Star of the week 35 - Sahana Panda

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 - Ankith Kondaveeti

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: Sahana                                                                                            

2: Raihan                                                                                             

3: Arush reddy & Akash Gupta

Star of the week 33 - Vajra Naidu

Field Trip - Post Office

On 13^th of December ( Friday) 2013, students of class I and II went on a filed trip to Post Office in Madhapur. Students can learn how to mail travels from one city to the next after being deposited into a mailbox. The students were very excited to visit the ‘ Post office’. The students had an opportunity to see and have a feel of the different types of stamps, inland letter, post cards, different financial services provide by them and gained knowledge about the various departments and the roles played by various people at the post office. They also learnt about deciphering and sorting of letters ( Post received) according to the pin codes.

It was a memorable and wonderful experience 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 - Akshay Kumar

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: I

Month’s Focus: Working for a purpose

Subject	Syllabus	Field trip/ Project work/ Special Activity
English	M.C.B: Poem: Fun in the sun Lit: Ls-6:Lilly and the rose Ls-7: Mangoes	·    Draw a Mango tree and write a few lines about it. ·    Pasting pictures of flowers.
Mathematics	Ch12: Data Handling Ch13: Multiplication Readiness	·  Students will be given different colour papers with different shapes to make a pattern. ·  Multiplication grid (sheet)
Social Studies	Ls-3: Home, Sweet Home Ls-4: So Many Houses Ls-5: Animal Homes Ls-17: Little Bharat (Reading Ls-18: A Brave Queen(Reading) Ls-19: We Love You, Bapu! (Reading)	·  Paste pictures related to different types of rooms. ·  Draw different types of houses and name them. ·  Paste pictures of animals that live in natural shelters and shelters made by man.
Science	Making Sounds* Ls-7: Keeping Fit Pushes and Pulls*	·  Make animal sounds. ·  Discuss emergency vehicle sirens ·  Students will talk about how they keep themselves fit.
II Lang	Hindi: L- 10: Gulab ne kha, L-11: Chumchum jageyi, L-12: Pyari chidiya and Ginthi	·  Pasting pictures of different types of flowers.
	Telugu: Pg 34 to 44, Ankeylu, Varamulu	·  Pasting of numbers and writing correctly.
	French: Les couleurs, lesours de la semaine	·  Working with images ·  My calendar
Creative Writing skills/English language/ Enhancement skills	·  Write a few lines about your favorite toy.
Art and Craft	·     Christmas tree ·     Peacock ·     Stars, Birds ( origami)
Computer Science	·        Data and memory ·        Storage in a computer	·     Understanding the concept of memory ·     Observing and understanding various storage devices like CDs, Pen drives, etc.
General Knowledge	Pg : 48 – 58
Music	1.      Deck the halls 2.      Joy to the world
Games	·        Twist, turn, hop and clap ·        Push pass mania ·        Skill assessment circuit ·        Parachute game
Life skills	·        Grooming ·        Spreading of bedsheet

Events:                                                                                                       Competition:

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) +

13/12/13 – Field trip (I-V)                                                                                    Debate competition (III – 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