My favorite teacher Why is she special? My favorite teacher is, Miss Sharon. She teaches us music. Her voice has a musical quality. When she walks in she greets us with a sing song “hello” and that sets the mood of the class. Miss Sharon...
The School watchman Mr. Ram is our school watchman. All the students call him Ramu Kaka affectionately. Ramu Kaka is old. He is a Nepali Gurkha and came to India when he was just sixteen years old. He has small piercing eyes which twinkle when...
Failing an examination My biggest fear is failing an examination. My elder brother is hardworking and diligent, does his homework everyday, hence never fears failing. I, on the other hand constantly have nightmares of failing. I have never failed an exam before but my best...
My school Principal Mrs. Ramini Verma is the Principal of our school. She is tall, wears spectacles and walks with her back held straight. She always wears a serious look on her face. She wears crisp cotton saris and ties her hair in a bun....
Art class We have art class once a week. Mr. Ryan takes art class. He teaches us new things in every class. Sometime we sketch, sometimes we paint, and sometimes we mould clay. Mr. Ryan has beautiful long fingers that work like magic. He can...
I love history class Mr. Dave our history teacher makes history class really special. History used to bore me earlier but that was before Mr. Dave came to teach us. Mr. Dave makes us enact history right there in the middle of our classroom. Every...
Roller skating I go with my brother Karan roller skating. Karan is older than me and can skate very well. We don’t have a proper skating rink in our neighbourhood so skating class generally takes place on the smooth road that runs through the middle...
Our school building A huge black gate opens to welcome you to St. Anne’s Convent High School; my school. It is a huge grey building, standing tall in the centre of our neighbourhood. It is a four storied structure surrounded by tall well-trimmedAshoka trees. Metallic...
Watching the night sky Every night after dinner, for half an hour before we go to bed, Dad sits with us on the terrace and all of us watch the sky together. We love watching the sky through Dad’s telescope. The night sky is beautiful,...
Mom’s terrace garden My mom is very fond of plants. Since we live in an apartment which has an adjoining terrace, she decided to convert the terrace into the garden. Mom has a green thumb. Anything and everything will thrive in her loving care. Forty...
