Hello Friends Hope you are all doing well. Have any one of you got a new pet to keep you company through the summer vacations? If you want one, this is the time to get it and get used to caring for it. Have you taken a trip to some place yet? If you can’t go Young Nation has brought the places to you in the print. Explore the beauty of your country with us. In this issue Story Time is quite exciting, but it will come in part, so be sure to read all the 3 parts of Dada’s Magical Cane. There are jokes and activities to keep you busy and entertained. Remember I always look forward to hearing from you. Cheers Edi
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How to Make a Popsicle Stick Picture Frame Project
Step 1 .select a photograph (or draw a picture). If you are making this just for your self, a good idea is to use your own picture for it. Or, if it is being made for any other person, find a photo or draw a picture of something they like -- a pet, a favorite animal
Step 2: Obtain some craft or Popsicle sticks. You can look in dollar stores, craft stores or even collect your own from ice creams and ice desserts that use the same type of flat stick. If you plan to decorate the frame, buy decorating items while you are at the store or use what you have at home or in class already. Useful items include markers, colored puffballs, small fake flowers, sequins or glitter, etc.
Step 3: trim the picture or make the frame to fit the picture. Starting with the back, you need to make the back as big as your picture. If your picture is long, use more sticks. If it is short, you’ll want to use less. • Lay the number of sticks that you will need in a straight line. • Take a stick and lay it in a cross on top of the others. Use some glue to keep it in place. You may want to put another stick a bit lower on the frame. • If you want to make it a bit more finished-looking, you can lay more sticks on the other side.
Step 4: Glue or tape your picture to the frame. Step 5: Glue four sticks down in an outer square framing your picture. Decorate this part with anything that takes your fancy. A suggestion is to glue four small fake roses or other small flowers around the border.
Step 6: If you want, add words to the frame: you can write any thing on the frame you want.
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I Am By Samra Mansoor I am spunky and creative I wonder how the world looked when dinosaurs existed I hear birds chirping every morning I see my house as a mansion I want to help end world hunger I am spunky and creative I pretend to be a safari guide I feel thankful every morning I touch my hair everyday I worry about losing loved ones I cry when I get hurt I am spunky and creative I understand that the world needs more peace I say that spunky is the best word ever I dream about being a successful dancer I try to concentrate on education I hope for the earth to be more eco friendly I am spunky and creative The traveler and the bear By Maab Zeenat Twinkle Twinkle little stars Sang the man as he walked with the bear Twinkle Twinkle little stars
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Can you see the stars in the velvet sky? See them watching us, you and I! The bear looked down and padded on and on … Hey there, bear! Look up and see See how the stars wink down at me! Why do you stare at the dark dark ground? The heavens are glittering all around The bear looked down and padded on and on … Look up ! look up ! to the sparkling sky Or the star will laugh as you pass them by... Splash, CRASH !! roly poly roly poly roly into the ditch the traveler went The bear looked up and shook his head ‘There’s time’, he said “for looking at stars And the time to look at the road ahead” The man muttered And sputtered out of the ditch “If ever the stars were laughing They are laughing now,” he said. Express yourself By Beenish Amjad
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Express yourself and learn to say Since that is the only way..!! You have some felicity spay On your life hush and hey Don’t let your feeling decay Express your self and learn to say Words will go as your hair turn grey With the passing of each day And then you enter in foray Speak up now as you may Express yourself and learn to say Your potential don’t deny Your thoughts are inner display Your feelings need to relay Avoid the useless delay Express yourself and learn to say Oh Exams! By Anam Qadir Oh exam, oh exam What a day, what a day I wish I could go away I can’t go out, I can’t play, But inside the house, I have to stay Books, books and books I have to face their scary looks What a fear, what a fright I can’t sleep all the night Oh exam, oh exam
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The Great Wall of Sindh Murree
DREAMS Fact file
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You forget 90% of your dreams In our dreams we only see faces that we already know Blind people also dream You can have four to seven dreams in one night. While dreaming we become temporarily paralyzed You cannot snore and dream at the same time. Toddlers do not dream about themselves until around the age of 3. The average dream lasts between 10 and 15 minutes The most common emotion experienced in dreams is anxiety. We spend dreaming 6 years or more in our lifetime The average person has about 1,460 dreams a year. Animals also dream. The word dream stems from the Middle English word, dreme which means “joy” and “music” Some people (about 12%) dream only in black and white while others dream in colour.
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Pakistan Yong Moo Do Federation conducted its 3rd Yong Moo Do training seminar at BaderUl-Hassan Sports Complex Karachi. The seminar was arranged under the supervision of Master Rizwan Mustafa Zubairi to foster Korean Martial Arts system Yong Moo Do, which is a self-defense & martial arts system based on traditional Korean Martial Arts skill.
Participants were taught Yong Moo Do warm ups, stretching, Power generation pushing techniques, hand skills and throwing techniques. Sports director of Sindh Board of Technical Education Mr Aniq-ur-Rehman along with secretary of Sindh Junior Sports Association Mr Nusrat Hussain were invited as chief guests to the event.
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Caption: Student Syed Shahizaib Hamid receiving High Achiever Certificate 2012 from the Principal Trueman School System.
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