Wednesday 25 May 2016

Updates from Tr. Nancy

Dear Parents,
Asalamu Alaikum
Where has time gone, SubhanAllah! It seems like yesterday when everyone was getting ready to go back to school. The month of June is just around the corner and with it is the long awaited summer vacation. It is a well-known fact that during summer, the dreaded "Summer Slide" sets in. However, the following ten steps can help prevent the summer slide
​ in your child​

1. Take a book. The best way to get your kids reading is to have books available, so take them with you, whether it's in the car, at the beach or waiting at the doctor's office.
2. Summer recharge. Plan ahead for a fun reading-related trip midway through the summer to reignite the love of books and reward kids for reading. It doesn't have to be anything fancy; the trip could simply be camping like a character in a favorite book.
3. Explore hobbies. Reading is extra fun when the subject matter involves your favorite things. Look for books that match your kids' personal interests, such as dinosaurs or gymnastics.
4. Magazine madness. Plenty of popular kids magazines can be delivered to your home for an exciting surprise in the mailbox that makes an excellent reason to flip it open and start reading. 
5. Road trip reading. A long car ride is the perfect opportunity for the whole family to enjoy an audiobook together. You can discuss the story over lunch breaks and fuel stops to engage even further with the book.
6. Pen pals. Work with other parents to set up pen pals for the summer and have kids write letters back and forth to practice their reading and writing skills.
7. Act it out. Encourage kids to gather some neighborhood friends and create a play based on a favorite book. This helps kids understand the characters and story lines by bringing them to life.
8. Take direction. Ask kids to read the directions for a classic summer project, like setting up a tent or making a snack for a picnic. Whether they are directing you or doing it themselves, reading and understanding directions builds important skills.
9. Head to the library. Most libraries offer fun and interactive summer reading programs for kids that include incentives, activities and structure to help get kids excited about reading all summer long.
10. Tap into tech time. If you've committed to limiting screen time for the summer, consider a compromise that lets kids use devices for productive activities, such as reading e-books.

11. I will add an eleventh step. Scholastic Book Fair! Let’s put an end to the
​summer slide. For more information, please click on the Scholastic Book Fair link.

​Sincerely,

Nancy-Ann Brethour

Tuesday 24 May 2016

Arabic Speakers Updates from Teacher Nesreen



إلى الأهالي الكرام:
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته, و بعد,

سيعقد بمشيئة الله  اختبار القراءة الثالث للغة العربية للصف السادس في يوم الثلاثاء القادم الموافق  31 مايو 2016.  سيتم الاختبار في ( القنبرة و الفيل, ماذا نقرأ في الجريدة؟ , الشيخ الرئيس: ابن سينا ) , و معاني الكلمات التي في الكتاب, و الأسئلة التابعة لكل درس  ( فقرة أجيب  عن الأسئلة ).
ملاحظة: ( تم حل جميع الأسئلة في دفتر اللغة العربية للطالب, أو في الكتاب ), و سنقوم بمراجعة منهج الاختبار في يومين الجمعة و الإثنين.

عند تسجيل علامة الطالب , سيؤخذ بعين الاعتبار المهارات التالية:
مستوى التقويم
مهارات التقويم
4            3              2                1
القراءة الصحيحة للكلمات و الجمل
4            3              2                1
التهجئة الصحيحة للحركات
4            3              2                1
الاسترسال في القراءة
4            3              2                1
فهم معاني المفردات
4            3              2                1
فهم و استيعاب النص و الإجابة عن الأسئلة الموجهة


مع تمنياتي لتلاميذي الأعزاء كل النجاح و التوفيق. و جزاكم الله خيرا لحسن تعاونكم.

معلمة اللغة العربية
نسرين زاهده

Friday 13 May 2016

Science Quiz on Monday, May 16

Science Quiz on Monday, May 16th

Please review text book from page 4 to 15,
and worksheets from page 62 to 69 and page 72, 73.

Tr. Dina

Tuesday 10 May 2016

Xtreme Trampoline Waiver Form due Friday, May 13th

Assalamu alaikum Dear Parents, 

The Grade 6 field trip to Xtreme Trampoline is on May 17, inshaAllah. Parents need to sign a waiver form for their children to be able to participate. If this waiver form is not completed and signed, their children cannot participate. The form is to be completed online and the link is HERE 
Please ensure that all waivers have been sent to Xtreme Trampoline by Friday, May 13.

Jazakum Allahu Khairan,
Tr. Salma

Monday 9 May 2016

French updates


Parents/Guardians, 
We will be preparing a French project.  We will start it on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, Insha’Allah. Your child will write seven paragraphs using his/her own words. Since we studied a lot of things about characters and events, they will find useful resources in many activities we did in class, such as (questions totals, questions partial etc…). Your child should write a story extension by using creative and imaginative ideas as they wish. Let's begin with the following example as the student's choice as the alternative story continuation.
( Les animaux construisent un café, ils sont contents, ils chantent et dansent, tout à coup, un ours frappe à la porte et commence à casser les objets qu’il trouve en face de lui, les animaux…… )
  I will require your full support, in order for this project to be a successful one.
I would ask you to help your child understand the criteria in the rubric for reading / writing, and encourage him/her to read the story I gave them. 
For those who might find the project challenging, I need your help in encouraging them to constantly seek my assistance. I will give them more help if required.
        Please feel free to contact me by email or directly if you have any questions or concerns. sfqih@abraarschool.com

You find below the rubric (reading and writing) .

Jazakum Allah Kheir,

Teacher Said

French teacher

Thursday 5 May 2016

Grade 6 EQAO Testing

Assalamu Alaikum Dear Parents,

Please remember that Friday, May 27 marks the beginning of our grade six EQAO testing period. Testing will continue until Friday, June 3rd.  On these six test days, please send your child to school well-rested and having had a healthy and plentiful breakfast. You do not need to supply your child with pencils, erasers, protractors or calculators; we will provide these items.  In six one-hour sessions, students will complete a variety of assessment activities designed to allow them to demonstrate their skills and knowledge relating to reading, writing, and mathematics as described in The Ontario Curriculum. The assessment is administered province-wide and is developed by Ontario teachers and assessment experts to reflect curriculum expectations.
EQAO has developed a “Parent’s Guide to EQAO Tests” and “Questions and Answers for Parents” (available in 20 languages) to give you more information about the assessments and an understanding of what to expect. To access these resources, go to the EQAO Web site (www.eqao.com) click “Parent Resources” and then select “Junior Division (Grades 4-6)“.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to e-mail either Tr. Salma or Tr. Rania.

JAK,
Tr. Rania