Classwork

Assalamu Alaikum

Dear Parents,

Today we had a wonderful day alhumdulilah!

Language: Students wrote an acrostic poem on Spring. They wrote their poems on a kite template.They did a great job, MashaAllah! Those who finished early started to write an acrostic poem on Friends.


Islamic Studies: Yesterday, students wrote their Seerah quiz part 2. Today they answered questions on the chapter "Learning Comes First" in their Islamic Studies workbook.

Math: On Wednesday, students made a flap book where they cutout polygons, measured the sides, and found the perimeter.
Today we started to learn how to measure the area of an object. Students watched a video about area and then used unifix cubes to measure the area of the story books and different shapes.

Gym: Yesterday we went to the gym to attend a workshop with Starr Gymnastics. It was a great experience!

Have a great evening!

Classwork

Assalamu Alaikum

Dear Parents,

Today we had a wonderful day alhumdulilah!

Science: Students were reminded of the air and water descriptions we described to aliens yesterday. They finished yesterday's work  and then explained the importance of air and water in our lives. 

Math: Students practiced how to measure the perimeter of different objects.Students completed worksheets where they measured the perimeter of different shapes.

Language:We reviewed verb tenses and did some worksheets where students changed the sentences into past,  present, and future tenses. 

We went to the gym, and attended the Talent Show! We got to see some great talents masha'Allah! Momin and Mu'minah were wonderful on stage today masha'Allah! Way to go, Momin and Mu'minah!

Reminder:

• Tomorrow students have their Seerah Quiz Part 2 (chapters 5 to 8).

 Have a lovely evening inshaAllah!

Classwork

Assalamu Alaikum

Dear Parents,

Today we had a wonderful day alhumdulilah!

Spelling: Students wrote their spelling quiz, and they marked their own work.

We did lesson 29, Words with Vowel Pairs. Students answered questions about the new list words in their spelling books. 

Math: We revised measuring using standard units. Today we learned how to find the perimeter of an object (The distance around). Students watched a video about finding the perimeter of different objects, and they completed pages 204 and 205 in their math books.

Science: Today we pretended we went to outer space, and we described air and water on chart paper to aliens using our five senses. We also talked about the uses of air and water.  Students started to complete a worksheet where they described air and water, and wrote their uses.

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

Quran Homework: Help your child practice Surah Al-Mutaffifin Ayahs 6 to 11.

Reminders: 

• Please sign your child's spelling quiz. 
• Seerah Quiz Part 2 on Wednesday. 
• Talent show Tomorrow @12:20 inshaAllah.

Have a wonderful evening in shaAllah!

Classwork

Assalamu Alaikum

Dear Parents,

Today we had a wonderful day alhumdulilah!

 
Islamic Studies: Today, students answered questions in their I Love Islam workbooks about who their hero (role model) is, and some of the things they have learned from their role model.
 
We also read a new lesson on, '' Zaid and Leena go to the Masjid'.' We learned that a masjid is a peaceful place to pray, make dua, make thikr, and to read Quran. As well, we learned two duas, which are sunnah to say every time we enter and leave the masjid. Please help your child to memorize and practice these duas.

Math:  We are learning how to measure objects using standard units(centimeter and metre using a ruler)Today we completed page 199 where students found four objects around the class that were around 10 cm long. Then, they measured their objects, and recorded their measurements. 

We also reviewed thoroughly 2D and 3D shapes to practice for our math quiz tomorrow.

Art: Yesterday we wrote a plan to save the earth, and each student made a super hero craft to help save planet Earth. The students did a great job . MashaAllah.

Gym:We went outside in the school yard and played soccer and basket ball.

Reminders:

• Tomorrow students have a 2-D and 3-D shapes quiz inshaAllah. 

Have a great evening!

Classwork and Homework

Assalamu Alaikum

Dear Parents,

Today we had a wonderful day alhumdulilah!

Language: Students worked on their autobiographies. Today they finished writing about their story and  dreams. They were reminded to  

write atleast 6 sentences for each topic and proofread their writing. Afterwords,They covered their cereal boxes with construction paper / tissue paper and pasted their work on their cereal boxes.

Math: We had a five min pop quiz on addition with re-grouping. Also,
Students measured different objects in the class using non-standard units, and they completed page 197 in their math books. 

Science: Today students worked in groups to answer questions on chart paper about the wind and water cycles. 

Homework: Students wrote their homework in their agendas.

Reminder:

• Tomorrow is Spirit Day and Earth Day! 
• Sign page 194 in your child's math book (Introduction to the new unit) and sent it back tomorrow.
• Students have the Seerah Quiz Part Two (chapters 5 to 8) next Wednesday.

 Have a wonderful day inshaAllah!

Classwork and Homework

Assalamu Alaikum

Dear Parents,

Today we had a wonderful day alhumdulilah!

Spelling: Students wrote their spelling quiz, and the bonus was to solve riddles about 3D solids. 

