Theme of the week: Haryana - The Hub of Automobiles & IT Industries

The students of VII B had conducted an assembly based on the theme -Haryana the hub of Automobiles and IT industry. The state and its location was introduced on the first day. The following day, the important sports of Haryana like wrestling and volley ball were discussed. On the third day it was the explanation of the industries of Haryana which are very important for the state economy. On the subsequent day a PowerPoint presentation on the traditional dress and jewellery was shown. And on the fifth day, some of the most common martial arts were also shown. The well known personalities of Haryana were shown on the final day of the assembly.

Prefects' Council Election (30/6/2012)

With June ending and July just round the corner, the school is buzzing with excitement. What for? Well, elections of course!

 For the second time in Orchidian history, democracy reigns and the Prefects’ Council elections are taking place at the School and House levels. Over the course of the last ten days, prospective Head Girls and Head Boys of class X persuaded the students to vote for them through speeches, while nominated House Captains spoke to their Houses- Carnation, Daffodil, Marigold and Tulip- about the same. Along with the Captains, Vice-captains of Class IX are also voted for. Other important appointments include Cultural Secretary, Sports Captain and Discipline Incharge.

  30^th June, 2012, Election Day, has finally arrived. Pictures of the nominees have been taken and ballot boxes have been readied. All that’s left is the final casting of votes. Students of classes VI-X of Orchids-The International School are eagerly waiting to vote and welcome the Prefects’ Council of 2012. However, we also know that more than the outcome, the enriching experience of elections is important.

 Suma Kolamala

  Class : X

Awareness of Music and Musical Instruments

Presentation by Academia, International music foundation (28/6/2012).

The students of classes VI - IX had the privilege of participating in a very interesting and interactive presentation on an awareness of music and musical instruments by Mr Marthand and team, from Academia International music foundation.

He gave a detailed presentation on the types of musical instruments besides speaking about the importance of music. He also specified that students who learnt classical music improved by 20% in their academics as observed in the past 20 years.

The session ended with a video of orchestra by TED in Venezuela, which was played by orphans under 18 in CARACAS – Venezuela .  Students could identify the instruments that were listed earlier in the session through this video.

A flyer and an enquiry form were given to all students to be filled and returned to respective class teachers, in case the child is interested in learning any of the musical instruments.

Koffee with Parents (23/6/2012)

23.6.12 was a day of ‘KOFFEE with Parents’ at Orchids. Parents who really make a lot of difference attended the programme which was meant to be an Interactive session. Principal, Ms. Mona Mehdi gave an introductory address which was informative and promising. All about Orchids- from its Mission and Vision, its Philosophy, Policies and Rules, to its activities and endeavours to progress constantly were elaborated. Parents were also motivated to encourage their children to grab opportunities and participate in all the programmes, activities and competitions which gradually improve their skills and performance. Orchids exists for the children and their all-round development.

Mr. Sri Ram, Head of Shree Sahasraa Foundation who handles Abacus and Vedic Math classes at Orchids demonstrated how the subjects make children excel in Maths.

The Interactive Session impressed the audience and closed with Parent Representatives nominated for all the classes. Another beginning again!

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I [Timetable]

Date	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
02/07/12 Monday	Computer Science (W)	Computer Science (W)	Computer Science (W)	Computer Science (W)	Maths
03/07/12 Tuesday	Mathematics	English	Science	Mathematics	English
04/07/12 Wednesday	III lang (H/T/F/S)	Science	II Lang (H/T/F)	English	Social
05/07/12 Thursday	Social	II Lang (H/T/F)	English	Science	II Lang (H/T/F) / Computer Sci
06/07/12 Friday	English	Social	Mathematics	II Lang (H/T/F)	Science
07/07/12 Saturday	Science	III lang (H/T/F/S)	III lang (H/T/F/S)	Social	----
09/07/12 Monday	II lang (H/T/F)	Mathematics	Social	----	----

