Star of the week 30 (Sai Srinivas)

One Nation Reading Together ( 25/11/11)

Orchids-The International School participated in the programme, ‘One Nation Reading Together’ an initiative of Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd. on Nov. 25,’11. It aims at inculcating and promoting reading habit among children. Orchidians joined the children across the country, taking part in the reading activity.  Students of all the classes either read a book of their choice or wrote a book review during the specified time. Besides reading activity, the students of classes I-V had ‘Bookmarker making’ competition also. The entire school was silently engaged in experiencing the pleasures of reading.

‘The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.

Book Marker Making Competition (25/11/2011)

A Book marker making competition was organized on 25/11/2011 for the students of classes I to V. The theme of this activity was to make creative book markers. The main idea behind this activity was to promote imagination and creativity among students. The competition was well received with much enthusiasm by the students.

This competition not only provided an opportunity to our students to showcase their talents, but also acted as a great podium to discuss nuance of art.

The winners of the competition:

I- T. Hazel

II - Sai Pavan Kalyan

III - G.Sai ram

Consolation - Satvik Roshan

Star of the week 29 (Sameksha Vempala)

9th Junior Leadership Contest (19/11/11)

Everyone has an urge to excel and a will to lead. It was proved at the 9^th Junior Leadership Contest held at Orchids-The International School on 19/11/11.

The aim of the Contest was to motivate the students to become effective and successful leaders in the future. The Contest was devised on the theme of leadership traits for junior school children based on the strong psychological foundation. Participants were put through specially designed tests to assess their IQ, academic achievement, physical fitness, communication skills and dynamism.

Principal of Orchids, Mrs Mona Mehdi declared the contest open in the morning. Additional Commandant Moosa Bin Ibrahim(SAR) was the Chief Guest of the valedictory ceremony. All the participants took part in all the events with gusto and will to win.

The first, second and third prizes in individual positions were bagged by Nikhil Jain of Oakridge International School(Khajaguda), Sreeja of Bharathi Vidya Bhavan (Jubliee Hills),  Aditi Kodipadi of Delhi Public School(Gachibowli) respectively.  

The first, second and third prizes in school positions were bagged by Delhi Public School (Gachibowli), Oakridge International School (Khajaguda) and Bharathi Vidya Bhavan (Jubliee Hills) respectively.   

Abcaus Competition (18/11/11)

Abacus is an instrument or device used to do simple Arithmetic calculations. Learning of Abacus will develop children’s mental abilities, speed, concentration and logical thinking, to enhance their confidence in their academic performance. Abacus competition   was conducted on 18-11- 2011 for class 4 & 5. The main target was to complete 70 sums in 8 minutes and   the students were able to complete 65 sums in 8 minutes. That’s a good achievement. All the students were very excited and enjoyed the competition.

 Here are the winners of the competition.

I. N. Satwik Roshan

II. Rishik Gupta 

III. G. Sai Ram

Star of the week 28 (Rudra Vinayak Reddy)