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Balavihar class of 20-Oct-2002 |
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Class |
Segment |
Teacher |
Class
details |
Toddler
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NA
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Geeta Chitti Banu Mahalingam |
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Identified the Gods – Saraswathi, Lakshmi and Durga ·
Colored picture of Saraswathi ·
Snack (goldfish) ·
Sloka – Saraswathi namastubhyam – the kids chanted
the slokam individually |
Pre-K
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NA
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Indira Samudrala Vaishali Bhatt |
·
3 OMs ·
Ganesha sharanam slokam ·
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Jaya Ganesha Bhajan ·
Story of ‘Deepavali’ ·
Make craft project – diya of clay ·
Snack time ·
Mahabharata - Review characters from last class, continue
story with Shantanu meeting Satyawati, Vow by Devavrata (now named ‘Bhishma’
for ‘self sacrificing vow’) |
KG
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Instruction
|
Usha Avva |
·
Story of Mahishasura Mardhini ·
Art coloring of Durga ·
Practiced play ‘Sita Swayamvaram’ ·
Message
for parents o Selected
cast for upcoming play “Sita Swayamvaram” on 6th-Dec at Kedar.
Please click here see the cast and note your child’s
role. Please call me (Usha) at 908-755-3332 for details |
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Bhajan/Sloka |
Aparna Nair |
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Sahana Vavatu ·
Ganesha sharanam ·
Jaya Jagadheesh ·
Daily prayer 1,2,3 |
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Grade 1 |
Instruction |
Pushpa Rao |
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We discussed letter ‘G’ for God ·
Colored picture of a God |
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Bhajan/Sloka |
Nirmala Rajan |
·
Sahana Vavatu ·
Ganesha sharanam ·
Homework o Learn ‘Ajam Nirvikalpam’ o Learn ‘Saraswathi namstubhyam’ (page 44 ‘My
prayers’) |
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Grade 2 |
Instruction |
Sangita Patankar |
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Substitute
teachers Jayanti Anandalwar and Ameet Bhatt ·
Youth
helper - Aditi ·
Re-cap of Navaratri ·
Discussion of Vijaya Dashami ·
Diwali discussion ·
Art/craft project on Diwali |
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Bhajan/Sloka |
Tara Shamsunder |
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Gajanana |
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Grade 3 |
Instruction |
Kalindi Shah |
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Youth helper – Kavita Ragahavan ·
Love for God – God is one but we pray to God in
different forms ·
Diwali festival ·
Rama’s story ·
Diya project - symbolism |
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Bhajan/Sloka |
Anjani Gharpure |
·
‘Daily prayers’ ·
Gurustothram
- 7 Slokas ·
He Jag tratha |
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Grade 4 |
Instruction |
Manorama Patel |
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Substitute teacher – Meera Deshpande ·
Navarathri – reasons for celebration ·
Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi (values and symbols) ·
Activity for Diwali |
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Bhajan/Sloka |
Lata Narayan |
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Guru stothram slokas 1 to 6 and 14 ·
Madhurastakam – slokas 1 to 8 ·
Mahishasura Mardhini stothram – 1 para ·
Kayenavacha ·
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Grade 5 |
Instruction |
Asha Das |
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Gautama Buddha ·
Adi Sankaracharya |
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Bhajan/Sloka |
Tara Shamsunder |
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Substitute
teacher Renu Singal ·
Guru stothram |
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Grade 6 |
Instruction |
Suvarna Gole |
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Dussehra topics – “Golu – why we put up Golu”, significance
of Navaratri and Dasa-Papa-Hara ·
Mahabharata – Chapter 1 & 2 ·
Reminder
– Please bring $15 next time for 2 Mahabharat books distributed to the
children in the class ·
Homework o Each child has promised to memorize 1 verse of
Ashta Lakshmi stothram o Memorize first 3 verses of Geeta Dhyanam |
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Bhajan/Sloka |
Kasturi Iyer |
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Om Sahana Vavatu and meaning ·
Br. Arpitaji’s rendering of “Om Maha Ganapati” ·
Shri Ashta Lakshmi stothram ·
Akhanada madalakaram ·
Geeta Dhyanam – 1-3 verses ·
Trayambakam for the birthday boy Nitin and Aarti’s
father |
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Grade 7 & 8
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Instruction |
Savithri Raghavan |
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Samsara/Moksha ·
Karma – Sanchita, Aagami, Praarabdha ·
Activity Karmic cycle ·
Devanagari vowels |
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Bhajan/Sloka |
Premananda |
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Beginning slokas ·
New – Raama,
Raama, Raama, Raama (‘My
Prayers’ 19-20) ·
Ending slokas |
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Grade |
Instruction |
N.M.Sundar |
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16 steps of Puja |
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Bhajan/Sloka |
Radhika Manikonda |
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Ganesha – Suklambharadaram ·
Saraswathi Namastubhyam ·
Bhajan – Chilanka Ketti odi odi vayo ·
Lingastakam – entire 8 verses |
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Grade 11 to 12 |
Instruction |
Amrish Garg |
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Ajay made a presentation on ‘Bahai’ faith |
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Bhajan/Sloka |
Radhika Manikonda |
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Prema muditha Man Se Kaho Ram Ram ·
Lingastakam – entire 8 verses |
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