Term 2 has began :)

Assalamu alaikum!
We have finished our 11th week of school, walhamdulillah!
Lots was done:

WRITING:

• all students have started to sound out on their own, many of them are writing legible words and sentences and some are trying very hard to get to that step.  (As long as the student is able to sound out and read what they have written then they have achieved the first step in writing).

READING:

• we have been reading books that have to do with the weather (mostly snow).  We are practicing reading at our own reading levels.

MATH:

• we enjoyed our 'Data Management' chapter.  We had a chance to do many activities as a class and in groups. We asked survey questions and we collected data to make graphs. We wrapped up our chapter with 'Teddy Bear Day', in which we looked at the size, and color of our bears to come up with our graphs.  We have started working on chapter 5 'Linear Measurement'.  The students were given a chance to measure many things around the class using non-standard units (popsicle sticks, cubes, cotton balls, hands, feet, etc.).           

  SCIENCE:

• we have completed our 'Living and non living things' unit in science and started working on our 'Materials and Structures' unit.  We are identifying the different materials that are found around us in the class.  We had a close look at our shoe and the materials that they are made out of.

ART:

• We have completed a class project about 'Remembrance Day'.  We made our own poppies.  We made stuffed paper teddy bears.

ISLAMIC STUDIES:

• in Islamic Studies (taught in Arabic) we are practicing wudu step by step.  We acted it out.  We took turns teaching each other.  We did it as a class and in groups. Soon we will be tested on wudu.  (Please practice with your child the 11 steps of wudu.) We are still talking about 'najasa' and 'tahara' and the importance of cleanliness.

GYM/HEALTH:

• in gym/health class we have been practicing our warm exercises.  We began talking about the four food groups.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

• in social studies we have wrapped up our unit on relationships, responsibilities, roles, rules, routines, etc.

GENERAL INFORMATION:
*Please note that I usually do NOT send personal emails home unless I feel that you need to be aware of something that happened in class, but please feel free to email me if you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or/and comments.

*Usually I do not send books home because most of the time, but if you need to take a look at the work we are covering in class, please let me know and I can send the book(s) home.

*Also, if you need anything or feel like you would like to meet please email me and we can plan accordingly, inshallah.

*I am sure all of you are aware of our 'Zero Tolerance' rule, in which no one is allowed to touch his/her classmate in any way or manner that would hurt.  Parents will be notified through an email whenever a student breaks the 'Zero Tolerance Rule'.

*Homework goes home on Tuesdays and comes back on Mondays.  Homework has to be done on a daily basis.  Try to encourage your child to do 10 minutes of homework every day.  That is the best way to make the most and learn from the homework. (Homework that is returned on Monday, will be marked late.

*Spelling tests take place every Wednesday.  I will be sending the spelling notebook home every 5th spelling test so that I can take a look at your child's results.

By working together we will have a successful year, inshallah!

Teacher Asma'a

A message from the Quran teacher Teacher Nesreen :)

Assalamo alaikom dear parents,

Alhamdulellah, we finished suart AL-Alaq. The students had the chance to know the following:

1. The revelation of this surah.
2. Understanding the overall meaning. Specifically, the word (( Alaq)).
3. How many names Allah SWT has. Mention some of them from this surah.
4. Giving an example of Alla's vision power أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَى (14).
5. What are the manners that the muslim should apply when he/she reaches this sign  while reciting. 
6. How many sajdas are in Quraan. Where is al-qibla.
7. Apply an activity.

InshaAllah, we will have a test this week. Please, keep practicing with tajweed rules!

Try to read it from Quraan and pointing at the words to help your child reading independently soon inshaAllh. Some of the student already do mashaAllah. 

JAK

     

Nesreen Zahedah, B.Sc.

