Field trip to MAHAA TV

Getting a look behind-the-scenes of a live television newscast is something TV watchers rarely get to see. The talent and hard work that goes into bringing a live 30 minute broadcast to life twice a day is more than it appears.  From the director, producer, and cameraperson, to the on-air talent and the technical crew in the control booth, this team makes it look seamless and perfect when the on-air talent begins to deliver the news each day.

Students of Grades 4 and 5 of Orchids - The International School went on a tour to Mahaa TV Station on 31/8/2012. At the station, the students learned the history of Mahaa TV Channel.  The students toured the station and got to see the ‘control room’, which is where newscasts and other production is ‘switched’, as well as the ‘master control’, which is the heart and soul of any television station. They learned a lot during the day and got to meet some outstanding individuals. It was a very interesting ‘behind-the-scenes’ tour. Overall, the students enjoyed visiting a professional television station.

 Also, we must extend a very special thanks to Ms.Lavanya, TV anchor who organized the activity for the day.

Inter-House Basketball Competition

Telugu Language Day (29/8/12)

As a moment of pride, the Telugu students of Orchids – The International School, showed their identity in the morning assembly. The students started off their presentation by performing a small skit. The audience were then greeted with a dance performed by the girls of Class V. This was followed by a rhyme in Telugu that was recited by the students of Class I. A few jokes were shared by some students of Class IX.

The programmes was anchored by Sri Brahmi of Class IX and ended with a speech by Sanjana of Class X who spoke of the origin, development and the need for preserving the Telugu language that has been called the ‘Italian of the East’.

Everyone enjoyed the assembly which had the right amount of humour. Many felt that it was one of the best assemblies of the year.

Umasree. A & Yatisha Rajanala,

Class IX  

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I

Time Table

Revision Planner
VA

 Revision Planner
VB

Star of the week 17

                                                  Rishika Gupta - VA (Principled)

                                               Siddharth.P - VB (Inquirer)

Guest Lecture (24/8/12)

Orchids –The International School had a Guest lecture for classes I to V on 24th August 2012. The topic for the day was ‘Being Focused’. The guest was Mrs.Asiya Begum.

Mrs.Asiya Begum was born in Maharashtra. She studied in Pune, at Dastur School, completed her higher education in USA, Chicago. She obtained General Education Diploma from Good Council University, Chicago.

 Mrs.Asiya began her session stating that ‘Focus’ literally means Concentration and Concentration is nothing but to pay attention to a particular thing. Concentration can be in any field of sports, education, entertainment etc. She pointed out saying that a student has to focus mainly on studies to achieve his /her goals. Goals can be big like those to become an IPS officer or a doctor and small goals may be just to do a given task meticulously . Whatever the goal be one has to work hard continuously to achieve it. To achieve the assigned goals one has to follow step –wise approach; only then it leads to fulfilment of the desired goals which in turn leads to a happy life.

Mrs.Asiya made use of PowerPoint presentation to make the idea clear among the students. The session really helped the students to ‘be focused’ on desired things and not to be distracted by unwanted things from the environment. Overall the session was a healthy one and went off smoothly.

Star of the week 16

                                                Snehith Reddy - VA (Principled)

                                                  Varshitha Reddy - VB  (Knowledgeable)

Office Bearers of Junior Wing (2012-13)

Position	Class VA
Class Monitor	Shravan Chaitanya
TeachNext Incharge	Rakesh Dhruva Sharma
Transport Incharge	Hema Chowdary
Mess Incharge	Rishika Gupta
Club Activity Incharge	Pavan pratab Reddy

Position	Class VB
Class Monitor	Samhith Reddy
TeachNext Incharge	Siddharth. P
Transport Incharge	Tarun Krishna Swaroop
Mess Incharge	Chetan Vamsi
Club Activity Incharge	Varshitha Reddy

Independence Day (15/8/12)

‘Orchids’ was in fervour of celebration, commemorating India’s Independence. National festivals reinforce feelings of patriotism and remind us of the need to work harder for the country’s progress.

The festivity began with flag hoisting by the Chief Guest, Mr. Partha Saradhi, Finance Manager, K12 Techno Services, accompanied by the Principal of Orchids, Mrs. Mona Mehdi. The Salute and the National Anthem were followed by the speeches of Orchidians in English, Hindi and Telugu. Patriotic songs were sung with the school choir taking the lead.

