Jun 7, 2020 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

    Today was our last class of balvihar and we decided to do some fun activities with kids. Here is the summary- 

1. We started with 3 OM's and kids recited the 3 shlokas Vakratunda Mahakaya, Saraswati Namastubhyam and Guru Bramha.

2. Next we chanted the Dhyaan shlok " Buddhir balam.."

3. Then we played Jeopardy.. It was so much fun. Of course the star of our quiz was Hanuman the Superman. Here is a link for you to check it out :

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/hanuman-the-superman

4. After this we listened to a different and fun version of Hanuman Chalisa. Here is the link for the same : 

https://youtu.be/5ua8VOH31ls

5. Further we shared the Tapovanam slides with the kids. It was vows we all want to follow to better ourselves. The kids were honest with their vows and kept it real. Here is the slideshow of our forest of vows~

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10QHh1IYshvH6qrbJvZ9oeNxYChMiNr-NjnH9rr5rTb0/edit

6. We concluded the class with closing prayers and pledge. 

     Thank you parents for all your support and help. Kids adjusted so nicely to the online classes.👏🏻👏🏻 We had a bunch of fun loving, curious , eager to learn and always ready to participate kind of batch of kids. It was an amazing experience. Most of the kids know Hanuman Chalisa by heart, absolutely ❤️ it. We will miss them. Hope you all have a safe and wonderful summer. Go out, enjoy the beautiful weather and be healthy. Looking forward to seeing you all on the other side of summer break.Take care!

Regards,

Rupa & Chitra.

May 17, 2020 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

      Hope all of you are doing well and enjoying the beautiful weather. Last Sunday we had a great class. Here is the summary - 

1. We started with opening prayers chanting the 3 OM's and the shlokas - Vakratunda Mahakaya,  Saraswati Namastubhyam and Guru bramha.

2. We then chanted the Dhyaan shlok and revised the meaning as well

3. Story : Man, the glory of creation. In the forest 🌳, all the 🦊, 🐕, 🦚,🐟, 🦌gathered time complain about their unhappiness about human beings in front of a. Saint. 

The 🦊 said , "I am very intelligent. Does man cheat less than I do? No, he is also as cunning as I am. ". 

A 🐕 joined and complained, " I am the most loyal, and yet man hurts me when he is not in a good mood!".

Next, a  🦚 indignantly said, "Even Lord Krishna loves me and adores me as he wears my feather on his head. But, I feel man is no good."

And one after the other they continued with their complaints. Finally, the saint responded, "  you are all right. Yes, you all have something more to offer than the man does. Nevertheless, man is still great because of his sense of discrimination. He can judge what is right and what is wrong. Man has Intellect and, if he uses it, he can be the king of the universe, but, if he does not use it he is worse than an animal." When we use our intellect, we recognize God's glory everywhere. Let us use our Intellect, not to deceive but to see the glory of the Lord and make of your life worthwhile.

4. Brainstorming- God's gifts or My gifts. Swami Chinmayanada always said, " What you have is God's gift to you. What do you do with what you have is your gift to him." Our body is a gift to us from the Lord. My hand is a gift given to me by God. I can use it to slap a person, push a person, help person or embrace a person. By using the power of discrimination I can decide to push/slap or embrace a person. Doing the right thing with God's gifts alongside with the power of discrimination is my gift to God.

5. We chanted the Hanuman Chalisa turnwise verse by verse and am so happy to see kids chanting with so much of energy. ❤️ It. 

6. You tube Story time - Smart business. Here is the link - 

https://youtu.be/c1D3xrWtr_Q

A fantastic story of a young determined boy who is hard working  and positive. He  starts from no money at all to becoming one of the richest person in the village. He does not give up and works hard towards his success. He is determined and courageous( ready to try new things). Please do watch the story. It is amazing!

7. We ended the class with closing prayers.

Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend! No Balvihar this weekend. Look out for a special email coming soon. A mini project about vows. We are going to create a forest of vows( Tapovanam). Take care!! 

Regards,

Rupa & Chitra.

    

May 10, 2020 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents, 

        Hope you all are enjoying the beautiful weather and taking family walks/biking and staying healthy . Last Sunday was another beautiful session. Here is the recap - 

May 10, 2020 -

1. On the occasion of Mother's Day we started our class with how each child was planning a surprise or doing something special for their moms. Got to hear lot of wonderful ideas. Hope all the moms had a wonderful time on the special day. Mother is the role model and inspiration to all of us. 

