ACADEMIC FAIR

The hustle and bustle of the Academic Fair made 10.10.13 an eventful day in Orchids.  Shreenathji, the totally merged Energies of Krishna and Radha formed the cynosure of the students’ lobby. Gujarat’s specialized skills- Bhandhani, Patola, Ghar cholu, Panetar, Laheriyu, Ghaghara choli, patch work, Rabari work, Kuchhi work and several handicrafts of the region captivated the curiosity of the visitors. The Fair was inaugurated by Mr. Raghunandan, Director and Founder Secretary, Planetary Society of India and the traditional Garba dance related to the nine-day festival ‘Navaratri’ was the major part of the inaugural. The PowerPoint presentation on Gujarat was quite informative about the state, one of the most interesting tourist places.

The classes of PPI and PPII dealt with the themes of ‘Healthy Food and Junk Food’ and ‘Transportation’. While ‘Seasons’ of class I, ‘Places in our neighbourhood’ of class II projected models related to the themes, class III presented a skit ‘The wise minister’. Classes IV and V had attractive and educative models of Science and Math respectively.

The Senior Wing had marvellous exhibits of models related to:

Science like (hydro phonics, desert adaptation, lemon battery, purification of water and Math in the cure of cancer). Social (The Age of the Dinosaurs, Air Pollution in Hyderabad). Math (models of Naga towers, Clinometer, Rubik’s cube, demonstration of Geometical shapes, explanation of the structure of Taj Mahal using Math, magic in Math and a way to check concentration). Computers (Software technology Park of Orchids, Data processing, Programming, Web and Graphic designing, Animations, PowerPoint presentations). English (The Animal kingdom in idioms, enactment of scenes from ‘The Comedy of Errors’ and ‘Cinderella’ ‘introduction of Eliza Doolittle of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion’ narration of ‘The Hunger Games’ and ‘The Da Vinci Code’). Hindi (Garba dance to depict Milk Revolution, skit on Jhansi Laxmi Bai, katputli show, handicrafts and food). Telugu ( Sankranti sambaralu, Lalita kalalu). French (a skit on the French Revolution).

The School had shows of Music, Art (painting and craft work) and EduSports also. The exhibition of the paintings of the students and Principal, Mrs. Mona Mehdi was a special attraction. Dussehra ‘Bommala Koluvu’ – the beautiful arrangement of dolls was a pleasure to the eye.

 Events like Academic Fair are very important to the educational development of students. Their interests and skills get identified and opportunities are offered to polish their abilities. The projects motivate students to think, design and implement, developing their creativity. Students work as a team with their peers and teachers for a common cause, enjoying feelings of cooperation and achievement. Academic Fair - 2013 marked the end of a session and the real beginning of another with a sense of satisfaction.

Trip to Himachal Pradesh

Our trip to Himachal Pradesh, popularly known as the Devbhumi- The land of Gods, was certainly one of its kind. A group of about thirty students along with, two teachers and our Principal Mrs. Mona Mehdi boarded the flight to Delhi on the 20th of September. On reaching, we boarded a bus to our first destination, Shimla. On the 21st, we went to Kufri to enjoy the scenic beauty riding ponies. It was an amazing experience. In the evening, we visited the famous Mall Road of Shimla and on the 22^nd, we drove to Manali- the valley of Gods. The River Beas was our companion throughout and the scenic beauty, a feast for the eyes mesmerized everyone. A bonfire was arranged for us in the evening. On the 23rd, on our way to Rohtang Pass, we visited Solang Valley, where all of us tried our hands at various adventurous activities like paragliding, biking on Polaris bikes, a ride on the cable cars, etc. It was a first-hand experience for many, and I have to say that it was an intriguing experience. Soon we started for Rohtang Pass-‘The majesty of the mountains’ to enjoy the view of the glaciers on horseback. It was freezing cold and we thoroughly enjoyed the panoramic view of the mountains. It felt like we had landed in some sort of fairy land. On the next day, we proceeded to Chandigarh, our final destination. On the 25th, we visited the famous Rock Gardens an amazing piece of manmade art and drove to Delhi to board our flight back home. This trip in fact made many of us realize the importance of lenses - we can say that most of us have become photographers capturing the scenic beauty – we had never seen nature in this beautiful form. On reaching Hyderabad, we finally realized how quickly the days flew by and that the trip was over. An adventurous and truly mind blowing excursion to Himachal was a dream come true. The memories of this trip will surely remain with us till eternity.

