HEALTHY FOOD FIESTA WEEK

20/09/2021 - 24/09/2021

“A healthy outside starts from healthy inside.”

It is important to inculcate healthy eating habits in students from the beginning, to lead a healthy lifestyle. Healthy Food Fiesta Week was organised online from 20^th September, 2021 to 24^th September, 2021 to make students aware about the fact that eating right is a key to healthy living and good eating habits go a long way in improving our health and nourishing the body. A fit and active lifestyle demands the right nutrition for the body to function.

Students were given an insight into healthy food and good eating habits through various activities in a fun filled way. Students need the stimulation of being a physical part of their learning, trying out new things and interacting through a hands-on approach.

Nursery students participated in the Healthy Food Fiesta Week by making Fruit Salad, Lassi, Corn Bhel and Peas shelling activity. Students also explored ideas and coloured worksheet on healthy and junk food.

Jr. KG students celebrated the Healthy Food Fiesta Week by making Aaloo Chaat and shared views on the topic along with their Projects.

Sr. KG students participated in the Healthy Food Fiesta Week by making sandwich using multigrain bread and also prepared props, charts and presentations while sharing their views on healthy eating habits.

Teachers explained the significance of healthy food through animated stories, presentations and songs.

“Nutrition is the only remedy that can bring full recovery and can be used with any treatment. Remember, food is our best medicine!”
Let’s raise healthy kids and be healthy ourselves!!

HINDI DIVAS CELEBRATION

15/09/2021

Hindi Divas is celebrated on 14^th September every year with great pride and vigor. Hindi was adopted as the official language of our nation, India on 14^th September, 1949 to pay tribute and to mark the importance of country’s most widely spoken language.

IES Orion ICSE Kindergarten, virtually celebrated Hindi Divas on Wednesday, 15^th September, 2021. The school organised Intra-school competition with age-appropriate Art and Craft activities that were conducted prior to the celebration.

On the day of celebration, a PowerPoint presentation on Hindi Divas was explained by the class teachers in their respective classes. The presentation included information about When do we celebrate Hindi Divas, why do we celebrate Hindi Divas and how it is celebrated in schools and colleges in India.

After the presentation, an animated story video in Hindi was shown in each class. Nursery students enjoyed watching the story “Jaanvaron Ki Sair”. “Buddhimaan Haathi” was the story which was shown to Jr. KG students. Sr. KG students had a good time watching the story “Paanch Matar”.

The celebration concluded with a positive note that languages play an important role in connecting people. Teachers encouraged the students to use Hindi as a medium of conversation for the day and everyone made sincere efforts for the same.

VIRTUAL GANPATI CELEBRATION

09/09/2021

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated annually to mark the birth of Lord Ganesha, the God of new beginnings and a fresh start. Lord Ganesha symbolises wisdom, good luck and fortune. Lord Ganesha is also called Gajanana, Ganesh, Gajadant, that are among his 108 names.

Keeping this excitement in mind, we welcomed Lord Ganesha in school and on the common platform of Microsoft Teams on 9^th September, 2021.

The e-invites were sent to the grandparents, parents, teachers and students.

The celebration started with a brief introduction and a devotional song by our enthusiastic students. The tale of birth of Ganesha was beautifully narrated by our coherent students which was accompanied by a graceful dance performance. Stories from life of Ganesha which had an impactful meaning was enacted by our talented ones with some more melodious tunes. Flawless and energetic dance performance took the celebration to a higher note. The event was concluded by emphasizing on the importance of eco-friendly Ganesha and the preventive measures to be taken while celebrating the festival.

GANPATI CELEBRATION

09/09/2021

Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival celebrated with much fervour across India. It is important to remember that Lokmanya Tilak was the architect of this mass celebration. Lord Ganesh or the elephant deity is considered the God of wisdom and new beginnings. Thus, people across the world worship Him before initiating any work. It is believed that he removes obstacles and blesses the course of the believer.

The true essence of Ganesh Chaturthi lies in the fact that the devotees worship Lord Ganesh to rid their lives of all the sins and substitute them with knowledge and wisdom.

Like every year, on Tuesday, 7^th September, 2021, we welcomed Lord Ganesh in our school with great zeal. We performed arti and took His blessings. IES Orion decided to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi on Thursday, 9^th September, 2021 during online session.

Sthapana of Lord Ganesh in school was shown to the students through a video. It was followed by a pre-recorded celebration link. Information of Lord Ganesh was shared with the students through this pre-recorded celebration link. It was followed by a short-animatedstory of how Lord Ganesh taught Lord Kuber a lesson. How Ganpati festival can be celebrated in an Eco-Friendly manner was also shared with the students. They sang devotional songs and performed ‘Aarti’. It was followed by a beautiful dance performance by our Kindergarten students.

