Treehouse Vol 1 Issue 14

Dhaka Tribune Wednesday, July 17, 2013 Volume 1, Issue 14

Tales From the City Episode 13: first day of school

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Jonaki's Headquarters Hey Friends!

It’s Ramadan time! This means that a lot of you will not have schools for the rest of the month. I know this feels like a holiday, but don’t forget to finish all your homework before Eid comes, otherwise you’ll be in a rush when school opens again.

This week we have cool space facts, and a magic trick with Math, which you

can try out at home. We’re also learning about a new instrument, which makes the sound of rain. A very special friend of ours, Imaan Khasru, also has a beautiful poem she sent us. If you have poetry and stories you want to share with us, please send them to treehouse@dhakatribune. com

Love Jonaki

A weekly production of

DhakaTribune Editor Zafar Sobhan

Magazine Editor Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Treehouse Team Sabiha Mahmud Sumi Rubab Nayeem Khan Munira Fidai Afshan Sattar Azfar Rahman Natasha Rahman Saudia Afrin Tahsin Momin Alveera Mamoon Sama E Deen Rifat Binte Haider

Solution: The cloak room attendant is the contact. And the secret documents are hidden in the ball at the point of the umbrella.

Contents

Cartoonist Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy Graphics Sabiha Mahmud Sumi Mohammed Mahbub Alam Production Masum Billah Advertising Shahidan Khurshed Circulation Wahid Murad Email treehouse@dhakatribune.com Website www.dhakatribune.com

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Sports star Messi Superhero Flash Teacher of the week Farhana Naz Word on the street Milon Learn English kids Paint it!

3 Tales from the city First day of school

4 Dr Meow’s Lab

Pet tips Caring for pet snakes DIY Crafts Picture frame wreath Fun scince Egg in a bottle Animal facts Dolphins

5 Speedy’s Zone

Book Escape from Mr Lemoncello’s Library Movie Saige Paints the Sky Music Rainstick Toy Monopoly Videogame The Spiderwick Chronicles

6 Bhootum’s Classroom Poem Nostalgia Learning is fun Mathemagic Facts About space Jokes

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Discobang's Pad superhero

FLASH

Source: Jaago Foundation www.jaago.com.bd

word on the street

Teacher of the week

Tahmeed Shadab

Happy When It Rains!

Navila Kabir

If not a teacher, then?

Readers, the favourite teacher for this week is Farhana Naz. She loves to read thriller books and spend time with her children. She went to Viqarunnisa Noon School and College and later finished her undergraduate from Dhaka University in Finance. Naz served The Aga Khan School for 15 years. She even won the “Long Service” award this year in the school. Although she is currently an Accounting teacher, Naz previously also taught Math and Commerce. When asked about her students, she said, “I love my students. They have such vibrant and unique personalities and they brings colours in my life.” Truly, she is one of those few teachers whose class any student would hate to miss. Rifat binte haider

When you first meet Milon, he’s quiet and shy. You can bet that he is not a mischief maker. Milon barely causes any hassle. But the story is quite different on a rainy day!

His mother screams and shouts but he just won’t listen. After all it’s his favourite season and there’s nothing that can hold this boy back. Milon usually enjoys quiet games and doesn’t make too much noise but when it rains, the little boy runs out of the house with a joyous scream. In his words, it’s the time his enjoyment is complete and says with a squeal that it makes him happy. We can agree hands down that life didn’t offer him the sweetest of fruits, but even then he finds amusement and joy in the little things.

As the saying goes, People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be!

Tasmia Nehreen Ahmed

• Alter ego Jay Garrick • Species Human Mutate • Place of origin Earth • Team affiliation Justice Society of America, Justice League, Teen Titans, Young Justice • Notable aliases Jason Peter, Bartholomew Henry, Wallace Rudolph West, Bartholomew Henry II • Abilities Superhuman speed, fast reflexes, skilled hand-tohand combat, endurance.

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Tahsin Momin

sports star

MESSI

Name Luis Lionel Andres Messi Born June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina Major Teams FC Barcelona, Argentina National Team Playing Role Forward, Striker

Career Statistics Games Played 493 Goals Scored 359

Minutes on pitch 32967 Assists 123 Yellow Cards 40 Red Cards 13 Messi was born to parents Jorge Messi, a factory steel worker, and Celia Cuccittini, a part-time cleaner. At the age of five, he started playing football and became locally known as “The Machine of ‘87.” At the age of eleven, Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency.

Carles Rexach, the sporting director of FC Barcelona, offered Messi a contract written on a paper napkin. Barcelona offered to pay for Messi’s medical bills if he was willing to move to Spain, and soon after that, Messi and his father moved to Barcelona where Messi enrolled in the club’s youth academy.

Sama e deen

LearnEnglish Kids

paint it!

Here are the names of six shapes: square, circle, diamonds, rectangle, heart, and triangle.

Colour the triangle green.

Colour the square blue.

Colour the rectangle red.

Colour the circle yellow.

Colour the diamond purple.

