Pre assessment by the Cafe Secretary

Having taken over the role of a Cafe Secretary this academic year, my first concern was to conduct a survey  for the school students and get an idea of how many of the students actually liked the school food. My next step would be to work towards adding new variants to the school menu while keeping in mind the nutritious aspect and taste. This is a graphic presentation of the responses that I received. I hope to effect some changes in the menu making food more nutritious and something that the Oakridgers look forward to.  

Deveshi Gupta

Cafe Secretary

1. How happy are you with the school food?

Happy                58%

Satisfied             39%

Not Satisfied       3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. How would you rate the school food?

3. In the existing menu what would you like to see more of?

People would like to see variety in the menu. They would like to see different types of cuisines.       Almost  all of them agree on having:
• Paneer, stufffed Parathas, Poori, Samosa  and more chaat.
• Noodles, Chop Suey, Manchurian, Spring Rolls.
• Burgers, Pastas, Cutlets, Garlic Bread.
• Jalebi, Ice Cream.

What would you prefer to have out of:

a. Sandwiches b. Rolls c. Other: French Fries.

4. Do you think a drink such as- Lemonade, juice should be added to the menu?Everybody asked for a drink to be added to the menu.

6. Do you think most of the food, served to you is wasted?

Rhymes and Stories Workshop

 

 

Stories have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education and preservation of culture and they have also been used to instil moral values in children.

Oakridge International School, Newton campus organized a rhymes and story telling workshop for its teachers on Saturday 18^th June 2011 . The workshop was conducted by Ms. Shaheen Moidu who is the founder of Shaheen niketan Pre- School and has got over 30 years of teaching experience.

It was an interactive story telling workshop where the teachers were provided with an opportunity to explore new skills and ideas for story telling and different media( i.e flash cards, flannel board ,finger puppets, hand and stick puppets) that can be used for an effective story telling session. The workshop also emphasized on voice modulation and body language during rhymes and stories to make it more effective for the child. The teachers were actively encouraged to participate throughout the workshop and had fun while learning.

Ms Shaheen Moidu is a true inspiration for all our young teachers and we look forward for more such interactive and lively session in future.

Ms.Sweta

PP Coordinator

Monday Assembly

"Every accomplishment starts with a decision to try". How true the words sound. Come Monday's Assembly and there is always a message that the students look forward to in the Principal's short stories and parables that he chooses to share with the students. Speaking about his recent visit to Israel he spoke about the vineyard comparing the vine to the school and the students to the branches. He called upon the students to establish a connect with the school 'pruning' themselves in the right direction so that they 'bear fruit' emerging stronger in body, spirit and soul.

Interestingly one can trace the analogy of a vineyard to the Bible where God proclaims he is the vine and people who believe in Him the branches.It is also mentioned that God cares for His human vineyard with compassion and desires that His people be fruitful. These parables speak about simple things in our everyday life yet have a deep meaning and message for us. One does need to discipline himself to a life of toil and commitment to achieve and to ensure his efforts bear fruit.

Ms.Mohseena Hussain

Activity Coordinator

PHASED INDUCTION--NURSERY

 

The induction process at Oakridge International School, Newton campus, is a simple method that encourages children to gradually gain confidence in their new environment. The most important part of the induction process is making children comfortable at all times at the same time allowing them to experience the fun and exciting surroundings that a nursery can offer.

Day one

Parents were invited to come to the nursery and spend a short time with their child getting accustomed to teachers and a new environment for a period of one hour. The hour was packed with rhymes, introduction of children by parents along with some interesting anecdotes about them. This was followed by few interesting activities for children which included decorating a mask cut-out for take home.

 

 

Day two

The day had a theme which was ‘Aqua’ and the students and parents had come dressed in blue. Parents spent a similar amount of time with their child as in day one. Children were encouraged to play and join in some activities getting accustomed to teachers, activities and their new friends. The teachers had done a role play on story “The curious king fish”. Our music teacher ‘David Sir’ had come with different instruments in his magic bag, which the children enjoyed very much.The children made a humpty dumpty balloon with the help of their parents and took it along with them.

 

 

Day three

The theme for the day was ‘Go green’ and the children and parents had come dressed in green. The day started with prayer and rhymes. Children were invited to say their favourite rhymes which some of them did enthusiastically. This was followed by a puppet show by the teachers on the story ‘ Greeny the guava’. Later children did some interesting activity with paints making various impressions with leaves.The children took home small saplings in paper cups.

