October 14, 2012

Hari OM!

Beginning Prayers

• Om Saha Navavathu
• Vakratunda Mahakaya
• Saraswathi Namastubhyam
• Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu
• Ramaya Ramabhadraya slokha.
• Budhir Balam

Stotram:

• GuruStotram (My Prayers, Page 9) - We learnt sloka 4 after reviewing the first 3.

Story:
Rama was very eager to see the Rudra bow.  It was so big and so heavy that about 5000 soldiers had to pull in a 8-wheel carriage into the palace.  Rama's eyes shone when he saw the bow.  Many princes tried to lift it but alas no one could.  King Janaka was a little disappointed that there was no strong prince who could lift the bow that his daughter could.  Just then Rama came up, lifted the bow with one hand, strung it and broke the bow.  There was a divine sound and everyone in the kingdom could hear the roar of the bow.  King Janaka was very thrilled and he promised Sita in marriage to Rama.  Word was sent to King Dasharatha about the proposal and the king and his 3 queens came to Mithila for the wedding.  Rama married Sita, Lakshmana married Urmila , Bharata married Mandavi and Shatrughna married Srutikriti.  Everyone was happy, however King Janaka was sad that his beloved daughter would not live with him anymore and that she was moving away to live with her husband.

Activity:
This week, as part of the Seva Project, the kids colored 2 pictures from www.colarasmile.org .  These pictures will be sent to young kids, or the elderly who are in need of a smile.
Meditation/Japa:
The children did likhita japa today.

Games:
None.

Conclusion:
We conluded the day with 

• Om Purnamadah

Comments:
We celebrated Rama and Sita's wedding in class with some special snacks.  Thanks to all the parents who sent in treats.  The kids were dressed nicely for the wedding.  And as it is tradition to gift something at a wedding, the kids decided to color pictures (as part of our seva project) and gift it to those who are in need of a smile.
We encourage everyone to participate in the upcoming CORD walkathon on October 28th, 2012

Reminders:
Please try to send the following items in your childs bag:

1. Crayons
2. Pencil
3. Notebook
4. Glue
5. Snack/Drink
6. A folder to keep their pictures/artwork.
7. 1st grade Balavihar books - Bala Ramayan, coloring book and a copy of 'My Prayers'

Next class is on Oct 21, 2012.