Amrutham Class--Sept 21st!!!!

Hari Om Parents,

We had yet another GREAT week. Our children who attended the first class were very comfortable walking into the class, ready to learn and have fun. We have 4 new children in the class, Welcome!!! Some were shy to begin with but as the class progressed, they became quite comfortable.

We had a quick revision of what we learnt last week and will continue to do so as well as learn new things. Keeping their age and attention span in mind, we will keep it fun and try not to overwhelm. Here are the details from this week:

• Opened the class with nice warm welcome to the children.
• Invocation shloka
• Saraswati shloka
• Revision from last week:
• Ganesha 
• Father of Ganesha--Lord Shiva 
• Mother of Ganesha--Devi Parvati 
• Ganesha's favorite foods--Laddoo, Modaka 
• Another name for Ganesha--Ekdantaya

• Added to the learning:
• Vehicle of Ganesha--mouse
• Chanted Ganesha shloka--"Vakratunda mahakaya...."
• Discussed his big trunk, big belly, tusk etc.
• "Sharing is caring" Children this age in particular dont want to share "things" so we emphasized the meaning and importance of sharing.
• Story time---Ganesha! (One Lord, so many forms)
• Coloring of Devi Parvati
• Snack time (Crackers and cheese with boxed juice)
• Closing prayers

Few announcements:

• An email will be sent out to sign-up for snack rotation. Please pick the date based on your convenience but also need to make sure that the kids are not left with no snack. 
• Bridgewater High School is a "nut free environment" and we also have children in our class with allergies so please be sure to send ONLY "nut free snacks".
• Please take some time during the week to talk to your children on what was discussed in the class. Repetition will reinforce and help them remember. We also encourage you to recite shlokas with them.
• If your child has separation anxiety, we ask you stay in the class till he/she is comfortable. But please be available in the corridor or nearby in case they need you.

There is NO class this Sunday--September 28th!!! Class will resume on October 5th!!!!!!

Have a great rest of the week!
Dhruti Trivedi & Meena Arvind