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KPS Observer Issue #3
KPS Observer Issue #3
KPS Observer Issue #3
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A newspaper by the students of Kanglung Primary School
Issue No. 03, December 2011 Price: Free
The tae kwon do competition was on September 30. The members of the tae kwon do team from Kanglung included students from Kanglung Primary School and Kanglung Higher Secondary School. Forty-five students total participated in the competition. The teachers that went were Sir Phuntsho Rinchen and Lopen Sonam Dendup. The manager of the team was Singye Dema (VA). The team captain was Bola Raj (XI). Deki Yangzon (VIA) said, I fought with three people and got a gold medal. Phuntsho Norbu (IVB) was not as happy with his fighting. He said, I lost from the first round.
The KPS Tae Kwon Do team shows off their medals, certicates, and a big trophy after coming back from a district competition in Trashigang. Coached by KPS teacher Sir Phuntsho Rinchen (top row, far right), the students of KPS and KHSS took home a total of 25 medals.
The Kanglung tae kwon do team brought home a total of 25 medals, eight of them being gold. KPS also got the trophy cup from the tournament. After the tournament, the team went for donations at the college, lower market, and upper
market. The donations were for a picnic, which was held during the Dassain holiday. Tae kwon do coach Sir Phuntsho Rinchen said, I felt half very happy and half sad because KHSS didnt get a cup.
KPS, one of the best schools in Bhutan By Sonam Deki, Class VIB
Kanglung Primary School was one of the top ten schools in the country. All students and teachers were very happy and excited and most teachers were very proud of the school. The school got top 10 based on the good work done by the students, said vice principal Tenzin Dorji. Our school deserves to be in the top 10 and I feel proud to be a part of it, said many KPS teachers, including Sir Tandin Dorji and Madam Kesang Chuki. Sir Tashi Dorji said, I am very proud and want to contribute more in my own capacity. But even in the best schools, theres always room for improvement. I feel very much motivated but I still feel that there are some areas where we need to put in a lot of hard work, said Madam Dechen Lhaden. KPS principal said, I am very proud, excited, happy, and satisfied. We got top 10 school based on academic performance and because of the school facilities, infrastructure, and the hard work of the teachers and students.
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KPS principal Gomchen Tenzin proudly holds the plaque that was awarded by the Ministry of Education in Thimphu for being a Top 10 school.
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mark the day that Lord Buddha went outside. The containers, which the monks carry with them, are called lungzas. The lungza is for when the public offers the handmade sweets. Lopen Sonam Dendup explained, Sweets should be made by hand because then our love would be in those sweets. All the lamas pray for the people to live happily. After one and a half months inside the temple, the students entertained the monks by singing, giving food, and dancing. Karma Thinley (VIB) said, I like Yarney because it is a big ceremony. Some of the lamas talked about the first teacher of Bhutan who was Lord Buddha. It is also common to offer but- Top: After 45 days inside, monks leave the temple. Bottom: Students mingle with monks for the Yarney ter lamps and some flowers. celebration.
sitting on her lap. Madam Kezang studied at KPS and got a lot of love and care from the school and she has many sweet childhood memories treasured in her heart. She said, I am really happy to return to those memories and, moreover, I have always wanted to come back to work here. Madam Kezang studied from PP to class VI in Kanglung Primary School, class VII to VIII in Drametse Lower Secondary School, class IX to X in Mongar Higher Secondary School, and class XI to XII in Jigme Sherubling Higher Secondary School. She received her B. Ed. at Samtse College of Education.
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Ghumauney School in Samtse. She said, I like teaching here very much because it is like coming back to my mother and
At Gup Kinzang Dorjis house in Rongthong, a big crowd laughs at the Kings entertainers who traveled with the King and Queen.
Village spotlight:
Thagom
chortens is seven. Sonam Zangmo B (VIA) lives in Thagom and said, Once there were a lot of demons. Thagom was full of demons. Then one day, a great lama came. His name is Pema Lingpa. He killed all the demons and he made a lot of chortens so demons dont attract. Some in Thagom say that if people offer butter lamps and sweets to the chortens, a sick person will get better. People of Thagom also say that near the shop is a big tree. From that tree at midnight, there come two beautiful twin sisters and also a big snake. Pema Thinley (VIA) also lives in Thagom and explained, There are problems like water shortage, dogs, and high population. He thinks the population of Thagom is about 40 percent too much.
Thagom is a remote place. Students from KPS who live there are all cow herders. Sonam Zangmo B said that only seven elders in Thagom are educated. The total number of cows in the village is about 35. In the winter or summer, the citizens do a rimdro for five days. In the streams there is a big snake. It is the mother of the streams. There is a small chorten, too.
Madam Kinzang Lhamo: Cartoons over studies? By Kinzang Wangchuk, Class VB up close and personal
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Many students like cartoons. Watching too many cartoons could make a student fail in exams because when they are watching, they arent studying. Is this true at Kanglung Primary School?
Chajay Wangchuks (VA) faBy Sonam Zangmo A, Class VIA vorite cartoon is Bayblade. He enjoys watching cartoons, but he said that he does not watch everyday. I want to study and I also want to watch cartoons, he said. He passed his midterm exams. Chajay said, I study more and watch cartoons less. But he also said that cartoons give him knowledge about English. Leki Dema (VB) said her favorite cartoon is Barbie. She watches cartoons for one hour. Leki said, I enjoy watching cartoons. She also passed her midterm exams.
