January 15th 2017

Hari Om!

It was so great to see the parents take the time to stop by our class this morning ! We really appreciate your time, engagement and enthusiastic support of our program! THANK YOU!

Hope you all had a good Bhogi, Pongal/Sankranthi/Lohri/Thanksgiving/Harvest Festival! We will be talking about festivals next class..

Firstly, Thanks for showing up for today's make-up class, and making our Mini Music Festival a grand success ! Kudos to all the kids who showcased their talents, and also presented on musical instruments! We shared videos,and photos of the performance/presentation, 

Earlier in the day, we had Yoga class, and learnt Surya Namaskar, and Pranayama.

Kids also chose the freedom leaders that they want to portray and present at the Republic Day celebrations on Jan 29th. Here are the choices made today:

Dauntless Diya - Jhansi Ki Rani

Delightful Diya - Beena Das

Intelligent Isha - Gandhi

Nxxxx Nikita - Sarojini Naidu

Sxxxx Seema - Madam Bhikaji Cama

Supreme Shyam - Bharathiyar

Super Suchir- Bhagat Singh

Please let us know if you are making changes as soon as possible.

Others, please choose your leaders and let us know.  (Please see some choices elsewhere on this blog)

BBNJ Costume Store has some costumes & accessories including Gandhi, in case you need help. If you need suggestions, please let us know.

Jan 29th Class: Indian Republic Day Celebrations

• Please plan to arrive at about 8.30am for rehearsals. You might want to come dressed or be done with costume at that time. In case you want to come early and get dressed at the school, please let us know so we can make sure the cafetaria is open at that time.
• Please prepare about 5-6 sentences for about 1 minute each. This is in 'first person'. So this will be like 'My name is Gandhi...'. We will review the prepared content in the next class, and have a rehearsal session.
• We will also sing National Anthem that we have been practicing. Please make sure that the kids have memorized the national anthem at home,

Jan 22nd Class: Festivals of India

• We did not assign any festivals for next week. Instead please have them prepare for the Jan 29th presentation.. As always, casual conversations on the festivals are highly encouraged.
• We shared the information on Rangoli competition on Whatsapp. Here is the flyer again

http://www.bbnjbalavihar.com/images/documents/rangoli_flyer.pdf

 It is a great chance to come together as a family, and showcase your Rangoli/creative talents! 

Guru Paduka Pooja

Guru Paduka puja is worship of “Padukas” or sandals of a Guru. Please avail this wonderful opportunity to invite our Guru to your home and perform a guru paduka puja under their guidance. This shall bring the grace of Guru in your home for you and your family & friends.

Guru’s feet or Padukas represent the knowledge on which He stands, and firmly abides in. Worshiping the Padukas with humility brings about the required purity in our mind for this supreme knowledge to flow into us and spiritual wisdom to take roots in our hearts. 

We shared all the possible dates with you on Whatsapp. Now there are 2 dates left for us to make the choice.

Mar 10th Friday or Apr 14th Friday. 

Please let us know either via email or Whatsapp as to which date suits you so we can choose, and let the organizers know. Also, please let us know if you would like to host this Pooja. You will not be left to do this alone. Expert veterans are here to help you with hosting this auspicious event, and the Prasad will be a Pot luck. 

Here is some material on the Pooja, if you like.

https://www.google.com/search?q=guru+paduka+pooja&rlz=1C1OPRA_enUS540US543&oq=guru+paduka+pooja&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.7079j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Jun 4th Class: In Class, Assembly and Class Picnic

Please mark your calendar for assembly presentation, and class picnic (12.30-2.30pm) and plan to spend your time in-class. More details to follow.

Reminder:

• Love to receive the '5 Takeaways' from every class.
• Next class is on Sunday January 22, 2017

Questions, suggestions, concerns, please feel free to email or Whatsapp us.