Bismillah!

Assalamu Alaikum Dear TA Parents and Families!

I hope that this finds all of our families well and in the best of conditions!

Thank you, parents, as always, for your continued support and engagement. Research in education shows that parental involvement in a child's life and parent engagement in schools has significant potential to accelerate student achievement and student success. In addition, engaged fathers and positive home dynamics also prove to have positive effects on student success and achievement. We are grateful for the opportunity we have each day to work with our parents and families to support our students in their development and to nurture their growth. May Allah guide us in our efforts and protect our children.

Thank you and jazakum Allahu khairun.

Hagar Aboubakr

Head of School

I'd like to remind all families that there is no school for students on Friday, October 21 (Spiritual Reflection Day) and Monday, October 24 (Professional Development Day). We hope our families are able to use this time to bond, reflect, relax, and recharge together. We look forward to seeing our students back at school on Tuesday, October 25, insha Allah.

We wanted to give parents a heads-up that re-enrollment for 2023-2024 will open on November 15 for our current families. It will open on December 6 for siblings of current students, and on January 10 for the general public. As we approach these dates, we will be sure to give plenty of reminders to our current families.

The financial aid application will open on November 15.

**Very Important**

Please note that re-enrollment may be held for:

• students with chronic behavioral issues or multiple behavioral infractions; students who are unresponsive to behavioral interventions
• families with large outstanding balances

In both cases, if the noted issue is not resolved through consistent, collaborative efforts, re-enrollment may be held for the respective child(ren) indefinitely.

We'd like to thank our FTA for engaging our community in Unity Day as part of Bullying Prevention Month. Students and staff donned orange accessories and clothing as a way to build awareness around bullying.

We are very excited about our new playground structure! Insha Allah, this new resource will contribute greatly to our student's free/play time, supporting their brain breaks, transitions, and readiness for optimal learning in the classroom.

May Allah reward the TA Board of Directors for their hard work in attaining this upgraded play structure for our students.

The IB Learner Profile is a set of 10 attributes that foster international mindedness and global citizenship. You may have already heard your child referencing the Learner Profile at home!

At TA, we have an attribute focus each month. The attribute focus for the month of October is Principled. Ask your child how they've reflected on what it means to be Principled! Some elements of Principled that students have inquired into are the following:

• Having Integrity; doing the right thing when no one is watching
• Being Kind and spreading Kindness
• Engaging in anti-bullying efforts
• Displaying manners and etiquette that are principled such as showing gratitude to others

Please see Ms. Elkordy's message below regarding Picture Day.

Picture Day this year is fast approaching, it is scheduled for Thursday, November 3rd. All students are required to come to school in their formal Friday uniform, even if they have PE on this day. Boys must wear their white shirt and tie, and girls must wear their red cross tie. Middle School boys and girls must also wear their blazer on this day. Kindly make sure students come to school on time with clean, ironed uniforms and nicely combed hair as they usually do. These pictures will be used in our school’s yearbook! You will get a chance to order a yearbook towards the end of the school year.

Parents can order their child’s pictures via the Lifetouch website, even before Picture Day, mylifetouch.com

Our school’s Picture Day ID is: EVT3CP2NJ

I'd like to remind all parents of children in KG-5th grades that you are invited each day to attend our PYP assembly from 8:40-9:00. Each day, students recite morning athkar/duaa and Quran to start the day. Students then recite their vow of conduct, announce the date, inquire into the Learner Profile, and teachers/staff share announcements and reminders. Sometimes, students also share presentations from their own inquiries or we share school-wide shout-outs! The morning assembly is a way we come together as a community each day. We hope you will join us!

We'd like to remind all families that all students in 2nd-8th grades should have a charged device and headset with them on a daily basis. If your child does not have a device and headset, please ensure this is taken care of as soon as possible.

Lunch Menu

Mondays/Wednesday: provided by Flip’s Pizza

• Pizza by the slice - $2
• Mozzarella sticks (5 sticks) - $6
• Medium fries - $4
• Small garden salad - $5
• Grilled cheese sandwich with fries - $5

Tuesdays/Thursday: provided by Ziza Kabob (thabiha options)

Chicken kabob (includes rice, salad, juice) $7

Kofta kabob (includes rice, salad, juice) $8

Chicken tenders (with fries and juice) $7

Chicken kabob salad $7

Chicken wrap with fries and juice $8

Lamb wrap with fries and juice $8

Fries $4

You may access the 22-23 school calendar using the link below. This calendar indicates days off for students, vacations, and other relevant information.

