Elementary School

Home-School Connection (Marking period 1)

Abu Burda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

Make things easy and do not make things difficult. Give glad tidings and do not repel people. Cooperate with each other and do not become divided.

Source: Sahih Bukhari 2873, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi

Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of

our civilization. Mahatma Gandhi

January 2016

School’s website: www.andalusiaschool.org

Message from Sister Bibi Baksh, Elementary School Instructional Leader

Alhamdulillah, students have made significant progress in the first marking period.

We have about two full months left for the second marking period, which ends on

March 18th. It is important that parents meet with teachers as needed to discuss

their children’s progress.

Feedback parents should expect from teachers:

Assessments

Teachers must:

Provide notice of assessments and study guides at least 5 days prior to exam.

Communicate assessment outcomes to parents within 2 days of assessments.

Parents may access student grades by logging in to their ALMA accounts.

The link is https://andalusia.getalma.com/

If any parent is unable to log in, he/she should email Sr. Umme Ayesha at

uayesha4@gmail.com for assistance.

Post homework on ALMA daily. Parents do not have to log in for this; they

will receive email automatically. If any parent is not receiving the

homework emails, he/she should contact office to update contact

information. Teachers have been providing this information since the school

year started.

Upcoming Events:

Andalusia School Annual Spelling Bee: February 3rd and 4

th for Elementary and

Middle School Respectively. You may access the lists here: http://andalusiaschool.org/spellathon-2014/

2nd

Marking Period Progress Report Distribution: February 1st

Elementary School Winter Show: February 12th

ELEMENTSERY SCHOOL AWARDS FOR FIRST MASRKING PERIOD

QURAN

Ameerah Lawani Fares Nofal

Amaan Shariff

Huda Jamshaid

Ammar Shariff

Rawda Elbatrawish

Abdulaziz Hamdi

ISLAMIC STUDIES

Naydeen Al-Assaf Saada Dzhambekova

Zunaira Ali

Minhaj Naqvi

Jenna Rashid

Ibrahim Malik

Lalleyah Camara

ARABIC

Joud Abdallah Aiza Abbas

Malek Elbatrawish

Mustafa Elsamet

Ayah Gubari

Shanzay Bhatti

Safwan Khaleque

Ameen Giljic

Omar Izzat

Khalid Mahadeen

Khizran Fatima ENGLISH

Mustafa Rab Adam Gewida

Essa khan

Sajidah Eideh

Nour Aziz

Hadia Jamshaid

Asiyah Abbas

MATHS

Khadijah Aamir Arshil Rohana

Asiya Alhaggagi

Mohsin Iftikhar

Abraham Nasher

Manaar Nassar

Saajid Rohman

SCIENCE Arham Bashar

Hassan Aziz Deen Giljic

Maryam Aamir

Sara Ahmed

Waiz Aamir

Mohammad Suwan

SOCIAL STUDIES

Mikail Shiraz

Sumaiya Khan Naydeen Ibrahim

Safa Rached

Uzair Bashar

Kenan Suwan

Zaynab Kolya

ART

Hadil Nofal

Lamees Abdalla

Aishah Saleh

Amina Durmic

Yousef Almontaser

Alliya Eltanikhy

Fatima Khizran

COMPUTER ]Ayser Adams

Haytham Alomari

Azem Srdanovic

Wasfieh Nofal

Nafeyu Tayib

Award Ceremony Highlights December 22, 2015

Visit the following link for slideshow

presentation: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zuD3Dh_IP-k&feature=youtu.be

Trips

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3rd

, 4th

and 5th

graders explore science at the Liberty Science Center on December 16th

Prk and Kindergarten students explore the Galaxy at the Hudson River Museum on

December 8th

1st and 2

nd grade students visit the Math Museum to explore a world of shapes on December 17

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Science Fair December 21st, 2015

Judges’ Pick for elementary school

Grade 3: Airplane Logics: Ayishah Azeez, Sara Ahmed, Huzhaifah Jamshaid,Zaid Kolya

Grade 4 3-way tie.

Petroleum Clean Up: Allia Eltanikhy, Manar Nassar, Sakkar Mohamed, Kenan Suwan

Airplanes Take Flight: Rahmatullah Camara,, Omar Izzat, Khadijah Gubari, Ameen Giljic

Heart Rate: Wasfieh Nofal, Fatimah Azeez, Anam Rameez, Hadia Jamshaid, Khadijah Shabbir

Grade 5:

Self Inflating Balloons: Asiyah Abbas, Dahlia Elgindy, Aima Tajrian

Click on the link and enjoy more Science Fair moments:

http://youtu.be/tfj-2IXzUbY

Writer’s Showcase

Grade 5: Students explain how the main character, Nathan, from the historical fiction text, “Storm

Warriors” overcomes the challenges he’s presented with in the text.

One challenge Nathan faces is when he needed to cure the injured soldier. In the text it states,

"My hands felt clammy and shaky, but once again the words from my books came back to steady

me….” This shows how Nathan used linked oil to cure the sailor because of the information he

remembered from his medical books. Another challenge Nathan faces is when he risks his life

for others. For example, it says “I watched with a sick feeling in my stomach as the realization

crept over me.” He thinks this when he looks out into the sea thinking about having to go in and

save the lives of those on the ship.

Zahra Haleem

The final challenge Nathan faces is when he has to help a bleeding and hypothermic sailor.

Nathan overcomes this challenge by taking charge. In the text, it says “Treat the bleeding first

then the hypothermia.” This shows that Natan uses his background knowledge in medicine in

order to help the bleeding sailor. Although Nathan didn’t have the courage to be a surfman, he

certainly proved himself in healing those in need. He overcame his challenges by using his skills

to save those that needed it the most.

