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Hindi
We revised some topics that will be be covered in the final evaluation. Please review the content in their folders. In previous classes we had shown the following videos to enable kids practice their vowels:
Spoken
We revised some of the topics covered through the year and played a game Please continue to revise the course material taught this year . For the Spoken Hindi final evaluation (on May 20), we will be following a similar format as what we used for the mid-term evaluation back in January. A significant portion of the evaluation will involve showing videos of pre-recorded conversations to the kids, and asking the kids to either translate the sentences to English, or answer questions about the videos in Hindi. The videos that we will be using for the final evaluation are available on YouTube at:
Culture
We are continuing the annual day preparations. Kids are coming up very well on narrating the Ramayan. Please continue preparing kids on the culture questions that was posted on the class page last week. The kids will be getting a few questions from that list in their final exam.
Reminders
We would like to have the kids dress up for Annual Day. Please send an Indian costume on 5/13 with kids that they will be wearing on final culture day. We recommend the following:
Girls: Lehnga-choli is preferrable, (alternately send kurta salwar). We will also try to arrange some girl dresses.
Boys: Kurta Pajama
| | | | | | | We covered the following topics in class:
Hindi
Kids took test on vowels 'a' to 'aha' . They looked confident while attempting the test. Thank you all parents for helping them prepare for the test. After the test we reviewed the test paper. Please review below the year end assessment expectations which is scheduled for May 20th.
Spoken Hindi
In this week’s class, we revised some of the phrases taught in Lessons 5-8 covering Present Tense Verbs & Morning Routine
Till end of Gurukul year, we will be revising all the topics covered to date and kids will be expected to speak and converse fluently in Hindi. Please help them practice at home.
We had also sent via email on April 22nd the Spoken Hindi review material for the final exam. This material is available at
Semester 1 : https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=55607894C85E7326!1070&cid=55607894c85e7326&app=Word
Semester 2: https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=55607894C85E7326!1168&cid=55607894c85e7326&app=Word
Culture
The kids are preparing for annual day. They will be narrating the story of Ramayan. Please find attached the script which the kids are practicing. Please confirm that your kids will will be available 6/3 for the annual day (since they will be taking part in it). Currently a number of students are absent, so I have not added their names to the script.
The final exam will have 10% questions related to culture. Please find attached the material <Culture Review.doc>for the exam. We reviewed the material during the past year. Since the kids do not see or learn about Indian Culture in their day-to-day activities, it is likely that they do not remember the material well. Please make sure your kids practice it.
Year end evaluation
The FINAL EVALUATION DATE is set to May 20th, 2012.
Broadly the entire binder handed out to the students is expected to be covered for the final evaluation.
The Spoken Hindi review document was sent out on Sunday 4/22. A brief list of expectations for the read/written Hindi portion of the evaluation test is shown below:
1. Say, Recognize and write all Hindi vowels (a, aa,....)
2. Count 1 - 20 in Hindi.
3. Read numbers 1 - 10 in Hindi script.
4. Vocabulary :
a. Family members
b. Colors
c. Body parts
d. Animals (wild and domestic) and common birds
e. Weather and seasons
f. Fruits and vegetables
g. Directions
h. Days of the week
Parent Volunteer
Ashish Lakhani was our parent volunteer this week . Neetika Gupta is our parent volunteer for next week
Other
Class photos were taken for the Gurukul Year Book. Teachers have requested the Youth Committee for a make-up session as a number of students were missing in Sunday's class
Please check your child's folder each week and initial the Homework Log. We have added our comments in the folder and are noticing incomplete homework being submitted by a number of kids in class
Please ensure that kids carry a snack and water bottle to class.
| |  | | | | | We covered the following topics in class:
Hindi
We covered 'o','au','ang' and 'aha' and few words with them. A copy of the words covered in class is attached
Spoken Hindi
In this week’s class, we pretend played a phone conversation with a relative (grandparent) in India. We used a number of phrases and words learnt in class including sports played (Tennis khelna), music lessons (guitar bajanaa), time for games (dopahar ke teen baje’), reading and cooking (kitaab padhna aur khaana banana). This was an important lesson as the teachers showed how we can use the various terms and phrases in a conversation
We also played a matching game in class- the words were provided in flash cards handed out in the first 4 lessons. Kids were divided into teams and enjoyed playing the game. Parents can download the flashcards used in class at https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=55607894C85E7326&id=55607894C85E7326%211138&sc=documents#!/view.aspx?cid=55607894C85E7326&resid=55607894C85E7326%211141
Till end of Gurukul year, we will be revising all the topics covered to date and kids will be expected to speak and converse fluently in Hindi. Please help them practice at home.
We had also sent via email on April 22nd the Spoken Hindi review material for the final exam. This material is available at
Semester 1 : https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=55607894C85E7326!1070&cid=55607894c85e7326&app=Word
Semester 2: https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=55607894C85E7326!1168&cid=55607894c85e7326&app=Word
Culture
We have started our preparation for the Gurukul Annual Day. The kids are going to be talking about Ramayan in Hindi for the annual day.
Year end evaluation
The FINAL EVALUATION DATE is set to May 20th, 2012.
Broadly the entire binder handed out to the students and teachers is expected to be covered for the final evaluations.
The Spoken Hindi review document was sent out on Sunday 4/22. A brief list of expectations for the read/written Hindi portion of the evaluation test is shown below:
1. Say, Recognize and write all Hindi vowels (a, aa,....)
2. Count 1 - 20 in Hindi.
3. Read numbers 1 - 10 in Hindi script.
4. Vocabulary :
a. Family members
b. Colors
c. Body parts
d. Animals (wild and domestic) and common birds
e. Weather and seasons
f. Fruits and vegetables
g. Directions
h. Days of the week
Parent Volunteer
We had no parent volunteer this week and next week. Please volunteer if possible
Other
Please check your child's folder each week and initial the Homework Log. We have added our comments in the folder and are noticing incomplete homework being submitted by a number of kids in class
Please ensure that kids carry a snack and water bottle to class.
| | | | | | | We covered the following topics in class:
Hindi
We revised the vowels in Hindi and made words starting with them.
