stone of the month
citrine
Citrine is a variety of quartz whose color ranges from a pale yellow to brown. Natural citrines are rare; most commercial citrines are heat-treated amethysts or smoky quartzes. It is nearly impossible to tell cut citrine from yellow topaz visually, but they differ in hardness. Citrine has ferric impurities, and is rarely found naturally. Brazil is the leading producer of citrine, with much of its production coming from the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The name is derived from Latin citrina which means "yellow" and is also the origin of the word "citron." Sometimes citrine and amethyst can be found together in the same crystal, which is then referred to as ametrine.[9]
Citrine is one of three traditional birthstones for the month of November.
-ansah, arwa
citrine
Citrine is a variety of quartz whose color ranges from a pale yellow to brown. Natural citrines are rare; most commercial citrines are heat-treated amethysts or smoky quartzes. It is nearly impossible to tell cut citrine from yellow topaz visually, but they differ in hardness. Citrine has ferric impurities, and is rarely found naturally. Brazil is the leading producer of citrine, with much of its production coming from the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The name is derived from Latin citrina which means "yellow" and is also the origin of the word "citron." Sometimes citrine and amethyst can be found together in the same crystal, which is then referred to as ametrine.[9]
Citrine is one of three traditional birthstones for the month of November.
-ansah, arwa
festival of the month
Pushkar Camel Mela (Pushkar Camel Fair)
Location: Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Dates: The festival concludes on the full moon of the Hindu lunar month of Kartika, which falls in October or November
Level of participation: 3 – wander the camel grounds, ride the Ferris wheels and pit your moustache against Rajasthan’s best
Rajasthan’s most famous festival is less and less about the eponymous camels and more about a rollickin’ good time, though the dunes outside of Pushkar are still a sight (and a smell) to behold when the cameleers come to town. Drawing in 50,000 camels and 200,000 people, the fair is ostensibly a time when Rajasthani farmers gather to buy and sell their camels, cattle and horses – most of the trading, however, is completed in the days leading up to the fair. When the festival proper begins, the camels go to the outer as moustache competitions and sporting events take centre stage. For the camels it’s a time of lounging about the dunes, riding visitors through the grounds and participating in races and dance (yes, dance) competitions.
-ashwarya, avani
Pushkar Camel Mela (Pushkar Camel Fair)
Location: Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Dates: The festival concludes on the full moon of the Hindu lunar month of Kartika, which falls in October or November
Level of participation: 3 – wander the camel grounds, ride the Ferris wheels and pit your moustache against Rajasthan’s best
Rajasthan’s most famous festival is less and less about the eponymous camels and more about a rollickin’ good time, though the dunes outside of Pushkar are still a sight (and a smell) to behold when the cameleers come to town. Drawing in 50,000 camels and 200,000 people, the fair is ostensibly a time when Rajasthani farmers gather to buy and sell their camels, cattle and horses – most of the trading, however, is completed in the days leading up to the fair. When the festival proper begins, the camels go to the outer as moustache competitions and sporting events take centre stage. For the camels it’s a time of lounging about the dunes, riding visitors through the grounds and participating in races and dance (yes, dance) competitions.
-ashwarya, avani
horse dance in fair
-bhagyalakshmi
camel race in fair
-charlene
MY CLASS 7-B
THIN, FAT, TALL AND SHORT,
7-B HAS RISE BUT NO FALL
GREAT CLASS WITH GREAT SUPPORT,
GREAT FELLOW MATES ARE HERE FOR ALL.
NEW FRIENDS WITH NEW TEACHERS,
ALL SET FOR THE BEST GOAL
THIS CLASS HAS DOUBLE FEATURES,
SOCIAL AND SELF CONTROL.
WHEN NO TEACHER THEN WE HOWL,
IN GAMES SOMETIMES MAKE A FOUL
NAME ANY TALENT NOT HERE,
CAUSE THIS CLASS IS A TALENT SPHERE.
2 PARLIAMENT MEMBERS, 2 MONITORS
PINCH OF NERDS AND SPORT PLAYERS,
JOKERS, SINGERS, DAMCERS AND MORE
MAKES AN AWESOME CLASS 7-B GALORE.
