Registration

The gong’s last vibrations faded, leaving the Sanctuary of Symmetry perfectly still. Smudge took a deep breath, shuffled to the front of the temple, and stood at his desk.

Atop the desk lay Smudge’s most important teaching treasures: his chalk, a box of geometry tools, and a thick leather-bound book.

He admired the swirling patterns on the book’s cover for a moment, then slowly opened it. Inside, written in neat columns, were the names of every animal in the rainforest—his brand-new class list. He tapped the wrong end of his pen against the page and frowned. Now… where are they all?

Smudge’s eyes darted around the temple and landed on a woven basket tucked in the corner. His face brightened as he realised one student was indeed already present.

That student was Biscuit—Smudge’s faithful dog. Biscuit was always here—or there—with Smudge.

Smudge cleared his throat and put on his most official teacher voice.

“Biscuit?”

Biscuit sat bolt upright and thrust a paw in the air, as if he’d been waiting seven dog years for this very moment. Then, with perfect timing, he gave a single sharp bark that echoed around the chamber.

Smudge chuckled, ticked Biscuit’s name in the register, and nodded with satisfaction.

“Right then,” he said proudly. “Present and correct, Biscuit. Present and correct.”

Mandala Register

Now it’s your turn to make a register—but not an ordinary one. This is Mandala School, so your register will also be a piece of art!

• Mark the centre of your page roughly with a pencil dot.
• Draw a big circle around it in the middle of your page.
• Draw an even bigger circle around that. The space between them will become your checkbox.
• Draw straight lines through the centre dot to divide the circles into slices, like pizza, cake, or anything delicious you’re probably thinking about right now.
• Inside each slice, write a name or draw a tiny picture. Each slice is for one classmate. Who do you want to attend?

When you’re done, you won’t just have a register—you’ll have a Mandala of Attendance. Everyone different, yet all together in the same circle. That means your class is not just ready… it’s in perfect harmony.

Right?