BAND is an app/platform we use for some forms of communication. Although it is not a formal means of communication for updates and announcements, it is utilized to give you, the families, a glimpse into the classrooms and to remind you of relevant information. Please do join your child's grade level BAND group, using the appropriate links below.

KG-https://band.us/n/a7ac76bbW8E3p

1st-https://band.us/n/a5aa74bbWeIbU

2nd-https://band.us/n/a3a87fb1W8Jcg

3rd-https://band.us/n/adad77b0W6J32

4th-https://band.us/n/afa87fbbWbJ0i

5th-https://band.us/n/a0a073b8W1J6R

6th-https://band.us/n/aca673baW8k5J

7th-https://band.us/n/aea974b2Wbk0Y

8th-https://band.us/n/a6a970b1W7k0e

All Parents https://band.us/n/a9a878baxcX9N

We have multiple ways here at TA for our parents to stay informed and updated. I wanted to take a moment to outline for you the main sources of communication for our families.

BAND: Each grade level has a BAND group; BAND is mainly for sharing snippets of teaching and learning with parents; here is where teachers post pictures and sometimes videos of learning engagements. Teachers update BAND groups on a weekly basis. There is also a Parent Band group for all parents for posting reminders and sometimes, for sharing pictures and other information. Use the links provided above to join!

Email: Parents receive email updates from individual teachers about every 1-2 weeks. Email is also used by teachers and other staff members to send requests, updates, reminders, announcements, etc. to parents.

Head of School Newsletter: This newsletter is sent to parents about every 2 weeks, or as needed, and contains school-wide updates, announcements, and reminders for parents. If you are not receiving the Head of School newsletter, please contact me at hagaraboubakr@taribyahacademy.org.

IB PYP (elementary school) Coordinator Newsletter: Our PYP Coordinator, Ms. Shabana Ahmed, will send out curricular and IB updates about two times a term (6 times a year). These newsletters will provide our elementary school families with curricular overviews and updates, in addition to school-wide learner engagements and other applicable information.

Events Team Newsletter: The Events Team newsletter is written by our Events Team, Ms. Ranya Mike and Sadaf Siddiqui. It is sent to families about once a month and contains important information about upcoming school events organized and led by the Events Team. If you are not receiving the Events Team newsletter, please contact Events@tarbiyahacademy.org.

Counselor Newsletter: The Counselor Newsletter is written by TA's School Counselor, Ms. Fatima Khan. It contains relevant information on the Social-Emotional Learning program here at TA. If you are not receiving the Counselor Newsletter, please contact fatimakhan@tarbiyahacademy.org.

Managebac: Managebac is the platform used by parents to view descriptions of lessons as well as grades and comments by teachers on your child's performance on some tasks. Managebac is updated weekly by teachers with grades and tasks. Managebac also has a feature where teachers can choose to alert parents when a grade has been posted. Some teachers may use this feature, so parents may also receive emails from Managebac as well, alerting them that a grade has been posted. Finally, Managebac is also used for behavior logs and for publishing report cards. Again, parents may receive alerts from time to time from Managebac alerting them of updates or postings. If you do not know your Managebac login information, please contact virtualhelpdesk@tarbiyahacademy.org.

Although not an official mode of communication for our TA families, we also have social media accounts managed by our Marketing Coordinator, Ms. Amina Jamil, where we share snippets of TA life and happenings with the wider community. If you are on social media, please do follow our pages as follows:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TarbiyahAcademy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarbiyahacademy

Please do support our posts on social media, if you see something you like and are so inclined!

Friday, October 21: Spiritual Reflection Day; No School for Staff or Students

Saturday, October 22: Back to School Barbeque; details forthcoming

Monday, October 24: Professional Development Day; No School for Students

Friday, October 28-Saturday, October 29: Raising Amazing Program

Thursday, November 3: Picture Day

Tuesday, November 8: Early Release Day; Election Day

Wednesday, November 9: Jalapeno Restaurant Night; School Fundraiser

September 27: https://www.smore.com/a4dh8e

August 28: https://www.smore.com/sh5eq

Email: hagaraboubakr@tarbiyahacademy.org
Website: www.tarbiyahacademy.com
Phone: (844) 827-2492
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TarbiyahAcademy/