Saturday 20 October 2012

Academic Fair ‘Showcase’ (20/10/12)

Academic Fair ‘Showcase’ was organized in Orchids-The International School on 20.10.12. To start with, ‘Shaan-e-Awadh’ attempted to capture the essence of Lucknow in the students’ lobby. ‘The Rumi Darwaza’ the imposing gateway in Lucknow, opened the doors to the Academic Fair. Varieties of work of Chickenkari- Shadow, Murri, Tapchi along with Zardosi were exhibited. Antique furniture and crockery was also for display. Marvellous Moghal art on ‘Bhojpatre’ adorned the glasses. Shatranj players were blissfully engrossed in their play demanding all concentration. The special delicacies of Lucknow enticed the visitors to have a taste of the land. A PowerPoint presentation informed all that we need to know of Lucknow, one of the most attractive tourist places. The Kathak form of dance mesmerized the audience.

The junior classes beginning with PP1 – class III showcased fruits and vegetables, community helpers, festivals of Andhra Pradesh, animal and plant kingdom and different seasons. Classes of IV and V together presented working models of human body systems and banking system clubbed with basic concepts of Mathematics. The junior wing had separate focus given to English, French, Hindi, Telugu, Science and Social. Art projected ‘Best out of Waste’ and fashion trends. The Senior Wing had marvellous exhibits of Science, Social, Math and Rubik’s cube. Languages English, French, Hindi and Telugu presented skits, characterizations, dance and narration along with models. All the students gave their best which made their work amazing.

The entire school gained a lot of experience through participation in the Academic Fair which, certainly, is very important to the educational development. The students identified their interests and skills, polished their abilities and extended their educational experience of the classroom. The projects encouraged students to design and implement, promote analytical skills and foster creativity. As a team working for a common cause, they learnt to cooperate with parents, teachers and their peers. Their combined efforts contributed to the design, implementation and success of ‘Showcase’ of Orchids. Mr. Gurunadkarni, chief guest for the occasion congratulated the students and staff members for the excellent exhibits.


Exhibition of paintings by the students, art teacher Mr. Santosh and our Principal Mrs Mona Mehdi, formed a special attraction of the day.

Friday 12 October 2012

Vegetable Printing (12/10/12)



Printmaking allows kids to try out lots of different techniques and to see cause and effect in action more dramatically than with simply painting or drawing .Using fruits and vegetables to make creative and interesting images on paper brought excitement in students.
Seeing the interest of students, Orchids – The International School conducted vegetable printing competition on 12.10.12 for classes I-V. Children made stamps or moulds using vegetables like potato, carrot, turnip, lady’s finger etc. and used different colours to make their interesting figures.
This competition brought forth creativity and inherent talents of students. 

Winners:
1. Saba Khatoon
2.Sai Adhvaith Ponnapula
3. Laasya Kommaraju

Friday 5 October 2012

ONE MINUTE GAME (5/10/12)

Sports, games and competitions bring a lot of fun to the students. They also nurture qualities of sportsmanship, honesty and integrity. Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and often both. Key components of games are goals, rules, challenge, and interaction. They bring out their inherent talent. In a way they help the students to develop decision making skills.
 We, at Orchids, conducted one minute game for the students of classes Nursery to V on 05/10/12. The students exhibited their talents in one minute. Our students truly enjoyed this moment a lot. Entertainment was packed with competition.

Winners (Skipping Race)-
1. Aarti Kogra
2. Suryansh Mishra
3. Sai Adhvaith
 

LEARNING LOG FOR OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012-13



Month’s Focus: Communal Harmony

SUBJECT
SYLLABUS
FIELD TRIP/PROJECTWORK/SPECIAL ACTIVITY
English
MC.B:
Ls-6:The Lion and the Leopard
Ls-7:Fishing for the moon
Poem:The white window
Ls-6:The Leopard’s tail
Ls-7:Cheese for dinner 
Lit:The four thieves
The fisherman&the genie
·         Picture composition
·         http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSy2G5oKVIe17hQU5i8lOG9L0b0xAVC_0snh60vQm7Vu7HkuajqjqOBFUFUExercises  on noun
Maths
Ls-5: Division concepts
Ls-6: More Division
Ls-7: Fractions
·         Activity with beads and buttons.
·         Pie charts activity.
·         Fractions (Lab activity)

Social Studies
Ls-4: Our environment
Ls-5:The Air we breathe
Ls-6:The water we drink
·         Pictures sticking related to pollution.
·         Drawing of different sources of water.
Science
Ls-8: Man-The living machine
Ls-13: Water and weather
·         Activity visit to science lab showing different systems of human body and how they function.
·         Making stethoscope by using plastic funneLs- and tubes.
·         Visit to gymnasium making list of tooLs- used for exercising.
·         Activity on painting clouds and rains.
·         Making weather chart.
II - Language
Hindi: L -12
            L- 13
            L -14

        Crosswords on birds sounds
French :
Ls-5, Ls-6
Didou a un crayon et une
regle.
Indefinite articles
Ls-4: un,une,des>>
Ls- :La famille d Eric
       
          Ma family chart
Telugu :
Ls-12, Ls-13, Ls-14 &Ls-15

Essay writing on importance of farmer
G.K
Page – 41to60

Creative wring skills / Eng Lang Enhancement skills
·         Journal writing on your favorite festival.
·         Write a leave letter

Computers
Ls-7: Understanding Windows
Ls-8: Starting wordpad
Changing desktop settings
Creating wordpad documents on myself
Art/Craft
·         Vegetable Art
·         Draw and colourDiya
               
Music
·         Right there
·         Tum hi Ho Mata(prayer)

Games
·         Throw ball- Double circle catch
·         Cricket-Batting
·         Cricket-Striking& catching
·         Sprinting Relay
·         Volleyball-Hitting the ball
·         Cricket-Bowling.
                   

Events:                                                                                                Competition:
1/10/12 - World Aged Day (Assembly presentation)                5/10/12 – One minute game (Nursery – V)
3/10/12 –World Habitat Day (Assembly presentation)             12/10/12 – Vegetable Printing (I- V)
4/10/12 –National Solidarity Day (Assembly presentation)       31/10/12 – Swimming (I –V)
8/10/12 – Air Force Day (Assembly presentation)                   9/11/12 – Diya Making                                                                  
 31/10/12 – Sardar Patel Jayanthi  (Assembly presentation      16/11/12 – II Lang Calligraphy (I-V)
 1/11/12 - A.P Formation Day (Assembly presentation)           Holidays:
 9/11/12 – Diwali Celebration (PP – V)                                 2/10/12 – Gandhi Jayanthi
 14/11/12 – Children’s Day                                                   22/10/12 to 28/10/12 – Dusshera Vacation
 23/ 11/12 – Field Trip (I – V)                                              12/11/12 - Narakachaturdasi
  Note:                                                                                13/11/12 - Deepavali
  6/10/12 – PTM+ Book fair
  20/10/12 – Academic Fair (Nursery – X)                                                       
  29/10/12 – School reopens after the Dusshera break

                                 Happy Dusshera & Happy Deepavali