Friday's Classwork

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Science: Students wrote the end of their unit quiz on " Growth and Changes in Animals".

Math/ Art: We practiced  even and odd numbers and made a fun craft about even and odd                   numbers! Students really enjoyed that hands on activity, Alhumdulilah.

We sang the nasheed, "We Love Mohammad" to practice for our assembly on Wednesday. Here is the link:

                                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5sTR4e47iA

Class Dojo Party:

                           We had our end of the month Dojo Party.The winners for the month of January 2015 are Alima, Maryam, Tala, Saad, and Yahya. Congratulation, MashaAllah!

Reminders:

                   Students have a spelling review test from lessons 13-17 on Monday. They took                      home their spelling workbook in order to practice for the test.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Quraan Competition First Round Dates

Dear parents and Guardians,

Assalamu Allikum,

Hope this email reaches you in the best state of Eman.

For the students who have submitted registration slips for the competition, please be advised that the first round of the competition will start after the Family Day weekend  and will last until the beginning of March, so be prepared for this round according to the following dates:

 (Feb. 17 to Feb.20 )              JK, SK

 (Feb.17. to Feb. 20)              Grades 1.

 (Feb. 23.to Feb. 27)              Grades 2 and 3 .

 (Feb.17. to Feb 20)               Grades 4

 (Feb. 23.to Feb. 27)              Grades 5 & 6 

 (Feb.17. to Feb 20)               Grades 7 & 8 

On a final note, we would really appreciate any donations you can make in support of this competition. Jazakum Allah Khairan, no need to remind you of the enormous ajer in helping such a noble cause.

Those donations will go towards the gifts and trophies we will give for all of our students who participated.

Wassalamu Allikum,

Tr. Hadia

Classwork and Important Reminders!

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had wonderful day alhamdulilah!

Reading: Students sat on the carpet and I read "What Do Teachers Do (after you leave)".

Science: Students finished their experiment about solids.

Math:  We reviewed about even and odd numbers and then             completed a worksheet about even and odd                         numbers. 

We sang "We Love Mohammad" to practice for our assembly. Here is the link

                                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5sTR4e47iA

Reminders: 

• Students did not take a homework pack this week, so they can work on their Islamic Studies project, but insha Allah they will be assigned some math worksheets to work on throughout the week.
• Science Quiz Tomorrow. 

Have a great evening!

Today's Classwork

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a great day alhamdulilah!

Language: Students wrote sentences about what they think their teacher does after school, and they drew a picture of their teacher.


Math: Today we learned even and odd numbers, and students completed page 38 in their math books.

 Gym:We went to the gym and played a game by Yahya. Then afterwords we played  Dodge Ball.

Social Students: We are learning the provinces and territories in Canada. Today students labeled a map.

We  started  to sing a beautiful nasheed about Prophet Mohammad(S.A.W) to practice for our assembly. Here is the link

                                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5sTR4e47iA


Have a great evening!

Classwork

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a great day alhamdulilah!

Math: Students completed worksheets about double facts.

Science: We did an experiment where students learned that a solid stays a solid even if it breaks into pieces. We each got to work with four solids (chalk, paper, chocolate and ice).  We examined these solids. Then we broke them and describe the solids before and after breaking them. 

Language: We had our second  guided reading session with Tr. Naaz today.  We also started an activity about pronouns where students wrote pronouns on sticky notes and wrote sentences using those pronouns on an index card.

Reminders:

• Homework pack is due tomorrow.
• Start working on the Islamic Studies project (The Year of the Elephant)

Have a great evening!

Classwork and Homework

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a great day alhamdulilah!

Spelling: Students wrote the spelling quiz and they marked each other's work. We started lesson 17, Words with le. They answered questions in their spelling book about the new list words. 

Math: We learn more about DOUBLES FACTS. We completed a worksheet about doubles.

Gym: We went to the gym, students were divided into groups, and we played dodge ball.

Islamic Studies: Students wrote their Islamic Studies quiz about prayer. 

Students took turn to read a new chapter in "I love Islam" book about Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). 

Homework:  

• Spelling book page 72.
• Islamic Studies Project (due on Friday, February 6th) : Make a diorama or a poster with the Kabah, elephants and birds with stones to represent the year of the elephant.

Quran Homework (Tr. Ibtissam): Help your child memorize Surah Al-Borooj from Ayah 12 to 15. 

Have a wonderful evening!

Classwork and Homework

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a great day alhamdulilah!

Art: Students used paint, construction paper and Popsicle sticks to make a tree house. Masha'allah they all did an amazing job!

Language: Students learned more about pronouns. They took turns to say a sentence using pronouns.

Science:Students got to weigh  their solids and record their weights.

Math: We completed a more or less worksheet.

