8th Kids' Carnival (30/12/2011)

Star of the week - 34

                                                            Eliya Fathima (IV A)

                                                              Samhith Reddy  (IV B)

CHRISTMAS CHEER AT ORCHIDS (23/12/2011)

Christmas is in the offing. It’s the time to rejoice and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

The Christmas celebrations in Orchids started with the colourful display boards with  bells, stars, candles, Christmas tree and all that go into the celebration of the festival. The depiction of the nativity scene, the enchanting decoration with golden drops, silver stars and the ever-green Christmas tree were of warmth and welcome in Orchids, ushering the Christmas season.

The choir enthralled everyone with sonorous Christmas carols during the one-hour special programme. The wondrous nativity play depicting the birth of Christ was the cynosure of the event. The benevolent Santa Claus arrived with all the much-awaited gifts to the delight of everyone. Principal of Orchids, Mrs. Mona Mehdi, reminded the message of Christmas -love, faith and peace, sharing and caring and universal brotherhood. Wishes for ‘Merry Christmas’ filled the air and augmented the spirit of Christmas.

Students Development Society – National Handwriting & Colouring Contest 2011 (Shreya Anil – VII received Kala Gaurav Award 2011 for excellent colouring)

Kalabharati Child Art Institute- Essay Writing Competition

Participation in co-curricular activities are very important for a competitive spirit. Orchids always encourages students to take part in various competitions for a learning experience.

Nearly a hundred students of classes II – X participated in English/Hindi Essay Writing Competition organized by Kalabharati Institute on 21.7.11.

The topics given to them were:

 II – V                                                     1.     My Class Teacher 

                                                              2.     My Parent

                                                              3.     My School

VI – VIII                                                 1.     Pet Animal

                                                              2.     A Religious Festival

                                                              3.     Cricket

IX -  X                                                     1.     My Favourite National Hero

                                                               2.    Education

                                                               3.    How you spent your last vacation

Their essays were collected and sent to the Institute in Aurangabad. All of them received participation certificates. Pratham of IV, Kaushiki of VIII and Shahera of X received Gyanganga Award (medals) for their compositions.

Star of the week - 33

                                                              Tarun Krishna  - IV B


                                                             Aneesh Panda - IV A

Guest Lecture on Medicinal Herbs

The students and teachers of Orchids –The International School have come out with an innovative idea of growing medicinal herbs in the school camps to teach the students the importance of herbs. The students of classes 4 to 6 participated in the planting of medicinal herbs on 16^th Dec. Mr.Ramana Rao a Rtd.Mechanical engineer started growing medicinal plants as his hobby.  

‘Health is wealth’ is a common saying, but most of us take health for granted. We lead our lives as if nothing will go wrong with our bodies. Whether a homemaker, a student or professional, everyone carries on with life without thinking much about health. Like a machine, we switch on in the morning and switch off at night. And then one day the body crashes under all the pressure.

                  This is the fact of life. Most people tend to turn a blind eye to health. But it is the only important thing in life. And do you know, it takes the least amount of effort and time to do the right healthy things .One of the most effective and natural ways to maintain a healthy mind and body is by maintaining the intake and usage of herbs on a daily basis.

                     A vast majority of herbs have medicinal properties with no side effects.  If one takes herbs with the right kind of supervision, the medicinal property of herbs provides multiple benefits to the human body. A vast majority of people are shifting to a natural way of living. They are consuming herbs in the form of herbal tea, herbal cosmetics, herbal spices and ingredients in cooking, herbal oil, etc. The fact is that even if it is for medicinal use, there are innovative ways of using herbs in one’s day to day life.

Guest Lecture on Sharing and Caring (14/12/11)

ORCHIDS –THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL organized a guest lecture on ‘Sharing and Caring’ for the students of classes (I –V) on 14/12/2011.

Resource person for this session was Mrs Sheila. She is a post graduate in personnel   management and public administration. She is also qualified in web designing and multimedia. She has a varied career in teaching and graphics and BPO industry. She has worked in USA and India .She loves connecting with kids and counseling young people.

The topic was introduced with a short story. The story was about the king and a rich man .Through the story she conveyed the message that the rich or the poor should be treated well and welcomed when they come to us.

After the story session a video was shown. It showed how the children were helping the poor, old and the needy people. This video also made them understand that sharing and caring gives happiness.

The guest lecture was concluded with a small song which energized and motivated the students.

Star of the week 32

                                                 Keerthana Pillai - IV A

                                            P.Siddharth - IV B

They fare well in GESE

Students of Orchids have been appearing for GESE – Graded Examinations in Spoken English conducted by Trinity College, London, in association with Orient Blackswan, India, for many years. It has become a matter of routine for the students of Orchids to expect GESE in the month of December, to have one-to-one conversation with the native, English-speaking examiner, to experience success and gain confidence.

The examinees take pleasure in progressing through levels appropriate to their individual abilities, appearing for GESE, which definitely help them to improve their communicative skills. Six students appeared for the levels IV- VI and five students appeared for the levels VII and VIII on 2.12.11 in Phoenix Greens School of Learning. The examiner was Mr Guy Command from London.

The school feels proud that all of them have secured good grades.

English Recitation Competition (9/12/11)

Orchids-The International school organized English Recitation competition on 09/12/11 for classes I to V.

 Learning takes place as long as enjoyment is there. Recitation helps children to build confidence, learn new words and understand the concept of rhyme and rhythm. All the students have participated with a lot of enthusiasm and eagerness in the competition.

Winners are:

Class -IVA                                  Class-IVB                                 

Aneesh Panda-I                           Divya-I                                      

Chaitanya.P -II                            Siddharth-II                               

Hema Sree-III                             Manojna-III