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Al-Hijra Academy For success and nothing less.

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5100 Howard Avenue, Windsor Ontario, N9A 6Z6 Phone: 519 966 8276 Fax: 519 966 0846

Inside This Issue!

1. May 4th, 2014—Tree Planting For Entire Community (Rain Date—May 24th, 2014)

2. May 7th, 2014—Track and Field Day 3. May 14th, 2014—Gauss Math Contest Grades 7/8 4. May 17th, 2014—Qur’an Competition London,

Ontario 5. May 27th, 2014—Grade 8 Graduation Trip to

Wonderland

   Spring Mix Congratulations 1 Wisdom of the Month 1 Upcoming Events 1 What’s Grade 6 Up To? 2-4 April Student of the Month 5 Qur’an Student of the Month 5 Literacy Week 6 Door Competition 7 Literacy Night Pictures 7

Wisdom of the Month Help Others

The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said: “If the Hour (The day of resurrection) is about to be established and

one of you was holding a palm shoot, let him take advantage of even one second before the Hour is established to plant

it.”

Spring Mix Congratulations Alhamdulilah this year’s Spring Mix was a great success. The theme of Unity was

evident throughout the entire night as students showcased their talents to the community. Al-Hijra Academy is very

proud of the students for their hard work and dedication. May Allah SWT

increase the unity within our Ummah. We also would like to thank the parents

and teachers for their support to the students as they preformed. InshAllah

there will be a DVD available for parents with the Spring Mix program.

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SPRING 2016 THE LOREM IPSUMS

What’s Grade 6 Up To? This  year  has  been  an  exciting  year  that  has  gone  by  so  quickly.  As  a  class  we  have  done  so  much  together.  Here  are  some  of  the  highlights  of  our  year.  

The  grade  6  class  was  fortunate  to  go  to  Point  Pelee  National  Park  where  we  participated  in  fun  activities,  and  got  to  learn  about  the  fauna  and  flora  there.  It  was  so  exciting  to  walk  along  the  

southernmost  tip  of  Canada  and  to  see  the  beautiful  Lake  Erie,  the  lush  forests  and  wildflowers,  

savannahs  and  marsh,  and  the  colorful  songs  of  birds  was  the  perfect  backdrop  to  pray  Duhr  salaah  outdoors.  We  thank  Allah  SWT  for  these  Blessings!  

  The  top  positions  in  the  SPEECH  CONTEST  saw  Grade  6  students  take  all  the  medals.  First  place  Ayat  Al  Zaher,  second  place  went  to  Zeina  Salem  and  third  place  to  Amanah  Hussain.  Well-­‐done  Girls!  

Spring  Mix  was  a  fun  time  especially  during  rehearsals.  The  class  agreed  to  incorporate  the  family,  the  sick  and  the  old  and  Nature  into  the  theme  of  the  play.  Thanks  to  Saad’s  assistance  with  ideas  for  acting  and  dramatization  we  are  sure  our  play  would  not  go  on.  Zeina,  Jenna  and  Tahoora  you  are  great  actors.  Ayman  Khatib  we  missed  you.  

Some  of  our  Class  Activities  

First  up  was  our  Living  Habitats  project.  Students  got  into  groups  to  research  local  habitats,  build  a  habitat  of  their  own  and  then  collect  different  insects  and  creatures  and  place  them  therein.  We  then  observed  the  little  characters;  their  feeding  habits,  movements,  sleep  habits  and  made  notes  for  an  oral  presentation  to  the  class.  Students  also  put  up  their  own  TREE  of  ISLAMIC  KNOWLEDGE.  Habitat  The  tree  was  filled  with  everything  beneficial  of  the  tree.  

Events at Al-Hijra!