Reminders:

• Spelling quiz on Monday: bunny, many, fry, only, lucky, by, tiny, penny, why, key
• Students have an Islamic Studies quiz on prayer on Monday inshaAllah. Play the board game with your child to practice.
• Students will answer the science worksheets in this week's homework pack to practice for Friday's quiz.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Classwork and Homework

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a great day alhamdulilah!

Math:  Students learned how to add or subtract 1 and 10 using a 100-chart.

Gym: We played soccer and Frisbee.

Science: Yesterday each student found two solids to look at using a magnifying glass. Today they started to write about  the shape, size and texture of their solids.

Language Arts: Tr.Naaz came in and we did reading activities.

Homework:

•  Homework pack (due on Wednesday)
• Students have a science quiz about animals on Friday, 01/30/2015. The practice worksheets are in this week's homework pack.

I hope you all have a great evening inshaAllah!

Classwork and Homework

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a great day alhamdulilah!

Language: Students wrote sentences about a special day they had, they circled the pronouns, and drew a picture.

Science: Today we learned about solids and some of their properties. Students completed a word bank about solids, and they each found two solids to look at using a magnifying glass. Each student talked about the texture, shape and size of his/her solid.

Math:  We started to learn about number pattern using a 100 chart.Students used froot loops to  practice skip counting by 2's, 5,'s, 10's and 3's on a 100-chart. Each student made his/her own number pattern on a 100-chart using markers.They got to eat the froot loops at the end of the day.Students enjoyed this hand on  math activity a lot, Alhumdulilah.

Health: We discussed the different food groups. Students took turns in groups to write and draw food pictures under each food group.

Homework: Complete the math worksheet by making a number pattern (e.g. 2,4,6,8,10,12...etc)

I hope you all have a great evening inshaAllah,

Classwork and Homework

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a lovely day alhamdulilah!

Language: Today we learned about pronouns. Students completed a worksheet where they circled pronouns and replaced nouns with pronouns.

Guided Reading: Today we had our first guided reading class where Tr. Naaz joined us and students were placed in groups according to their reading level. Tr. Naaz and I each sat with a group and the students took turns to read while the other groups read quietly. 

Math: We learned about the double facts in number sense. We completed page 38 in our math books. Student took home the double facts chart to memorize.

Reading Chain: Today students took turns to show their reading chain to the class.

Homework:

• Memorize the double facts.
• Practice spelling list words lesson 16.
• Complete page 68 in the spelling book,
• Students also took their assessment folders home today. Please sign your child's quizzes and send them to school by Thursday.

I hope you all have a wonderful evening inshaAllah!

Classwork and Homework

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a lovely day alhamdulilah!

Islamic Studies: Students made a board game about Salah. Play the game with your child and take turns answering questions about prayer.

Math: We completed pages 40 and 41 in their math books. 

Science: Students wrote 5 special things they learned about fish.

Homework:

• Homework pack is due on Wednesday.
• Math book pages 42 and 43.
• Spelling test on Monday: The list words are:
•   Plays, say, may, tray, gray, today, away, they, boys, joy.

Quran Homework (Tr. Ibtissam): Help your child review surat Al Aorooj, ayahs 1 to 9.

Reminders:

Today students took home their I Love Islam text books. Students have a quiz about salah on Monday, 01/26/2015. 

Read Unit C:

• Chapter 3: Let's Pray
• Chapter 4: I am Seven , I Pray the Right Way
• Chapter 5: Thikr After Salah

Classwork

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a lovely day alhamdulilah!

Science: We watched a video about the characteristics of fish. Students labeled a fish. They sat on the carpet and I read some facts about fish. Students also completed a worksheet where they completed sentences about fish using a word bank.

Math: We completed pages 32, 33, and 34 in our math books.

Gym: We set up different stations where students  played Hockey, Frisbee , Bowling, and                  skipping rope.

Social Studies: Students are working on their group projects. They are making a map by following instructions. InshaAllah tomorrow they will present their maps in front of the class.

Reminders: Tomorrow is Spirit Day! Dress like your parents.

I hope you all have a great evening!

Classwork

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a lovely day alhamdulilah!

Math: Students wrote their math quiz on bar graphs and pictographs.

Language: We made poems about our monsters using lots and lots of adjectives! Students took turns to read their poems to the class.

Students also made a lovely craft where each student pulled out a student's name from a cup, wrote it on a cloud, and wrote adjectives to describe the student. 

Library: We went to the library.
Social Studies:We started a group project where each group will be making a map on chart paper following certain instructions. 

I hope you all have a wonderful evening in shaAllah!

Classwork and Homework

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a lovely day alhamdulilah!

Spelling: Students wrote their spelling quiz (lessons 13 and 14). We started our new lesson (Vowels  with Y) and students answered questions in their spelling books.

Math: We started Unit 2, Number Relationships. Students completed pages 29 and 30 in their math books. Please read page 28 in the math book with your child and sign it.

Science: Students wrote down 5 special things they learned about amphibians.