Spoken Hindi
From the next class onwards till end of Gurukul year, we will be revising all the topics covered to date and kids will be expected to speak and converse fluently in Hindi. Please make them practice during the break
Culture
We have started our preparation for the Gurukul Annual Day. The kids are going to be talking about Ramayan in Hindi for the annual day. Next class onwards we are going to be preparing for it. Last class I told them the story of Ramayan so that they have a good understanding of what they are going to be preparing
Parent Volunteer
Neha Raichur was our parent volunteer this week and we really appreciate her assistance. Neetika Gupta will be our volunteer in the next class on 4/22
Other
Gurukul is closed next Sunday 4/15. Please enjoy the break and continue helping the kids practice speaking and writing Hindi
Please check your child's folder each week and initial the Homework Log. We have added our comments in the folder and are noticing incomplete homework being submitted by a number of kids in class
Please ensure that kids carry a snack and water bottle to class.
Parent Volunteer
Neha Raichur was our parent volunteer this week and we really appreciate her assistance. Neetika Gupta will be the volunteer for the 4/22 class | | | | | | | Hindi
We covered the following topics:
Tastes: स्वाद Page 41
Seasons: मौसम - गर्मी, सर्दी, वसंत, शरद Page 43
Directions: उत्तर दक्षिण पूरब पश्चिम Page 45
We also revised the vowels.
Spoken Hindi
We revised the topic of time and included the concept with phrases taught in earlier classes. We built more complex sentences like:
1) Shaniwar ko dedh baje mujhe bahar jana hai - शनिवार को डेढ़ बजे मुझे बाहर जाना है. (want to go)
2) har Ravivar ko gyara baje hum Gurukul aate hai - हर रविवार को ग्यारा बजे हम गुरुकुल आते है.
3) Parso chaar baje mere dost ki janam din ki party hai - परसों चार बजे मेरे दोस्त की जनम दिन की पार्टी है
4) Dadaji roj subah saade saat baje baag me chalate hai - दादाजी रोज सुबह साडे सात बजे बाग़ में चलते है .
5) Meri paathshala subah nau bajkar pandhara minute se dopahar sade tin baje tak hoti hai-
मेरी पाठशाला सुबह नौ बजकर पंधरा मिनट से दोपहर साडे तीन बजे तक होती है
Flashcards were distributed in the class. No homework was handed out and if your child has not completed the time homework distributed in the 3/25 class update, please have them complete it and carry to next Sunday's class
Culture
We revised all the things that we had visited so far. We will be starting Annual day preparations from next class. More details below.
Gurukul Annual day preparations
June 3rd is Gurukul Annual day celebration. Each year every class prepares something special to present to the families. We will be finalizing our plans shortly and will update the class theme very soon
Gurukul Food Drive
4/1 was the last weekend for the Gurkul Food Drive. Many thanks to all the parents and kids who donated food items.
Parent Volunteers
Thank you once again to Akhila Bhaskar for volunteering in class this week.
Neetika Gupta is our volunteer for next week. If you have not signed up for volunteering in your child's class, please consider this opportunity. Remember, all parents are required to volunteer for at least 2 classes
OTHER ADMIN NOTES
Sanjitha Bhaskar's last day at Gurukul for this school year was on Sunday. We will miss her in class and wish her good luck
Please check your child's folder each week and initial the Homework Log. We have added our comments in the folder and are noticing incomplete homework being submitted by a number of kids in class
Please ensure that kids carry a snack and water bottle to class.
| | | | | | | Updates for 3/25 class
Hindi
We covered 'Rri', 'e' and 'ai' ,and use of body parts/ शरीर के अंगों का उपयोग as described in pg.no.42. We also studied words from the list that was distribted last week
We revised the topic 'vegetables/सब्ज़ियां' that was covered in previous class - most kids need to pratice this lesson at home !!
Spoken Hindi
We taught the kids how to tell time in Hindi (hours and minutes). The concepts of half hour, quarter to and quarter past were also explained. Kids were encouraged to explain what time of the day it is and about Morning, afternoon, evening, night (सुबह, दोपहर, शाम रात)
Examples include
1.Half past three (3:30) = साढे तीन बजे (sadhe teen baje)
2.Quarter until seven (6:45) = पौने सात बजे (paune saat baje)
3.Quarter past nine (9:15) = सवा नौ बजे (sawaa nau baje)
4.डेढ बजे (dedh baje) = 1:30
5.ढाई बजे (dhai baje) = 2:30
6. 12:30pm = रात के साढ़े बारह बजे (raat ke sadhe barah)
7. 4:15 p.m. = शाम के सवा चार (shaam ke sava char)
We also incorporated activities we do during the day with the time like में सुबह आठ बजे स्कूल जाता हूँ (I go to school at 8 AM). Using daily routine with time is another way to reinforce the language and ability to construct sentences
Culture
We looked into sports of India. Since the weather was good, we went out and played "pithu" also called "seven tiles". The kids had lots of fun and it was nice to see them enjoy an Indian game.
Gurukul Annual day preparations
June 3rd is Gurukul Annual day celebration. Each year every class prepares something special to present to the families. We will be finalizing our plans shortly and will update the class theme very soon
Gurukul Food Drive continues!!
Next weekend is the last weekend for the Gurukul Food Drive Please bring non-perishable food items to class. The class that collects the most food items will win a PIZZA PARTY!!
Gurukul Spirit Month- March
Studnets came to Gurukul dressed in sports clothes. Next week, please have the kids wear the colors of the Indian national flag
Parent Volunteers
Thank you once again to Akhila Bhaskar for volunteering in class this week. Arvin Mokha also joined the class as an observer
We have NO parent volunteers for next week. If you have not signed up for volunteering in your child's class, please consider this opportunity. Remember, all parents are required to volunteer for at least 2 classes
OTHER ADMIN NOTES
Please check your child's folder each week and initial the Homework Log
Please ensure that kids carry a snack and water bottle to class. We have noticed that kids repeatedly request water breaks that disturb the class learning.
| | | | | | | Updates for 3/18 class below:
Hindi
We studied new vowels 'i' , 'ii' ,'u', 'oo' and words related with these vowels,and also revised previous 'a' and 'aa'. We also covered vegetables(सब्ज़ियां) pg.no. 35
Please review the word list in the HW for this week, print and carry to the class next week
Spoken Hindi
We introduced a new grammar construct in this week’s class.