- AFRA SHAIKH 7-B
THIN, FAT, TALL AND SHORT,
7-B HAS RISE BUT NO FALL
GREAT CLASS WITH GREAT SUPPORT,
GREAT FELLOW MATES ARE HERE FOR ALL.
NEW FRIENDS WITH NEW TEACHERS,
ALL SET FOR THE BEST GOAL
THIS CLASS HAS DOUBLE FEATURES,
SOCIAL AND SELF CONTROL.
WHEN NO TEACHER THEN WE HOWL,
IN GAMES SOMETIMES MAKE A FOUL
NAME ANY TALENT NOT HERE,
CAUSE THIS CLASS IS A TALENT SPHERE.
2 PARLIAMENT MEMBERS, 2 MONITORS
PINCH OF NERDS AND SPORT PLAYERS,
JOKERS, SINGERS, DAMCERS AND MORE
MAKES AN AWESOME CLASS 7-B GALORE.
- AFRA SHAIKH 7-B
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kids kitchen
berry tasty muffins
Prep time: about 40 minutes
What you need:
12 muffins
Nutritional analysis (per serving):
136 calories
3 g protein
6 g fat
19 g carbohydrate
1 g fiber
18 mg cholesterol
344 mg sodium
86 mg calcium
0.9 mg iron
-amarantha, amita, amitha
berry tasty muffins
Prep time: about 40 minutes
What you need:
- 1 c. flour
- 1 c. oatmeal
- 3 tbsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 c. blueberries, washed
- 1 egg
- 1 c. milk
- ¼ c. vegetable oil
- nonstick cooking spray
- oven (you'll need help from your adult assistant)
- mixing spoon
- 2 large bowls
- fork
- muffin/cupcake tin
- paper muffin/cupcake liners
- wire rack for cooling muffins
- measuring cups and spoons
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, oatmeal, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
- Mix in blueberries.
- In another bowl, break the egg and use a fork to beat it just a little bit. Then add the milk and vegetable oil, and mix.
- Add egg mixture to the dry ingredients in the large bowl.
- Using a mixing spoon, mix about 25 or 30 times. Don't mix too much! Your muffin mixture should be lumpy, not smooth.
- Line a muffin tin with paper liners or lightly spray with nonstick spray. Spoon in the muffin mix. Fill each muffin cup about 2/3 of the way up.
- Bake for about 20 minutes.
- When muffins are finished baking, remove from muffin tin and cool them on a wire rack.
- Enjoy your berry tasty muffins!
12 muffins
Nutritional analysis (per serving):
136 calories
3 g protein
6 g fat
19 g carbohydrate
1 g fiber
18 mg cholesterol
344 mg sodium
86 mg calcium
0.9 mg iron
-amarantha, amita, amitha
universe umbrella
1.There has only been one satellite destroyed by meteor. it was the European Space Agency's Olympus in 1993.
2.The early astronomers were Priests and Holy men, studying movement of celestial objects for celebrations and plantation.
3.The reason Venus is so bright is because the clouds are so dense that light bounces off them, making Venus appear bright to us or Earth.
4.It takes 8 minutes for sunlight to reach Earth, 12 minutes 47 seconds to reach Mars, and 5.5 hours to get to Pluto.
5.Even though it is closest to the Sun, Mercury has ice in its craters.
-abir, ahnaan, akshata,alka, amanda
1.There has only been one satellite destroyed by meteor. it was the European Space Agency's Olympus in 1993.
2.The early astronomers were Priests and Holy men, studying movement of celestial objects for celebrations and plantation.
3.The reason Venus is so bright is because the clouds are so dense that light bounces off them, making Venus appear bright to us or Earth.
4.It takes 8 minutes for sunlight to reach Earth, 12 minutes 47 seconds to reach Mars, and 5.5 hours to get to Pluto.
5.Even though it is closest to the Sun, Mercury has ice in its craters.
-abir, ahnaan, akshata,alka, amanda