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	The Road not Taken A dog named Duke        3.    The Solitary Reaper	1. Book Review                    2. Letter writing
Mathematics	Factorisation        Lines and angles        Triangles	Determination of factors of an expression using squares and rectangles. Verify the angle sum property using paper cutting Paper cutting activity to verify RHS criteria
Social Science	Geo –    Physical features of India                    Specific hazards and mitigation          Eco – The economic story of Palampur Pol. Sc –How democracy? Why           democracy? His – The rise of Nazism	Map activity – to mark and label important physical    features of India. Listing the specific hazards   A chart on a democratic country    A report on Adolf Hitler
Science	Che –Matter around us          Is matter around us pure? Phy – Motion         Forces and laws of motion Bio – Improvement in food resources         Fundamental unit of life	Separation of substances . .  Plotting graphs of motion To study the scientific names of  flora and fauna
II Language	Telugu:   Kodiguddu antha godhuma    ginja (prose); Andhra bhojudu(Non-detail); Astavadhanam (prose); Asha-nirasha(prose) _____________________________ Hindi: Gadhya – Dukh ka adhikaar; Everest meri shikar yatra; Sparsh padya – Raheem ke pad; Aadmi nama; Ek phool ki chaah; Sanchayan smriti _______________________________ French – La Famille Une journee bien reglee	Letter writing; essay ---------------------------------------------------------- Aagey badhti hui mahilaon par pariyojana karvaya jayegaa. _______________________________________ 1 Soulignez les formes verbales; ecrire des messages
Creative writing        skills		1 Article writing        2 Description/narration
Computer Science	Communication technology Operating systems Word processing tools
Music	You are my all in all; Colour of day; French song; Manavta ki mandir mein
Games	Basket ball	Ball handling; chest pass; invasion in skill; bounding
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. Koffee 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:-

Holiday – 23/6/2012

Varalakshmi vratham  - 27/7/2012

Holiday – 28/7/2012