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February 28, 2014
Salaam Parents and Students:
Salaam Parents and Students:
- Finally, Alhamdiallah, I am completed the reading assessments for the students. I am proud to say that mashallah, 85 % of the students have jumped 2 to 3 reading levels!!! This is amazing!!!! WOW, this is that hard work of the students and their wonderful parents!!!! Keep up the great work KG!!!!
- I have created a graph that shows the progress of students in September/October and Now (February) -please view for yourself. Look under reading level progress graph. This is a big accomplishment, it is amazing to see and observe the growth in my students.
- TRICKY WORD-WRITING HOMEWORK FOLDERS: NOW practicing writing!!! Students bought home a folder today with two sheet in them. Please help your child to complete their homework and return by Monday. The homework is self-exploratory. This will help students with writing as well!
- next month's virtue is all about "Honesty" - and our Kindergarten team will be facilitating the assemblies
- next months' social studies puzzle piece will be sent home next week it is about "Physical Characteristics"
- Please look under the Arabic tap for updated information
- Have a great weekend!!!
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February 27, 2014
Salaam Parents and Students:
Salaam Parents and Students:
- First of all, I would like to apologize for not the blog yesterday- the blog website was not working.
- reminder that field trip money and forms are dur by tomorrow
- the "compassion" assembly was great today-congratulation to everyone whom received an award
- reading log went home today- please return by tomorrow
- Just an important note about the reading-log: i will be sending some "readers theater" reading with students from now on- what reading theater is role playing between 3 or 4 different people. The reading theater involves more than 1 person. So, each individual person has their own line or part to read. I think this is excellent to build their public speaking and presentation skills. In addition, it will help with reading fluency, comprehension etc. Readers theater involves role playing the different parts, acting out the parts etc. I have already sent some readers theater with the students but inshallah, I will be sending to random kids for home reading. If you have any questions please contact me!
- Science- we continued with our weather/seasonal change unit- our topic today was "snow" - as a class we had to brainstorm adjective words about "snow" - we recorded the answers on the chart paper, and then everyone got their "my waether words" writing book. Students had to choose 2 adjectives and write it in their books. Some students took the writing books home and some I kept as student examples-
- Literacy - we covered "ou" today -could, would, cloud, ouch etc.
- I have started the reading assessment for both of my Kindergarten - and Mashallah, out of the 10 students that I have tested thus far, 8 have achieved their goals - they have jumped 1 or 2 levels up in reading- Excellent work. I have many more to assess this week. I will make a graph and show the progress from October to March and put it on the blog for parents to view, inchallah!!!
- I hoope that I covered everything, I had alot to say!!! :)
- Please view the example of science writing on "writing sample"
- Have a great evening!!!
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February 25, 2014
Salaam Parents and Students,
Salaam Parents and Students,
- important change: the compassion assembly is Thursday at 2:00 pm instead of 2:30- students who are receiving the award in their agenda
- Parents- I will be doing the reading assessment for both of my KG classes this week, so please read and review the tricky words- inshallah, term 2 is almost done!! WOW, where did time fly???
- Literacy- we completed our letters "qu" today during our literacy- treasure words squirrel, liquid, quack, queen, quiet
- as part of our literacy block- we also incoperated 'morning message'- mashallah, I was impressed to see the growth within the students- they have excelled within these few months!!! we started writing only 4-5 word morning message, but now we have excelled to 15-25 words- about 50-70 letters- excellent accomplishment!!!!
- Few parents approached me today regarding their child's progress, and alhamdiallah, it is great to hear that students are learning and transferring their learning into their home-share their thoughts and ideas- students are writing small sentence at home, reading books on their own, reading environmental prints outside, etc.- one parent also approached me today and made a really great comment he said that "teaching is a two-way stream between parent and teacher" well said!! Thank you.
- Once again thank you to everyone on congratulating me!!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!
- Wonderful Wednesday is tomorrow- PM attends tomorrow!!!
- please view the picture below of the morning message!!
- Have a great day!!
- I apologize for the long agenda note :)
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February 24, 2014
Salaam Parents and Students,
Salaam Parents and Students,
- Thank you to everyone whom congratulated me on my achievement, honestly I would've have done it without my awesome students - the hard work truly pays off- thank you once again!
- the ice party was great as I promised the kids
- look under the smiling tap for updated Qur'an competition pictures
- Milk form went home for the AM group today- if interested return the money and the form by February 26, 2014
- Compassion assembly - February 27, 2014 at 2:30, students whom are receiving the award will be notified through agenda
- Health- Mrs. Monika came today to talk to the kids about emergency and non-emergency situations
- Gym- was great, we set up stations around the gym for kids to practice their locomotor skills-such as jumping, throwing, running, skipping, catching etc. it is very important to develop and master these skills at a young age.
- As I have mentioned in my previous agenda notes, due to confidential matters I will not respond regarding your child's progress through agendas or e-mails, or notes, however, we can book an appointment for the teacher and parent to meet regarding your child's progress. Thank you for you understanding!
- Have a great evening!