Homework for Feb 14, 2015

Please check the Telugu Literature page on the blog for extra resources which kids can refer at home. I have added 2 YouTube links which will help kids recognizing and pronouncing the Vowel and Consonants.

Prathamika

Writing: 

• Practice all the alphabets we worked on in the class. ( Refer to the note book)  ** Parents, please ask your child to say the alphabet as they write it.
  Learn the next 5 alphabets.
• Write the date and all the alphabets learned so far in the notebooks. (Show this to the teacher in next class).

Vocab: 

• Review body parts, vegetables, fruits, weekdays.
• Learn words with alphabets క,ఖ,గ,ఘ,చ,ఛ,జ,ఝ
• Review all the vocabulary words which kids already learned - Parents - Please ask the kids the words in English and ask them to say it in telugu. 

Poem:

• Learn అల్పుడెపుడు పల్కు. (Page 126)

Quiz:

• Writing and identifying alphabets at random - This is very important. Most of the kids write the letters in order but they stumble when they have to write or identify the random letters. We want the parents to work with the kids on this.
• All the vocabulary words

NOTE :

• Parents, please check your kids' notebooks for this. 
  ** Home work need to be dated and timed and written legibly on a fresh page in the notebook.

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Review all the letters especially recognizing and writing randomly. 
• Practice writing and recognizing guninthalu for the letters which touches the body.  Identify variations in few of the guninthams (A & B sections).
• Practice writing words with and without Guninthalu - write and show at least 5 words each  - (A & B)  - write the meaning in English.
• Review and Practice all the Guninthams (B)
• Learn few sentences in Telugu, write the sentences that you learned in the book - you can write it in English  (A & B) 
• Review all the Prayers and Padyams which are learned this calander year. (A & B)
• Learn at least 10 new Vocabulary words - write down what you learned in the book. (A & B)

      NOTE: Parents: Work with your kids and make sure they finish their homework. Please write the date in the book.

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• మా తెలుగు తల్లికి  - Last stanza  - Madyama 2 and Utterna
• Learn meanings for శ్రీరాముని దయ ... and తల్లి నిన్ను దలంచి ..  (Madyama 2)
• Learn meanings for అమ్మలగన్నయమ్మ ... and తల్లి నిన్ను దలంచి ..  (Utterna )

Classwork on Feb 7, 2015

Prathamika 

• Revised all the alphabets for last year kids - అ - ఱ
• Practiced అ -అః, క-ణ ( Grade 2 and above) and 
• అ-అః (below grade 2)
• Reviewed Body parts - Everyone
• Learned/Reviewed fruits and Vegetable names and animals (Everyone)
• Learned/Practiced అల్పుడెపుడు పల్కు
• Reviewed the vocabulary

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Checked the home work
• Reading the 2 and 3 letter words without guninthalu.
• Reading and writing the 2 and 3 letter words with guninthalu (A&B)
• Reviewed some common vocabulary words. (A & B sections).
• Reviewed the guninthams which have variations (B)
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu - (B) 
• Practiced saying sentences in Telugu  (A & B)
• Reviewed the a story from the Book (B)
• Review of 2 padyams ( ఎలుక తోలు తెచ్చి, నిక్కమైన మంచి ) - A

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Kids did the Elocution about the person they like.
• Learned new vocabulary.
• Review of Padyams and Prayers

Homework for Feb 7, 2016

Prathamika

Writing: 

• Practice all the alphabets we worked on in the class. ( Refer to the note book)  ** Parents, please ask your child to spell the alphabet as they write it.
  Learn the next 5 alphabets. 

Vocab: 

• Learn words with alphabets క-ణ
  Review all the vocabulary covered so far.
• Review all the fruits,vegetables and Animals
• Learn all the Body parts

Poem:

• Learn అల్పుడెపుడు పల్కు. (Page 126)

Quiz:

• Writing and identifying alphabets at random - This is very important. Most of the kids write the letters in order but they stumble when they have to write or identify the random letters. We want the parents to work with the kids on this.
• All the vocabulary words

NOTE :

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• Parents, please check your kids' notebooks for this. 
  ** Home work need to be dated and timed and written legibly on a fresh page in the notebook.