2. We started with opening prayers - 3 OM's, followed by Shloka's - Vakratunda, Saraswati and Guru bramha. 

3. Chanted the Dhyaan shlok.

4. We also talked about Gurudev as we all had celebrated Gurudev Jayanti. We spoke about Gurudev's life and how he found his Guru(Tapovan ji Maharaj) and became a Tapasvi. Our Gurudev lived a life of great discipline. He used to say " Let you work be judged by performance and not by promises ".

5.Brainstorming - Who is a Tapasvi ? One who does tapas is a Tapasvi. And what is Tapas? Tapas means a vow. One who has taken many vows and lives by them. One becomes great and develops a noble personality when one lives by vows, rules and discipline.

6. We asked children what vows can we take so  we can develop good habits and discipline for life. Here are a few - 

* I will always sit erect and wear a 😊

* I will always make my bed 🛏 

* I will always brush my teeth before going to bed

* I will always speak the truth

* I will never gossip

* I will never say bad words 

* I will always say my prayers

7. Story - Take vows for greater gains. 

8. Chanted the Hanuman Chalisa. Kids took turns and it was awesome 👏🏻

9. Story - Akbar Birbal story " The most beautiful child". Here is the link, enjoy!

https://youtu.be/i8prI5uHJFE

10. We ended our class with closing prayers.

    See you all for another fun session this Sunday at 9:15am. Till then take care, stay safe and stay healthy.

Regards,

Rupa & Chitra.

       

May 3, 2020 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

     Hope you all are staying healthy and safe. On May 3rd we had fantastic and a very interactive class. A fun quiz and kids recited the Hanuman chalisa one verse individually. 

Summary of May 3rd class -

1. We started with 3 OM's and opening prayers. Kids lead the shlokas - Vakratunda, Saraswati and Guru bramha.

2. We then did the Dhyaan shloka for Hanuman Ji.

3. We then asked the kids to recite chalisa one verse at a time. It was amazing to see some kids knew the verses by heart and some were so fluent. 👏🏻👏🏻

4. Then we had a fun quiz - prepared by kids. I will attach the quiz for the to keep.

Fun quiz

5. We ended the class with closing prayers .

   Looking forward to another beautiful class this Sunday. See you all at 9:15am. Till then take care and enjoy the weekend!

Regards,

Rupa & Chitra.

  

Apr 26, 2020 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

     Hope you are all doing well & had a wonderful weekend! We had another fantastic zoom session this Sunday. Here is the summary of April 26, 2020 - 

1. Opening prayers with3 OM's and then we asked one kid at a time to lead the rest of the Shlokas like Vakratunda , Saraswati and Guru Bramha.

2. The we chanted the Dhyaan Shlok

3. Brainstorming: why do we say/ chant shlokas? We got quite a few answers but after a few tries got the correct one. We say a prayer/ sing a bhajan or do Japa to WORSHIP the lord. What are other ways in which we can offer our Worship to the Lord?

4. Story - God is everywhere!! A father and a son lived in a village and the father told his son one night - Beta, never forget that God is everywhere. Days passed. Their village suffered from a terrible famine and their family had nothing to eat. One night the father and son snuck in a farm in neighbouring village which had some corn. The father made son stand as guard while the dad went in farm. Just as dad was about to cut the corn the little boy shouted Stop daddy. The dad looked around and asked the boy did anyone see us. The little boy innocently said yes daddy, God is seeing us. Ashamed of himself for thinking of stealing, the father thanked his son for saving him from doing a terrible action. So always remember God is watching us & so let our actions/ words/ deeds be a worship to God.

5. Story time : A special E-story on YouTube caught everyone's attention. Beautiful story on presence of mind. Here is the link if you would like to see the complete story - https://youtu.be/J2nMBahEaSs. The story is about deer and a crocodile. How the 🐊 wants to eat 🦌 and a few instances in the story show how the deer uses quick thinking and intelligence to save his own life. We discussed the 2 qualities of hanumanji which are in Dhyaan Shlok - intelligence ( buddhi) & Alertness (ajadyam). How these 2 qualities relate to our story and kids came up with a few like bravery, physical strength. The story shows how each of them need to work in tandem for the deer to save his life. 

6. Again Story time:  The talking cave, story of a smart fox and a lion. Ask the kids the story and we learn how the clever fox saved its life.

