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Children are not vessels to be filled but lamps to be lit.
- Swami Chinmayananda
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9/16/18

Sep 16, 2018 - Grade 3 (AM Sunday)

Hari OM,

Our class started with the beginning prayers:
     Sahanavavathu, Vakrathunda mahakaya, Saraswathi Namasthubhyam, Guru Brahma and Buddhir Balam (Hanuman Dhyana Shloka)
Students and the teachers introduced themselves and discussed Ganesh Chaturthi festival (recap week 1)

What to bring to our next BV class?
Kids were asked to bring :


  • My Prayer Book
  • Notebook/pad for likhita japa
  • Pencils/Crayons
  • Bala Bhagavatam book (curriculum for 3rd grade, available in book store)
What did we learn today?
We covered what is an Avatara and why does God take an Avatara? Please ask your children about the meaning of Avatara. 
List of Dashavatara.


What do we learn from Bhagavatam?
Story Time:
Shaunaka Rishi  lived in nimisharanya with his disciples. One day Sutaji a learned Rishi visited them.
 All the students and the teacher paid respects to Sutaji and gathered around him. Saunaka Rishi asked a question to Sutaji so that the students could benefit.
Saunaka Rishi asked "please tell us how can a person become good and happy forever". Sutaji replied that he would love to and further he continued to state that it is given in a poem written by Sri Veda Vyasa called "Bhagavatam" which has 18,000 verses.

In the next class we are going to share how Bhagavatam was written.

Craft Activity:
Kids chose an Avatara of their liking and made a name tag.

The class assembled in the prayer hall for Aarathi and pledge.
We sent the attached letter with kids home.

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Have a nice week and see you all in class next week!

Regards,
Indira
Raji