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Novembe2015rBC MUSLIM essage from the PrincipalPleaseremember tophone theschool office before 8:00a.m. whenever your childis absent. Please mentionyour child’s name, gradeand the reason of his/herabsence.Dear Parents,Assalamu Alaikum,Next month, on December 6th, the BC Muslim Association will be organizing aFundraising Dinner to raise funds in order to sponsor refugee families to Canada.These refugees have experienced the horrors of war and have endured the painfuljourney to flee their homes. It is our duty to help as much as we can so that they areable to live a life of peace and comfort. The school will be collecting donations for thisimportant event over the course of the next two weeks. I urge everyone to donate asmuch as they can to this worthy cause. May Allah (SWT) reward all of you for donating and give you barakah! (Ameen)!One of the goals that we started this Term is to promote the use of respectful lan-If you have a changeof address and phonenumber pleaseinform the secretary.guage. We would like our students to include such phrases as: Thank You, Please, Youare Welcome, and Pardon Me, more often in their conversations. If we work togetherto encourage the use of these and other polite words, then we will achieve our goalof using respectful language on a daily basis in order to create a safe and courteousschool community.This month, the teachers begin to write the report cards for Term 1. These reportInside this Issue: Message from thePrincipalAbsenteeism & latenessExtended Leave ofAbsenceTheme of the MonthHealth and WellBeing DayStudent of the MonthField TripsLockdown DrillPink Hijab DayMessage from PACDates to Remembercards will be distributed on Friday, Dec. 4th. It is very important that students complete all their homework each day that it is assigned, and submit it by the due date.I would like to thank all the parents for supporting the school’s uniform policy. Bydoing so, our students feel a strong sense of pride to belong to the BC Muslim School.A school uniform can improve learning in the classroom by reducing distractions,and allowing students to focus more on their school work. Also, I would like to thankall the parents for sending your children to school with proper rain jackets for thefall weather.Wassalam,Shuaib YunushPrincipalBC Muslim School1
Absenteeism and LatenessParents are asked to call the school by 8:00 a.m. or send a note in advance if theirchild is to be absent. To avoid congestion on the phones between 8:00 A.M. and8:20 a.m., parents are encouraged to leave a voicemail message by 8:45am the latest. When making outside appointments, parents are asked to be considerate of thechild’s school schedule and arrange appointments during non-core instructionaltime when possible. Parents are to meet their child at the office to sign them out.Acceptable excused absences Illness of the student, Medical diagnosis and/or treatment, Death in the immediate family; funerals of other relatives or close friends, may notexceed one day if in the locality or three days if outside the province, Contagious disease in the home of the child subject to regulations of the Department of Public Health, Legal business requiring the student's presence, suspension from school, approvededucational visits/trips, Authorized school-sponsored activities.LatenessParents are asked to send a note in advance or call the school by 8:00 a.m. if theirchild will arrive at school late. If stuck in an excessively slow traffic jam, pleasehave another adult or responsible child call the office at 604-270-2511 from yourmobile phone. All students arriving after 8:15 a.m. must proceed to the office to receive a late slip prior to entering their classes. If you know of an upcoming lateness(e.g. an appointment), please communicate this to the homeroom teacher andschool office in advance.Extended Leave of AbsencePlease be informed that any extended leave of absences need to be reported to the school office atleast two weeks in advance. Earlier notice will help the teachers to prepare the homework for yourchildren while they are away from school. Please ensure that your children complete their homeworkand submit it to the teachers when they return.It is mandatory for all parents to complete the Extended Leave of Absence Notification Form whenthey take their children away while the school is in operation. The request form is available at theschool office.BC Muslim School2