Every year we conduct clay moulding activity for Kindergarten Section. IES Orion believes that this creative, social concept not only teaches students about environment and art, but also enables students to gain insight into our Indian Culture. Teachers taught the students how to make Ganpati Bappa’s idol using clay. Right from moulding to decorating, everything was done by our little wonders with little assistance from their parents.Beautiful clay ‘Ganesha’ idols were made by students.

“GANPATI BAPPA MORYA”

TEACHERS’ DAY

06/09/2021

Teachers’ Day is celebrated on 5^th September every year. It is the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. He was the first Vice-President and second President of Independent India. He was a wonderful teacher who taught in various colleges of University of Mysore and Calcutta. He was awarded Bharat Ratna for his great contribution to our country.

This year’s unique virtual Teachers’ Day Celebration was carried out on a common platform of Microsoft Teams on Monday, 6^th September, 2021 during the online class session. The respective class teachers of Kindergarten shared an informative PowerPoint Presentation on Teachers’ Day. It was followed by an animated video on “Why do we celebrate Teachers’ Day”.

Students understood the importance of a teacher or a guru in their life. On Teachers’ Day, students appreciate and express gratitude towards teachers who hold a significant place in our lives.

Virtual Teacher’s Day Celebration

06/09/2021

The parents are first teachers and teachers are second parents who shape the future of students. So, to show gratitude towards the teachers’ efforts and guidance as a mentor, students feel that it’s an opportunity to express their love towards their teachers’, so they celebrate Teachers’ Day every year.

This year also, for making the teachers feel special, the students of IES Orion decided to celebrate Teachers’ Day. The programme was held on 6^th September, 2021 at 12:15 pm.

The programme was started by
Virtual class room with video highlights of it as follows:

Anchoring throughout the programme By Haely Joshi of Std 9.
Importance of teachers in our society.
Story behind teachers’ day celebration from 5th September 1962. Briefing of the birth anniversary of our first Vice-President and the second President of India, Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan by Aarush Wajgeof Std 9.
A beautiful story about teaches as ‘Keepers of Flame’ by Manan Gore of Std 9.
At the end,a melodious song was sung byHeetBhagaliaof Std 3.

Intra School Dance Competition A.Y. 2020-21

04/09/2021

Indian Proverb says “To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak.”

Intra SchoolDanceCompetition for A.Y. 2021-22in IES Orion and MVM was held on 4^th September 2021. The Chief Guest was Miss Sejal Hate, a trained Bharatnatyam dancer. The program began with a short introduction of the Chief Guest explaining the rules and regulation. The competition started as the students were very enthusiastic. The day was a great success as all the students were able to perform their best due to the efforts taken by their parents in arranging the costume, props and materials needed for their wards. All the participants gave their best. The program ended with a vote of thanks to the Chief Guest, the students and the parents for making this day a memorable one.

Winners of the Dance Competition A.Y. 2021-22

INTRA SCHOOL DANCE COMPETITION

04/09/2021

Platform: Microsoft Teams

DANCE: BODY SAYS WHAT WORDS CANNOT!
At the beginning the dance teacher, Ms. Vishakha More checked the clarity of the music/song by asking the students to play the song on which they are going to perform.
She welcomed the Secondary Coordinators from both the schools, Mrs. Madhulika Nigam (from Orion) and Mrs. Tuhina Roy (From MVM), the Judge, Mrs. Disha Bhalekar and the participants.
Then the competition started with the introduction of the Chief Guest/Judge, Mrs. Disha Bhalekar, who is a trained Bharat Natyam Dancer.
A Power Point Presentation was used to display the rules and regulations for the event and also all the rules were read clearly for the participants.
It was ensured that all the participants followed the rules and regulations throughout the session.
After that, all participants performed their dances one after the other as their names were called out.
After the graceful and stunning performances, Mrs Disha Bhalekar , the Judge also expressed her happy feelings and words of advice with the participants.
The online photographs were taken for all the participants after their performances.
The event then concluded with words of motivation by both the coordinators.
During the performances, videos of all the dances were taken and later collated in a power point presentation.

Fit India Freedom Run

01/09/2021 to 12/09/2021

"Virtual Run 2021 - Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav"

IES Orion celebrated Fit India Freedom Run 2.0. The celebrationwas done in the month of September from Monday, 1^st September to Sunday 12^th September.
Students, parents and school staff from all three sections had actively participated as per the schedule given.

Total Number of Participants : 31
Students : 10
Parents : 6
Staff : 15
Total Number of Km : 94 km