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Jan 21, 2024 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Hari Om Parents, 

Class Updates

 

1. We started the class with chanting OM three times and opening prayer(Dhyana Sloka - Om Sahana Vavatu)

2. Ganesha Pancharatnam - Kids practiced all verses from Ganesha Pancharatnam

3. Mahabharata 

 

1.       Sabha parva

        1. Mayasura built a palace of illusions for the Pandavas.
        2. In order for Yudhisthira to be accepted as emperor of Indraprastha, he was requested to perform Rajasuya yagna.
        3. Jarasandha
          1. Krsna advised the pandavas to kill Jarasandha as Jarasandha has captured one hundred kings and hence by releasing those kings, they will support and participate in Rajasuya yagna.
          2. Jarasandha was born split into two vertical halves and he was joined by a demoness named Jara.
          3. Krsna, Bhima and Arjuna went to meet Jarasandha. 
          4. Fight ensued between Bhima and Jarasandha for many hours.
          5. Bhima split Jarasandha into two halves and threw the pieces. The pieces joined together. 
          6. With the advice of Krsna, Bhima was able to kill Jarasandha by throwing the split pieces in opposite directions.
          7. The captured kings were released.
        4. Shishupala
          1. Shishupala was the cousin brother of Krsna and had extra arms and third eye when he was born
          2. When Krsna touched the child, the extra arms and third eye disappeared. It was destined that Krsna will kill Shishupala
          3. Shishupala's mother requested Krsna not to kill him. Krsna promised her that he will tolerate one hundred mistakes of Shishupala, but will kill him if he exceeds that count.
          4. During the Rajasuya yagna, Shishupala insulted Krsna and exceeded the count of one hundred mistakes.
          5. Krsna kills Shishupala
        5. Story of Jaya and Vijaya
          1. Jaya and Vijaya were the guards of Vaikuntha (abode of Lord Vishnu).
          2. Because Jaya and Vijaya insulted the four Kumaras, they were cursed to be born as humans.
          3. Jaya and Vijaya in order to hasten their return to Vaikuntam, they requested Vishnu to make them demons in their three births
          4. In first birth, Jaya and Vijaya were born as Hiranyaksha (of Varaha avatar) and Hiranyakshipu (of Narasimha avatar) and got killed by avatars of Lord Vishnu
          5. In second birth, they were born as Ravana and Kumbhakarna and got killed by Lord Rama (avatar of Vishnu)
          6. In third birth, they were born as Shishupala and Dantavakra.
        6. Insult of Duryodhana
          1. Duryodhana, when attending the Rajasuya yagna, gets lost in the palace and falls into a pool of water and gets laughed at.
          2. He became furious and wanted to take revenge on the Pandavas.

4. Story of Saint – Saint Kabir

  •  Saint Kabir was a wise poet who lived in India around 600 years ago. He was born in Varanasi and grew up in a weaver's family.
  •  Kabir believed in unity among people of different religions. He used his poetry to emphasize the common thread of love and devotion running through Hinduism and Islam.
  • Kabir conveyed his teachings through simple and relatable language in the form of short verses called "dohas."
  • He preached equality among all individuals, irrespective of their caste or social status. His dohas encouraged people to treat everyone with respect and kindness.
  • Kabir stressed the importance of a direct and sincere connection with the divine, emphasizing devotion over unnecessary rituals and ceremonies.
  • He described God as formless and beyond human comprehension, encouraging people to focus on a personal and spiritual connection rather than on external religious practices.
  • Kabir's wisdom transcends time and religious boundaries. His dohas continue to inspire people globally, teaching valuable lessons about love, humility, and the pursuit of a meaningful spiritual life. 

5. Kids practiced the following shlokas from Bhagavad Gita

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whEvrvfS01E&list=PLwv-WSJSokEMDUAisk23c-TudJA6lE-pf&index=10


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Rameshwari & Roopa

 

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Jan 7, 2024 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Hari Om Parents, 

Class Updates

 

1. We started the class with chanting OM three times and opening prayer(Dhyana Slika - Om Sahana Vavatu)

2. Ganesha Pancharatnam - Kids practiced all verses from Ganesha Pancharatnam

3. Mahabharata 

 

1.         Bhima kills Bakasura

·       The Pandavas, disguised as brahamanas, reach Ekachakra village and take shelter in a brahmin's house.

