मण्डूकः (maNDuukaH, frog)
List of the "Words of the Week"
Prayers Recited:
- OM saha naavavatu ("My Prayers," pg. 6 )
- Early Morning Prayer ("My Prayers," pg. 43)
- Before Studies Prayer ("My Prayers," pg. 44)
- Before Evening Lights Prayer ("My Prayers," pg. 45)
- Guru Brahma ("My Prayers," pg. 9 -- third shloka of Shree Gurustotram)
- Lord Hanuman Shloka
Bhajans:
- Ganesha Sharanam ("My Prayers," pg. 7)
- Jaya Ganesha ("My Prayers," pg. 7)
- Gopaalaa (2nd verse)
- Subramanyan (My Prayers," pg. 62)
- Aanjaneya Raghuveera ("My Prayers, pg. 21)
Snack: Provided by Anika Narayan and Nithin Vijaykumar -- धन्यवादः!
Story: The Monkey and the Cats
Art Project: Sponge Art Picture of Dog, Sponge Art Picture of Cat, and Sponge Art Picture of Frog.
Sanskrit: Read Blue Hat, Green Hat and reviewed body parts.
End of Class: Poornamadah.
Comments: Two more classes before summer break ... this realization is really starting to hit all the sevikas -- and boy, are we feeling a little sad. We are going to miss our morning classes -- these Sunday get togethers always seem like a weekly party with our dearest family and friends!
Parents: Give some thought about our June 7th farewell bash. If you have any suggestions about fun activities, please let us know. After our book assembly, we will be hitting the outdoors for some fresh air and fun. (This is also one of the few opportunities where the parents can act more like kids than the kids do :-) Balloons and bubbles are on the agenda. Other than our basic juice and biscuit snack, if anyone is interested in bringing some adult food (a tad spicier than our snacks), please do -- we will be thrilled (and some of us more thrilled than others :-) A sign-up sheet will be circulated at the next class. Be sure and remind the sevikas, if we forget to put it out ...
The decorations for June 14 are coming along beautifully -- and on schedule. A round of applause for all the parents and volunteers who have been diligently donating their time!! People are still getting together at the ashram for assembly -- so if you have a morning or afternoon free, do come and help out. Times and dates are posted above in the announcement box.
Our Sanskrit Book Project will be ready to put together on June 7. You have all done a fabulous job in making the animals! Even though the children aren't able to conceptualize what the end project will look like, we know that once the book is put together they will feel very proud of all their Sanskrit learning and art work. Make sure that you press the pictures under some weight (a few hardcover books works really well.) Not only will these pressed pictures have a more professional appearance to them, but they will glue onto the book pages more nicely. If the pages are wrinkled (or buckled), then they will not sit properly on the page, and risk the chance of coming off. At this point, everyone should have 13 animals. If you are missing any, we have them posted so you can make them at home. (click here for the 13 images.) Please make sure, however, that the paper size corresponds with the images done in class -- otherwise they might not fit into the book page.
Also, for those of you who missed our class photo op last week, we're going to have another group photo on May 31. Be sure to wear big smiles that day. We had hoped to include these pictures in our End of the Year book, but we will be posting them in our blog gallery instead. Unfortunately, we cannot make out the faces in the photograph when we reduce to the size needed for the book. Sorry about that. The upside is that a gallery will allow give us permission to really go nuts with the camera!
Have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend! We hope the weather will be nice when the pools open :-)
Look forward to seeing you all next class (May 31) ...
