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Sunday, Nov.18
• Diwali Celebration at Vrindavan Nov. 13
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Opening Prayer:
Stotras:
Story: • The Story of King Quail (From Jataka Tales)
Bhajan: Ganapati
Ganapati
Likhita Japa: Learning how to write Ram
Comments:
Today was a nice warm Sunday and it was lovely to see the children after a break of two weeks. Before we recount today's class, we have to mention that the kids did an amazing job at 'Quiet Time'. They were able to focus and stay quiet for over a minute, inspite of the classroom door being open and all the distraction outside. Great job kids!
We started our class as usual with chanting Om followed by the stotras. Today we learnt a new stotra 'Brahmarpanam'. This stotra is chanted before a meal. We thank God for the food and the hunger that we are blessed with. After chanting the stotras, we did our Geeta chanting. Since the kids are doing such an awesome job chanting the first shloka, we went on the learn the second shloka as well.
At story time we heard the story of the King Quail. We saw how the birds got together and worked as a group to outwit the hunter. The kids thought that working together in unity was a great idea. During Likita Japa we learnt to write Ram today. The kids worked hard on the new word. It was a bit tricky, but I am sure they we be able to do this as beautifully at they do Om, with practice.
After working hard on our Likita Japa, we had fun coloring our Diyas for Diwali. The kids made some colorful diyas. We ended our class with our closing prayers. It was a fun class and we look forward to seeing you all next week.
Wishing you all a happy and prosperous Diwali!
We started our class as usual with chanting Om followed by the stotras. Today we learnt a new stotra 'Brahmarpanam'. This stotra is chanted before a meal. We thank God for the food and the hunger that we are blessed with. After chanting the stotras, we did our Geeta chanting. Since the kids are doing such an awesome job chanting the first shloka, we went on the learn the second shloka as well.
At story time we heard the story of the King Quail. We saw how the birds got together and worked as a group to outwit the hunter. The kids thought that working together in unity was a great idea. During Likita Japa we learnt to write Ram today. The kids worked hard on the new word. It was a bit tricky, but I am sure they we be able to do this as beautifully at they do Om, with practice.
After working hard on our Likita Japa, we had fun coloring our Diyas for Diwali. The kids made some colorful diyas. We ended our class with our closing prayers. It was a fun class and we look forward to seeing you all next week.
Wishing you all a happy and prosperous Diwali!
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Fun Homework
We use this in class for the children to practice Japa Writing. Please print this page and have your child trace राम – daily, if possible. This is a great activity for introducing "quiet time" to meditate on God.
To Print: Click on the image below to view full-size. Print.