Theme of the Month —CooperationWHAT IS COOPERATION?Cooperation—(Ta’awun, in Arabic) is working together for the good of everyone. It is a willingness to respect others and to follow rules which keep everyone safe and happy. Cooperation is being helpful to oneanother. It is joining others in order to do so something that cannot be done alone.Cooperation is an important pillar of success in our daily life. Allah (SWT) loves those who cooperate withothers.One lovely Saturday morning, Muhammad Ali and his father went for a walk. As they walked MuhammadAli brought up a question that had come to mind after their last talk, "If people carried out their Islamic responsibilities, there would be a stronger Muslim community, would not they?""That is a very wise conclusion," Abdul-Rahman praised his son. "Wouldn't it be wonderful to seeMuslims helping each other and cooperating in peace and harmony? Muslims are encouraged toward helping and cooperating among each other. They are urged to work toward an Islamic community which applies Islam in its true meaning. It becomes an essential element for such a goal.""So," Muhammad Ali said, "Islam urges us to develop a strong Islamic community.""Yes," answered his father pleased, "Islamic community means meaningful cooperation among Muslimsand harmony with an aim to encourage what is good and discourage what is evil. Let us refer to the HolyQuran. Let us see what Allah Almighty says:“The Believers Are Like Brothers To One Another; So, Promote Peace And Reconciliation AmongThem, And Fear Allah, That You May Receive Mercy.”(Surah 49: Ayah 10)BC Muslim School3
Quran CompetitionWe are pleased to inform you that the Qur’an Competition is scheduled on April 4th 2016. We encourageall students to participate and strengthen their knowledge of the Holy Qur’an.The Surahs of the Qur’an that are assigned for each grade are as follows:KindergartenSurah Al-Fatiha & An-Nas to Al-HomazaGrade 1Surah Al-Fatiha & An-Nas to Al-LeilGrade 2Surah Al-Fatiha & An-Nas to Al-AalaGrade 3Surah Al-Fatiha & An-Nas to AbaasaGrade 4Surah Al-Fatiha & An-Nas to An-NabaaGrade 5Juz Amma & Surah Al-Mursalaat & Surah Al-InsaanGrade 6Juz Amma & Juz Tabaarak (only to Surat Al-Jinn)Grade 7Juz Amma & Juz TabaarakChallenge (Any Grade)Surat Al-Israa and Surat Al-FathThe Messenger of Allah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wa Sallam said: "The best amongst you is the one who learns theQur'an and teaches it." [Recorded by al-Bukhari]Health and Well-Being Day—Oct 21, 2015On Wednesday October 21st, we had our first Health and Well-Being Day. Each month we will behaving a Health and Well-Being Day with different activities and a different focus. This month,we were promoting teamwork, co-operation and respect. Intheir color groups teams rotated through 9 different activitiesincluding, Lego building, board games, floor hockey, origami, anIslamic board game, and bowling. The day was a huge successand the students showed excellent teamwork. Thank you to theGrade 6/7 students for being excellent leaders. At the end ofthe year the team with the most points will win the championship trophy. The teams in the lead so far are: Purple, Greenand Black. We are already looking forward to next month as wewill be going to the Richmond Olympic Oval.BC Muslim School4
Health and Well Being Day—AlbumBC Muslim School5
STUDENTOF THE MONTHAlhamdulillah, the October Assembly hosted by the Grade 2 classes highlighted the theme of Respect. The students emphasized the importance of respect in Islam. They also performed an exquisite Respect Poem and a wonderful Nasheed titled “Number One for Me”. Excellent Job!Congratulations to the following students who have been selected by their teachers for demonstrating their best ability in the following categories:GradesStudent of the MonthBest in Quran/Islamic StudiesBest in ArabicKANoura HussainHaris SaqibRizwana MamunKBMennal MustafainMooad DalilAbdullah Hasan1AAnamta AliHani HassanFaridah Metwally1BZakaria GadKhadeja EbeedNadha Zacky2AFattah PramonoFarah AlayahShapiray Hashimova2BMosawer FazliMuhammad HamzaRayhan Abu Malouh3AOmar GaniRaamiya AliHamza Abubakar3BBunayya NazneenAmina HarounYasmin Khalilia4AMenam MahmoodSondus HamadoKhadija Senouci4BYaasir BachaAbdurrahman Ali BasyahHasan NasimEshaal Qaisar5AYassine BenmoussaMohammad ChaudharyShahar Bano5BRuweyda mohamoudZeba Mohammed IbrahimSomaya Hassan6/7ALeen Abu Arja (6)malieka Hussain (7)Rowah Gheriani (6)Mohammed Al-Seragi (7)Manar abrre (6)Fahim Shah (7)6/7BAfaaf El-shehawi (6)Raiq Ahmed (7)Farhan Sadiq (6)Zainab Zeyan (7)Taima Gheriani (6)Dania Othman (7)6/7CMalak Mustafa (6)Haffsa Zahid (7)Layan Barrieshee (6)Manahil Khan (7)Halil Beket (6)Abdullahi Hussain (7)BC Muslim School6
