School reopens for Nursery to IX on 10/6/2013

Summer Vacation (27/4/2013 - 9/6/2013) for classes Nursery - IX

Admin office Timings: 9:30am - 4:30pm during summer vacations.

Cultural Fest

Cultural Fest-2013 of Orchids, organized on the 26^th of April was a real feast to the eyes.  Classes from I-X staged their shows separately. The Fest combined entertainment provided by songs and dances and a social awareness depicted by skits. The songs and dances, ‘Heal the world’ by class IV and ‘Conserve energy’ by class III are message-oriented. ‘Dandiya’ of      VIII A and Rajasthani folk dance of VI were cheerful with rhythmic beat and light- hearted melody. The kids of I and II were in high spirits, jumping to the beat and dancing delightfully.

‘Orchidian band’ of VIII A, a group song by the girls of X, and ‘Magic show’ of VII were unique with vocal and instrumental music and many puzzling tricks of magic. Class V gave the spectators some much needed tips to tackle summer.

The skits ‘Hara bhara paryavaran’, (in Hindi) by class IX, ‘Saving girl child’ by VIII B, ‘Indian culture’ by V and ‘Unity and diversity’ by X drew a lot of applause depicting environmental and social awareness and conveying strong messages for a good environment and an ideal society.

Principal of Orchids, Mrs. Mona Mehdi congratulated all the classes on organizing the Cultural Fest, a true showcase of sincere efforts and inherent talents of all the participants. 

Star of the week 3: Smera Nimje

‘HOME STUDIO’ INAUGURATED

Home Studio of Orchids was inaugurated by Mrs. Kalpana Rao, Director of Word Creek. She has been working with preprimary children for over twenty five years and is associated with ‘E-Blocks’ a program which focuses on teaching English to children between 3 to 13 years of age.  

Home Studio aims at developing Life skills and making children acquire well-mannered behaviour and abilities to manage tying shoe laces, a tie, buttoning a shirt, grooming hair, ironing clothes and setting beds.

It also aims at familiarizing children with table-manners, correcting their sitting postures and body language which add a lot to an impressive personality.

Mrs.Kalpana Rao briefly spoke on ‘Manners’ which form a vital part of education on this occasion. Mrs. Mona Mehdi, Principal of Orchids detailed the aims of Home Studio and its working.

The concept of ‘Home Studio’ has been welcomed by all.

Star of the week 2: Adyan Khan

Calligraphy Competition (12/4/2013)

Calligraphy is the most intimate, private and spontaneous means. Like a fingerprint or voice it is unique with every person. It’s the flower of man’s soul. Calligraphy is an art of putting a pen or a pencil on proper paper and then accurately removing it. It has been called ‘the art of beautiful writing’. It teaches to take patience and develop patience. It also helps to be elegant and be focused. Calligraphy takes respect for the tool and the ink. It involves correct formation of characters, ordering of the various parts and the harmony of properties.

On 12^th April 2013 Calligraphy competition was held for the class I to V. All the students participated in the competition. It is well said that beautiful writing requires skilled hands so we could see our little kids putting all their effort to make their writing ‘the best’. The competition developed competitive spirit amongst the students.

Winners:

1^st – Dishita Suresh & Manasa.P

2^nd – Roshini Kesavan

3^rd – Smera Satish Nimje

 

Star of the week 1: Roshini Kesavan

LEARNING LOG FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL

Month’s Focus: Set your goals

SUBJECT	SYLLABUS	FIELD TRIP/PROJECT WORK/ SPECIAL ACTIVITY
English	MCB  :L-1  An equal share                         Poem :     Oliphaunt W.B:  L-1  An equal share Lit   :  L-1  Why bat’s hang upside down	Enactment of the story   Worksheet on nouns
Mathematics	Ch 1  Number	Arranging number cards in ascending and descending order
Social Studies	Chapter No.1 The earth, our home Chapter No.2 How the earth looks	Make a poster on Earth Day Mark the seven continents and five main oceans on the world map
Science	L-5 Animals and plants	Stick pictures of the animals that breathe through lungs ,gills and air holes in scrapbook
II  Language	Hindi : L-1 Har ya jeet L-2 Sahsi Paras	Rail Yatra par panch  vakya likhenge.
	Telugu :   1.Gurramu 2.SriRamudu	Collect few pictures of horse and Write a few sentences on it.
	French : leçon o :Vous Connaisse la France	Practiquez ‘Se Preseuter ‘
Creative writing skills/ Eng. Language enhancement skills	Write a journal on how we can save our earth.
Computer science	L-1 Parts of a computer	Identifying the various parts and understanding their functions
Art & Craft	Art   -  Scenery Craft  - Tortoise (with bowl and ice cream sticks )
General Knowledge	Page No. 7-12
Music	Smile an everlasting smile
Games	Know the props Football : Thread the needle Football : Ball control and dribbling Run up to physical fitness test Skill assessment circuit
Life skills	Spreading and folding of a bed sheet

Events and Celebrations :

02/4/13 – Orientation Programme (I-V)

18/4/13 – INA Day (Assembly Presentation)

26/4/13 – Cultural Fest (Nursery – X)

 Competition :

12/4/13 – Calligraphy Competition (I-V)

List of holidays:

 05/4/13 – BabuJagjivan Ram’s birthday

11/4/13 – Ugadi                                                                       

13/4/13 – Second Saturday

19/4/13 – Sri Rama Navami

Note: Summer vacation from 27/4/13 to 9/6/13

School reopens on 10/6/13