September 15, 2013

September 15, 2013

Hari OM!

 Beginning Prayers 

Om Saha Navavathu

 Stotram: GuruStotram (My Prayers, Page 61) - We did sloka 1

 Story: We described Ayodhya and how beautiful a city it is. It is where King Dasharatha was ruling, and there was no fight/war in the city - hence the name. We also talked about how King Dasharatha ruled such a happy peaceful kingdom but was sad himself. He was sad because he had no kids and his guru asked him to perform the yagna. On performing that yagna, he was blessed with 4 sons - Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrugna.

 Activity: The kids colored a picture of Dasharatha and the Yagna Purusha. Meditation/Japa: Games:

Conclusion: We conluded the day with Om Purnamadah Comments: We had a wonderful start to our Balavihar year. We had about 19 friends in class today,some of them are new to Balavihar. We have a very enthusiastic bunch of kids, who were willing to participate in all the activities and class discussions. We talked about how everyone spent their summer and how excited they are to be back in Balavihar.

 Reminders: Please try to send the following items in your childs bag:
Crayons
Pencil
Notebook
 Glue
Snack/Drink
A folder to keep their pictures/artwork.
1st grade Balavihar books - Bala Ramayan, coloring book and a copy of 'My Prayers'

Next class is on September 22nd, 2013