• Infinitive with the VERB
- KHA (खा) : Verb (eat) ; Khana (खाना) = Kha + na (ना) = To eat
- Naach (नाच): Dance; Naachna (नाचना) = naach + na = To dance.
• Want : Chaahiye (चाहिए) (in this form means need)
- Aapko kya chaahiye (आपको क्या चाहिए)? (What do you need? )
- Mujhe/Usko/Aapko/Inko / Unko (मुझे / उसको आपको / इनको /उनको <noun> चाहिए
>>Add Nouns : Pencil, seb, kitaab….
• Want to <do>:
o Aapko kya karna hai? आपको क्या कऱना है?
o Aapko kya chaahiye ? आपको क्या चाहिए?
o Mujhe khaana hai मुझे खाना है
We posed questions to kids like:
Aapko kya chaahiye? (आपको क्या चाहिए) and encouraged use of any word learnt at Gurukul over previous lessons like Mujhe kela chaahiye मुझे केला चाहिए, Mujhe kitaab chaahiye मुझे किताब चाहिए etc.
Due to limited time in class, we could not cover use of WANT TO in sentences and request parents to teach the kids at home. The teaching method includes:
Q) Aapko kya karna hai आपको क्या कऱना है?
A) Mujhe khaana hai मुझे खाना है or Mujhe khaana hai मुझे खाना है
Mujhe मुझे <> hai है ….. let your child plug in the infinitive + verb e.g. Mujhe Khelna hai मुझे खेलना है or Mujhe school jaana hai मुझे स्कूल जाना है.
Please encourage new vocabulary usage and use of different infinitives. Subjects covered in previous classes include morning routine – bath, brushing, getting ready, Breakfast and lunch, going to the park, going to activities etc.
Culture
We talked about Foods of India. We discussed what the kids liked in Indian Cuisine and tried to map it to a region in India. We saw that food varies a lot by region in India. In North India the food uses flat breads like chapati and naan. In South India the food is primarily based on rice. In the coastal areas fish dishes are popular.
We went through different spices, lentils and beans that are commonly used in Indian Cuisine.
Gurukul Reading Program Update
As previously communicated students are encouraged to read Hindi books from the library. Levels 1-3 students can have books read to them by parents & students will climb a skill ladder of Yogya, Kushal, Uttam and Shreshth for both READING AND CONVERSATION LEVEL
This week, Rohini A, Sanjitha B and Sareen M added to their reading minutes tally.
Gurukul Annual day preparations
June 3rd is Gurukul Annual day celebration. Each year every class prepares something special to present to the families. We will be finalizing our plans shortly and will update the class theme very soon
Gurukul Food Drive continues!!
We are continuing with the Gurukul Food Drive in March. Please bring non-perishable food items to class. The class that collects the most food items will win a PIZZA PARTY!!
Gurukul Spirit Month- March
Studnets came to Gurukul dressed magnificently in their regional costumes- many thanks to the parents and families for supporting the Spirit Month!!
Parent Volunteers
Thank you to Akhila Bhaskar for volunteering in class this week. We have NO parent volunteers for the next two weeks. If you have not signed up for volunteering in your child's class, please consider this opportunity. Remember, all parents are required to volunteer for at least 2 classes
OTHER ADMIN NOTES
Please check your child's folder each week and initial the Homework Log
Please ensure that kids carry a snack and water bottle to class. We have noticed that kids repeatedly request water breaks that disturb the class learning.
| | | | | | | Namaste Parents
Updates for 3/11 class below:
Hindi
We showed the following videos that help explain using 'अ' and 'आ' words in Hindi. Please use them to revise the subject at home as well
We also covered the sound of i or इ and the sound of ii (ee) ई
Homework was explained to the kids in class.
Spoken Hindi
The kids played CrissCross Bingo- a build-up review game that involved using all the words and phrases learnt to date in class. Kids pulled clues from the deck and tried to come up with complete sentences. Students tried to use possessive nouns (such as तेरा, मेरा, उसकी etc), verbs, present tense, present continuous tense , etc. while making the sentences.
Culture
We went over the Indian festival of colors: Holi. We learnt that Holi is celebrated around February/March of every year. It celebrates the victory of good over evil and also bridges the social gap as everybody plays with each other on this day. We went over the story of King Hiranyakshyap (who wanted everybody to worship him) and his son Prahalad (who was a devotee of Lord Vishnu). Hiranyakshyap asked his sister Holika to take Prahalad and sit on fire (she had a boon that fire would not harm her). She dies in the fire and Prahalad came out unscathed due to his devotion to Lord Vishnu. So a day before Holi, traditionally, people burn a mock of Holika on the streets.
Next day, is day of Holi celebrations. The tradition of playing colors is particularly rampant in north India. People take extreme delight in spraying color water on each other with pichkaris or throwing color balloons, pouring buckets and buckets of it.
In Mathura and Vrindavan people also play holi with flower petals.
Singing Bollywood Holi numbers and dancing on the beat of dholak is also a part of the tradition.
Holi also has a lot of mouth watering specialties like gujiya, malpuas, mathri, puran poli, dahi badas etc and downed with glasses full of thandai.
Gurukul Reading Program Update
As previously communicated students are encouraged to read Hindi books from the library. Levels 1-3 students can have books read to them by parents & students will climb a skill ladder of Yogya, Kushal, Uttam and Shreshth for both READING AND CONVERSATION LEVEL
This week, Rohini A, Sanjitha B and Sareen M added to their reading minutes tally. The teachers hope to have 100% participation by the next class!!
Gurukul Food Drive continues!!
We are organizing a food drive at Gurukul in March. Please bring non-perishable food items to class. The class that collects the most food items will win a PIZZA PARTY!!
Gurukul Spirit Month- March
Many students came dressed in RED to celebrate the first week of Gurukul Spirit Month. Please help kids wear a dress from the region in India you belong to or any Indian dress.. The Gurukul Committee will choose the best dressed class and award prizes.
Parent Volunteers
Thank you to Ameesha Chobhe and Akhila Bhaskar for volunteering in class this week
Returning Student Registration
>> Returning students registration for the year 2012-2013 has started and will end on March 18th.
>> Please do not forget to attend annual parent meeting on Sunday, March 18th at 11:15 am in commons area. Light refreshments will be served.
| | | | | | | Hindi
Students learned 'अ' and 'आ' and some words with both vowels.
