Home-made paper

How to make home-made paper

The paper which we buy is made up of wood pulp. For this wood pulp they cut trees. We can reduce cutting trees by recycling the used papers. We can use these recycled papers for making greeting cards etc if not for writing. So, let us make our own home-made papers and reduce deforestation.

Materials required: - Waste paper, water, tub, Fenugreek seeds, sieve and cotton cloth.

Procedure: - Take some waste papers and cut them into small pieces. Put all waste papers pieces in a tub and add some water. Add some fenugreek seeds to waste paper in tub and let them soak overnight or for many hours. Fenugreek seeds give sticky nature to waste paper that would help us in forming paper sheets. Take soaked waste paper in a kitchen mixer and make it into fine paste. Thus the paper pieces and the fenugreek seeds become crushed and form the paper pulp.

Put the paper pulp into a tub and add plenty water to make it very thin. It shouldn’t be thick. Take a sieve, dip it into the pulp and lift it up carefully. A layer of pulp will be trapped on the sieve and the water goes back to the tub. Transfer this thick layer of pulp from the sieve to the cotton cloth by turning the sieve carefully. Absorb the wets from the back side of sieve with a dry cloth and lift the sieve carefully. Thus we successfully made our first hand made paper thick and wet.

Keep on repeating this process till the pulp is over, keep the cloth in the sunlight and let it dry. After it dries, slowly peel out the paper which is formed on the cloth carefully and then cut it into the desired shape you want. If there are wrinkles and lumps on the paper then you may keep them between books to flatten.


Greeting made using home-made paper

Home-made paper
Finally your home-made paper is ready. Enjoy making greeting cards, etc.
-N.T. Ganatma

Fundraiser Photos

Below are some of the photos taken during our fund raiser programme on 25-11-2008

STUNTS Logo

We are planning an emblem for our STUNTS by the new year. This is one of the emblems prepared. the green figures represnet STUNTS members making a ring in the square representing the vision for good.

Pls give me ur feed back.. before the emblem finalised.
thanks- N.T.Ganatma.

Our New Year Greeting Cards

Following are the New Year Greeting I prepared this time. Planned for fund raiser of our STUNTS.

First I prepared hand made paper for the stenciling work and then prepared the final greeting. These are 100% hand made and I hope my friends would kie them all.

A Peacock

A Rose

Tulips

Text Book Reading Tips

4 Tips for Kids on How to Read Text Book

A clear strategic approach to textbook reading will help any student get more out of the books they're using in school.

Reading a text book may seem as simple as just keeping up with the assigned reading, but a clear strategic approach will help any student get more out of their school books. Here are four steps student can follow when reading and taking notes from his text books.

Overview

The overview gets the student focused on the topic. It's a refresher of what they've already learned and a glance at what the student is about to discover. The overview consists of reading the breakdown of the chapter. Student should look at the title and headings, then read any front matter, such as a preface, or backmatter, like a summary or an appendix. A glance at the index is a good idea because it pulls out specific terms student will encounter in the reading. Next the student should look at the graphs, tables and illustrations in the chapter. An overview helps your student get his/her bearings.

Inquiry

Having questions in mind at the outset is important for student's understanding of new material. They help the reader stay focused and provide a sense of purpose. One approach is to formulate questions based on the chapter headings encountered in the overview. Student can then read the section in search of an answer to his question. For example, if the heading is 'General Grant's Plan of Attack,' the question might be 'What are the three main points in General Grant's plan of attack?'

Reading

With the specific question in place, reading becomes a search for information, more like an investigation. The questions will change as the reading continues. New questions may arise. Tracking the twists and turns of the information stimulates active reading and that's the key.

Take Notes

Keeping a notebook is crucial. Student should write down all the questions and their answers as they progress through the material. At the end they'll have a useful, ordered chronicle of his interaction with the textbook that will serve as a vital study aid at test time.

Navy Day @ Visakhapatnam

Here are some photos taken of Navy Day celebrated on 4th Dec'08 at visakhapatnam beach.

Examination Fear???

How does one overcome the examination fear?

It is common for all students to get nervous during examinations. The chances of forgetting and messing up the exam paper are high because of this examination fear.

The treatment to this major issue lies within each of us. Well-organized and effective study habits are the key solutions to the examination fear. All you need to do is to discipline yourself, stick to a planned timetable. This is one of the best ways to avoid the last minute preparation and the resulting anxiety. Mugging-up without understanding is one of the reasons for feeling anxious for going 'blank' before exams.

In fact when you have understood the material you have won half the battle, and now you only need to memorize it. Remember there is no substitute for hard work coupled with discipline. Both are an essential combination for success in any field. Try yourself a little more to do the extra bit in your everyday work. Do not give up as patience pays in the long run. High performers in any field have the single mindedness and the ability to totally concentrate in whatever they do, and hence they win.

Clear Realistic Goals: Set a clear goal for yourself. "May be to be class first! or School first!! or anything!!!". The goal motivates you and make you to study more. Helps you to focus your energies and mind power efficiently. So set realistic goals that challenge you.

Disciplined Effort: Once you have set your goal, "then sit and plan on how you are going to achieve this goal?, what actions are you going to take? How much time will you spend on it?" Set aside some hours, each day or each week, for studying. Pay attention to your weak areas. Prepare a studies timetable and implement it.

Make it a Habit: High performing students usually study regularly. They know that ‘what you give is what you get.’ Regular hours of studying will surely result in getting better grades.

Study Calmly: Most students make the mistake of studying too hard or studying continuously for long time. This creates mental tension and actually slows down learning and memory. Studying should be done in a balanced manner; short breaks will refresh the brain and will help you learn more. Set aside some time for recreation or entertainment.

Giving Importance: Students who give importance to studies perform better, score more and have less study problems. Studying gives you knowledge and skills that will remain with you for the rest of your life. When you give importance to something, you naturally focus all your attention on it.

- N.T.Ganatma

Note: I read an article on "Examination fear"and, I wanted to share what I undrestood with my friends here.

Children's day - classroom party

Hi all

Party time!!!

It's CHILDREN'S DAY party in class room. Every one of us participated with heart and soul.

There were dances, a drama and a skit... all well done and with loads of FUN.

"STUNTS" enjoyed it a lot!!!

- Ganatma

Hello Friends

We are a team of students from LITTLE ANGELS SCHOOL, Grade 6S2 joined together to create a helping hand to the orphanages in the vicinity.

25 Oct 2008 is a memorable day for all of us as 'STUNTS' made its beginning like a 'Raising Sun' with a fund raising programme during 'Parent Teacher Interaction'. We all exhibited our handicrafts for sale and made good funds too. We all felt so happy with the successful beginning of our STUNTS. Now we made a vow that we keep this STUNTS going great.

Last but not the least, We all thank our teacher Mrs Aparna who actually put this idea into our little minds and teamed us up.

We're from little angels school

Just started our Blog so Cool !
With our little hands as a tool
Sure, we will make it rule ! ! !
- N.T.Ganatma ,

STUNTS