Kings and Queens. They pasted them on the wall. Then, Sir Phuntsho told the students that, for him, these people are his heroes. Classroom displays are important to learn, said Ugyen Dema (IVB). Also, they improve our reading skills, said Deki Lhazom (VIB). The principal said, It is very good to have classroom displays in our classroom but some of our students paste the pictures and papers with glue and then, after some time, when the displays are taken down, it makes the whole wall look horrible. Chador Wangdi (VIB) explained, Pasting photos of lamas
and Kings will make our classroom display nice. Kings and lamas are like gods. Thats why we have to paste their photos on the wall. Class PP has very cute pictures drawn by some students and teachers. The PP students always read their displays and they dont forget the things that are important. Other important things are also there, like calendars and the rules of the classroom and school. Each sections timetable, poems, and clocks are also part of displays. Ugyen Choden (VIB) said, When I enter the class, I look around. When I see pictures of the Kings and Queens, I pray for their long life.
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KPS COMPETITIONS
From left to right: P. Katherine Juliet (IB) concentrates on spelling as other participants watch from the side; Karma Thinley A (VIB) debates passionately in Dzongkha; and KPS principal gives Ugyen Dema (IVB) the rst place prize for winning the higher class spelling bee.
of the program but when I got a word that I couldnt spell, I felt really nervous. This is her second literary competition this year. Tandin said. I liked being in the spelling bee because I am getting more confident and I also learn more. She is very interested in spelling. Yeshi Jamtsho (VA) said he enjoyed participating in the spelling bee because I get extra knowledge and I also improve my spelling.
cause I got the best speaker award and I was very grateful. Bright faces and the huge sound of clapping made the Dzongkha debate competition go very well.
Dzongkha Debate
By John Rai, Class VB
The Dzongkha debate competition was held in mid-September. Participants from each house did very well. They taught the rest of the KPS students many important things about the importance of learning Dzongkha and English. Karma Galey (VB) said, I was feeling very confident because I have done debate before and I was also prepared well. Sir Tandin Dorji organized the competition and it went very well and entertained all the students who watched. Students of classes IV, V, and VI cheered and clapped for the house members. Deki Pema (VIA) said, I felt very happy be-
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Kanglung Primary students and teachers went to Sherubtse College to attend a student-run science forum. At the exhibition, there was a large dead snake and skeletons of a snake and a crab. I liked the snake skeleton because it was so long, said Karma Tenzin (VIA). Tashi Dorji (VA) added this about the same skeleton, The bones were long and thin. There was also an exhibit where the college students made houses, mountains, and animals with the help of clay, grass, and matches. There were also different kinds of butterflies and beetles. Chimmi Pema (VIB) liked them the best because they were amazing.
What was the best thing that happened to you at school this year?
I got sixth position. Sonam Choden C, Class IVA
Autobook
Autobooks:
stickers and then allow their friends to write in them. Chimmi Pema (VIB) said, I have an autobook to have memories of the past and to know my friends feelings so I can know them better. Other students feel the same way about autobooks. Most students are crazy about autobooks, but there are other people who are not. Some teachers said that autobooks
can really disturb studies. Money given by parents to students is used on buying stickers and other things that are used to maintain their autobooks. Even for students, there is a negative side to autobooks. Jimba Lhamo (VIB) said, I have seen some boys writing unwanted words that are very shameful. Some students have even stopped using and writing in autobooks because it is a waste of time.
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The Singye House picnic was a wonderful and memorable day. Deki Pema (VIA), Singye House girl captain, said, I will never forget todays day. I am so happy. The picnic had some very special things. The picnic had some cookers, like Ata Lekjay, Chador Wangdi (VIB), Madam Pema Tshezin, as well as vegetable cutters. After doing all the work, it was party time on the ground and all were talking, playing and having fun. For some, more entertainment could have made things better. We would have enjoyed the picnic more if we had dancing or singing, said Chimmi Pema (VIB) and Jimba Lhamo (VIB). The picnic was held on the place called Chambare/Arengborang. The days weather was nice. When we looked down, we saw a very big, nice ground. If we
looked up, we saw the sky and clouds. If we looked right to left, we saw things like trees, houses, and flowers. Some of the students were saying that they were tired when they walked up but when we reached up, it was like heaven. We got tea breakfast, chewing gum, and lunch. We had curries like pork, potato, mushroom, dal, cabbage, and egg. It is yummy, said Deki Lhazom, as she ate. After some time we got juice and maggi. When it was time for lunch, other teachers, the principal, and the vice principal also came and ate. Many students were excited to see Mr. Scott Forbes. He met us and talked to us. Everyone helped each other to work. At the end of the picnic, some students took the leftover curries home.
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Playing Marbles
WORD SEARCH:
NAMES
By Kiran Mongar, Class VIA
Directions: Look for the words in the WORD LIST and circle them. The words can be found going up, down, sideways, or diagonal.
WORD LIST: TENZIN NIMA Z T E N Z I N C D K O K Y E
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PEMA TASHI C I L
DORJI SONAM P N I Q L O
THINLEY DAWA H E E
UGYEN TANDIN
CHIMMI KARMA I Y R S U R E O E N A O K K Y J
M H C I M M I T A N D I N
B Y V L M R G I A G N O D
A W I
Recipe Corner:
Ata Lekjay
Preparation First, peel the potatoes, wash them, and cut them into pieces. Put the potato pieces in a pot. Wash the green chilies, half tomato, and one whole onion, and then cut. Put the chilies, tomato, and onion into the pot. Put water to the top of the vegetables in a pot. Put a little salt and 2 bottle tops of oil. Then, let it boil. A&er some minutes, look into the pot and check whether the potatoes, chilies, and onion are cooked well or not. It they are cooked well, put some cheese and stir it. Put a little bit of water. Take the time for the water to dry o. A&erward, when the water has dried o a little, stir it again and, nally, the potato curry is ready.
Left: KPS boys pose with the fete joker. Right: Kinzang Wangmo (VIA) receives a Lucky Draw prize from wedding celebration guest Colonel Kado.
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