Quran & Arabic Language Teacher

Abraar School

www.abraarschool.com

Trying our best to meet our goals :)

Assalamu alaikum!
We have finished our 9th week of school, walhamdulillah!
We have achieved lots:

• we have gotten used to writing the short date on all of our work (some of us can write it without looking).
• most of us have mastered the rules of writing in our journals (review with your child the rules we use when writing).
• in reading we have been reading books about responsibilities, rules, and relationships.  We have been trying to identify whether the story/book we read is fiction or non-fiction (please take the time to read with your child on a daily basis).
• in math we have wrapped up our third chapter 'Introduction to addition and subtraction' and we have started a new chapter 'Data Management'.  We have been counting by 1, 2, 5, and 10 (please practice that at home with your child).  We have practiced making addition and subtraction stories.  We are now learning how to collect information and represent it in a graph.
• we have completed our 'Living and non living things' unit in science.
• in art we have been doing little tasks here and there.  We made a craft that has to do with kindness.  It is about how we use our hands to be kind. 
• in Islamic Studies (taught in Arabic) we covered the following topics 'I am a Muslim, I must be clean'.  We talked about the meaning of the words 'nadafa', 'tahara', 'najaza'.  We understood that it is really important for us to be clean at all times and to keep our surroundings clean no matter where we are.  We are now practicing how to make wudu.  We have been practicing how to make wudu for a couple of weeks now.  Please take the time to ask your child to act out the steps of wudu in front of you.  We have learned the meaning of 'niyah' (intention).  *Ask your child what the meaning of the word 'Takhleel' is... 
• in gym/health class we have been reviewing the rules of safety in the gym.  We have been practicing the games that we have learned.  We talked briefly about healthy eating and we will do more of that in the near future, inshallah.
• in social studies we have reviewed what we have learned about rules and relationships.  We have given examples of responsibilities in our daily lives (as a teacher and as a student).

*Please note that I usually do NOT send personal emails home unless I feel that you need to be aware of something that happened in class, but please feel free to email me if you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or/and comments.

*Usually I do not send books home because most of the time, but if you need to take a look at the work we are covering in class, please let me know and I can send the book(s) home.

*Also, if you need anything or feel like you would like to meet please email me and we can plan accordingly, inshallah.

*I am sure all of you are aware of our 'Zero Tolerance' rule, in which no one is allowed to touch his/her classmate in any way or manner.  Parents will be notified through an email whenever a student breaks the 'Zero Tolerance Rule'.

*I have completed the DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment).  I have tested each student by doing a one on one reading test.  I will be reviewing the results with Teacher Hajer (our Reading Program Coordinator), then we will send the results home, inshallah.

*Homework goes home on Tuesdays and comes back on Mondays.  Homework has to be done on a daily basis.  Try to encourage your child to do 10 minutes of homework every day.  That is the best way to make the most and learn from the homework.

*Spelling tests every Wednesday. 

By working together we will have a successful year, inshallah!

Teacher Asma'a

A message from the French teacher, Monsieur Said

Asslam alikum Dear Parents, I hope my emails finds you in good health and Eman.

Below are some updates from our French class.

 

·   Play rehearsal – introduction of the play  -  'Le petit chat cherche une famille' -  .

·  Introduction of the first IPG activity – coloring the puppets.

·  Simple questions based on the story – les questions totals.

·   Itroduction of the characters -  Le petit chat -  le hamster – le lapin -  le chien  et le garçon.

·   We did the following activities related to the story :

1- Qu’est ce qui se passe ? ( students should draw a line that identifies the picture as it corresponds to the sentence, using basic vocabulary and very simple language structure and copy the sentence on the line. )

2-  Fais un dessin :  students should read and respond briefly to the written material ( draw a picture)

3-   Introduction of the new vocabulary:

Le / un chien

Le/un lapin

Le/un hamster

Le/un chat

Seul

Mange

Désolé

Maison

Famille.

Cherche

4- first song introduction with the CD – Pauvre petit chat - 

5- Les contraires introduction  

 

Please encourage your child to read the story I sent you and practice with him/her the vocabulary.

Jazakoum Allah khairan

 Tr.Said

French teacher