Hari Om Parents,
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Week 3 Class Update
The class began with attendance and the children doing Likhita Japa, "Om Shri Ganeshaya Namah", 21 times in their notebooks.
Shlokas
Om chanting, Sahana vavatu, Vakratunda mahakaya, Saraswati namastubhyam, Guru Brahma, Mahamrutyunjaya shloka (My Prayers, pg 78).
After reviewing verse 1, the children learned verse 2 of the Krishnashtakam. (My Prayers, pg 109)
Gita Chanting
We learned verse 3 and 4 from Chapter 15 today (BV Handbook, pg 25). Remind your child to review the verses regularly. The Gita playlist to practice with your child :
My Teachers
Activity:
The children were given sheets and they had to draw Mother Earth. They had a lot of fun adding a "selfie" of themselves hugging Mother Earth!
We then asked them what is special about our planet. They took turns and gave interesting answers.
We discussed what lessons we can learn from Earth like patience and forgiveness. We spoke about the lessons we can learn from Nature like helping others.
Going forward the children will be illustrating the 24 Teachers one-by-one. And we will consolidate the pages into a Handbook by the end of this BV year.
We wrapped up class early to participate in the BV Houses Inaugural today.
The theme was "Bhaktas" or devotees, and the children sang bhajans, watched videos on the life story of 4 great devotees.
Next they did Adi Pradakshinam, super brain yoga, and namaskarams. They earned points after solving puzzles on the devotees and answering questions about them.
Our House, Krishna's Cowboys, came in second place! Good job Grade 4! The session ended with the Pledge recitation.
Bala Vihar will be on Navratri break next week. Wishing all Grade 4 families a joyous and blessed Navratri festival!
- Rashmi Kuroodi and Aparna Prasad
Supplies needed for every class: My Prayers book, Bala Vihar Handbook, likhita japa notebook, pencils, markers, crayons, glue sticks all in their Bala Vihar bag.