·       A demon called Bakasura was terrorizing the Ekachakra village.

·        Everyday, a member from a chosen family has to take a cart full of food to Bakasura and sacrifice themselves.

·        One day, it was the turn of the brahmin's family (in whose house Pandavas were living in) to satisfy the hunger of Bakasura.

·        Kunti convinced the family and asked Bhima to go to Bakasura.

·        Bhima killed Bakasura and the whole village celebrated .

2.         One day, the Pandavas and Kunti hear about Draupadi's swayamvara in Kampilya and started to head there.


3.         Pandavas meet Chitraratha

·           On the way, the Pandavas and Kunti gets blocked by the gandharva, Chitraratha.

·           Chitraratha gets defeated by Arjuna.

·           Chitraratha came to know that the brahmanas were none other than Pandavas.

·           Chitraratha gives them four divine horses.

·           Pandavas continue their journey to Kampilya.


4.         Arjuna passes the skill test

·        Drupada has arranged a swayamvara for Draupadi.

·        The prince who passes the skill test can marry Draupadi.

·        The skill test was to shoot an arrow at the eye of a fish which is fixated in a revolving wheel in the ceiling, by looking into the reflection of it in the pond below.

·        None of the princes who came to swayamvara could pass the test.

·        Arjuna who was disguised as a brahmana asked the king whether he could try the test.

·        The king agreed and Arjuna (because of his concentration skills) passed the test.

·         Arjuna married Draupadi.

·         When the Pandavas and Draupadi went to meet Kunti, she told them to share what they brought without realizing the situation. Draupadi became the wife of the Pandavas.

4. Story of Saint – Avvaiyar

·       Auvaiyar was an intelligent woman known for her contributions to literature and wisdom.

·       Auvaiyar wrote "Aathichudi," a guidelines book for children, imparting moral and practical lessons.

·       A conflict arose between King Thondaiman, a Chola king, and King Adhiyaman. Auvaiyar, in a diplomatic move, praised King Thondaiman to prevent the war between the two kings.

·       Auvaiyar affirmed that the results of good deeds are inevitable, likening it to water poured at the foot of a coconut tree yielding results through its head.

·       The analogy of going to college of medicine implies that actions lead to specific results, reinforcing the concept of "As you sow, so shall you reap."

·       Life is portrayed as a balance where actions on one side, whether positive or negative, determine the corresponding results on the other side.

·       Newton's Third Law is invoked to emphasize the principle that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

·       The force in life, comparable to stress, is depicted as a result of interactions with people and situations.

·       Auvaiyar advises thinking before taking any action, emphasizing the importance of choosing actions that lead to desired results in life.

 

5. Kids practiced the following shlokas from Bhagavad Gita

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_muXxD4WhoA&list=PLwv-WSJSokEMDUAisk23c-TudJA6lE-pf&index=9

 

Thanks 

Rameshwari & Roopa

 

 

 

 

 

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Dec 10, 2023 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Hari Om Parents,
    December 10, 2023 -  Class Updates
  1.  We started the class with chanting OM three times and opening prayer(Dhyana sloka - Om Sahana Vavatu)
  2.  Kids practiced all the slokas learnt so far in Bhagavad Gita chapter 4 -  Slokas 1 - 11  . Please make the kids practice at home with the link attached below. 

           3.  Children were also tested on Mahabharata's Adi Parva to ensure a clear understanding of the characters. 

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Dec 3, 2023 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Hari Om Parents,
December 3, 2023 -  Class Updates
  1.  We started the class with chanting OM three times and opening prayer(Dhyana sloka - Om Sahana Vavatu)
  2. We had a small quiz to brush up the Mahabaratha story and to remember the characters 
           
               

