Next Class: April 10th, 2011
Sevikas/Sevaks: Jayashree, Vaman Rao
Announcements
Arthi in class. Please pick up the children at 11.45am.
April 3rd Class Schedule
Prayers
AUM Chanting
Sahanavavathu
Vakratunda Mahakaya
Saraswathi Namasthubhyam
Mookam Karothi Vachalam
Manojavam Marutha (Hanuman Shloka)
Raamaaya Raama Bhadraaya
Shaantha Kaaram Bhujaga Sayanam
Vaman Uncle is helping us for the next 3 weeks as Asha Aunty is in India. We started a new Shloka for Vishnu - we will continue practicing it in the next class.
Bhajans
Come Here My Dear Krishna Kanhaiya
Rama Naama Taarakam
We showed Vaman Uncle how to sing the Krishna Bhajan. Then, since Rama Navami is approaching we started and finished a small Rama Bhajan.
Geeta Chanting: Chapter XI first 8 shlokas.
Click here for Geeta Audio and Script
It was nice to see many kids come back with the signed sheets. A lot of prize box items were given out for those who came up and recited. Hopefully, this will motivate them and the others too to memorize all the 8 shlokas. We worked a lot on the 7th and 8th shlokas in class. Parents, please continue to practice with them at home. We would like all our children to participate in the Geeta Chanting Competition.
Story Time and Letter(s) of the day: 'W'
Moving on in our Alphabet Safari, we arrive at the letter 'W', that stands for Work.
We quickly reviewed all the alphabets that we have done so far. We again tied up the letter of the day to the letter 'A' for aspiration. If I want to achieve my aspiration, it is not enough I sit and daydream about it. I have to work for it. We drove home the point with a couple of stories, including the ant and grasshopper story, and one of a poor man who finds a big pot of milk and instead of making something useful out of it, sits and daydreams and in the end breaks the pot accidentally.
Activity:
We started doing a Rangoli for Rama Navami. But it took much longer than anticipated and we are only halfway through. We will finish it next week.
Closing Prayers
Asathoma
Purnamadah...
Reminders
Please register the children for the Geeta Competition - Click here for the link.
Please take the children to the restroom before the class.
Please do not send in any bags or folders with them.
