to: Islamic Studies 6

Dear Parents,

Today we discussed how lunar year and lunar months work, compared Islamic lunar months to Jewish lunar months, talked about how to determine beginning and end of an Islamic month by simply looking at the shape of the moon. Students should be able to determine the end of Rajab and beginning of Shaban this week by simply looking at the moon. Please work with your child so that he/she can practice what they learned this week.

Test 2: We have been focusing on salah related subjects in the second semester. Our second test will be on these subjects, but it won't be a written test. Instead, I'll ask students to put what they learned this semester into practice by showing how they can perform the required tasks (e.g., pray the first sunnah of Asr prayer). This test is scheduled for April 14th. 

Homework for Apr 7th: Study for the upcoming test by reviewing the subjects we learned this semester. In particular, how to pray a fard prayer, weak and strong sunnah prayers, witr prayer, janazah prayer, musafir (travelers) prayer, how to jamm (merge) prayers, how to perform wudu and ghusl. 

to: Islamic Studies 1

Assalamu alaikum. This Sunday we covered Unit D, Chapter 2 ‘Assalamu Alaykum’. We talked what the meaning of the Islamic greeting is and how our religion emphasizes on peace. We also revised Salah. Homework: Students have to complete the Exercises on pages 50 and 51 from the workbook. There will also be a test from the questions that the students were given from Unit B. I have checked the worksheets and returned to all the students. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

to: Qur'an 1

Assalamu alaikum dear parents , this week is no homework try to finish Arabic for beginners book and on April 7 there will be selection for Quran competition if your kid want to participate let us know. Review the surahs and let them memorize the surahs they don’t know. Jazakallah khair.

to: Islamic Studies 2

AA, 

Substitute teacher gave the students their quiz/test and also covered lesson UNIT C CHAPTERS 1 AND 2 

HW is page 53 in workbook. Please send prayer rug with your child to school on sunday 3/31 we will be doing lesson on lets pray and we will practice togehter Insha Allah

Thank you. 

 

to: Qur'an 4

Memorize Ayat ul kursi ayah #1 with translation

to: Islamic Studies 5

Aoa This week we covered Unit D chapter 4 and 5 Homework: workbook page 62,63 64 Test on unit D chapter 1-4 pre- reading questions

to: Islamic Studies 4

Assalamoalaikum!

                         On sunday class was taken by substitute Br.Imtiaz.

He taught Lesson 4 of Unit D.

HOME WORK.......answer question at the end of lesson 4.

salah.     start memorising Dua Qunit.

to: Islamic Studies KG

Salam, we covered pages 111-119 ( Five pillars of Islam). Circle time: I am a Muslim Nasheed, 5 daily prayers, 5 pillars of Islam. Homework: complete the super sentences page 123 from WSL and memorize 5 pillars of Islam.

to: Qur'an 3

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N.Q: Test lesson 17 Dua: Rabbana atina fid duniya... See Surah chart for previous surahs

to: Qur'an 2

Assalam alikm dear parents, We repeat and practice Surah Maun’n complete.From Arabic for begginers we practice lesson shaddahfrom page number 57-60.Also had test of Arabic counting from 1-10.we also practice Arabic counting from 11-20. For Homework;memorize 5,6 and 7 ayah from Surah Al-maun’n (test will be taken on 7-April -2019).From Arabic for begginers practice lesson shaddah and do page number 60,some kids have pg#49.i will take test of noorani Qaida lesson number 10 on next week InshaALLAH. JazakaALLAH. Faryaljamal

to: Qur'an 6

Dear Parents,

Today we reviewed suratul Mulk ayah 1-23 and surah nas to Zilzal.

Homework for March 31st: Mulk 1-25, and Nas to Zilzal.

to: Islamic Studies 3

Assalamualaikum, we have covered partly chapter 1 of unit D. We went over the last duaa to recite in Salah and finishing Salah with Salam. HW: Memorizing the rest of durood due next Sunday and duaa at the end of Salah” Rabbe jaalni”. Dua is due by April 7th Sunday. PROJECT: Write down story of one prophet mentioned in Quran and it can be one page long. Project is due on April 7th FINAL TEST: Recitation of 2rakah Salah stepwise, student must know all positions and words recited in Salah. This test weighs 40 points. Test date is April 14th. The other date I am available to take the test is March 31st

to: Qur'an 5

Dear Quran 5 Parents,

Assalamu Alaikum:

Today we listened to children recite Dua' Qanut and graded them for HW #12. You can see their grades in Think Wave by the end of this afternoon (inshallah). Students can still improve their grades by memorizing the dua' without any mistakes. They will have to ask the teachers in class to listen to them for regrading.

We also continued our discussion of the skit based on Surah Al-Baqarah (last 3 verses). Here is the final format of the skit:

Scene 1 - Lunch & Bullying: Fatima B and Alina are having lunch and getting to know each other as friends. Fatima B is new to the school and does not know anyone. Three Bullies (Abeeha, Faatima T and Maryam) show up and start harrasing Fatima B and Alina. Alina gets scared and leaves and Abeeha makes Fatima B cry but verbal bullying.