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SPRING 2016 THE LOREM IPSUMS What’s Grade 6 Up To? Next  up  was  the  House  Building  Project  

The  objective  here  was  to  establish  where  families  interacted  more  closely.  The  girls  finished  off  a  beautiful  big  house  with  attractive  paint  colours,  wall  papering,  flooring,  

furniture  and  utensils  that  were  all  handmade  mostly  by  Raabia  and  Vaneeza.  The  boys  on  the  other  hand  build  a  simple  home  that  was  in  keeping  with  the  type  of  homes  during  the  time  of  the  Prophet  SAW.  Students  listed  the  number  of  items  in  both  home  and  the  ratio  of  big  to  small  was  987  :  1.we  need  to  learn  to  stop  hording  and  wasting.  

Grade  6  has  also  presented  short  skits  during  Student  of  the  Month  Presentations.    

Namely  on  Cooperation,  Respect,  Honesty  and  Responsibility.  A  big  thank  you  to  Muhammad  Mustafa  and  Waseem  Rahman  for  sharing  cup  cakes  with  us  every  time  he  is  awarded  student  of  the  month.  We  are  going  to  be  third  time  lucky.  A  mini  project  we  enjoyed  was  the  Egg  Drop  Challenge.  Again  students  got  into  groups  and  packaged  an  egg  according  to  given  dimensions,  dropped  the  cushioned  egg  from  a  height  and  checked  which  eggs  remained  intact!    

MashaAllah  Hadia  and  Ayat  are  great  packers.  During  an  Art  Lesson  2  groups,  boys  and  girls,  were  given  an  hour  to  build  bridges.  We  quickly  put  our  ideas  together  and  built  2  fantastic  structures.  Then  Sr  Mumtaz  did  the  Tensile  strength  test  and  the  load  deformation  curve  said  that  the  boys  had  build  the  stronger  bridge.  After  bashing  the  bridge  with  tons  of  weight  Abdullah  Mohieddin’s  team  building  was  the  winner  but  off  course  Jenna’s  team  bridge  was  prettier!  

Air  and  Flight  activities    

The  first  round  of  air  planes  saw  Saad  Tabbara’s  plane  having  most  lift  and  thrust  and  fly  the  highest  and  the  furthest  but  round  2  winner  was  Abdullah  Mohieddin  with  a  plane  aesthetically  and  skillfully  topping  the  points.  Round  3  saw  Ayat  jump  the  best  parachute.  

Science  Fair    

Falah  Shahid,  Ayat  Al-­‐Zaher,  and  Hadia  Malik  made  it  to  the  Science  Fair  Regional’s,  which  was  held  at  St.  Clair  College.  We  enjoyed  an  hour  of  mad  science  and  pizza,  and  then  came  the  results!  We  are  proud  to  say  that  Falah  was  recognized  for  most  enthusiastic,  Ayat  Al  Zaher  won  a  SILVER  medal  and  Hadia  Malik  got  GOLD  along  with  some  other  local  awards.  During  Book  Fair  week  there  was  a  best-­‐decorated  door  competition  based  on  the  theme  “book  fair”.  There  were  many  fascinating  doors,  through  all  of  Al-­‐Hijra’s  hallways.  The  grade  6  door  was  simple  and  unique  but  a  true  representation  of  book  fair  week  and  naturally  the  best  door  award  came  to  Grade  6.  Lesson  learnt  “  Simplicity  is  Beauty”.  Great  idea  Vaneeza!  

Visiting  the  sick  –  In  keeping  with  the  Sunnah  of  our  Prophet  SAW  we  thought  that  a  visit  to  the  sick  would  be  boring  but  this  was  truly  the  best  field  trip  ever!  It  was  truly  a  magnificent  experience  and  we  wish  to  go  again.  Falah  brought  along  some  treats  and  we  had  a  little  cup  cake  party  at  the  Nursing  home  and  later  on  had  a  picnic  in  the  gardens.  In  Sha  Allah  may  Allah  (SWT)  reward  us  for  following  in  Prophet  Muhammad’s  SAW  footsteps  as  well  as  putting  a  smile  on  the  faces  of  people  so  tender  and  fragile.  This  was  our  first  trip  out  with  our  new  fellow  students  Aya  Hassoum  and  Sumayya  Amatullah.  

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SPRING 2016 THE LOREM IPSUMS What’s Grade 6 Up To?