Colour the heart pink.

more online at: You can play this game and englishkids arn g/le il.or unc hco www.britis

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Treehouse Comics

3 Created by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Story by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Illustration by Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy

Tales From the City

Episode 13: first day of school

The story A new chapter Jonaki has just moved in to the Treehouse, after promising the landlady Bhootum that she will start going to school here. Dr Meow is taking her to the Pokamakor Academy for Talented Bugs.

What will she find there? Keep reading to find out.

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Dr Meow's Lab

Fun

mammal facts • Dolphins are marine mammals closely related to whales and porpoises • There are almost forty species of dolphins • They vary in size from 1.2 m and 40 kg, up to 9.5 m and 10 tonnes.

• Dolphins are carnivores (meat eaters).

• The Killer Whale (also known as Orca) is actually a type of dolphin • Female dolphins are called cows, males are called bulls and the young are called calves • Dolphins live in schools or pods of upto 12 individuals • Dolphins are very intelligent and playful • Dolphins use a blowhole on top of their heads to breathe • Dolphins have excellent eyesight and hearing as well as the ability to use echolocation for finding the exact location of objects • Dolphins communicate with each other by clicking, whistling and making other sounds • Dolphins are going extinct

Dolphins diy crafts

Make your own picture frame wreath at home Supplies • Parental guidance • 8-10 very small nails • Plastic grass and flowers • Small hammer • Scissors • Wire cutters • Old picture frame • Wreath hanger

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Step 1 Place the picture frame, face down on newspaper, and carefully remove the cardboard backing and the glass.

Step 2 Turn the picture frame over, and lay the plastic grass square over the top of the frame, right side down, fitting it around the inner edges of the picture frame. Cut out the middle of the plastic square.

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Sama E Deen

PET TIPS

HISSSSSSSSSSS!

Step 3 Lay your grass frame right side up, on top of the frame. Mark the spots where you will insert the small nails into the picture frame to hang the plastic grass.

Step 4 Carefully hammer the small nails into the picture frame. Hang the grass square on the small nails. Tuck in any exposed edges of the grass frame.

Step 5 Use wire cutters to trim down your decorative picks, and then insert them into the grass. Tuck the back of the picks behind the grass so they’re not visible. You can place your wreath hanger on a door, and hang the picture frame on the hanger. Alveera Mamoon

Science

EGG IN A BOTTLE

You will need • Parental guidance • A hard-boiled egg • A glass bottle with a mouth just slightly smaller than the egg • Small torn pieces of newspaper • A match stick How to 1. Remove the shell from the egg.

Set the egg on the mouth of the bottle to see that the egg does not fit through the mouth.

2. Fold the piece of newspaper into a strip that can be dropped into the bottle, about 1 cm by 8 cm.

3. Light the match and use it to ignite the folded strip of paper.

Remove the egg and drop the burning strip of paper into the bottle.

4. Before the fire goes out, set the egg back onto the mouth of the bottle. Within a few seconds the egg will squeeze through the mouth and into the bottle.

5. As it enters the bottle, the egg may break into pieces. A medium or small egg may be small enough to enter the bottle without breaking.

Explanation

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Snakes are some of the most interesting pets ever. Although some people are scared by them; but with proper care, snakes can be your best friends!

Know your snake Before purchasing; know all about your snake. For example, its habit. For first timers, corn snakes are safest and commonly available.

Food and Shelter You might want to buy frozen pre killed prey as they are safer to feed your pet.

Moreover, you need a tank, cage lining, heat source, thermometers and a water dish for the snake to soak in.

Beware!

During feeding times, snakes are most dangerous. Always ask someone to assist you. Snakes can also carry bacteria, so make sure you wash your hands properly before and after. Also, monitor the temperature of the cage correctly as the temperature must not reach 120°. Snakes might burn up!

Before the burning paper is put into the bottle, the pressure of the air inside the bottle is the same as outside the bottle. The burning paper, however, heats the air inside the bottle and causes the air to expand. When the egg is placed on top of the bottle, the fire goes out, and the air inside the bottle cools.

As it cools, the air contracts, and the pressure of the air inside the bottle becomes less than the pressure outside. Then, the higher pressure outside pushes the egg into the bottle! Sama E Deen

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Speedy's Zone

MUST read Book

TWISTED PUZZLES The Story

Give a game and 12-year-old Kyle Keeley will reach seventh heaven. But give a book? Eh ... not a good idea. But reluctant Kyle is forced to rethink when his idol, Luigi Lemoncello , invites him to the grand opening of Lemoncello’s media rich, interactive library for their hometown. When Kyle gets locked in the library and has to plan an escape route, the world around him takes a new twist.

video games

MAGICAL ADVENTURE If you loved the movie adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles, then yes, you will love the game version too. With a beautifully modelled setting, realistic characters and nice graphic textures this game is a treat to all young adventurous minds. The story plot is interesting; when Jared, Simon and Mallory Grace move into the Spiderwick estate, they come across Arthur Spiderwick’s field guide to fairies. The family is in grave danger, because Mulgarath the ogre wants to steal the book for himself.

