March

March 1

In class we learned some new letters and continued learning the songs.

The students seem to know the song very well and are able to sing it from memory, so props to them for putting in the work! Keep working on it, especially the last passage, however we seem to be pretty well prepared.

Here are the words we learned: CLICK HERE. There is no quiz next week but still know these!

February

February 23

The weekly tests will be paused for the next three weeks as we prepare the kids to perform their song for the morning prayers assembly. This does not mean we will be pausing regular class entirely or that we don't expect students to continue putting in work. Please continue working hard! The students have done a great job so far in preparing for tests and studying, and it shows clearly in exam results.

The song we have chosen to perform is hum honge kamyab. The actual song goes through each verse twice, however for our performance we will only go through each verse once. We don't mind if students get printed copies of the lyrics for the performance, however we ask that it be memorized. 3 weeks is plenty of time and most of the lyrics are the same with only one or two word changes as well. Have fun learning the song! Make sure to know the meaning of what you are saying so that the song builds on your hindi knowledge. Lyrics can easily be found online and are also in the WhatsApp.

Apart from reciting the song, we also practiced a few words this week. This week was words with the letter sha (श). We went over all the sha page in the book. While we wont have a test next week, make sure to know these words for the planned final in may (More information will be released closer to the date). A list of these words can be found in the book as well as in the WhatsApp group (which all parents should be part of, if you aren't, contact us).

Just to summarize. No test, make sure you know the words, and practice the song.

February 2

Here is what we covered in class (CLICK HERE). Please look at these words and prepare for the test next week. Instead of having alternating weeks of tests and classes, we will now have a short, relatively easy, 15-20 minute test each class and followed by 45 minutes of learning. As usual, these tests will be sent in the WhatsApp group beforehand.

January

January 26

Everyone did really well on the test! The average was 17 and the high was a perfect score of 20. Congratulations! Keep practicing those words, soon we are going to start putting that vocabulary to use so make sure you know it!

January 19

Once again, due to the one week class, next week test schedule this upcoming Sunday will be a test. The speaking comes from Page 29 of the book, and the vocabulary for the writing comes from Page 25. For the speaking portion, please know what the questions on the page mean and how to answer them. As well as this, please make sure to know the information for the small paragraph in the box at the bottom of the page. Photos of said pages can be found in the WhatsApp group. If you are not yet a part of it, please let us know

January 12

Please continue studying the test and the vocab/phrases associated with the test. Even though we took the test on Sunday the whole idea is that a student studies, takes the test, and then works on what's wrong/further practice over the next week.

The Results for the test:

• High: 29

• Avg: 24.1

January 5

From now on, the structure of Hindi B will be alternating weeks of classes and tests. So this week was a class and next Sunday will be a test, etc.

In class we covered the names of various vegetables, however for the test students only have to know the ones on page 22

We covered a lot in class, however only page 17 from Paathmala and the vegetables on page 22 are needed to know. The singular/plural verbs with the male/female forms will be needed to know for the speaking portion

The photos are on the WhatsApp group. If you are not part of it, please let us know asap.

This is the test we are taking in class on 1/12: CLICK HERE

December

December 8

Had a test today! Class avg was 24/30. No homework for next week. Keep practicing your letters and vocabulary!

November

November 24

Namaste Parents, today in class we announced the test which will be on December 8th. For the test students should know the vocabulary from Paatmaala pages 4,7,8,11, 14 and in Abhyaas Pushtika pages 5,6,12. For the oral part of the test students should be able to translate the following sentences in hindi: this is a book, that is an apple, Neha is a woman, Raj is a man, Hello, Thank you, you drink water, i eat, what is tea, what is water, who am i?

Thanks and have a great Thanksgiving!

November 17

Today in class we went over pages 1-6 in Abhyaas Pushtika. The HW in Abhyaas Pushtika is pages 7,8,9,10,12. Skip page 11. These pages should be complete when you come to class next week. In the second half of class we went over pages 11,12,14 in the Paatmaala book.

For homework finish page 14 in Paatmaala. If you dont know how to do something ask your parents or bring the questions to class next week.

Please make sure you bring both books, pencils and a notebook to class each week.

