Hare Krishna Senior School: Term 3 2010
Dear Parents
Hare Krishna!
Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I would like to take this opportunity to offer a warm welcome to you and your child into the third term of 2010.
This is an overview of what we will be covering and learning about this term:
This term has a very spiritual significance with the appearance day of Lord Balaram, Lord Krishna and Srimati Radharani. As well as the appearance day of his divine grace, Srila Prabhupada.
In Language this term we will be focusing on poetic writing and reading. Students will learn about the language features, that makes powerful poetry and analyzing the meaning of some famous poems. We will also be starting the second phase of our reading programme. Last term we completed a series called CARS (comprehensive assessment of reading strategies), and this term we will begin STARS (Teaching focus on the strategies of reading).
This term there will be the Auckland schools public speaking competition. We will be sending two students from year 6 and two students from years 7 and 8. In class we will learn and practice the skills of public speaking and debating.
In mathematics students will be further progressing in areas of fractions, ratios and proportions, as well as the basic skills of multiplication and division. In mathematics strand our term focus is position and orientation. Students will learn how to read and draw maps and how to give directions. Please encourage them at home and when you are out in the car to read the maps and give you directions about which direction to go in. They could also practice by reading the map and telling you the best and shortest route to get to a destination.
Our Science topic is the Physics of Light. Students will investigate properties of light and how light is used in our everyday life. They will be designing and creating objects that use the properties of light.
For social studies, our curriculum focus is Place and Environment. To meet this objective we will study the Geography of India and some of the modern changes taking place in India. We will also focus on Vrindavin the holy land of Lord Krishna and how people live there today.
For sastra students will learn about the art of praying to Lord Krishna. We aim to deepen our relationships with Krishna through prayer which will provide a nice focus as we approach Janmastami. I would also like students to explore the philosophy behind why we believe in God and to deepen their understanding of who Krishna is.
In Sanskrit students will learn the names for all of the colours, as well as basic greetings and some conversational Sanskrit.
I hope this meets you well and I look forward to working with you in the term ahead.
Your Servant
Krsnananda Das (Senior class teacher)
Mobile Number: 021 0606963
e-mail: krsnananda@harekrishna.school.nz