly away. It has fallen down on the ground . Everyday, before commencement of Some people has cut the tree. Leaves my online classes I love to see the are about to die and the tree is crying mango tree in front of my house, in pain. Crows are shouting for losing the beautiful crows conversing their sweet home. Sparrows are about the pandemic situation. The running after the homeless insects. coconut tree is unhappy with the I started crying for losing my friends. lockdown and trembling her leaves in I went to my mother. She said , anger. Sparrows are disturbed and people lost their jobs in this pandemic. complaining about scarcity of food. They will sell the mango tree to feed I love to see them because in this their little children . They have done lockdown they are my only friends. this for their survival. They talk with me. I questioned my mother- They ask me “ How are you?? “Why do people kill someone for their ‘Have you done your homework?? own interest?? Today I woke up with an unpleasant My mother remained silent. The tear sound. Bulbuls were frightened. in her eyes answered. I have lost one treasure, got another. St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION 37

LLeuskseo’sn SHREETAMA DEBSHARMA Class-V Sec-A at night. His Reg no. AK/043 mother reminded him of the competition but he did not ‘Luke, go to bed!’ pay heed to his mother's words. Luke ‘Just a minute mom!’ slept late as usual. However much his ‘Go to bath!’ mother told him to wake up in the ‘Please let me finish this morning, he didn’t. He overslept. When puzzle Dad!’ Luke woke up, the competition was ‘Wake up, Luke!’ over! Luke was almost in tears. His ‘(Yawn), it’s too early Mom!’ mother sat beside him to comfort him. These were the usual conversations ‘Dear, there is no use crying over spilt to be heard from the Browns. Luke, a milk. You missed one year, no matter! 10-year old, was not at all scheduled Participate next year with a bulging and was very disobedient. Mr. and Mrs. spirit. But, remember this day in Brown were very worried about him. mind. Set your goal to be disciplined. He gave such tantrums! He had such I assure you, then you wouldn’t get a bright brain, but because of no time a hard day like this! Lookup, I got management, he faltered. But Luke your favourite pudding!’ While eating liked to do something very much. He pudding, Luke understood that he loved kite-flying! The Uttarayan kite ought to have been disciplined. But festival was approaching with an air from now on he will. It will be quite of fun and excitement. Their colony worth it if he gets another round of held a kite flying competition every this yummy pudding once again! year. Luke was the champion kite flyer of the previous flyer. He was very St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION excited to participate this year too. It was a tradition to start it at the crack of dawn. But, the night before the competition, he continued chatting with his friend over the phone late 38

SRINJOYEEWhat is School?? GHATAK Schoolis the first place where we go to Class- 5 sec - A learn everything . It is like our second home, an institution that preaches St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION learning , the educational place. School teaches us learning, punctuality and obviously discipline which is an important part of our lives. NOW what may be the perfect abbreviation of SCHOOL ?? Which is , S = SINCERITY C = CAPACITY H= HONESTY O= ODERLINESS O= OBIDIENCE L= LEARNING. WHO MAKE US LEARN ALL THIS?? Do you know? OUR TEACHERS. They are as important as our parents who always teaches us the best lessons. They are the Gifts of God in our lives. The teachers in the school are like our parents who teaches us manner and etiquettes. They are the good friends in our lives . Whom we will love forever. Without them we won't be able to grow up. School life is the most enjoyable life. So let's enjoy our school life as much as we can and also gain knowledge from school. All our childish bumps and bruises. The troubles among friends. All are so beautiful . When we will grow up we will see small children going school and recall all the sweet memories of school and our childhood. Besides everything school helps us to become a perfect global citizen. Thank you 39

CCuorrsoinnag SURASHRITA DEY Class-v, Section - A, Roll No.-22 The corona virus covid-19 pandemic is the greatest challenge being faced by the world after World War- II. It started as an outbreak in the city of Wuhan in China, December 2019. It is a highly contagious disease caused by this virus. Its symptoms include mild to severe respiratory illness. In the second wave of covid, both older and younger people with the history of cardiovascular diseases, diabetics, chronic respiratory diseases and cancer. Children are also prone to the corona fatality. The mode of transmission of virus is through saliva, discharges from the nose when an infected person sneezes or coughs which teach us that this is a communicable disease. For all these reasons, we again got imprisoned at our home due to a lockdown, so that we could not get any contaminations with the intruders. After getting the news from the news channel, the lack of beds, oxygen cylinder, medicines for the patients in the hospitals, made me upset. Some of us lost our family members by this demon virus. Due to the lockdown, many businessmen, ordinary people have faced economic crises. After struggling hard with this natural disaster, GOD showed us a ray of happiness, that our parents and grandparents are able to get vaccinated. We should wear masks, use sanitizers, maintain social distance, get through vaccination to get out of this confined life. And must pray to GOD, as He always helps us to find out a way to get out from any problem we face. 40 St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION

