Trampolining with a Twist

Oxygen free trampolining is something new that came across in Manchester and we took all our children. All of them had a fabulous time, coaches were brilliant too. Munnu is trying to develop his skills and working up to some pretty impressive tricks along with expert guidance. There are of course several trampolines just to let loose and play on, plus designated zones for volleyball and dodge ball.


It is great activity that pleases all of them including little Geo and Johny

Vidhya and vibha too joined in the trampoling

Autumn

Its Autumn is here, days are getting shorter and time is exciting with vivid array of colours. Maple leaves changing to red and orange, birch leaves started fading to brown. So we were out with children collecting autumn leaves, conkers and acorns. Colours are so bright and it is hard to believe that it leads us into starkness which is winter.The joy of this season can pass by very easily, whether we enjoy or not.
I really love this season of the year where the nature make many provisions in adapting to approaching winter , the beautiful nature always points me to the God who created everything in order. I really like the different colours of autumn, trees, harvest and lots of berries to be picked erly autumn and the apples in the orchard. Many things that the children can do along with autumn.

We may  stuck with many loss and the leaves falling. However the truth is that everything comes to an end. Since winter can become spring and our darkest moments also pass.


'Autumn is a second spring every leaf is a flower'

This time of the year we are thinking to do so many things like researching about autumn saints, harvest, fruits and vegetables, why leaves changing colors, hibernation, migration, festivals, arts and so on..

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Children were doing autumn craft with leaves collected, by dipping it in paraffin wax especially Theresu liked it.

Both Mundackal and Joby families are doing autumn season and children brought wonderful visual aids to show each other what they have learnt about this wonderful season. Some of them did fox masks, badger, autumn saints,harvest, trees, migration, hibernation, squirels, autumn poems including acrostic poems and so on. Some of the autumn leaves, conkers and cones were displayed. One of tthe story children were reading this season was ' Danny the Champion' by Roald Dahl, as part of his 100th Centennary which falls on 13th Sept.

Theresu's autumn tree with falling leaves.

Her autumn saints were her own name saint St Therese and St Francis of Assisi.

Annu's lapbook

                       Some of our autumn books from library

Benny's badger 

Along with Thomas family, we went for a nature walk and bike riding, collected some autumn leaves and so great to c all the apples hanging in the cemetry.

 

Installation Of New Bishop

Taking part in Episcopal ordination of new bishop of GB was an amazing experience, wonderfu ceremony. Children also enjoyed taking part though it was a bit long and cold in the podium. So many honored guests and people from all over Britain was there.

Our lady of Rosary

It was the feast of Our Lady of Rosary  on Oct 7th which is also known as Our lady of Victory,  remembering the decisive victory  of Christian fleet in 1571  at the battle of Lepanto over Turks by the power of Rosary.

Pope Pius attributed the victory through the intercession of Blessed Virgin Mary, who was invoked on the day through a campaign to pray the Rosary throughout Europe to fight against the enemies. Crew members on more than 200 ships prayed the Rosary in preparation for the battle - as did Christians throughout Europe, encouraged by the Pope to gather in their churches to invoke the Virgin Mary against the daunting Turkish forces.

There is an oldest known  Marian prayer known as Sub Tuum Praesidium and it is the oldest tradition of Catholics to fly unto the  patronage and protection of Blessed Mother in times of trouble.

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      Sub tuum praesidium
       confugimus,

Sancta Dei Genetrix.

Nostras deprecationes ne despicias

in necessitatibus nostris,

sed a periculis cunctis

libera nos semper,

Virgo gloriosa et benedicta

We fly to Thy protection,

O Holy Mother of God;

Do not despise our petitions

in our necessities,

but deliver us always

from all dangers,

O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. Amen.

Children made some edible rosary cookies  at home and decorated in the form of rosary and said a short prayer before dad leaves home in the evening

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