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Field TripsGrade 4 Field Trip—Space Centre:In October, 4A and 4B went to the HR MacMillan Space Centre for Science! We learned a lot aboutlight. The students participated in many fun hands on activities. They learned how to make a rainbowwith a flashlight and CDs, used mirrors to play around with light, and we got to go see the huge telescope in the observatory room. We even got to operate the controls for the observatory roof! It was an awesome day of Science for us.Grade 6/7 A & 6/7B Field Trip—Cliffhanger:The Grade 6/7A and 6/7B class went for a fun-filled field trip to Cliffhanger Climbing Gym Vancouverin October 2015! During their two hour session at the climbing gym, students challenged themselves toa variety of rock formations that varied from easy to difficult to see if they could successfully reachthe top. Students had to learn to use their full body strength, particularly their upper body strength,in order to pull themselves up continuously. Further, students learned to evenly distribute their weighton different rocks and had to make critical choices on which rocks to stand and pull on to make theirclimb easier. Bravo to the students that made efforts to get to the top!BC Muslim School8
Field Trips—Cont.Grade 1 Field Trip— Richmond Art GalleryThe Grade 1A and Grade 1B had an amazing time at the Richmond Art Gallery. Students were veryexcited to have fun at the gallery. Grade 1A and Grade 1B took turns to go to the library and the artworkshop. In the library, students had fun finding different books for a scavenger hunt activity.While in the art gallery, students explored art installations about bees. Students then learnt aboutthe importance of pollinators, especially bees and what factors are responsible for their reducingpopulations. In the art workshop, students carved bees on sheets of styrofoam and used thosestyrofoam sheets as stamps to create their art work. The knowledge learnt from this field trip wasvery useful to explore our next lesson about how our communities can protect the environment.Lockdown DrillAdults and students at BCMS practiced a Lockdown Drill on Monday, November 23, 2015.What is a Lockdown?A lockdown is an emergency response to keep children and adults safe in a situation, whenthere is a viable threat to their well-being. An intruder or threat of violence within the schoolwould be a reason for the school to initiate a lockdown.Drills are important as they help us learn how best to respond in emergencies and be preparedfor these situations through practice and knowing how to keep safe. By practicing drills in asafe and calm manner, children will learn to better cope with the concerns and anxious feelings that may arise.Parents can help by talking to their children about this practice. Remind children that this isanother way we learn to keep ourselves safe. Reassure your child that these drills, like firedrills, are just to practice how to stay safe in an extremely unlikely event that someonedangerous may enter the school. The school is undertaking these new procedures carefully andthoughtfully and teachers will be giving children important messages about learning to besafe.BC Muslim School9
Pink Hijab DayOn October 29th, our school participated in Pink Hijab Day to support cancer awareness andcancer research. All the girls wore pink/red hijabs and the boys wore pink/red prayer caps orshirts. Cancer is a life threatening disease that affects people of all ages. The BC MuslimSchool raised money to donate to the BC Cancer Foundation. The BC Cancer Foundation isthe fundraising partner of the BC Cancer Agency and the largest charitable funder of cancerresearch in this province.BC Muslim School10
