WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY…..

There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth.  We are all crew….this probably sums up the need to conserve and protect our environment. It was good to see Oakridgers take the initiative of celebrating Environment Day and take up the cause of sensitizing one and all about protecting nature. A special assembly was organized which started with the song ‘Heal the world’ in sync with the message of creating awareness against destruction of any kind.

The Principal Capt.Bajaj speaking on the occasion reiterated the need for children to be responsible citizens by encouraging everybody on the importance of adopting measures like keeping our lakes and rivers clean and not polluting them. He also announced that the school will follow a no plastic policy as a step to preserve our environment.

The students also initiated a Gift Green campaign urging everybody to gift a sapling or an eco friendly product to their friends, teachers or someone they would like to share a gift with. To initiate the process the students of Grade XII gifted eco friendly products to the Principal and the Vice Principal. There was a plantation drive organized by the grade XII students who brought saplings and planted them in the school premises. They also took a pledge to protect environment in all possible ways that they can by recycling, car pooling etc

Ms.Mohseena Hussain

Activity Coordinator

Professional Development workshops for teachers

 

June 18th marked the inaugural of Professional Development workshops for teachers at Oakridge. Speaking on the occasion the group Managing Director , Mr.Rajashekhar Babu shared his vision of the school with the teachers. Addressing them he said the school has made rapid strides since its inception and is slated to a bigger growth in the coming years. Keeping abreast of the changing times he urged the teachers to acquire skills that would give them the required competencies to face challenges in an ever changing world. He also reiterated the need to develop core skills among teachers that will set them apart as leaders; in particular he spoke about time management. 

His address was followed by a short talk by the Vice Principal Ms.Jyothi Turaga who began her talk with a quote that “He who knows not and knows not he knows not: is a fool who should be shunned. He who knows not and knows he knows not: is simple and open to learning. He who knows and knows not he knows: is asleep - wake him. He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise - follow him.”The students she said belong to the third category who are aware of things but only need motivation and direction which teachers as facilitators can provide. She pointed out that in her short interaction with Mr.Rajshekhar Babu she found him to possess all the qualities of a leader who believes in the vision he has envisaged for himself. 

Ms.Mohseena Hussain,

Activity Coordinator

Member of IBO History Curriculum Review Committee

 

Dr.Sudeshna Bhattacharya, History Faculty & Examiner – IBDP, Oakridge International School

Congratulations, Dr.Sudeshna Bhattacharya for being appointed by the IBO  as the member of  History Curriculum Review Committee .

Gymkhana Open Tennis Tournament

 

Oakridge Alumni

 

Capt.Rohit Sen Bajaj, Principal

Well today I was thinking about - The Oakridge alumni and my talk with Tejo Ananth. What if we could build a legion of loyal supporters? Just imagine: hundreds of mentors, volunteers, and advocates for Oakridge schools. Alumni are natural resource for a school; they already have ownership and are familiar with the policies of the School, and they love to talk about ‘back when’. Now I view alumni in two ways:

1. Creating Alumni.
2. Keeping and getting the most out of Alumni.

Creating an alumni base is probably a very valuable commodity to have for a successful School. I am looking at Oakridge alumni having an underlying connection or bond with each other. Especially powerful is the use of sports in this equation. Cultivated properly, this bond could produce some very passionate sporting events which could lead to great “game spirit”. This in turn will lead to many memorable sporting events which is what sports are all about; the experience.

Tejo Ananth of the 2009 batch, an IB student has followed his dream and is pursing a course in Sports Management. He has had the distinction of being appointed as a representative in the student’s union for his course in Sports Management. Ananth has volunteered to coach the girls and boys Oakridge soccer team for two months .

What I am looking at is sharing the memories and building the future. I understand, it takes enthusiasm and the willingness of several individuals to get the whole ball rolling .

The NASA Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) project - Winner

International Division Awards First Place Nitish Kulkarni, Grade 11 Oakridge International School Hyderabad, India

In order to engage and inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists, NASA offers technical challenges for both high school and college level students in the area of environmentally responsible aviation. These challenges are open to both US citizens and foreign students.

The NASA Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) project explores and documents the feasibility, benefits, and technical risks associated with vehicle concepts and enabling technologies that will help mitigate the impact of aviation on the environment.

This years winners are:

First Place

Andrew Andraka, Grade 12

Bishop Hendricken High School
Warwick, RI
Second Place, Tie

Zach Addington, Grade 12
Virginia Aquino, Grade 12
Dustin Mays, Grade 12

Linwood Holton Governor’s School
Abingdon, VA

Second Place, Tie

Michael Roznick, Grade 11
Nick Sloan, Grade 11

St. Croix Preparatory Academy
Stillwater, MN

International Division Awards
First Place

Nitish Kulkarni, Grade 11

Oakridge International School
Hyderabad, India

Second Place

Roxana Deleanu, Grade 12
Elena Sorina Lupu, Grade 12

Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science
Bucharest, Romania

Third Place

Cosmin Ion, Grade 12
Ionaa Fereriu, Grade 12
Patricia Vilceanu, Grade 12

Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science
Bucharest, Romania

The results can be found online at  -
 http://aero.larc.nasa.gov/era_high/competitions_high_era.htm

Internet Science and Technology Fair (ISTF)–Winners

 

The Internet Science and Technology Fair (ISTF) is the 21^st century science fair that challenges students to research how National Critical Technology (NCT) applications may be used to solve real‐world problems. They use information technology tools while adhering to guidelines based on national science content standards. Students develop critical thinking, research and reading/writing skills as they work on‐line with practicing professionals and publish their final research findings in a webpage format for preliminary and national rounds of judging.

Since October 2010, two hundred and fifty three student teams (representing 948 students) were enrolled in ISTF competition. At the end of February 2011, 120 student teams submitted their research findings in a website format. Following the preliminary round of judging, 60 teams advanced to the final round with nine student teams emerging to capture top awards in the 14th annual Internet Science and Technology Fair(ISTF).

One among the nine student teams that emerged as winners ,is the team of Oakridge International School, Newton Campus .

These students  will be receiving “Meritorious Achievement” certificate awards from the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at the US Department of Commerce.

The university also gave a press release about the competition results.
http://istf.ucf.edu/About_Us/News/Press_Releases/ISTF_2010_2011_WinnersAnnouncement.pdf
- The Press release
http://istf.ucf.edu/winners/Hall_of_Fame/2010-2011/ - The website

Deloitte visits OIS…….

 

Career guidance plays a very important role in the lives of all individuals, as it helps in setting future goals and choosing careers. We the students of Grade IX had a very interesting and interactive workshop on ‘Career in a day’. Through this workshop we understood the various career opportunities the different competitive exams and the importance of having goals, passion and hard work to achieve the desired goal.

Volunteers from Deloitte came to talk to us about Cyber safety and the importance of being aware of the things we do on the computer. Rahul, Sanjay, Indranil .

and Sridhar were the representatives who came to our class and they started off their presentation with the definition of a firewall. It is a protective wall that prevents unwanted programs from entering. Without it, they explained, our system would be prone to viruses, Trojan attacks, and illegitimate websites, as Google does not secure all sites. We learned that the presence of a padded lock at the right hand side of the website would prove whether it was a legal one or not. With the help of interactive posters, they talked to us about the disadvantages of downloading, which can trigger the corruption of the software, leading to lost data. A concept called phishing is widely employed to track down people’s personal information. For example, if we click on an attractive looking link about our bank and type in our username and password, our money could be transferred to another person’s account and we would be deceived.

Finally, we got to our favourite topic of the day; social networking. Rahul took out some prizes and said that whoever could come up with the best and most secure password would win the hat. The winner, Ashish, came up with the most unique password using numbers and punctuation marks to create a word. The volunteers explained that a decent password is one that doesn’t relate to the user, uses numbers and symbols and is case-sensitive. It is also vital to pose our own security question instead of using the ones that the website gives. Sanjay talked about software Sanjay talked about software called “key logger,” something that was big in his time. Apparently, this software records whatever you type on your keyboard and could make the information accessible to all. This is why, he explained, banks now have a touch screen keypad which changes every time you type in your password. We had a trivia quiz about the various social networking sites. One of the questions asked was where Orkut was developed and we soon learned that it was in Brazil and that the second country to develop a craze was India. More and more of us started participating in the game and many of us won prizes, like tee shirts, water bottles, clocks and headphones.

