Star of the week 35 - Aneesh Panda

Kids' Carnival Dec 2013

Kids’ Carnival – 2013 of Orchids – The International School was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Mr. Z.H.Zaidi who was Director and Head of the Institute of Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped under Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India, Mumbai. The special guests of the day, 28.12.13, were Mrs. Z.H.Zaidi and Mrs Shakeba Principal, FIITJEE World School. The Chief Guest addressed the gathering and commended the organization of events like Kids’ Carnival, the funds of which are used for assisting a noble cause. Mrs. Mona Mehdi, Principal of Orchids – The International School informed in her address that Social work  ought to be given due  importance by the educational institutions so that students learn to do their share of work for the society.

Kids’ Carnival had the stalls of the four Houses of the school Carnation, Daffodil, Marigold and Tulip put up, besides the stall of Nachiketa Tapovan and that of Art and Craft.

It was a day of fun and frolic with music, games, horse and camel rides, bouncing arena and a lot to shop at each and every stall. It became a chosen day for the former students of Orchids to meet and interact with one another and with their juniors.

The highlight of Kids’ Carnival always remains ‘ The Treasure Hunt’. It was conducted by Mrs. Mona Mehdi who gave interesting clues to the students to find who the person is. The excited, and active student found the treasure to his delight. With the announcement of the lucky winners of the Lucky draw and Principal Mrs. Mona Mehdi distributing the prizes the Carnival – 2013 drew to a close.

Theme: Sir Isaac Newton - The Father of Modern Science

The topic for the thematic assembly for class 6(23/12/13-28/12/13) was ‘Sir Isaac Newton-The Father of Modern Science’. On the first day a brief account of Newton’s life was given. On the second day. We had a skit about falling of an apple from the apple tree and how Sir Isaac Newton got the idea of gravitation by seeing that apple fall. On the third day PPt on the life, career and discoveries of Newton was presented. And on the final day a quiz based on the life of Newton was conducted. The students conducted the assembly with confidence and each one responsibly did the task assigned to them. They got an opportunity to exhibit and improve their reading, writing, speaking and acting skills.

Christmas Celebrations

Christmas Celebration is a much – awaited event in Orchids. Though a lot of preparation takes place in the depiction of ‘The Nativity Play’ the anticipation is full of pleasant surprises like the arrival of Santa Claus amidst a lot of cheer and a wagon of gifts. ‘The Nativity play’ was a marvelous presentation of the birth of Jesus Christ. The school choir continued to render sonorous Christmas Carols throughout the celebration.

This year’s Santa indeed decided to teach the audience the quality of patience. No one knew who was arriving as the beloved Santa till they heard the voice of Santa. Patience is fruitful. It makes us reap the rewards.

Mrs. Mona Mehdi, Principal of Orchids – The International School addressed the gathering and thanked all whose ardent efforts went into a wonderful celebration that ended with cake cutting and hearty wishes for a  ‘ A Merry Christmas’ reverberating.

Star of the week 34 - Ojas Malpani

Card & Poster Making Competition

Card making competition for classes I to V and Poster making competition for classes VI to X were organized on 20.12.2013 on the occasion of the fast approaching Christmas and New Year. The students of all classes gave vent to their imagination to present appropriate and colourful scenes to wish all ‘A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year’.

Winners:

1: Siddarth

2: Ch.Sriram

3: Hema & P.Rakesh

Star of the week 33 - Sai Kumar

Book Fair

‘Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter.’

Orchids highlights the benefits of reading books by organizing USSR (Uninterrupted Self Sustained Reading) week periodically to enhance students’ reading skills. Each student of every class gets engaged in reading during a specified time during the week.

As one of the attempts to promote reading habit among students, the school organized a book exhibition which was inaugurated by the Principal Mrs.Mona Mehdi, who herself is a voracious reader. She encouraged the students to take up reading as a hobby. The fair would last for 3 days.

USSR Week

Orchids highlights the benefits of reading books by organizing USSR (Uninterrupted Self Sustained Reading) week periodically to enhance students’ reading skills. Each student of every class gets engaged in reading during a specified time everyday reading story books / novels, etc.

Star of the week 32 - Varshitha Reddy Badvela

Circular no.33 - 5/12/2013

Ref: 1032/A/PC/13-14/33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Date: 05/12/13

Dear Parent,

1.       This is to inform you that 7/12/2013 will be a normal working day for classes I to X, due to forced holiday on 5/12/2013.

2.      For classes I to V, the exam scheduled on 5/12/2013, will be held on 7/12/2013.

3.      For classes VI to VIII, the exam scheduled on 5/12/2013, will be held on 10/12/2013.

4.      For classes IX and X, the exam scheduled 5/12/2013, will be held on 9/12/2013.

5.      Circulated for information please.

             Regards

Mona Mehdi

Principal

School will remain closed on 5/12/13 as a precautionary measure. Test date will be informed later.

