Important dates to remember

Assalamoalaikum

Sorry for the too many emails.

Important dates to remember

1.    No School tomorrow

2.    June 13: Twin Day

3.    June 14: SK graduation

4.    June 19: Last Field trip to Brewer park near Carleton University: price for the bus fair is to be confirmed. We need 3 volunteers please. I will send the form next week Insha'Allah. We will be going with the grade 1s.

The purpose for this trip:

·       is off course for the kids to have fun

·        for SKs to mingle and develop friendship with the grade 1s, this will Insha'Allah ease their transition next year.

5.    June 22-23: End of Year Celebration

6.    June 26: Reptile Show for SK-JK

          Time: 9:15-10:15am

          Place: Abraar Gym. 

          Price: $5.00. please send the $5.00 with your child before Friday June 22, 2012.

7.   June 28: SK End of School party.

Have a great weekend.

Take care

Tr. Hamdi

Assalamoalaikum

This message is from Tr. Salaam.

Please help your child to memorize surah Al-Qadri verse 1-3 by next Monday June 11, 2012 and complete surah by  next Wednesday June 13, 2012.

Thank you

Tr. Salaam

Alhamdulillah! We are at the end of Phonic book # 7. We only have 2 more vowels to cover. 


For the month of June we will focus on reviewing:

1. Islamic manners
2.  Stories of the Prophets
3. Behavioural management strategies
4. proper social conduct
5. Cooperation
6. Early literacy (letter recognition, sounds of the letters, sounds of vowels, strategies of reading 3 letter words, early writing skills eg. copying words from the board)
7. science and art units

Students will be evaluated on the above 7 points for term 3

Assalamoalaikum

Masha Allah! The SKs have been working very hard for the last 2 months preparing for the graduation ceremony.

Homework:

 After completing the Mercy of the Prophet (saw) I asked the students of they have learned/liked about the unit. I then typed up their answers and compiled into a mini booklet. The SKs will Insha'Allah proudly present their work during the ceremony.

I sent  each child his/her copy  for further practice. kindly insure that your child returns it by Monday.

Thank you

End of Reading Program

Assalamoalaikym

Dear parents,

Today was Tr. Nirmeen's last day. We would like to thank Tr. Nirmeen for all of her hard work and dedication. May Allah reword her greatly. We wish Tr. Nirmeen a save and beneficial trip insha Allah. Please keep her in your duas.

We celebrated the end of our reading program today. Students received certificate for completing the reading program.

Congratulation SKs!

Special prices:

• Aya received a special gift for reading the most books amongst the girls. Masha Allah! Aya read total of 19 books.
• Zaid received a special gift for reading the most books amongst the boys. Masha Allah! Zaid read total of 16 books.
• Ahmed received a special gift for the most improved reader category.

Congratulation Aya, Zaid and Ahmed!

We hope that you will continue reading with your child as they cherish the quality time which you have spent with them.

Field Trip:

Our field tip to vallyview farm was amazing. The children enjoyed the trip. SKs would like to thank our great volunteers:

• Sr. Dina-Zaid's mom
• Sr. Nihad-Omar's mom

Thank you

I wish you a very relaxing and beneficial week.

Tr. Hamdi

A letter to friends and families

Wow! SKs were very excited to write a letter to their friends and families. Masha Allah! It was nice to see so many eager writers. We ask that you read your child's letter with excitement.

Please remember that our field trip is tomorrow. Please come prepared to:

1. Have Fun!
2. Follow safety rules (stay with the class, ask before petting the animals).
3. Wear weather appropriate clothing.
4. Bring water bottle.

Tr. Hamdi

Assalamoalaykum

We have had a very busy week learning about tress/plants, sign words, vowels (ou, oi), sentence structure and writing and getting ready for the graduation.

In Math we practised:

• Counting by 2's, 5's, & 10's
• Number Sequence

Islamic Studies:
Story of the Prophet Yunis as.

Phonics book3 letter Sounds: g, o u, l, f, b.m

Phonics Book5 letter/vowel Sounds: z, w, ng, v, oo, oo.

Phonics Book6 letters/consonant blend Sounds y, x, ch, sh, th, th

Phonics book 4 letter/vowel Sounds ai, j, oa, ie, ee, or

Phonics Book 7 vowel Sounds: qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar

Talaa Al Badru Alayna English Nasheed By Yusuf Islam

Islamic Song - We are Proud Muslim Kids

Al-Adiyad

Assalaamoalaikum

Please help your child to practice and memorize surah Al-Adiyad

1.  from verse 1-6 by Friday May 18, 2012 . 
2. Complete surah by next Monday May 21, 2012. 