November 3

In class we learned new vocabulary words:

• Drink: पीना

• Eat: खाना

• Read: पदना

• Write: लिखना

We also learned how to say

• Books: किताब

• Song: गाना

• Banana: केला

• Milk: दूध

To form:

1. I eat the banana

   • मै केला खाता हूं (for boys)

   • मै केला खती हूं (for girls)

2. I drink milk

   • मै दूध पीता हूं (for boys)

   • मै दूध पीती हूं

3. I read a book

   • मै किताब पदता हूं

   • मै किताब पदती हूं

4. I write a story

   • मै story लिखता हूं

   • मै story लिखती हूं

Next, we practiced/learned mantras

• NOTE: All students should have a chart of each mantra, what it looks like applied on a letter in general, and what it looks like when added on the the first couple of letters

We learned more vocabulary words

• कंगी - Comb

• गाय - Cow

• खरगोश - Rabbit

• खेत - Farm

• शंख - Conch

• गायक - Singer

• घंटी - Bell

• गधा - Donkey

Homework:

• Practice letters and mantras. Sound then out when you write them to build a connection between writing the letter, the way it looks, and the sound it produces

• Practice words we have learned

• Pages 7, 8, and 9

October

October 13

In Class:

We focused on the letters: क ख ग घ च छ ज झ

We made a word and sentence for each to practice it's pronunciation.

Words:

• क- कबूतर

• ख - करगोश

• ग - गाना

• घ - घर

• च - चम्मच

• छ - छतरी

• ज - जल, जग

• झ - झरना

Sentences:

• यह झरना सुंदर है

• मुझे चम्मच चाहिए

• मुझे बारिश में चतरी चाहिए

• यह जुग मा जल है

We also studied the first 10 numbers:

• १ एक(ek) 1

• २ दो(do) 2

• ३ तीन(teen) 3

• ४ चार(chaar) 4

• ५ पांच(paanch) 5

• ६ छह(chhah) 6

• ७ सात(saat) 7

• ८ आठ(aaath) 8

• ९ नौ(nou) 9

• १० दस(das) 10

• शून्य (Shuniye) 0

We briefly covered how the matras works.

• If the stem is on the right, it is the long sound. If it's on the left, it's the short sound for the ई matra

• For the ऊ ki matra, खू - long सु - short

For homework, please practice the sentences, letters themselves, the first 10 numbers. After we get past all the letters, we can start doing the readings, building vocabulary, and speaking. Continue Duolingo if it helps.

October 6

In class we learned a few new phrases and reviewed those from last week.

Parents: Please make sure that students are learning their letters. The sooner we can get there letters down the faster we can move on to reading and writing.

The book has practice pages for writing the letters out. Sound the letters out while writing them to reinforce not only how to write the letters but also what sound they make.

Sentences we learned in class:

• What is this? // यह क्या है?

• This is a book // यह एक किताब है

• What is an apple? (We learned this sentence to learn how to ask what something is and to learn the word for apple) //

• सेव क्या है?

• An apple is a fruit // सेव एक फल है

• What is a lotus? // कमल क्या है?

• A lotus is a flower // कमल एक फूल है

• Where are you going? // तुम क्या जा रहे हो?

• I am going to ____ //

• मैं ___ जा रहा हू। ___ = घर/ स्कूल।

We also learned various vocabulary words:

• Boy: लड़का

• Girl: लड़की

• Apple: सेव

• Book: किताब

• Woman: औरत

• Man: आदमी

WEEKLY WRITING PRACTICE (NEW THIS WEEK):

• अ

• आ

• क

• ख

• ग

• घ

Students also learned how to say here or there। Voh vs yeh। (To indicate location of an object)

Continue Duolingo if it helps

September

September 29

Writing/Reading:

We went over all the Hindi letters, sounding out each one and writing the English sound next to the letters.

Speaking: Students learned how to say the following phrases:

• "My name is ____" "मेरा नाम _____ है"

• "What is your name?" "आपका नाम क्या है"

• "How are you?" "आप कैसे हैं?"

• "I'm good/fine" "मैं अच्छा हूँ"

• "What is your favorite color?" "आपका favorite रंग क्या है?"

• "My favorite color is _____" "मेरा favorite color ____ है"

Students practiced with other students to say/respond to each other.

For homework:

• Parents: Please make sure that students practice/learn the letters in Hindi. We will be reviewing them for the next couple of classes, however students need to practice the letters at home in order to move on to writing words and sentences.

• Writing: Pages 76-80 in the book

• Speaking: Practice saying and responding to the phrases we learned in class (Name, how are you, what is your favorite color) with parents.