Star of the week - 43 (G.Shashi Abhigna)

Parents Interactive session on 25/2/12 (Nur-X)

Timings: 10am to 12pm.

Star of the week - 42 (Akshay Sujith)

RAISING POSITIVE AND HAPPY KIDS

Orchids-The International School organized a Seminar on ‘Raising Positive and Happy Kids’ by Mr.Guru Nadkarni, Director, E-Plus Learning Solution, Pvt. Ltd. on 18.2.2012. His address to the parents was very effective and self-analyzing. A parent ought to spend sufficient, quality time with his children to listen to them, tell them bedtime stories, help them read and encourage them to choose their friends with good attitude and behaviour. Children are like bamboo seeds and will rise high at an appropriate time. A parent needs patience and undue emphasis on marks must necessarily be avoided. Home is the most ideal place to influence children and moral support at home is indispensable for a child to grow well.

As children are great imitators, leading by examples is very important and effective. ‘Children don’t do what you say; they do what you do’. ‘In case of a failure, become a friend, not a judge’. Lost time cannot be retrieved and there are no U turns in life.

Sub-conscious mind doesn’t think; it acts. Feeding positive commands to the child helps him to face challenges confidently and with right spirit. Applause is a great encourager and helps the child to reap rewards. Some useful thoughts:

• Don’t keep telling your child too much about your childhood accomplishments.
• Let your children know that nobody can make them feel inferior.
• Don’t talk negatively about your children in their presence.
• Entrust your children some tasks which could make them feel empowered.
• Never be rude to your child.
• Make them realize, ‘Failure is not a sin; Giving up is!’
• Reinforce positive thoughts.

The thought-provoking Seminar was supplemented by effective video clippings. The Seminar was an enriching experience and was attended by parents and teachers of Orchids..

SPORTS FOR PARENTS AT ORCHIDS

It was a fun-filled hour for parents, children and the spectators at Orchids-The International School on 18.2.2012. Some exciting games were arranged for parents (couples exclusively) and some involved the participation of their children also. Parents of children from Nursery to IX participated in all the games with a good spirit and cheer and they probably relived their childhood for a brief time. ‘Dress up the child and run’ was for the parents of pre-primary kids. That was cute, slow and steady. ‘Rush for Shopping’, ‘Balancing the balloon’ were very entertaining and there was ‘One-minute game’ for fathers and ‘Musical Chairs’ for mothers separately. The games revealed their team work, agility and above all their spirit of participation. The hustle and bustle, the gaiety and glee of the ‘Sports Day for Parents’ will be remembered for a long time to come.

The Release of Chrysalis

The fourth edition of ‘Chrysalis’, the school magazine of Orchids- The International School was released by Dr. (Smt.) P.V.Sharada, Programme Executive and Programme Head, All India Radio (AIR) Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, the Chief Guest of the special function on 18.2.2012. It was a moment to celebrate the creativity of Orchidians with a big round of applause. In her speech, Dr. (Smt.) P.V.Sharada highlighted the importance of self-expression and emphasized that teachers have to encourage students to express themselves through prose or poetry. Self-expression develops one’s personality and helps to move ahead in life. The function was graced by Sri M.Venkatanarayana, Chairman, Gowtham Educational Institutions, Mr.Guru Nadkarni, Director, E- plus Learning Solution, Pvt.Ltd. and Mrs. Mona Mehdi, Principal of Orchids-The International School.

Mrs. Mona Mehdi stressed that creativity gives a great expression to reflections and experiences and is given paramount importance in Orchids. Great anticipation, excitement and fulfillment filled the event of the release of ‘Chrysalis’, the blossoming creativity of Orchidians. It was a moment of pleasure for all the students and teachers at Orchids. The butterfly took its shape inside the hard case and strengthened its colourful wings to fly into the air.

Theme of the week - Malaysia (The South East World)

CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION (17/2/2012)

Creative writing is one of the most important skills a child can learn. It stretches the imagination and offers a wonderful outlet for expression.  Creative writing in particular is something that can never be taught to kids by giving them lectures and telling them all the rules, patterns and formats. To make them good at creative writing it is important to make them practice, not by forcing them to sit and write but by giving them some exciting activities. For the same cause, we in Orchids conducted Creative Writing Competition for classes I to III on 17/02/12. The topic given to the students was ‘My favourite dish’. All the students showed a lot of enthusiasm in participating and improving their vocabulary and syntax.

