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dent Council, and Track and

Field. I have also enjoyed deliv-

ering presentaons and con-

ducng workshops for IFS and

IFT teachers on Literacy, Class-

room Management, computer

soware, Assessment and

Evaluaon, School Culture,

Bullying Prevenon, Teaching

Students with ADHD, Maintain-

ing a Posive Atude, and

Tribes. In addion, I have con-ducted scholarly presentaons

at OISE/UT and York University

on single-gendered schooling,

the Tribes Process, as well as

Cyber-Bullying prevenon.

My name is Br. Shehzad Uddin

and I am the Grade 6 teacher,

as well as the Head of IFS-

Durham. This is my 7th

year

teaching at IFS and my 4th

year

teaching Grade 6. I am also a

PhD student at OISE/UT, com-

pleng my degree in Educa-

onal Administraon. My

journey at IFS started in 2006

when I had recently graduated

from York University with aDouble Honours B.A. in Eng-

lish and Psychology, and a

B.Ed. In my rst year, my

Grade 3 class aained high

EQAO results which signi-

cantly contributed in IFS be-

coming the number one

school in Ontario. The follow-

ing year, I taught Grade 4, as

well as Gr. 10 and Gr. 11 Eng-

lish, and Alhamdulillah, my

Grade 10 students achieved

100% on their Literacy Test

and our High School also be-

came the number one in On-

tario. Aer that, I took a study

break to pursue my M.Ed and

meanwhile, I remained part of

IFS as a supply teacher and a

volunteer. I returned in 2011 as

a Grade 6 teacher and Alham-

dulillah, my students achieved

100% results for EQAO in Read-

ing, Wring, and Math. I taught

Grades 3 and 6 for another

three years, maintaining high

results.

My strong es with IFS are re-

ected in my volunteering at

the school since 1994. Sincethat me, I have observed

many posive changes, strong

growth, and bounful success-

es this presgious instuon

has undergone. These success-

es are testament to Allah’s

Blessings, talented students,

supporve parents, dedicated

sta, and strong leadership.

Alhamdulillah, I have served on

many commiees, such as Ad-

missions, Awards, Book Fair,

Computer and IT, Discipline, e-

Teacher Report Cards, Houses,

IFS and Scarborough Regional

Spelling Bee, Literacy, Mathe-

maca, MIST, Play Day,

Speeches, Boys’ Soccer, Stu-

My Biography

Our Year Ahead...

Insha Allah this will be a chal-

lenging and excing year for

the Grade 6 students. MashaAllah, there are 11 students

this year (4 boys, 7 girls).

The academic demands are

great for this year and all

students must be focussed

and prepared to put in their

best eort in all areas of

work. As you are aware, the

Ontario curriculum will be

followed and your child willbe parcipang in the EQAO

provincial assessment in

Reading, Wring, and Mathe-

macs in June 2016. The

school will be sending you

more informaon about the

tesng at a later date.

Welcome to Grade 6!

Special points of

interest:

My Biography

Our Year

Ahead…

Student

Arrival

Tribes

Class

Subjects

Classroom

Pictures

Assalamu-alaikum! I would like to welcome your child to my class and hope that he / she

will have a successful, prosperous, and enjoyable year, Insha Allah.September 2015

Issue 1

Inside this issue:

Our Year Ahead... 1

Agenda and

Student Arrival

2

Tribes 2

Class Subjects 2-3

Classroom Pictures 4

Contact Information 5



Respect, Appreciaon / No

Put Downs, and Right to

Pass).

Students are to demonstrate

Islamic equees in all

maers, to be punctual, re-

sponsible and commied in

their atude and eorts. As

our school is a TRIBES School,

sta and students will be

following and implemenng

the four TRIBES agreements

(Aenve Listening, Mutual

Tribes

Student Arrival

parcipate in Literacy/

Numeracy iniaves or DEAR

(Drop Everything and Read).

Students are expected to

come to school equipped

with all their books, complet-

ed homework, proper uni-form, morning recess snack,

and a nutrious lunch.

The morning bell is at 8:20

am. Students are to line up

outside and make their way

to their classroom by 8:30

am. If a student is habitually

late, a note will be wrien in

the agenda. Students are tolisten to the morning an-

nouncements quietly at their

desks. In the morning we will

Welcome to Grade 6!

Students

should be

inside the

building by

8:20 am

and at their

desks by

8:30 am.

A student planner (school agenda) has been provided to each student. It is important for the stu-

dents to track all homework, assignments, tests, and projects in the planner and take home all the

necessary books and notebooks for homework compleon. Students are to complete the work to

the best of their ability and bring all work- whether nished or unnished- to school each day.

