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                                                       Anirudh.Venkata.N - VA

                                                      Kethan Jain - VB

Theme: Puducherry - The French Riviers of the East

Class VA was on duty from 21^st January to 25^th January. Theme given was Puducherry.

1^stday: Students presented the theme by giving an introduction to the Union Territory- Puducherry. Placards based on the theme, food, language and map of Puducherry was held. Three of the students dressed themselves to represent the religion followed in Puducherry.

2^ndday:MasiMagam is one of the most famous Tamil-Hindu festivals celebrated in Puducherry. Students enacted it by performing a small procession within the assembly hall and offering prayer to the Gods.

3^rdday: PowerPoint presentation on monuments of Puducherry.

4^thday:Puducherry is also influenced by French culture. To show this, students performed a dance to a French song in front of the assembly.

5^thday: Quiz was conducted based on Puducherry on the last day.

Throughout the thematic assembly commitment, helping nature andcooperation were observed amongst the students.  Besides this students developed leadership quality and let go their stage fear. Thematic assembly also acted as a platform for students to showcase their talents.

Republic Day Celebration

National festivals embody a great significance in reinforcing patriotic fervour and a feeling of unity and diversity among all the citizens. They instil in us a determination to strengthen our country with a unified vigour.

The 64^th Republic Day was celebrated in Orchids with great zeal. The celebration began with Flag Hoisting by Principal Mrs.Mona Mehdi. It was followed by the National Anthem, inspiring patriotic songs of the school choir and the speeches of the students of classes IX and VIII in English, Hindi and Telugu. Principal addressed the gathering and emphasized the need to work for the country with a feeling of belongingness and national pride. The programme ended with sweet distribution and the rejoice of celebration.

Sportsday practice in progress .......

School Picnic to Sanjeevaya Park (11/1/13)

Picnics give the needed relaxation after busy work. Sanjeevayya Park offered a beautiful landscape for the pleasure excursion on 11.1.12. It was a perfect picnic with every class carrying a picnic basket and a blanket to sit or recline on. Outdoor games, potluck and the scenic beauty of the venue contributed a lot of entertainment to the entire school.  The delight of children said it all, that they had a perfect outing with their friends, teachers and Principal and enjoyed their travel by school buses equally well.

Star of the week 36

                                               Kreethana Pillai - VA (Principled)

                                               G.Manojna - VB (Caring)

G.K Quiz Competition (4/1/13)

Education is what makes human superior. Through education only, knowledge and skills are imparted to students. They are trained in various aspects. There is no doubt that education is the secret key of human success and competitions are an integral part of it. Actually, life is full of competitions. By conducting such competitions children get to know the art of decision making and handle pressure and nervousness. They also learn the value of patience, determination, hard work and self-discipline. A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the participants attempt to answer questions correctly in the given time. We at Orchids, conducted quiz competition for our primary students (Class I - V) on 04/01/13.The competition had four rounds – general, audio, visual and rapid fire action. The students learnt and enjoyed throughout the competition as there was great enthusiasm by our participants.