Lastly, we talked about the precautions we should take when something is wrong. For example, if we keep getting junk mail from unknown sources, it is important that we don’t delete it as it is the only proof we have. Instead, we should complain to the authorities and go to the CID office for Cyber safety. . Rahul suggested a book by Ankit Vadia called Email Security and said that it would give us more insight into the concept of hacking and how it can be stopped.

Overall, the session went really well and our class learned a lot of information we never knew before. We promised to follow the Deloitte motto, “Think before you click.” It’s certain that now, with our newfound awareness, we can prod safely around the net.

Soumya Polavarapu (Grade IX)

Divya Guttala (Grade XII)

An inspiring thought …

 

The first day back at school started off with lot of excitement, apprehension for a few who were new to the school.  The morning  assembly began with the prayer and the hymn followed by the Principal’s address. He spoke about the remarkable results achieved in the boards by the grade 10 and 12 CBSE students.

Captain Rohit Bajaj then told us of his trip to Jordan, Egypt and Israel which he called a historically, spiritually and culturally enriching experience. He spoke of the rich culture he witnessed in all three countries. Later, he talked to us about his visit to the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. Though the same waters run from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, he explained how different they were. The Sea of Galilee is a large fresh water lake in Israel filled with a wide diversity of fish and plants. The same water later flows into the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is the largest salt holding water body. The Dead Sea has no living life due to its large quantity of minerals. The principal then explained to the students that the Dead Sea does not let any water out. It just receives all the water. He enlightened us with the theory that since the Sea of Galilee receives and returns, it is so beautiful with so many living creatures. On the other hand, the Dead Sea only receives and so it is dirty and dull with no living species. He explained that when we receive help, love and support; we must also give it back. Otherwise our life may also turn out to be as dead as the Dead Sea. It was an inspiring thought and a good start for a day.

Dear friends which sea would you like to become? Do you want to be the Sea of Galilee, who not only receives but is willing to share one's talents and resources with others. Remember happiness consists in giving than in receiving. Or do you want be a Dead Sea who only receives and is unwilling to share one's time, thoughts and ideas with others. If so you will be stagnated.
Now let's try to analyse our own lives and see which sea do we represent. Am I Sea of Galilee or Dead Sea? If Dead Sea let's start sharing our talents and time with others.

So which Sea do  you like to be? If Sea of Galilee start sharing your time, resources, ideas and joy with people around you. Give out to others what you have and outflow rather than remaining stagnated and lifeless

Rohini Rao ,

XII C

CBSE Grade XI

for the parents .

An orientation programme for the parents of Grade XI students was held
in the multipurpose hall on the 5th of June at OIS. The session took
off with an ice breaker which had the parents actively participating.
This was followed by a short speech by the Vice Principal Ms.Jyothi
Turaga. Ms.Jyothi Turaga started her address with a quote from
Shakespeare's Seven Ages and spoke about the adolescent years as being
the most difficult phase in a child's life requiring a lot of
attention and understanding. She also spoke about the efforts made by
the school in developing leadership qualities among children by way of
a comprehensive programme that focuses not only on academics but also
in honing the creative aspects in a child through CCEP and CAS. This
was followed by a session on parenting by Mr.Srinivas Educational
Psychologist. The session brought forth a very active response from
parents who could interact and find solutions to problems that they
face in communicating with their teenage children. The general
feedback from the parents was very encouraging and I am sure they look
forward to more such sessions in school.

Ms.Mohseena Hussain,
Activity Coordinator

“Strategic Thinkers and not Educational Managers”

Oakridge a pace setting organization envisions a robust, vibrant and holistic school education that will engender excellence in every sphere of human endeavour.

The Group is committed to provide quality education to promote intellectual social and cultural vivacity among its teachers and learners.

Professional Development Programmes are conducted in our school at regular intervals for systematic renewal of academic skills. The People Combine Group encourages sharing resources and establishing curricular linkages within the group of schools.

This network enables us to become an outstanding example of community of practice.

2^nd June 2011, Thursday at OIS at Newton Campus was one such memorable day for the faculty of CBSE. Around 50 teachers from Newton and Einstein campus along with the CBSE Coordinators of middle and senior school, Vice Principals of both the schools Ms Padma Jyothi and Mr. Venkat Suresh, attended a workshop conducted by Mr. Marthandam from Edu Division People Combine Group.

