Hari OM!
Welcome to Sri Rama 2 class. In this class kids are going to learn great values in a fun way through Alphabet Safari.
April 10th, 2016:
Kids Practiced slokas, chanted "Sriram Jaya ram Jaya Jaya ram" while coloring.
Parents, Please Help your children to practice the following prayers at home. They will sing these slokas on the stage for the CMH annual day this year.
Ganesha : Ekadantam Mahaakaayam, Lambodaragajaananam, Vighnanaasakaram devam, Herambam pranamaamyaham
Krishna: mukam karoti vachalam; pangum langhayate girim; yat-krpaa tamaham vande; paramanandamaadhavam
Rama :Om Apadamapa Hartaram Dataram Sarva SampadamLoka Bhi Ramam Sri Ramam Bhuyo Bhuyo Namamyaham.
Ramaya ramabhadraya ramachandraya vedhase, Raghu nathaya nathaya Seethaya pathaye namaH.
Hanuman : Mano-Javam Maaruta-Tulya-Vegam Jitendriyam Buddhi-Mataam Varissttham | Vaata-Atmajam Vaanara-Yuutha-MukhyamShriiraama-Duutam Sirasaa namaami.
March 6th, 2016: O is for Obedience, we discussed the meanng of obedience. Kids shared their thoughts when we asked questions like when they were obedience and listened to their parents. Kids understood that they must be obedient to parents ,teachers and elders. Kids also listened to a story on obedience.
kids Practiced slokas and Alphabet song, chanted "Sriram Jaya ram Jaya Jaya ram" while coloring.
Parents, Please encourage your children to participate in Bhagavadgita mini competition.
Feb. 28th. N is for Nobel, we talked about great people like Gandhi and Mother Theresa.
Kids practiced slokas and Alphabet song.
Parents, Please encourage your children to participate in Bhagavadgita mini competition. Help your children to practice the following prayers at home.
Ganesha : Ekadantam Mahaakaayam, Lambodaragajaananam, Vighnanaasakaram devam, Herambam pranamaamyaham
Krishna: mukam karoti vachalam; pangum langhayate girim; yat-krpaa tamaham vande; paramanandamaadhavam
Rama :Om Apadamapa Hartaram Dataram Sarva SampadamLoka Bhi Ramam Sri Ramam Bhuyo Bhuyo Namamyaham.
Ramaya ramabhadraya ramachandraya vedhase, Raghu nathaya nathaya Seethaya pathaye namaH.
Hanuman : Mano-Javam Maaruta-Tulya-Vegam Jitendriyam Buddhi-Mataam Varissttham | Vaata-Atmajam Vaanara-Yuutha-MukhyamShriiraama-Duutam Sirasaa namaami.
Feb. 7th, 2016: M is for "Mother", Kids created a picture frame for their moms to show their affection.They listened to the stories on how mothers take care of their children and family without expecting any rewards. Kids also did the coloring of Mother earth, Mother India, Mother Cow, Mother Shrutis. Practiced slokas from Bhagavadgita ch.16.
Parents, Please encourage your children to participate in Bhagavadgita mini competition.
Jan 31st,2016 : They all said that they love their family a lot. L is for Love and God is Love. They learned the story of "Gandhiji's Love". Gandhiji loved all citizens, as a father loves all his children. Once a thief tried to steal few things from his home. Instead of punishing the thief, Gandhiji offered him to have a lunch with him. That love has changed the thief into a good person. Kids colored,"Glue binds a house and Love binds a home" sheet in their coloring book. Kids practiced slokas from Bhagavadgita ch.16. Kids also practiced the following slokas in the class. Please help your child to practice these slokas at home.
Ganesha : Ekadantam Mahaakaayam, Lambodaragajaananam, Vighnanaasakaram devam, Herambam pranamaamyaham
Krishna: mukam karoti vachalam; pangum langhayate girim; yat-krpaa tamaham vande; paramanandamaadhavam
Rama :Om Apadamapa Hartaram Dataram Sarva SampadamLoka Bhi Ramam Sri Ramam Bhuyo Bhuyo Namamyaham.
Ramaya ramabhadraya ramachandraya vedhase, Raghu nathaya nathaya Seethaya pathaye namaH.
Hanuman : Mano-Javam Maaruta-Tulya-Vegam Jitendriyam Buddhi-Mataam Varissttham | Vaata-Atmajam Vaanara-Yuutha-MukhyamShriiraama-Duutam Sirasaa namaami.
Jan.17th, 2016:
K is for Kindness", Kids expressed that they like people who were kind to them, and also they need to be very kind to others too. Kids listened to the story of Androcles, who was kind and helped an injured lion and later the lion showed his kindness towards him. They also listened to the story of Siddharth and Devadatta, where Siddarth saved a Swan which was hit by Devadatta. Ask your child to share these stories with you. We all chanted first two slokas of Chap.16 from Geeta.
All kids brought a paper home to write down how they were kind to the people in this week. They should bring that paper back to the class on next Sunday.
Jan.10th, 2016: Hari Om! We learned about J is for Japa in our class today. Japa is repeating God's name with devotion. Repeating God's name builds our concentration. Kids enjoyed singing khate bhi rama kaho, pite bhi rama kaho.......They did Japa in class. Ask them about it. We reviewed all the slokas learned so far in the class. Practiced Geeta slokas. Please help your children to practice the Slokas at home everyday and encourage them to participate in Gita Chanting competition.
Gita Script and audio are available on our CMH web site.
Today in our alphabet safari we talked about G is for God! Who is God, Where is he and what does he do? When we asked these questions, Children gave many answers, God is ------the protector, he punishes us when we do wrong. God is ------everywhere, God always--- he watches us, he tells us what to do, he gives what we want etc.,.
Today Kids thanked God with prayers and puja. We offered rainsins to god and had it as a prasad.
Children did a project in class to show how and what they are thankfull to God.
Nov. 8th, 2015 Hari Om!!! Happy Diwali !!! Hope all of you are celebrating the festival of lights with lot of enthusiasm. Today kids learned - "E is for Enthusiasm", the joy and excitement they feel when they are doing something they love/ while striving for a goal. Children listened to a story of a little Gitu.
Children practiced Sahanavavatu, Ekadantam and started to learn Mukam karoti........ a Krishna prayer.
Nov.1st, 2015
Hari Om! Today we talked about "D is for Daddy" and learned how a lady named Sonara Dodd started Father's Day almost fifty years ago to honor her father and all fathers. Kids made special cards for their dads to show their love towards them. Did they interview, Dad? Please send the answer papers back with the kids. They practiced opening prayer and started learning Ekadantam, a Ganesha prayer. Encourage them to say this prayer at home too.
Ekadantam Mahaakaayam, Lambodaragajaananam, Vighnanaasakaram devam, Herambam pranamaamyaham
October 25th, 2015
Hari Om! Today kids tried to say opening prayer Sahanaavavatu... all by themselves. Parents, encourage your child to say that at home too. The prayer script is in their binders. We talked about "C is for Cleanliness". Kids shared what they think of cleanliness, and how they keep clean their toys, room, teeth, face, etc.,. We chanted Gandhiji's favorite message..... Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Say No Evil. Kids learned that we need to keep clean not only our surroundings, body but also our mind. Ask your child to tell you the story of King's Horse.
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