Grade 1 updates for 23rd September (Ruchi and Rukmani Aunty)

Hari Om,

Today we had yet another exciting class. Our class agenda goes like this:

First we started with three loud OM's so we were full of energy and enthusiasm followed by opening shloka (om sahna vavatu...).

After the shloka we did one minute meditation. Today we talked about the importance of meditation and how it helps us become a very strong and focused person. Please ask your kids more about what we discussed during this important part of our agenda. We are very proud to say that all the children sat quietly and focused. for a minute. Great job!!

We then moved on to our morning shlokas and shlokas from Sri Gurustotram.You will find all of these in "My Prayer" books. Please buy them whenever they are available in the book store. We all tried to recite them and did a great job. We will keep practicing every class.

Then we all decided to play some games and do some yoga exercises and stretch our bodies. Please ask your kids what we did. We had so much fun.

After the games and exercises we all were ready to hear our story. We learned about what "Ayodhya" means. How "Ayodhya" is so much different than "New Jersey"! There was no electricity or running water,no airplanes and no video games! It was such a lively discussion. Also we came to know about king Dashtatha and why he was so unhappy when he had everything possible. We asked the kids to guess and they came up with many interesting reasons.. some of them said, King Dashratha had no electricity,he did not have a school, someone said he did not have a brother and yet another student said that he did not have pretty jewellery. Very interesting but then couple of us did say that he was not happy as he did not have kids. We went on with our story and enjoyed it very much.

After singing a bhajan and dancing at the same time. We came to an end of the class. We did arti and pledge and it was time to leave.

We do not have a class next week So we will see you on the 7th October. Till then have a good week.

OUR FIRST CLASS OF THE SESSION

Hari Om Parents,

Today was the first class of the session. We all were very excited to see new and enthusiastic faces. After we all assembled in our classroom. We divided the class in two sections. You will get the updates on the blog after every class. Please make sure that you have registered your children. Make sure they come on time and carry crayons and pencils etc. with them. There is no food and drink allowed in the class room so do not send these. You can send bottled water if your child feels thirsty.

Today we got to know each other. Aunties will try to remember every one's name in next couple of classes. We shared what we did this summer and what are we going to do throughout the year. We discussed a little bit about Sri Rama, recited couple of shlokas and sang bhajans.

The class came to an end really quickly and we all assembled at the auditorium for aarti and pledge. We look forward to see everyone in our next class.

Hari Om!

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