The Chief Guest in his address stated that the mighty achievements of our great leaders must always be remembered. We understand through their success that hard work definitely paves way to success and happiness.

The Principal in her address stressed that we can feel the real joy of independence only when we free ourselves of evil influences, in the form of thoughts, words or deeds. The need of the hour is to retain our identity and culture.

The day’s programme concluded with distribution of sweets.

Star of the week 15

                                            Shravan Chaitanya - VA (Communicator)

                                                Tarun Krishna - VB (Communicator)

Investiture Ceremony (8/8/12)

Orchids-The International School organized the Investiture Ceremony, for the academic year 2012-2013, on August 8 with great enthusiasm.

The ceremony began with the address of the Principal of Orchids, Mrs. Mona Mehdi. She spoke in detail of the encouragement given to students to exercise their right to vote in a judicious manner and the democratic elections conducted in the school. The school song sung by the school choir once again reiterated that Orchidians ‘learn to lead through every deed’. The motto of the school, ‘Learning to lead’ aptly applies to the new leaders ready to shoulder their responsibilities.

The Chief Guest of the day, Mr. K. Srinadh Reddy, Inspector of Police, Madhapur conferred appointments on the students and administered oath. The Appointments are at both School and House levels in both senior and junior sections. Archana Dinesh of class X marched gracefully to be appointed Head Girl-a big responsibility and a coveted position. Ankit Malhotra of the same class was appointed Head Boy. K. Sumasri of class X took the appointment of Discipline Incharge and Arpangmen Imsong (Justin) of class IX was appointed Sports Captain. The proud parents watched their kids march confidently to receive the emblems of leadership.

The Chief Guest, in his inspiring speech of guidance, addressed the Office Bearers to perform their tasks and responsibilities with utmost sincerity and diligence and motivated the students to develop qualities of leadership. He stressed on the importance of honesty, integrity and loyalty as vital qualities for positions of dignity.  The prefects of today are future leaders and hence, very important to the nation. However, everybody has a spark of leadership within and it has only to be kindled to get into the limelight.

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Badges and sashes, symbols of appointments added dignity to the Council members reminding them of their responsibilities. With these responsibilities placed on their firm shoulders, the newly appointed office-bearers silently vowed to act as role models for the rest of the school to emulate.

The ceremony concluded with the National Anthem.

Overall, this day gave a feeling of accomplishment to the entire school and everyone was happy to have witnessed the first formal occasion and a major event of the academic year.

Star of the week 14

                                                       Hemasree chowdary -VA (Caring)

                                                   A.Divya - VB  (Well Balanced)

VAN MAHOTSAV (4/8/12)

                                                                             VA

                                                                      VB


We all know that if there is nature there is future and life is nurtured if nature is nurtured. It is also known that planting of more trees is one of the best ways of preventing earth from global warming. But do we really take the needed care to preserve forests and reduce pollution by planting more trees?
Van Mahotsav, the annual tree-planting festival in India, is meant to make us conscious of our responsibility towards preserving nature. Orchids celebrated the festival in various ways. All the display boards depicted the need to sow seeds and let them grow into trees to serve us. Vegetation that safeguards creation on the earth became the cynosure of the period. There was a brief programme of songs, slogans and skits in which all the classes presented the urgent need to preserve greenery for the welfare of life on our planet.
Later each class planted a sapling of Bougainvillea in the school and it was a pleasure to watch their activity. The Principal of Orchids, Ms. Mona Mehdi and all the teachers were actively involved in celebrating the festival of a significant message. All the students were of the eagerness to ‘Go Green’.

Rakhee Making Competition (3/8/12)

India is known for its rich varied culture and heritage. Festivals which form a part of our culture beautify our lives. They bond us together, rejuvenate us and bring us close to our culture. Every festival comes with its own meaning. These celebrations across the religions teach us to become secular beings and above all global citizens. We learn to respect each other and learn to be humane.

We at Orchids - The International School conducted rakhee making competition on 3/8/2012 for classes I-V. Students were excited and thrilled to put in their best of creativity to make the most colourful rakhees. The outcome was a pleasant surprise! The effort and interest shown by the children was truly appreaciable.

The following are the prize winners:

Class V A : 1. Pavan Pratap Reddy

                   2. Rishika Gupta

                  3. Shravan Chaitanya and Chaitanya.P

Class V B : 1. Varshitha Reddy

                   2. Divya .A

                   3. Siddartha.P

 

LEARNING LOG FOR AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2012

Month’s Focus: Being Focused

SUBJECT	SYLLABUS	FIELD TRIP/ PROJECT WORK/ SPECIAL ACTIVITY
English	MCB: L-5: Equal Footing, L-7: Sam Manekshaw. Poem: The Outsider and War. Lit: Why Birds Sing in the Morning Poem- Abou Ben Adhem WB- Wilma Rudolph, Mr. Fingertips	·         Sticking pictures of disabled persons in the scrapbook. ·         Write a paragraph on Olympic players with pictures.
Mathematics	Chapter 5: Decimals Chapter 6: Geometry Basics Chapter 7: Exploring Shapes and Patterns	·         Memory card game: Picking out cards having same decimal and fraction value. ·         Origami: Creating and recognizing angles through paper folding. ·          Activity: Creating a pattern with line symmetry
Social Studies	Ls -14: Keeping in touch Ls-15: Knowledge is power	·         Newsletter: Writing about the important events and activities that take place during the month. ·         Group Activity: Creating symbols for letters and writing a story based on them.
Science	Ls -4: Houses all around	·         Visit to a house construction site.
II Language	Hindi : Plastic ki bholige prakash punj. Jeevan : Ek soch heerkavi. Kitne kavee.Computer ka janmadaata. French : Leçon 4 : Parler au téléphone. Demander a quel qu’un de s’identité. Proposer quelque chose. Accepter ou refuser. La révision de SAI  Telugu : Swami Vivekananda . Tagina teerpu.Kalisi unte kalugu sukham. Chedu alavatalu.	Vebhin kshetron me computer ki upayogita par charcha karvayajayega. Skit: French dialogues over telephone. Skit: French conversation of accepting and refusing. Worksheet
III Language	Sanskrit : Akaranta- Napumsakalingam . Prathampurush- sthrelingam, madyampurush , ekvachanam. Akaranta – Napumsakalingam, prathampurush, napumsakalingam.  French : Grammaire – Le verbe < etre> < avoir>, Lecon- Les nombres. Telugu  : Gunintallu (Ka-Na) Gunintallu(Pa-Bandira) Hindi : Jeese ko teesa . Meri maa. Hamare sahayak.Ekanth me rakit.Mela	Worksheet Charts, Devoir controle ( worksheet) Worksheet “Maa”vishaya par das panchtiya likhiye. Samaj ke vibhin. Jansevak sahayako ka chitr chipkayiye.
Creative writing skills/ English Language Enhancement skills	Paragraph writing on “My Parents”.
Computer Science	L 5 – Review of Power Point. L 6 – More on Microsoft word.	Making a presentation on “Save trees”
Art & Craft	Paintings and drawings on Independence day, Rakhi, Krishnashtami and Ganesha Chaturdi.
General Knowledge	Pages 20 to 25
Music	Saare Jahan se Acha True Colours
Games	Football – Dribbling, Passing, Kicking and Receiving. Circuit Training, Throw ball/Volleyball – throwing and catching. Volleyball- forearm pass

Events:

4/8/2012- Vanmahostav

6/8/2012-Hiroshima Day (Assembly Presentation)

8/8/2012-Investiture Ceremony

9/8/2012- Quit India Day (Assembly Presentation)

15/8/2012- Independence Day Celebration

17/8/2012- Eid Celebration

24/8/2012- Guest Lecture (I-V)

29/8/2012-National Sports Day (Assembly Presentation)

31/8/2012- Field Trip (Nur-V)

5/9/2012- Teacher’s Day + Mother Teresa’s Day (Assembly Presentation)

27/9/2012- World Tourism Day (Assembly Presentation)

Competitions:

3/8/2012- Rakhi making

Holidays:

2/8/2012 - Raksha Bandhan

10/8/2012 - Krishnashtami

11/8/2012 - Second Saturday

18/8/2012 – Saturday

20/8/2012 - Ramzan

19/9/2012 - Vinayaka Chavithi

29/9/2012 -Ganesh Immersion

Others:

6/8/2012 – 16/8/2012 – Unit Test (I-V)

10/9/2012 – 14/9/2012 – Revision Week

15/9/2012 – 26/9/2012 – Summative Assessment – I

28/9/2012 to 4/10/12 – Educational Tour