Hindi Junior Class - Oct 26, 2014

Children got chocolates for singing the Diwali song so well ! 

We learned to read and write two new letters इ and  ई as well as learned few words starting with them. After completing the activities in the book for these letters, the students got an opportunity to write all letters learned so far (अ, आ, इ and  ई ) on the board individually.

Hindi Junior Class - Oct 19, 2014

We practiced the Diwali song. In addition, we learned that Hindi has 13 vowels and we started with two – अ and आ. We learned words starting with these letters and also did a few activities related to it.

REMINDERS:-

• We will be singing the Diwali Song in the assembly in the next class. Kids must be in Indian attire and in assembly at 9:30am.
• Those of you who have not yet purchased the books, please do so before the next class. Also please pack pencils, erasers and crayons in your child’s bag.

Hindi Junior Class - Oct 12, 2014

We went over relationships in Hindi – Mother, father, Brother , Sister, Grandfather and Grandmother. Students did self-introduction in Hindi -  My name is…, I am a boy/girl. I am X years old. We reviewed previous material including a ‘Dhobi’ song for numbers, colors and bird names. We also practiced the Diwali song. The Jr class will be singing the song on Oct 26^th. Please have your kids wear Indian attire on the 26^th and practice the song with them. Diwali song is as follows:-

आई दिवाली आई दिवाली Aai divali aai divali
आई दिवाली रे ! Aai divali re
दीप जलाओ ख़ुशी मनाओ Deep jalao Khushi manao
आई दिवाली रे ! Aai divali re
खूब चले फुलझड़ी पटाखे Khoob jale fuljhadi patakhe
आई दिवाली रे ! Aai divali re
सबको बाँटों खूब मिठाई Sabko banton khoob mithaai
आई दिवाली रे ! Aai diwali re !

Namaste: Hindi Senior students started creating two, three and four letter words with the अ matra. We plan to add other matras in the next few classes to build vocabulary and understand word composition. Students are assigned homework to re-in force the concepts and requested to write 10 two letter, 10 three letter and 10 four letter words. The homework should be written as follows:

           य+ह= यह means This

           Students can use all resources available to them.

           We are a small class of four students and all appear to be somewhat on par with each other.
            
             We also learned a poem "Aai Diwali:" in class. For oct 26, the class will participate in the  assembly and sing a ram bhajan. Lyrics will be sent home next class.

We wrapped the class with a four corners games to reinforce basic colors. Kids seemed to enjoy this activity.

Please ensure that children bring a dedicated notebook and writing tools.

 I will in be in India the weekend of oct 19. Arvindji or Mahimaji  are available to cover the class. I will return on oct 26.

Hari Om 

Hindi Junior Class - Oct 5, 2014

We reviewed what we learned so far- numbers 1 to 10, colors, names of body parts, fruits, birds and greeting in Hindi. In addition to this, we practiced our Diwali song - 'Aai diwali aai divali Aai diwali re'. Hindi Jr class will be singing this song in the assembly on Oct 26th, so please practice with them. A copy of the song was send home few classes back. It is available on you-tube as well. Books have been ordered and will be available to purchase in a week or two.

Hindi Junior/Senior Blog
09/21/14


We combined the two classes and conducted  Individual Oral Assessments. Please review the assessment sheet. Help your child learn the words they did not know but more importantly applaud them for getting the ones they got correct. We also provided 'Aai Diwali' song copy. In the upcoming weeks, we will be practicing this song. We will go over the meaning of the words in the next class when we learn about 'Our festivals'. The children also learnt names of Body parts in Hindi (Hair, eyes, nose, ear, teeth, mouth, hands, legs and stomach. They stood up and were asked to 'Tap their 

सिर (head) and Rub their पेट (stomach) and similar other such actions - they had fun doing these. They also learnt a few bird names in Hindi (Peacock, Parrot, Owl and Duck). If you think your child gets hungry, please send an additional snack so that we are able to maintain high energy level throughout the class.

 

Hindi Senior Class - Sept 14, 2014

Arvind Agarwal and Jyoti Agarwal (not related to each other) are happy to teach Hindi Senior this year at BBNJ. In the first class week, the class consisted of 5 enthusiastic kids. During the class we reviewed vowels and consonants. All students have written these in their note books. If they didn't have notebooks they were provided paper and writing tools. They were also requested to write 5 three letter words and 5 four letter words. The expectation in this class is that the students have a limited base of vowels, consonants, Hindi speaking ability (limited) and ability to understand Hindi. We consider all students to be at an intermediate level rather than a senior level. For the next class, please ensure that students bring a notebook, sharpened pencils, eraser, and completed homework. If there are too few students on any particular day, Hindi Senior may be combined with the Hindi Junior class.

Regards,
Hindi Senior Teachers