We learned our new list words, lesson  28, students learned to add endings to words that end in y and e. They answered questions about the new list words in their spelling books. 

Math: We revised the properties of 3D solids, and students completed a worksheet where they wrote the number of faces, edges, and vertices of different 3D shapes. 

We started a new unit,  Linear Measurement, Area, and Perimeter. Students measured different objects using non-standard units. We completed page 196 in our math books.

Science: Last week we learned about the water and wind cycles. 

Our unit of study is air and water, however today we looked at wood because both air and water play an important role in the life cycle of a tree. Trees use water for growth, and also they release water vapour into the air as part of the water cycle. Trees "breathe" in carbon dioxide and "breathe" out oxygen, which we need to survive.  Air also helps trees by spreading seeds for new growth.  We documented these facts on our worksheet.

Reminders: 

• Please sign your child's spelling note books.
• We wrote our Math  homework in our agendas.
• Spirit Day is this Wednesday! Earth day.... wear BLUE and GREEN
• 3D Shapes test is on Friday.

Have a great evening!

Classwork and Homework

Assalamu Alaikum

Dear Parents,

Today we had a wonderful day alhumdulilah!

Language: Students worked on the first draft of their autobiographies today. Insha' Allah we will decorate our cereal boxes in our art lesson tomorrow.

Math: We have been learning about 3D shapes. We made a 3D
shape chart as a class where we wrote the number of edges, faces, and vertices of each solid shape. Students also learned about solids that roll, slide and stack. They completed page 137 on Wednesday.


Today, students did problem solving on their own by making 3D skeletons of different 3D shapes using clay, and popsicle sticks. Then, they completed page 147 where they described their skeleton. They did an excellent job, Masha-Allah.

Students also explored 3D manipulatives by constructing different structures out of them.

Homework: Math book pages 148 and 149 (Use the clay and sticks given)

Reminders: Bring a healthy snack for our picnic tomorrow.

Have a great evening insha-Allah!

Classwork and Homework

Assalamu Alaikum

Dear Parents,

Today we had a wonderful day alhumdulilah!

Language: Today we revised present and past tenses. Students completed a present and past tense worksheet. 

Guided Reading: Tr. Naaz joined us, and we had our guided reading session where two groups had guided reading with Tr. Naaz and me, and the other groups did some spelling activities and independent reading. 

Math: We went over how many faces, edges and vertices different 3D shapes have, and students completed pages 139, 140, 146 and 147 in their math books. 

slamic Studies: We completed the lesson about our role models, MY HERO. Students learned about different people that we can take as role models in our lives. 

Homework: 

• Make sure your child completed pages 139, 140, 146 and 147 in his/her math book.
• Sign page 136 in your child's math book. 

Reminders: 

• Tomorrow is the Arabic Festival inshaAllah!

Have a great evening inshaAllah!

Classwork

Assalamu Alaikum

Dear Parents,

Today we had a wonderful day alhumdulilah!

Spelling: We started our lesson by doing our daily language review. 

Students wrote their spelling quiz (lesson 26), and the bonus was to write polygons and define it. 

We learned the new list words, lesson 27 (adding ing, ed, er and estendings).

Math: We started out new unit about 3D shapes. We watched a video, about solid shapes and learned about different shapes and their faces, edges and vertices. We completed page 138 in our math books. 

Gym: We played  a game called " cats and mice" with a parachute.

Science: We talked about renewable and non-renewable energy, and we watched a video about the different sources of energy (renewable and non-renewable).Students completed a worksheet  where they sorted out renewable and non-renewable energy in their air and water booklet.

Thursday's and Friday's Classwork

Assalamu Alaikum

Dear Parents,

Language:We learned and practiced how to find a word in a dictionary.Students wrote down the meaning of the given word and what part of speech they belong to.

Math:This week, we learned about 2D shapes. Students also learned about polygons(shapes with straight sides) and quadrilaterals(Shapes that have only 4 sides and 4 vertices). They also enjoyed making a flip-book about polygons and quadrilaterals where they wrote down the definition of each and drew shapes that belonged to each category. Students also learned about symmetry and symmetrical shapes around us. They completed some pages in their math books.

Art:Students in-cooperated their knowledge of 2D shapes in Art class where they made 2D shape person out of construction paper and wrote down the description of their shape in a speech bubble template, They did a great job, MashaAllah!

Islamic Studies:Students wrote their Seerah quiz part 1(lessons 1-4) on Thursday.

We started to read  a new chapter called "Who is my Hero." Students took turns to read about the qualities of  a role model and did a discussion before and after reading.

Reminders: 

• Spelling Quiz (lesson 26) on Monday.
• Please sign your child's agenda.
• Students took their spelling books home to practice for their spelling quiz. Please send back your child's spelling book to school for the new lesson on Monday.
• Homework pack is due on Thursday.

Have a great evening!

Claswork

Assalamu Alaikum

Dear Parents,

Today we had a wonderful day alhumdulilah!