7. Chanted the Hanuman Chalisa.. so happy to see kids can recite the verses without looking in the book 👏🏻👏🏻Kudos to kids and parents likewise. Ask them any question from chalisa with a twist and they are ready with answers

8. We ended with closing prayers.

    For the next week, 2 important things to note are -

1. Each child will be asked to chant a verse of Chalisa. So please make sure they have the book or the lyrics( you can give them a printout). We would love for everyone to participate so keep the books/printouts ready.

2. The kids need to prepare 1 question for the quiz to ask their friends next Sunday( parents can help). Please send the questions along with your child's name and correct answer by Thursday. So we can prepare the slideshow for the class. 

     See you all on Sunday at 9:15am. Stay home,stay safe & stay healthy.

Regards,

Rupa & Chitra.

      

           

Apr 19, 2020 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

         Hope all of you are doing well and had a restful spring break! We had a wonderful class this Sunday. We had two Junior Chyk's Ashwin & Arjun who conducted the class alongside us. The kids enjoyed the quiz planned by the bhaiyyas as well as enjoyed listening to the wonderful story.

      Summary of April 19 2020  - 

1. Opening prayers 3 OM's followed by Vakratunda, Saraswati Namastubhyam and Guru Bramha.

2. Further we chanted the Dhyaan Shlok 

3. Introduced the JCHYK's - Ashwin & Arjun to the class. The JCHYK's shared with kids their hobbies, things they like and don't like etc.

4. We had a interesting quiz prepared by the bhaiyyas. It was of course on the hero of our class- Lord Hanuman ji. It was beautifully prepared and had some fun options to choose from. The kids loved answering questions. It was a very interactive session and the kids were engaged.

5. Story time - It's the Lord's wish : "Everything that happens, happens for the best " . It is a story of king and his loyal minister - one day they go hunting and get separated from army in the forest. The minister says - everything ....happens for the best. King is not happy and does not see how getting lost is good. It's dark by now and King's horse tripped and king broke his finger. The minister says- "everything...  happens for the best". King is furious but could not afford to kill the minister as he will be left alone. They are tired, hungry and lost. They find a deep well with little water and minister says " everything......  best". The king can no longer take it. He pushes the minister and the minister still says his usual thing. King starts walking around and is captured by a tribe who offer human sacrifices to please their god. They take the king on altar to sacrifice and as the sword is about to hit the king, one of the tribesmen say " Stop! he is incomplete, our god will be offended". His finger is broken so he is not complete. The king is saved. He remembers now what his minister had said. He runs back towards the well to pull out the minister. The minister was cold, bitten by insects. The king apologized and said to the minister " Now I understand your words, but what good did happen to you by falling in the well ? " 

    Can you tell me what the minister said ? Ask your children. Hence the moral of the story is - " Everything that happens, happens for the best". 

       The JCHYK's enacted the story very well and captured the interest of kids. Kids enjoyed listening to the story. They also told the kids how this story connects us to the times we are in. So we had a brief question answer session about what are some good things we are getting by staying home. Sleeping a little longer, spending time with family, talking with extended family virtually and the one which all kids agreed to was watching TV more :).

6. We had closing prayers and in the end kids asked some questions to bhaiyyas. 

       A big thank you to Ashwin and Arjun for the wonderful session and we would love to have them back again sometime. See you all again on Sunday at 9:15 am. 

Regards,

Rupa & Chitra.

April 5, 2020 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari om parents,

     Hope you all are doing well! We had a great session today and here is a brief summary of the same. 

5th April 2020

1. Opening prayers - we started with 3 OM's and chanted Vakratunda, Saraswati Namastubhyam & Guru Brahma.
2. Chanted the Dhyaan Shlok
3. We further talked about 2 of the most important things we need to do - Inspite of staying home, washing hands, helping family members, following guidelines and praying to god we still need to TRUST in god and have PATIENCE. It was good to see kids giving different ideas.
4. Story time - Grandma and the cake. Ask the kids to recite the story back. The moral of the story is have faith in god. Take refuge in him and have no fear. In the end, things do turn out perfectly right.
5. Chanted the Hanuman Chalisa and played question answer game. We are so happy to see kids answering confidently as they are well versed with the meaning. 
6. Brainstorming - "Naase rog hare Sab pira, japat nirantar hanumat veera" 

If you chant Hanuman ji's name you will be free of diseases and pain. There are 2 kinds of diseases - Physical (Vyaadhi) like fever, allergy, stomach ache etc.

Diseases of the mind (Aadhi) - anger, hatred, jealousy.

7. Played hangman game on whiteboard. Everyone participated and it was so much fun.
8. Closed with ending prayers and pledge.

