This Week's Suchna KENDRA SHOW - 17th March This week baalako were given a taster into each of the acts they could be part of and have chosen which act they would to be in. Baalako that were absent this week will be spoken to and be allocated to the most appropriate act. Each week baalako will be practising and developing their act further, therefore it is vital they are at kendra every week. Music Fusion Act - if your baalak is in the music fusion act, please remind them to bring their instrument to kendra each week GUJARATI TIMINGS Gujarati will start at 9:00am. (GCSE Gujarati Class will start at 8:30am.) As always if you are late please ensure your baalak signs in at the Choki Desk. Please ensure your baalak has a water bottle which they can use whilst in gujarati class.
JAB Bhangra Fitness will be holding two sessions every week at kendra during term time. Cost: £5 per session (please bring cash with you). Timings: Session 1 - 9:15-10:15 or Session 2 -10:30-11:30. Please arrive to the dance studio 10 minutes before your sessions starts. GUJARATI HELPERS WANTED If anyone would like to help during gujarati classes, please email gujarati_finchley@shishukunj.org.uk. Your time would be much appreciated. CAR PARK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED If you are able to volunteer on Sunday morning's for car parking please email shipa@shishukunj.org.uk. PARENT'S WHAT'SAPP GROUPS - ADD YOURSELF To be in contact with other parents & be informed about opportunities at Shishukunj, click on the the link to add yourself to the WhatsApp groups according to your baalak's/baalako's Dasta(s). Dasta 1-3 - https://chat.whatsapp.com/IGYjB4RwiqyGHre7LCCy9C Dasta 4-6 - https://chat.whatsapp.com/LwVlX09QD0h3yoVHwMjAGT Dasta 7-10 - https://chat.whatsapp.com/LBdIe1ZMWK79wArdLSKVQL ShiPA SUPPORT If you can spare some time on Sunday to support our activities at Shishukunj (whether as a one off or regular) please email Bhavnaben using the email address shipa@shishukunj.org.uk PRATHNA SINGERS AND MUSICIANS - SIGN UP Singer? Tabla? Guitar? Harmonium? Flute? Piano? Digeridoo? Does your baalak sing or play an instrument? We are looking to update our singer and musician lists as well as jazz up our weekly prathna, bhajan and dhoon sessions by introducing more instruments over the course of the year. If you baalak is interested in singing or playing an instrument please sign them up here. | Kendra Update: Sunday 20th January GUJARATI This week's Gujarati homework can be found on this link. CORE KENDRA WEEKLY UPDATE Week 3 of spring kicked off with an energetic vyayam session although we were indoors. After our prarthna, bhajan and dhoon session, we had a baudhik/dasta session on homelessness. Baalako learnt more about the causes and effects of homelessness as well as ways we can help with this issue. https://www.streetlink.org.uk this is a link which can help get people off the streets and is a great way to contribute! Dastas then packed food bags which will be distributed to the homeless in central london monday evening. They then split off into their performace acts to practise for their big showcase towards the end of this term! Overall, another great week :) BAAL MANDIR WEEKLY UPDATE The baalako started of the day with the Dhwaj, remembering that it is the highest point in Shishukunj and we respect it the most. We then moved on to learning more of the Shishukunj prathna and the baalako have started to learn the tune of He Prabhu and singing rather than just reciting the words. It is important for us that the baalako understand what they are singing and they are beginning to have a simple understanding. After Prathna we had a quick break. During the break the baalko listened to us take the shlok, and we taught them once again the reason behind why we do shlok linking into other religions In the western world that recite prayers before eating food and then they ate their nasto. After the baalako finished eating their nasto, they put their jackets on and went outside to play games. It is clear that the baalako are starting to be more tactical when playing games and showing skills such as teamwork and communication which is good to see. They are really enjoying the games sessions and the physical development is shining through. We finished the day learning the dance for the showcase. They were learning the jungle dance but now they are learning a song based in Africa. After we did the dhwaj and said the Nara. Then we handed out the nasto while the baalako and the baalako had a few minutes to talk amongst themselves. Dates for your Diary
Useful Information to Note UNIFORM (LABELLED) Our Kendra uniform is a white t-shirt, navy blue tracksuit bottoms or blue jeans (NO shorts or leggings), navy blue jumper, white socks and white trainers. Please ensure your baalako come to Kendra with the correct uniform. ABSENCE, EARLY LEAVING AND LATE ARRIVALS PROCEDURE PLEASE ENSURE IF YOUR BAALAK IS ARRIVING LATE OR LEAVING EARLY THEY SIGN IN AND OUT OF THE CHOKI DESK! For absences we will from now on be using a new Absence Form. If your baalak was absent or will be absent in the future please fill in the following online form. It is extremely quick and easy to use and means you will not have to give us a letter at Kendra. |