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 | | 1. If your child was at Gurukul last year, please complete the Summer Workbook if not already done so. I will be collecting the workbooks next week and returning them after verifying completion. Please make sure the workbooks have student full name written on cover page.
2. Print and complete attached homework on Greetings and Introductions. For the translate English to Hindi portion it is fine to use English script.
3. Get a pencil box from next time with the following: 2 Pencils, Eraser, Some crayons, Scissor, Glue Stick, 2 small ziploc bags. Note that course binders will be given to students in 2 weeks which they also need to bring to class every week.
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| | - Hindi: Please let the kids write Swar "Re"--in atleast three columns and paste /draw the picture of a Rishi/Sage in the upper right corner of the page. Also they should write all the swars with the word in their notebook on one page. For eg. A---Annar, Aa----Aam, E---Imli, etc - Spoken: Printed sheet of “This-That, Yes-No” topic was handed out. Please complete and return next week on 10/2. - Culture: Watch this Youtube Video on Indus Valley Civilization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdGbamPgf8o- Spoken Homework due from previous class was not returned by some students. Printed copies of that were handed out today. Please complete and return on 10/2. - Summer Workbooks: If you haven’t returned these yet, next week is the last time your child can return to get credit for the work. | | |
| | Namaste Parents!
Class Review: Hindi - We reviewed Swars (vowels) and breezed through some domestic and wild animals. This was there third week revising Swar (A, Aa....) and I have decided to test them on Swars only next Sunday Oct. 9th. Spoken - We learnt vocabulary for various objects around the classroom. - Covered simple respectful commands that will be used throughout the year in the classroom. Culture- Today we learnt about Mahatma Gandhi. Homework: - Hindi: Write all Swars with words like A....se Anaar, Aa.....se Aam, etc. in their composition notebooks. Please help them prepare for test on Oct. 9th.
- Spoken: Printed sheet of “Classroom commands” topic was handed out to be done at home. - Culture: Pl watch the following videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOdCWPkbdQMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipoC_IzxMJ4 http://www.gandhiserve.org/quiz/Mahatma_Quiz.htmlA copy of this quiz was provided to students. - Also a small craft project to build Gandhiji's monkey was provided to the students. If they can bring this back on the next class. Summer Workbooks: The following students have returned their Summer Workbooks – Rohan, Paavnee, Chetana, Rishit, Sana, Ayush N, Archit, Sunidhi, Aayush S. and will receive credit for their work. Neha & Sanjai are new this year to Gurukul and hence are excused for this assignment. Reminder: HINDI: Please get your child one composition notebook for all classwork and homework.
Parent Volunteer: Thank you to Chetana’s mom Sudha for volunteering on Sunday. Next week’s volunteer is Dhruv’s parent.
Absentees: Riya, Arya Please Email teacher2f@gurukul-wa.org if you need any more information. The same update has been uploaded on Gurukul website. Thanks for your help and co-operation! Shalini, Manoj & Apurva. | | |
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- Hindi: Pl practice the newly learnt letters – kha and ga. also complete pages 15,16 of the workbook.
- Spoken: Printed sheet of “Hindi Conversations” was handed out for memorization at home. The kids will need to recite in front of the class on 11/6. Also please revise the vocabulary on the second page.
- Culture: none
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- Hindi: Please let the kids finish Workbook page 14
- Spoken: Printed sheet of “Hindi Verbs” topic was handed out to be done at home
- Culture: No homework
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Hindi: - Complete pages 11-13 in the workbook. And parents please sign the Homework Log in the workbook.
Spoken: Printed sheet of “Hindi Speech” topic was handed out to be done at home –
Culture: Pl talk to your kids about any freedom fighter other than Gandhi ji / Nehru ji. You can also talk to the kids about how Navratri and Vijayadashmi are celebrated in different states in India.
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- Hindi: Pages 17-20 of the workbook.
- Spoken: Spoken: Printed sheet of “Morning Routine” topic was handed out to be done at home.
- Culture: None
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| | - Hindi: Pages 21-23 of the workbook.
- Spoken: No homework sheet this week. Please cut the “Morning Routine” flash cards handed out today and use them for practice at home this week.
- Culture: None
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| | Hindi: Pages 24-27 of the workbook. Test on Dec 4th on vyanjans K to Nya.
Spoken: Printed sheet of “Morning Routine Speech” topic was handed out.
Culture: None
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| | Homework:Hindi: Please let the kids write vyanjan K to Nya in their notebook two times with their sound.
Spoken: Printed sheet of “Morning Routine Speech” topic was handed out. This was last week's homework please let them complete it and come prepared to the class to deliver it in front of the whole class.
Culture: None
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| | Hindi: Please let the kids write vyanjan Kha and ng in their notebooks and also complete page 28 of the workbook. Some kids have already finished the page and some haven't. Please remind them to finish.