We would like to bring to attention 2 things which we have observed in virtual class- 

• Make your child sit down at one place throughout the duration of class. Moving around can be distracting for the whole class.
• It is a virtual class so we do our best to give a turn to all students. So please be patient and wait for your turn. 

We appreciate the time and effort you put in with the kids for the class. Hope you all have a wonderful, happy and healthy spring break!! Have fun and enjoy! See you all on April 19th at 9:15am. Take care and lots of love to all of you. 

Regards, 

Rupa & Chitra.

Mar 8, 2020 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

       How are all of you doing? 

  Summary of March 8th class - 

1. We started with 3 OM's and the following Shlokas- Vakratunda, Saraswati Namastubhyam & Guru Bramha.

2. We chanted Dhyaan shlok and revised the meaning as well.

3. We asked the kids if they know of any different shlokas they sing at home. A few of them chanted different shlokas in glory of lord Rama or lord Hanuman.

We also chanted Karagre vasate laxmi and most of the kids knew it. One of the shlokas kids chanted was - "Ram Rameti Rameti, Rame Raame Manorame, Sahastra naam tatulyam, Ram naam varanane".

4. We chanted our favorite Hanuman Chalisa all the way and enjoyed it.

5. Story - A skinny 9th grader who wants to be on school wrestling team. His friends tease him and make fun of him. He works out everyday after school to be on the team. His grandmother encourages him to work hard and tells him nothing is impossible. Later, he not only gets selected in the school team but also wins the wrestling match and trophy. So believe in yourself and work hard to achieve your goals/dreams.

6. Geeta chanting - we chanted along with swamiji's recording shlokas 1 through 10. It was good to hear kids voices chanting confidently. 

7. End of the year project - we started working on our end of the year project in which kids have to write what each quality in Dhyaan shlok means to them.

8. We concluded with closing prayers and pledge in the classroom.

See you all next Sunday at 9:15 am. Please be on time. Take care and stay healthy. I will update you if anything changes. Thank you!

Regards,

Rupa & Chitra.

Feb 16, 2020 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

     Here is the summary of our last class ( Feb 16th, 2020) - 

1. 3 OM's then opening prayers followed by Shlokas - Vakratunda, Saraswati Namastubhyam, Guru Bramha. 

2. Chanting the Dhyaan Shlok and its meanings. 

3. Briefly summarized the story of Narada from last class.

4 Story - Be Fearless. It is a AkbarBirbal story where king Akbara is impressed by Birbal's fearlessness and cleverness. That is how Birbal became the famous minister in Akbar's court.

5. Story - Edmund Hillary. The first man to climb Mt. Everest. The first time he tried to climb he was unsuccessful but that did not stop him from trying again. So don't be afraid of your failures, work fearlessly to achieve your goals.

6. Chanted the Hanuman chalisa fully and discussed few stories and meanings as were relevant with the chaupai's . Kids love playing the question answer game with chalisa and they are really getting good at it. 

Looking forward to seeing you at 9:15 am this Sunday.

Regards,

Rupa & Chitra.

Feb 9, 2020 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om Parents,

Here is last week's class summary.

1. Opening Prayers 3 OMs followed by Shlokas Vakratunda, Saraswati Namastubhyam & Guru Brahma.
2. Chanted the Dhyana shloka and reviewed its meaning.
3. Reviewed how Hanuman served as a Wise Minister and introduced Sugreeva to Lord Rama. He helped Sugreeva become the King of Kishkindha. Also talked about how Hanuman played the role of an Advisor and met Vibhishana in Lanka when he wen to see Sita. He introduced him to Lord Rama who crowned him as King of Lanka after defeating Raavana.
4. Story - Narada's pride. We talked about how if you surrender to the Lord the Lord will ensure that you will be a winner
5. Activity/ Game - We once again reviewed many of the bad qualities that exists in us - Anger, Hatred, Jealousy, Fear, Greed, Cheating, Lying, Selfishness, Pride and talked about how Raavana's ten heads and symbolic of these qualities. Our game was to topple the cups symbolizing the bad qualities and to see how we can get rid of as many bad qualities as we can in the three turns we get with the ball.
6. We continued chanting the Hanuman Chalisa and reviewed the meanings of the verses. We have chanted until Ram Rasayan Tumhare pasa, Sada Raho Raghupathi ke daasa.
   