अनार
अंदर
अंडा
अनन्नास
आम
आग
आपका
आज
Last week's homework (02/19) was also not completed by most of the kids (Hindi and Spoken Hindi)- instructions were sent by email- please ensure that kids complete it and carry to next class. Homework submissions are graded and will be used in the final assessment end of Gurukul academic year
Homework due next week was explained to kids in class. The HW is to write 'अ' and 'आ' 6 times each vowel in their notebook and also write at least 2 words with each vowels. Additionally, kids need to complete writing vowels on pg.no.46 & 47
For the kids who did not submit the 2/19 HW, please complete the Fruits exercise on pg.no.33.
Spoken Hindi
We introduced a new grammar construct in class this week.
* Adverb : “Ke saath” – “WITH”
* Adverb: “ Ke Paas” – “BESIDE” and POSSESSIVE form – “HAS”
The kids were taught the basic rule that the Gender of the possesive adverb goes with the Doer of the action. E.g.
o Rahul pitaji ke saath school jaata hai.
o Nikita Rahul ke paas baithti hai.
We also practised making full sentences using phrases and words learnt in previous classes. Kids were encouraged to change the gender and assign the correct adverb within the sentence.
Flashcards and homework were distributed in class.
Rohini A was our first student to participate in the reading program. As previously communicated students are encouraged to read Hindi books from the library. Levels 1-3 students can have books read to them by parents & students will climb a skill ladder of Yogya, Kushal, Uttam and Shreshth for both READING AND CONVERSATION LEVEL
Culture
The kids learnt about the classical dances of India: Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu), Kathak (North India), Kathakali (Kerala), Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh), Manipuri (Manipur)and Odissi (Orissa). We spent time discussing the importance of these classical dances and how they are used to express stories (example: Ramayana and Mahabharat) via dances. We also watched videos of the above dances, so that kids got an audio-visual glimpse of these dances.
Craft: the kids got to cut and color a Kathakali mask.
No homework for culture.
Gurukul Spirit Month
In the spirit of Holi, the festival of colors all Level 1 students should come dressed in RED . The Gurukul Committee will choose the best dressed class and award prizes.
Gurukul Food Drive
We are organizing a food drive at Gurukul in March. Please bring non-perishable food items to class. The class that collects the most food items will win a PIZZA PARTY!! | | | | | | | Hindi
We covered a new topic Fruits (pg.no.31) and Days of the week (Pg.no.39) in class
We will be starting VOWELS in the next class so please send ruled notebooks with the kids in next class along with the following supplies and water bottle/snacks:
1. NOTEBOOK
2. PENCIL SHARPENED
3. ERASER
4. SCISSORS
5. GLUE STICK
6. SCOTCH TAPE
7. RULER
8. COLORS(CRAYONS /PENCIL)
We will need kids to carry a Ruled Notebook since we are starting to write Hindi vowels from the next class on 2/12
Spoken Hindi
We revised the lesson taught in the previous class- a new grammar construct involving the Present Continuous form of a sentence. Until now they learnt “Neil khelta hai, Radha khaati hai..”. We introduced “Neil khel raha hai..” “Radha kha rahi hai…” concepts.
Students also presented their homework (in the form of a conversation) in class- Rohit and Rohini memorized their lines and were able to carry on their conversation without the help of any paper aids.
Culture
Varsha Mital and the Youth board members presented a demo on Jhansi Ki Rani- Rani Lakshmibai who was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and a symbol of resistance to the rule of the British East India Company
| | | | | | | Thank you very much for your support and interest in helping us shape your childs learning. Your feedback motivates us to do a better job and we really appreciate your cooperation and understanding. We will try our best to incorporate your suggestions in future classes.
Hindi
Due to the PTA meetings, we did not have a regular Hindi class. Our parent volunteers Tanmeet ji and Neha ji did a marvelous job in revising the course material and working with the kids. Please ask the kids to revise DAYS OF THE WEEK (Pg No.39) in the binder for the next class.
We also request that parents review the feedback provided in the mid-term results and work with the kids on focus areas. Use of flash cards, Skydrive/YouTube video links and everyday conversation will really help all kids become more fluent in Hindi
We will be starting VOWELS in the next class so please send ruled notebooks with your kids in the next class along with the following supplies and water bottle/snacks:
1. NOTEBOOK
2. PENCIL SHARPENED
3. ERASER
4. SCISSORS
5. GLUE STICK
6. SCOTCH TAPE
7. RULER
8. COLORS(CRAYONS /PENCIL)
Tanmeet ji and Neha ji – thank you very much for volunteering last Sunday; your assistance is really appreciated
Spoken Hindi
We started introducing new grammar construct for students- the Present Continuous form of a sentence. Until now they learnt “Neil khelta hai, Radha khaati hai..”. We introduced “Neil khel raha hai..” “Radha kha rahi hai…” concepts. This lesson will be continued in the next class as we were unable to cover some of the material planned due to time constraints.
Students also presented their prepared speeches on breakfast related conversation to our parent volunteers.
In homework this week, students need to memorize a conversation from the two options provided- we will pair them up in the next class and they will conduct the conversation in Hindi
Culture
We introduced the kids to Indian musical instruments and some notable practitioners/players like Pt. Ravi Shankar, Ustaad Alla Rakha etc. Indian music is very diverse and each region in India provides a unique musical experience. You can view this presentation on our Sharepoint.
| | | | | | | A quick review of the weekend’s class
Hindi
We covered DAYS OF THE WEEK page no.39. Please practice these topics daily with the kids as this will help them understand and learn Hindi much faster
We will need kids to carry a Ruled Notebook since we are starting to write Hindi vowels from the next class on 2/12
Spoken Hindi
Kids were introduced to the breakfast scene in an Indian household- related vocabulary and dialogue. We learnt words like Thali, Peena, Chammach, Kaanta, Pakana, Banaana and used them in full sentences. The Powerpoint presentation used to teach the kids has been added to the Sharepoint
We were unable to distribute the Spoken Hindi homework in class and it is being sent via email. Please printout a copy and help the kids in preparing a short speech (5-7 sentences) on their breakfast routine and a list of their family’s favorite breakfast items
Culture
We introduced the kids to some of the most famous monuments in India (forts, palaces tombs etc.). Some kids mentioned visiting a few of the sites we discussed in the class.