CPaWChOrnOReadRsOnLteNgDhnAientg DEBMALYA MUKHERJEE Class-5, Sec-B, Roll No-13 Regd. No: AK/137 The man is infected by corona. Aas! He is no more. We are unable to help him, we are unable to console his family members and we can’t join the last rites- that is the destiny of corona. For around one and half years, our surroundings have completely changed. We are locked up inside the door like the animals of the zoo. We cannot go to school and meet our teachers and friends. We are living alone in the home with our parents. Sanitizers and masks are now common things to us. The corona has spread all over the world. All the countries are affected by this deadly one. Lakhs of people have died and crores of people are affected by it. The Corona pandemic has created terror in our society. Now we are very much dependent upon the virtual world. All things are going on virtually, which was an imagination before but is real today. We read science fiction stories about people wearing masks and doing work in biological war situation. Now it has become real. Corona has created a new world. We don’t know what is waiting for us. Some people are vaccinated but that is not sufficient. Only hope and be positive-that is the only thing we can do. We can only hope that we will get back our loving and knowing world soon. St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION 41

LOCKDOW2N quarantine q u a r a n t i nnee quarantine AISHI BANERJEE quarantine quara quarantine quarantine Class-v, Section - D, Roll.no-32 quarantine quara Reg no. AP/101 From the last few months of 2019, I I am writing this small story to tell was realizing that my parents were you all the effects of Lockdown 2.0. worried. I asked “Mom, Dad, why are Well, the first Lockdown didn't have you so worried?” They replied to me any meaning. No one was aware of “We got a notice that a dreadful virus anything. But now people are also will attack in India. We worried about feeling irritated. that.” I thought that nothing would The people who didn’t follow the happen, because at that time I knew Lockdown are now following the rules. about small viruses, which came every Some rules are- year and went away. I was not aware a. Face and nose should be covered of such a virus which will cause a properly with a mask and the practice pandemic.. of maintaining social distancing should 2020 didn’t give us any relief be continued. and is continuing in 2021 as well. b. Gathering of more than 5 persons This pandemic situation should be in a place prohibited. recovered. For that, the Government c. Spitting in public places is a has started the concept of Lockdown. punishable act with fine. I asked my parents “Is this Lockdown Lots more are there. Can you tell me so important?” They gave me the more? Sometimes, I ask my parents answer, ‘YES’. When I asked “Why is “Is this Lockdown 2.0 working?” They it so?” They replied “It’s important, because it will help to recover from St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION the pandemic situation.” 42

say, ‘Yes’. MY And now, I can also see a little bit of MESSAGE changes in public. People are properly wearing masks and are opening for TO THE a very little time and in such a place WORLD where no one is there. Most people have completed vaccinations, leaving DEBARPAN CHAKRABORTY children. Even children are wearing Class- V, Sec.- B masks, now-a-days, whenever they are out. Lots more rules are followed by People of the world, if you are seeing people. this message, please always be happy, I think and hope that one day it will come when everyone will get stay healthy and safe. Even if you relief from this Pandemic situation are going through the toughest of and Covid-19. Friends, you also hope times, always keep your hopes up. You for the best. Remember if any day may not be able to communicate with this situation will recover then that each other, enjoy your day outside but will be just for Lockdown 2.0. I say I request you not to be sad because to all of you “Please be safe. Follow “Covid 19” is not an animal who can the guidelines of Lockdown 2.0 for recovering from this situation.” I feel always stay on the earth. We are this is the slogan which we all should humans, the smartest creature on the follow. “Do, you all feel that the slogan was earth and we will definitely win this right. I feel ‘Yes’. Friends remember battle against Coronavirus. I know this slogan and defeat, Covid-19. One that some people are going through a day, you will throw your masks, like very difficult time and some have even this”. lost their loved ones. So, I am telling them that the world has not ended St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION for them. We will defeat Corona and take back our world because humans never lose. Let us smile and wait for a virus free world. 43

LOCKDOWN LEofcfkdeocwtn SHANKHANIL CHAKRABORTY DEEPTANSHU DAS Class: V, Section- D, Roll no.- 09 Class-III, Sec.-E, Roll-1 Regd. No-AM/003 Regd. No.- AK/090 In this lockdown When lockdown was first declared l felt Staying in the town, very happy. All the day l spent time with Passing my time my family. But after some days, I started Writing this rhyme. feeling bored. Neither l was going to school It’s a noisy room nor anywhere. But that my school really Don’t make the volume, Switch off the television gave me oxygen, they arranged Online Spoiling my concentration. Class and also delivered books and copies If the problem is so at my doorstep. From that time we are Take a new room and go! Developing my writing skill doing regular online class, giving online Having a jovial feel. examinations, we have also learned to make PDF. We celebrated many events 44 like Rabindra Jayanti, Independence day, Pre-Durga puja celebration, pre-christmas celebration, etc. Our school organised many competitions like drawing competition, non-firing Cooking competition, etc. They have also organised a prize distribution ceremony where l achieved Academic Proficiency award. In lockdown l have learnt to do various types of drawings, paintings and cycling. I also take care of the plants in my garden with the help of my father. I also work with my parents. We hope that we can overcome this situation but till now we are facing the same problem, now only God knows when we will come back to our previous, normal life. St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION

