- Review 1 to 30 (Focus on Counting by 2, 3, 4, and 5)
- Practice writing (5 times each) अ (a), आ (aa), इ (i), ई (ee), उ (u), ऊ (oo), ए (e) ,ऐ (aye) and ऋ (Ri)
- Practice Days of week and learn the planets name in hindi (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Names_of_nine_planets_in_Hindi).

- Review 1 to 30 (Focus on Counting by 2, 3, and 5)
- Practice writing (5 times each) अ (a), आ (aa), इ (i), ई (ee), उ (u), ऊ (oo), ए (e) and ऐ (aye) and complete all 8 pages in the workbook. practice speaking the vowels.
- Practice Days of week and learn the planets name in hindi (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Names_of_nine_planets_in_Hindi).

Hindi:
- Reviewed reading/writing अ (a), आ (aa), इ (i), ई (ee), उ (u), ऊ (oo), ए (e) and ऐ (aye)
- Practiced learning the next vowel ऋ (Ri)
- Reviewed 1 - 30. Counted by 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
- Practiced Days of Week and planet names in Hindi (http://www.gurukul-wa.org/2009/classes/1D/Shared%20Documents/DaysOfweek.pdf)
Spoken Hindi:
- We divided the class in in 4 Stations and every one talked for about 20 minutes in Hindi.
- for Advanced speaker (I was leading this station), we had a blast making up a story where every one contributed with one line in Hindi

Culture:
- Holi was the theme today
- We watched a video of the Story of Prahlad and the triumph of good over evil
- We also had a couple of videos on holi celebration in India
- We had a fun activity where kids played Holi with color pencils and crayons. See the attached picture.
Shivani (Ishaan's Mom) was our class volunteer today. Jaya's Mom and Sana's Mom also helped us out with the stations. Thanks for all the help. Malavika (Sana's Mom) is our volunteer next week.

Namaste Parents,
Happy Holi to all !!
(Also posted on http://www.gurukul-wa.org/2009/classes/1D/default.aspx)
Bharatanatyam demo downstairs
http://www.gurukul-wa.org/2009/classes/1D/Shared%20Documents/Gugukul%20Bharatnatyam%20Demo%200228.jpg
Hindi:
- Reviewed reading/writing अ (a), आ (aa), इ (i), ई (ee), उ (u), and ऊ (oo)
- Practiced learning the next two vowels ए (e) and ऐ (aye)
- Reviewed 1 - 30. Every one counted 1 - 30 and did a great job
- Started learning Days of Week and their relationship to planets.
Spoken Hindi:
- We divided the class in two section.
- For beginners, we had a fun story telling session led by Aparna
- for Advanced speaker, we reviewed Chapter 10-11 Which included a a fun poem along with learning about "में" (in).

Culture:
- We had a Bharatanatyam demo downstairs by Vidya Guhan (For more details check out their website http://fromwithinacademy.org)
Sahil's Dad was our class vounteer today. Thanks for all the help. Shivani (Ishaan's Mom) is our volunteer next week.