ORCHIDS
ACADEMIC SESSION 2016 – 17OCTOBER MONTH
CHARACTER TRAIT OF THE MONTH “PUNCTUALITY”“A man who works regularly, in a systematic fashion, never feels overworked or tired. He knows his limits & is able to do in fair time, all that he undertakes. It is
not hard work that kills a man, but irregularly or lack of system.”
Orchids the International School,Mysore Road organized a Season BoothDay for K1 children on 4th
November’16. Where the teachers tooka unique initiative to explain kids, theseasons of the year, which helped tostimulate children’s curiosity to learnmore about the seasons in our country.A beautiful ambience was created todepict three seasons, Summer, Winter &Monsoon. The children were verydelighted to see the ambience and wereengrossed in doing the art & craftactivities like making rainbow,snowman & decorating sunglasses.Parents also took part in the event &were very happy to see their children’sinteraction with teachers & involvementin all the activities.
Season Booth Day- K1
As a Culmination to the theme‘Transport’ Orchids The InternationalSchool organized ‘Transport day’ forNursery children on 16th November’16. This culminating event was veryhelpful for the children to know moreabout different modes and means oftransport and basic rules to befollowed while using any transport.Teachers had created mock modes oftransport- waterways, airways,railways and roadways. Childrenvisited all the sections and were able toname the different vehicles, explainedabout traffic signals, happy to fill fuelto the vehicles from petrol pump andwere excited to sail on water byrowing the boat.
Transport Day
Earth is called a green planet due tothe presence of plants on it.. Plantsand human relationship is so muchinterlinked that we need them tosurvive. The best way to teach kidsabout the importance of trees is todemonstrate eco-friendliness byexample. Teaching about plantsnaturally lays the groundwork forfuture scientific learning andunderstanding. To expose childrento different subjects in a practicalway Orchids The InternationalSchool-Mysore Road had taken K2children to visit a NURSERY onFriday 21st October 2016 wherethey loved to pick up, look at,explore and question leaves, nuts,twigs, rocks - just about anythingthey found in nursery. Childrenexhibited immense interest inwatching different types and partsof plants, and were keen to knowthe names of plants that werepresent in the nursery.
K2 Field Trip –VISIT TO A NURSERY
ONAM CELEBRATION Grade 3 set up a HARVEST festival environment for the festivals namely
ONAM, PONGAL, BAISAKHI & BIHU. The children narrated the story behind all the festivals along with the VIDEOS.
Everyone enjoyed the session & learnt about the reason behind celebrating HARVEST FESTIVALS.
KANNADA RAJYOTSAVASA COMPETITION S IKEBANA –Flower Arrangement & COLOURING
Kannada Rajyotsava or Karnataka Formation Day; literally "Birth of the Karnataka state” is celebrated on 1st November of every year. It is the 27th most spoken language in the world, with native speakers called Kannadigas. Orchids-The International School, Mysore Road celebrated Kannada Rajyostava on 25th November with great joy and vigor. We had organized competitions for the students. Grade1-3 participated in colouring the Karnataka map, Grade4-5 Sketched the historical monuments of Karnataka, Grade 6-9 participated in a Japanese art of flower arrangement called Ikebana. Children used the materials of only red, yellow and green colour to symbolize the Karnataka map. We also had some of the cultural events and the children had come to school dressed up in red and yellow colourattire.ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಾಗಿ ,ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಷೆಗಗಿ ದುಡಿದವರು ಮಡಿದವರು ಬಹಳಮಂದಿ. ಬನ್ನನ ನೆಲ್ಲ ಇವರೆಲ್ಲರ ಪರಿಶ್ರಮಕ್ೆಾಬೆಲೆಕ್ೆೊಡೆೊೋಣ ಮತ್ುು ನ್ಮಮ ಸುಂದರದ ,ಸಮೃದಿಿಯದ ಭಷೆಯನ್ನ ಇಂದಿನ್ ಪರಭಷೆಯ ಹವಳಿಯಂದ ಸಂರಕ್ಷಿಸೆೊೋಣ. ನವೂ ಬೆಳೆಯೋಣ ನ್ಮಮವರನ್ೊನ ಬೆಳೆಸೆೊೋಣ .." ಹೆಸರಯತ್ು ಕನಾಟಕ , ಉಸಿರಗಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ "." ಜೆೈ ಕನಾಟಕ ಜೆೈ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮತೆ “
Kannada Rajyotsava Celebration
Children’s Day in India is known as ‘Bal Divas’ andis celebrated on 14th November every year on thebirthday of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first PrimeMinister of India. So Children’s Day in India is atribute to India’s Prime Minister Chacha Nehru andhis love for children.We at Orchids-The International School, MysoreRoad celebrated Children’s Day on 14th November2016 with lot of pomp and show. Teachersperformed with great passion and excitement.School building was decorated with colorfulballoons and ribbons. Children’s Day celebration isa call to everyone to protect their little ones fromany harm and save their future for the prosperity ofour nation. Children in our country have beenforced for hard labour for long hours at very littlepay. They have no access to the modern educationthat’s why they remain backward. They need toraise their status which is possible when everyIndian citizen would understand theirresponsibility. Children are valuable assets andhope of a better tomorrow. Children’s daycelebration is a right step towards their brightfuture.
