Star of the week 13: Yatisha.R

‘Mother and Child Competition’

Competitions-co-curricular or extracurricular are common in schools. Some competitions remain unique and noteworthy involving the participation of parents. Parents share the enthusiasm of their children and participate in the activities organized especially for them to the delight of everyone.

One such competition organized for ‘Mother and Child’ at orchids on 27/7/13 was well attended by parents of the children of classes PPI-VIII. It was a pleasure to observe the mother and child at work either at ‘Face Painting’ or at making ‘Best out of waste’.

Their joy of participation and alacrity to wind up their work within the stipulated one hour and admirable coordination they have, make each and every ‘Mother and Child’ team, a winner indeed.

Mrs.Neha, an artist herself who helps many learn art in her Institute of Arts judged the work of the teams. Cheerful participation of all the teams made the event a successful one.

Field Trip to Dialogue in the Dark

The students of Classes III to X were taken to experience a ‘Dialogue in the dark’ at Inorbit Mall on 25/7/2013. They were divided into groups of nine aIong with a teacher and were guided by confident visually impaired people.  It was a real out of the world incident for everyone as they got a feel of the reality of coping with darkness. They have also realised that perhaps ‘Nothing is impossible’ as long as they are ready to take up any challenge positively.  

eINDIA 2013 Summit

Orchids- The International school participated in eINDIA 2013, the 9^th edition of India’s largest and the most prestigious ICT event, and has bagged the award under the school education sector under the category of ‘Usage of Technology in Teaching & Learning’. It is an immense pleasure and a matter of pride for us, the Orchidians, to get this award. The award ceremony was held on 23.7.2013 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre. The awards were presented by Mr. Ponnala Lakshmayya , Minister of Information and Technology, Govt of Andhra Pradesh and Mr. Sanjay Jaju, Secretary- IT, Govt of Andhra Pradesh. It is a platform which recognizes innovation and excellence in governance, education and healthcare. The summit was attended by dignitaries of all the sectors - Government, public , private, education and Health, from across the nation.

Star of the week 12: Deeksha Pandey

USSR

‘Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.’

One of the objectives of Orchids is to promote reading habit among students. So it insists on USSR (Uninterrupted Self Sustained Reading) periodically when each student of every class gets engaged in reading during a specified time. It is a pleasure to watch the productive silence of reading spread in each and every class. This is followed by  Scholastic Book Fair for two days i.e. on July, 19 & 20. It coincided with the PTM on 20.7.13. 

Van Mahotsav

Van Mahotsav or the ‘Festival of planting trees’ was celebrated at Orchids on 17/7/2013. There was a cultural programme by the students of various classes. Skits and songs relevant to the theme of afforestation and the need to appreciate and conserve the existing gifts from Mother Nature were presented. The students also came up with pertinent slogans.

Keeping in mind the need to increase greenery, it was followed by the planting of saplings by all the classes in the school campus. The bougainvillea was the plant for each class of the primary section while the classes of the senior section planted palm tree saplings. The students participated in all the activities with a lot of enthusiasm and energy.