Hari Om Parents,
Welcome to Chinmaya Vrindavan Balavihar 2019-20, SUN 12:45 1st grade class. We are Sailatha & Sita, your child's Balavihar teachers for this year. We are so excited to have your children we look forward to working with and helping them grow.
We will be learning Balaramayana this year we will narrate the story of Lord Sri Rama & the values that Sri Rama lived by. Children will learn Daily prayers, Geetha chanting, Gurusthotram, and bhajans. We will be also doing lots of fun activities like coloring, games, and quizzes.
Children will be learning -
- Daily prayers (pg.11 to 13),
- Guru Stotram (pg. 61 shlokas 1 to 3 and Tvameva Mata...),
- Nilambuja Shyamala (pg. 129)
- Bhajans:- Atma Rama (pg.143), Manasa Bhajare (pg. 73), Shiva Parmeshwaraya (pg.83)
- Geetha chanting - Chapter 1 (1-16 verses)
Some important Rules -
- Our class starts at 12.45 pm. Please make sure to bring your child to class on time.
- There is no food and drink allowed in the classroom. So do not send these. You can send bottled water.
- Please make sure that the kids use the bathroom before coming to the class.
- We encourage all parents & students to stay for Aarthi/ Pledge at the temple as class ends only after the Aarthi and Pledge.
Books & Supplies needed for this year -
- My Prayer Book ( Available @ Chinmaya book store.)
- Bala Ramayana Coloring Book ( Available @ Chinmaya book store.)
- Balavihar Handbook (For Geetha chanting ). we already gave in the first class.
- Color pencils & Crayons
Important dates to remember -
- Annadanam: For 1st Grade Saturday, November 16th,2019
- Gita Chanting: March 28th, 2020 Gita chanting Yajna CNJ Regionals
- Monthly Program: Our Grade 1 kids are scheduled to perform on the Mela day i.e June 13th,2020
We started our class by chanting 3 times OM and Sahanavathu. After the introduction, we chanted Daily prayers Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi & Samudra Vasanedevi. We explained the meaning of slokas
& when we chant these slokas during the day. We encourage kids to chant these slokas as a daily routine. We started our story Bala Ramayana with a brief description of the beautiful city Ayodhya which is located on the banks of River Sarayu. King Dasaratha ruled the kingdom. Everyone was very happy. No one was fighting with anyone in the city. Therefore the city was named as Ayodhya. They learned that Ayodhya means a place where there is no fighting. King Dasaratha had three wives but he was sad because he had no children. He wanted to take care of his kingdom. He approached his Guru Vasistha to explain his problem. Guru Vasista adviced him to do Putrakamesti Yaga. Here kids learned that when we have a problem, we go to someone who can solve the problem or to whom we trust. We then asked some questions about the story. Kids enthusiastically answered all the questions. Kids also played Four corners game so that they remember the main characters of the story. The class was then dismissed for Aathi and Pledge
At any point, if you have any questions and concerns please do not hesitate to reach us.
Thank You,
Sailatha & Sita