Sr. Mumtaz

So  far  this  Grade  6  year  has  been  amazing  with  so  many  activities.  For  we  know  all  work  and  no  play  would  make  Grade  6  a  dull  class.  Right  now  we  are  helping  Sr  Mumtaz  with  preparations  for  the  Track  and  Field  Day,  which  promises  to  be  a  great  day  see  you  all  there!  

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SPRING 2016 THE LOREM IPSUMS

April Student of The Month: Positive Attitude

The  Prophet  (pbuh)  asked  Allah  to  make  his  attitude  better,  even  when  Allah  had  described  him  in  the  Qur’an  as  being  “on  an  exalted  standard  of  character.”  (Qur’an  68:4).  This  is  a  clear  indication  of  the  Prophet’s  (pbuh)  deep  concern  and  earnest  desire  that  the  Muslims  should  continue  to  seek  to  increase  in  good  attitudes,  no  matter  what  heights  they  had  already  scaled,  just  as  their  Prophet  (pbuh)  continued  to  seek  to  increase  in  good  attitudes  through  his  dua  (see  below  for  dua).  “Good  attitudes”  is  a  comprehensive  term  which  includes  all  the  good  characteristics  that  human  beings  may  acquire,  such  as  modesty,  patience,  gentleness,  forgiveness,  tolerance,  cheerfulness,  truthfulness,  trustworthiness,  sincerity,  straightforwardness,  purity  of  heart,  and  so  on.  

What’s Happening At Al-Hijra?

Winners JK: Amaan Mohammed, Hasan Azmat, Noura Salem, Aaliya Sher JK/SK: Ilyas Daya, Jenen Abdulkhalek

SK: Maysa Arabi, Aseal Swedan

Grade 1: Akram Fakhuri, Yasmine Hammoud, Arham Haq, Asad Saad Grade 2: Rawda Rennewi, Ibrahim Shabaka, Fouad Bouezza

Grade 3: Noura Daya, Sibra Awan, Nimra Faitma, Sheharzad Azmat, Ahmad Hammoud, Abdussalam Rhuma, Abobaker Mustaga, Raja Jarrar Grade 4: Sara Naushad, Ahmed Salma, Abdulhakim Hassan, Mohamed Abdelrazzaq

Grade 5: Zoubaida Hassoun, Lana Alomar, Maria Hammoud Grade 6: Amanah Hussain, Aya Hassoun

Grade 7: Samiya Sheiknur, Abdulhalim Hassan

Grade 8: Haiqa Arain

Qur’an Student of the Month Winners

JK: Mousa Arnous, Yunus Ahmad

JK/SK: Haroon Malik, Toleen Alomar

SK: Mohamed Shaglouf, Khalid Baalbaki

Grade 1: Ahmed Gawanmeh, Ayaan Siddiqi, Mohammed Abdel-Raheem

Grade 2: Mohammad Cisman, Hamza Adawy

Grade 3: Ahmad Hammoud, Abdullah Mustafa

Grade 4: Rabia Ali, Ayoub Tayebi

Grade 5: Maria Hammoud, Abdelaziz El Keilani Grade 6: Waseem Rahman, Sumaya Amatullah Grade 7: Muhammad Ali

Grade 8: Abdullah Inam, Sumayah Musbah

Thafeeth Program: Wesam Hussain, Musbah Khallaf

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SPRING 2016 THE LOREM IPSUMS Door Competition

Literacy Night Pictures

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SPRING 2016 THE LOREM IPSUMS

Al-­‐Hijra  would  like  to  thank  all  of  the  staff,  students,  parents,  and  community  members  for  coming  out  to  our  Literacy  Night  and  supporting  the  Scholastic  Book  Fair.    Alhamdulillah,  we  sold  $3001.48  worth  of  books  and  received  $1800.88  worth  of  books  in  commission.  We  are  so  happy  to  be  able  to  get  more  books  in  the  hands  of  our  students  and  to  see  the  students  excited  about  reading!  -­‐  Sr.  Maimoona