IFNSS Principal Newsletter

Hadith of the Week:Āisha (rA) said as part of a larger hadith, “I never saw Allah’s Messenger ﷺ fast for an entire month except for Ramadan, and did not see him fasting in any month more than in Shaban.”

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Assalamu alaikum respected parents,

I pray you and your families are doing well. Alhumdulillah we are in the month of Shaban now. May Allah SWT allow us to benefit from the blessings of this month and see Ramadan soon, Ameen. Last Sunday, our students completed mid terms for all subject areas. Our teachers have been working on finalizing grades in Sunweb and mid term report cards should be ready by next week for parents to access through their Sunweb parent portal. Recess was indoors last Sunday but it seems like we will be able to have recess outdoors tomorrow, in shaa Allah based on the weather forecast.

MORNING ASSEMBLY: Our morning Assembly on 1/26 was led by Sr Asil Elkhateb, who talked to students about the Israa & Miraaj and its significance. Please refer to the FLYER for additional details. For any parents who would like to come and lead a morning assembly at Sunday School, or get involved in other volunteer opportunities at Sunday School, please fill out THIS FORM and we will reach out to you with next steps.

December - January PBIS Raffle: At the end of our morning assembly, we had our Monthly PBIS Raffle where we pulled names of 6 students from our "Race to Jannah" Raffle Jar ma sha Allah and these students received $10 Target Gift Cards (see picture below in photo gallery). We hold these raffles every month and it is just one of the many ways we use to motivate our students to make good choices and demonstrate expected behaviors at Sunday School.

Please join to encourage the hard work of our students, led by Sr Asma Fazal, JazakAllah Khair!🌹

Message from Br Zeeshan, IFN General Secretary

Assalamualaikum Dear IFN Community,
Alhumdulillah, we are very pleased to announce that our beloved weekly Sunday Morning programs are back. It will start with Sunday weekly Fiqh session from Imam Azfar from 10:20 am to 11 am after the Sunday school assembly in IFN Banquet hall. It will be followed by a social hour from 11 am to noon to connect with the community over tea and light lunch/ snacks. Br Vaseem Iftikhar is leading the weekly Sunday Guest Speakers program from noon to 1 pm where you will have enriching talks that may enhance your everyday life insha'Allah.

IFNSS PSG (Parent Support Group) is organizing a Bake Sale Fundraiser Event along with Parent Teacher Conferences on 2/16/25. Please come to support!

Alhumdulillah we have added some excellent teachers and TAs to our team this year. Please refer to this list of TEACHERS & TA's for the 2024-25 school year along with their contact information. Our goal is help parents gets to know their children's teachers in sha Allah. Hence I will be introducing one teachers or TA's every week in my Newsletter Teacher Spot Light Section. See image below.

Parent involvement is essential for students development, leads to increased student achievement and success and offers many benefits. We highly encourage our parents to get involved at IFN Sunday School which is why we are offering several opportunities for parent involvement this year. These include the following:

1. Join Parent Support Group (PSG) by completing this form

2. Become a Teaching Assistant

3. Become a Lunch/Recess Supervisor

4. Lead a Morning Assembly at Sunday School

5. Be a Substitute Teacher or TA

Please FILL OUT THIS FORM if you are interested in any of the above opportunities and we will contact you regarding next steps. Learn more about the above opportunities on THIS Document.

IFN Sunday School team proudly partners with MUHSEN (Muslims Understanding and Helping Special Education Needs) Non profit Program to support and include all students with specific needs. This year, the MUHSEN program is offering two programs to provide a continuum of serivices to support students with special needs including a) an exclusive 1:1 support program in a separate classroom for students needing a higher level of support and b) an inclusive level of support where students will get push in support from MUHSEN TAs inside their regular classroom. For specific questions, please feel free to contact MUHSEN Facilitator, Sr. Sadia Thiryayi <sadia.thiryayi@ifnonline.com>

1. Link to Parent Orientation Slides 2024-25 (from August 25th, 2024)

2. Link to Sunweb Parent Portal

3. Link to Report Absence

4. Link to IFNSS School Calendar 2024-25

5. Link to sign up for Parent Involvement Opportunities

6. Link to Report Bullying incidents at IFNSS

You can call the IFN main phone number 847-406-3730 and then Dial Extension 222 for Sunday School Office

• Principal - Sr. Saddaf Raheel - ifnss.principal@ifnonline.com

• Vice Principal - Sr. Samina Anwar - samina.t.anwar@ifnonline.com

• Office Manager - Sr. Saba Fuad - ifnss.office@ifnonline.com

• Registrar - Br Siraj Khaja - ifnss.registrar@ifnonline.com

• Education Committee Chair - Dr. Sarwar Nasir msnasir53@gmail.com

• Education Committee Vice Chair - Dr Haris Jamil haris.jamil@gmail.com

• IFN President - Br Ahmed Nader - ahmed.nader@ifnonline.com

• IFN Vice President - Br. Mohamed Eslam meslam.mohamed@ifnonline.com

• MUHSEN Facilitator, Sr. Sadia Thiryayi sadia.thiryayi@ifnonline.com OR ifn.muhsen@ifnonline.com

• Sunday School After School Arabic Program Coordinator - Sister Eman Enaya 312-813-0526 emanenaya@yahoo.com.

• Tarbiya Circle High School Youth Program Lead - Taha Tayyabi tarbiya.circle@ifnonline.com 312-804-5206