Math:Students had a pop quiz on subtraction with regrouping.

Math:Today we started a new unit on geometric shapes. This week we will be focusing on 2D shapes, inshaAllah. Also, students took their math book home. Please read and sign the learning objectives on page 214 in their math book.

Language:We discussed and shared the topics that we could write in our autobiographies.

Computer Lab:Students went to the computer lab and played educational games.

Gym:We went outside during our gym time and played soccer and hop scotch.

Science:Today we learned the difference between natural and man made environments and completed a worksheet in our air and water booklets.

Reminders: 

• Seerah Quiz Part 1 is Tomorrow (Unit B, chapters 1 to 4)
• Please sign your child's agenda.
•  Abraar School`s Year Book forms were sent home today. 
• Please read and sign page 214 of the math book and return tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

    

Classwork

Assalamu Alaikum

Dear Parents,

Today we had a wonderful day alhumdulilah!

Spelling: Students wrote their spelling quiz, (Lesson 25) and they corrected each other's work.

We stared our new spelling lesson, lesson 26. Students learned when to add suffixes like ing, es, s, and ed to the base word, and they answered questions in their spelling books. 

Math:Students did some more practice on subtraction with regrouping. They solved word problems in their math book.

Library:We went to library and checked out books.

Science:  As you know we started a new unit in science, AIR AND WATER IN THE ENVIRONMENT. Today we talked about how different things around us use water and wind energy. Students completed a worksheet where they cut and pasted pictures that use wind or water energy.

Reminders: 

• Seerah Quiz Part 1 is on Thursday, 04/09/2015 (Unit B, chapters 1 to 4)
• Please sign your child's agenda.
• Students took their spelling note book home. Please sign and return.
• Students took home the information sheet about their in class project on autobiography. Please talk to your child and discuss what they can write about themselves during class.

Have a wonderful evening!

Quran Test

AA

We will be having a test on Surah Al-Inshiqaq on Thursday March-9th,2015.

JAK

Tr.Ibtissam

French(Tr.Said)

Assalamu Alaikum,

 Dear Parents,

I hope my email finds you in good health. I would like to give you some update  on the French material covered so far :

1- Questions based on story (comment y aller?) - les questions totales –

Quand l’histoire commence?

Comment s’appelle cette histoire?

Qui voyage  à Paris ?

Ou se passe l’histoire?

2- Introducing the second IPG activity - reading the story -

3- View the play on DVD.

4- Did a gesture review of all verbs taught so far ( fait – dit – lève-toi – assieds-toi – saute – arrête – marche – court – sais – chante –commence –tombe –écoute – aime –vient –reste ouvre –ferme )

5- We did another gesture review of words that students need to practice ( il a peur –  il est content  - je comprends – il est méchant  - il est gentil – je ne sais pas- dehors – dedans- entend- chaud- chaude- longtemps- avant , avion - train - bateau - soucoupe- volante , auto)

6- We did the activity - Fais un dessin –

Tout à coup le train s’arrête.

Marie ne sait pas comment y aller?

Marie saute dans l’eau.

Marie traverse la rue.

Marie monte dans le train.

7- We did the activity - choisis le bon mot –

Voici une histoire qui s’appelle : comment y  ?...(cherche, aller).

8- We reviewed ( sur – sous – dans –derrière – devant – gauche - droit ) .

9- We did another reading of the play (comment y aller?), we used funny and interesting

Voices.

10 - We did a kinesthetic review of vocabulary using the posters – play Monsieur/Madame dit.

11-  Gesture teaching and review (les mots en actions) .

12-   Play rehearsal – reading the play (we did a gesture association review, using the handbook. We created a few examples drawn for the students lives and experience.

13-   Play rehearsal - gesturing the play –

Jazakoum Allah for your cooperation

    Tr.Said

Classwork and Reminders

Assalamu Alaikum

Dear Parents,

Today we had a wonderful day alhamdulilah!

Language: Today we started to learn about how to write an autobiography, and what information to include when writing about yourself. 
We are making a CEREAL BOX AUTOBIOGRAPHY! 
Students watched a video about writing an autobiography. They wrote some personal facts, and completed sentences about themselves.

Please send an empty cereal box with your child to school on Tuesday for our autobiographies. 

Math: Students did some subtraction with regrouping in their math books.

Gym: We played Hockey and Frisbee. 

Science:  We started a new unit in science, AIR AND WATER IN THE ENVIRONMENT. Today we talked about how air is a gas, and water is a liquid. We learned that water power, wind power, and electricity are types of energy. Students completed a work sheet about types of energy.

We started to practice a nasheed for our assembly. Today students took the lyrics to memorize at home.Here is a link

                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqr9CapvJmU

Reminders: 

• Study for tomorrow's matter test by going over the practice worksheets in the homework pack. 
• Please sign your child's agenda.
• Student took home their spelling books and Islamic studies workbooks to practice for their up coming spelling quiz and seerah quiz over the weekend.