   
   
   
   We encourage you to keep chanting the Hanuman Chalisa at home with the kids. We recommend that you purchase the following book which is available at the book store that we follow in class.
   The Balvihar Book of Hanuman Chalisa - https://www.amazon.com/dp/8175974028/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_w5gsEbN2A1RV4
   
   
   
   
   Thank you and we will see your kids in class tomorrow.
   
   
   Rupa and Chitra

Feb 2, 2020 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

      How are all of you doing? Here is the summary of our class this week.

2nd February 2020 / 9:15am

1. We started the class with 3 OM's, opening prayers followed by Shlokas Vakratunda Mahakaya, Saraswati Namastubhyam & Guru Bramha.

2. Chanted the Dhyaan Shlok 

3. We discussed about Ravana having 10 heads. 10 heads are symbolic of bad qualities. We all took turns saying the one bad quality we have and played a game called eradicate Ravana. 

4. Story - find a fault, please. It is always easy to find faults in others but it is difficult to find/see good in others.

5. Activity - we asked the kids to find a good quality within their class friends and in doing so figured out it takes a lot to see good in others.

6. Story - Man's greatness lies in his efforts. The moral of the story is God has given us so much, we do not need to beg but work hard & achieve.

7. Chanted Hanuman Chalisa till chaupai 30 and discussed meanings as well as mini stories from Ramayan to go with the verses. For example - the verse goes "Laaye sajeevan Lakhan jiyaye, Sri Raghubeer Harshi ur laaye" so when Laxman is hurt and Hanuman ji gets Sanjeevani and hugs Hanuman as he got the herb which help revive Laxman.

    For the next class we have asked the kids to revise till chaupai 30 ( page 65) for a fun quiz. See you all on February 9th at 9:15 am. 

Regards,

Rupa & Chitra. 

Jan 26, 2020 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

              Hope you all are doing well. Below is the summary from our last class (Jan 26th). 

Class Summary- 

1. Opening prayers 3 OM's followed by Shlokas Vakratunda, Saraswati Namastubhyam & Guru Bramha.

2. Chanted the Dhyaan Shlok.

3. Chanted Hanuman Chalisa till chaupai 22. 

4. Story - where's Rama?

5. Story - To please my Lord.

6. Discussed the meanings of some words in chaupai.

7. Game time- played a game with kids using Hanuman Chalisa verses and their meanings. 

   

     Kids enjoyed chanting the Chalisa as well as playing the game. Have a wonderful weekend and see you all on Feb 2nd at 9:15am.

Regards,

Rupa & Chitra.

       

Jan 5, 2020 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

         Happy New Year!! Wishing you all a happy, healthy,  peaceful and joyous  2020. How are all of you doing?

         Please check the summary of this weekend's class. Hope to see everyone in the next class at 9:15am.

Weekly Update – Jan5th, 2020 Balavihar 

Class Summary -

1. Opening Prayers 3 OMs followed by Shloka  Vakratunda, Saraswati, GuruBrahma 
2. Chanted the Dhyaan Shlok and revised the meaning too.
3. Story - A curse or a boon ( story of Hanuman's birth)
4. Chanted till chaupai 3 of Hanuman Chalisa and review words covered so far ( Ramdoot, Raghuvar, Pawan Kumar, Anjani suta)
5. Activity - Am I a Nandan or Nandini to my parents
6. Activity - Let us learn to introduce ourselves suta, putra, Kumar & Nandan.
7. Explain kumati & Sumati
8. Stories - An eye for eye & The greater good
9. Story of why Hanuman is called Bajrangbali ( Indra's Vajra story) 
   
   
   Parents can do with children this week –

1. Ask kids to chant Dhyaan Shlok and tell the meaning of each word
2. Different names of Hanuman - Pawanputra, Anjani suta, Bajrangbali, Kesari Nandan, Maruti.
   
   
   Regards,
   Rupa & Chitra.

Dec 8, 2019 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

     Hope all of you are enjoying the wonderful month of December, the season of giving. Keeping with the spirit of the season, it is our turn for Annadanam on Saturday Dec 21st, 2019. I have forwarded the Annadanam email , please read and sign up to donate food items.

    Also please read the attached document for last week's class summary. Sorry for sending it late🙏

Weekly Update – Dec 8th, 2019 Balavihar 

Class Summary -

1. Opening Prayers 3 OMs followed by Shloka  Vakratunda, Saraswati, GuruBrahma 
2. Chanted the Dhyaan Shlok and revised the meaning too.
3. Game - Hangman with words from Dhyaan Shlok or their meanings.
4. Review the storyline of Ramayana.
   