 

 

Day four

Day four had a sports theme and everything was set in the PP play area for an outdoor experience with the children. The day started with a circle time including prayer and rhymes. This was followed by various exciting races like hulla-hoop race, airplane race and kangaroo jump race. The spirits of parents and children rose high each trying to beat the other . Though they were exhausted at the end of it they were elated with this experience .

 

 

Day five

On day five, children were with their teachers in their respective classrooms for two hours while the parents attended an orientation session.The session was mainly to familiarize the parents with the school environment and culture. It also included a presentation on positive parenting . Meanwhile children were engaged with interesting activities and music .

Thus a week long induction was successfully completed keeping the objective of minimizing the anxiety in both the parent and the child and creating the familiar ambience where the child is happy to spend a considerable part of the day at the nursery.

And the journey begins for our youngest Oakridgers…………

Ms.Sweta,

PP Coordinator

Little mermaids

 

Our little mermaids ,Amita Gondi of Grade VI B won the first five prizes in different events as mentioned in the list below and Deeksha Pandey of Grade III F won the first and third prizes in the 28^th Sub-Junior & 35^th junior Inter District Swimming Championship held at SAAP Swimming Pool GACHIBOWLY on 11^th & 12^th June 2011.

The different events were as under:

AMITA GONDI ( GRADE 6)

· 50mts Butter fly TIME 0.37:28 SEC

· 50mts Back stroke TIME 0.40:91 SEC

· 50mts Freestyle TIME 0.36:00 SEC

· 100mts Freestyle TIME 1.17:00 SEC

· 200mts I.M TIME 3.11:00 SEC

DIKSHA PANDEY (GRADE 3)

· First in 50mts Butterfly TIME 0.57:94 SEC

· Third in 50mts Backstroke TIME 0.59:56 SEC

Induction for new members of Oakridge Family – PP2 to V

Jr. School conducted the induction program for new students and parents on 10 June, 2011.

At OIS we strongly believe in open and transparent communication and this communication between the school and the parents ,who are partners in the child’s growth is very important

The day started off with some interesting activities and games for children where they took part in it willingly and enthusiastically.

The day was filled with fun n frolic for the children, while the parents attended the orientation program where the teachers explained the curriculum and norms for the coming year.

Simultaneously new parents were oriented about the school, giving them an insight about the vision and aim of the school. About the various activities their children will be doing at school. It ended with discussion on the various queries the parents had.

Ms.Ritu Agarwal

  

  

WORLD MUSIC DAY

“SENSE THE POWER OF MUSIC” was the theme as OIS celebrated The World Music Day on 21^st June 2011 at MPH, Newton Campus.

The event started sharp at 2:20 pm with a classical composition by senior and junior School music faculty followed by a fantastic instrumental fusion extravaganza which enthralled the audience.

It evolved an incredibly rich and varied tonal palette, bristling with emotions
and the compositions were enormously entertaining for everyone.

Soon after we had the senior school students singing a medley of English and Hindi songs which got everyone singing, clapping and tapping their feet, to the lilting tunes.

To pep up the mood of the audience the prefects got into action and danced to liven up the atmosphere. The comperes did a wonderful job and cheered the participants encouraging their performances.

The budding students of grade VI sang a variety of melodious folk songs to hail the spirit of music adding a new flavour to the program.

Besides this the Senior School Band performed numb and my enemy to name a few.

The celebration also provided a platform to novice music talents of OIS, they were motivated to join the celebration towards the end of the program and surprisingly we had 3 students from the audience performing spontaneously.

The highlight of the day was Beat Boxing by the cultural secretary which was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. Loud cheers and applauses echoed in the auditorium creating an aura of excitement.

 

   

 

 

On  day 2  of the celebrations , students showcased  Indian classical music by their melodious voices singing a composition of Annamacharya and modelling eminent composers with profiles of PYP.

Day 3 saw the PYP students singing  melodious compositions in Hindustani in classical style in the morning assembly.

The entire music week was culminated on the Friday 24 June,students performed and presented their skills of playing various instruments followed by a very beautiful song “showers of blessing”.

The students have penned down their thoughts on MUSIC and this is certainly heartening to see as MUSIC is one language that has no barriers .We were pretty surprised and impressed to see their thoughts in different languages like Korean,Hindi,Spanish ,Telugu and English.

  

   

 

Lunch at Daspalla

The school organized a lunch for the CBSE teachers at Hotel Daspalla on the 18th June. This was to celebrate the fantastic result in the CBSE segment for both Grades X and XII. The teachers had a good time and enjoyed the short outing outside the school campus. There was an antakshari programme organized and it was good to see everybody participating in all zeal and enthusiasm. It was a fun filled afternoon and had everyone in good spirits.