Treehouse Volume 2 Issue 15

Dhaka Tribune Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Volume 2, Issue 15

Tales From the City Episode 59: meow origins Origins

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Jonaki's Headquarters Hey friends, This week, know a creature more dangerous than a dragon (pg 2) and learn how make your house float with hovercrafts using old CDs (pg 6). Surprise your friends by making a whole glass stand on just one card (pg 6) and know some fun facts about

candles (pg 6). Plus, this week, know what makes Mr. Meow go “MEOW!” in fright. Feel free to send in something YOU wrote or drew, and send it to treehouse@dhakatribune.com. We love hearing from you!

Love Jonaki

A weekly production of

DhakaTribune Editor Zafar Sobhan Executive Editor Shahriar Karim Managing Editor Jahangir Hyder Magazine Editor Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Asst Magazine Editor Tahsin Momin Treehouse Team Fuad M Hossain Natasha Rahman Saudia Afrin Baizid Haque Joarder Rad Sharar Raisa Rahim Contributor Anika Jannat

Contents

Cartoonist Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy Rio Shuvo Graphics Mohammed Mahbub Alam Tahsin Momin Colour Specialist Shekhar Mondal Kazi Syras Al Mahmood Production Masum Billah Advertising Shahidan Khurshed Circulation Wahid Murad Email treehouse@dhakatribune.com Website www.dhakatribune.com WED N ESDAY, AUGUST 13, 201 4

2 Discobang’s pad Event Quiz Word on the street The red and white

3 Tales from the city Meow origins

4 Bhootum’s Classroom Amazing facts Colour it Learn English kids

5 Speedy’s Zone

Writing Contest 2014 Writing tips Connect the dots

6 Dr Meow’s Lab

Fun science Hovercraft from an old cd Magic Anti gravity glass Fiction Doll of your dreams Trivia

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Discobang's Pad

quiz

Event

Who is the artist of this picture?

Hint: He is famous for painting Bangladeshi peasants doing things in their everyday lives.

word on the street

Source: Jaago Foundation www.jaago.com.bd

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The Great Kindness Challenge The Great Kindness Challenge is a movement started by Kids for Peace. It was celebrated by JAAGO Foundation on August 11.

For the past four years, the volunteers of Volunteer for Bangladesh thanked personnels like politicians, journalists, lawyers, NGOs, freedom fighters, and sportsmen of the country with flowers and handmade cards for being with us year after year.

The Red & White!

Two beautiful little children! Two pairs of bright red angry-bird

shoes! And four big eyes that look to the world with wonder and surprise.

Their innocence shines through the

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dirty, dark places they play in.

Nothing can take that light away from them! Sohana Mahjabin

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Treehouse Comic

3 Created and story by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Illustration by Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy Colour by Rio Shuvo

Tales From the City

Episode 59: Meow origins

The story so far Speedy tells Jonaki about Meow’s family.

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Bhootum's Classroom

TONGUE TWISTERS Tongue twisters are difficult to say.

How fast can you say it without making any mistakes?

I can think of six thin things, but I can think of six thick things too.

Find lots more fun things to do at www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids

Š British Council 2013

Colour it

JOKES What do you call a fly without wings?

Do you understand the joke?

If a fly doesn't have any wings it can't fly, it can onlywalk.

Find lots more fun things to do at www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids

Š British Council 2013

SM Sultan

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Speedy's Zone

Writing tips

Bring your pens out!

Creating a great write-up is easy, but only if you follow these steps carefully.

1. First step is getting a good idea that you can write on. Of course, it has to be interesting and fun/scary/mysterious for the readers. Once you have a good idea, you’ve crossed the hardest part.

2. Now its time to organise the idea that you have. Separate your idea into an introduction, body, and conclusion.

Once you know what to write for which paragraph and how you would write them, it’s a piece of cake from there!

3. While writing the piece, make sure you follow the story properly and not miss parts. It will be confusing for your readers if you do that. Try not to make spelling mistakes, fix your grammar tone (past, present, future) and you’re good to go!

Know that writing gets better from reading books and practising. There is no need to include hard words when you can use simple words to say what you want to say. Actually, its better!

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Connect the dots

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Dr Meow's Lab

magic

Anti gravity glass What you will need • • • •

Few playing cards.

Scissors Transparent tape A plastic glass

What to do Take one of the cards and cut it in half across the long side. Stick tape along the rough edge of the half card. Now stick the half card at the back of a

trivia

Facts about candles

Fun

playing card. The half card will act like a base to keep the glass standing . Place this card on top of your table making sure that the half card is facing you and not the audience. Have fun watching everyone clap when you show them your anti gravity glass! If you are confused at any point check this video out and you’re all set. http://youtu.be/ JiatAsswnfk Anika Jannat

Fiction

Science

Doll of your dreams

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For thousands of years, candles were the main source of light in darkness.

The first things (one of them) used to make candles was tallow. Tallow gave out a smoky fire and a bad smell when burned, which is why it is not as popular today.

During the middle ages, people learned about beeswax and began to use this to make candles.

Beeswax didn’t give out a bad smell as the tallow did, and it burned cleaner, but using beeswax was very expensive.

Someone who makes candles is known as a chandler.

Candles are made mostly from paraffin. Today, there are choices in candles such as soy, soy blends, gels and beeswax.

Hovercraft from an old CD What you will need • • • •

An old CD or DVD A balloon A pop-top cap from a liquid soap bottle or water bottle A hot glue gun

What to do Cover the centre of the CD with a piece of tape. Poke several holes into

the tape using a push pin or a small nail. Stick the cap in the middle of the CD using a hot glue gun. Blow up the balloon and fit its neck over the cap.

But before you do so make sure the pop-top is closed. Your hovercraft is now ready. Place it on a smooth surface and pop the top open.

Anika Jannat

Sarah came home from school and hugged her mother like always but she was very sad.

Sarah’s father is a government officer with very little income. Sarah never felt bad about it. But today she did as one of her classmates brought a Barbie doll to school, something she had only seen in her small TV. When she asked for the doll that girl started teasing her and everyone started laughing.

The sound of the doorbell woke her. Her mother entered the room with her best friend, Tonima. Tonima gave her a box. Sarah opened it and found a Barbie starting at her. She hugged Tonima and started crying.

Anika Jannat

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