Please check to see what homework your child has each day and assist them by reminding them to

bring their work to school each day. If it cannot be completed for any reason, please send a notestang the reason(s) for incomplete homework. The agenda is also a tool for communicaon be-

tween the parents and the teacher, as there is space provided for wring important notes and mes-

sages.

Ągenda / Student Planner

Phys-Ed, Health, and Library

I will be the Phys-Ed and Health

teacher for Grade 6. For Phys-Ed

class, students need to have

proper running shoes.

Materials for the Home

The following materials are

essenal for the home to

aid in the learning: the

Quran (Arabic with English

translaon), diconary and

thesaurus. Each student is

required to purchase a 1.5

inch binder with tab dividers

for each subject for the pur-

pose of storing any loose

paper received during the

course of the year. I urge all

parents to equip their child

with these items at the earli-

est possible me.



For Math, the Math Makes

Sense Textbook, Pracce and

Homework book, and supple-

mental Math handouts willbe used.

It is imperave that students

complete all Math Home-

work on a consistent basis

to remain caught up with

the Math program.

In Social Studies,

handouts from various

sources will be used.

In Science, handouts and

worksheets will be given.

Students will also observescience experiments to fur-

ther consolidate their un-

derstanding.

Mathematics

Science and Social Studies

Language

dence, when responding to

text, thus developing their

crical thinking skills.

When compleng a wring

piece, students will learn to

clearly arculate their ideasand write in paragraphs.

They will also be reviewing

and eding their work, using

SPECO (Spelling, Punctua-

on, Endings, Capitals,

Omied Words).

For English Language, books

from the Nelson program,

“Nelson Literacy 6: Student

Book 6A” and “Nelson Litera-

cy 6: Student Book 6B” will

be used. Spelling, grammar,and phonics sheets, etc. will

be given in order to further

develop language skills and

expand students’ vocabulary.

Students will work on formu-

lang ideas and giving evi-

Issue 1

Islamic Studies, Arabic, Qur’anic Studies, and French

For Islamic Studies, I will be

using the IQRA Program. Stu-

dents will learn about the See-

rah of Prophet Muhammad

(SAW), and other Prophet sto-

ries. The ‘Our Prophet—Life in

Madinah’ textbook and work-

book will be used. The strands

of ‘Aqeedah’, ‘Fiqh’, ‘Akhlaaq’,

‘Seerah’, and ‘Social Studies’

will be covered.

Qur’anic Studies will be 5

days a week and the teacher

will be Sr. Shahira.

Our French teacher will be

Sr. Fadilah and French will be

taught ve mes a week.



Issue 1

Top: Welcoming Chalk-

board

Boom: Classroom Setup

Welcoming Class Entrance!

Student supplies ready!

Welcoming Classroom Environment!

Teacher’s Desk



The Akhlaq Trait of the Month of September is

Punctuality. Refer to pgs. 37-38 in the Student

Planner for more details.

Please email me to conrm that you have read

the Welcome Leer by emailing me at

[email protected].

Jazakum Allahu Khairan,

Br. Shehzad Uddin

Grade 6 Teacher

Islamic Foundaon School - Durham

Parents are partners with

the school in their child’s

academic learning and cul-

vaon of proper Islamic

values. Together we will be

inculcang Islamic man-

ners, equee, and respect

in them, to make them

good leaders and role-

models of our community.

Insha Allah I hope this year

will be full of enthusiasm to

learn and excel academical-

ly and behaviourally as

Islamic individuals in the

Ummah, as well as contrib-

ung members of Canadian

society.

Islamic Foundation School Durham

2944 Audley Road N.

Ajax, ON

Phone: 905-619-9962

E-mail: [email protected]

Class Website:http:

shezzgr6 weebly com

Br. Shehzad I have launched a new website for Grade 6, which will have an-

nouncements, important events, photos, homework, and award

winners from our class. Please visit and bookmark:

hp://shezzgr6.weebly.com

If you wish to contact me, please leave a message at the school

oce, write a note in the agenda, or send a note with your child.

(Please avoid coming to class when lessons are in progress.)

For any class related issues, you can email me at

[email protected] .

Br. Shehzad

Important: Our school is a nut - free school, so please do not send any snacks or lunches with your child that contain nuts or

peanuts, including Nutella. Please inform me immediately if your child has any food allergies or health issues that I need to

be aware of.

http://shezzgr6.weebly.com/





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