Hari Om Parents,
Today was the 12th class of Balavihar!! Here is the summary of what we covered in the class today:
Opening Prayers: All of us assembled in our classroom 'Krishna', we all chanted three OMs and then chanted the Opening Prayers - Sahana Vavatu. All the kids chanted together nicely. It felt very nice and calm after.
Sloka time: We then chanted the slokas
Ganesha Slokha -EkaDantam -Vakra tunda,
Saraswathi slokha
Guru slokha
Krishna sloka, then we chanted Rama, Hanuman slokas and recited it a couple of times. All the kids repeated nicely and some chanted individually too.
Rama sloka:
rāmāya rāmabhadrāya rāmacaṃdrāya vedhase . raghunāthāya nāthāya sītāyāḥ pataye namaḥ and
Apadam apaHataram Dataram Sarva Sampadam
Loka Bhi Ramam Sri Rama Bhuyo Bhuyo Namamyaham
Hanuman Slokha:
Manojavam Marut Tulya Vegam Jitendriyam Buddhi Mataam Varishtham ।
Vaataatmajam Vaanara Yooth Mukhyam Shri Raama Dootam Sharnam Prapadye ।।
Alphabet Chant : We revised all the alphabets until G, and all the kids repeated the Vedantic Alphabets learnt so far.
Yoga: Tree Pose, Stretching exercises, Snake pose, Jumping Jacks.
Introduced to the next letter: Letter 'H' is for Happiness- is a state of the mind and is actually not related to any object or person.
Brainstorming: We discussed various instances which made us happy and sad. And explained that Happiness is a state of the mind and is actually not related to any object or person. Its we who choose to be happy or sad.
Exploration: Happy Train Ride -we took the Happy Train Ride and went together like a train around the classroom and went to different stations(like Candy land, Amusement park,Doctor Office,Pizza place etc.) and learned not to become unhappy when we did not reach the desired destination. We explained that we should be content with what we have and be happy in all situations and always encourage happy thoughts.
Attendance: Attendance was taken and each kid responded by saying Hari Om.
Then we went to the assembly for Aarthi and Pledge.
It was another interesting session, Kids happily shared what they did during the holidays and actively participated in the class.
Have a wonderful week ahead!!
Note:
Storytelling on Jan 20th - bit.ly/BVStory24 Timings will be announced soon.
Chinmaya Kalarangam on Jan 27th- Registration at bit.ly/3kRjcmK Date: Saturday Jan 27th 2024 11:00 - 4:00
Shlokathon on March 9th - bit.ly/Shlokas24 (Any slokhas including ones taught in class can be recited by kids)
Bhajanotsav on May 4th - bit.ly/bvbhajan24 (KG class)
Next Class is on Jan 21st 2024, due to the MLK holiday next week.
Wishing you and family a Very Happy Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Lohri !!!
Pranams
Mahalakshmi & Chandarani.