LEARNING LOG [JUNE & JULY]

Month’s focus: Being tolerant

SUBJECT	SYLLABUS	FIELD TRIP/PROJECT WORK/SPECIAL ACTIVITY
English	MCB –Unit-II Growing up; Unit-III Laugh riot Lit- Fire! Fire!, Abou ben Adhem Work Book- Unit-1 A bagful of laughs; Unit-II Creatures big of small	Paragraph writing / Book review / Writing an account.
Mathematics	1.Fractions and Decimals 2.Rational numbers; 3.Exponents and Powers	Activity on fractions and decimals Activity on number line
Social Science	G:1.Inside our Earth; 2.The Changing Earth; 3.Major Land forms; 4.Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere H/C: 1.The Regional Kingdom-I; 2. The Sultanate Period;  3. Democracy; 4.The Regional Kingdom-II; 5.The Great Mughals; 6.Pillars of Democracy; 7.Democracy in Action.	Record and report the weather data of Hyderabad for 10 days. Write about any one tourist place you like, in English and also in any other language. Design your own currency that can be used in all  countries and it should be forgery-proof.
Science	B- 1.Nutrition in animals.     2. Animal fibres. P-1.Heat and its effects.     2. Flow of heat. C- 1. Acids, Bases and Salts.     2. Physical and chemical change.	Project on ‘Animals and their eating habits’. To measure body temperature using a clinical thermometer. To show the process of convection. Litmus test for base and acid. To prepare magnesium hydroxide in the laboratory.
II Language	H : Himalay ki betiya;Katputli; Mitaiwala; Rakth aur hamara sharer. T:Kashmir Darshnam, Subashit Ratnalu,Kandukuri Veereshalingam Urmila devi nidra F:  L2-ILest francais ;L-3-la journee  de Mme, Lavigne ;L-3 journee de Mme Lavinge.	Doodu se banane jane wale mitaiyo ke chitra chipkaker unke nam likea. Worksheet related to lessons Decrivez votre journee Les expressions davoir
III Language	H:Eklavya; Swasth raho, Prasanna raho;Vignan ke chamtkar; Sachha mitra. T: Yesu prabhu ;Garvabhangam ; Vemanna neethulu ; Chatura balika ; Seetha koka chiluka F:.Presentz – vous  Les corps  Lesvetements S:LokLF;L; j{kk] dzhMk;k {ks=e~] uy ne;Urh p] =; eRL;k] tUrq   ”kkyk] Jhjke] cqn~/k	Eklavya ke bare  me 10 vakya likayenge Worksheet related to lessons Dessinev le corps Decrivezvos vetements dk;Z i= fn;k tk,xkA
Creative writing skills/English Language Enhancement skills		Writing text for an advertisement.
Computer Science	Number system, The virus, The Review of Power point	PPT on – “Deforestation”
Music	You are my all in all; Colour of Day;French song; Manavta ke mann mandir mein
Games	Foot Ball	Ball control;Juggling & ball control;invasion skill;invasion skill cone; Hand ball, push pass; short pass
Competitions	Mother and child competition (I-X )	14/7/2012

Events and celebrations:

1.     Guest lecture (VI-X) - 14/6/2012

2.     House Meeting (VI-X) -  16/6/2012

3.     Koffe with Parents (Nur – X)  - 23/6/2012

4.     Prefects’  Council elections  - 30/6/ 2012

5.     World Population Day (Assembly  Presentation)- 11/7/2012

6.     USSR (I-X) – 16/7/2012 – 20/7/2012

7.     PTM + Book Fair – 21/7/2012

8.     Investiture Ceremony + Kargil Victory Day – 26/7/2012

Assessment:

FA-I (VI-X) – 2/7/2012 – 10/7/2012

Holidays:

1.     Holiday – 23/6/2012

2.     Varalakshmi vratham  - 27/7/2012

Holiday – 28/7/2012