The Internationalism Day

It was fun on the Internationalism day. We did lots of things. First, grade 1 till our grade performed songs, dance, plays etc. Then every body went back to their class and talked about the country they chose.

I think it was a little bit unfair because other classes had about one month to get ready for the Internationalism day but only our class had about one and a half week.

In the amphiteater, the prep went first, than grade 1 (smallest grade till biggest grade). We were last. We performed the play of Sadako Sassaki (and I was Sadako), a Japanese dance (which the girls performed, including me), a karate dance ( which some of the boys did), and a sad song of Sadako. I and Hoo Joo sang in Japanese and Abhilasha and Nayantara sang in English. Next, we all went to our class and presented about Japan. I and Victoria talked about Japanese culture.

After we were done I went to other classes but I saw that in other classes, people were reading their lines even if they had one month to practice, and we had learnt our lines and talked so much even if we had 1 and half week. And sometimes they were just saying ''Read the chart''and they told nothing about what they have reasearched. And I also saw that in grade 4 that people were even putting the wrong things on!!! They were doing about China and they kept Korean clothes and saying that this is Chinese clothes. And my mom got a little bit angry with the teacher of gr. 4. So I think we were the best ones in performing or showing in whatever we did/show.

Ana Choi

Grade 5

Indus International School

Sadako's Story

Ms.Poonam told us the story about Sadako, a young japanese girl who lived in a city called Hiroshima,Japan.Sadako was only two years old when America dropped two atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Nine years later,while Sadako was practicing for a race,she fainted and fell to the floor.Her parents were then told that thier young and active daughter was suffering from the "Atom Bomb "disease, resulting from the exposure to the radiations due to the nuclear bombs, and was going to die in a year's time.

Sadako's friend Kinji came to visit her often while Sadako lay in the hospital bed.Sadako thought all hope was lost and told her friend that she was scared of dying, and wanted to live a normal life.Kinji told her of an old Japanese legend which said that if a sick person folded a thousand paper cranes,the Gods would make him/her healthy again.

So,Sadako set off to work making a thousand paper cranes and when she died a year later at the age of twelve, she had made over a thousand paper cranes.Her friends and classmates decided to make a statue dedicated to thier close freind, Sadako.

Now,Citizens of Hiroshima fold paper cranes and put it inside Sadako's statue.I was really moved by the way Sadako never gave up and continued to fight till the end.

Sadako's story

Yesterday Ms Poonam told us about Sadako's story. It is very sad I nearly burst into tears. The story is about the bombings that happened in Japan. Millions of people died and only a few survived. Sadako was one of those who survived. After the bombings, the air in Japan was contaminated because of the chemicals.

One day their was a race and Sadako was participating. While she was warming up she fainted. Her parents got very worried and took her to the docters. The docter said she had got some kind of disease. The doctor also said that she may not live for long. Sadako was not allowed to go to school for a long time, but her friend came to visit every day after school. One day Sadako's friend came to visit and she told Sadako to make thousands of paper Cranes, because god might grant her wish for her to live longer. So she did just that.

Sadako still died while sleeping. Her family and friends were really sad. They knew she was such an active girl and enthusiastic. Every one in decided to build a memorial for her and inside hang up lots off paper cranes and that is what they did.

If that had happened to me I would have never been as active as Sadako.


By Misha Nathwani

Sadako's story

Mrs. Poonam told us about Sadako's story. It was a very sad story. I had tears in my eyes but I didn't want anybody to notice that (but Mrs. Poonam did).
I felt very sad for her and I think we really should have had more peace earth that time because lots of people died just because of two atom bombs. And I also think that we should also have peace NOW. I think that people who does not respect the rules of not fighting and sharing should be punished.So I wander what these presidents are doing on earth.
To have more peace on earth, we should not fight, but we should care, share,not complain, be friends and always should have a warm heart for all the people on earth. Even if you don't like them, you should learn how to like them. Even if the boys and the girls hate each other they should learn to NOT hate each other (even I have to learn how to not shout at boys).

Ana Choi
Grade 5A
Indus International School

The assembly time

12/9/2007

The assembly time today was a weird day. We worked on the ancient civilization, and now we presented a play to the whole PYP students. I was felling ridiculus, firstly because I was suposd to be a man, secondly because all the boys were laughing at me because of my false beard and moustache,thirdly because I got to show my beard and moustache to the whole PYP and lastly because I was wearing a dress when I was suposd to be a boy (I brought a dress because I didn't know that I was a boy until today morning). But it was still fun.

All started by Nicolas play a song 3 times on the key board. Then the Egyptian play continued, and it all finished by the Greek play where I came.I felt funny when I did the play because it was the fist time in my life to start a play and finish it (I mean, I start speaking in the play, and I finish speaking).

After the show was done, I went to wash my moustache and beard because it looked horrible on me and also because I know that when I go to the bus with the moustache and beard with me, Sophia and Louisa (they are twins, in grade 4) will make fun of me, just like the boys.

Ana Choi

Grade 5A

Indus International School