January 2020 - 2nd Grade

Hari Om!

We continue to learn Sri Hanuman Chalisa and practice Likita Japa in January and it was great to have the parents visit our class.

We learnt the following about Hanuman Chalisa:

• In January, we learnt up to 15 Chaupais!
• Studied the meaning of each verse while learning the glories of Sri Hanuman
  • How resourceful Sri Hanuman is (Chaupai 9 &10) and how he acted in service of Lord Rama with noble qualities. On the contrary how Ravana in spite of his 10 heads used them for his own selfish motives
  • Chaupais 11-15 taught us how Lord Rama, Sages, Yama, Kubera, the scholars and others praise Sri Hanuman for his service and valor

One of our curious children asked while learning Hanuman Chalisa from their Sthothra book is “Where can you see this big Sri Hanuman Murthi?” (homework for the holidays). Answer: One of the children found the answer-the big 22 feet Hanuman Murthi is in Sidhabari Chinmaya Mission

Activities we did:

We had learnt how Sri Hanuman inherited many of his qualities from his parents. We asked your kids to find out how much they have in common with their parents. Kids were eager to share the interviews and you could see the joy in their discovering how some of your favorites are theirs too!

We had learnt how resourceful Sri Hanuman is and how he used his buddhi and strength when he delivered the Sanjeevini mountain and quickly brought Lashman back to life. We tried to be like Sri Hanuman when we competed to see who can wear winter clothes left in various sections of the classroom very fast. Some kIds were much faster than two of the teachers!

Sri Rama was generous and genuine in praise of Sri Hanuman, when he praised him and compared him to his dear brother Bharatha. We talked about how hard it is sometimes to praise, although we know the other person deserves it. Kids picked a name from their class and were asked to praise that person.

Ideas for Parents:

Please chant Hanuman Chalisa with them. Tell them why you chant the Chalisa. See your kids chanting here. You may have to download it before you can play it. We are so proud of them.

What is coming up in January? Continue to learn Hanuman Chalisa. Please get them to listen to Lakshmiji singing Hanuman Chalisa from this link.

With love from sevaks

Lakshmi,Jayanthi,Kalpana,Balu