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Children are not vessels to be filled but lamps to be lit.
- Swami Chinmayananda
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Dec 22, 2019 - Grade 6 (Sunday AM)


Hari Om Parents,

Below is the update from our class grade 6 Sunday AM this week.



22nd December  2019 / 9:15AM
Shlokas
We started with regular opening prayers.
Lesson-Mahabharatha
It was a quick recap session of the Geetha saaram until the Lord showed HIS Viswaroopam.
Likhita Japa Today in the class we did a form of meditation by writing the Lord'sname 50 times or more. This is part of the house contest. We worked as a team to raise points for our red house- Durga's Daredevils. While the kids were writing, the teachers were singing bhaja govindam to create a focused and sacred ambience.
Lesson- India the Sacred Land

In the India Geographical relief feature series, we saw the country is divided into 5 distinctive geographical region.
1. The Himalayas
2. The Indo-Gangetic plains
3. The Deccan plateau
4. The east and the west coastal plains
5. Islands

We learned about the states and the Union territories.
We learned the Major Mountain ranges-
1. Himalayas
2. Aravallis
3.Vindhyachal
4. Satpura
5. Western and Eastern ghats

Rivers of India-
First, we learned the slokam, gange cha yamune chaiva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfdq4N6vDoY

We saw another video on the Top 10 rivers of India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWMxJp0BmlY&t=311s

Today we learned verses 14, 15 and 16 from our Dear Swamiji as part of the Gita T.V. Time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PstNFcsnNw8&list=PLVaQ1AsTFVEK4MvW4zOX3dd7ct-7nFwWC&index=1

Requirements for class
*We start at 9.15 with opening prayers and it will not be nice if kids walk in while the chanting is going on. Kindly please be inside the class room on or before 9.15.
*Please send in a notebook and a pen or pencil and kindly remind them to note down important pointers which are written on the smart board as we explain.
*Noting on a solid notebook is optional (kindly no loose papers, please. If yes, please file them accordingly then and there) Please remind kids to make a good choice.

Next class is on 01/05/2020. We wish all our children and families a very happy holiday season and Happy New Years.
Please write back or text with questions or queries you may have.
Thank you all.
Grade 6 teachers Sunday AM
Latha Kakani and Vidhya Aiyer