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Review all the letters especially recognizing and writing randomly. then practice writing guninthalu for the letters which touches the body.  Identify variations in few of the guninthams (A & B sections).
• Practice writing words with and without Guninthalu - write and show at least 5 words each  - (A & B) 
• Review and Practice all the Guninthams (B)
• Learn few sentences in in Telugu  (A & B)
• Review all the Prayers and Padyams which are learned this calander year.
• Learn at least 10 new Vocabulary words - write down what you learned in the book.

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Review all the topics which you learned during the first semester of this year.
• Practice speaking in telugu and write 5 sentences in telugu.

Classwork on Jan 31,2015

Prathamika 

• Revised all the alphabets for last year kids - అ - ఱ
• Practiced అ -అః, క-ణ ( Grade 2 and above) and 
• అ-అః (below grade 2)
• Body parts - Everyone
• Learned few fruits and Vegetable names and animals (Everyone)
• Learned అల్పుడెపుడు పల్కు
• Reviewed the vocabulary

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Review & Writing the Achulu and Hallulu (A)
• Writing the random letters (A)
• Reviewed some common vocabulary words. (A & B sections).
• Reviewed the guninthams which have variations (B)
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu - (B) 
• Practiced saying sentences in Telugu  (A & B)
• Started learning a story from the Book (B)

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Took the  remaining Mid term test.

Homework for Jan 31, 2016

FOR ALL

• Learn about the Indian Republic day.
• Make a small  Indian flag and pin it to the shirt when you come to class o 31'st Jan.
• Learn /Practice Indian national anthem, We will be singing this while doing the prayer.

Prathamika

Writing: 

• Practice all the alphabets we worked on in the class. ( Refer to the note book)
  Learn the next 5 alphabets. 

Vocab: 

• Learn 2 words with alphabets from చ-ఞ
• Review all the fruits,vegetables and Animals
• Learn all the Body parts
• Each student will learn and say 2 sentences in telugu

Poem:

• Learn అల్పుడెపుడు పల్కు.

Quiz:

• Writing and identifying alphabets at random
• All the vocabulary words

NOTE :

• Parents, please check your kids' notebooks for this. 
  ** Home work need to be dated and timed and written legibly on a fresh page in the notebook.
  

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Review all the letters especially recognizing and writing randomly. then practice writing guninthalu for the letters which touches the body.  Identify variations in few of the guninthams (A & B sections).
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu - (A & B) 
• Review and Practice all the Guninthams (B)
• Learn few sentences in in Telugu  (A & B)
• Review all the Prayers and Padyams which are learned this calander year.
• Learn at least 10 new Vocabulary words.

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Prepare for the rest of the test.
• Learn new sentences and Vocabulary words.

Classwork on Jan 24, 2016

Prathamika 

• Revised all the alphabets for last year kids - అ - ఱ
• Practiced అ -అః, క-ఞ్ ( Grade 2 and above) and 
• అ-అః (below grade 2)
• Body parts - Everyone
• Learned few fruits and Vegetable names and animals (Everyone)
• Learned అల్పుడెపుడు పల్కు

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Reviewed all the vocabulary words of Mid Term test. (A & B sections).
• Reviewed the guninthams which have variations (A)
• Reviewed all the Prayers and Padyams which are given Mid term test (A)
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu - (B) 
• Practiced saying sentences in Telugu  (A & B)
• Started learning a story from the Book (B)

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Took the Mid term test.

Homework for Jan 24, 2016

Prathamika

Writing: 

• Review and write all the alphabets we practiced in the class today. 

Vocab: 

• Review all the fruits and vegetables.
• Learn all the Body parts
• Learn 2 words with alphabets from "ka-gna"
• Each student will learn and say 2 sentences in telugu.

Misc : 

• Special focus: learn the meaning of your name.

NOTE :

• Parents, please check your kids' notebooks for this. 
  ** Home work need to be dated and timed and written legibly on a fresh page in the notebook.
  * Parents should help the kids to learn the meaning for their name.
• Kids who have not taken the mid term test will take it on 01/24/2016) - So make sure to prepare for the test. Check the syllabus in previous weeks blog posts. 

