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                                                                    VIII B - Harshith Dronavalli                                                                    VIII A - Khushi Goel

Kids' Carnival Dec 2013

Kids’ Carnival – 2013 of Orchids – The International School was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Mr. Z.H.Zaidi who was Director and Head of the Institute of Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped under Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India, Mumbai. The special guests of the day, 28.12.13, were Mrs. Z.H.Zaidi and Mrs Shakeba Principal, FIITJEE World School. The Chief Guest addressed the gathering and commended the organization of events like Kids’ Carnival, the funds of which are used for assisting a noble cause. Mrs. Mona Mehdi, Principal of Orchids – The International School informed in her address that Social work  ought to be given due  importance by the educational institutions so that students learn to do their share of work for the society.

Kids’ Carnival had the stalls of the four Houses of the school Carnation, Daffodil, Marigold and Tulip put up, besides the stall of Nachiketa Tapovan and that of Art and Craft.

It was a day of fun and frolic with music, games, horse and camel rides, bouncing arena and a lot to shop at each and every stall. It became a chosen day for the former students of Orchids to meet and interact with one another and with their juniors.

The highlight of Kids’ Carnival always remains ‘ The Treasure Hunt’. It was conducted by Mrs. Mona Mehdi who gave interesting clues to the students to find who the person is. The excited, and active student found the treasure to his delight. With the announcement of the lucky winners of the Lucky draw and Principal Mrs. Mona Mehdi distributing the prizes the Carnival – 2013 drew to a close.

Christmas Celebrations

Christmas Celebration is a much – awaited event in Orchids. Though a lot of preparation takes place in the depiction of ‘The Nativity Play’ the anticipation is full of pleasant surprises like the arrival of Santa Claus amidst a lot of cheer and a wagon of gifts. ‘The Nativity play’ was a marvelous presentation of the birth of Jesus Christ. The school choir continued to render sonorous Christmas Carols throughout the celebration.

This year’s Santa indeed decided to teach the audience the quality of patience. No one knew who was arriving as the beloved Santa till they heard the voice of Santa. Patience is fruitful. It makes us reap the rewards.

Mrs. Mona Mehdi, Principal of Orchids – The International School addressed the gathering and thanked all whose ardent efforts went into a wonderful celebration that ended with cake cutting and hearty wishes for a  ‘ A Merry Christmas’ reverberating.

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                                                     VIII A- Samvit Anand Valluri

                                                           VIII B - Apoorva Samasani

Card & Poster Making Competition

VIII A

VIII B

Card making competition for classes I to V and Poster making competition for classes VI to X were organized on 20.12.2013 on the occasion of the fast approaching Christmas and New Year. The students of all classes gave vent to their imagination to present appropriate and colourful scenes to wish all ‘A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year’.

Winners:

VIII A

1: Khushi Goel

2: T. Samhita.

3: Krithika. G & Hrishi

VIII B

1: Rabab

2: Gopala Krishna

3: Roshith Bhanu

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S.N.Devshree

Brahmini Cherukuri

Book Fair

‘Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter.’

Orchids highlights the benefits of reading books by organizing USSR (Uninterrupted Self Sustained Reading) week periodically to enhance students’ reading skills. Each student of every class gets engaged in reading during a specified time during the week.

As one of the attempts to promote reading habit among students, the school organized a book exhibition which was inaugurated by the Principal Mrs.Mona Mehdi, who herself is a voracious reader. She encouraged the students to take up reading as a hobby. The fair would last for 3 days.

USSR Week

VIII A

VIII B

Orchids highlights the benefits of reading books by organizing USSR (Uninterrupted Self Sustained Reading) week periodically to enhance students’ reading skills. Each student of every class gets engaged in reading during a specified time everyday reading story books / novels, etc.

Theme: Dr.Rajendra Prasad –The First President of India

On Monday , we gave a brief introduction about Dr.Rajendra Prasad and his life. On Tuesday, we gave details about his family back ground. On Wednesday, we showed a power point presentation about his life and autobiography. On Thursday we presented a situation when he was considered a failed student by his professor due to a clerical mistake. Late he was recognized as the topper. On Friday, a quiz was conducted on Rajendra Prasad.

Theme: Lal Bahadur Shastri – The Man of Peace

On day 1 class VIIIA gave an introduction of Lal Bahadur Shastri , the 2^nd Prime Minister of India. On day 2 they presented a skit on the famous incident of Lal Bahadur Shastri’s life.  On day 3 Power Point presentation was shown on the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri. On day 4  a quiz was conducted. On day 5 a   skit was presented about Train accident when Lal Bhadur Shastri was the railway Minister. He subsequently resigned, taking moral responsibility.

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Yahya Nasir Syed VIIIA

Pinky Chauhan  VIIIB

Circular no.33 - 5/12/2013

Ref: 1032/A/PC/13-14/33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Date: 05/12/13

Dear Parent,

1.       This is to inform you that 7/12/2013 will be a normal working day for classes I to X, due to forced holiday on 5/12/2013.