       3. Mahabharata
          
  1. Continuation of Adi parva
    1. Kunti returned to Hastinapura with the Pandavas.
    2. The Kauravas and the Pandavas were growing up together. The Kauravas had hatred for the Pandavas. Because of that, Duryodhana and his brothers plotted an evil plan to get rid of Bhima.
    3. Bhima loves food! Kauravas took advantage of that weakness and added poison to Bhima's food.
    4. Bhima felt drowsy after eating the poisoned food.
    5. Kauravas tied up Bhima and threw him in the lake.
    6. Snakes in the lake bit Bhima and the poison in his body got negated.
    7. Bhima was alive!
    8. Story of Dronacharya and Drupada
      1. The father of Dronacharya was Sage Bharadwaja.
      2. Drupada was the prince of the Panchala kingdom.
      3. Both Dronacharya and Drupada were students of Bharadwaja.
      4. Drona and Drupada were friends. Drupada mentioned that once he grew up and became a king, he would share half of the kingdom with his friend Drona.
      5. Drona and Drupada finished their studies and went their separate ways.
      6. Drona and Drupada grew up. 
      7. Drona married Kripi and had a son named Ashwathama. It is said that the child cried like a horse and hence got named Ashwathama (AshvaH in Sanskrit means horse).
      8. Drona and his family were poor and he was not able to feed Ashwathama.
      9. Due to the advice from Kripi, Drona went to meet Drupada for help. Drupada had become the king of Panchala.
      10. But Drupada failed to acknowledge his friendship with Drona and insulted Drona.
      11. Drona got angry and took a vow that he will train his disciples to capture Drupada.
      12. Drona came to the kingdom of Hastinapura.
      13. The Pandavas and Kauravas lost their ball in a well while playing outside.
      14. Drona helped them get the ball with his archery skills.
      15. Bheeshma was informed about this incident. Bheeshma made Dronacharya the guru of the Kauravas and Pandavas.
           4. Saint - Samarth Ramadas
                     
                     1. He was born in 1608 in Maharashtra.
2. His father's name was Suryaji Panth and mother's name was Renukabai Thosar.
3. His real name was Narayana.
4. When he was 8 his father died, this made him an introvert and began mediating on God.
5. At the age of 12, during his own wedding ceremony, upon hearing the word "savadhan" meaning "be alert," he fled from the event and embarked on a pursuit of monastic life, recognizing the futility of entangling oneself in worldly affairs when the path to self-realization beckoned. He spent the next 12 years in Nashik.
6. In the early morning, he would proceed to the river for a ritual bath, immersing his body halfway and chanting the Gayatri mantra until noon. Following this, he diligently collected alms, offered them to Lord Rama, and consumed them as prasada, all the while consistently chanting the Rama mantra. This disciplined routine characterized his years of tapas and spiritual practice.

           5. Kids chanted two slokas from Bhagavad Gita chapter 4

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Oct 29, 2023 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Hari Om Parents,
October 29, 2023 -  Class Updates

  1. We started the class with chanting OM three times and opening prayer(Dhyana sloka - Om Sahana Vavatu)
  2.  We practiced aarthi to prepare for singing aarthi in the temple. 
  3. Story of a Saint - Sivananda Saraswati 
    1. Swami Sivananda was born as Kuppuswami on 8 September  1887.
    2.  As a child he was very active and promising in fine arts. 
    3. He attended medical school in Tanjore. 
    4. Upon graduation he left for Malaysia to work in a hospital. 
    5. In his private medical practice - he never charged any fees to the poor. Instead he offered money to them to cover their expenses after discharge from hospital.
    6. He served for 10 years in the hospital.
    7. जीव - ब्रह्म - ऐक्यम्- book. This book changed his life. It ignited his dormanant Spirituality.
    8. He left for Rishikesh ( Uttarakhand). He took Sannyasa and became Swami Shivananda.
    9. He lived in austerity. He spent all his time in meditation and study of scriptures.
    10. In 1936 he started the Divine Life Society in a small hut. He took care of ill and sick people. He visited ailing people. He gave them medicines and food. With this small beginning now Divine Life Society has headquarters all over the world.
    11. He gave Sannyasa to Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda. He chaired the World Parliament of Religions in 1953.
    12. He took Mahasamadhi(departure of a self realized Saint from his mortal coil)  on July 14, 1963 
    13. Message he left us with  - Love - Treat everyone with love and care. Serve the needy people. Be compassionate. Devotion. ( Love - Serve - Compassion)
  4. Kids did the crossword puzzle to revise the characters we have seen so far in Mahabharata 
5. Kids performed saraswathi pooja in the temple today followed by aarthi. 

