Assalam Alaikum, now in the home stretch… I’m sure these last three months are going to be a blast. We are jam packing our days with fun, excitement and field trips...not to mention some new classroom happenings. We’re kicking it up a notch and glad you’re here for the ride! Sit back and enjoy!
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Wed. March 3: Marine Science Institute $15
Wed. March 24th: Field Trip Happy Hollow Park and Zoo $8
Good News: Bad News: What’s the Plan Stan??
Alhamdulillah we are blessed to be moving to another home this summer. Unfortunately we will not be able to continue our preschool from that location. For the past two years, this school has been a passion for me and has brought upon so many wonderful experiences. InshaAllah your children will continue to success and many more self discoveries on their life journeys.
Last Month:
Splish Splash!!! Whales, dophins, octopus, starfish, and sharks… I don’t think there’s a creature under the sea we didn’t come across. One of the cool things explored during this theme was the focus on textures from slimey snails and fish, to prickly sea urchins and bumpy starfish, and smooth sleek sharks. It was exciting to actually go to the marine science institute and feel these animals in person. Our field trip to Seascapes was quite pleasant, it gave us a chance to see other sea creatures like turtles, crabs and eels, the highlight being taking home our very own fish tank and starter fish to take care of. The children love taking turns during the week feeding the fish, and soon, we will be adding some frogs and snails as we move onto the unit after the jungle, swamps and creeks! Math concepts of counting in Arabic and English were reviewed, and emphasis was given on the numerical picture and correlation with “how many is that” was made in Arabic. Also, animals like Ollie the Octopus helped us count, sharks eating minnows helped us introduce adding and subtracting which will become in the fore front of our math studies in the next few months. Also, Eric Carle’s book Mr. Seahorse introduced the idea of ocean families and the uniqueness of Allah’s creations. The Ocean theme is always a blast with the kids as they enjoy all the water and bubble play outside…even though it was limited to due to weather. At the seashore, the kids loved digging for actual sea shells and making their very own sand castles. Artwork taken home will include projects like, O for ocean (ocean viewer), J for jellyfish, K for kelp, slimey gaack, sea foam paintings (bubble art), aluminum foil sharks to demonstrate smooth texture, Arabic counting, Ayn for ayn: well, Ghayn, ghoroob, for sunset, faa for farse al bahar, the sea horse.
This month of March…
Be careful many wild animals will be coming your way as we learn all about Habitats! Specifically the jungle and forests. Animals spark creativity and self awareness as we explore Allah’s creations and how they interact with their environments. We will be comparing and contrasting things like spots and stripes, fast and slow, and fur and feathers. Math will be starting to include concepts of subtraction and continuing to build on basic addition. We will learn about respect to animals and caring for them, and Quran stories will include Prophet Nuh and Prophet Sulaiman.
Arabic:
“Bunni al islam…” the new song is loved and thoroughly enjoyed by all the kids. Touching on the “arqan” of our “deen”… it is one of those foundation songs that will be instilled in the hearts of our children. This month we will expand our singing to include yet another beautiful song in Arabic. Letter for the last month included Ayn, Ghayn, and Faa, this month we will be working on Thaw, Zhaw, Qaaf, and Kaaf. Teacher Lubna’s group has finished Surah Lahab and is moving onto Surah Nasr, while Teacher Mirals group is moving forward from Surah Asr, to Surah Humazah. They are also finishing up the Fatha sounds and starting the Kasra sounds of the letters.