Thank you

Tr. Salaam

No homework this week. Practise reading SKs

Have a good weekend

Form

Assalamoalaikum

Please accept my apologies as I was not able to print the field trip form today due to technical difficulty. I will inshaAllah send the form as soon as the problem is fixed.

Thank you.

I wish you very relaxing weekend.

Tr. Hamdi

Assalaamoalaikum

Our young scientist are having fun exploring and learning about living things and animal habitats. In order to further enhance and nurture our curious minds, we ask that you share with us your pet animal(s). Please come and showcase your pets.

Kindly let me know ahead of time when you are planning to visit us.

I look forward seeing you all.

Tr. Hamdi

Qu and Ou

This week we practised the sounds of:

1. qu
2. ou

We practised reading the following  ou, and qu word family:

• house
• mouse
• mouth
• cloud
• our
• out
• round
• shout
• count

Qu:

1. queen
2. quiet
3. quack
4. quick

Next week inshaAllah:
We will practise sound of oi and oi word family.

Reading group 3 had their writing conference with me. MashaAllah they did very well.

field trip to valleyview farm

Assalamoalaikum

I hope this email reaches you in the best of iman and health.

We will be going to field trip to valleyview farm on Thursday May 24th 2012.  The departure time is 9:45, and we will return to the school at 3:00. The price for the trip is $15:00.  I will Insha'Allah send the form tomorrow.

We need volunteers for this trip to be successful inshaAlalh. Please let me know if you are available to volunteer.

Thank you

Tr. Hamdi

Al-Adiyad

Assalamoalaikum

Please help your child to practise and memorise surrah Al-Adiyad from verse 1-6 by Monday May 14, 2012.
Thank you.
Tr. Salaam

Newsletter

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Language:
We completed Phonic book 6. In this book we explored with the sounds of Y, X, ch, sh, and th. Students demonstrated understanding of the importance of learning sounds of letterers/blending sounds as this will help us read complex words. I'm very impressed with SKs enthusiasm to learn new words.

Next week
We will exploring vowels covered in Phonic book 7. Phonic book 7 introduces the sounds of: Qu, OU, OI, UE, ER, and AR.


Reading Program:
MashaAllah! We have come a long way. Thank you for for assisting  us to become great readers.

Please note that the reading program will come to end 3rd week of May. SKs are very passionate learners, and with your continues involvements and encouragement they will continue and flourishing inshaAllah.


Buddy Reading time:
We have adopted buddy reading system. Last week  we paired up friends from reading

• 5 and 4
• 3 and 1.   

They took turn reading to each other. Buddy reading is a great program because it builds student's conference. It also encourages young readers to become fluent reader. Most importantly it makes reading fun and exciting for young readers.  In the future we will ask our buddies (grade 4) to read with us inshaAllah.

Shared Reading:
Shared reading is a interactive reading where the teacher and the students share responsibility of reading. Shared reading provides students with a positive and enjoyable reading experience.

Interactive Writing:
The students and I decide on a topic and we share the pen writing. I invite students to come up and help me write letters, sight words, or be the space person. The children enjoy playing the teacher.

Writing Conference:
We have began our writing conference.

Goal of the program:

My goal inshaAllah is to help move each child towards their individual proficiency in writing. Working with small group at a time will enable me to assist and nourish each child's talent.

Please note that students are not expected to write like an adult (fluently). The following writings are strongly encouraged and accepted.

1. I w f a w. (writes beginning sound)
2. I wt fr a wk. ( writes beginning and ending sound)
3. I wnt fr a wlk. (writes all of the sounds they hear)
4. I went for a walk. (Adult writing)

Please note that I will inshaAllah only meet with 1 or 2 groups per week.

Group Reading:
We will continue practising guided Reading. Guided Reading allows us to work with small group of children with similar reading abilities. Each student will have  his/her book or mini booklet. We will take turn decoding and reading. We then played Phonetic games.


Social and Personal Development:
We are working on Getting Along unit. In this unit the students will build/improve the following skills:

• Cooperation
• problem solving
• respect
• Responsibility
• Self-Control

Math:
My great detectives are working on problem math mashAllah.  In this unit we will practise:

• counting skills
• Number formation
• Number recognition
• Answering challenging questions.

 The last 2 weeks we explored the following challenging questions:

1. Why do we study Math?
2. How do numbers helps?
3. Do we use numbers at home?
4. Guessed how many letters are in your name, your friend's names.

We will inshaAllah continue challenging our curious minds.