Nafeyuh Tayib

Grade 4

COMPARE AND CONTRAST OF TWO SCIENTIFIC TEXTS

The two articles, "Hurricanes, Earth's Mightiest Storms," and "Recovering from Katrina" seem

similar but they are not. They both give important information about hurricanes. However, the

two articles focus on different ideas.

In the text, "Hurricanes, Earth's Mightiest Storms" focuses on how a hurricane forms, and

instruments of what forecasters use to predict weather. Some examples of the weather

instruments are barometer, hygrometer, anemometer, and satellite images. For example the text

describes that the hurricanes develop the same way, feeding on warm moist air. This text also

explains what the eye of the hurricane is. For example the text describes that, "As a high wind

develop, air pressure falls rapidly at the center. This low-pressure area is called the eye, and it

may be 10-20 miles across."

The text, "Recovering from Katrina" however, focuses on how people/organizations help the

people in New Orleans recover from Hurricane Katrina. For example, Red Cross and Federal

Emergency Management Agency helped rebuild damaged homes. They also relocated people's

homes that were destroyed.

In both texts, they have some similar and different text features that are used for similar and

different purposes. For example, "Hurricanes, Earth's Mightiest Storms" has satellite images,

photographs, sidebars, diagrams, pictures, and maps. In this text, satellite images, and

photographs are used to show what a hurricane looks like, and forecasters discuss information

they have about hurricanes in the ground station. They use diagrams, pictures, and side bars to

show how to form a hurricane, and uses red arrows showing warm moist air coming in the

hurricane. In contrast, "Hurricane Katrina uses photographs for showing the differences of what

New Orleans first looked like, before the hurricane, and how it looked like after the hurricane. In

addition, it shows photographs of people/organizations helping rebuild New Orleans and their

homes again.

Both texts are similar because they have some of the same things. For example, both articles are

about hurricanes. For example, "Hurricanes, Earth's Mightiest Storms describes how hurricanes

form, start and weather instruments. In, "Recovering from Katrina" it tells how

people/organizations help build New Orleans from a hurricane. Furthermore, both articles are

informational texts that provide helpful facts on hurricanes.

This is why I think both articles are similar and different in many ways. I can now understand

that it takes a lot of work to help fix and find out where hurricanes arrive and finish.

Manar Nassar

Third Grade Writing Samples

Grade 3Grade

Grade 3

Writing Informative Paragraphs Using text evidence from Research

Martin Luther King was a good leader because he freed African Americans

from slavery. For example, he didn’t like the way white people treated African

Americans like slaves. In the article it says, “He was recruited to serve as

spokesman for the Montgomery Bus Boycott which was a campaign.” He is a

strong leader because he stood up to the white people. He is strong because he was

not afraid of the White people.

Abdul Rahman Eideh

Dr. King was a good leader for starting civil rights. He is a good leader

because he fought for people’s jobs and freedom. I know this because in the text it

states, “Later in 1963 Dr. King was one of the forces behind the March for jobs

and freedom.” This concludes why Dr. King was a good leader of civil rights.

Huzhaifah Jamshaid

Martin Luther King Jr. was a good leader because he stopped segregation.

In the text it states, “In 1955, he was recruited to serve as a spokesman for the

African- American population of Montgomery.” Segregation means when black

people and white people are separated. Martin Luther King tried to stop this. He

was brave, strong, and stood up for people.

Muhammad Raqeeb

Grade 2: Response to Book of the Month: The Name Jar

To me the name, Atika, means, “caring for others” because my friend, Atika, cares about me. If I

am sad, she comes to me and asks me what is wrong. If she has something I really want, she lets

me borrow it. She does not tattle tale. Therefore, the name, Atika, is very special.

Maryam Aamir

I think the name, Meral, means kind and generous because my friend, Meral, always lets me play

with her. For example, once, I did not have anyone to play with, so she let me play Super Mario

Brothers. Another thing, Meral, does is she teaches me how to draw. Once, I wanted to know

how to draw a person, so she showed me. This is why I think she is a nice friend and classmate.

Ayezah Nouman

Response to Book of the Month: Thank you Mr. Falker

“The honey is sweet and so is knowledge, but knowledge is like the bee who

made the honey; it has to be chased through the pages of the book.”

The message Trisha learns from her Grandpa words is no matter how hard it might be, it is worth learning to read because unless you read through the pages of a book, you will not gain “Sweet Knowledge.”

Trisha ran to the living room and found the book Grandpa drizzled the honey on. She cried, I

think, because after learning how to read, she finally understood what her grandpa meant because

now she just has to read for knowledge.

Moshhsin Iftikar

Grade 2: Personal Narrative

It was my sixth birthday. I asked my Mom, “Can I have a new bike?” She said I had to earn it. I

went to my room angry but then decided to do some chores. My mom told me to sweep, vacuum

and clean the bathroom. I worked hard, but my mom said I still had to do some more work. So,

the next day, I went to my dad’s workshop and helped him with some tires. Later, my mom told

me my dad got me the new bike. I was super happy because my bike was shiny and golden. And,

it was even better because I worked for it.

Bilal Yusef

Grade 1: Response to Book of the Month: The Name Jar

Kindergarten

Engaging Classrooms

Book of the Month Bulletin Boards

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. Benjamin Franklin

Please email Sister Bibi at: bibinarisha@yahoo.com with suggestions, concerns and feedback. Insha Allah, we will continue to make progress with collaboration among administration, teachers, parents and students.