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.

Star of the week 11: Shanwaz Shaik

La fête nationale française

‘La fête nationale française’ was celebrated in the morning assembly of Orchids on 15.7.13. The students studying French as the second and the third language, of all the classes, participated with a lot of enthusiasm. The programme began with a PowerPoint presentation by the tenth class students. Amina Maqavi and Ramya Donthireddy explained the depiction of the first storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, all that France is famous for and how the National Day is celebrated in France.

Shubhasree B. and Agradoot Maity of the ninth class compered the programme as a continuation.   Jacques Prévert, a renowned poet who is very popular in the schools of France, was introduced to the audience briefly, with his pictures shown on the screen. His poem ‘Le Cancre’ and its translation were read by Maurya Sappa and Shubhasree B. of the ninth. ‘Le Cancre’ was sung by the students of the two senior classes, IX and X and they were accompanied by Shubhasree on the guitar and Mr.Samuel on the keyboard.  The brief discussion on ‘les magies’ by Ramya, Amina and Kaushiki Ch. made the audience curious.

Yahya Maqavi, Md. Affan Khan and Dhruv M. of class VIII introduced Jean de la Fontaine to the audience. The dance by the students of the eighth was spirited and the ‘Fashion parade’ of the students of the second, third and sixth classes entertained the audience.  The special assembly on the occasion of ‘The French National Day’ remains one of the memorable events organized in Orchids.

Investiture ceremony

Orchids – The International School(Hyderabad) has a tradition of conducting elections for the various appointments of the Prefects’ Council.  As per practice, once the dates were announced, the nominated students rendered speeches during the morning assembly to acquaint the other students about their capabilities and the need to vote for them.

Elections were subsequently held; all the students of Classes VI – X were very enthusiastic and particular about casting their votes for the Head Boy, Head Girl, Captains and Vice – captains of the four houses – Carnation, Daffodil, Marigold and Tulip. Niranjan Muralidharan and Deeksha Pandey were declared the Head Boy and Head Girl respectively of the senior section.  Nikhil and Khadija Khan were declared the Head Boy and Head Girl for the primary section. To emphasise the importance of discipline and to inculcate the spirit of sportsmanship, two students from the Class X were also declared for the posts ‘Sports Captain’ and ‘Discipline In charge’. 

The Investiture ceremony was held on 13/7/ 2013 in the school campus. The Chief Guest of  the occasion was Mr. Musa Bin Ibrahim, Additional Commandant, Special Police, Amberpet. In her welcome address, the Principal Ms. Mona Mehdi stressed on the importance of ‘grooming’ children as leaders from the school level itself. The Chief Guest Mr. Musa Bin Ibrahim gave an inspiring speech; he described the relevance of responsibility and being human as important qualities of any leader. 

It was altogether a very solemn and engrossing programme where all the office bearers were invested with their badges in the presence of their proud parents and friends. This is also their first step towards working with responsibility and keeping in mind the school’s motto – Learning to Lead.

F A &C C E AWARENESS PROGRAMMME FOR PARENTS (IX-X)