December 9-13

Assalam Alaykum dear parents, staff, and Mercy community,

As we move into the second week of December, we’re excited to highlight some of the amazing events and activities our students have been part of. I find myself reflecting on how quickly this school year has passed. I truly cherish the wonderful families and the strong sense of community we have at Mercy School.

As we approach the end of this first semester, we have much to celebrate. We are incredibly proud of the daily dedication and hard work of our teachers and students. It’s inspiring to witness the growth of our students and the meaningful relationships that continue to strengthen within our school community. A heartfelt thank you to the parents who joined us on Monday for the incredible Islamic assembly, where 1st to 5th-grade students delivered remarkable performances. On Wednesday, middle school students engaged in a lively Jeopardy game, trivia questions, skits, and captivating performances centered around Salah. All of our students also enjoyed a special popcorn treat that day – thank you to our wonderful volunteers for making it possible!

Thursday brought even more excitement with a fantastic play by our juniors students and another round of Jeopardy, this time with our high schoolers. To top it all off, we held our school’s annual Spelling Bee, which was a great success. Congratulations to Maaz Alam for winning the school Spelling Bee! Great job! 🎉👏 We’re so proud of our students and grateful for everyone who helped make these events memorable!

All elementary students will receive their progress reports next week. Middle and High school Students have their Fall Finals next week.

Whole School Picture tomorrow: Tomorrow, Friday, we will be taking a whole school picture on the soccer field. Please ensure that your child wears their division color hoodie for the photo.

As we wrap up the year, we would like to inform you that this is our final newsletter for 2024. We are grateful for your continued support and engagement throughout the year. Our next newsletter will be sent out in January 2025, and we look forward to sharing more updates and exciting news with you then. Thank you for your ongoing support and for encouraging your students to engage fully in the many opportunities offered here at Mercy School.

Your partner in education,

Lina Trad

Principal, Mercy School Institute

"Motivate and Educate to Raise Committed Youth"

• Word of the month: Self Discipline - choosing and controlling your own actions
  
• Hadith of the month: ‘A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, advise me.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Do not get angry.” The man repeated that several times and he replied, “Do not get angry.” Related by Al-Bukhari.
  
• Quote of the month: "The choices we make dictate the life we lead." -Author Unknown
• Callback of the month: “Without self discipline…success is impossible.”
  

• Please be reminded that all current parents must complete the enrollment process by December 13th to ensure priority placement.
  
• Don't miss this important deadline! If you have any questions or need assistance with the enrollment process, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.
• Open Enrollment for public: December 16th

• Current Families:

  • Use the following link to access the portal for re-enrollment: https://app.sycamoreschool.com/index.php?schoolid=
  • The school ID is 4005
  • To access re-enrollment on Sycamore go to the left of the page (My School > Enrollment > Online Portal > Admissions)

  
  

  New Families:

  • Use this link to enroll your children: https://sycamore.school/family/admissions/register?school_id=4005

  
  

StuCo is excited to announce their 2 week long Winter Countdown! Dress up with their themed days leading up to winter break. Check out the flyer below for more details.

Mercy School Institute warmly invites you to join one of our OISF engagement dinners at Hummus Cafe (3000 W Memorial Rd Suite 101) on Wednesday, December 18th from 7-9 PM

Discover how our community can contribute a million dollars with a cost to the community of under $250,000.

This is a complimentary dinner; however, an RSVP is required to assist with planning.

We are excited to share that the National Honor Society (NHS) will be hosting a Hygiene Drive Competition from Monday, December 9, through Friday, December 20. This provides our students with an opportunity to donate hygiene products and support families in need through the Mercy Food Bank.

Each grade has been assigned specific items to collect (see the list in the flyer below). The grade that contributes the most will be rewarded with a special treat to thank for their generosity and teamwork!