Kids also made a paper Taj Mahal as their craft project
The Powerpoint presentation has been added to the Sharepoint and YouTube links are also shown below:
Taj Mahal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37l11UzbvvA
Humayun's Tomb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJAHv8RTl-I&feature=fvsr
Jama Masjid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03x2xkfTmDs&feature=relmfu
Ajanta & Ellora Caves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmQP69exo1o
Elephanta Caves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZBzf7nFMUw&feature=fvsr
Udaigiri Caves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D34hBL0rNc8&feature=fvsr
Charminar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRTeLbTjO3M
Gateway of India: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRrnZBUGS2E&feature=related
India Gate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3uPAt6Yb8I&feature=fvst
Old Fort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA2ypp2nDpE
Red Fort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv92sveebF4
City Palace Jaipur: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evfIEtAA-Qs
City Palace Udaipur: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j5gFTT7Wos
Golkunda Fort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbBt6jEmqMA
Hawa Mahal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNKuvaB8SPA
Mysore Palace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J6omhJVUEI
Bidar Fort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUBIaOGQEoY
Gingee Fort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Nnu7iEbXA
Khajuraho Temple: not recommended for kids
Jagannath Temple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTAdCwYtiLw
Konark Sun Temple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x58oP2A9gKk
Minakshi Temple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUSV-pWKPRI
Tirupati Balaji Temple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBME5gekSec
Akshardham Temple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i5B2JM-oDQ
Dwarka Temple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gw4ydYkgzw
Mahabaleshwar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpe2lAFNd-g&feature=fvsr
Golden Temple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxDfP0x0ziw
Sanchi Stupa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFrlTL4RB3s
Nalanda University: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7UR9UEY79k
Qutub Minar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGkdCjobEp4
Jantar Mantar Jaipur: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPqWnLGogls
We are noticing that kids do not carry items for culture class (Scissors, glue etc.) Kids without their stuff become very disruptive and are unable to perform the tasks required.
We need all kids to carry the following supplies for each class: please send the supply listed below:
1. SCISSORS
2. GLUE STICK
3. SCOTCH TAPE
4. PENCIL
5. ERASER
6. RULER
7. COLORED PENCILS/CRAYONS
8. RULER NOTEBOOK(REQUIRED FOR EVERY STUDENT!!!)
Thanks to Akhila Bhaskar for volunteering. Next week the Spoken Hindi class will be led by the Spoken teacher and culture/Hindi taken by the parent volunteers. Neha Raichur has graciously volunteered to be the role of Lead Parent Volunteer for 1E and will be communicating directly with parents
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Please note Parent teacher conference will be held on Sunday 02/12/2012. The schedule has been emailed to you. This is a great opportunity to exchange the feedback about your child's learning at Gurukul and take necessary next steps in learning Hindi through the rest of the year.
The mid-year testing in our class went smoothly, students finished their written exam within the allotted time. The kids took written Hindi, culture and oral spoken Hindi tests. Teachers and parent volunteers assisted the kids in understanding the questions
The written Hindi test had 30 questions - matching , true or false (yes/No), circle the correct option kind of questions. There were 5 questions on Culture. The spoken Hindi test was an oral and kids were shown two conversational videos in Hindi which were shared with parents earlier and the questions were based on those videos. Parents will get their child's answer sheets on Parent-teacher conference day.
Parent Volunteers : Many thanks to our parent volunteers Neha Raichur and Ashish Lakhani for their help during the test. we were able to manage the test smoothly with their excellent assistance
Hope to see you on Feb. 12th. | | | | | | | Hindi
This week no new topics were covered- we revised the topics taught to date for the upcoming mid-term exam scheduled for next Sunday Jan 15th. Topics covered to date are: Family .....................pg # 10 Parts of the Body.........pg # 13 Colors........................pg # 17 Counting.....................pg # 19 Domestic Animals........pg #23 Wild Animals...............pg # 24 Spoken Hindi
This week we showed videos of sample conversations between 2 kids. This visual aid is very useful in helping the kids understand how to use the phrases taught to date in a simple conversation. Videos are available at https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=377C7D095D0210EA&id=377C7D095D0210EA%21171. Videos # 2 and #3 will be used in our mid-term evaluation.
There was no homework this week.
If your child performs well in Gurukul's mid-session evaluation test next week, the teachers can recommend students be moved up a level.
Culture
We covered Indian rivers, states and cities of India. The kids highlighted some major rivers like Ganges, Brahmaputra, Narmada etc. on the map of India | | | | | | | Hindi
This week we held a mini- quiz that covered all the topics covered to date- no new topics were covered.
Topics covered to date are:
Family .....................pg # 10
Parts of the Body.........pg # 13
Colors........................pg # 17
Counting.....................pg # 19
Domestic Animals........pg #23
Wild Animals...............pg # 24
Sanjitha B was our Vishesh Vidyarthi for the week. For the parents of children who missed this week’s class, please revise the material taught to date at home.
Spoken Hindi
This week we revised Possessive nouns. The topic is slightly difficult to teach and the teachers and Hindi Committee are attempting to create some basic rules and introduce more material and examples for reference. Unfortunately there are no rules for the exceptions and the key thing for kids to understand the concepts is through repeated practice especially usage in conversation - the more they use it in conversation, the more it will become natural for them.
There was no homework this week.
We request all parents to practice Hindi at home with the kids. The teachers will be administering random tests or quizzes in class and we hope they can do well in them. Each year, Gurukul administers a mid-session evaluation test in January and if your child performs well, teachers can recommend students be moved up a level.
Culture
We covered Christmas and its celebration in India- Christmas has some unique Indian flavor and you can read more about it on the presentation available at our class website
The teachers of 1E would like to wish all students and their families a very happy and safe Holiday Season. We hope you have a great 2012 and look forward to meeting your kids again next year.
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We covered a new topic this week: Birds/pakSHii – this is also available on Page 27 of the children’s binder.
This week’s homework is on Page 29 of the binder. In the next class there will be a small quiz and a test on the topics covered to date. Please check your children’s homework as we are seeing incomplete or incorrect work being turned in each week.
