Weekly Notes: Session 26 - Mar 30'th 2025

[Naveen Cherukuri]

Namaste All,

We have started our prep for Hindu Heritage Play this week and the kids are very excited! The kids who are part of the play will be practicing from 6 PM onwards every week until May 4'th. We will hold curriculum sessions for the other kids as usual.

Please find the notes below for each group and let us know if you have any questions.

A few general notes for all students.

• Be ready with the books in order to better utilize the class time.
• Complete any homework assigned in the class in a timely manner.
  
• Reach out to your teacher if you have any difficulties with the content or your schedules. 

Slokas

Agasthya

• Revised Shloka Sheet until Gayathri Mantra
• Homework: Kids should practice and memorize slokas by listening to the recordings every day.
  

Vishwamitra

• Completed test on Shiva Panchakshara Stotram.
  
• Revision/learning of Sri Ashtalakshmi Stotram.
  
• Homework: Kids who already learned should practice every day by listening to the stotram. YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET8aS4KBerg

Vashista

• Revised Shri Vishnu Sahasranamam(SVS) including Dhyanam upto beginning of Shri Vishnu Sahasranamam Stotrams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATflA6WOy0I

Kashyapa

• Revised Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam stotram Dhyanam to 50th Sloka
  
• Homework: Kids to do the test for Dhyanam next week.
  

Yagnavalkya

• Shivanandalahari till 40
• Homework: Complex shlokas so should plan a little but of practice as often as possible

Shaunaka

• Revised Sri Ganesha Pancharatnam - stanzas 1-3
• Homework: Kids should memorize the stotram learned thus far

Language

Hindi (younger students)

• Class learnt about animals in Hindi and how to write in Hindi.
• Revised days of the week

Hindi (older students)

• Kids wrote words and sentences
• Learned the "Ugadi" recipe in Hindi and plan to prepare at home
• Homework : Learn about body parts and next week be able to write about themselves

Sanskritam

• Past tense and tuple sentences. Please complete the exercises we started
  

Telugu 

• Continued with the chapter on cases
  

Curriculum

Sahyadri / Meru (non-play participating kids)

• Discussed the Dandi March
• Transition of Mahatma Gandhi from a rich life to being an ascetic.

Himalaya

• We read till page 51 of the book on Gandhi and discussed the relatability of the larger than life figures

Dhanyavad,

Lexington Bal Vihar Team