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

A Trip to Cinema

The students from class IV to X were taken to watch the wonderful movie, ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ at Hari Hara Kala Bhavan. It was an exciting and exhilarating experience to watch such an action-packed animated film. I personally loved the adorable character of Po, the dragon warrior and his determination to defeat the evil peacock, Shen. All of us had a lot of fun and enjoyed ourselves throughout. I have to say it was a learning experience with a twist.

Deeksha Pandey

Class IX