WRITING SUMMARIES

Assalamu Alayakum Parents

We are practicing writing summaries about things we are reading about. Students will be reading books at home on their own pace. They are to write up a summary of each chapter they read. I will send a template with your child to take home.

Quran Update from Tr. Samia

Quran Update from Tr. Samia

Dear parents

Alhamdulillah by the beginning of  December, we have finished Surat Abasa, and we had a test on it. We have started Surat Annaziat. Please practice with your child using this website and go to Sheikh Ibrahim Alakhadar: http://quran.ksu.edu.sa  

Quran: Update from Tr. Samia

Congratulations to the best memorizers  and reciters of the month     3A                                                                                               1.Muneeb.                                                    2.Najib.                                                              3.Sumaiya L.                                                4.Sondus.

The 100 Most Commonly Misspelled Words

The 100 Most Commonly Misspelled Words

This list was compiled over 50 years ago by National Curriculum Associates from the creative writings of 14,643 children. The submissions were checked for spelling errors by city and by grade levels (3-8). The following represents the 100 most commonly misspelled words, arranged in alphabetical order. It is interesting that a half century later these same words are still causing problems for writers.

	again	dropped	looked	their
	all right	every	many	then
	always	February	money	there
	an	first	morning	they
	and	for	mother	they're
	animals	friend	name	things
	another	friends	named	thought
	around	frightened	off	threw
	asked	from	once	through
	babies	getting	our	to
	beautiful	going	people	together
	because	happening	pretty	too
	before	hear	received	tried
	believe	heard	running	two
	bought	here	said	until
	came	him	school	very
	caught	interesting	some	wanted
	children	its	something	went
	clothes	it's	sometimes	were
	coming	jumped	started	when
	course	knew	stopped	where
	cousin	know	surprise	with
	decided	let's	swimming	woman
	didn't	like	than	would
	different	little	that's	you're

DATA MANAGEMENT MORE PRACTICE - TEST TOMORROW

Assalamu Aalaykum Parents

Please allow your child to visit these links

Practice Making Bar Graphs
http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-3/create-bar-graphs

Practice reading/interpreting bar graphs
http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-3/interpret-bar-graphs

Practice Reading/interpreting Pictographs
http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-3/interpret-pictographs

Students should be able to read and interpret the following

• Venn Diagrams (should be able to make categories and sort items accordingly) 
• Bar Graphs (should be able to use math language to communicate about the graph, be able to draw one using appropriate scale, including titles, labels and include a tally chart or information chart)
• Pictographs (need to be able to include the titles, the key)
• Circle graphs (be able to communicate in math language about it, and answer questions)

Also continue practicing from here

http://www.nelson.com/school/elementary/mathK8/math3/studentcentre/studtryout.html#ch3

PTI Night & Early Dismissal (Nov.22)

PTI Night & Early Dismissal (Nov.22) 

Parents will have the opportunity to meet with teachers during the Parent/Teacher Interview Night on Friday, November, 22 from 4-8 pm. Appointment reservation slips will be sent out today, inshaallah. Please note that there will be an early dismissal at 12 pm for students on Nov.22 in order to allow teachers to prepare for the PTI Night. Parents are requested to pick up students at 12 pm on Friday, Nov.22

During the PTI, I will meet with each family for 15min MAX. Please wait outside the gym until it is your turn. Please be aware that I will stop the meeting at 15min to ensure that there is enough time for the next family. 

Thank you for your understanding!

ANTI-BULLING WEEK

Anti-Bullying Week provides an opportunity for us to talk openly about the effects of bullying on the lives of children and young people and take action to stop it. This Anti-Bullying Week we call on children and young people to take the lead on creating a future without bullying – using new technologies to promote positive communication and relationships rather than being held back by cyber-bullying.

What is bullying?

ABA defines bullying as the repetitive, intentional hurting of one person by another, where the relationship involves an imbalance  of power. Bullying can be physical, verbal or psychological and includes behaviour such as:

 ■ name calling

 ■ spreading hurtful stories

 ■ excluding someone from groups and breaking up friendships

 ■ making demeaning comments about gender,  culture, religion or sexuality

 ■ making demeaning comments about a disability or illness

 ■ taking possessions or money

 ■ hitting, pushing or kicking.

Read on: http://www.whitstable-junior.kent.sch.uk/_includes/attachments/P47/briefing-for-parents-and-carers.pdf

MATH - Communication about data

Asakamu alaykum Parents!

I wanted to update you about our math class. we are well into our Data Management Unit. We have explored and used the following

Lesson 1:  Venn Diagrams
	Lesson 2:  Collecting and Organizing Data
	Lesson 3: Reading and Creating Pictographs
	Lesson 4: Bar Graphs with Scales
	Lesson 5: Communicate About Data

I would like you to review these concepts with your child whenever possible.
You can visit this website for more practice
http://www.nelson.com/school/elementary/mathK8/math3/studentcentre/studtryout.html#ch3

We have now learned a new lesson called "Communication about data" - students are required to interpret displays of data and discuss them using math language. 

For example: If you have a bar graph about "Hours Spent Sleeping in a day"

Looking at the graph I am about to communicate the following information 

• The graph is a bar graph 
• Each square on the graph means 5 hours of sleep
• The brown bat sleeps the most.
• The giraffe doesn't sleep very long.
• The chimpanzee and the red fox both asleep for 10 hours.

