II Lang.Handwriting Comp (I-X) - 21&22/10/11

Good handwriting is indispensable to education. Handwriting competition was conducted for students of 2^nd language i.e. Hindi, French and Telugu on 21/10/2011 for classes I-V. The students of VI-X took part in the same competition on 22/10/2011.

Swimming Competition (19 & 20/10/2011)

Interhouse Swimming competitions for the year 2011-12 were conducted on Oct 19 & 20, 2011. Participants were divided into three groups A,B and C. The division has given an opportunity to all the students from class I to X to participate in free style swimming competition. 18 students were the winners of prizes I, II and III.

Group 'B' Boys

Position                    Name                                       Class
    I                     Tejaswi Reddy                                   IV A
   II                    Sai Shanmukh                                    VI A
  III                    G. Sai Ram                                            V


Group 'B' Girls

Position                    Name                                         Class
    I                   Sri  Vaishnavi Kalavalapalli             VI A
   II                    Khushi Goel                                         VI A
  III                   Swadha Deb Roy                                 VI B

EduSports Merit Certificate - Term I

At Orchids, Edu Sports aim at the holistic education through sports. Assessments are done continuously to test the fundamental skills of physical activity. Our assessments focus on both, skill and fitness. Skill Assessment was for classes Nursery to 10 in the month of July – August, 2011 and health assessment was for classes 2 to 10 in the month of August – September, 2011.

In the skill assessment we test the skills of Running, Jumping, Balancing, Catching, Throwing and Hopping of the children of pre-primary and primary classes, where as for higher classes skill assessment is done on the basis of games such as Football, Basketball, Volleyball.

In Health assessment Edu Sports assess the Aerobic Capacity, Anaerobic Capacity, Flexibility, Leg strength, Shoulder Strength and Abdominal Strength. These assessments test their physical activity.

English Recitation Competition (15/10/11)

Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds. It is an effective learning activity to help improve the standard of English among pupils. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural, preservation and in order to instill moral values, confidence in young children through public speaking. On the other hand, Poetry is the essence of literature and a free flow of powerful emotions.

                   ENGLISH STORYTELLING AND POEM RECITATION COMPETITION was conducted for junior wing (classes I to V) on October 15,2011 to explore, encourage, develop the Cognitive skills, to bring out the talent in the students and to give pupils opportunity to use English in an interesting, authentic and creative manner. This competition served as a platform for building one’s confidence and nurturing leadership qualities in students. It was good to see even shy students coming forward to present their speaking skill. Finally everyone enjoyed this competition with great zeal and enthusiasm……………..

Winners:

IV A
1. J. Sruthi - I
2. V. Mourya - II
3. Aneesh Panda - III


IV B

1. Pratham Parak - I
2. Safia Khanam  - II
3. Varun Krishna - III

LEARNING LOG FOR OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2011-2012

Month’s Focus: Being Respectful

SUBJECT	SYLLABUS	FIELD TRIP / PROJECT WORK/SPECIAL ACTIVITY
English	C.B-L-7: The Abraham Prize           L-8: Shooting  Poem: I had a Dove W.B-L-7 :The Hodja and the Poisoned     Baklava  L-8: Mrs. Daroowala	Narration of a story on their own Collage work: Describe any personality whom you admire the most
Mathematics	Chapter 8- Common Fractions—(Cont) Chapter 10- Measurement of Weight Chapter 16- Data Handling	1. Organizing cricket match to fill the data sheet. 2. Recording self & peer wts & drawing a bar graph.
Social Studies	Lesson 12:Our Mineral Resources Lesson 13:Our Human Resources Lesson 14:Our Agriculture Lesson 15:Our Industries	1. Classroom discussion on small families. 2. To make a list of spices we use in our homes. 3. Important ports of India &our state .
Science	Lesson 8: Animals: How life goes on Lesson 9: Animals :Living and surviving Lesson 10:Force, Work & Energy	1.Collection of pictures of animals and their babies and paste them in the scrap book 2 Chart on solar, wind & Geothermal energy and their uses. Saving energy checklist
II Language	Hindi: 10% fnYyh dh lSj       11%uUgk ikS/kk       12% chjcy dh f[kpM+h	1% fnYyh ds ?kweus yk;d LFkyksa    ds fp= fdrkc esa fpidkb,A 2% uUgk ikS/kk dk fp= fdrkc esa    fpidkb,A
	Telugu: Lesson-  9, 10 ,11,12 & 18
	French : Les leçons: 6,7,8,9	Montez leur photo de famille et presentez- leur famille. Racontez les vacances.
Creative writing skills / Eng Lang Enhancement skills	Paragraph Writing:  Write a paragraph in 10-12 lines describing “How I spent My Dusshera Vacation”.
Computer Science	L 7: Selecting and Editing Text L 8 Formatting a document	Creating documents Using alignments and fonts, shapes and colours.
Art & Craft	Rabbit Hops	Shapes and Colours
General Knowledge	Lesson 10-Language & Literature Lesson 11-Science and us Lesson 12- Plants and Animals Lesson 13- Culture, Sports and Fun	Writing names of different languages spoken in India. Write a paragraph on the home culture of a child.
Music	My life is in you Lord Showers of blessings  Durga song Diwali song
Games	Cricket, Throwball, volleyball, Formations & March past	Batting, Bowling, clean the House, serving, clean bowled.