Spoken Hindi
This week we covered possessive pronouns and relationships using various objects that the students have already been taught in earlier classes. Word like Mera/Meri, Iska/Iski, Uska/Uski, Unka/Unki, Kiska/Kiski were taught with examples.
Some useful tips that parents should help reinforce with kids at home:
1. The possessive pronouns do not correspond to the GENDER of the SUBJECT, they correspond to the GENDER of the NOUN OBJECT being referenced.
E.g : Radha’s bag is राधा का बस्ता not राधा की बस्ता | so the use of “kaa” vs “ki” depends upon the object “bag” being talked about and not that the subject is masculine or feminine.
Therefore it is important to teach the kids about that rule of grammar and the fact that the objects have genders unlike the English language.
2. A LOT OF Hindi words ending in the “aa” and “a” sound go with the ‘aa’ sound ending possessive. E.g : इसका जूता , इसका बस्ता, मेरा पैन, आपका घर
3. A LOT OF Hindi words ending in the “ee” sound go with the ‘ee’ sound ending possessive. E.g : इसकी बिल्ली , इसकी कुर्सी, मेरी घड़ी, आपकी नानी
4. However there are many anomalies like : मेरा भाई , आपकी मेज़, बड़ा हाथी, घर की दीवार and so on.
We will be covering more examples of possessive nouns next week as well
Culture
Shrinath Acharya ji presented a fabulous tabla demo this week. He was accompanied by his students Anish, Saketh, Amogh & friends Ravi & Nishanth. He provided valuable insight into the various gharanas and the difference in their playing styles- it is a great learning experience for all!
Shrinath ji teaches Tabla including kids (above 5 yrs of age) and adults in VCC, Sammamish for a nominal fee. You can find detailed information on Learn.Tabla@yahoo.com.
Please note some important dates :
Winter break - Dec. 19/2011 - Jan. 2 /2012
Mid-term exams - in Jan. 2012
Parent teacher conferences - 1/15/2012, 1/22/2012
A big thank you to Neha Raichur who was our parent volunteer this week.
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This week we focused on revising the material taught to date- no new topics were covered.
Topics covered to date are:
Family .....................pg # 10
Parts of the Body.........pg # 13
Colors........................pg # 17
Counting.....................pg # 19
Domestic Animals........pg #23
Wild Animals...............pg # 24
We also congratulate 4 students from 1E who graduated to 2nd grade at Gurukul. These students are Tanu A, Dhruv T, Yash T and Samyak S
For the parents of children who missed this week’s class, please cover all course material taught to date at home.
Spoken Hindi
This week students presented their morning routine- Raj T and Rohini A were the star presenters. In the presentation, kids were encouraged to talk without using their notes- however we noticed that most of the children did not practice their speech thoroughly and were forced to read from their notes.
We also revised topics from previous lessons and encouraged conversations between the students. We played a game where kids drew clues from a bag and others tried to form complete sentences using the object.
We request all parents to practice Hindi at home with the kids. The teachers will be administering random tests or quizzes in class and we hope they can do well in them. Each year, Gurukul administers a mid-session evaluation test in January and if your child performs well, teachers can recommend students be moved up a level.
The following students did not present their 12/4 homework. The 12/4 HW will be due in the 12/11 class
1. Rohit R
2. Medha S
3. Vishy K
4. Devi B
Culture
We covered a subject close to everyone’s hearts- Foods of India. Our cuisine is the most varied in the world and we presented a great overview on the diverse cuisine options in India. The presentation has also been added to the Gurukul Sharepoint under Attachments and is a great reference document.
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This week we learnt about wild animals and also completed the exercise on page 26. We had learnt about domestic animals in the previous class (11/13) as well. Kids should practice these at home as we will have tests or quizzes in the class covering the topics taught to date. We also provided practice sheets to the children in class.
For the parents of children who missed this week’s class, please cover these topics at home. We will be sending a separate mail on topics for midterm evaluations scheduled in January
Spoken Hindi
This week we revised topics and flashcards from previous lessons and encouraged conversations between the students. We played a game where kids formed complete sentences using clues from the flashcards. Rohit R was our winner this week- Rohini A and Ritika C also performed very well in the game.
We request all parents to practice Hindi at home with the kids. The teachers will be administering random tests or quizzes in class and we hope they can do well in them. Each year, Gurukul administers a mid-session evaluation test in January and if your child performs well, teachers can recommend students be moved up a level.
Culture
This week we introduced the kids to some legendary kings of India - Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka 'the Great', Kanishka, Samudragupta, Harsh Vardhan, Pulakesin II & Raja Raja Chola.
These rulers contributed immensely to enriching the artistic,sculptural,literary and musical traditions of India.
This lesson will be continued in the next class as well and there is no homework this week for Culture
Parent Volunteer
We had no parent volunteers this week- for class on 12/4, Ramana Vasudha will be our volunteer
Learning expectations for mid-term evaluation
Our Sharepoint site now has the CURRICULUM COVERAGE EXPECTATIONS documents for Level 1. We expect the children to master these topics to be ready for the mid-term evaluation in January-12. The FINAL date for the evaluations will be announced soon. THE TEST WILL BE PREPARED BY THE HINDI COMMITTEE AND THE SAME TEST WILL BE USED ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE LEVEL. The student report cards will be given to parents the week after the test and PTA meeting will be arranged the week following that for feedback.
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This week we covered the topic “Morning Routine- getting up and getting ready for work/school”. These included using the phrases in sentences like:
- ladkii daant saaf kartii hai
- mai.n joote paihaintaa hoo.n
- diidii baal banaatii hai.n
Using the phrases learnt in the class, children were encouraged to describe what they did prior to coming to Gurukul on Sunday and what they would do once they went home.
Flash cards were distributed in the class and are available at https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=55607894C85E7326&sc=documents&uc=1&id=55607894C85E7326%21934&group=0&sff=0#!/view.aspx?cid=55607894C85E7326&resid=55607894C85E7326%211031. There is no Spoken Hindi homework this week
We request all parents to practice Hindi at home with the kids. The teachers will be administering random tests or quizzes in class and we hope they can do well in them.
