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Hari Om Parents,

Our next class is on May 18th, 2014. It is the day for the souvenir photo shoot. Please check the blog for updates on important events.

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Dec 9, 2012





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Announcements
Next Class: Dec 16, 2012

@ Crossroads Middle School at 10:00 AM

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Class Review:
Just a quick recap of what we did today:
Yoga: 
  • Basic stretches
  • Turtle pose
  • Butterfly pose
  • Superman pose
Shlokas:
Story:
The Silly Goose
Bhajan: 
Gita Chanting:
  • Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 13, Shloka 1, 2, 3

Vedic Chanting:
Om Gam Ganapathaye Namah


Craft/Activity:

Silly Goose

Game: 
Colors in Sanskrit
 
Comments:  
Week after week we are getting familiar and comfortable with our class routine. Now we know what to expect from the class and also our favorite songs.
This week we learnt another new shloka, every week we think we know all the shlokas  but still there is something new to learn. I wonder when Aunties will stop this. This one however is very important. This is the night time shloka that we say before we sleep and we ask for forgiveness for all the bad stuff we did knowingly or unknowingly. Its a difficult one but if we make it a habit to say it every night then we will soon get it.

Surprisingly enough we are receiving a lot of requests from the little ones for their favorite chants and songs. This week all the little ones wanted their favorite Great Lord Hanumanji and Ganapathi.  Now the whole class just dances to this tune isn't it fun to watch their faces when they do it. These moments are priceless, every week we see it and every week its more fun.

We have made so much progress in Geetha chanting as well. Now we know 3 shlokas. Listening to it everyday is the key, Parents you will be surprised by how fast they can learn by listening.  Please make sure your kids hear the chanting whenever they can and this will help them memorize faster. Please check the link below for more help.
http://www.geetachanting.net/bvg13v01-10/

This week the theme was about 'Being Nice vs possessions'. What makes us special having possessions or being nice? A very valid question which we have ask ourselves even as adults. Children should learn to differentiate between what is more important; helping their friends or showing their good stuff. At this tender age it is important for them understand this concept so they can implement it when they grow. We tried talking about this important concept by talking about the ' Silly Goose' Why was it silly? because it was so proud of her feather which was a mere possession. Parents you can talk about this wonderful story to get the message across.You can ask them questions like why did the Goose think it was special? What made it special in the end?

Our craft as we all know is always a link to  the story. We made a craft of the Goose with the red feather. Parents, you can use the craft to talk about the story at home.

In Sanskrit we repeated our numbers and reviewed the colors. Parents you can keep repeating these numbers so they can count on their own. For reference please check the link below. 
For counting sheet please the link below.  

 http://www.scribd.com/doc/27343066/Numbers-in-Sanskrit

This week we did not play the game but you can play this at home by referring to these words. A link is provided below for this game. The link talks about krsna vadati but you can replace it with any god.

उपविशतु
उत्तिष्ठतु
उत्पततु
भ्रमतु
नृत्यतु
तरतु
धावतु 
    
http://cmtots.blogspot.com/2005/10/krishah-vadati.html 
  
Questions for this week.
  • Was the Goose really special with her possession?
  • What did she do to her friends? play with them or trouble them?
  • What is 'धावतु'
  • What is red in Sanskrit? is it reddahh as one of our little friends said.
  • Numbers from 1-10 in Sanskrit.
Also special thanks to  parents for bringing a tasty snack. We also gave our ‘धन्यवाद’ in Sanskrit.
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