Star of the week 43 (Hasni Reddy)

DANCE COMPETITION (24/2/2012)

Children who grow up listening to music, singing songs, moving to a beat and dancing to a tune are enjoying what experts call ‘a rich sensory environment.’ In Orchids, we provide this environment.  The students sing and dance everyday in classroom. Dance is an art form that generally refers to the movement of body, usually rhythmic. Dance is structured to aid children’s physical development, coordination, spatial awareness, sensory development, creativity and self-expression. To encourage students learn this art, we conducted dance competition for our pre-primary students on 24/02/12. The competition consisted of two groups Group - A (Nursery and PP-I) and Group – B (PP-II) children. The students danced to the music of various songs. They enjoyed themselves immensely.

Winners:

GROUP – A:

                        1. K. Ankith 

                        2. Abhinav Reddy

                        3. Afreen Khanam

GROUP - B    :

                        1. Hassaan Md. Khan

                        2. Tanvi Nag

                        3. Ruchir Rajanala

Consolation:  P. Aakash

Parents Interactive session on 25/2/12 (Nur-X)

Timings: 10am to 12pm.

Star of the week - 42 (Omkar.M)

RAISING POSITIVE AND HAPPY KIDS

Orchids-The International School organized a Seminar on ‘Raising Positive and Happy Kids’ by Mr.Guru Nadkarni, Director, E-Plus Learning Solution, Pvt. Ltd. on 18.2.2012. His address to the parents was very effective and self-analyzing. A parent ought to spend sufficient, quality time with his children to listen to them, tell them bedtime stories, help them read and encourage them to choose their friends with good attitude and behaviour. Children are like bamboo seeds and will rise high at an appropriate time. A parent needs patience and undue emphasis on marks must necessarily be avoided. Home is the most ideal place to influence children and moral support at home is indispensable for a child to grow well.

As children are great imitators, leading by examples is very important and effective. ‘Children don’t do what you say; they do what you do’. ‘In case of a failure, become a friend, not a judge’. Lost time cannot be retrieved and there are no U turns in life.

Sub-conscious mind doesn’t think; it acts. Feeding positive commands to the child helps him to face challenges confidently and with right spirit. Applause is a great encourager and helps the child to reap rewards. Some useful thoughts:

• Don’t keep telling your child too much about your childhood accomplishments.
• Let your children know that nobody can make them feel inferior.
• Don’t talk negatively about your children in their presence.
• Entrust your children some tasks which could make them feel empowered.
• Never be rude to your child.
• Make them realize, ‘Failure is not a sin; Giving up is!’
• Reinforce positive thoughts.

The thought-provoking Seminar was supplemented by effective video clippings. The Seminar was an enriching experience and was attended by parents and teachers of Orchids..

SPORTS FOR PARENTS AT ORCHIDS

It was a fun-filled hour for parents, children and the spectators at Orchids-The International School on18.2.2012. Some exciting games were arranged for parents (couples exclusively) and some involved the participation of their children also. Parents of children from Nursery to IX participated in all the games with a good spirit and cheer and they probably relived their childhood for a brief time. ‘Dress up the child and run’ was for the parents of pre-primary kids. That was cute, slow and steady. ‘Rush for Shopping’, ‘Balancing the balloon’ were very entertaining and there was ‘One-minute game’ for fathers and ‘Musical Chairs’ for mothers separately. The games revealed their team work, agility and above all their spirit of participation. The hustle and bustle, the gaiety and glee of the ‘Sports Day for Parents’ will be remembered for a long time to come.

Chrysalis of Orchids Released

The fourth edition of ‘Chrysalis’, the school magazine of Orchids- The International School was released by Dr. (Smt.) P.V.Sharada, Programme Executive and Programme Head, All India Radio (AIR) Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, the Chief Guest of the special function on 18.2.2012. It was a moment to celebrate the creativity of Orchidians with a big round of applause. In her speech, Dr. (Smt.) P.V.Sharada highlighted the importance of self-expression and emphasized that teachers have to encourage students to express themselves through prose or poetry. Self-expression develops one’s personality and helps to move ahead in life. The function was graced by Sri M.Venkatanarayana, Chairman, Gowtham Educational Institutions, Mr.Guru Nadkarni, Director, E- plus Learning Solution, Pvt.Ltd. and Mrs. Mona Mehdi, Principal of Orchids-The International School. 
Mrs. Mona Mehdi stressed that creativity gives a great expression to reflections and experiences and is given paramount importance in Orchids. Great anticipation, excitement and fulfillment filled the event of the release of ‘Chrysalis’, the blossoming creativity of Orchidians. It was a moment of pleasure for all the students and teachers at Orchids. The butterfly took its shape inside the hard case and strengthened its colourful wings to fly into the air.