INTERHOUSE ICT COMPETITION (2013-2014)

On November 29, 2013 Interhouse ICT Competition  was held for classes VI – X to make the students aware of the  happenings in the field of Information technology which would enhance students’ interests from the  grass root level in  software and hardware related issues and would also inculcate the spirit of team work and competition.

This Competition was held for two days which included:

1.      Preliminary test on the 27^th November.

2.      Quiz, Hardware Connectivity and identification of internal Hardware parts were the different rounds held on the 29^th November.

For the Quiz, there were five rounds namely: Cryptology round, Visual round, Abbreviation round, Who’s who round and Quick Bytes Round. All the higher class students participated with great enthusiasm in the event.

Learning log for December and January (2013-2014)

Learning log for December and January (2013-2014)

Name:                                                                                                                                                             Class- VI

Month’s focus : Working for a purpose.

Subject	Syllabus	Project Work/Special Activity
English	MCB-Unit 5 & 6. Lit-L7- The Man Who Drew Faces, L9. Huck Saves the Life of Widow Douglas, L11. Silver. Workbook:Unit  5 & 6.	Story writing, composition(poem)
Maths	12. Ratio & Proportion, 13. Symmetry,  14. Practical Geometry.	1.Comparision of heights and weight of the students 2. Leaf and face activity.
Social Science	Geo:India –8.Physical  Features, 9. India- Climatic Conditions. Hist: Growth of New Ideas Civics:7. District Administration, 8.Rural Livelihoods.	Geo:1.Map Pointing 2. Make a list of the hill stations of northern and southern India Hist: Map pointing Civics: Group discussion on the right of women to their parental property.
Science	Bio-1.Living Organisms & the Surroundings. 2. Garbage In Garbage Out. Che:1. Water, 2. Air Around Us. Phy: 1. Fun With Magnets, 2.	1. Project on adaptation of plants and animals in different habitats. 2. A report on estimation of water used  by a family in a day, a month and a year.
II Language	Hin:15. Naukar, 16. Van Ke Marg Mein, 17. Saans Saans Mein Baans, 18. Hamare Jungle.	Baans ki bani vastuye ke chitra va naam likhvaye jaayenge.
	Tel :Nenaithe, Manipoosalu, Ettukupaiettu	Reading moral stories
	Fre :Unit 13 and 14	Exprimer une opinion favorable ou défavorable
III Language	Hin: 1. Asli Dhan,2. Atal Dhruv, 3. Akbar Birbal Vinod, 4. Devta aur Danaav, 5. Kashmir Ki Jhalak, 6. Penguin Ki Duniya.	Apne pasadinda paryatak srhal ke vibhinna tasveere chipka kar us jageh ki khas baatein likhiyein.
	Tel: 21.Sumati Neetulu, 22. Cheyavalasina Panulu, 23. Neti Prayana Vahanamulu.	Collect and paste pictures of different modes of transport in your notebook.
	Fre: 9. Les jours dela semaine, les mois de l’ année	Preparing a  calendar.
	San :Laut Lakaar : Prathampurush-Divravachanam, Vahuvachanam, 20. Mam Vidhyalaya, 21. Deshya Raksha, 22. Vigyansay Chamatkar.	To read out moral stories.
Com. Science	8. Log on to Flash CS3, 9. Working with Flash CS3.	1. Understanding Flash Workspace & creating a Flash document. 2. Creating animations, motion tween and shape tween.
Games	Basketball, Throwball and Cricket
Music	1.Deck the halls.., 2. We wish you a merry Christmas…, 3. Joy to the world…

Competitions:

1.       21/12/13: Poster Making Competition(VI-X)

2.       02/01/14: Throw Ball Competition (VI-X)Preliminary Round

3.       04/01/14: Throw Ball Competition(VI-X)- Final Round

Events and celebrations:

1.       09/12/13-13/12/13 : USSR Week

2.       10/12/13 : Human Rights Day(Assembly Presentation)

3.       14/12/13 : PTM+ Book Fair

4.       24/12/13 : Christmas Celebration(Assembly Presentation)

5.       26/12/13 : Boxing Day(Assembly Presentation)

6.       28/12/13 : Kid’s Carnival

7.       11/01/14 : School Picnic(II-X)

8.       22/01/14 : Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti (Assembly Presentation)

9.       30/01/14 : Martyr’s Day (Assembly Presentation)

Assessments:

01/12/13-09/12/13 : Formative Assessment III.

Holidays:

1.       21/12/13 : Holiday

2.       25/12/13 : Christmas Celebration

3.       31/12/13 : New Year’s Eve

4.       01/01/14 : New Year Day

5.       12/01/14-19/01/14 : Pongal Holidays.

*School  reopens on  20 /01/14 after the Pongal holidays.