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Review all the letters especially recognizing and writing randomly. then practice writing guninthalu for the letters which touches the body.  Identify variations in few of the guninthams (A & B sections).
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu - (A & B) 
• Review and Practice all the Guninthams (B)
• Learn few sentences in in Telugu  (A & B)

NOTE 

• Kids who have not taken the mid term test will take it on 01/24/2016) - So make sure to prepare for the test. Check the syllabus in previous weeks blog posts. 

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Review and study for Mid term test.

Class work on Jan 17 2016

In each class we discussed about the Telugu competitions and the importance of participating in such a competitions to get more exposure and to see how other kids doing in varies different categories. Please encourage the kids to participate and make sure to brink them for such programs.

Prathamika 

• Revised all the alphabets for last year kids - అ - ఱ
• Practiced అ -అః, క-ఞ్ ( Grade 2 and above) and 
• అ-అః (below grade 2)
• Body parts - Everyone
• Learned few fruits and Vegetable names

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Reviewed all the random letters and then practiced writing few guninthams(A & B sections).
• Reviewed all the guninthams with the letters - where talakattu touches the body. (A)
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu - (B) 
• Practiced saying sentences in Telugu  (B)

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Reviewed all the Test syllabus for Mid term test.

Announcements - 12-23-2015

1. Telugu Class :  Because of the Christmas break, we have decided not to have the telugu classes on December 27th and Jan 3'rd.  As we will be organizing and participating on Telugu Competitions @ Ashtalakshmi temple on Jan 9'th and 10'th, we do not have class on Jan 10'th.

2. Telugu Competitions : 

As you all know telugu competitions are held at ashtalakshmi temple on 9 and 10'th of Jan.  You can register online by clicking on following link. Please register ASAP so that it will give an idea to organizers for planning.  

We want all the Prathamika kids to participate in Poem Recitation and also in Elocution. Prathamika kids who are good with Telugu vocabulary can participate in Vocabulary section (this is based on Age).

We encourage Madyama 1 Kids to participate in Reading and Writing Level 1, Vocabulary based on Age level, Poem Recitation and also in Elocution.

Madyama II kids can participate in Reading and Writing Level 2/3, Vocabulary based on Age level, Poem Recitation and also in Elocution.

Utteerna kids should participate in Reading and Writing Level 3, Vocabulary based on Age level, Poem Recitation and also in Elocution.

Note: Please read rules to understand  how to prepare for the competitions.  Who ever participating in Poem Recitation and Elocution needs to introduce them-self in telugu.  Here is the sample introduction they can say

నా పేరు ...... నేను సైప్రస్ తెలుగు బడి లో తెలుగు నేర్చుకొంటున్నాను. ఈరోజు నేను చెప్పబోయే పద్యం ----- లోనిది 

.... వేమన శతకం, సుమతి శతకం, భాస్కర శతకం 

This is just an example - They can also say the author name etc.

You can register your kids by clicking on this Contest Sign Up Link

For contest rules details please visit tcatelugucontest2015.blogspot.com

Test Syllabus for Prathamika and Madyama - 12/13 /2015

PRATHAMIKA

Level 1

Writing : Alphabets Achchulu అ-అః

                Bonus : క-ఙ

Vocabulary: 1.Simple words with achchulu.అ-అః

                      2. Colors, weekdays, numbers (1-10), all animals (page:39),Opposite words (page :47)

Poems: చేత వెన్న ముద్ద, bonus: గంగి గోవు పాలు

 Test Pattern ( Includes but not limited to) Fill in the missing alphabets, identifying the random alphabets and saying two words which start with it, reciting poems and all the other vocabulary and speaking (translating simple English sentences to telugu)

Writing must be legible to score a point. 

Level 2 

Writing: Alphabets Achchulu అ-అః

                                Hallulu క-న. Bonus : ప-ఱ

Vocabulary:1.Simple words with achchulu.అ-అః

                      2. Colors, weekdays, numbers (1-100), all animals (page:39),Opposite words (page :47),Vegetable names (page no:46), Fruits (page no:41), simple words (page: 35)

Poems:చేత వెన్న ముద్ద, గంగి గోవు పాలు  Bonus:తల్లీ నిన్ను దలంచి.

Test Pattern ( Includes but not limited to) Fill in the missing alphabets, identifying the random alphabets and saying two words which start with it, reciting poems and all the other vocabulary and speaking (translating simple English sentences to telugu)

Writing must be legible to score a point. 

