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: Sai Prajwal

‘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: Rithwik Rayani

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 – Rithwik Rayani

2^nd – Sai Prajwal

3^rd – Aarti Kogra

 

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM (9/4/13)

There was an educational program on Animal Welfare initiated by Blue Cross of Hyderabad, in Orchids on April 9, 2013. It aimed at advocating prevention of cruelty to animals while helping to understand nature and animals. The organization really raises its voice for those who can’t speak asserting five freedoms the animal friends deserve- Freedom from hunger and thirst, pain and suffering, fear and distress, injury and disease and freedom to express normal patterns of behaviour. The program also clarified the myths and realities of snakes.

It was a humane education exemplifying compassionate treatment of animals.

‘We can stand up for animals every time we sit down to eat’.

Star of the week 1: Saba Khatoon

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 A True Hero WB: L-1 A True Hero Lit: Buntu survives poison	Write a paragraph on ‘My Super Hero’
Maths	L-1 Numbers	Student Activity: Group of students will have 2, 3 or 4 digit numbers. The rest of the class will instruct them to stand from smallest to largest on an imaginary number line.
Science	L-1 Food & Digestion	Chart on the different types of nutrients  and digestive system Preparing a healthy recipe
Social Studies	L-1 Our Beautiful Country L-2 The Northern Mountains	Flash card activity: Matching the names of states and their capitals Preparing a clay model of the mountain ranges
II language	Hindi : L-1 Har ya jeet L-2 Sahasi Paras French : L-0 - Vous connaissez la France ?, L-1 - Les Salutations Telugu : L-1 Deshabhakti	Rail yatra par panch vakhya likhe Collect  pictures of national leaders and stick them
Creative writing skills/ English Language Enhancement skills	Write a paragraph about your goals for the year 2013-14
Computer Science	L-1 Input and Output	Identifying and working with various input and output devices
Art & Craft	Art - Scenery Craft – Preparing a Japanese fan
General Knowledge	Pages 7 to 12
Music	School song
Games	Know the props, Football – squirrels in the trees, football – steal the treasure, run- up to physical fitness, skill assessment circuit
Lifeskills	Spreading  and folding of a bed sheet

  

Events/Celebrations:

2/4/13 – 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)

Holidays:

5/4/13 – Babu Jagjivan Ram’s birthday

11/4/13 – Ugadi

13/4/13 – Second Saturday

19/4/13 – Sri Rama Navami

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

School reopens on 10/6/13