Children’s Day Celebration
JOY OF GIVINGMY VISIT TO THE ORPHANAGE
On 17th November 2016, morning at10:00 a.m. we started our journeyfromschool. We went by the school bus to‘Belli Chukki’ an orphanage. It was quitea marvelous experience. On the way Isaw a lots of plants and a railwaycrossing line. We waited for a minuteand we started our journey again in ourschool bus. At the entrance to ‘BelliChukki’ there were three dogs. I amLiterally scared of it. We rushed insidethe orphanage to escape from the dogs. Isaw a small group of children aged 6 to12 years. We distributed biscuits,chocolates, toys and also played gameswith them. I understood that they arevery talented. I was unable tocommunicate with them because I didn’tknow their language kannada. We had agood-quality time there. Then finally, webid good-bye to them and moved out. Isaw the dog was concentrated on eatingsomething so, I slowly ran and came nearthe van and I felt relaxed. Then, I got intothe van and returned to school at 12:20p.m. It was lunch time. I always had afeeling that orphans are physicallydisabled and therefore are orphans,But I didn't find anyone that way. I alsounderstood that orphans are not reallyorphans in thought and action, they havetalents and like everyone can achieve orcan do something great in life. Being anorphan is not a crime.
S Padmaja Grade 9 ‘A’
FACILITATOR TRAININGON
BLOOM’S TAXONOMYBloom’s Taxonomy is a set of three hierarchical models used to classify educational learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity. The first three levels are considered lower order questions and the final three levels are considered higher order. Each taxonomy level has a short description, a list of keywords that can be used to begin a question. To enhance this, Orchids-The International School had organized a training program at Orchids BTM Branch., for which 4 teachers accompanied by our Vice- Principal attended . On the same guidelines ‘Bloom’s Taxonomy’ was implemented in our branch On 15th October, which turned out to be a rejuvenating learning experience. Teacher’s felt the zeal to teach and cater to the higher order thinking. Activity time was fun and working in groups boosted their thoughts. Teachers had a chance to work on hands on learning experience through posters and charts for the topic chosen. It was found that they exhibited their talent in art and use of colours and no doubt the application of the learnt topic in a creative manner. Sharing experiences and thoughts was an interesting slot during the workshop.
TRAINING PROGRAMME ON ‘STARTERS’The term “STARTERS” is an innovative concept to me and my collegues. Having this
workshop enlightened us. It assists us in our class-room teaching as we face a heterogeneous set of students in a class which consists of hyperactive & distractive
children. How to tackle such situation and make our class interesting was the objective of “STARTERS”.
The facilitator presented the importance of “STARTERS” with an activity for the teachers. “Observe the pink coloured objects around you”, everyone with full energy completed the task. This activity as a “Starter’ kept us gripped and attentive
to our surrounding and the rest of the workshop. The workshop was interesting and the scope for it is very essential in our present-generation.
The facilitator showed videos & PPT’s as well as some hands-on activities were also carried out. The class was awesome and valuable to be
implemented in our class. It was an active and interesting session.-Ms. Preetha Kumari
DAD AND ME –FOOTBALL
In almost all cultures fathers are regarded as secondary caregivers. This perception is slowly changing with more and more fathers becoming primary caregivers, while mothers go to work or in single parenting situations to encourage this we at Orchids-The International School, Mysore Road organized the Dad And Me Football Tournament on 19th Nov 2016.Fathers and their children were divided into two groups to play the match. Dad’s were enthusiastic and very sportive. They also supported their children to kick the ball and achieve the goal. It was a very healthy and a fine tournament. Children enjoyed playing with dads. Dad’s are our real hero because he is one of the most special persons in our life. He
has always taught us good values and whenever we need help, he is always available for us.