By: Deeksha Pandey

Star of the week 23: Advaith Venkata

LEARNING LOG FOR OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

Month’s Focus: Give light to others

Subject	Syllabus	Field trip/ Project work/ Special Activity
English	M.C.B: C.B:Ls-10: Come Let’s play Poem: The Ice-cream Man C.B: Poem: Fun in the sun W.B: Ls-10: Come Let’s play Lit: Ls-5: The two brothers Ls- 6: Lily and the rose Ls-7: Mangoes	·           Draw a picture of your favorite ice-           cream and write few lines about it. ·            Name any two indoor & outdoor games
Mathematics	Ch 9: Time Ch 10: Money Ch 11: Solids, Shapes & Patterns Ch 12: Data Handling	·   In a clock the students will show the given time by adjusting the hands. ·   Showing different notes & coins to the students , playing shop game with them (with some toys & toy money) ·   Making different shapes with the help of match sticks / ice-cream sticks ·   Students will be given different colour papers (square shape) & will be asked to count the square of each colour
Social Studies	Ls-11: We Celebrate Ls-12: Festivals are fun Ls-14: Stay Healthy Ls-16: Early Humans Ls-3: Home, Sweet Home (Project)	·   Draw/Paste a picture and write a few lines about Independence Day. ·   Students will speak about different ways to stay healthy. ·    Paste pictures related to different types of rooms.
Science	Ls-10: We need Air Ls-11: We need Water Ls-12: How is the Weather? Ls-3: The Animal World Ls-4: Food and Shelter for Animals Ls-13: Up in the Sky (Project) Ls-14:  Going to the Moon(Project	·   Breathing in & out. ·   Write three uses of water. ·   Draw different types of seasons. ·   Paste pictures of domestic & wild animals. ·   Draw stars, moon, sun (day & night) & rocket.
II Lang	Hindi:Bharakadi, say ki matra valey shabd	·  Students will spell and write the bharakadi
	Telugu: Gunitalu – gurthuluPg: 26-27	·   Students will spell and write the gunitalu.
	French: L  XII: La Famille,L  XIII: Le Cops	·         Describing family members. ·         Pictures for language learning.
Creative Writing skills/English language/ Enhancement skills	Write a few lines about Sun
Art and Craft	1.      Fish drawing 2.      Pot decoration 3.      Diwali festival 4.      Diya decoration
Computer Science	L-6: Using mouse Drawing with a computer	·         Hands on with mouse. ·         Hands on with mouse using paint.
General Knowledge	Pg: Pg: 36 - 47
Music	Songs: 1. My life is in you lord              2.Showers of blessings
Games	·         Run hop jump ·         Ball dribble ·         Magic ball ·         Crazy frogs
Lifeskills	·         Folding of clothes ·         Spreading of bed sheet

Events and Celebrations:                                                                                 Competition:

1/10/13 – World Aged Day (Assembly Presentation)                                     25/10/13 – Talk Show (I- V)

3/10/13 – World Habitat Day (Assembly Presentation)                                 30/10/13 – Swimming Competition (I –V)

4/10/13 – National Solidarity Day (Assembly Presentation)                         22/11/13 – Spell bee (I- V)

5/10/13 – International Teacher’s Day (Assembly Presentation)                 Holidays:                                                                                              

8/10/13 - Air Force Day + World Elder’s Day (Assembly Presentation)       2/10/13 – Gandhi Jayanthi

10/10/13 – Academic Fair                                                                                 11/10/13 – 20/10/13 – Dasara Break

24/10/13 – UNO Day (Assembly Presentation)                                               1/11/13 -2/ 11/13- Diwali             

31/10/13 – Diwali Celebration                                                                           14/11/13 – Muharram                                                  

8/11/13 – Junior Leadership Contest                                                               

15/11/13 – Field Trip (I- V)                                                                                 

19/11/13 – National unity week (Assembly Presentation)

                    

   * 21/10/13 – School reopens after Dasara break

Star of the week 22: Nikheyll Garg

USSR & Books Exhibition

Orchids has always tried to inculcate reading habits among the students. The school therefore had a USSR week from 23/9/13 to 28/9/2013. All the students of I-X classes avidly read books during the specific time allotted for reading.

To motivate and encourage students to read more and to improve their thinking and writing skills, the school also organized a book fair. The three-day-exhibition by Scholastic Inc., gave the students an opportunity to browse through titles and select books which were purchased on the day of Parent- Teacher meeting on 28/9/13.

CALLIGRAPHY COMPETITION

Calligraphy is beautiful handwriting. You can create beautiful effects with just a few simple materials and a careful hand. In Orchids The International School handwriting competition was conducted for students of 2^nd language i.e; Hindi, Telugu and French on 27/09/2013 for classes of I-V. Calligraphy takes a bit of practice but it’s not as difficult as one might think. It gives a lot of pleasure to the readers as well.

Winners:

                            Dhruva Kuma Reddy – III (French)                                                                       

                              Aakash Gupta – I (Hindi)

                           Aarchini Dinesh – II (Hindi)

                           Ankith Kondaveeti – III (Hindi)