Mr. Marthandham gave us an insight into the various forms of assessment laying special emphasis on regularity and continuity. He further elaborated that the main purpose of assessment is to use strategies to fill in gaps in teaching for 100% learning outcomes by going beyond the textbook.

The staff of both the campuses worked together on drafting a common year plans and micro plans. The session ended with combined interesting presentations by teachers for all the subjects in which special focus was laid on using effective tools and resources to derive the desired learning outcomes.

Ms.Rubina

Co - curricular Coordinator - Senior School

 

 

 

PYP Orientation for Jr. School Teachers

The teachers reported back to the school on June 1^st.The coordinators with the able guidance of the Headmistress, planned meticulously for the orientation .

 

 

 

 

 

AISSCE Results–2010-11

Capt.Rohit Sen Bajaj- Principal Newton Campus

The School has once again excelled in continuing to set the standards in achieving exceptional results in the CBSE Grade XII Examination conducted in March / April 2011.

The topper of the Science stream is Ujjvalaluru  S/o Mr.Aluru Rama Krishna who has secured 92.6% and the topper of the Commerce stream is Rashi Gupta  D/o Mr.Rajesh Gupta who  secured 93.2%.

The students listed below are the School subject toppers:

                                       

Ujjvalaluru –92.6%                                                Charu Gupta

S/o Mr.Aluru Rama Krishna                                  D/o DR. P.C.Gupta

Math – 97                                                                  English- 95

Physics- 95                                                                Biology -98

Chemistry-96

IP- 96

                                        

Rashi Gupta – 93.2%                                        Vrinda Malhotra

D/o Mr.Rajesh Gupta                                        D/o  Mr.Vivek Malhotra

Business –100                                                     Economics - 95

English – 95                                                       

Accounts-95

 

The results demonstrate once again the high academic standards of the school and reflect the dedication and hard work of the teachers, the seriousness and motivation of the students and the support and encouragement of their parents.

Results of CBSE Grade - 10 Examination – 2010-11

Capt.Rohit Sen Bajaj- Principal Newton Campus

The School has registered 100% pass in the CBSE Grade 10 examinations held in March 2011 continuing the tradition of academic excellence. Among the 128 students who appeared for the Examination -

20 students secured a CGPA  of 10/10,

37  students achieved a CGPA of 9/10,

44  students achieved a CGPA of 8/10,

20  students achieved  a CGPA of 7/10

This outstanding achievement is the reflection of the quality of our academic programme, the dedication of our teaching staff and the effort of our students.

We are very proud to announce that the students listed below have achieved a perfect 10  CGPA(Cummulative Grade Point Average).

	Student Name	Father's Name
	ADITYA BASKAR	Mr.BASKAR KOTHANDARAMAN
	JANARDHAN PASHUPATI	Mr.PASHUPATI KUMAR VENKATRAMAN
	HARIKA LAKSHMI	Mr.SRINIVAS POLISETTY
	JUHI AGARWAL	Mr.MANOJ AGARWAL
	RAGHAV RAYASAM	Mr.SRINIVAS RAO R
	SHREYA JAIN	Mr.SANJAY KUMAR JAIN
	ALIZA NOOR	LT COL HARIS NASIM
	NIKITHA SURABHI	Mr.SRINIVAS SURABHI
	POOJITHA TADSHINA REDDY	DR. T. RAMESH KUMAR REDDY
	SHRAVYA REDDY	Mr.SATISH REDDY
	SINDHUPANY PAGADALA	Mr.RAJESH PAGADALA
	ATIRIYA	Mr.HARI VENKATA
	BHAKTI	Mr. MANOJ PATEL
	NITYA	Mr.RAJENDRAN CHINGARAVELU
	PRATHAP VARMA	Mr.SRINIVAS RAJU.P
	VEDA ANITA	Mr.SOBHA RANI DANDAMUDI
	SAI SHEETAL	Mr.Y.C.CHOUDARY
	AJAY LINGIREDDY	Mr.SRINIVASA LINGAREDDY
	ROHINI KRISHNAN	Mr.KRISHNAN SUBRAMANIAN
	UDAYA	Mr.MALIK