Our Sharepoint site now has the CURRICULUM COVERAGE EXPECATIONS documents for Level 1 (under Attachments section). We expect the children to master these topics to be ready for the mid-term evaluation in January-12. The FINAL date for the evaluations will be announced soon. THE TEST WILL BE PREPARED BY THE HINDI COMMITTEE AND THE SAME TEST WILL BE USED ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE LEVEL. The student report cards will be given to parents the week after the test and PTA meeting will be arranged the week following that for feedback.
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We studied counting (page no.19) of Hindi folder and kids also practiced writing ' अ' and 'आ' (page # 46 and 47). We also learnt counting in Hindi (page # 21)
Spoken Hindi
Children were encouraged to engage in a conversation in class where they used phrases learnt so far.
In this week's homework, kid are required to find the English meaning of some Hindi words within the crossword grid.
We realized that although the Diwali break was very welcome, it did not help in increasing the children’s learning and Hindi speech skills. We request all parents to practice Hindi at home with the kids.
The teachers will be administering random tests or quizzes in class and we hope they can do well in them. Each year, Gurukul administers a mid-session evaluation test in January and if your child performs well, teachers can recommend students be moved up a level.
Many thanks to our parent volunteer Rinku Lakhani (Manav's mother)
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Spoken Hindi
We practiced phrases learnt so far in class and using them in a conversation. We used words in sentences like
लड़का गाथा है (ladka gaatha hai or boy sings)
लड़की खेलती है (ladki khelti hai or girl plays) – note the feminine gender usage
As there is no class next week, homework is due on November 6th .
Culture
Children were taught the ancient art of Yoga by Rathnaji
We request parents to volunteer for the class- our last 2 classes have not had any volunteer support and consequently the teachers cannot devote the required teaching time to the class. Our next class Parent Volunteer is ASHISH LAKHANI
We wish you and your families a very happy Diwali- may the Festival of Lights bring you good luck and cheer!! We hope to see you at the annual Gurukul Diwali/Dandiya celebration on 29th Oct 2011 (6:30 PM-10:30 PM) at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland
धन्यवाद
Teachers of 1E
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Spoken Hindi
In the next class we will be dividing the children into groups and making them practice and revise the verbs and usage in sentences
Culture
Children completed their candle decorating – for those that were unable to complete, please do so at home and bring to the next class.
Children were also taught Dandiya Raas- the traditional folk dance form of Vridavan depicting the lila of Radha and Krishna. Dandiya Raas is the featured dance of Navratri evenings in Western India
Our next class Parent Volunteer is ASHISH LAKHANI
धन्यवाद
Teachers of 1E
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In Hindi this week we learnt about colors:
red-laal लाल
yellow-pila पीला
green-hara हरा
and many more…
More detail on colors can be found in their folders. For the 10/16 class, please send crayons or color pencils with your kids so that we can do an exercise on this topic
Please revise Family Members and Body Parts in Hindi as we will be playing a game next week
The teachers and parent also thank Ashish Lakhani- the parent volunteer in the class. For 10/16, we look forward to Sindiri Sai Bharat as the parent volunteer
Spoken Hindi
The children have been introduced to vocabulary in the following categories: Greetings, Family members, Yes/No, Yeh/Veh, yahan/vahan/kahan, Body parts, Basic classroom commands and classroom and backpack contents. Our objective is now to get the children familiar with the words and how to use them in small sentences We played a translation game in the class today where the teacher quizzed the children to translate to and from Hindi. It was no surprise to see their competitive juices flowing and all the kids participated actively in the game. The more they practice these words in short sentences, the easier it will be for us to introduce new words and their usage in complex sentences. We also practiced the following prepositions: Ke oopar Ke Neeche Ke aage Ke peeche Ke andar Ke bahar The spoken Hindi homework for beginners requires preparing a 3-5 line speech about the kids and their families. We will ask the kids to present them in front of the class so please have them practice at home. Unfortunately this week, we did not have sufficient printouts so I request the parents to download and printout the homework from https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=55607894c85e7326&sc=documents&uc=2&id=55607894C85E7326%21931 Flash Cards Lesson 4 Spoken are also available for easy reference
In the 10/16 class, ALL STUDENTS MUST PREPARE A SHORT 4-10 sentence conversation/speech to present in the class. Samples are provided in the homework files on skydrive
Culture
| | | | | | | Namaste Parents,
The following is the update for 10/02 class. Please look at the homework(s) below.
A big thank you to Rajashree Parthasarathy for being the parent volunteer last Sunday.
Hindi Class
In our 3rd class, we covered - PARTS OF THE BODY
aankh--- eyes
kaan ----ears
naak ---- nose and many more
which you can get in the Hindi Folder,they are also given homework on this topic which you can see in the folder.
As in every mail we say practice makes one perfect...so go through with PRAYER,FAMILY AND NATIONAL ANTHEM... and everything we are discussing in class.
I had a request with all the parents that kids are not completing their homework and also they are not having their name's on sheets.
So make sure that they should put their names on each homework sheets and complete it ,so that they not feel bad when they are told about the % of work they had done.
Spoken Hindi
In our 3rd class, we covered the following phrases:
Kamara
Deewaar
Khidki
Darwaaza
Kachre ka dibba
Zameen
Ghadi
Almaari
Mez ()
Kursi
Computer
Board
Pencil
Kitaab
Kaagaz
Basta
Copy / (Adv) abhyaas pustika
Pen / (Adv) Kalam
Rang
Khaana
Teacher/ (Adv) Adhyaapak /ika
Jhanda
Dibba
Kainchi
MERA
KAHAN
YAHAN
VAHAN
Please point to various objects listed above (in your house) and ask your child to repeat:
यह कमरा है | कमरा = ROOM etc.
Try and incorporate : हाँ / नहीं within your questions. For example point to a pen and say, यह कागज़ है ?
Expected response : नहीं, यह पैन है / कलम है |
Please incorporate these phrases and words into daily conversation at home. Remember, practice makes perfect
Flash cards: Children were given a sheet of flash cards. The idea behind the flash cards is that they are a tool to help kids practice the phrases that they are expected to know. Kids should cut them out and keep them in a safe place, like a ziploc bag, so they don’t get scattered and lost.
Flash Cards for Beginner
Flash Cards for Intermediate
Flash cards (Nouns)
Parents can use the flash cards at home to quiz their kids and get them to practice saying those phrases. Show the child one side, either the English/picture or the Hindi, and ask them to tell you the opposite side.