Spoken: Printed sheet of match the pictures with right sentences was handed out.
Culture: None
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| | Homework:Hindi: Workbook pages 28-31.
Spoken: Printed sheet of masculine and feminine nouns was handed out. Please practice with them to say hindi sentences on those.
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Hindi: Please let kids write vyanjan: Ta, Tha, and Da in their notebooks.
Spoken Hindi: None
Culture: 1) Please let them mark the rivers on the India map which was given to them in the previous class. I have attached the map with rivers again in the email for reference.
2) Please let them write the names of the rivers in the notebook.
3) Also please let them write the name of atleast 4 states through which the rivers pass in their notebook. | | |
| | Spoken:
- If not done, complete Homework 12 breakfast speech that was due on Feb 12th. A printed copy was also handed out for this.
- Printed copy of Homework 13 was handed out. Please have your child practice one of the conversations in there.
Hindi:
- None
Culture
- Complete the craft project at home.
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| | Hindi:
- Please let kids finish pages 32, 33, 36 and 37 in the binder. Pages 34 and 35 will be done in the next class.
Spoken:
- Please print a copy of this breakfast items homework as we couldn’t hand out printed copies today. Have your child write the 8 sentences speech on the back side of this homework.
Culture: None
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| | Hindi: Please let kids write all the vyanjans which have been covered in the class uptill now two times in their notebooks.
Spoken: Printed sheet of attached homework was given out. Students need to complete that along with any previous 2012 homework that they have not completed.
Culture: No homework.
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| | Hindi: Please let the kids finish pages 38, 39, 40 of the workbook. Please let them revise the last 10 vyanjans from "Ta to Na". I'll be testing them soon.
Spoken: Printed copy of attached homework 15 was given out. Also please have your child cut the flash cards given out and put in a Ziploc and practice at home.
Culture: None.
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| | Hindi: PLEASE REVISE THE VYANJANS TA TO NA for the test this Sunday 3/18. They will be given the match the following sheets where they have to match the vyanjan with the respective picture. Please help them review the notes to perform better in the test. Also finish pages 41 and 42 of the workbook. Some kids have different page numbers in their workbook, so it is the pages before the vyanjan Pa.
Spoken: Printed copy of attached Homework Lesson 16 Crossword was given out.
Culture: No homework. | | |
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Hindi: Pages 43, 44, 45 for vyanjans Pa, Pha, Ba.
Spoken: Printed copy of attached Homework Lesson 17 “I want” was given out.
Culture: Finish the spices/food worksheet if not completed during the class.
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| | Hindi: Please remind kids to finish pages 46, 47 and 48 in the workbook which is Bha, Ma, and match the following.
Spoken: Printed copy of attached Homework Lesson 18 “Review” was given out. Please have your child write the sentences in Hinglish on the homework sheet.
Culture: None
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| | Hindi: Please let kids finish pages 49, 50 and 51 in their workbook. The HW was not mentioned in the class so please do let them know the assigned HW.
Spoken: Printed copy of attached Homework Lesson 18 “Telling Time” was given out. Also corrected homework from previous classes was given out. Please ask your child to show you their corrected homework with the scores. Also use the attached “TimeRelatedSentences.docx” to practice at home.
Culture: None | | |
| | Hindi: Pages 52-57 of the workbook. Their test of vyanjans Pa to Bha will be on 29th April. Kindly remind them to revise it.Their final exam for the level 2 is on May 20th. More details to come soon.
Spoken: Several children have not returned their homework for the past few weeks. Please use the break to catch up. If you are not sure, let me know and I can send your kids’s homework scores.
Culture: Please help kids prepare speech in Hindi on their assigned leaders/kings. This only need to be 5-6 sentences. | | |
| | Hindi: Test next week on vyanjan from Pa to Sha. Three pages of the workbook 58 to 60.
Spoken: Practice at home. Here are 2 documents that you can use for the practice. Semester 1 Spoken Hindi ReviewSemester 2 Spoken Hindi Review
Culture: Prepare and practice the speech.
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| | Hindi: Pages 69 and 70 ---practice of all the vyanjans in sequence. Pages 78 to 81 --match the following of without matra words. These two exercises are very important for the test. Spoken: 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 now ready, and are available on YouTube here:Video: “Siddharth” -- http://youtu.be/nx6dU1uORgkVideo: “Mother’s Day” -- http://youtu.be/1dBZQslYsQ0Please show these videos at home and help the kids to understand what is being said in the videos. Also, in case you’re not clear on what exactly is being said in the video, I have attached a document which contains the sentences being spoken. Culture: Prepare the speech in Hindi and also please forward your character's picture to Manojji at manojchowdhary@hotmail.com so that he can make a power point presentation for the annual day. | | |