Islamic Studies: Students took turns to read about the importance of Thikr after prayer.We had a discussion about the topic during and after reading. Talk to your child about what he\she learned about the importance of Thikr after Saleh.

Gym: We went to the gym and played Dodge ball.

Homework:

• Math book page 30 (Home connection).
• Spelling book page 60 (due on Wednesday)

Reminders:

• Students have a math quiz tomorrow on bar graphs and pictographs.
• Thursday is Spirit day. Dress like your parents!

I hope you have a wonderful evening in shaa Allah!

Classwork and Reminders

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a great day alhamdulilah!

Math: Students made a marble jar and filled it with different colours of marbles using construction paper. They wrote a probability sentence about their marbles. 

Art: Students made monsters using paint, markers and googly eyes! They all did a great job masha'Allah!

Language: Students took turns to say at least 2 adjectives describing the monster. We wrote around 50 adjectives for our class monster on the chart paper.

Social Studies: Students wrote the "L" portion in their KWL charts where they wrote down what they learned about maps.

Reminders:

• Thursday, 01/15/2015 is Spirit day! Dress like your parents!
• Math quiz on Tuesday on pictographs and bar graphs.
• Spelling quiz on Monday (Lessons 13 and 14)

List Words for Spelling quiz: 

grass, truck, trunk, flew, flat, class, plate, from, glove, friend

snake, smell, still, smoke, spell, swim, slice, most, strike, story

I hope you all have a lovely weekend insha Allah!

Classwork and Homework

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a great day alhamdulilah!

Science: Students finished making their Venn diagram comparing reptiles to amphibians.

Islamic Studies: Students made accordion book about the different positions of prayer using paper, markers and foam sheets.They really enjoyed the activity, Alhumdulilah.

Math: Students completed  a worksheet about probability terms using skittles. Once they finished, they ate the Skittles! Yum:)

Students have a quiz on pictographs and bar graphs on Tuesday, 01/13/2015 insha Allah

Homework: Today students took a Math Pack with worksheets on pictographs and bar graphs to practice for Tuesday's quiz.

I hope you all have a great evening!

Classwork

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a great day alhamdulilah!

Language: Students worked together to make monsters and they wrote adjectives to describe the monsters. 

Science: Students are working on making a Venn diagram comparing reptiles to amphibians.

Computer Lab: We went to the computer Lab and read books on Raz Kids, Students also played educational games on abcya.com. Here is a link
                                      http://www.abcya.com/

Math: Students wrote  different things they learned about probability and graphs in their math books.

Gym: We played Dodge Balls.

Islamic studies: Students answered questions in their "I Love Islam" workbooks about Khushoo.

Reading: Students practiced independent reading at their desk.

I hope you all have a wonderful evening!

Classwork and Homework

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Today we had a wonderful day alhamdulilah!

Language: Students sat on the carpet and were asked to think, pair and share different nouns, adjectives and verbs. They went back to their places and completed a worksheet where they sorted words by putting them under NOUNS, VERBS or ADJECTIVES.

We revised blends with "L" and "R". Students came up with different blends and we wrote them on the chalk board. We started Lesson 14, Blends with "S" and we completed pages 57 and 58 in our spelling books.

In shaa Allah on Monday, 01/12/2015, students will have a spelling quiz on the list words in lessons 13 and 14 (blends with "L", "R" and "S").

Reading: Students  read quietly on their spot.

Math: Students gave examples of events that were certain, possible and impossible. They also completed a probability worksheet.

We watched a video explaining the difference between greater and less than. We played a game where we compared numbers.

Library: We went to the Library.

Social Studies: We finished labeling our CASTLE MAP by drawing the different legends.

Homework: Complete spelling book pages 59 and 60 and start studying the list words in lessons 13 and 14 for Monday's spelling quiz.

Classwork and Homework

Dear Parents

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Welcome back to school! I hope you all had a great winter break!

Today we had an awesome day alhamdulilah!

Ice Breaker: Students sat on the carpet and they described their winter break using adjectives. We played Pictionary where students took turns to draw a picture on chart paper about their winter break and the class had to guess what it was. We had lots of fun!

Writing: Students wrote sentences about how they spent their winter break. They included adjectives and drew a picture of themselves during the winter break. We drank jitter juice while we were writing!

Math: Students completed a probability worksheet where they read sentences and pasted them under certain or impossible.

Science: We reviewed about reptiles and then talked about characteristics of Amphibians.

Gym: We played hockey and Frisbee. 

Islamic Studies: Students took turns reading unit C, lesson 4, I Am Seven, I Pray the Right Way.We discussed the right way as taught by our Prophet Mohammad(S.A.W) and also learned the meaning of word "Khushoo"

Quran: Study surat Al- Borooj ayas 1 to 6. 

Reminders: The winter pack and book chain are due on Friday, 01/09/2015.

Have a wonderful evening in shaa Allah!