NOTE  : This is a broad classification and just for the purpose of the current mid terms.  Level 1 and Level 2 kids names are sent in email. 

Level 

MADYAMA 1

All the telugu Alphabets (అ-ఱ) - Kids should know to write random letters.. Most of them are able to write it in order.. We will be testing them to write random letters.

Guninthalu - క గ చ ఛ డ త 

Bonus Guninthalu - all the letters where talakattu touching the body. Page 13 - Section 1

Vocabulary

      - Colors

      - Body Parts

      - Animals ( Page 134,135)

      - Fruits (Page - 136

      - Vegetables (Page 141)

      - Weekdays

      - Numbers - 1 to 100 , Bonus - 101 - 1000

      - Words - 142,144

      - Vocabulary words from Stories - Rabbit and Tortoise

Poems - 1 and 4 from the book - Page 147,148

Prayers - Thallininnu Dalanchi,Thondamu neka Chetavenna mudda (తల్లి నిన్ను దలంచి ,చేతవెన్న ముద్ద,తొండము నేక దంతమును)

Reading - Reading the sentences with letters and common vottulu.  Ex- Page - 130

Writing - Writing 2/3 letters words which includes the vottulu that they learned.

Speaking - Translating English sentences in telugu. Explaining the story in telugu etc.

Homework for Nov 22, 2015

Prathamika 

Writing:

• Last year Prathamika junior : write alphabets అ - ఱ once . Repeat alphabets య - ఱ twice
• Grade 1 and above:  write alphabets  అ - ఞ.
• 6 yrs and below: అ -ఐ

Vocabulary:

• Learn the first five vegetable names page no:46
• Learn the first five Opposite words , page no: 47
• Review all the words for alphabets అ - అః

Poems

• Grade 1  and above: Learn గంగి గోవు పాలు poem 
• All: learn ఛేత వెన్న ముద్ద
• Expect a random quiz and test on all the topics covered.

Madhyama 1

• Review and Practice recognizing the various forms of Gunithalu for క,గ,చ,ఛ  ' continuation from previous weeks
• Learn  తల్లి నిన్ను దలంచి  prayer - This can be found in Last year Prathamika book. continuation from previous weeks
• Review the following padyam 
• ఎలుక తోలు తెచ్చి ఏడాది ఉతికినా
  Eluka tholu thechi yedadi uthikina
  నలుపు నలుపే గాని తెలుపు కాదు
  Nalupu nalupey gani thelupu kadhu
  కొయ్య బొమ్మ తెచ్చి కొట్టిన పలుకునా
  Koyya bomma thechi kottina palukuna
  విశ్వధాభిరామ, వినుర వేమ
  Viswadhaabhirama vinura Vema
  Even if you take a mouse’s skin and wash it for any number of days
  Its black color will remain a black and never becomes white
  Similarly, even if you beat a wooden doll it will never speak (it is impossible to change the original human nature)
• Listen the story - తాబేలు కుందేలు - Page 124 - from following link and learn all the vocabulary words used in the story. Tell this story in your own words in next class.  - Learn as much as possible.  ' continuation from previous weeks
• తాబేలు కుందేలు 
• Learn and practice the new padyam nikkamaina chalu

Nikkamaina manchi neelamokkati chaalu

Thaluku beluku raallu thatteDEla

chatu padyamilanu chaladaa yokkati

Viswadabhiraama vinura vema

Madhyama 2

• Write 5 to 10 words and their meaning in English for all the vottulu
• Write about DEEPAVALI 
• Learn  శ్రీరాముని దయ చేతను పద్యము and  అక్కరకు రాని చుట్టము - Who ever does not know it.  continuation from previous weeks
• Learn the Prayers -  తొండము నేక దంతము,తల్లి నిన్ను దలంచి - Who ever does not know it.  continuation from previous weeks
• Learn మా తెలుగు తల్లికి 1 st and 2 nd stanza
• Learn the new padyam అడిగిన జీతంబియ్యని and the meaning

ADigina jeethambiyyani

MiDimelapu doranu golchi miDukuTa kanTen

Vadigala yeddula gaTTuka

MaDi dunnuku brathaka vacchu mahiloo sumathee

Utterna

• Write a story about Deepawali
• Learn మా తెలుగు తల్లికి 1 st and 2 nd stanza