Spoken Homework:
Depending on your child’s fluency in Hindi, please complete one of the following
Homework for Beginner
Homework for Intermediate
Please complete the homework and bring to next class.
Cultural Class
We went over Mahatma Gandhi’s history. The kids learnt about him and the movements he started: Swadeshi-Movement , Salt Satyagraha and Dandi March.
Date of Birth: October 2nd 1869 Porbander Gujarat.
Father: Karamchand Gandhi,
Mother: Putalibai.
Education: studied Law University of Bombay, and University College London.
Married: KasturbaBai Gandhi at age of 13.
Kids: Sons Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas, Devdas.
Assassination :30 January 1948, Delhi by nathuram Godse.
Dhanyawaad
| | | | | | | Namaste parents,
You might have seen students got home their Hindi folders this week. Wow! Now you can practice Prayer, Lesson plan and Jana Gana song with your kid and make him master of those skills. Let them know that "Practice makes a person perfect" even if they try to avoid, please keep up their learning thirst active. And you will soon notice your child pick up things quite fast beyond your expectations...
A big thank you to Rajashree Parthasarathy for being the parent volunteer last Sunday
Hindi class
In Hindi class we covered, Family(Parivaar):
for example-
Dad - paapaa
Mom-mammii or maata
Grandfather (paternal and maternal) both
Aunt (paternal and maternal) both
Uncle(paternal and maternal) both
and many more
Since Hindi class journal is now with the kids, please revise the topics with the kids daily.
In the upcoming class they will be asked question related to this topic.
They were also given an Exercise - Parivaar (you can find in journal).
Spoken Hindi class
In Spoken Hindi class, the following phrases and words were covered:
yah _____ hai. यह _______ है ।
vah _____ hai. वह _______ है ।
haa.n हाँ
nahii.n नहीं
These simple phrases can be used in conjunction with many phrases and we will use them in future classes as well throughout the year.
Please incorporate these phrases and words into daily conversation at home. Remember, practice makes perfect
Flash cards: Kids were given a sheet of flash cards.The idea behind the flash cards is that they are a tool to help kids practice the phrases that they are expected to know. Kids should cut them out and keep them in a safe place, like a ziploc bag, so they don’t get scattered and lost.
Flash Cards for Beginner https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=55607894C85E7326&resid=55607894C85E7326%21973
Flash Cards for Intermediate
https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=55607894C85E7326&resid=55607894C85E7326%21975
Parents can use the flash cards at home to quiz their kids and get them to practice saying those phrases. Show the child one side, either the English/picture or the Hindi, and ask them to tell you the opposite side.
Depending on your child’s fluency in Hindi, please complete one of the following
Homework for Beginner
https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=55607894C85E7326&resid=55607894C85E7326%21966
Homework for Intermediate
https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=55607894C85E7326&resid=55607894C85E7326%21967
Please complete the homework and bring it to next class.
Culture Class
In Culture Class, we covered the following:
What is History? History is study of the Past. We study history to learn about people who lived long time ago.
What is Civilization? Civilization means a large group of people living together in a well- organized way.
Who are Archeologists? They are people who study human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind.
What does BC and AD stand for? B.C. stands for Before Christ. A.D. stands for Anno Domini, which is Latin for "year of our Lord”.
We covered the Indus Valley Civilization. We looked at the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. We discussed the life of people who lived in these cities.
Overall the kids enjoyed the class and had a lot of questions on these ancient cities. After this we made rakhies as part of craftwork.
Most kids are bringing their supplies now. If your kid does not have his/her own supplies, can you please send the following from next class: a notebook, few pencils, eraser, scissors, glue stick and crayons/color pencils.
Finally, Please have your kids be on time. We will start marking them TARDY next class onwards.
Namaste
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Welcome to Gurukul Community!!!
It was a pleasure meeting you and your kids on the first day! We are really excited to work with your kid and you all parents. We have 14 smart kids in our class and we look forward to teach them and interact with them.
Here is 1st day's review - Kids had a great start on the first day. They introduced themselves by saying Namaste. We started our day with OM chanting followed by 'Tumhi Ho Maataa' Prayer
Spoken Hindi - In Spoken Hindi class, following phrases and words were covered:
Hello. (also “goodbye”) - Namaste.
How are you? - aap kaise hai.n आप कैसे हैं?
I am fine. - Mai.n Thiik huu.n.
I am good (m.) - Mai.n achchhaa huu.n. , I am good (f.) - Mai.n achchhii huu.n.
What is your name? - Aapkaa naam kyaa hai?
My name is --. - Meraa naam -- hai.
Mai - I , Meraa/ Meri - My , Aapaka/ Aapaki - Your, Hu - Am, Hai - is / are , Kya - What , Kaise/Kaisii - How, Naam - name, Achha/ AchhiI- good, Thik - Okay , Buraa - bad.
Please incorporate these phrases and words into daily conversation at home. Remember, practice makes perfect
Flash cards: Kids were given a sheet of flash cards.The idea behind the flash cards is that they are a tool to help kids practice the phrases that they are expected to know. Kids should cut them out and keep them in a safe place, like a ziploc bag, so they don’t get scattered and lost. Parents can use the flash cards at home to quiz their kids and get them to practice saying those phrases. Show the child one side, either the English/picture or the Hindi, and ask them to tell you the opposite side.
Culture :
We had our first culture class on Sunday. The kids learnt how India got its name. They also learnt about the alternate name for India - Bharat. The following below are more names by which India is/was known:
India: came from Greek "indoi" which means people lived near "Indus River".
Bharat or Bharatvarsh: named after great king of India.
Hind or Hindustan: "Land of River Sindhu (Indus).
Jammu dweep: Mentioned in Puranas.
Yin du: Chinese word for India.
Aryavart: Name for Northern India in classical Sanskrit literature.
The kids learnt the meaning of the word "Gurukul" and "Gurudakshina". We went over the story of "Ekalavya", which gave them a glimpse of ancient India's Gurukul and Gurudakshina system.
Finally we did an art work in class. Last Sunday, we could not finish the art work as we were short on scissors and glue. Hopefully, kids will get the above next time and we will be able to finish the art work on time.
Looking forward to the next class.
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