Star of the week - 41 (Sri Bharadwaj)

Field trip to Post office

The pleasure of receiving a hand written letter is very different from receiving an email. In today’s age of computers we wanted our children to know about this long lasting pleasure. On 10^th January, Grade I-III students of ORCHIDS-THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL were taken for a field trip to POSTOFFICE-Madhapur.The postman welcomed the children to their premises. The children visited various sections like the Counters, Delivery, Parcel and Stamp Vendor. The Postmaster taught the kids to drop the letters into the Mail Box. The postman explained the role of his duties and the various kinds of letters that he delivers like the Postcard, Envelopes, Stamps, Seal, Telegram post and Inland letters etc.The experience shows students how the mail touches everyone’s lives almost everyday. It will leave a better understanding of how the Postoffice binds the community together and connects local citizens with the nation and the world. Finally, the Orchidians enjoyed the field trip and understood the importance of community Helper (Postman).

Summative Assessment– II

                                                                                      Time Table

DATE    & DAY	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
5/3/2012 Monday	-----	-----	Computer     ( W )	Computer     ( W )	Computer     ( W )	Computer     ( W )	Computer     ( W )	Computer     ( W )	Computer     ( W )
6/3/2012 Tuesday	GK	GK	GK	GK	GK	GK	GK	GK	---
7/3/2012 Wednesday	English	II Lang (H/T/F)	Social Studies	English	Social Studies	II Lang (H/T/F)	English	Science	English
9/3/2012 Friday	Maths	Social Studies	II Lang (H/T/F)	Maths	English	Science	Social Studies	English	Social Studies
12/3/2012 Monday	Science	English	Maths	II Lang (H/T/F)	Maths	Maths	Science	Maths	Maths
14/3/2012 Wednesday	II Lang (H/T/F)	Maths	Science	Science	II Lang (H/T/F)	Social Studies	Maths	II Lang (H/T/F)	Science
16/3/2012 Friday	Social Studies	Science	English	Social Studies	Science	English	II Lang (H/T/F)	Social Studies	II Lang (H/T/F)
17/3/12 Saturday	-----	-----	-----	-----	III Lang (H/T/F/S)	III Lang (H/T/F/S)	III Lang (H/T/F/S)	III Lang (H/T/F/S)	-----

 Computer Practicals

S.no	Date	Class
1	27/2/12 Monday	IVA, VIII
2	28/2/12 Tuesday	IV B, VII
3	29/2/12 Wednesday	VI A
4	01/03/12 Thursday	II, III, V
5	02/03/12 Friday	I, VIB, IX

Portion

	Subject	Portion
	General Knowledge	Page no. (25,26,28,30,31,38,40,43,46,52)
	Maths	1. Number  names (50-100                    5 . Days of the week   2. Expanded form                                    6 . 2-D and 3-D shapes 3. Addition  (two digit)                           7 . Multiplication table of 2 and 5 4 . Subtraction (two digits )                   8.  Word problems on addition and subtraction
	English Course Book	L -7,8,9
	Eng Workbook	L-7,8,9
	Eng Literature	L- 5.6.7
	Telugu	Page no 16,26,27,28,46,47,48,49,50,51
	French	L – 5 ,8,16
	Hindi	Page 16 -24       L-1  and 2
	Science	L- (9 to 14 )
	Social Studies	L – (14 to 19)

Revision Planner

Date	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
27/2/12 Monday	English CB L -7	Club activity	F  -5 H –Page 16 ,17 T  -	Maths Number name (50 -100) 2-D and 3-D (shapes)	Edu sports	Science L-9	Art	Abacus	Social Studies L-14
28/2/12 Tuesday	English CB L -8	Club activity	Maths (Days of the week)	F –8 H –page 18,19 T -	Abacus	Science L-10	Lib	Social Studies L-15	English WB- L- 7
29/2/12 Wednesday	English Literature L-5,6	Swimming-	Swimming-	Swimming-	Social Studies L-16	Maths (Expanded form)	Edu sports	F –16 H –20 ,21 T -	Science L-11
01/02/12 Thursday	English Workbook- L-8,9	Maths (addition and subtraction)	Social Studies L-17	Science L-12	F –5 H –Page 22,23 T -	F –8 H –24 T -	Art	Music	G.K.(25,26 ,28,30,31)
02/02/12 Friday	English CB L-9	Competition	Competition	Maths (word problems)	F  -16 H –L-1 T  -	Computer (Practical exam)	Computer (Practical exam)	Social Studies L-18	Science L-13
03/02/12 Saturday	EnglishLB L -7	Maths (multiplication table Table of 2 &5)	Social Studies L-19 -	Science L-14	F –5 H –L-2 T -	F –5 H –L-2 T -	Art	Music	G.K.(38,40,43,46,52)s