Students should check for the following 

• Did you use the right amount of detail
• did you use math language 

SPELLING WEEK 5 - Test Friday

SPELLING WEEK 5

1.light
2.thought
3.head
4.under
5.story
6.burst
7.strip
8.just
9.street
10.distance
11.least
12.evaporate
13.melt
14.object
15.sun
16.difference

ISLAMIC STUDIES - Cleanliness and Purity

Assalamu Alaykum Parents!

I hope all is well inshalla. I wanted to wish you all a happy Hiji Year. In Islamic Studies we are working on a new unit called "Cleanliness and Purity, It's my name." The students read all about it yesterday (Monday)

We read about and answered questions like:

1. Is cleanliness part of Islam?
2. How can we keep our body clean?
3. How can we keep the places around us clean?

The students are to create a poster (can buy one from the dollar store). It is to be creative and informative.

The title on poster should be CLEANLINESS AND PURITY
Students should have their name and date in the corner.

On the poster the students should have four sections


SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS 

• Taharah
•  Najasah
• Nadhafah 

SECTION 2. CLEANLINESS PART OF ISLAM? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.

SECTION 3. HOW I KEEP MYSELF CLEAN.

SECTION 4. HOW I KEEP MY SURROUNDINGS CLEAN.

• AT HOME

• AT SCHOOL

Students will be able to take home their Islamic text books to help answer some questions. Students are welcome to complete this project by typing it up on the computer or by printing it by hand. Students are encouraged to be creative and include pictures or drawings. Please keep in mind that the font size should be big enough for people to read from a short distance (as I want to put this up in the hall ways).

This project is due Monday Nov 11, 2013

JAK for all your efforts at home

Arabic Speakers - Update

السادة الكرام / أولياء أمور التلاميذ

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته أنهينا بفضل الله وتعاونكم الستمر المثمر الوحدة الثانية (الحياة المدرسية ) فراءة  ومناقشة اللتدريبات الصفية 

والأنشطة المختلفة التابعة للدروس  وسيكون هناك اختبار شامل لجميع المهارات (أسئلة - مفردات - تكوين كلمات - اختيار الإجابة 

الصحيحة.. .... وإملاء وخط ) وسوف أحدد ذلك لاحقا مع التلاميذ وأعلمكم بالأمر  وبعدها بإذن الله سنبدأ بالوحدة التالية  ( الأسرة )

تهانينا لكم بالعام الهجري الجديد وجزاكم الله خبرا

المدرسة : أمل

CLASSROOM WISH LIST

Assalamu alaykum Parents

As a class we came up with a wish list. Feel free to donate what you can!

Thank you to parents who have already donated!!!! I will be crossing out the ones that we recieved.

Jazakum Allah Khairan

WISH LIST

• we would love love love a classroom carpet to fit all 27 students on during reading/story time. 

• box of sandwich or snack size ziploc bags.

• Bulk or individually wrapped snacks (for students who forget to bring snack on his/her designated day). No nuts of any kind, please.

• recreational board games 

• educational board games 

• Recess equipment (soccer ball, skipping ropes etc...)

• Old magazines (for projects).  Please use good judgement when passing on magazines to this age group!

• Hard or soft cover books for our Reading Center.

• Stickers (for papers).

• Microwave popcorn, as it's still the ultimate party favor during our Celebrations.

• Paper products - plates, cups, napkins, spoons.

• Erasers/pencils (throughout the year students begin loosing their own)

• Clorox (or any brand) disinfecting wipes (we clean tables daily).

• Hand sanitizer 

•  soap for our sink

• tissue boxes

• construction paper

FRENCH NEWS

Assalamu Alaikum Dear Parents,

In French we are learning many new vocabulary and Masha'a Allah,students are working very well.We talked about our new story " Les Trois Petits Cochons"  and I read it to the class with a lot of gestures and expression. Students enjoyed the story retelling and the majority of them understood it.

The next week Insha'a Allah we will carry on our oral activities such as drilling the vocabulary and gesturing and saying the story. Once the students know orally the story we start the reading.

On Monday October 28, students wrote the spelling words in their agenda and were given also an activity sheet to help them practice the vocabulary for the coming test.

This  Monday, November 4th, 2013, students will have the second test in French Insha'a Allah.

The test has 2 components: dictation (students have the vocabulary since Monday, October 28th),  vocabulary related to school supplies (we practiced the vocabulary in class and students were given homework ). 

 For any question, please feel free to send me an email or to give a call.

Jazakum Allah Kheiran for your support.

Amina Ould-brahim, OCT, PhD

French teacher and Science Coordinator

www.abraarschool.com

Quran Update from Tr. Samia

Dear parents

Alhamdulillah by the beginning of the month of November we are halfway through Surat Abasa. We will have a test on the whole surah Insha Allah on November 25th, so please practice with your child using this website and go to Sheikh Ibrahim Alakhadar: http://quran.ksu.edu.sa  

Quran: Update from Tr. Samia

Congratulations to the best memorizers  and reciters of the month 

of October: 

   3A                                                              

                              

1. Hanya                                                  

2. Maryam A.                                            

3. Mohamed I.