Lots of time with my family SMcihsosol AMISA DAS Fills me with enormous glee I miss School. Class: V, Section- E home school teaching from my mum Didn’t think I would, Roll No.- 09 But now I think It’s cool With my brother who’s a I mis my friends pain in the bun. C an’t wait to see them, When lockdown ends. Missing my friends and playing out , I will do my best It realy makes me want to shout A nd concentrate, Nannies and grandads can’t see me When I do my test W hen my test is done But safty really is the key I will have a rest, Watching movies on diseney plus, And go out to have some sun I thought they were boring Stop us making such a fuss But it’s better than, Eating ice-cream in the garden B eing at home bored and snoring Makes us burp but we say pardon. B eing at home makes me sad Missing our classmates and It’s made me realise all our teachers, School not that bad I miss School! Hope no one fails and ends up in banclayes. 45 One day when this will come to an end, Hopefull we won’t have driven mum round the bend, We will look back and chears the thought, of the losson we learnt and LOCKDOWN2the ones we were tonight. AYUSHI DEBNATH Class-3 Sec-B, Roll-37 Regd. No.-AP/398 St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION

DRraoipns TThreeFeirst Rain drops on the roof top SHAMS AMIR Raindrops on the tree, Class-IV, Sec.-E Raindrops on the window Singing a lullaby for me. Nature looked across the seas The clean and clear meadow she had newly made. The beautiful green grass, thank u rain for cleaing the nature ‘Now’ said nature life must have Thank you from all of us A place of cooling. NILADRI DEY Class-IV, Sec.-A, Roll-25 All my creatures shallhave rest Regd. No.-AN/114 From the sun’s high tide. Underneath a leafy bought 46 Shall my creatures hide. So out from the deep black earth Rose a mighty treet he hill wind sang a song of welcome ‘Greeting’ roared the sea. Our SUBARNAREKHA GHOSH Class-IV, Sec.-E,Roll-7 R egd. No.-AM/016 Environment Our Environment is beautiful, Our Environment is wonderful. Our Environment is cute, Our Environment is sweety. Our Environment is very big, There is standing a baby pig. Our Environment is very nice, I am eating white rice. Our Environment is very colourful, Our Environment is very careful.Our Environment is very neat, We do class in G-Meet. St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION

Home is now where is Our lives in a mess. More and more challenges everyday Education has changed; everything on the internet. S itting in the sun, writing and reading, C omputer always on, providing me lessons. Open-minded, trying new things Obeying the law, social distanceing. Longing to see my friends again, improvising and being creative. SSatafye Negative vibes are not needde now, HomeGood and positivity will show us the way. Become School Don’t take risk, ISHIKA BANERJEE Please put mask. Class-IV, Sec.-B, Roll-7 Don’t go in flight, Washing hands is right. Regd. No.-AI/043 Stay safe at home, Otherwise it will harm. Don’t mingle, When carelessness increases, Population decreases. Isolation is the only way, To fight against coronavirus, I say. VANIA CHOUDHARY Class-IV, Sec.-C St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION 47

FamiLlyocTkimdeo-winn AVIRUP MUKHOPADHYAY Class: II, Section- D, Hi! I am Avirup Mukhopadhyay and of washing hands with sanitizer/soap, I’m a student of class-2, Sec-D. I stay maintaining social distancing etc. with my mom, my grand-parents and my During this pandemic, I realized and maternal uncle. I am quite friendly and observed how could the senior members use to prefer to go to school to meet my of my family managed shopping to friends and teachers which relieves me purchase some essential articles of from monotonous situation. Like others, our daily needs and medicines in the I was almost habituated with my daily lockdown situation, my uncle visited and normal routine life but suddenly, on hospital to attend patients, about the 22nd March-2020, my family and my in-house hardworking by my mom and neighbors had faced some astonishing grandmother during this hard time. situation- ‘LOCKDOWN’ which I heard Although, I was completely happy and the first time in my life and as usual we enjoying the phase in holiday mood at were not familiar with the system of home, but we faced a very tough time leaving during this tough phase. in Lockdown 2.0. For the first, I learned about In Lockdown 2.0, the isolation has COVID-19 disease and its pandemic been the hardest with everything nature from my maternal uncle. Since shut down. In early weeks of May he is a doctor, he taught me about the 2021, my families and I suffered from corona virus and trained me to take Covid-19 but recovered without many precautions to resist myself from this complications. Since we have followed virus by wearing mask, methodical way St. Augustine’sDay School IMPRESSION 48