Volunteering
Thank you Thamarai and Adhir for helping out in the class last weekend. We really appreciate it!
March 18 (Avinash) Tanika Kumar + Adhir Misra
March 25 (Chetan) Patti Shah + Adhir Misra
April 1 (Avinash) Jitendra Padhye + Adhir Misra
April 8 (Shabad) Adhir Misra
Annual Day
Our class is trying to plan two performances for Annual Day. One will be a song (Laka.Dii kii kaaTHii), and the other will be a skit. We could use some help with ideas for the skit. We’re looking for a fun little story that the kids can act out … it needs to involve about 10 different characters. Even if it’s in English, it’s fine … we’re happy to translate it into Hindi ourselves. Please think about it, and if you have any ideas, let us know!
Reading Logs
Several kids have reached the Yogya level (30 minutes) on their reading logs, and they received a small prize. Don’t forget to spend some time reading Hindi or watching Hindi videos at home during the week. And please send the Reading Log with your child to Gurukul each Sunday. The Gurukul Library (located in the office) has a wonderful selection of beginner Hindi books, so definitely check it out if you’re looking for material to take home. And if you come across a good book, please let everyone know so we can look for the same book … just send email to gc1b@gurukul-wa.org to share a message with all 1B parents.
Culture
We played a little game of Holi in class (with markers instead of actual powder), and started talking about ideas for our Annual Day performance. If any parents would like to help out with the Annual Day performances, the kids would absolutely love it!
Hindi
In Hindi this week, we started with a quiz on some of the mid-term portions (fruits, animals, etc.). Some kids have forgotten these - please revise with them. A quick refresher will ensure they don't completely forget it before the final evaluations. We also covered the the letter ऋ (as in Rishi). Children wrote the letter in their notebooks 15 times. Please complete the homework on pg. 52.
Homework: Please have the kids practice writing letter ऋ (R) on page 52 in the binder.
Spoken Hindi
We played a little game of Bingo in Hindi to help the kids review their spoken Hindi vocabulary and phrases. I also read them a story from “Sonu’s stories”.
Homework: Complete this fun crossword puzzle.

Important Announcements
• It is time to start reviewing all material for the final evaluation. The first step is to make sure your child’s Hindi binder contains all the pages in sequence. We do take pages out of the binder to check homework, and we try to put them all back where they belong. But sometimes pages accidentally get lost or out of order. Please check the binder to make sure you have everything, by examining the page numbers at the bottom of each page! If not, let us know!
• Note that we DO have class this Sunday (April 8), but NOT the following Sunday (April 15).
• Homework and attendance do count! Without a minimum of 70% attendance and homework completion, your child cannot advance to Level 2 next year. I will be sending out a separate email to those parents whose children are at risk of missing this requirement. Homework for this week is specified below.
• Please be on time. A lot of kids are arriving late, and we mark those kids as tardy. Class starts promptly at 11:00.
• Please make sure your child has a folder with pockets where he/she can keep homework sheets and other loose sheets that are handed out in class. Also, every student should come to class with a pencil, eraser, notebook, scissors, glue stick, crayons or colored pencils, and a water bottle. Thanks!
Volunteering
Thank you Adhir for helping out again in the class last weekend! We really appreciate it!
April 8 Adhir Misra
April 15 NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK
April 22 (Neal) Mehul Parekh
April 29 NEED A VOLUNTEER PLEASE! (preferably with some Hindi experience)
Culture
The kids did a craft where they colored a mask. We also practiced a popular kids’ song for Annual Day – Laka.Dii kii kaaTHii.
Homework: Memorize the chorus and first verse of “Laka.Dii kii kaaTHii”. Lyrics are here, and YouTube video is here.
Hindi
In Hindi this week, we reviewed past vocabulary and learned the last two letters that we will learn this year: अं and अः.
Homework: Please have the kids complete pages 57 and 58 in the binder.
Spoken Hindi
We played some games related to Hindi phrases, and reviewed previous homework.
Homework: Kids will need to prepare a speech according to this homework sheet. Kids will be giving their speeches this Sunday!