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Oct 8, 2023 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Hari Om Parents,
October 8, 2023 -  Class Updates

  1. We started the class with chanting OM three times and opening prayer(Dhyana sloka - Om Sahana Vavatu)
  2.  We practiced aarthi to prepare for singing aarthi in the temple. 
  3. Mahabharata
    1. Continuation of Adi parva
  1. Dhrtarashtra, Pandu and Vidura grew up
  2. Pandu became the king of Hastinapura as Dhrtarashtra was blind
  3. Vidura became the minister
  4. Princess Kunti
    1. Sura, grandfather of Sri Krsna, gave his daughter, Pritha, to King Kuntibhoja for adoption. Hence, Pritha became known as Kunti. Kunti is Vasudeva's sister and hence she is Sri Krsna's aunt.
    2. Once, sage Durvasa paid a visit to King Kuntibhoja and Kunti was given the task of taking care of sage Durvasa.
    3. Sage Durvasa blessed Kunti with a boon. Kunti was given a boon of being able to get a child from any deity using the mantra.
    4. Kunti was young and playfully invoked Surya devata using the mantra. Surya devata blessed her with a child. The child was born with a golden earring and shield.
    5. Kunti, afraid of the consequences, put the child in a basket and set it away in the river
    6. A charioteer found the baby in the basket and started to bring the child up as his own, as he and his wife did not have a child.
    7. The child came to be known as "Radheya". He was also named "Karna"
  5. Later on, Princess Kunti got married to King Pandu. King Pandu married Madri as well.
  6. Dhrtarashtra got married to Princess Gandhari. Gandhari's brother is Shakuni. The Gandhara region is on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan in the current day map.
  7. Since Dhrtarashtra is blind, Gandhari blind folded herself to experience the same world as Dhrtarashtra. Shakuni was unhappy as his sister had to live blindfolded.
  8. Because of an incident that happened during one of King Pandu's hunting trips, King Pandu got cursed. Hence he gave up the kingdom and went to the forest with Queen Kunti and Queen Madri
  9. Dhrtarashtra became the king.
  10. Pandu requested Kunti to use the mantra provided to her by Sage Durvasa. Kunti invoked Dharmaraja devata and got a child. The child was named Yudhishthira.
  11. Dhrtarashtra and Gandhari got a son named Duryodhana. His original name was Suyodhana.
  12. Kunti used her mantra and invoked Vayu devata and got another child. The child was named Bhima.
  13. Dhrtarashtra and Gandhari got 99 more sons and one daughter.
  14. Kunti used her mantra and invoked Indra devata and got another child. The child was named Arjuna.
  15. Kunti shared the mantra with Madri. Madri invoked Ashwini Kumaras and got twin sons. The sons were named Nakula and Sahadeva.
  16. The five sons of Pandu came to be known as Pandavas.
  17. The hundred sons of Dhrtarashtra came to be known as Kauravas.
  18. Pandavas were brought up in the forest.
  19. Pandu and Madri died.
  20. Kunti was taking care of the pandavas and decided to return to Hastinapura.
    4. Kids chanted two slokas from Bhagavad Gita chapter 4. 

