One Nation Reading Together’ - ONRT 2013

Reading as a hobby has always been encouraged among our students. We have always had Scholastic Fairs at our school at regular intervals during the academic year so that the students who are avid readers get an opportunity to buy more books and the others also get inculcated into the habit of reading.

 In this context, it was fun being a part of ‘One Nation Reading Together’ - ONRT 2013. Students from all classes – from the pre-primary sections to the X – participated with a lot of enthusiasm as they were a part of a ‘national activity’.  While most of them were engrossed in reading books written by their favourite authors, others who were more artistically inclined, made bookmarks.

The 30 minutes passed fast…..in fact we felt that they passed too fast. We appreciate the

endeavour made by Scholastic India who have started this activity with a noble purpose and

we also feel glad that we have been an integral part of the exercise.    

Star of the week 30 - Sanya Bhatia

Spell Bee Competition

A Spell Bee competition was held on 22\11\2013 at Orchids-The International School.

The goal of conducting the competition is to expand student’s vocabulary, encourage accurate word usage and pronunciation, increase student’s phonetic awareness, practise common spelling patterns and increase student’s confidence to use the English Language. The Spell Bee aims at giving students a forum in which academic excellence can be recognized and encouraged.

Winners of Group-I

Soma Nitisha of grade –II

Samira Rahul Singh of grade –III

Adyan Ayub Khan of grade –III

Runners up-I

Varshitha Rayani of grade-I

Ruchir Rajanala of grade –II

Manasa Praveen of grade –III

Runners up-II

N.Anshul  of grade-I

Mayukha Padavala of grade –II

Yasaswi Vempati  of grade –III

Winners of Group-II

Nikhil Guru of grade-V

Nishanth Tumma of grade-V

Saba Khatoon of grade-IV

Ch.Bhavani  of grade-IV

Runners up-I

Preksha Bhandari of grade-V

Srihita Tumma of grade-V

Pranav.K of grade-IV

Raveena Barlapundi of grade-IV

 Runners up-II

Khadija Khan of grade-V

Imraan Habeeb of grade-V

Suryansh Mishra of grade-IV

Nitin Ramanan of grade-IV

VICTORY OF ORCHIDS IN FIFTH INTERNATIONAL YOUTH & CHILD ART EXHIBITION – 2013

Sixty four students of Orchids -The International School participated in Fifth International Youth & Child Art Exhibition -2013 organized by Young Envoys International.  Nine of the students were awarded Gold Medals and eighteen secured Jury awards. The exhibition of the paintings was held at Hyderabad on 14^th November 2013.

Principal of Orchids, Mrs Mona Mehdi and Art teacher of Orchids, Mr. B.Santhosh Kumarl were awarded ‘VAGDEVI KALA PURASKAR’ awards for inspiring the students in this International art event.

Outstanding performance in GESE, Trinity College, London

Effective Communication takes us a long way making us succeed in all our endeavours. Ability to express ourselves confidently is very important to impress others and communicate with others. GESE of Trinity makes confident, capable communicators through all its phases appropriate to the levels of students.

Seven students of Orchids-The International School from grades 2-10 appeared for Graded Examinations of Trinity College, London on 18.11.13. It gives Orchids immense pleasure to announce that they all could secure Distinction. 

Time Table for Formative Assessment - II Class II

        Class: II  Timetable and Syllabus for Unit Test – II (2013-2014)

Date	Day	Subject	Syllabus
02/12/13	Monday	Mathematics	Ch-5: Multiplication ; Ch-6: Division ; Ch-7: Fractions Ch-8:  Measurement
03/12/13	Tuesday	English	C.B:   Ls-6: Andrew and the White Horse           Ls-7: Singing on the way W.B: Ls-6: Andrew and the White Horse           Ls-7: Singing on the way Poem: Grasshopper green Compositions: Auto rickshaw, Horse Grammar: Adverbs
04/12/13	Wednesday	Social Studies	Ls-13: Directions Ls-14: Road safety Ls-15: Our beautiful Earth
05/12/13	Thursday	II Language	Hindi :  Ls-6, Ls-7 and Ls-8 Telugu :  Ls-12, Ls-16 French:  (i)   Les couleurs                 (ii)  Avoir                 (iii) Le corps
06/12/13	Friday	Science	*Electricity Ls-13: Rocks and Minerals Ls-1: Plants around us