                                                                                    

    Competitions:

                     15/10/11           –   English Recitation.      (PP-V)

                     19 & 20/10/11     -    Swimming competition

                     21/10/11              -     II Lang Handwriting Competition      (I-V)

                     4/11/11                -     Card Making. (Please send the material)   (I-V)

                     25/11/11              -     Book marker making Competition. (Please send the material)   (I-V)

Events & Celebrations:  

       24/10/11         -     UNO Day   (Assembly Presentation) 

      28/10/11          -     Field Trip (PP to V)

      31/10/11         -     Sardar Patel Jayanthi (Assembly Presentation)   

      14/11/11         -     Children’s Day       

                  

Holidays:       26/10/11         -     Diwali

                        7/11/11         -     Bakrid

                                                                                                        

 Others:           22/10/11        -     PTM   (Report card) Timings: - 2pm-3.30pm

                       

                                 All Saturdays are ‘working days’ in Oct 11 & Nov 11. 

Tour to Delhi, Agra and Jaipur (28/9 - 3/10)

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The 28^th of September was a much anticipated exciting day for the 33 students scheduled to go to Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur on a school excursion. Our first day began with a long, yet short airplane ride to the Indira Gandhi National airport. A soft breeze welcomed us to the capital city of India.

Our first stop was the Qutub Minar, a scientific marvel and a beautiful architectural structure. Then we drove over to the Lotus Temple which truly mesmerized us. For the first time, all of us were completely silent, taking in the serenity and peace of the place. After lunch, we journeyed over to Humayun’s Tomb, Rashtrapati Bhavan, and the India Gate. Finally, our last stop was Hotel Apra International, an unforgettable component of this trip.

The second day was just as exuberant as the first. We visited the Raj Ghat, Indira Gandhi Memorial, the Red Fort, and the Jama Masjid that day. In my opinion that was the best day of the trip. As soon as we reached the hotel, we went for shopping and then all the 10^th graders sneaked into a room to share spooky stories. Of course, we got our share of scolding after that as well.

The third day was a road trip. We drove to Agra and once we entered the city we were entertained by the numerous monkeys and distinct views of some beautiful monuments, such as the Taj Mahal. We made a quick visit to Sikander, Akbar’s tomb, and the Agra Fort, a vast and designed fort. Soon, we retired to the Hotel Taj Inn.

The fourth day was simply beautiful. It was this day that I’m sure most of us were waiting for. We made an early morning visit to the Taj Mahal and were spell bound by its beauty and intricacy. After riding rickshaws and purchasing artifacts and souvenirs, we had another great road trip to Raipur, our last destination.

The next day, we visited some significant places in the Pink City, such as the Birla Temple, Albert Hall, Jantar Mantar and the City Palace. There, we shopped to our hearts’ content and even tried our hands at bargaining. After reaching the hotel, we visited the malls of Raipur which have a diminutive resemblance to the malls in Hyderabad.

The last and final day was spent visiting the Amber Fort and driving back to Delhi. This time, we were filled with the melancholy of wrapping up this memorable trip upon reaching the airport. As we boarded the plane, we were all a homogenous mixture of satisfaction and emotion.  At the Shamshabad airport, we were greeted by our parents and by the time we hopped into the car, most of us poured out all the wonderful contents of the trip into them.

 Sanjana Bukkapatnam

    Class X

SA - I Exam dates & School Timings

1.  Summative Assessment – I exam scheduled for 10 Oct 11 will be conducted on 14 Oct 11.

 2.The school will get over at 1.30pm till 13 Oct 11. From 14 Oct 11 onwards the school will revert back to regular timings(8:30am to 3:30pm).

 3.PTM for SA – I will be held on 22 Oct 11. Timings 2:00pm to 3:30pm.