Hari Om Parents,
Below is the update from our class grade 6 Sunday AM this week.
We continued e-balavihar sessions through zoom. The kids adjusted to the new set-up so well and showed best cooperation and behavior needless to say. We thank all parents of our class who are very cooperative and helping their wards as per the needs. With Almighty, our Poojya Gurudev and our dear Swamiji's blessings today's session saw a smooth sail. We hope for betterment in every way in the virtual classroom set up until we meet in person.
We strongly believe "this too shall pass"
At His Service.
19th April 2020 / 9:15AM
Shlokas
We started with regular opening prayers.
We chanted the 7th,8th and 9th verse of Gurusthothram as we review it and finished with Tvameva mata.
Story time:"kick the shell, close your eyes, spread your wings" by our Gurudev. It has a beautiful message of "trust your parents".
Today we had our Junior CHYKs teaching in all grade levels. We had two high-school kids coming to our grade. They conducted a jeopardy game on Mahabharata- our lesson and they showed a 5 minute video on Goddess Durga that which explains the Mahisasura Mardhni sthothram.
The game was very interesting and they conducted with utmost ease, handling all our children by grouping them, giving a timer for each questioning, passing the question to the next team while the team missed, when one child was the quiz master, the other kept the scores and timed accordingly. There were Teams A,B and C and Team B turned winners and all children did their best- whatever they could do through an e-learning atmosphere. Needless to say, this lock-down has become a gadget friendly and all of us are trying to learn the technology, although we all pray to get back to our original routine.
Some pictures to enjoy
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOEvF_PA0UP7Y7vRgCE-HHZzQ4UqQcW1oymizPA2FyYTjO2hevbaALcwRkTQ_xO_A?key=b1ZJMzl6c1VTY3c5YXdKaDhzWVZ2cHA1Qnd5NGxR
India the Sacred land- our lesson.
We saw the forms of folk dances. Folk music/dance has no written grammar but has been sung/performed for a very long time, deeply rooted with the traditions, customs, religions etc. It talks about the lifestyle, culture, food, nature as well. Most folk dances are sung and performed by the dancers themselves. Some have only drums played, some have sticks to make the beats etc.
The popular Indian folk dance forms are-
Hikkat- from Jammu ad Kashmir. No musical instruments played while performing
Bihu- Harvest dance of Assam (happens in the mid April)
Bhangra- From Punjab. Famous in the baisakhi festival times. They make loud sounds (hoi hoi) while dancing in super speed. Men dressed in lungis, fancy tops and turbans, Women in colorful skirt, tops and dupatta, both holding scarf like piece of cloth in tied to each pointer (index finger) The drum/dholak player takes the center spot.
Garbha/Garaba- From Gujarat, danced in circular moves around a pot, clapping hands in rhythm- Navarathri, sarad purnima, vassant panchami festivals have garbha. Almost like the Kummi of Tamilnadu, where mostly the dancers sing songs- say story while singing (with tunes) or express life style. Goomar (Rajasthan) almost on the same lines (Clapping hands and twirling moves with colorful long skirts, sometimes holding a pot of fire -where it talks about the royal lifestyle of Rajput culture as well.
Dandia (Gujarat) has sticks, rhythmically played along while dancing- same as Kolattam from Tamilnadu. Pinnal Kolattam rope tied on a roof/ long sturdy rod where dancers braid those colorful cloth ribbons in patterns and un-braid them with timing.
Kavadi and Karagam from Tamilnadu are danced on religious festivals (mostly)
Kavadi consists of two semicircular pieces of wood or steel which are bent and attached to a cross structure that can be balanced on the shoulders of the devotee. It is often decorated with flowers and peacock feathers (the vehicle of God Murugan) among other things. Some Kavadis are very heavy to carry.
Karagam is an ancient folk dance of Tamilnadu performed in praise of the rain goddess.The ancient Tamil epic says that this type of dance derived from a mixture of multiple forms of Tamil dance forms like Bharatanatyam postures and mudras. The offering of this dance is to the goddess to bless rain.
Oyilattam- It was traditionally a dance where a few men would stand in a row with two scarfs in each hand and perform rhythmic steps to the musical instrument- Thavil (percussion) One Oyilattam was performed by a few volunteers this year sankranthi celebrations in our ashram.
Theyyam is a popular ritual form of worship in Kerala.
Yaksagaana literally means the people(gana) who are the Yaksha (nature spirits).[5] Yakshagana is the scholastic name used for art forms formerly known as Kelike, Ata, Bayalata (North kerala, Tulu Nad and south Karnataka)
Gita time- we reviewed Gita verses 16-20 from our Dear Swamiji
The Geeta Chanting contest is through SKYPE and scheduled on 5/2/2020. Please keep checking skype account for the details. 4/25 will see a short test run and after which the following Saturday is the Contest day. Please stay tuned for details in skype.
Please kindly signup for the house contests- Story telling (audio to be sent) and baking contests. Please refer to the following link. thanks
Requirements for class
*We start at 9.15 with opening prayers and it will not be nice if kids (walk) log in while the chanting is going on. Kindly please be inside the Virtual classroom at 9.15 or a couple minutes prior to the start.
*Please (send in) have 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.
*Please write your full name as you enter the waiting room for the host to understand the person and let you in to avoid any zoom bombings.
Please keep ourselves clean by washing hands frequently, using tissue papers while sneezing and coughing and making sure about keeping our place sanitized to avoid viruses being spread. Live healthy both mind and body.
Next class is on 04/26/2020 at zoom
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
19th April 2020 / 9:15AM
Shlokas
We started with regular opening prayers.
