Holiday Homework

Subject	Project work,  worksheet   or written work
English	Paste or draw any picture of an animal and write a few sentences about it in the scrap book.
Mathematics	Project on place value using colour paper for the given numbers in c.w (notebook).An example is done in the    c.w.Please refer.
Science	Draw and colour the different kinds of birds and their beaks and label them in your scrapbook.
Social studies	Collect and stick the samples of pulses, food grains and spices and label them in your scrapbook.
II Language	Telugu: Write  10 to 15  sentences about  Gurramu and Sree Ramudu Hindi: Learn and write questions and answers of lesson 1 &2 in your homework book. French: Draw , colour and write a few sentences about French flag in your homework book.

Cultural Fest (27/4/2012)

The new academic year began on the 2^nd of April with a lot of enthusiasm, new resolutions and much anticipation. Yet another academic year with several curricular and co-curricular activities planned started and new students joined the family of Orchids. The learners got their new books, the course was introduced, classes started and a month’s syllabus was completed. Now was the time for breaking for Summer Vacation - a time for travel, a time for rest and a time for proper planning with a few assignments completed. But the Break needs a Bang! That was exactly what ‘The Cultural Fest’ lent the occasion. More than a week was spent in discussions on the programme to be presented and the ways to present it well. Each class squeezed their practice in the limited time available. The ‘Fest’ on April 27 started with ‘Vinayaka Sthuthi’ by the students of Classical Dance and was followed by classwise performance. Several aspects like best behaviour, best display boards and the conduct of assemblies along with the day’s participation, were taken into consideration to select the Best classes and they received their trophies from the Principal of Orchids, Mrs. Mona Mehdi. A spectacle of delightful dances and music ended the session and announced the vacation with a bang.

Star of the week - 3 (Jhansi Khandi)

                                                         Principled & Knowledgeable

Word Building Competition (20/4/2012)

Word-building is the process of constructing an imaginary world. It is a key to reading, writing and verbal expressions. It also helps in improving analytical and critical thinking. A student’s vocabulary skills can be measured in terms of building receptive vocabulary words (i.e. understanding) and their expressive vocabulary words. Building vocabulary skills improves reading comprehension and reading fluency.

In order to develop more reading and thinking skills in our students, Word-building competition was conducted on 20^th April, 2012 for primary wing (classes 1-5). All the students participated with great enthusiasm and they were able to write many words from one single word. This even helped the students to develop their writing skill and imaginative skill…and most of them enjoyed the word-building competition.

Winners: 

1) Saba Khatoon
2) Rachana
3) Ali  Zubedi

Indian National Army Day (18/4/2012)

Indian National Army Day was observed in the school on April 18. Students of class VIII dressed up like Subhash Chandra Bose and loudly proclaimed his words ‘Give me blood, I will give you freedom’.

INA is the manifestation of Subhash Chandra Bose’s transformation from a Gandhian freedom fighter to an armed revolutionary challenging the might of the British Empire. The INA was also known as the Azad Hind Fauj. It had a combat strength of 40,000 troops. At a rally in Burma, S.C.Bose famously proclaimed, ‘Give me blood and I shall give you freedom’. His great oratory skills always inspire the troops of INA during their fight for freedom.

Star of the week - 2 (Aarti Reddy)

Calligraphy Competition (13/4/2012)

Calligraphy or the art of beautiful writing is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering. A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skilful manner".

Calligraphy continues to flourish in the forms of wedding and event invitations, original hand-lettered logo designs, religious art, announcements/graphic design/commissioned calligraphic art, cut stone inscriptions and memorial documents. It is also used for props and moving images for film and television, testimonials, maps and other works involving writing.

 The calligraphy competition was conducted on 13/04/2012 to the students of classes I to v at Orchids –The International school are encouraged to write legibly. In this context, a calligraphy workshop was also organised to help them develop the correct strokes.

Winners:

1) Aarti Reddy 
2) Rachana 
3) Saba Khatoon & N.L.Jhanvi

Orientation Programme (3/4/12)

LEARNING LOG FOR APRIL 2012-2013

Month’s Focus: Health is Wealth

SUBJECT	SYLLABUS	FIELD TRIP / PROJECT WORK/SPECIAL ACTIVITY
English	C.B Lesson 1:Amin and the Eggs                 Three little chicken(Poem) W.B    Lesson 1:The Rice Cakes .            Literature: Lesson:1 Town Mouse and Country Mouse 2:The Town child	Activity :Distribution in equal shares without partiality
Mathematics	Ch.1: Place value	Activity on Place value with beads.
Social Studies	Lesson 5:The Food We Eat	Project work on types of food
Science	Lesson 7:Birds: Food and More	Activity on birds and their nests
II Language	Hindi: Lesson : 1   u;k losjk           2 ckny xjtk           3 “kh”kk	“kh”kk ij fp=dkjh cuok;k tk,xkA
	Telugu: Lesson-  1.Gurramu                             2.Sree Ramudu	Comprehension on Gurramu
	French : Legon:0-Bienvenue en France          Legon1:Didou apprend le Fransais	To speak five lines about famous things/places of France
Creative writing skills / Eng Lang Enhancement skills	Picture composition on animal
Computer Science	Lesson 1:Computer a Machine
Art & Craft	1.Practice of line drawing
General Knowledge	Pages  1 to 10
Music	1. Proud to be an Orchidian        2.The Climb
Games	Edu. Sports :Know the props, Football, skill assessment circuit.	Basics of  the game

Competitions:

     13/04/12- Calligraphy (I-V)

     20/04/12- Word  building(I-V)                 

      

Events & Celebrations:                     

    03/04/12-Orientation programme

    13/04/12-Jallianwalabagh massacre (Assembly presentation)

    18/04/12-I N A Day (Assembly presentation)

    27/04/12-Cultural fest

Holidays:

05/04/12-Babu Jagjivan Ram’s birthday& Mahavir Jayanthi

06/o4/12-Good Friday

07/04/12-World health day

14/04/12-Ambedkar Jayanthi

Others  :

28/04/12 to 10/06/12-Summer vacation

11/06/12- School reopens.