Star of the week 13: Kaustubh Annavarpu

‘Mother and Child Competition’

Competitions-co-curricular or extracurricular are common in schools. Some competitions remain unique and noteworthy involving the participation of parents. Parents share the enthusiasm of their children and participate in the activities organized especially for them to the delight of everyone.

One such competition organized for ‘Mother and Child’ at orchids on 27/7/13 was well attended by parents of the children of classes PPI-VIII. It was a pleasure to observe the mother and child at work either at ‘Face Painting’ or at making ‘Best out of waste’.

Their joy of participation and alacrity to wind up their work within the stipulated one hour and admirable coordination they have, make each and every ‘Mother and Child’ team, a winner indeed.

Mrs.Neha, an artist herself who helps many learn art in her Institute of Arts judged the work of the teams. Cheerful participation of all the teams made the event a successful one.

Theme: Bal Gangadhar Tilak -Lokmanya

Class III had Bal Gangadhar Tilak as the theme for the assembly during 22-7-2013 to 27-7-2013

First day - An introduction about Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given.

Second day- Assembly was conducted in Hindi and a video was shown about his early life.

Third day- A skit was performed by the students depicting Tilak's imprisonment in Mandalay jail in Burma.

Fourth day-A PowerPoint presentation was shown about his political career.

Fifth day - The assembly was conducted in French and a quiz was conducted by students.

At the end of the week the students got to know more about Bal Gangadhar Tilak's contribution towards India's Independence.

Field Trip to Dialogue in the Dark

The students of Classes III to X were taken to experience a ‘Dialogue in the dark’ at Inorbit Mall on 25/7/2013. They were divided into groups of nine aIong with a teacher and were guided by confident visually impaired people.  It was a real out of the world incident for everyone as they got a feel of the reality of coping with darkness. They have also realised that perhaps ‘Nothing is impossible’ as long as they are ready to take up any challenge positively.  

eINDIA 2013 Summit

Orchids- The International school participated in eINDIA 2013, the 9^th edition of India’s largest and the most prestigious ICT event, and has bagged the award under the school education sector under the category of ‘Usage of Technology in Teaching & Learning’. It is an immense pleasure and a matter of pride for us, the Orchidians, to get this award. The award ceremony was held on 23.7.2013 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre. The awards were presented by Mr. Ponnala Lakshmayya , Minister of Information and Technology, Govt of Andhra Pradesh and Mr. Sanjay Jaju, Secretary- IT, Govt of Andhra Pradesh. It is a platform which recognizes innovation and excellence in governance, education and healthcare. The summit was attended by dignitaries of all the sectors - Government, public , private, education and Health, from across the nation.

Star of the week 12: Venkata Yesaswi Vempati

USSR

‘Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers’.

One of the objectives of Orchids is to promote reading habit among students. So it insists on USSR (Uninterrupted Self Sustained Reading) periodically when each student of every class gets engaged in reading during a specified time. It is a pleasure to watch the productive silence of reading spread in each and every class. This is followed by  Scholastic Book Fair for two days i.e. on July, 19 & 20. It coincided with the PTM on 20.7.13. 

Van Mahotsav

Van Mahotsav or the ‘Festival of planting trees’ was celebrated at Orchids on 17/7/2013. There was a cultural programme by the students of various classes. Skits and songs relevant to the theme of afforestation and the need to appreciate and conserve the existing gifts from Mother Nature were presented. The students also came up with pertinent slogans.

Keeping in mind the need to increase greenery, it was followed by the planting of saplings by all the classes in the school campus. The bougainvillea was the plant for each class of the primary section while the classes of the senior section planted palm tree saplings. The students participated in all the activities with a lot of enthusiasm and energy.

Star of the week 11: Manasa Praveen

La fête nationale française

‘La fête nationale française’ was celebrated in the morning assembly of Orchids on 15.7.13. The students studying French as the second and the third language, of all the classes, participated with a lot of enthusiasm. The programme began with a PowerPoint presentation by the tenth class students. Amina Maqavi and Ramya Donthireddy explained the depiction of the first storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, all that France is famous for and how the National Day is celebrated in France.