Inter House Swimming Competition

Inter house swimming competition was held on 13-11-2013 at sparkling swimming pool. The swimming pool is a partner of our school for swimming activities. The competition was held class wise from I to X for boys & girls separately, such competition definitely motivate all the children to learn swimming. The school’s aim is that every child should learn swimming not to be a swimming champion but to learn as a life saving skill.

Congratulations to all the swimmers.

Star of the week 29 - Abdul Rahman Baig

Children's Day Celebrations

Children’s Day was celebrated to the delight of everyone at Orchids. There was a graceful dance to Sri Annamacharya’s song, ‘Adigo Alladigo’ by Mrs. Swathi, preprimary teacher. The teachers of Primary wing enacted a skit of classroom scenario. It was a natural depiction of the classroom situation, with innocent children arguing and complaining.  Trying to be obedient they seem to have their own way. The teachers of classes VI to X also presented a skit. They answered General knowledge questions put to them by a member of CBSE team who was later found out to be a real actor himself. Their answers delighted and entertained the children immensely.

There was a small demonstration correlating light with sound, by Mrs. Lakshmi, French teacher. As the grand finale Principal, Mrs. Mona Mehdi  had  a few hilarious jokes to share to the amusement of the spectators.

All the children enjoyed the performances of their teachers. Their cheer and whole-hearted laughter encouraged the performers to entertain their spirited audience all the more.

Theme : Shakuntala Devi - The Indian Calculating Prodigy

The assembly theme for Class II – ‘Shakuntala Devi – The Indian Calculating Prodigy’ also known as ‘Human Computer’ was conducted during 4.11.13 – 7.11.13.

On the first day there was a brief introduction of Mrs.Shakuntala Devi’s childhood and early life.

On the second day, we had a brief description about her awards and achievements. On the third day a skit was performed on how Shakuntala Devi has earned a place in the Guinness Book of World records. On the final day we conducted a quiz on Shakuntala Devi’s biography.

The assembly presentation was very informative and all the students participated with a lot of enthusiasm and interest.

Star of the week 28 - Habeeb Mohammed Baghdadi

11th Junior Leadership Contest

The 11^th Junior Leadership Contest, the novel and unique inter school competition of Orchids, once again attracted participants from leading schools of Hyderabad on 8.11.13. Each school was represented by six students of VIII and IX classes, ready to compete with others and take the lead. They were all leaders in their own right, leading their school from the front with their commitment, confidence and competence.

The assertive and motivational School Song by the School choir befitted the significant Opening ceremony which was graced by Principal of Orchids, Mrs. Mona Mehdi, and teachers of the contesting schools. 

The Chief Guest of the Valedictory Function, Mr.Sandeep Khurana (former Army Officer) motivated the students to dream big and aspire and conveyed his good wishes to all the participants and winners of the contest. He asserted that Honesty, Confidence, Compassion and decision making skills shape them into future leaders. The lessons learnt are more valuable than the awards.

  

 ‘If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then you are a leader.’

The Junior Leadership Contest definitely offers its participants a platform of opportunities to explore, experience and excel in skills of leadership. The winners were

Individual Positions

I Place – Hritik Grover – Dps, Secundrebad

II Place – Robin Babu - Oakridge International School

III Place – Vibha Hedge – Dps, Secundrebad

School Positions

I place - Dps, Secundrebad

II place - Dps, Hyderabad

III place – Oakridge International School

Orchids extends its best wishes to the Individual and Team prize winners.

Star of the week 27 - P.Aakash