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Hajj Event 1-2

Volunteer Spotlight 3

3rd Grade Class

Website 3

Eid Al Adha Poster

Contest 4

School Library 5

Upcoming Events 5

Community News 5

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Students and teachers alike had a great time performing the rituals of Hajj at Al Noor Sunday School’s first Hajj reenactment event on October 6, 2013. From doing Tawwaf around the mini Ka’aba to running between Safa and Marwa in the school hall, all the students had a fun and educational experience to remember. However, throwing stones at the pretend Jamarat seemed to be the highlight of the day! There were grins from ear to ear on all the kids during that activity – Not to mention the giggles and laughter when volunteers pretended to shave boys’ heads at the conclusion of the rituals. Each class had a discussion and short presentation about the blessed Hajj before going downstairs for the reenactment. These types of fun, interactive learning experiences are exactly what Al Noor Sunday School wants to make available to the children of Shreveport and Bossier City.

Hajj Event

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Issue 7: November 2013

Al Madinah Newsletter Issue 7: November 2013

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Hajj Event (continued from page 1…)

This event would not have been possible without the hard work of the parents who brought the

whole thing to life and we are excited to have more activities like this in the future with your

help. Also keep an eye out for the Al Noor Hajj Event video on sale at the school soon!


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Volunteer Spotlight!

With the tremendous help of

two volunteers from the Sunday

school, the model Ka’aba was built by Naseeba Niswan and

Heba Ghazawaneh. They spent

more than two hours covering it

in black fabric and gold glitter,

while Naseeba’s husband built

the structure out of wood. In

order to enhance the learning

experience for the children at

the Sunday school, these

volunteers were inspired to

organize the Hajj Event by ideas

they saw from other

communities. Hands on

activities enhance the way the

children learn.

Heba enjoys volunteering

every Sunday because she

loves helping with the kids.

Naseeba started helping after

she went to a lecture and the

speaker said that the learning

process needs to include the

parents. If they were asked to

build something for the Sunday

school again, they said they

definitely would! We would like

to thank them for what they do

and extend our greatest

appreciation to them.

Class Website Enhances Learning for

3rd Grade Girls

Did you know that Sr. Randa Eshaq’s 3rd grade girls’ class

has its own website? The website has become a great tool

for both the teacher and the students in maximizing the

learning experience this year.

Sr. Randa started the website at the beginning of this

school year to have a place for her students to go and find

information on homework assignments, notes from

previous classes and extra learning resources for the

students to utilize. Sr. Randa said this has turned out to be

a great tool for their class and the girls are really working

well with it. Even those students who may have been out

of town for a week can go to the website, download the

powerpoint from the class they missed and see the

homework assignment for the upcoming week so they

don’t fall behind in the material.

Sr. Randa encourages parents to visit the website as well

to see the resources available for their children in her

class. Visit the website at www.alnoor3rdgradeclass.weebly.com.

Picture of the Quarter!

Ameen Ali from Umm Maryam's Pre-K class wearing

his "hisan" ears!

http://www.alnoor3rdgradeclass.weebly.com/


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Eid Al Adha Poster Contest!

All students were encouraged this year to participate in Al Noor Sunday School’s first Eid

Al Adha Poster Contest! Participants were asked to use their creativity to make a poster about

Eid Al Adha and the rituals performed on this holiday. We really loved seeing all the posters

the students made and we could see they put a lot of time and thought into them, Mashallah.

The winners of this year’s contest are listed below and you can see pictures of all the posters

on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/alnoorsunday.sch.

1st Place

Rawand Al Wadi

2nd Place

Fouzieh Monsour

3rd Place

Anwar Shihadeh

& Noura Hussieni

http://www.facebook.com/alnoorsunday.sch


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Al Noor Sunday School has a Librarian!

This year, Al Noor Sunday

School has brought a librarian

on board to get our school

library in tip top shape to be

an excellent resource for

students! Sr. Nivine Ankoud

has been diligently working

in the school library every

Sunday putting her amazing

detail-oriented organization

and planning skills to good

use along with her assistant

Nourine Jumhour.

They have completed sorting and organizing the current books

in the library and are now beginning the process of cataloging

all the books in our brand new library management system. This

system will allow students the opportunity to check out books

from the library in the near future, Inshallah! Sr. Nivine is also

doing extensive research to find valuable books and DVDs to

add to our library collection.

If you’re passionate about learning and knowledge and would

like to donate toward the expansion of the library’s books and

resources, please contact the school principal for more

information: Dr. Fereidoon Shafiei

[email protected].

Community News: New Muslim Classes for Women

New Muslim classes for

sisters are now being taught

every Sunday in Al Noor

Masjid Library from 2:00 –

3:30pm. Lessons include

basic Islamic knowledge,

Quran lessons and question

and answer sessions.

For more information contact Dana Bader at 318-564-1391.

Dates to Remember:

Nov 17 – Dental Hygiene Presentation & Bake Sale Dec 8 – School Assembly Dec 22 – Testing day Dec 29 – No school Jan 5 – Tuition due for 2nd semester Jan 5 – Report cards Jan 12 – Registration for Quran Competition begins Jan 26 – Last day to register for Quran Competition Feb 2 – Quran Competition screening Feb 23 – Testing day March 16 – Sign up for family picnic day March 30 – Quran Competition April 27 – Final testing day May 4 – Rehearsal for end of year ceremony May 11 – Final rehearsal May 18 – End of Year Ceremony

CALENDAR

mailto:[email protected]


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