To save his family Jared embarks on an adventure that immerses all players in the world of make believe. The early stages of the game deal with discoveries of the magic around but later on, you will have to solve amazing puzzles, explore mysterious locations like forests and tunnels and combat evil monsters which are really exciting and fun! A great recommendation for all young curious minds, this game is a must play and can be availed anywhere from your PC to your Nintendo.

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Is it a good read?

Not a great fan of books? Well then, you are in for a great adventure because “Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library” is bound to change that view of yours.

With mind boggling puzzles, gaming tips and brilliant themes of friendship, team work and ingenuity, this book has it all and is a definite must read.

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Movie

music

COLOURS OF SAIGE A sweet movie aimed at families and kids, Saige Paints the Sky is a liveaction movie based on an American Girl doll. Living in Albuquerque, nine-year-old Saige is a sprouting artist. She lives near her beloved grandmother, a famous painter and ranch owner. Only beginning fourth grade, Saige finds a variety of problems welcoming her. Her grandmother inspires her to try and make a difference. With friends by her side, Saige then manages to orchestrate a Day of Beige to show how boring the world is without art.

They plan an even larger fundraiser at the annual hot-air balloon fiesta.

However, with her grandmother being injured in an accident and her best friend continuing to bond with the new girl, Saige doubts whether she will be able to accomplish what she wishes to. The movie encourages young viewers to overcome their fears, be more assertive, and look for support in their family and loved ones. It also tells them to stand up and make a difference, rather than just sitting idly, waiting for their problems to solve themselves. alveera mamoon

toy

Let’s roll

rainstick facts •

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A rainstick is a percussion instrument; it comes from the same family as drums.

You play it by shaking it.

It makes a sound similar to rain, or maracas.

It is a long wooden cylinder, filled with stones or marbles, with needles arranged along the walls in the shape of a spring.

When shaken, the stones move around and strike the needles, making music.

It was invented by Chilean tribes in South America.

“The fast dealing property game”; Monopoly is an all time favourite game to go with tea snacks with family and friends.

Although there are lots of variations in rules; the basic rule of monopoly is to own the properties and develop them into houses or hotels.

Ultimately, one has to drive their opponents into bankruptcy. Even though Monopoly is a never ending game, it can never fail its purpose to entertain you. After all, who doesn’t like to play around money?

Moreover you can even get the cheaper Bangla version (Tk350) along with the English version (Tk500).

Readers may also try out the different online versions. Make sure you know the rules properly so as to avoid arguments and cheating. After all, the fun lies in winning honestly. rifat binte haider

Sabrina fatma ahmad

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Bhootum's Classroom

Mathemagic!

learning is fun

Step 1 Think of any number.

Step 5 Divide the answer by 3.

Step 2 Subtract the number you have

Step 6 Add 5 with the answer.

thought with 1.

Step 3 Multiply the result with 3.

Step 4 Add 12 with the result.

Step7 Take away the number you have thought from the answer, that is, subtract the answer from the number you have thought.

Why do they call it fasting when it only slows you down?

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facts

Rofl

He pacifies my anger.

Subdues all my rage.

Keeps feelings free and flying But closure in a cage.

Q. What do you call a FISH without an eye?

A. A Fsh

Q. Did you hear the one about the plane?

A. It’ll go over your head

He is his own master.

His mind maintains no fear.

He’s immensely talented.

You always feel he’s near.

He whisks me off my feet.

He reminds me of my mistakes.

He is never empty-handed.

He gives but never takes.

Q. How do you make seven an even number?

A. Take the S out!

Q. Did you hear the one about the wall?

A. You’ll never get over it

Nostalgia is my best friend Yet also, my worst.

He is a mental time-bomb.

With emotions he bursts.

He sings me to sleep sometimes.

He’s always on the run.

He’s a big fan of good times.

But he’ll answer to no one.

Someone who practices art is called an artist; someone who plays the piano is called a pianist … so shouldn’t someone who likes racing be called a racist?

Q. Did you hear the one about the bed?

A. It wasn’t made

Imaan Khasru

I hold his hand tightly And embrace him like a friend And hold onto his moments Hoping they never end.

Why do they call it apartments (a-part-ments) when it’s all just crammed in together?

Q. What lies at the bottom of the sea of the sea and shakes?

A. A nervous shipwreck!

Nostalgia

His steady hand rests on my shoulder And his eyes stare me down.

He is ever-fleeting And always around.

Lol

Q. Why did the sheep go to the movies?

A. To get some snaaahcks

poem

He disturbs my tranquil waters He ceases all my peace He troubles sleeping devils Whithout keeping them on a leash.

In Space • When astronauts leave footprints on the moon, they stay there for good as there is no wind to blow them away.

• As there is less gravity on Mars, a person weighing 100kg on earth would only weigh 38kg there!

• Uranus is the only planet rotating on its side in a barrel like manner.

Venus is the only planet that spins backwards compared with the others.

• Because no gravity has a downward pull on them, humans become a little taller in space.

He gives me bad news first, And rarely any good.

He's my oldest family friend, And the leader of my brood.

He breaks my heart over and over.

He upsets my peaceful mind.

He burdens me when I'm happy.

But is somehow always kind.

Nostalgia is my one true love.

He is my oldest friend.

We walk on, hand in hand, Until this world should end.

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