Diwali Celebrations

The festival of lights, Diwali is fast approaching.  On this occasion Orchids -The International School had a spectacular assembly organized  by the primary section. It was quite informative referring to the reasons behind the celebrations of the festival, one of them being the victory of Lord Krishna and Satyabhama over Narakasura-the demon.

After 14 years of exile, Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya with Sita and  Lakshmana after killing Ravanasura. The day of the return is celebrated with pomp and pleasure with lighting of lamps and bursting of crackers.

The triumph of good over evil was depicted by the enactment of the two reasons.

It was a delight to see the primary children in the roles of mythological characters with all the necessary costumes and weapons enacting the scenes.

Enchanting dances and melodious songs by the pre-primary children followed. The special assembly was a recollection of the mythological stories which have an immense significance in the celebration of the ‘festival of lights’- Diwali.

Halloween

Colourful costumes, candies, scares and screams! Halloween is a time of trick-or-treat. The students of class X of our school celebrated Halloween. We came dressed up in different types of costumes. We shared some information about the holiday. After that, all of us read the All Hallow’s Eve Prayer. Then all of us gave quite a scare to the little ones. Last but not the least, ‘The Night Before Christmas’ a Halloween special short movie was shown. It was truly a frightful assembly.

Ramya Priya.D

Class X 

Star of the week 26 - Priya Anshu

Talk show competition

Stage fright is much harder on kids. At ORCHIDS -The International school we have conducted a Talk Show competition on 25^th October 2013 to explore, encourage and develop cognitive skills, to bring out the inherent talent of the students and give them an opportunity to talk on the stage. Talk shows provide students with critical thinking skills, as well as a range of other vital skills which enable them to speak confidently in public. They also give students an opportunity to showcase them in a competitive arena, giving them the practice of public speaking and engaging and exciting every one involved. The various topics given to the students were Seasons, National leaders, States, My favorite cartoon and My ambition in life.

            This competition served as a platform for building confidence in students and nurturing the abilities to overcome fear. Everyone enjoyed this competition with great zeal and enthusiasm.

Winners 

Class III:   Venkata Yasaswi Vempati – I

                   Manasa Praveen - II

                   G.Shashi Abhigna & Eda Khyati – III

Life Skills - Buttoning & Folding of Clothes

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: Atushree Totla

LEARNING LOG FOR OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

Month’s Focus :  Give light to others

Subject	Syllabus	Field trip/ Project work/ Activity
English	MCB: Ls-6.The wise minister             Ls-7.The noble elephant        Poem: The wind             The rainbow fairies W.B    Ls-6.The wise minister             Ls-7.The noble elephant          Lit    : Ls-6. The three brothers            Ls-7. The birds	·         The students have to observe the act performed in the class and describe it. ·         Collect the picture of your favorite bird and write 5 lines about it.
Mathematics	Ch-.7. The metric measures  Ch-.8.Time  Ch-.9.Money	·         Activity with weights, liquid measuring beakers, measuring tapes and scales. ·         Difference between a wall clock and a digital clock will be shown. ·         Market and restaurant scene.
Social Studies	Ls-13. More Indian cities  Ls-14. Indian villages  Ls-16.  The clothes we wear  Ls-17. Festivals we celebrate  Ls-18.What we do	·         Form a class Panchayat. ·         Paste different samples of fabric in your scrapbook. ·         Paste the pictures of different festivals in your scrapbook.
Science	v  Introduction to ‘Force’ v  Keeping healthy Ls-1. Food and feeding habits of animals Ls-3. Soil  sample (project) Ls-7.Birds food and more. Ls-9.Measurements(project)	·         Stick pictures of luminous and non-luminous objects. ·         Stick pictures of herbivorous, carnivorous and omnivorous animals and write two sentences on each.
II Lang	Hindi: Ls-11.Paudho ka parv             Ls-12.Titli aur phool             Ls-13.Chand la do             Ls-14.popatlal ki hasi   Telugu; Ls-11.Vishala bharatha                            desam                            Ls-12.Raitu               Ls-13. Guru bhakthi               Ls-14.Jati pita               Ls-15.Sarojini Naidu French: Ma famille               Décrivez-les !	·         Draw different shapes of moon. ·         With the help of pictures the difference between plant and tree will be shown ·         Andarikante Raitu yela goppavado telpi, raituki sambandhinchina chitralanu sekarinchandi. ·           Dialogue activity ·         Introduction to an adjective.
Creative Writing skills / English Lang skills / Enhancement skills	Write a  composition about ‘The festival of lights’.
Art  and Craft	·         Aquarium ·         Pot decoration ·         Diya decoration on paper
Computer Science	·         The Keyboard ·         Microsoft word 2007	·         Working with various keys on the keyboard. ·         Creating new documents and saving opening documents.
General Knowledge	Page no 39 to 51
Music	Songs: 1. My life is in you Lord             2. Showers of blessings
Games	·         Fitness circuit ·         Hungry crabs ·         Hoop-a-loop ·         Dance to the rhythm
Life skills	·         Folding of clothes ·         Spreading of bedspread

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- Deepavalli             

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