Scene 2 - Cousin Talk: Abeeha talks to her cousin Zaid about the school and how she made the new student cry. Zaid explains to her that Allah is always watching and will hold us responsible for any bad deeds. He also recites verse 284 and the meaning. Abeeha started to feel bad.

Scene 3 - Friend Talk: Fatima B and Alina are talking about lunch. Alina felt bad having abdondoned Fatima B and suggests that they talk to an adult. They go to their teacher Sarah and explains to her what happened. Ms. Sarah assured them she will talk to the bullies and put a stop to the bad behavior.

Scene 4 - Repenting: Three bullies are skipping ropes and talking. Faatima T and Maryam boasted how three of them scared Alina to leave and how Abeeha made Fatima B cry. Abeeha, having had the talk with her cousin, is feeling bad about her behavior and tells her friends that they should stop the bad behavior. She reminded them how Allah (SWT) is always watching and will hold each person accountable for their thoughts and actions. 

Scene 5 - Teacher Talk & Apologizing: Ms Sarah finds the 3 bullies talking in the playground and talks to them about the bullying incident. She reprimending them on being so unwelcoming to a new student and tell them to stop such behavior or be ready for consequences. Abeeha explains to the teacher that they have already feeling bad and will apologize to Fatima B and to Alina. They also said they will repent to Allah (SWT) for their bad behavior. They then walk over to Alina and Fatima B who are having lunch and apologizes to them and asks for their friendship.

Here is the timeline for this skit:

  • March 27 - Email lines to the teacher (see email at the bottom)
  • March 31 - Practicing the lines (try to have them memorized)
  • April 7 - Final Rehearsal in the prayer hall. Lines must be memorized. If extra time needed, students will be asked to stay after school. 
  • April 14 - Present the Skit in front of an audience & parents during the first period. Each student must have at least one parent to be present.

Please note that this schedule is very tight and students are expected to finish all their work as outlined above. All students will receive the same grade based on everyone's performance in the skit..

Here are the roles that students are assigned:

Bullies: Abeeha, Faatima T, Maryam
Student being Bullied: Fatima B
Friend of Student being Bullied: Alina
Teacher: Sarah
Narrator: Naeema
Cousin: Zaid

Let us know if there are any questions.

Br. Ishfaq Ahmad (ishfaq.ahmad786@gmail.com)

Sr. Raya Alabwaini (Raya.Alabwaini@gmail.com)

to: Qur'an KG

files: Quran-KG-HW24[1120].pdf

Dear Parents,

We learned the letter Noon and practiced Surah An-Nas several times this week. Since so many student were absent please remember to print the homework paper and have them complete it before they come to class next week. Also, I would like to announce the annual Quran competetition. More information can be found on the website and please let me know if your son/daughter would like to participate.  

HW: Color,trace,write letter noon and practice Surah An-Nas.

Thanks,

SIBEL YASAR

to: Islamic Studies 6

Dear Parents,

Today we reviewed salatul witr and prayer times (i.e., how to figure out praye times based on the position of the sun). Then we covered salatul janazah. I handed out a cheet sheet on how to pray janazah prayer and did a brief demonstration in the class. Finally, as a preparation for the upcoming month of Ramadan we talked about Islamic Calendar and how lunar calendar works based on the positions of earth and moon.

Homework for March 31st:

  • Quite a few students did not complete their homework from last week (memorize Dua Qunut). I gave them another week to memorize it. This is a dua they learned last year in the Qur'an class, but many of them forgot. We are refreshing their memory as part of the witr prayer subject we have recently covered. 
  • Write down the names of months in Islamic Calendar, identify which month (in Islamic Calendar) we are in now, and learn how lunar months are calculated using the positions of the moon and earth.

to: Islamic Studies 1

Assalamu alaikum, This Sunday we covered Unit D, Chapter 1 “My Muslim Brothers and Sisters”. We also revised the dua for Ruku in class and MashaAllah some kids have already memorized it. Homework: The two pages of homework about questions from Unit B are due next week, March 31st. Students also have to cover Pages 48 and 49 from the workbook. Students will have a test from the questions handed out last week, on April 7. The dua for Ruku will also be a part of the test. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

to: Islamic Studies KG

Salam, circle time: I am a Muslim Nasheed, 5 daily prayers, practice Wudu. Students performed at the assembly. Mashallah they did great. Homework: complete the page 113 (5 pillars of Islam) from WSL.

to: Qur'an 4

Memorize Ayat ul kursi ayah #1 with translation

to: Islamic Studies 4

In class we did Chapter 3 of Unit D .

