First let me take this opportunity to wish all of you a very happy new year!
Our first class after the break saw a 50% attendance, despite the extremely chilly weather :)
We went through our daily prayers - Dhyaana Shloka - Om Sahanavavatu (pg 9), Karaagre Vasate, Vakratunda, Saraswati Namastubhyam, Bramhaarpanam, Shubham Karoti, Kara Charana - pages 14-17 of the My Prayer Book. We have covered upto the 12th verse of the Guru Sthothram (pg 85-86). I have asked the kids to memorize the 12 verses thoroughly as I will be randomly calling out the kids to recite a verse or so, just to make sure they have all learned it - have promised rewards if they do :)
We have completed the bhajan Atma Nivasi Ram. Please make sure your child is familiar with this bhajan as our class is planning on presenting this on the 26th of January during the morning assembly.
In Ramayana, we learnt about how Bharat returned to Ayodhya with Rama's Padukas. We also learnt of Rama, Sita & Lakshmana progressing further into the forest to avoid repeated contact from people of Ayodhya, and how they met and received blessings of sages they met during their journey. We discussed Sita's concerns about Rama still carrying weapons and fighting demons instead of leading a life of peace and prayer, and how Rama convinced her that he was doing his duty. We learned about their meeting great Saint Agastya and how he gave the divine bow, arrow and sword designed by Vishwakarma for Vishnu to Rama. As an introduction to Agastya's power, we covered the story of Agastya staying in the South of India to balance the world when all great saints rushed to attend Lord Shiva's wedding. Also there is a story of how he humbled the Vindhya's into bowing down. We traced the path of Rama's journey to their next stop - Panchvati. Please make sure the kids bring their maps to every class, if they don't they miss out on tracing the foot prints.
We went over the vowels and the first line of consonants again. Please make sure their homework is done, I'll also be testing them at random, to ensure they don't forget whatever they have learnt in the past.
Our first class after the break saw a 50% attendance, despite the extremely chilly weather :)
We went through our daily prayers - Dhyaana Shloka - Om Sahanavavatu (pg 9), Karaagre Vasate, Vakratunda, Saraswati Namastubhyam, Bramhaarpanam, Shubham Karoti, Kara Charana - pages 14-17 of the My Prayer Book. We have covered upto the 12th verse of the Guru Sthothram (pg 85-86). I have asked the kids to memorize the 12 verses thoroughly as I will be randomly calling out the kids to recite a verse or so, just to make sure they have all learned it - have promised rewards if they do :)
We have completed the bhajan Atma Nivasi Ram. Please make sure your child is familiar with this bhajan as our class is planning on presenting this on the 26th of January during the morning assembly.
In Ramayana, we learnt about how Bharat returned to Ayodhya with Rama's Padukas. We also learnt of Rama, Sita & Lakshmana progressing further into the forest to avoid repeated contact from people of Ayodhya, and how they met and received blessings of sages they met during their journey. We discussed Sita's concerns about Rama still carrying weapons and fighting demons instead of leading a life of peace and prayer, and how Rama convinced her that he was doing his duty. We learned about their meeting great Saint Agastya and how he gave the divine bow, arrow and sword designed by Vishwakarma for Vishnu to Rama. As an introduction to Agastya's power, we covered the story of Agastya staying in the South of India to balance the world when all great saints rushed to attend Lord Shiva's wedding. Also there is a story of how he humbled the Vindhya's into bowing down. We traced the path of Rama's journey to their next stop - Panchvati. Please make sure the kids bring their maps to every class, if they don't they miss out on tracing the foot prints.
We went over the vowels and the first line of consonants again. Please make sure their homework is done, I'll also be testing them at random, to ensure they don't forget whatever they have learnt in the past.
We concluded the class with the closing prayer - Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaha (pg-19)
For
the next session, we will be talking about Sankranti, feel free to tell
your kids anything they would like to share with us during the next
class.
Also, I am planning on teaching the kids to write their
names in the Devnagri script, please check your child's name and let me
know if I have miss spelt it, I apologize in advance in case I haven't
got anyone's name right...
अमित आत्रेया हरिणी निकिता प्रणव
संजना साई सान्वी श्रेया श्रुजना
विवान
See you at the next class. Please be sure to bring you folders.
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