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Oct 1, 2023 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Hari Om Parents,
October 1, 2023 -  Class Updates
  1. Kids wrote Likhita japa for the first five minutes.
  2. We started off the class with the chanting of OM three times and opening prayer (Dhyana shloka - Om Saha Navavatu)
  3. Ganesha Pancharatnam -   shloka chanting -  reviewed the first and second verse and learnt the third verse.
  4. Mahabharata
  1. Continuation of Adi parva
    1. After Bheeshma took the vows that he will not inherit the throne of Hastinapura and will never get married, Satyavati's father agreed to get Satyavati married to King Shantanu.
    2. King Shantanu and Satyavati had two sons - Chitraangada and Vichitraveerya
    3. Attached above is the outline of the family tree.
    4. When Chitraangada grew up, he became king of Hastinapura.
    5. There was also a Gandharva named Chitraangada and he called for a duel with Hastinapura's King Chitraangada. The Chitraangada versus Chitraangada fight happened and Hastinapura's King Chitraangada died in the fight.
    6. Naturally, Vichitraveerya was next to the throne and he became King of Hastinapura.
    7. The King of Kashi held a swayamvara for his three daughters - Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika. The Kingdom of Hastinapura did not get an invite for the swayamvara.
    8. Bheeshma, uninvited, went to swayamvara and took the Kashi princesses
    9. King Shalva who came to swayamwara, opposed Bheeshma and got defeated
    10. Bheeshma took the princesses to Hastinapura. 
    11. Amba, the eldest of Kashi princesses disclosed that she is interested in marrying King Shalva and hence was let go.
    12. Amba got rejected by King Shalva - he did not want to accept her because of his defeat to Bheeshma
    13. Amba came back to Hastinapura and got rejected by Vichitraveerya
    14. Amba went to Bheeshma and asked him to marry her. Because of the vow, Bheeshma rejected her
    15. Amba wanted to take revenge on Bheeshma. She did tapas towards Lord Karthikeya. Lord Karthikeya gave her a garland of lotus flowers and told her that the one who wears this garland and fights Bheeshma, will defeat Bheeshma
    16. Amba went to the Guru of Bheeshma, Parashurama and requested him to fight Bheeshma
    17. Bheeshma could not be defeated by Parashurama
    18. Amba did tapas towards Lord Shiva and got a boon that she will be the cause of Bheeshma's death in her next birth. Amba went into the fire from the tapas.
    19. Vichitraveerya after marrying Ambika and Ambalika, died without having any heirs
    20. With the blessing of Vyasa ji, Ambika, Ambalika and Ambika's maid got sons. 
      1. Ambika had a blind child and his name was Dhrtarashatra. 
      2. Ambalika had a pale child and his name was Pandu. 
      3. Ambika's maid had a wise child and his name was Vidura.
     5. We had the House Inaugural Assembly after the first 40 minutes of the regular class. We had a small activity in the Assembly after the Bhajans and cheers. Kids had a group activity of wrapping a fork and spoon. Our team Arjuna's arrows won the contest for the day. 


Please reach out to us if you have any questions. Thanks.

Regards,
Rameshwari and Roopa 

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Sept 24, 2023 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Hari Om Parents,
September 24, 2023 -  Class Updates
  1. Kids wrote Likhita japa for the first five minutes.
  2. We started off the class with the chanting of OM three times and opening prayer (Dhyana shloka - Om Saha Navavatu)
  3. Shloka Chanting - practiced first three verses of Ganesha Pancharatnam. 
    1. Kids learnt the meaning of the second verse. 
  4. Mahabharata
    1. Outline of seven generations

2. Background of how Mahabharata was told to Janamejaya by Vaishampayana 
3. Adi Parva
        1. Begins with the King Shantanu of Hastinapura
          • Puru (Pauravas) and Kuru (Kauravas) dynasty
        1. King Shantanu met Ganga Devi and wanted to marry her
        2. Ganga Devi set conditions for the marriage that Shantanu should not question who she is and/or her actions
        3. Shantanu agreed and married Ganga Devi
        4. When their first son was born, Ganga Devi took it and drowned the baby in the river
        5. Shantanu was shocked, but did not question her because of the agreement
        6. Ganga Devi repeatedly did the same for the next 6 babies
        7. When their eighth child was born, Shantanu could not take it anymore and questioned her as to who she is and why she is drowning the babies
        8. Ganga Devi told Shantanu that she is Ganga Devi and it is time for her to leave him as he broke the agreement
        9. Ganga Devi explained that the eight babies were the Ashtavasus and because of the curse of Sage Vashishta, they were born as humans
        10. She told Shantanu that she will give back the eighth child once he is sixteen
        11. Name of the eighth child was Devavrata
        12. Devavrata learnt from different gurus - scriptures from Sage Vashishta, archery from Parashurama in Deva Loka
        13. Devavrata joined King Shantanu and was heir to the throne of Hastinapura
        14. King Shantanu met Satyavati, a fisherwoman and wanted to marry her
        15. Satyavati's father did not want her to marry Shantanu as her sons will not inherit the throne of Hastinapura
        16. In order for Shantanu to marry Satyavati, Devavrata took vows that he will not inherit the throne and that he will never get married. He came to be known as Bheeshma
        17. Long before, because of the blessing of Paraashara Muni, Satyavati had a son who is none other than Vyasa
                                  4. Kids did the following word search 