We chanted the 7th,8th and 9th verse of Gurusthothram as we review it and finished with Tvameva mata.
Story time:"kick the shell, close your eyes, spread your wings" by our Gurudev. It has a beautiful message of "trust your parents".
Today we had our Junior CHYKs teaching in all grade levels. We had two high-school kids coming to our grade. They conducted a jeopardy game on Mahabharata- our lesson and they showed a 5 minute video on Goddess Durga that which explains the Mahisasura Mardhni sthothram.
The game was very interesting and they conducted with utmost ease, handling all our children by grouping them, giving a timer for each questioning, passing the question to the next team while the team missed, when one child was the quiz master, the other kept the scores and timed accordingly. There were Teams A,B and C and Team B turned winners and all children did their best- whatever they could do through an e-learning atmosphere. Needless to say, this lock-down has become a gadget friendly and all of us are trying to learn the technology, although we all pray to get back to our original routine.
Some pictures to enjoy
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOEvF_PA0UP7Y7vRgCE-HHZzQ4UqQcW1oymizPA2FyYTjO2hevbaALcwRkTQ_xO_A?key=b1ZJMzl6c1VTY3c5YXdKaDhzWVZ2cHA1Qnd5NGxR
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOEvF_PA0UP7Y7vRgCE-HHZzQ4UqQcW1oymizPA2FyYTjO2hevbaALcwRkTQ_xO_A?key=b1ZJMzl6c1VTY3c5YXdKaDhzWVZ2cHA1Qnd5NGxR
India the Sacred land- our lesson.
We saw the forms of folk dances. Folk music/dance has no written grammar but has been sung/performed for a very long time, deeply rooted with the traditions, customs, religions etc. It talks about the lifestyle, culture, food, nature as well. Most folk dances are sung and performed by the dancers themselves. Some have only drums played, some have sticks to make the beats etc.
The popular Indian folk dance forms are-
Hikkat- from Jammu ad Kashmir. No musical instruments played while performing
Bihu- Harvest dance of Assam (happens in the mid April)
Bhangra- From Punjab. Famous in the baisakhi festival times. They make loud sounds (hoi hoi) while dancing in super speed. Men dressed in lungis, fancy tops and turbans, Women in colorful skirt, tops and dupatta, both holding scarf like piece of cloth in tied to each pointer (index finger) The drum/dholak player takes the center spot.
Garbha/Garaba- From Gujarat, danced in circular moves around a pot, clapping hands in rhythm- Navarathri, sarad purnima, vassant panchami festivals have garbha. Almost like the Kummi of Tamilnadu, where mostly the dancers sing songs- say story while singing (with tunes) or express life style. Goomar (Rajasthan) almost on the same lines (Clapping hands and twirling moves with colorful long skirts, sometimes holding a pot of fire -where it talks about the royal lifestyle of Rajput culture as well.
Dandia (Gujarat) has sticks, rhythmically played along while dancing- same as Kolattam from Tamilnadu. Pinnal Kolattam rope tied on a roof/ long sturdy rod where dancers braid those colorful cloth ribbons in patterns and un-braid them with timing.
Kavadi and Karagam from Tamilnadu are danced on religious festivals (mostly)
Kavadi consists of two semicircular pieces of wood or steel which are bent and attached to a cross structure that can be balanced on the shoulders of the devotee. It is often decorated with flowers and peacock feathers (the vehicle of God Murugan) among other things. Some Kavadis are very heavy to carry.
Kavadi consists of two semicircular pieces of wood or steel which are bent and attached to a cross structure that can be balanced on the shoulders of the devotee. It is often decorated with flowers and peacock feathers (the vehicle of God Murugan) among other things. Some Kavadis are very heavy to carry.
Karagam is an ancient folk dance of Tamilnadu performed in praise of the rain goddess.The ancient Tamil epic says that this type of dance derived from a mixture of multiple forms of Tamil dance forms like Bharatanatyam postures and mudras. The offering of this dance is to the goddess to bless rain.
Oyilattam- It was traditionally a dance where a few men would stand in a row with two scarfs in each hand and perform rhythmic steps to the musical instrument- Thavil (percussion) One Oyilattam was performed by a few volunteers this year sankranthi celebrations in our ashram.
Theyyam is a popular ritual form of worship in Kerala.
Yaksagaana literally means the people(gana) who are the Yaksha (nature spirits).[5] Yakshagana is the scholastic name used for art forms formerly known as Kelike, Ata, Bayalata (North kerala, Tulu Nad and south Karnataka)
Gita time- we reviewed Gita verses 16-20 from our Dear Swamiji
The Geeta Chanting contest is through SKYPE and scheduled on 5/2/2020. Please keep checking skype account for the details. 4/25 will see a short test run and after which the following Saturday is the Contest day. Please stay tuned for details in skype.
Please kindly signup for the house contests- Story telling (audio to be sent) and baking contests. Please refer to the following link. thanks
Requirements for class
*We start at 9.15 with opening prayers and it will not be nice if kids (walk) log in while the chanting is going on. Kindly please be inside the Virtual classroom at 9.15 or a couple minutes prior to the start.
*Please (send in) have 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.
*Please write your full name as you enter the waiting room for the host to understand the person and let you in to avoid any zoom bombings.
Please keep ourselves clean by washing hands frequently, using tissue papers while sneezing and coughing and making sure about keeping our place sanitized to avoid viruses being spread. Live healthy both mind and body.
Next class is on 04/26/2020 at zoom
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
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
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