Message from PACAssalamu Aalaikum Parents and Guardians,THANK YOU for your support in our first “Tuck Shop” held on Health and Well-Being Day on November19, 2015. The funds we collected will be donated to the Syrian Refugee Fundraising Program,Ahamdulillah with your support we were able to raise 670.00. The PAC meets on the first Thursday ofevery month to discuss the plans for the term, and what we can do to achieve our long term goals. Thenext PAC Meeting is on December 3, 2015 at 1:30pm in the Board Room. In our last meeting the PACdiscussed the following items (Please note this is a summary of our discussion, you can find a copy ofour detail minutes in the PAC Binder located in the School Office).1. Hot Lunch Menu- Chicken Fajita Wrap with Apples, (confirm date and menu)- If you have suggestions, please attend our meetings, because we would love to hear yourthoughts. We also need volunteers to purchase, prepare and distribute the meals. The Next HotLunch Menu and Date will be confirmed on Dec 3.2. Finalized Tuck Shop- Date and Menu was confirmed, Funds to be donated to the Syrian Refugee Crisis.- We are always in need of volunteers to purchase items, help sell the items and donate items.If you are able to help, please leave your contact details at the office.3. Family Fun Movie Night- We would like our students, together with friends and families, to watch a movie on a big screenand have a fun filled afternoon/evening.- details to be confirmed.- to help/participate in this event please contact Sister Sherine at smerhifk@hotmail.com4. Long Term Goals- Change current field into “Turf”- Add New Benches- Add Water Stations- Make Paint Marking on Grounds for games.- If you would like to donate funds, to any of the above items, please contact us by leaving yourinformation at the School Office. If you any other suggestions, please attend our monthlymeetings.Our goal at the PAC is to help our students and work with the school to make ourchildren’s education, and social environment positive and fun! Please try to attend our monthlymeetings and give us your feedback.A special thank you to all of the PAC members and our volunteers who currently help us reach ourmonthly goals! May Allah (SWT) reward you and your families. Inshallah. Ameen.BC Muslim School11
Volunteers NeededWe are always in a need of volunteers. There are many school events throughout the school year.If you would like to contribute your valuable time to school by volunteering for school events,please contact the school office at 604-270-2511 or PAC (Parents Advisory Committee).We need volunteers to help sew curtains for our classroom door windows. The time used for thispurpose will be counted towards volunteer hours. If interested please contact the school office on(604) - 270-2511.Dates to RememberNovember 17Fire drill/PAC Hot LunchNovember 18Photo RetakesNovember 19Health & Well Being DayNovember 23Lockdown DrillNovember 25Gr. 3A/3B Field Trip to Space CentreNovember 25Gr. 5A/5B Field Trip to Science WorldNovember 26Grade 4 Assembly @ 10:50amDecember 02Core Department Hot LunchDecember 04Term 1 Report Cards DistributedDecember 7 & 8Parents Phone In for P/T InterviewsDecember 8Health and Well Being Day (Richmond Olympic Oval)December 10Pro-D Day (School Closed) and P/T interviews ( 1:30pm –6:00pm)December 15Fire DrillDecember 17PAC Hot LunchDecember 21Winter Break BeginsWassalam,Shuaib YunushPrincipalBC Muslim School12
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The Surahs of the Qur’an that are assigned for each grade are as follows: . Grade 5 Juz Amma & Surah Al-Mursalaat & Surah Al-Insaan Grade 6 Juz Amma & Juz Tabaarak (only to Surat Al-Jinn) Grade 7 Juz Amma & Juz Tabaarak Challenge (Any Grade) Surat Al-Israa and Surat Al-Fath The Messenger
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despair of Muslim Indians. There is no evidence that violent and extremist pan-Islamist ideologies have yet spread widely or taken deep hold in any Muslim Indian community. Nonetheless, many Indians, Muslim and non-Muslim, of all ideologies and from a vari-ety of occupational perspectives, express alarm at the prospect that they might do so. The
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