Hari Om parents,
Below is an update from the class on Sunday.
Week 4:
30th SEPTEMBER 2018 / 9:15AM
Shlokas:
- Sahanavavattu (opening prayer)
- Sarvamangala Mangalay Shloka on Goddess Parvathi
Lesson:
Review of Mahabharata from grade 5
- Sage Durvasa visits pandavas in the forest
- Jayadratha Punished
- Karna's kavacha and kundala given as charity to Indra.
- Yudhishtira meets Dharma
Review is complete with above topics. Grade 6 syllabus starts below.
- The incognito period begins
- Pandavas enter the Matsya Kingdom
- Death of Keechaka
Geeta Chanting:
Bhagavad Gita:
Review of verses 41 and 42.
Chanted 43 and 44 verses.
Please have kids practice the verses at home. Memorization skills at this age are very good. Every week we plan to send a video of kids recording to Gita Chanting team for the house to earn points for chanting. If parents have the individual recording of the kids chanting please send it to Gita team directly.
Our swamiji's recordings which are a wonderful resource for learning are available at the following link.
Other resources
Bhajans:
Amba Parameshwari (page 52 in My prayers)
Activities:
We had house inaugurals today and kids had a chance to know their teams and house captains. There were fun activities for kids based on the house they belong to.
Announcements:
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. Yes - 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
Please visit
http://vrindavanteachers.blogspot.com/
for the previous week updates.
Thanks,
Sirisha Pannala and Jyothi Padmanabhan