Home work...answer study question at the end of Chapter 3 (unit D)

  jzakAllah

to: Islamic Studies 2

AA, Today we covered lesson from UNIT D Chapter 3 Masajid Around the World. HW is page 78 and 80

Also please note we are having a test/quiz on March 24th Insha Allah. Study CHAPTERS 1, 2 and 3 from UNIT D

Insha Allah I am out of town on the 24th. Subtitute teacher Ayesha Ahmed will administer the test and do the lesson for that day. 

to: Qur'an 1

Assalamu alaikum dear parents, In the class we are revising the old surahs .when you entered the classroom there is a surah chart please see your kids improvement and let the kids memorize the remaining surahs before the school ends . If the kids didn’t finished the Arabic for beginners let them finish before school ends lot of kids finished their books. Every Sunday we are taking the test on surahs to see if they learned new ones. According to that we will grade at the end of the school.

to: Islamic Studies 5

Aoa, this week Sr. Munnazza took the class as I was unable to come because of senior jeopardy. Student covered Unit D chapter 2 and 3 Homework: workbook page 53, 55, 56, 57, 59 and 60.

to: Qur'an 3

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dua "rabana atina fid duniya" Noorani Qaida: lesson 17 line 1-9 Arabic: do pages 141 and 142 for homework See attached file for old surahs

to: Qur'an 2

Assalam alikm dear parents, In Class,we read introduction,meaning and story of Surah al-maun’n and start memorizing ayah #3 and 4.we did lesson 10 from line#2-9 from noorani Qaida.we repeat Arabic counting from 1-10.From Arabic from begginers we covered lesson 10 and 11(double fatah and double kasra) page#51-54 (some kids have page #44-47). FOr homework; Test of Arabic counting from 1-10 on next Sunday (3-24-2019).Memorize ayah # 3-4 from Surah al-maun’n.practice lesson #10 from noorani Qaida(Test will be taken on 3-31-2019). JazakaALLAH Faryaljamal

to: Qur'an 6

Dear Parents,

Today Suratul Mulk verses 1-22 and Surah Nas to Zilzal.

Homework for March 24th: Suratul Mulk verses 1-23 and Surah Nas to Zilzal.

to: Islamic Studies 7

Dear Parents,

Assalamalaikum,

We only had four students in the class today so mostly the class time was spent on preparing for the assembly presentation on March 24th.

Homework:

Students need to read about Sultan Salah ad-Din, who was ruler of Egypt and Syria in the twelfth century, and write a short essay of three paragraphs. The main topic in the essay would be the conquest of Jersalem that Sultan Saladin undertook in the year 1187.

Students have to avoid using Wikipedia and are highly enouraged to use other source of information. Following are some of possible sources:

https://www.whyislam.org/muslim-heritage/salahuddin-ayyubi-saladin/

http://aboutislam.net/reading-islam/research-studies/saladin-a-hero-admired-by-muslims-christians/

Assembly Presentation on 3/24:

Reminder that students would be presenting in assembly on 3/24. Teams have been assigned and it is my expectation that every student will make effort for the presnetation, work with their team members and be prepared for 3/24.

Thanks,

Arshad

to: Islamic Studies 3

Assalamualaikum, CW: Unit C chapter 7 was covered and finished. We have revised Darood recitation in Salat. HW: Ch 7 unit C study questions plus memorizing half of Darood Ibraheem “ Allahuma salli ala Muhammadin wa'ala Ali Muhammaddin, kama sallaita 'ala Ibrahima, wa ala aali Ibraheema, Inna ka Hameedum majeed. " will be HW for this week.

to: Qur'an 5

Dear Quran 5 Parents,

Assalamu Alaikum:

Today we listened to children recite Dua' Qanut as part of HW #12. It appears they are all making progress (alhamdulillah). Please continue to work with your children to make sure they memorize the entire Dua' by next Sunday (3/24) when the HW will be graded.

We discussed the ideas suggested last week for the Surah Al-Baqrah skit and decided on the following:

"A new students is bullied by 3 students; one of the bullies feel bad for the new student and their own behavior; that bully then regrets and asks for forgiveness."

Here is the timeline for this skit:

  • March 24 - Lines due from all actors
  • March 31 - Practicing the lines (try to have them memorized)
  • April 7 - Final Rehearsal
  • April 14 - Present the Skit in front of an audience & parents

Please note that this schedule is very tight and students are expected to finish all their work as outlined. They are also expected to be available for extra practice after school on March 31 and April 7.

Here are the roles that students are assigned:

  • Bullies: Abeeha, Faatima T, Maryam
  • Student being Bullied: Fatima B
  • Friend of Student being Bullied: Alina
  • Teacher: Sarah
  • Narrator: Naeema
  • Roles TBD: Hebah, Zaid, Faaris

Let us know if there are any questions.

Br. Ishfaq Ahmad (ishfaq.ahmad786@gmail.com)

Sr. Raya Alabwaini (Raya.Alabwaini@gmail.com)

to: Qur'an KG

Dear Parents,

Today we covered the letter Meem and the first three ayahs of Surah An- Nas. Also, our class performed for assembly and they did a great job in a short amount of time. Thank you for your help.

HW: Color,trace,write letter Meem and memorize Surah An-Nas 

Sibel Yasar

to: Islamic Studies 6

Dear Parents,

Today we reviewed witr prayer (Unit D, Chapter 4) and covered Misafir Prayer (prayer of the traveler) (Unit D, Chapter 5). We talked about under which conditions we are allowed to shorten our prayers and how to perform shortened prayers. We also discussed jam'e (combining prayers) while traveling and not traveling.

Homework for Mar 24th: Memorize Dua Qunut for witr prayer.