LEARNING LOG FOR APRIL 2014

International Women's Day Celebration

International Women’s Day Celebration

‘How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!’

International Women’s Day is commemorated to remember and appreciate the achievements of women. It also stresses the vital role of women as agents of development. Women are the major part of the society and play a great role in the economic, political, and social activities and ‘Equality for women is progress for all’.

‘Koffee with Moms’ was a special event organized at Orchids- The International School, Hyderabad,  to recognize, appreciate and honour a few working women of different fields. With their children studying in Orchids, they are actively involved in the activities of the school. They perfectly balance their personal and professional areas.

The participant were-

Dr. Durga Bhavani Kalavalapalli, Consultant Neonatologist NICE Hospital for women and newborn children, mother of two kids, who aspires to be a complete woman, an achiever in family and professional life

Namita Kant, Stock trader, a caring and dutiful daughter and mother of a teenage daughter

Neha G Subramaniam, an artist by profession who searches for expression through art and mother of a teenage son. She has painted more than 200 Paintings on various subjects of life.

Kavitha Reddy is an entrepreneur and mother of an eleven- year- old son. She is a business woman and runs a restaurant. Her hobbies are cooking traditional dishes, reading books and designing and stitching clothes.

Shweta Singh, Director, EQUINOX SOLUTIONS and mother of a cute seven- year- old daughter. She was one of the participants in GLADRAGS Mrs. India Beauty Pageant.

Kousalya,  a renowned name in South Indian Cinema, a singer by profession and mother of an eight- year- old son. She rendered more than 400 songs for Telugu, Tamil & Kannada films and has worked with renowned musicians and playback singers.

Principal  and host Ms. Mona Mehdi introduced them and spoke to them about the challenges they face as a home maker and also a career woman.

The six Moms also demonstrated the way they help their kids who wish to give handmade cards to their teachers. They also participated in ‘Know your child’ quiz responding very eagerly to the questions asked.  Principal, Ms. Mona Mehdi presented them gift hampers, as tokens of appreciation of their remarkable achievements in their fields.

All the best to X class for exams

All the Best for Your Board Exams-X class

Farewell to class X

Farewell to the Tenth

That was a touching farewell organized by the ninth class for their seniors on 24/2/14.The farewell mood had set in fifteen days before the event in all seriousness to make it an event for every one to cherish for a lifetime.

The girls of the tenth attended the function in their charming traditional dresses of the South/North. The boys of the class looked very handsome in their formal wear. As the ninth anchored the programme and announced the nominees of titles, each and every tenth class student went on to the dais to receive the title won, along with a gift from the Principal Ms.Mona Mehdi. They walked the ramp in their individual ways and spoke of their feelings on the last day of their school. A few teachers of class X spoke on the occasion. The girls and boys of the ninth danced separately for entertaining their friendly audience. Two videos that were presented had the tenth class students sharing their views as they parted ways and their photographs catching their memories of school life. A delicious treat accompanied the visual treat.

 Deeksha Pandey and Raj Kishan of class X were crowned as Miss.orchids and Mr .orchids respectively.  Principal, Ms Mona Mehdi addressed and advised the class X in a note of farewell and good wishes.

Annual Day Celebrations

‘Incredible India’, the programme incorporating a unifying skit, songs and dances articulating the typical art forms of the various states, conveyed the astounding  unity in diversity of our country. Each and every student of the school became a joyful participant involved in contributing his/her best to the mighty event, enthralling the audience.

 The Principal of Orchids, Ms. Mona Mehdi gave the welcome address highlighting the achievements of Orchidians during the year. The Chief Guest of the function was Prof. Faiz Ahmed Khan, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Hyderabad and the Guest of Honour was Mr. M. Venkata Narayana, Chairman of Orchids and Gowtham Educational Institutions. They emphasized the role of educational institutions in making students global citizens with human values.

Merit certificates (to Archana Dinesh and B. Sai Rohit of the academic year 2012-13) and House trophies were given away by the Chief Guest who also released Chrysalis-2014, the school magazine.

The participants in the skit were from classes IX, VIII, V and III. The whole theme was interlinked with their conversations which unified all the events into one major event. The songs of the Annual event included the School Song, Songs in French and Chhattisgarh and the song ‘We are the world’. Dances began with a prayerful, traditional dance of invocation ‘Ganesh Stuthi’ continued with a dance of the pre-primary section and folk dances of Andhra, Goa, Bengal, Gujarat, Punjab and Kashmir. Fashion Show and Qawali formed the other attractions of the day. The Grand Finale, ‘Mile sur mera tumhara’ conveyed the most incredible ‘Unity in Diversity’ of the country.

The programme was well attended by dignitaries, parents, grandparents and guardians of Orchidians and sustained their attention from the beginning to the National Anthem which concluded the day’s programme.

Star of the week 37 - Niranjan Muraleedharan

Star of the week 36 - Yatisha Rajanala