Swimming Competition (19 & 20/10/2011)

Interhouse Swimming competitions for the year 2011-12 were conducted on Oct 19 & 20, 2011. Participants were divided into three groups A,B and C. The division has given an opportunity to all the students from class I to X to participate in free style swimming competition. 18 students were the winners of prizes I, II and III.

Group 'C' Boys

Position                    Name                                       Class
    I                     Kanishk Gajjala                                   X

   II                     Kaushik Varma                                    X

  III                    Dishanth Mayank                               X


Group 'C' Girls

Position                    Name                                         Class
    I                         G.Puravi                                              X

   II                    Subha Shree                                         VII

  III                     Kavya Anand                                        X

EduSports Merit Certificate - Term I

At Orchids, Edu Sports aim at the holistic education through sports. Assessments are done continuously to test the fundamental skills of physical activity. Our assessments focus on both, skill and fitness. Skill Assessment was for classes Nursery to 10 in the month of July – August, 2011 and health assessment was for classes 2 to 10 in the month of August – September, 2011.

In the skill assessment we test the skills of Running, Jumping, Balancing, Catching, Throwing and Hopping of the children of pre-primary and primary classes, where as for higher classes skill assessment is done on the basis of games such as Football, Basketball, Volleyball.

In Health assessment Edu Sports assess the Aerobic Capacity, Anaerobic Capacity, Flexibility, Leg strength, Shoulder Strength and Abdominal Strength. These assessments test their physical activity.

LEARNING LOG FOR OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2011-2012

Month’s Focus: Being Respectful

SUBJECT	SYLLABUS	FIELD TRIP/PROJECT WORK/ SPECIAL ACTIVITY
English	1. The man who knew too much 2. The seven ages 3. I wish I’d looked after my teeth 4. Keeping it from Harold MCB – Mystery Grammar – Connectors, The Passive, Prepositions	1. Letter writing                        2. Diary entry
Mathematics	Linear equations in two variables Quadrilaterals Areas of Parallelograms and triangles Circles	1Paper cutting and pasting activity to verify that the sum of all the four angles of a quadrilateral is 3600 2 Paper cutting and pasting activity to verify the  mid point theorem 3 Project – Construct a parallelogram and a triangle on the same base and between the same parallels to prove that the area of the triangle is half the area of the parallelogram 4 Four activities to verify the theorems of circles
Social Science	Geo –Natural vegetation & wildlife              Population  Eco – Poverty as a challenge     His – Forest Policy & colonialism         Peasants and farmers Pol. Sc – Working of Institutions	1. A two-page assignment on Wildlife resources 2. A two-page assignment on the various anti-poverty Government programmes
Science	Che –Atoms and molecules;            Structure of atom Phy –Gravitation; Work, energy                  and power Bio – Diversity in Living organisms	1 Electronic configurations up to 20 elements 2 Verification of Archimedes principle 3   To observe specimens like earthworm, cockroach & starfish
II Language	Telugu:   Lesson 5 – Tummachetu; Poetry – L5 Andhra nayaka satakam; Non –det. – L3 Moulana Abul Kalam Azad; L6 – Adhunika Bhasha Lesson – Gizzigadu; L 8 – Prapancha santhi samavesham ____________________________ Hindi: Sparsh Gadh – Tum kasn jaoge athithi; Vaigyanik chetana ke vahak; keechad ka kavya. Sparsh padya – Ek phool ki chaha; Geet-ageet Sanchayan – Mera chota sa niji pustakalaya Grammar – Kavya ke ang; viraam chinh; patra lekhan _____________________________ French: La rentree; L’argent de poche; Faire des achats; Les Loisirs et les sports; Les fetes	Essay writing on Mother tongue Letter writing Poetry writing – Ramdhari Singh Dinkar  Paragraph writing, Letter writing, Message
Creative writing skills/English Language Enhancement skills		Characterisation
Computer Science	L5 – Presentation tools L6 Spreadshoot tools	Creating presentations and worksheets
Music	Durga song; Diwali song Showers of Blessing My life is in you Lord
Games	Volley Ball; Throw Ball
Competitions	a)    II Language Handwriting Competition (VI –X) b)    Cricket(Boys) croquet(Girls) – (VII – X) c)    Poster Making ( VI-X) d)    IT Competition (VI-X) e)    Swimming Competition (VI-X)	22/10/11 28/10/11 & 29/10/11 5/11/2011 26/11/11 19/10/11 & 20/10/11

Events and Celebrations:

1. UNO day – 24/10/2011 – Assembly Presentation
2. Sardar Patel Jayanthi – 31/10/2011 – Assembly Presentation
3. Children’s Day – 14/11/2011 – Assembly Presentation

Holidays:

a)      Diwali – 26/10/2011

b)     Bakrid – 07/11/2011

Others:   

a.      PTM on 22/10/11. Timings – 2PM to 3:30PM

b.      FA3 (VI – X) – 30/11/2011 to 09/12/11

c.       All Saturdays are working days in October ’11 and November ’11.

Tour to Delhi, Agra and Jaipur (28/9 - 3/10)

The 28^th of September was a much anticipated exciting day for the 33 students scheduled to go to Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur on a school excursion. Our first day began with a long, yet short airplane ride to the Indira Gandhi National airport. A soft breeze welcomed us to the capital city of India.

Our first stop was the Qutub Minar, a scientific marvel and a beautiful architectural structure. Then we drove over to the Lotus Temple which truly mesmerized us. For the first time, all of us were completely silent, taking in the serenity and peace of the place. After lunch, we journeyed over to Humayun’s Tomb, Rashtrapati Bhavan, and the India Gate. Finally, our last stop was Hotel Apra International, an unforgettable component of this trip.

The second day was just as exuberant as the first. We visited the Raj Ghat, Indira Gandhi Memorial, the Red Fort, and the Jama Masjid that day. In my opinion that was the best day of the trip. As soon as we reached the hotel, we went for shopping and then all the 10^th graders sneaked into a room to share spooky stories. Of course, we got our share of scolding after that as well.

The third day was a road trip. We drove to Agra and once we entered the city we were entertained by the numerous monkeys and distinct views of some beautiful monuments, such as the Taj Mahal. We made a quick visit to Sikander, Akbar’s tomb, and the Agra Fort, a vast and designed fort. Soon, we retired to the Hotel Taj Inn.

The fourth day was simply beautiful. It was this day that I’m sure most of us were waiting for. We made an early morning visit to the Taj Mahal and were spell bound by its beauty and intricacy. After riding rickshaws and purchasing artifacts and souvenirs, we had another great road trip to Raipur, our last destination.

The next day, we visited some significant places in the Pink City, such as the Birla Temple, Albert Hall, Jantar Mantar and the City Palace. There, we shopped to our hearts’ content and even tried our hands at bargaining. After reaching the hotel, we visited the malls of Raipur which have a diminutive resemblance to the malls in Hyderabad.

The last and final day was spent visiting the Amber Fort and driving back to Delhi. This time, we were filled with the melancholy of wrapping up this memorable trip upon reaching the airport. As we boarded the plane, we were all a homogenous mixture of satisfaction and emotion.  At the Shamshabad airport, we were greeted by our parents and by the time we hopped into the car, most of us poured out all the wonderful contents of the trip into them.

 Sanjana Bukkapatnam

    Class X

School Timings (Revised)

1. The school will get over at 1.30pm till 13 Oct 11. From 14 Oct 11 onwards the school will revert back to regular timings(8:30am to 3:30pm).

 2. PTM for SA – I will be held on 22 Oct 11. Timings 2:00pm to 3:30pm.