Star of the week 35 - Medha Annavarpu

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.

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 - Sri Venkata Rama Bala Karthikeya Karavadi

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: Khadija Khan                                                                                 

2: Praneeta & Imran                                                                           

3: Adithri S.K & Preksha Bhandari

Star of the week 33 - Srihita Tumma

Field Trip - Water Purification Plant

On 13^th December (Friday) 2013, students of class III, IV and V went on a field trip to a water purification plant. This was a trip to educate children about various steps of purifying water to make it suitable for drinking.

The plant mainly uses reverse osmosis technique to remove impurities from water. It also uses multiple other methods like ion exchange system to remove calcium and magnesium from  water and demineralisation process to remove dissolved impurities.

This trip helped students to get a deep insight of different impurities present in water and the ways to remove them. It was an educational and wonderful trip for the students of Orchids – The International School. 

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 - Praneeta Venkata Sambaraju

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.

LEARNING LOG FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY (2013-14)

                                                       LEARNING LOG FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY (2013-14)

                                             

                                                                                                                Name:                                                                                                                                                                                                         Class: V

                    Month’s Focus: Working for a purpose

Subject	Syllabus	Field trip/ Project work/ Special Activity
English	M.C.B: Ls-8: Raoul the owl,Ls-9: The restless kangaroo,Ls-10: The foots everywhere. Poem: Little girl , be careful what you say W.B:  Ls-8: Raoul the owl. Ls-9: The restless kangaroo. Ls-10: The foots everywhere. Lit: Ls-6: Uncle Podger hangs a picture, Ls-7: Titanic, Ls-8: The right thing to do.	·         Identify your weakness and describe how you have to overcome.
Mathematics	Ch-13: Reflection, Symmetry and Rotation Ch-14: Perimeter, Area and Volume Ch-15: Data handling Ch-16: Mapping Skills	·         Preparing a cube, cutting and pasting grid paper to find area of various shapes. ·         Conducting a survey and collecting information and representing it in different data representation methods.
Social Studies	Ls-19: India wins freedom Ls-20: Governing ourselves Ls-21: The united nations	·         Pasting pictures of freedom fighters. ·         Depicting debate of the two houses of parliament.
Science	*Earth’s movement *Shadow Ls-6: Soil erosion and conservation Ls-7: Rocks and minerals	·         Demonstration to show earth does not receive equal amount of sunlight throughout the day ·         Demonstration on shadows and their variation in length. ·         Pasting pictures of different types of rocks.
II Lang	Hindi: Batwara, Faisalon ka tyohar, Amrai, Doctor, Mujhse sab acche, niti deho.	·         Pasting pictures of different festivals.
	Telugu:Ls-15: Sumati Neetulu Ls-16: Samvastaradi Ls-17: Siddhemdra yogi	·         Write 5 sentences about the importance of ‘Ugadi’ festival.
	French: Ls-7:Exprimer la quentite , Proposer quelque chose a quelqu’un	·         Preparing a chart of food items. ·         Listening and reading skills of food items and the quantity.
III Lang	Hindi:Daya ka fall, Shaktishali bano, Chatur chuha, Sabse accha kaun, jao aur aao	·         Preparing a chart on healthy diet.
	Telugu:Vaaralu , Amkelu, Telugu Nelalu, Vruttulu	·         Paste the pictures of different occupations.
	French:Quelle heure est-il?,Les mois de l’anne’e, Les saisons	·         Working with images ·         My calender
	Sanskrit: Madhyampurush- Ekwachan, duiwachan, bahuwachan Uttampurush: Ekwachan, duiwachan, bahuwachan	·         Give worksheets on the basis of Madhyampurush, Uttampurush
Creative Writing skills/English language/ Enhancement skills	·         Informal letter writing ·         Book review
Computer Science	Ls-8: Slide organization in PowerPoint Ls-9: Formatting a presentation	·         Creating presentation with various layout ·         Working with slide master ·         Working with slide outline
Art and Craft	1. Christmas festival 2.Envelop making
General Knowledge	Pg: 57 to 65
Music	Songs: 1.Deck the halls              2.Joy of the world
Games	·         Volley ball- underhand serve ·         Volley ball- match ·         Cricket- batting ·         Cricket- Throwing and catching
Life skills	·         Grooming ·         Spreading of bed sheet.

Events:                                                                                                                  Competitions:

9/12/13 - 13/12/13 – USSR week                                                                    20/12/13 – Card making competition (I-V)

10/12/13 - Human Rights Day (Assembly presentation)                            3/1/14 – Book covering (I-II) + Debate competition (III – V)   

13/12/13 – Field trip (I-V)                                               

24/12/13 – Christmas celebrations                                                                     

 26/12/13 – Boxing Day (Assembly presentation)                                      Holidays:             

28/12/13 – Kid’s Carnival                                                                                 25/12/13 - Christmas

10/ 1/ 14 – Class Picnic (Nursery – I)                                                             31/12/13- Holiday                                                      

11/1/14 - School picnic (II- X)                                                                          1/1/14- New Year   

22/1/14 – Subash Chandra Bose – Jayanthi (Assembly presentation)   13/1/14-19/1/14- Pongal vacation

30/1/14 – Martyr’s Day                                                                                                   

Note:                                                                                                                

2/12/13 – 6/12/13 – Unit Test - II

14/12/13 – PTM + Book fair   

20/1/14 – School reopens after Pongal vacation