   
   Parents can do with children this week –

1. Ask kids to chant Dhyaan Shlok and tell the meaning of each word.
2. Review the story of Ramayana with kids.

Regards, 

Rupa & Chitra

Nov 24, 2019 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

       First of all a very happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I would also like to thank all the parents who showed up for the meeting in our class this weekend. 

     Please check the attachment for summary of November 24th. We have completed the Dhyaan Shlok and now will start Hanuman Chalisa from the next class. 

Weekly Update – Balavihar Sunday AM Nov. 24th, 2019

Class Summary - 

1. Opening prayers : 3 Om's followed by shlokas Vakratunda, Saraswati and Guru bramha
2. Chanted and reviewed Dhyaan Shlok with meaning.
3. Story- Socrates on Eloquence. 
4. Mini game - introducing oneself and learning the importance of art of speaking along the way.
5. Had a meeting with the parents.

Questions to ask kids

1 Ask them to chant the Dhyaan Shlok

Ans: Buddhir Balam Yasho Dhairyam,

        Nirbhayatvam Arogata Ajadyam 

       Vakpadutvamcha

      Hanumat Smarnat Bhavet. 

2. What is the art of speaking?

Ans: Learning what to say, when and how much to say. It is also important to learn when to stop.

     Enjoy your weekend, and see see you all on December 9th at 9:15am. 

Regards, 

Rupa &Chitra

Nov 17, 2019 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

      How are all of you doing? We are planning to have parent teachers meeting this Sunday. Please check the WhatsApp message regarding the same with the details.

     We are so happy to tell you that kids have almost memorized the Dhyaan Shlok. Please do ask them about the posture and smile check game. Please check the attachment for summary.

Weekly Update – Nov 17th., 2019 Balavihar ( Sunday AM)

Class Summary -

1. Opening Prayers 3 OMs followed by Shlokas Vakratunda, Saraswati Namastubhyam & Guru Brahma.
2. Chanted the Dhyan shlok.
3. Reviewed the old concepts of buddih, balam, yashas, dhairyam, nirbhayatvam & arogata.
4. Brainstorming - what is Ajadyam/ Alertness? Discussed physical & mental alertness. 
5. Story - Lazy Misty
6. Story- How Leo learned to be the king?
7. Game - Posture & Smile check
8. Brainstorming- What is Eloquence/ Vakpadutvam? Why do we need good speech?
9. Game - Telephone Telephone
   
   
   Questions Parents can ask children this week –

1. What do we learn from the story of Leo? If we care about people and help them then we will automatically become a King in everyone's heart by virtue of our actions. 
2. What are the two important attributes of the Dhyaan Shlok required to play the telephone game? Ajadyam & Vakpadutvam.
   
   
   
   
   Looking forward to meeting you all this weekend. Thank you!
   
   
   Regards,
   Rupa & Chitra. 

Nov 3, 2019 - Grade 2 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om parents,

       Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. The Diwali seva project is still on. If you are interested in donating food items and haven't got a chance to do it yet, please consider bringing in a box of cereal or pasta, a can of peanut butter when you come to the ashram. The items are being collected in a bin in the main lobby. Thank you for contributing towards a good cause. 

       Please check the attachment for summary on November 3rd class. Hope to see you all for the regular class. Sorry for sending the summary late. Stay warm everyone!

Weekly Update – Nov 3rd., 2019 Balavihar ( Sunday AM)

Class Summary -

1. Opening Prayers 3 OMs followed by Shlokas Vakratunda, Saraswati Namastubhyam & Guru Brahma.
2. Chanted the Dhyan shlok.
3. Reviewed the old concepts of buddih, balam, yashas & dhairyam.
4. Brainstorming - what is Nirbhayatvam/ Fearlessness. We asked what do they fear most and got some interesting answers.
5. Story - The foolish timid rabbit
6. Then we discussed Arogata - being disease free physically & mentally.
7. We played a word search game with things that make us strong
8. Game - musical game with body parts.
   
   
   Questions Parents can ask children this week –

1. What do we learn from the story of foolish timid rabbit? To be like the lion. Before we say " I am scared" determine whether the fears are real. 

2. How do we keep ourselves physically and mentally strong? Exercise, eat healthy for being physically strong. Read good books, worship/ pray and come to balvihar to be mentally strong.

Regards,

Rupa & Chitra.

Welcome to Gr 2 - Sunday AM Session

Please look out for regular updates from the teachers soon after the session starts on Sept 15th