Field trip Gr 2

                              FIELD TRIP TO BHAU DAJI LAD MUSEUM

           Students of Grade II went for a field trip to Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Byculla on July 23, 2011. The Bhau Daji Lad Museum was built in 1872. It is the oldest museum in Mumbai built to showcase Mumbai’s industrial skills and craftsmanship. The museum displays models, maps and historical photographs of the city as it was in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The clay models, costumes, carpets, musical instruments, coconut work, carved idols of sandalwood, silver, ivory, copper and bronze, black pottery, finely wrought silver and copper ware collections are amongst the most cherished compilation which is worth taking a glance.   

           It was an interesting, enriching and informative field trip. Witty International School thanks the management team and the staff of Museum for providing their valuable time and for their assistance and co-operation rendered to us.

World Wide Web

WORLD WIDE WEB

World Wide Web Logo: 

The Web's historic logo designed by Robert  Cailliau
Inventor	Sir Tim Berners Lee
Launch year	1990
Company	CERN
Available	Worldwide

Definition

Collection of internet resources (such as FTP, telnet, Usenet), hyperlinked text, audio, and video files, and remote sites that can be accessed and searched by browsers based on standards such as HTTP and TCPIIP. Also called the web, it was created in 1989 by the UK physicist Tim Berners-Lee while working at the European Particie Physics Laboratory (called CERN after its Frenchinitials Conseil Europeen de Reserches Nucleaires) in Switzerland, as an easier way to access information scattered across the internet.

The terms Internet and World Wide Web are often used in every-day speech without much distinction. However, the Internet and the World Wide Web are not one and the same. The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks. In contrast, the Web is one of the services that run on the Internet. It is a collection of interconnected documents and other resources, linked by hyperlinks and URLs. In short, the Web is an application running on the Internet.

What the information Superhighway can do and can't do

What the Information Superhighway Can Do for Children

It can help children learn skills using information resources and technology, such as problem-solving, fact-gathering, analysis, and writing on computers - skills that employers will seek from future workers (today's young people). They can also help young people learn computer programming and other marketable skills.

It can open up new worlds of rich learning experiences to children through schools, libraries, and home. For example, children can work on a school project with other children in countries thousands of miles away, or gather information from renowned scientists, authors, or business leaders. And "electronic pen pals", either relatives or new online friends from opposite ends of the planet, can e-mail each other almost instantly. Children in poor or rural school districts can use online services to visit museums, cities, and wildlife preserves they would not otherwise get to see. Children with disabilities can participate more fully in learning, in art programs, and in socializing.

What the Information Superhighway Can't Do

Computers and online time alone cannot make the child a brilliant student. Children learn best when they receive individualized attention and encouragement from teachers and parents. Every kind of technology, from the blackboard to slide presentations, to CD-ROMs - is simply a tool whose effectiveness depends on whether it is used well.

Computers alone won't make the child a well-rounded, successful adult. Children still need the balance that comes from outdoor activities, friends and family, solid academic skills and healthy relationships with strong adult role models.

NASA

Description

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) as the U.S. government agency most responsible for advancing flight-related technology. Established on October 1, 1958, with the passage of the National Aeronautics and Space Act, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 29, 1958, NASA added the development of space technology to the NACA's aeronautics mission.

Significance

The most significant NASA achievement during its early years involved the human exploration of the Moon. Project Apollo became a NASA priority on May 25 1961, when President John F. Kennedy announced, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth." Kennedy used Apollo as a high-profile effort for the United States to demonstrate its scientific and technological superiority over the Soviet Union, its cold war adversary.

In October 1968, the first successful Apollo mission, Apollo 7, orbited Earth and tested the redesigned Apollo command module. Apollo 8 was the first satellite to orbit the Moon. But it was Neil Armstrong's step onto the Moon's surface on July 20, 1969, that fulfilled President Kennedy's challenge. Armstrong's words: "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind" are imprinted on the memories of most Americans who were alive at the time. After taking soil samples, photographs, planting the American flag, and leaving behind a plaque marking their visit, Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin rendezvoused with their colleague Michael Collins in lunar orbit for a safe return to Earth.

Machu Picchu Discover

A Brief Overview on Machu Picchu Discover

On July 24, 1911, American archeologist Hiram Bingham gets his first look at Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca settlement in Peru that is now one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Tucked away in the rocky countryside northwest of Cuzco, Machu Picchu is believed to have been a summer retreat for Inca leaders, whose civilization was virtually wiped out by Spanish invaders in the 16th century. For hundreds of years afterwards, its existence was a secret known only to the peasants living in the region. That all changed in the summer of 1911, when Bingham arrived with a small team of explorers to search for the famous "lost" cities of the Incas.