Shubhasree B. and Agradoot Maity of the ninth class compered the programme as a continuation.   Jacques Prévert, a renowned poet who is very popular in the schools of France, was introduced to the audience briefly, with his pictures shown on the screen. His poem ‘Le Cancre’ and its translation were read by Maurya Sappa and Shubhasree B. of the ninth. ‘Le Cancre’ was sung by the students of the two senior classes, IX and X and they were accompanied by Shubhasree on the guitar and Mr.Samuel on the keyboard.  The brief discussion on ‘les magies’ by Ramya, Amina and Kaushiki Ch. made the audience curious.

Yahya Maqavi, Md. Affan Khan and Dhruv M. of class VIII introduced Jean de la Fontaine to the audience. The dance by the students of the eighth was spirited and the ‘Fashion parade’ of the students of the second, third and sixth classes entertained the audience.  The special assembly on the occasion of ‘The French National Day’ remains one of the memorable events organized in Orchids.

Investiture ceremony

Orchids – The International School has a tradition of conducting elections for the various appointments of the Prefects’ Council.  As per practice, once the dates were announced, the nominated students rendered speeches during the morning assembly to acquaint the other students about their capabilities and the need to vote for them.

Elections were subsequently held all the students of Classes VI – X were very enthusiastic and particular about casting their votes for the Head Boy, Head Girl, Captains and Vice – captains of the four houses – Carnation, Daffodil, Marigold and Tulip. Niranjan Muralidharan and Deeksha Pandey were declared the Head Boy and Head Girl respectively of the senior section.  Nikhil and Khadija Khan were declared the Head Boy and Head Girl for the primary section. To emphasise the importance of discipline and to inculcate the spirit of sportsmanship, two students from the Class X were also declared for the posts ‘Sports Captain’ and ‘Discipline In charge’. 

The Investiture ceremony was held on 13/7/ 2013 in the school campus. The Chief Guest of  the occasion was Mr. Musa Bin Ibrahim, Additional Commandant, Special Police, Amberpet. In her welcome address, the Principal Ms. Mona Mehdi stressed on the importance of ‘grooming’ children as leaders from the school level itself. The Chief Guest Mr Musa Bin Ibrahim gave an inspiring speech; he described the relevance of responsibility and being human as important qualities of any leader. 

It was altogether a very solemn and engrossing programme where all the office bearers were invested with their badges in the presence of their proud parents and friends. This is also their first step towards working with responsibility and keeping in mind the school’s motto – Learning to Lead.

English Recitation competition

Orchids-The International school organized English Recitation competition on 12-07-13 for classes I to V.

Recitation is an art of expressing an understanding and appreciation for English literature. Learning takes place as long as enjoyment is there. The main aim of conducting this competition was to instil confidence in the children, improve their recitation skills and help them to overcome their stage fright .The pronunciation, intonation, fluency, presentation .gesture and confidence of the participants were judged. All the students have participated with a lot of enthusiasm and eagerness in the competition.

Timetable and Portion for Unit Test – I (2013)

Date	Day	Subject	Portion
15/7/13	Monday	II language	Hindi : Ls 1  Sara jahan hamara,Ls 2 Seesha Telugu : Varnamala French:Ls 1Didou apprend le François, Ls 3 Didou à  école
16/7/13	Tuesday	Mathematics	Ch1:Numbers Ch 2: Addition
17/7/13	Wednesday	English	M.C.B: Ls-1: An equal share WB: Ls 1 An equal share  Ls-2:The magic pot                   ls 2 : The magic pot Poem: Oliphaunt                       Poem :Oliphaunt
18/7/13	Thursday	Science	Ls-5: Animals and plants                 Ls-6: Parts of the plant
19/7/13	Friday	Social studies	Ls-1: The earth our home                 Ls-2: How the earth looks

Star of the week 10: Lekshnika Thampi

Office Bearers

The following students were selected as the office bearers of the academic session 2013-14 for Term –I 

Class Monitor : Adyan Khan

Mess incharge : V.Dhanush Reddy

Transport Incharge : Yesaswin Vempati

Club-Activity Incharge : Roshini Kesavan

Teach Next Incharge: Lekeshika 

Star of the week 9: Indra Teja