How It Works:

1. Encourage your child to bring the assigned items for their grade.

2. Donations will be collected in bins placed in classrooms.

3. Participation will be tracked, and reminders will be sent to keep the great work up.

Calling all storytellers, creatives, playwriters, and aspiring authors! Check out the details below on how to compete in the Writing with Barakah competition. Grades 6-12. For more information, contact Ms. Lauren (lauren.williams@mercyschool.com)

The class Arabic Spelling bee will take place on Monday, 01/13. CLICK HERE to view the class spelling lists.

Winter Sports!

Student Athletes: Grade Check

A reminder to all athletes: we conduct grade checks every other Thursday morning. Once the grade check is completed, no changes will be made until the following check. If a student is failing, they will be ineligible to participate in sporting events during the following week. The dates of grade checks are on the athletic google calendar.

Congratulations to Our Basketball Teams!

Shout out to our girls and boys Basketball teams for competing against ASTEC , last Thursday and Geary on Tuesday! Special congratulations to our Middle School and High school boys for securing two wins on our home court against ASTEC CHARTER!!

Congratulations to our Archery teams!

Archery competed this last friday in El Reno for the third tournament of the season! GO MUSTANGS!

Upcoming Events

MS & HS Boys and Girls Basketball: December 12th starting at 4:00pm vs Liberty Academy !

Let’s cheer on our Mercy athletes!!

Athletic Director

Mercy School Institute

A huge thank you to Stella Nova, Mochibake, Subway and Dhaba for donating yummy goodies for the assembly last week.

**Due to limited volunteers, Mercy Store will be CLOSED next week December 16-20th. It will reopen in January 2025.

**If you’d like to help coordinate future breakfast fundraisers with PTO, please email pto@mercyschool.com.

Reminder:

• *Mercy Store is cash only.*
• Please send cash bills under $20 with your child.
• At this time we don’t have the ability to track online payments in real-time through Zelle for students. Inshallah, we would love for this to be an option in the future.
• Right now mercy store will only accept cash bills $20 and under from students.
• Please remember to download the box top app and scan your receipts!

Please join the PTO WhatsApp group for access to announcements and news.

https://forms.gle/qthbmnA1TfDZrQBWA

After school clubs are a great opportunity for students to explore their passions and develop new skills in a fun and engaging environment, while also making new friends and building lasting memories. We encourage all students to get involved! The cost to join a club is $100 per semester.

• Teacher: Ms. Lauren Williams
• Email: lauren.williams@mercyschool.com
• Day: Mondays
• Time: 3:45 - 4:45 PM
• Grades: 1-8

• Teacher: Mrs. Mariam Ahmad
• Email: mariam.ahmad@mercyschool.com
• Day: Wednesdays
• Time: 3:45 - 4:45 PM
• Grades: 1-5

• Teacher: Ms. Lauren Williams
• Email: lauren.williams@mercyschool.com
• Day: Fridays
• Time: 3:45 - 4:45 PM
• Grades: 1-8

• Teacher: Mrs. Majdoleen Mohammad
• Email: majdoleen.mohammed@mercyschool.com
• Day: Fridays
• Time: 3:45 - 4:45 PM
• Grades: 1-5

Your Feedback Matters to Us: Your feedback is valuable to us in order to continue providing top tier education to our students. If you have any suggestions or feedback that may help us get better we would love to hear it!

• We have an Open Door Policy; you are always welcome to stop by the school and share your feedback with us.
• We have a suggestion box in the front office. You can always drop off your suggestion in the box.
• You can fill out this anonymous Google form to give a shout-out or share an area of growth. https://forms.gle/XhaEuJUnE2MPXtqv5

Mercy School aims to nurture confident and committed youth, who draw upon Islamic values, cultivating leaders of righteous and noble character who contribute to the betterment of our American Society. To this end, we will cultivate personalities who upon graduation will be ambitious yet responsible, competitive yet caring, practical yet reflective, open minded yet principled, motivated yet focused and progressive yet aware.

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