Science:
We are working on Living Things in the environment unit. In this unit we have learned:

1. Environments and what kinds of environments do plants and animals live?
2. How Land animals are different from Sea animals
3. Sea Creatures
4. Land Animals
5. Animal Habitat
6.  Living things and characteristics of living and living things

Islamic Studies:
We are working on the story of Prophet Yunis (as).

Arabic:

Last month,

- Students participated in many of their favourite activities and games that helped them improve their Arabic language.

The following was taugh:

- Introducing the letters ع ، غ ، ف ، ق.
- Meaningful story telling.
- Singing Nasheeds. - Learning new vocabulary.
- Describing some pictures with simple sentences.

- Alhamdulilah we are now done with our monthly theme which was about the house " البيت ". The theme helped students to memorize some new senteces which enabled them to describe the house. A Nasheed  about the house was memorized by the students. Finally, the students drew beautiful and expressive pictures depicting homes.

Beautiful underwater life

Community Day

I had my writing conference with group 1 yesterday.

Community Day:
We had amazing time! We were visited by:

1. Artist
2. Police Officer
3. Public Health Nurse
4. Dentist
5. Firefighter

Big thank you to Teacher Asmaa and all of those who help organized community day.

Have a wonderful day
Tr. Hamdi

Reading Group 3

Today we began Phonic Book 7. Today we learned the sound of

• Qu

Reading Group 3 had their group reading time. MashaAllah! Students are making great progress.

child friendly magazines/flayers

Assalamoalaikum

Please send child  friendly magazines/flayers  with your child. We will inshaAllah use the images during our independent journal writing.

Thank you
Tr. Hamdi

Show and tell

Group 5 don't forget that tomorrow is your show and tell!

Writing Conference

Writing Conference

We will inshaAllah have our writing conference this Thursday.

Goal of the program:
My goal inshaAllah is to help move each child towards their individual proficiency in writing. Working with small group at a time will enable me to assist and nourish each child's talent.

Please note that students are not expected to write like an adult (fluently). The following writings are strongly encouraged and accepted.

1. I w f a w.    (writes beginning sound)
2. I wt fr a wk.  ( writes beginning and ending sound)
3. I wnt fr a wlk. (writes all of the sounds they hear)
4. I went for a walk. (Adult writing)

Please note that I will inshaAllah only meet with 1 or 2 groups per week.

Take care

Tr. Hamdi

Reading group 4 and 5 had their guided reading. The children enjoyed reading with the teacher.

Some facts about Guided Reading:

1. Each is a reader with his/her own copy of a book
2. Guided Reading is reading by the children, with the help of a  teacher as needed.

Changing Sound

Our field went well yesterday. Thank you for encouraging your child to follow the library rules.

Today we practised changing beginning sounds to in order to create new words.

Example:

Cat: change the letter "C" . 

The volunteers were asked to:

1. Picked a letter from piles of words
2. showed the letter to the class
3. write the new word on the board.

We practised reading the new word.

library

Assalamoalaikum

I hope you are enjoying your weekend.

Tomorrow is our field trip to the public library.  Please remind your child to respect library rules. Please encourage your child to:

• 1.     Use indoor voices
• 2.     No running
• 3.     Respects the property of others
• 4.     Ready to have fun!

I hope to see you tomorrow inshaAllah.

Take care

Tr. Hamdi

Wow! MashaAlla!

Wow! MashaAllah!
I'm very impressed with SKs ability to decode and analyze text. SKs love story time.

This week we read Elliot Fire Truck. We then discussed:

1. The main character
2. His characteristics
3. How he was feeling and what he wanted

Text to Text Connection:
Elliot wanted to be a firefighter: what does this text remind you of?
Text says: "We cannot all be firefighter" what does this remind you of?

We also discussed the main problem and if the problem was solved?

Social Skills:
We discussed:

1. Cooperation: what is cooperation and how does it help us? We read stories that focused on the topic.
2. Self-Control: when we are angry what should we do? We read stories and poems that discussed the proper way of handling oneself.

Well done SKs

Graduation

Assalamoalaykum

I'm planning to have the SK graduation on the 14 of Jun. Please let me if you are planning to travel before Jun 14th.

Thank you

Tr. Hamdi

Alqari'a

Please help your child to practice and memorize Surah Al- Qari'a by next Tuesday May 1, 2012.

Jazakum Allahu Khairan

Tr. Salam

Wednesday: Toy Sale

Tomorrow is our toy sale. Please note that we are still collecting toys. Please remember to send money with your child to purchase toys.