2.      For classes I to V, the exam scheduled on 5/12/2013, will be held on 7/12/2013.

3.      For classes VI to VIII, the exam scheduled on 5/12/2013, will be held on 10/12/2013.

4.      For classes IX and X, the exam scheduled 5/12/2013, will be held on 9/12/2013.

5.      Circulated for information please.

             Regards

Mona Mehdi

Principal

School will remain closed on 5/12/13 as a precautionary measure. Test date will be informed later.

INTERHOUSE ICT COMPETITION (2013-2014)

On November 29, 2013 Interhouse ICT Competition  was held for classes VI – X to make the students aware of the  happenings in the field of Information technology which would enhance students’ interests from the  grass root level in  software and hardware related issues and would also inculcate the spirit of team work and competition.

This Competition was held for two days which included:

1.      Preliminary test on the 27^th November.

2.      Quiz, Hardware Connectivity and identification of internal Hardware parts were the different rounds held on the 29^th November.

For the Quiz, there were five rounds namely: Cryptology round, Visual round, Abbreviation round, Who’s who round and Quick Bytes Round. All the higher class students participated with great enthusiasm in the event.

Learning Log for December and January 2013-14

Learning Log for December and January 2013-14

Name:                                                                                                                                                                                  Class: VIII

Month’s Focus:  Working for a purpose

SUBJECT	SYLLABUS	FIELD TRIP/PROJECT WORK/ SPECIAL ACTIVITY
English	MCB; In the name of Peace Literature: Three questions, Merchant of Venice, Grammar	Role play, Essay writing.
Mathematics	Constructions, Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes, Linear Equations, One Variable, Data Handling,  Mensuration	Making Models of Circles
Social Science	G:- Industries-Comparative Studies, Human Resources,	Comparing industries of India and America
	H:- Change in Arts, National Movement First Phase, National Movement Second Phase	Collecting pictures of freedom movement and pasting them in CL. Writing about their participation.
	C:- Untouchability is a Social Evil
Science	B:-Reproduction, Reaching the age of Adolescence	Identify deficiency disorders of different endocrine glands in the human body
	P:- Chemical effects of Electric Current, Some Natural Phenomena	Electrolsis of CuSo4
	C:- The Universe
II Language	T :-Delta Shilipi,- Sir Arthur Cotton, Cheema Talli-Vishwasam, Kanyaka, Natya CharyaY.Bhadracharyulu	Sir Arthur Cotton Chitralu sekharinche atani gurunchi vrayuta
	H:-Sur ke pad, Paani ki Kahani, Baja aur Samp	Dinik jeevan me paani ka mahtva par anuched leekahva jayeega
	F:-Leson -9 Aneesh Partira bientot, Leçon 10-La meteo
III Language	T:-Ugadi, Bhududu, Janm Bhumi, Veemanna nethulu	Veemanna gurunci koni veshallau wrainchadamu
	H:- Nethike Doohe,Idgha,	Sabi dharm ke Tyauharka chitr aur unke bare me panch vakya leekhaye jayeega
	F:-  L-9 a la librairie L-10 Diwali, La fête des lumières,   L-11 Un conte de fée, L-13 Au téléphone L-14 Le soir à la Maison	Grammar All about me
	S :-Maxmueller, Durlith Bharat, Sangeetam, Bhartiya Sanskrit, Geeta
Creative writing skills/English Language Enhancement skills		Writing a speech
Computer Science	Visual Basic 2008, More on Visual Basic 2008
Music	Deck the Halls, Joy to the World, We Wish you a Merry Christmas
Games	Throw ball, Basket ball

Events and celebrations:

1.       09/12/13 to 13/12/13 : USSR Week

2.       10/12/13 : Human Rights Day(Assembly Presentation)

3.       14/12/13 : PTM+ Book Fair

4.       24/12/13 : Christmas Celebration

5.       26/12/13 : Boxing Day  (Assembly Presentation)

6.       28/12/13 : Kid’s Carnival

7.       11/01/14 : School Picnic (II- X)

8.       22/01/14 : Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti (Assembly Presentation)

9.       30/01/14 : Martyr’s Day (Assembly Presentation)

Holidays:

1.       21/12/13:  Holiday

2.       25/12/13 : Christmas Celebration

3.       31/12/13 : New Year’s Eve

4.       01/01/14 : New Year Day

5.       12/01/14- 19/01/14: Pongal Holidays.

Assessment:

01/12/13 - 09/12/13: Formative Assessment III.

Competitions:

1.       20/12/13: Poster Making Competition (VI-X)

2.       02/01/14: Throw Ball Competition-  (VI-X )Preliminary Round     

3.       04/01/14: Throw Ball Competition  (VI-X) (Boys & Girls ) Final

School reopens on 20/01/14 after the Pongal holidays