Our letter for today was F.
F is for Friendship. First all of the children drew a picture of a dear friend and then to everyone's surprise, we asked them to crumple the paper and put away.We then discussed ways to be a good friend-from smiling, to helping, asking someone to join in our play, being nice.Then we talked about ways not to be a friend- like being rude, walking away on purpose, being bossy, always wanting one's way.
And then we linked it back to story of Krishna and Sudama that we had heard some classes back-And then came a delicate part of class that we always have a friend in God- many students said when they feel lonely they look for their family, but the idea that God is everywhere and always available is something we will keep visiting frequently.This is a great conversation topic for families, especially over the holidays.
We then came back to the crumpled picture of the friend they drew and asked them to smoothen the paper as if it were new. We all discovered that it is hard to make it like new. In the same way, in a friendship, harsh words and acts, mar it in a way, that anything we do later on to make it better never quite restores it. So, best is to not crumple in the first place!
Our grade is chanting verses 1-6 of Chapter 1 of Bhagavad Geeta. We worked rigorously on verse 1 and sang Ganesha Sharanam. Please attend the Geeta chanting coaching if you and your child needs extra help.
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