 
5. Story of a Saint - Swami Tapovan Maharaj
      1. Swami Tapovan Maharaj was born in Palaghat, Kerala
      2. His child name was Chippu Kutty
      3. "Tapovanam" means forest of austerities
      4. He is the Guru of Swami Chinmayananda
      5. He is a very strict teacher
      6. He has authored books in Malayalam and Sanskrit
        1. Kailasa Yatra
        2. Himagiri Vihaaram
        3. Ishwara Darshanam
        4. Sri Soumya Kasisha Stotram
      7. Values to be learned from him - to be simple, to be humble, to be truthful
        • Truthful in thoughts, speech and action
      1. Photographs of Swami Tapovan Maharaj are available in http://archives.chinmayamission.com/gurus/swami-tapovan/Intro 
6. Aarti and pledge in temple hall

Our next class is on October 1st. 

Please reach out to us if you have any questions. Thanks.

Regards,
Rameshwari  and Roopa
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Sept 17, 2023 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Hari Om Parents,
September 17, 2023 -  Class Updates

  1.  Kids wrote Likhita japa for the first five minutes.
  2. We started off the class with the chanting of OM three times and opening prayer (Dhyana shloka - Om Saha Navavatu) 
  3. Shloka chanting -  practiced first two verses of Ganesha Pancharatnam
    1. Kids learnt the meaning of the first verse. Kids did great in the class by following the chanting. Please practice with them 
  4. Introduction of Mahabharata
    1. About the author - Veda Vyasa
      1. Classified the vedas as the Rig-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, the Sama-Veda and the Atharva-Veda
      2. Author of 18 puranas, Mahabharatam, and Srimad Bhagavatam
      3. About Mahabharata
        1. has 100,000 verses
        2. has 18 parvas (parts)
          1. Significance of the number 18 
        3. original name is Jaya (victory)
        4. review of the four parvas in this year's curriculum -   Aadi, Sabhaa, Vana and Viraata Parva
        5. Lord Ganesha being the scribe and the conditions put forth for writing
  5. Story of a Saint - Adi Shankaracharya
      1. Discussion about Guru Parampara using the pictures on the whiteboard
      2. Birth of Shankara in Kalady, Kerala around 8th century AD
      3. Around the age of 8 years, he went North by foot to the banks of the Narmada River to meet his Guru, Sri Govinda Bhagavatpada
      4. After learning from his Guru, he went to Varanasi (Kashi or Benares)
      5. Later on, he went to Badrinath to meet his Guru's guru Sri Gaudapada
      6. He travelled across the country to establish the four mutts (listed in the map below)
      7. Values to be learned from him - to be a preserver of spiritual heritage
      8. Kids each received a paper copy of a India map and marked the places of his travel and mutts in their own copy (like below)
          6. Kids practiced the Bhagavad Gita chanting using video - pronunciation of the Sanskrit alphabets - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkuUCKp3BW0
          7. Aarati and pledge in the Temple Hall 

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Sept 10, 2023 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

September 10, 2023 -  Class Updates

Hari Om Parents,
Welcome to the new year of Balavihar 2023-2024! We (Roopa and Rameshwari) were excited to see the kids in person. We are looking forward to a fun-filled year!

Curriculum
Curriculum for the fifth grade is Mahabharata Part 1 (until Viraata Parva) and India the Sacred Land - Saints. We will be covering the Aadi, Sabhaa, Vana and Viraata Parvas in Mahabharata. Shlokas for this year are Ajam Nirvikalpam and Ganesha Pancharatnam.

General Class Agenda
Kids will be writing Likhita Japa for 5 minutes as all kids join and get settled
Mahabharata story for the day
Story of a saint
Shloka learning
Geeta chanting practice
Activity for the day
Aarati and Pledge

Materials Needed for the Class
Notebook for Likhita japa
Pencil or pen
My prayers book (can be bought in Chinmaya Vrindavan book store) - there is no other recommended book for the curriculum

Communication:
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September 10, 2023 -  Class Updates
The kids refreshed their memories by discussing Krishna stories and 24 teachers from Grade 4 Curriculum. Introduction to Mahabaratha was also given with the Story of Ganesha and Ved Vyasa. Kids also started to learn chanting the first sloka from Ganesha Pancharatnam. We ended the class with closing prayer.

Regards,
Roopa and Rameshwari
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