FREEHAND DRAWING COMPETITION (17/2/2012)

A freehand drawing is simply a drawing done by hand without the use of tools or aids such as stencils, tracing, etc. It is a style of drawing made without the use of guiding or measuring instruments. It's not about the end result as much, it is about the taking part and creating ideas in art, because everyone has ideas within and as an artist these need to be expressed through the process of art. Freehand drawing will free you up to go out into the world and draw anything, and anywhere you please. Freehand drawing is going to improve their imagination skills. In the world, there are people who can't read, but we never think of those who can't draw. To overcome this, we in Orchids conducted freehand drawing competition for our pre-primary students on 17/02/12. The students poured in their creativity on the paper. They enjoyed a lot by drawing and colouring.

Winners:

Nursery

1.       Kashyap D.

2.       Maaria Khan

3.       Abhinav Reddy

Star of the week - 41 (Hasini Reddy)

Picnic to KRISHNA KANTH PARK

It is the norm of Orchids – The International School to organize field trips and picnics. There are many things to be learnt beyond the classroom teaching. Going out of the classroom adds excitement to teaching / learning. Keeping this in view, we organized a picnic for our Pre- primary students. They were taken to Krishna Kanth Park on 10/2/12. This was a kind of open air entertainment. It was also aimed to break the monotony of classroom atmosphere. The students were excited and relaxed. They enjoyed a lot. We played outdoor games. They were exposed to new windows of understanding. Such experience is different from the one that they have with their family. They were close to nature. They shared their snacks with their friends. Such activities enrich their learning. They enjoyed the beauty of nature and realised that man cannot exist alone but should co - exist with flora and fauna. They learnt civic sense also.

Star of the week - 40 (Greeshma Jakka)

Solo Singing (3/2/2012)

Singing is something that children enjoy and is fun to do. Singing is simply one of the best ways of developing the sound awareness skills. It is also an obvious outlet for self-expression and creativity.  In order to make the students confident and help them come out of their shells, we conduct competitions in various arenas. These competitions bring the hidden talent out. Rewards motivate the students to give their best. We conducted singing competition for our pre-primary students on 03/02/12. Students sang various kinds of songs. They sang songs in all three languages i.e. Hindi, Telugu and English

Winners:

       1. Maaria Khan

       2. Afreen Khanam

       3.Greeshma Jakka

10th Annual Day Celebration (A Rendezvous with 'ME')

      

Orchids – The International School celebrated its 10^th Annual Day on the 28^th of January, 2012, with great pomp and show, at Shilparamam. The Day remains very special as it looks back at a decade of determination, diligence and dedication. The Chief Guest was Mr. K.R.K. Reddy, Gowtham Educational Institutions. The Principal of Orchids, Mrs. Mona Mehdi, presented the Annual Report of the school which highlighted the prominent achievements of the school during the year 2011-2012 in the scholastic and co-scholastic areas.

The Chief Guest, Mr.K,R.K.Reddy opined that schools must aim at imparting Holistic Education which nurtures the all-round development of a student.      

 The students exhibited great verve and showcased a scintillating performance in their theme based event, ‘A Rendezvous with ME’- a conglomeration of environmental awareness, action, songs, mime and dances. It was a combination of creativity and technology. The theme depicted the glorious past of Mother Earth with timely seasons, present effects of global warming and the pressing need to take up measures to prevent it. It was a plea to all mankind to save Mother Nature and prevent global warming which is leading to a plethora of problems for man.

The cultural show encompassed the exuberant dance of the pre-primary kids, the vivacity of Holi, Bhangra, Goan and Western dances, the sonority of English and French songs by the School Choir, the effective mime and enthralling Siva and Parvati classical dance. The vibrant celebration kept the audience enthralled till the end and was a resounding success with 100% participation of students.