Dear Parents,
Hari Om
This week's class started with opening prayers and Hari Om game.
We did stretches and yoga and chanted our 3 chants:
ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः
oṃ śrī gaṇeśāya namaḥ
ॐ श्री सरस्वत्यै नमः
oṃ śrī sarasvatyai namaḥ
ॐ श्री सत् गुरुभ्यो नमः
oṃ śrī sat gurubhyo namaḥ
We revised what we learned about God Ganesha and Goddess Sarasvati and recited the 2 slokas - 'Vakratunda Mahakaya' and 'Sarasvati Namastubyam'. We discussed about our Chinmaya Mission and our Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda. We learned the below new sloka.
गुरूर् ब्रह्मा गुरूर् विष्णुः गुरूर् देवॊ महॆश्वरः
गुरूरेव परंब्रह्मा तस्मै श्रिगुरवे नमः
gurūr brahmā gurūr viṣṇuḥ gurūr dev maheśwaraḥ
gurūreva parambrahmā tasmai śri gurave namaḥ
We learned that Guru is Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara. We bow to our Guru who is the eternal, Infinite Brahman.
We then recited 2 bhajans Jaya Jaya Devi and Ganesha Saranam learned in the previous class. Children loved enacting the Great God Ganapathi(action song):
Great God Ganapathi, I bow to Thee,
Elephant faced One, I bow to Thee
Delight of Lord Shiva, I take refuge in Thee,
O big bellied son of Mother Parvathi
Infinite Om, Oh I bow to Thee
You ride on your mouse and win Victory.
We chanted Bhagavad Gita chapter 18 - 41st and 42nd slokas from our handbook. At home, please watch this video on youtube and practice the slokas.
We Played meditation game and revised and identified the Sanskrit numbers.
We all enjoyed the story about Goddess Lakshmi which conveys how she loves people who are good and devoted to her and being rich or poor doesn't matter.
Kids did an awesome job putting together the 'Devi Stand-up Card' craft.
As a supplemental activity, we played 'Lakshmi Vadati' and learned the below Sanskrit words:
उपविशतु
upavishatu
sit down
उत्तिष्ठतु
uttishThatu
stand up
उत्पततु
utpatatu
jump
हसतु
hasatu
laugh
रोदितु
roditu
cry
तरतु
taratu
swim
We attended the closing prayers at the Temple.
Announcements:
- Whatsapp Group: Please join the class WhatsApp group 'Parents sun1245 Tot-PreK' https://chat.whatsapp.com/J8oUEwSC4HDFeZIzZyX0fc. We will use this group chat to communicate class reminders or important information.
- Annadanam: Our class is scheduled for Annadanam on October 20th, 2018. Please see the link below for the items that can be donated. Scroll down the sign-up genius list to find the right date and sign up for the items you would like to contribute. Please drop off the items well within the mentioned time. Kindly check the time and place to drop in the sign up sheet.
Parents and kids who are interested can go to the soup kitchen directly and serve as well, address is posted in the sign up sheet.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044fa4a72aa1fa7-balavihar1
- CORD Walkathon: Register for CORD Walkathon which is on Oct 28th, Sunday 10:00 AM at Mercer County Park. East Picnic area. More details at http://www.chinmayavrindavan.org/cord-walkathon/ . Note that walkathon is followed by Field Day activities. Please make sure you register for the walkathon. Please bring in all your friends and family members. $25/walker and the funds raised goes to CORD. Raffle prizes for the most number of pledges collected.
Our next class is on 10/21/2018 and Sarasvati Puja will be performed at our temple.
Unto him our best!
Siresha and Priya
