SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I (2014-15) Time table

                                             SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I (2014-15)

                                                               TIME TABLE (VI – X)

DATE/DAY	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
18/09/14 Thursday	G.K	G.K	G.K	Computer (W)	English
19/09/14 Friday	Computer (W)	Computer (W)	Computer (W)	-	-
20/09/14 Saturday	English	III Lang	English	Science	Mathematics
22/09/14 Monday	II Lang	Mathematics	Mathematics	Mathematics	Social Studies
23/09/14 Tuesday	Science	English	Social Studies	English	-
24/09/14 Wednesday	Social Studies	Science	II Lang	II Lang	Science
25/09/14 Thursday	Mathematics	II Lang	Science	-	-
26/09/14 Friday	III Lang	Social Studies	III Lang	Social Studies	II Lang

                                       

                             COMPUTER PRACTICALS TIME TABLE(VI – X)

S.NO	DATE	DAY	CLASSES
1.	12/09/14	Friday	VIII & IX-A
2.	16/09/14	Tuesday	IX-B
3.	17/09/14	Wednesday	VI & VII

Circular

Ref NO 1032/A/PC/2014-15/35                                                                                     20/08/14

Dear Parent,

1.The School  will be working on 23/08/14 and 30/08/14 for Grades Nursery -X, in order to complete the Syllabus in time. Buses will be plying as usual.

2.Friday’s Time-Table will be followed for Grades I –X  on both the days.

Regards

C.Srikanth

Principal

Star of the week in 9-A Krithika

Holidays Information

Dear Parent,

1. This is to inform you that 18/08/14 and 19/08/14 are HOLIDAYS for the School on account of Krishnashtami and Household Survey being conducted by the Government.

2. Parents are requested to note that 23/08/14 (4^th Saturday) is a normal working day for Classes I-X.

Regards

C.Srikanth

Principal

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

The 68^th Independence Day was celebrated in Orchids ceremoniously. The Chief Guest Dr. Ashwin M. Shah, Head of the Dept. of Oncology, Kamineni Hospitals hoisted the National Flag and the National Anthem was sung. Principal, Mr. C. Srikanth introduced the Chief Guest to the gathering. There were speeches by the students of class X in English, Hindi and Telugu and depictions of the personages of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Subhash Chandra Bose, Mahatma Gandhi and Bhagat Singh with their quotes, by students of class V.

The School Choir rendered ‘Vandemataram’ and saluted the nation with their melody. The Chief Guest in his address emphasized that achievement of Independence was the result of the efforts and sacrifices of many who inspired and united the nation. He also advised the students to pursue their interests and passions to choose their professions.

Sweet distribution concluded the celebration of the day.

Star of the Week in 9-B Gopala Krishna

Star of the Week in 9-A Affan Khan

LEARNING TO COMPETE

Orchids- The International School represented participation in Glendale Academy’s ‘Literary Fest 2014’ organized on August 4, 2014. Shuchitha gupta and Mourya Sappa of class X participated in senior’s Elocution and Essay Writing Competitions, respectively. Nikhila.T and G. Sai ram of class VIII participated in the same competitions held for Juniors.  

Star of the Week in 9-B pinky Chowhan

Star of the Week in 9-A Sahithi

Mother and Child Competition

Mother and Child Team at Orchids

Competitions, individual or as a team, offer immense pleasure of participation combined with learning experience. Some competitions remain unique and noteworthy involving the participation of parents.  One such is the competition organized in Orchids on August 2, 2014.

‘Mother and Child’ formed quite an understanding team and students of classes I-VII participated in the contest cheerfully with mothers beside, guiding them to implement their plan of work efficiently on time.

Themes given for the classes: I&II – Hat making

                                             III – V - Mask making 

                                             VI & VII - Collage making on ‘A famous woman’          

Parents shared the enthusiasm of their children and participated in the activity organized especially for them to the delight of everyone. Joy of participation, alacrity to wind up the work within the stipulated one hour and admirable coordination they had with their children made each and every ‘Mother and Child’ team, a winner indeed.

Lunch Timings

Dear  parent,

This is to inform you that school has rescheduled the lunch time.

Entire school will assemble at the same time for lunch.

Lunch time: 12:30 p.m to 1:05 p.m with effect from Monday  4/08/14.

Kindly note the change.

Learning logs for the month of Aug-Sept 2014-15

LEARNING LOG FOR AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2014

Name:                                                                                                                        Class: IX      

Month’s Focus: United we stand

SUBJECT	SYLLABUS	FIELD TRIP/PROJECT WORK/SPECIAL ACTIVITY
English	Lord Ullin’s daughter Villa for Sale MCB – Environment Three men in a Boat –Part 1 WB – Future Tense, Reference, Modals	Talk on Environmental issues
Mathematics	Co-ordinate Geometry  Euclid’s geometry Heron’s Formula Revision for SA 1	Peg board activity to identify the co-ordinates
Social Science	Geo –    Drainage; Climate  Disaster Management -  Man-made disasters      Pol. Sc –  Electoral Politics              Economics – People as a resource	Map pointing – locating dams on a map of India. Two page assignment on any 1 member of the Drafting Committee A two page report on an Indian political party
Science	Chemistry –Is matter around us pure?  Atoms and molecules Physics – Force; Laws of Motion;             Gravitation Biology – Tissues	Separation of substances Verification of centripetal & centrifugal forces 1To study the slides of a) onion peel b) human cheek cells 2.To identify parenchyma, sclerenchyma tissues in plants, striated muscle fibres and nerve tissue in animals from prepared slides 3. To test the presence of a) starch in the food sample and b) adulterant metanil yellow in pulses.
II Language	Telugu: Prabodham ; Sasaymira ; Gidigu Ramamurty ; Vyakaranam ____________________________ Hindi: Tum kab javoge athithi; Geet-ageet; Vigyan ki chethna ke vaahak; Agnipath ____________________________French – 1 Les Saisons  2 Voyages	Vyasarachana, lekha ---------------------------------------------------------- Aagey badhtey Bharatiya mahilaon se sambandhith chitron ka sangrah keejiye avum sanshipth jaankari likhiye. _______________________________________ 1 Ecrire des messages et les recettes a l’imperatif 2 Poser des questions
Creative writing skills		1 Narration of the story Lord Ullin’s Daughter  2 Article Writing
Computer Science	L3 – Input and output devices L4 – Basics of computer system	To scan text, graphics and photographs
Music	Jaya jaya priya bharatha; Jhanda ooncha rahey hamara; Saarey jahaan se achha; It’s a small world
Games	Football
Competitions	Mother  & Child Competition (I-X) – 2/8/14 Patriotic Song Singing Competition – (VI – X)   - 16/8/14   Hindi Hasya Kavi Sammelan - 6/9/14

Events and Celebrations:

1Hiroshima day -- Assembly Presentation -

                                                       6/8/14

2 Independence Day celebration -15/8/14

3. Telugu Day Celebration– 28/8/14

4  Field trip (VI-X) – 30/8/14

5 Teacher’s day+ Mother Teresa’s Day -                

                                                    5/9/14

Assessment:

SA – I (VI – X) - 16/9/14 to 26/9/2014

Holidays:

1. Varalakshmi  Vratam – 8/8/14

2. Second Saturday – 9/8/14

3. Fourth Saturday – 23/8/14

4. Vinayaka Chavithi – 29/8/14

5. Ganesh Immersion –8/9/14

6. Second Saturday – 13/9/14 

7. Dasara Break -27/9/14 – 6/10/14

Others:

Revision week - 9/9/14 to 15/9/14

School reopens on – 7/10/14