Banu Mahalingam
- Identification of Lord Shiva
- Talked about the festival Mahasivaratri
- Identification of goddeses/gods Saraswathi, Lakshmi and Govinda when doing sloka 'Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi'
- Bhajan/slokas
- Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi
- Chanted Om Namas Shivaya (10 times)
- Om Namas Shivaya (Bhajan) - 3 times
- Asatoma Sadgamaya
Vaishali Bhatt
- 3 OMs - Om Sahana Vavatu
- Ganesha sharanam
- Jaya Ganesha
- Gajananam bootha ganathi sevitham
- Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu
- F = Friendship, we talked about friends - what is a friend? Each person shares why someone is a friend
- Talk about Krishna and Arjuna's friendship
- A friend listens whenever wherever
- God is your "Best" friend, talk to Him, He listens. He keeps your secrets
- Draw a picture of Best friend (God)
- Story of Draupadi continued - how she ended up as the wife of all 5 Pandava brothers (Kunti's statement - 'share your surprise')
- Extra teacher Vyjayanti Durbhakula
- Shiva and his form
- Color, cut and paste Lord Shiva's picture
- Symbolism of Lord Shiva
- Daily prayers - 'My prayers' page 43-45
- Om Shiva Om Shiva - 'My prayers' page 54
- Youth helper Shravani
- We discussed Lord Shiva again
- Made a Shiva Linga with play dough
- We gave them a picture of a Shiva Linga to color at home
- Sahana Vavatu
- Ganesha sharanam
- Ajam Nirvikalpam
- Prema muditha
- Atmarama Anandaramana
- Om Shiva Om Shiva
- Subramanyam Subramanyam
- Significance of Mahasivaratri
- Learnt to write - Om Na Ma Shi Va Ya
- Shiva Linga project
- Welcomed and got filmed by Henri (from Lawrenceville school)
- Gajanana
- Nandalala
- Adishesha
- Govinda Bolo Hari
- Introduction to 3rd chapter
- Youth helper Kavita Ragavan
- Symbolism - Lord Shiva, Nataraja, Shivalinga
- We made a Shivalingam from clay
- OM Sahana Vavatu
- Shri Guru stothram, slokas 1-12
- Shri Shiva Panchaksharee stothram - Nagendraharaya
- Daily prayers
- Shanti path
- Shiva rathri - reviewed Shiva and the festival
- War and terrorism - discussed what they are and the results of each
- Review
- Om Sahana Vavatu
- Gajanana Om Gajavadana
- Subramanyam Subramanyam
- Guru stothram verses 1 to 12 and 14
- Shambo mahadeva Sadashiva Ambujanayana
- Hari Bolo Hari Bolo
- Siva Panchakshari stothram verses 1 to 3
- Mahishasuramardhini verse 1-8
- Will start Geeta 3rd chapter next class
- Swami Vivekananda
- Bhajans and introduction to Chapter 3 slokas
- Likhita japam - concentrate on Lord's name by writing
- For the Vrindavan Bhoomi pooja - please write one or both of the following and bring to the class on 9-March
or 
- For the Vrindavan Phase II Bhoomi Pooja please write one or both as many times as you can by end of Balavihar year June-2003
or 
- Mahabharatha Chapter 9 &10
- We played a hangman game based on words from Mahabharatha
- Home activity: Please find 5 holy places for Hindus including the most holy place. You can use the internet, Encyclopedias, ask your parents etc
- Ganesha sharanam
- Om Sahana Vavatu ('My Prayers' page 6)
- Akhanda mandalakaram
- Lingastakam (page 72-75)
- Values from Geeta Chapter 13 (contd..)
- Intro to Geeta chapter 3
- Beginning prayers
- Saraswati stothram
- Geeta chapter 13 verses 8-12
- Geeta chapter 3 verses 1-5
- How to think of God from terms used in Bhagvad Gita Chapter II.
- Guru Stotram
- Humko Man Ki Shakti Dena
- Purnamada purnamidam
- Combined with grade 11-12 class
- Combined with Grade 9-10 class
- Discussion on Judaism
- Ganesha sharanam
- Lingastakam