Let me begin by saying I am very proud of my first graders - they did an awesome job leading the Jersey City Balavihar in reciting the Chinmaya Mission Pledge! High five kiddos! Good job :)
As far as the class goes, we started with the attendance followed by a run through of the
Dhyaana Shloka - Om Sahanavavatu (pg 9) and the daily prayers (Karaagre
Vasate, Vakratunda, Saraswati Namastubhyam, Bramhaarpanam, Shubham
Karoti, Kara Charana - pages 14-17 of the My Prayer Book) as well as the
Guru Sthothram (pg 85-86), the bhajans Rama Naama Thaarakam (pg 211), Atma Nivasi Ram
(pg 209-210) and Radhe Radhe (pg-169). We skipped the new bhajan and concentrated on Gita Chanting as the kids seem to be struggling with memorizing whatever we have done so far. So, we revised the first three verses of the fourteenth chapter of the Bhagvad Gita and learnt the fourth one.
In
Ramayana, we learnt about how the search party that went south returned home and celebrated their success of having found Sita. Rama was overjoyed when he heard Hanuman mention that he had seen and spoken to Sita. He was overcome with emotion when he saw Sita's jewellery that she had sent through Hanuman. He hugged Hanuman with gratitude and happily received all the messages that had been sent to him.
After this, the vanara sena, with the help of Hanuman, started discussing and making plans to go to Lanka and defeat Ravana.
In the Lanka, Ravana's brother Vibheeshana advised him to return Sita to Rama and ask for forgiveness as it was wrong of him to kidnap another person's wife. But all foolish ministers of Ravana gave him wrong advice and encouraged him to not return Sita and prepare for battle instead. Though Ravana was a bit concerned by what Vibheeshana said, he chose to ignore him and threw him out of his court by declaring him a traitor. So, Vibheeshana, along with a handful of his loyalists, left Ravana's kingdom.
After this, the vanara sena, with the help of Hanuman, started discussing and making plans to go to Lanka and defeat Ravana.
In the Lanka, Ravana's brother Vibheeshana advised him to return Sita to Rama and ask for forgiveness as it was wrong of him to kidnap another person's wife. But all foolish ministers of Ravana gave him wrong advice and encouraged him to not return Sita and prepare for battle instead. Though Ravana was a bit concerned by what Vibheeshana said, he chose to ignore him and threw him out of his court by declaring him a traitor. So, Vibheeshana, along with a handful of his loyalists, left Ravana's kingdom.
We
practiced our consonants in Sanskrit. As a part of homework, the kids
have been asked to write the second line of consonants 5 times. Those who did not finish last week's homework, please do that as well.
We ended the class with the concluding prayers Om Poornamadah (pg-20) and Om Sarve
Bhavantu Sukhinaha (pg-19) and also practiced the Chinmaya
Mission Pledge.
There will be no class the next two weekends. That gives enough time for the kids to prepare for their test of the Gurustrotram when they come back on the 27th of April. Please make the kids practice well.
There will be no class the next two weekends. That gives enough time for the kids to prepare for their test of the Gurustrotram when they come back on the 27th of April. Please make the kids practice well.
See you at the next class. Please be on time and bring your folders.
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