Phonic book 6 review page 20

Assalamoalaykum

Language:

We practised reading words from Phonic book 6 P. 20. We then practised writing

• Sheep
• leaf
• sea
• seal
• bee
• three
• teeth
• tree

underneath pictures.

Reading Group 4 and 5 did the work on their own. MashaAllah! Group 4 and 5 were excited to do the work on their own.Reading Group 3 and 1 copied the words from the board. Some friends from reading group 1 needed help with the sounds of SH, TH.

Well done SKS

Head lice Prevention

Great way to prevent unwanted head lice!

 SK parent had shared this information with me. I hope it helps  

1. Add drops of Tea Tree Oil to shampoo you normally use.
2. Or add drops to water and put in a spray bottle. Mist hair each morning with this solution. Lice do not like this, so hair is kept free of unwanted guests.

It comes in different sizes and packages. see image for example.

 

Interactive Writing

Yesterday, we practised interactive writing.

The students and I decided on a topic together and shared the pen writing the sentence.  After discussing sometime we decided on 1 topic which was: talking flower. We then discussed how we would begin and end our sentence.

Together we came up with:

One day we saw a beautiful flower and it talk to us.

Guided Reading

Today we pratised guided Reading. Guided Reading allows us to work with small group of  children with similar reading abilities.  Each student had his/her mini booklet which we pactised reading together. We then played Phonetic games.   Today we worked with group 1 and 3. InshaAllah we will work with group 4 and 5 tomorrow.

Muhammad (saw) The Last Prophet HQ

The is a story of the prophet Mohammad (saw) in English. Great move for kids. I would however, skip the battles, for it might be too much for some kids.

How To Love Muhammad (PBUH) - Spoken Word Poem

The above video ties well with our Islamic Study unit: Mercy of the Prophet (saw).  In this unit the children learned the mercy of the prophet (saw) towards children and animals.

Enjoy SKs

Toy Sale April 18, 2012

Assalamoalaikum

Dear Parents,

This is a reminder that our toy sale is on Wednesday April 18, 2012. The event will take place in the gymnasium between 9:30am to 12:00pm. The price will range between .50 to $5:00.

We are seeking volunteers to help us sale the toys.  Please let me know if you are available to volunteer.

We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

Jazakuma Allahu Khairan

Tr. Hamdi

Pass The Kindness Forward

This video was shared with me by wonderful teacher and parent of SK. MashaAllah! After viewing the video the SKs started implementing the message.

Thank you Siraj, Zaid and Yusuf for circulating the circle of kindness.

Talented SKs

Assalamoalaikum Dearest Parents,

We  learned the sounds of:

1. Ch
2. Sh
3. Th

We also practised reading words which begin or end with the above blend.

Authors/illustrators

MashaAllah! We have  a great little authors and illustrators amongst us! Today we had our fist ever individual journal entry. The students wrote and illustrated their stories.

 I had fun reading your stories and view your amazing pictures SKs. Good Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Stay Tune!
In a couple of weeks we will inshaAllah publish our first ever book about the Mercy of our beloved Prophet Mohamamd (saw). The book is author and illustrated by the SKs.


Any ideas on how I can make the book to look like professionally published book?

Please email me your ideas.

Thank you

I wish you a very fruitful and relaxing break.

Morning Assembly

Morning Assembly:
The SKs entertained Abraar Schools friends during morning assembly with Nasheed about the 5 pillars of Islam, and the story of the Prophet Mohammad (saw). MashaAllah! The SKs did very well.

Language:
We read a story about things we need. We discussed about the story and then we wrote our journals.

Math:

• We learned about money.
• We had fun pretend buying toys from our cashier using real money. 
• The students will get a chance to play cashier or customers during play time.

Surah At-Takathur

Assalamoalaikum

Dearest parents,

Please help your child to practice and memorize Surah At-Takathur from verse 1-5 by next Monday April 2, 2012, and complete surah by next Wednesday April 5, 2012.

Jazakum Allahu Khairan

Tr. Salam

Language: Ch Sh Sound

Assalamo Alaykum

This week in language we learned the sound of "ch" and "sh". We also learned how to read "ch" and "sh" words. Please ask your child about the sound of the above letters.

Math:

We began our Shape unit. We learned about different shapes such as rectangle, square, triangle, circle, oval) and things/fruit that make the above shapes.

Islamic Studies:
We learned about the Mercy of the Prophet (saw) towards animals.

Art: today during art class we combine Science and Art activity. The activity was about sense of taste.

Activity: Supper Sticky

Materials:
Corn syrup, food colouring, sugar, and honey

We explored tasting honey, sugar, and syrup. We also explored what happens when we add food colouring to syrup? Will the taste be different?

