RAJA RITHVIK, THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS CHAMPION - 2013

RAJA RITHVIK, studying in the 5^th class made Orchids - The International School proud yet another time. He has become the New National Schools Champion -2013 and bagged Gold medal on 11/6/2013 by scoring 7.5 points out of 9 rounds at Chennai. In the 9^th and Final round Rithvik defeated Mehta Naitik of Gujarat in a well fought encounter. Rithvik received the gold medal and Merit Certificate from Indian Grand Master Adhibhan of Chennai. Orchids congratulates him and wishes him all the best in his future endeavours.

Star of the week 7: Saba Khatoon

Practising for perfection

Orchids – The International School organized a guest lecture for grades 1 to 5 on 12/6/2013. It was conducted by Mrs .Sunanda Rao Kommireddi on the topic ‘Practising for perfection’.

The presentation started with learning about what exactly is practice and why children need practice?  Practice is must and a simple learning method all over the globe. Next point of presentation was, How to practise? With the help of a small story the discussion concluded with, ‘Perfect practice is for perfection’. On the whole it was a very interactive and lively discussion with active participation of the children.

LEARNING LOG FOR JUNE AND JULY (2013)

Month’s Focus: PRACTISING FOR PERFECTION

Subject	Syllabus	Field trip/ Project work/ Special Activity
English	M.C.B:              Ls-2:The potter’s plan              Ls-3 The making of great president              Poem: one inch tall W.B:   Ls-2: The potter’s plan             Ls-3: The making of great president Lit:      Ls-2: The Nightingale            Poem: Someone	·             Enactment
Mathematics	Ch:2  Addition and Subtraction Ch: 3  Multiplication Ch: 4 Division	·               Dice game ·               Multiplication grid ·               Choosing, operating and guessing game
Social Studies	Ls-3     The Northern plains Ls- 4    The western desert Ls- 5    The southern plateaus Ls- 6    The coastal plains and the Islands	·   Making charts on each state- occupation, rivers, festivals, crops, monuments, dresses. ·    Draw a desert scene. ·   Gathering information about the festivals, food, and dress of the people of the coastal plains and representing on a chart.
Science	Ls- :  * Skeleton & Muscles Ls:2    Teeth and microbes	·      Preparing different types of joints using straw and clay. ·      Lab: model of teeth, different microbes through microscope.
II Lang	Hindi: Ls :3 - Champak vaan ke hadthal Ls :4 – Chithrakar Aur chithr Ls:5 – Itcha shakthi Ls:6- Kali chidiya	·         Stick pictures of wild animals. ·         Make puppets with colorful papers and ice-cream sticks. ·         Stick the favorite dishes ·         Stick the dry flowers and leaves in the worksheet.
	Telugu:        Ls:2 – raatnam        Ls:3 – Eswarachandhrudu.        Ls:4 – Dhurasa        Ls:5 – Edhu      Ls :18-Vamana neethi padhyalu	·            Write any five sentences about the occupation and stick the pictures according to them. ·            Storytelling about Dhurasa ·            Draw and explain about ‘ox’ and write how it is useful in sankranthi days. ·            Recitation
	French:   1.   Les salutations                  2. Comptons ensemble	·            Speaking skills: skit on greetings in french. ·            Speaking and writing skills: skit on purchases with the help of numbers.
Creative Writing skills/English language/ Enhancement skills	·               Write a few lines about Sarojini Naidu.
Computer Science	Ls2: Memory & storage Ls3: Working with windows7	·         Listing out various storage devices Identifying and working with them. ·         Understanding windows components and working with the files and folders.
Art and Craft	1.       Fruit basket drawing 2.       Origami
General Knowledge	Pg:       13 to 20 Pg:       21to 28
Music	Songs: 1. I got peace like a river 2. The sun comes up with a great big smile 3. Ektha swatantratha
Games	·         Football- steal the treasure ·         Run-up to physical fitness test ·         Skill assessment circuit ·         Basketball- Ball control & dribbling.
Lifeskills	Tying a shoelace/ table manners

Events:                                                                                                       Competition:                        

12/6/13 – Guest Lecture (I – V)                                                            21/6/13 – Coloring Competition (I- V)

14/6/13 – House meeting (I- V)                                                           28/6/13 – One Minute Game (I –V)                                                  

21/6/13 – World music day  (Assembly presentation)                   12/7/13 - English Poem Recitation (I – V)

 11/ 7/ 13 – World Population Day (Assembly presentation)       27/7/13- Mother and child competition (I – X)

 15/7/13 – 19/7/13 – USSR                                                                

 19/7/13 – Field Trip (I- V)                                                                   

26/7/13- Kargil Victory Day (Assembly Presentation)  

26/7/13-  Van Mahostav ( Nur –X)                                                                                    

Note:                                                           

22/6/13 -  Koffee with parents (Nur – X)

15/7/13 – 19/7/13 – Unit Test - I

20/7/13 – PTM + Book Fair

Welcome back to school

CBSE SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAM - 2013

Holiday Homework

Subject	Homework
English	Write 6 sentences and underline their subject and predicate.
Maths	Stick the important dates (i.e, birthday, your parents’ anniversary etc) in the form of Roman numbers using match sticks and also mention them in Hindu-Arabic numbers in your scrapbook.
Science	Write a week’s diet which you have followed and mention the nutrients present in them and replace them with healthy options in a tabular form in your notebook.
Social Studies	Describe your experience on a trip to a hill station along with pictures in your scrapbook.
II Language	Telugu: Collect pictures of Deshanayakula and write their names. Learn Deshabhakti lesson. Hindi: Write 10 lines about your summer vacation. French : Les Salutations