Traveling on foot and by mule, Bingham and his team made their way from Cuzco into the Urubamba Valley, where a local farmer told them of some ruins located at the top of a nearby mountain. The farmer called the mountain Machu Picchu, which meant "Old Peak" in the native Quechua language. The next day July 24 after a tough climb to the mountain's ridge in cold and drizzly weather, Bingham met a small group of peasants who showed him the rest of the way. Led by an 11-year-old boy, Bingham got his first glimpse of the intricate network of stone terraces marking the entrance to Machu Picchu.

The excited Bingham spread the word about his discovery in a best-selling book, sending hordes of eager tourists flocking to Peru to follow in his footsteps up the Inca trail. The site itself stretches an impressive five miles, with over 3,000 stone steps linking its many different levels. Today, more than 300,000 people tramp through Machu Picchu every year, braving crowds and landslides to see the sun set over the towering stone monuments of the "Sacred City" and marvel at the mysterious splendor of one of the world's most famous man-made wonders.

PARENTS DAY

Good parents give their children Roots and Wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what? Is been taught them.

Importance

Parent's day is celebrated on 4th Sunday of every July. This day is marked by grand celebration. It is a day for the children to make their parents feel that how grateful they are for having such lovely parents. Children take effort to thank their great parenting, which has shaped up their life in such a beautiful way. On Parents Day, they try to adopt every method in which they can make their parents feel special and convey their hearts feeling. 

Description

Parent's Day does not have a centuries-old history. Talking about the origin of the day, it was formulated in 1994, by US President Bill Clinton, in his presidential term in White House. He realized that there was a Mother's Day that was celebrated on the second Sunday of May every year and also a Father's Day that was celebrated on the third Sunday of June every year. However, there still existed a void among people. There was no day which commemorated the efforts of both the parents together. It was then that Parent's Day took shape. He signed into law a resolution that was cohesively adopted by US Congress also.


Poem

When U feel U R alone in the Crowd, 
When U Think No 1 can Understand U, 
When UR love is rejected by others, 
& when U hate UR Life, 
Just Close UR eyes, & see, 
Her face who Loves U
Happy Parent’s  day

The Real Failure

The only real failure is failing to learn from failure.

There is a story of a young reporter who was commissioned to interview an old and successful businessman.

`Sir,' he asked politely, `what has been the secret of your success?'

The older man leaned back on his leather swivel chair, behind his shining mahogany desk, and replied, `Two words, son, two words: right decisions.'

The reporter wrote it down. Then he asked another question. `And how do you learn how to make right decisions, sir?' he asked.

The successful business man leaned back further and replied, `One word, son, one word: experience.'

The reporter wrote this down, too, and then asked, `Well, sir, how do you acquire experience?'

The older man leaned forward over his desk and whispered conspiratorially, `Two words, son, two words: wrong decisions!'

The only real failure is failing to learn from failure.

 

National Ice cream day

You scream, I scream, we all scream for - that's right - ice cream!

Meaning of ice cream day

Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month in 1984. He also appointed the third Sunday in July as National Ice Cream Day. Reagan recognized the popularity of ice cream in the United States (90% of the nation's population consumes ice cream) and stated that these two events should be observed with "appropriate ceremonies and activities."

Poem

I like ice cream. Yes I do!
One scoop for me?
No! Make it two!
Hmmm two scoops of ice cream,
I want more
How about three?
No, make that four!
1, 2, 3, 4,
Splat! "Oh no! It's on the floor!"

Happy Guru Purnima

"GURUR BRAMAAH - GURUR VISHNUH - GURUR DEVO MAHESHWARAH I

GURUR SAAKSHAAT - PARAM BRAHMA -TASMAI SHRI GURAVE NAMAH II”

"Who is God? It is the Guru who is God." - Dr. Pillai

The word 'Guru' means remover of darkness (In Sanskrit, “Gu" means darkness, "Ru" means remover). Thus, Guru Purnima is the day of eradicating ignorance and illuminating our lives with knowledge. On this day, Guru can inspire us to overcome our limitations and conjure a life of wonderful possibilities.

Guru Purnima, or the Full Moon of the Guru, is celebrated in the month of Ashadha (July-August). This day is significant for disciples who seek to get initiated by their Guru, students who desire to get the blessings of their teachers, and for everyone who wants to honor persons of great wisdom and learning. This is a rare time to solve unsolved problems.

In this whole world each and every human being is thought by someone that we call "Teacher". Mother is known as first teacher of a child from his/her birth. She teaches her child about social things like how to eat, how to talk and how to respect others. After a certain age children also need behavioral and cultural knowledge to grow-up in this world. For that kind of knowledge he /she need a teacher – a person who shows the path of success.

The Guru is considered an embodiment of the archetypes Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. As per a Vedic saying, Guru's form is the basis of meditation, Guru's feet are the basis of worship, Guru's words are the basis of mantra (sacred sound), and Guru's grace is the basis of enlightenment.