Toy Sale

Assalamo Alaykum

Please note that  theToy Sale had been posted April 19, 2012 so we can collect more toys and also get more volunteers. However we will be collection toys starting tomorrow. Please donate your gently used toys.

Thank you

Tr. Hamdi

Help needed

Assalamoalaikum

Dearest parents,

We need volunteers to help us sale the toys this Thursday March 29, 2012. Please email me if you are available to volunteer.

Thank you

Tr. Hamdi

Toy Sale Thursday march 29, 2012

Assalamoalaikum

Dear Parents,

We hope that you had a very relaxing March break inshaAllah.

We are holding our annual Toy Sale to help raise money for the Senior Kindergarten graduation. To assist us in our cause, we kindly request that you donate your gently used toys. Also please do not forget to bring money to buy amazing toys. The Toy Sale event will Insha'Allah take place in the Abraar School Gym on Thursday March 29, 2012.

Due to lack of space we kindly ask that you bring the collected toys on the day of the sale.

Jazakuma Allahu khairan for your cooperation

Tr. Hamdi

Senior Kindergarten teacher

Assalamo Alaikum

Dearest parents,

As you know we will be having a toy sale this coming Thursday (March 29, 2012) Insha'Allah. We are looking for volunteers to help us sale the toys.  If you are available please let me know.

Thank you

Take care

Tr. Hamdi

Today

Assalamoalaikum


Art:
We made crazy friendly circus monster masks . The SKs had amazing time.

Language:

We had fun reading the following words together:

• Bike
• cake
• bone
• Snake
• Kite
• Rose

We then practised drawing a picture of each word.

Phonics book 5p14

Assalamoalaykum

Gym: Time to Act
I player was chosen to act out a sport while others mirror the activity. Then they guess the sport. Whoever got it right was then chosen.

Purpose of this activity: to teach children new skills and build their confidence.

Language:
We practised saying names of pictures then we practised writing each word underneath the picture.

Art:
We had fun creating marble like painting uisng shaving cream and paints. see video

Double Phonics Chant

Phonics book 5

Assalamoalaikum

Language:

Story:
Slowly, Slowly, Slowly, said Sloth: From this story we learned to appreciate our differences. Children were encouraged to try playing in different stations and learn something new.

We practised putting group of words into alphabetical order (page13).

example:
sun, fun, run, bun =bun, fun, run, sun

We then practised writing uppercase letters.


Show and Tell:

Group 1 will inshaAllah have their show and tell.

Gym:

1. It's a Zoo out there! One Zookeeper will call out an animal then everyone will act like that animal.

2. Have a ball: we will experiment with different balls. We will bounce, roll kick, through and catch variety of balls.

Free play

Newsletter

Assalamoalaikum

Language:

We covered all the phonetic letters and sounds included in Phonics Book # 5.

We learned the sounds of: z, w, ng, v, and oo (short oo, and long OO). We are now working on review pages.

We played varieties of fun and interactive Phonics Word Games and dramatic plays. These were designed to:

• Enhance their oral communication skills.
• Improve their public speaking skills.

Also, through these games the children learned to cooperate as a team.

Math:

We finished our Data management and Probability Unit. In this unit we combined Math with the Health/Physical Education. We had fun learning about our friend’s favorite fruit and when our friends go to bed.

We played variety of interactive Math games. The students learned how to sort, classify, compare objects, and make representations of their observations, using concrete graphs (using blocks).

Islamic Studies:

We had fun learning about our beloved and Merciful Prophet Muhammad (saw). The children enjoyed listening to stories of Prophet Muhammad (saw).

Science:

We are learning about how things move. We learned how different animals and human being move, and Major organs that help us move. So far we learned about our brain, heart and how to keep these 2 organs happy and healthy (eg. eating health, exercising, and reading quran).

Arabic:

We had a lot of fun learning the sounds of the letters from Alif (أ) to Taa (ط).
-Students did many activities that improved their oral skills. i.e...Describing pictures, dramatic plays, story comprehention, repeating sentences and singing nasheeds like Nabiyyunal Kareem- The months in Islam.

 

Students of the Month!

The Students of the Month for February was: Karam

Congratulations Karam!!!!! ☺☺☺

Special Day

Field Trip:

We had fun at the Museum of Civilization. The children enjoyed learning how to bake. SK would like to thank all of the parent volunteers who assisted us on our first very exciting trip to the Museum of Civilization! We couldn’t have gone without you.

Jazakum Allahu Khairan!