النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ رِضَى الرَّبِّ فِي رِضَى الْوَالِدِ وَسَخَطُ الرَّبِّ فِي سَخَطِ الْوَالِدِ
Hadith of the Week:“The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The pleasure of the Lord is in the pleasure of the parents, and the displeasure of the Lord is in the displeasure of the parents.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1899
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
Assalamu alaikum respected parents, I pray you are all doing well. Last Sunday, the weather was beautiful and all of our students enjoyed outdoor recess. Although past few days have been extremely cold, it is now warming up a little and based on the forecast for tomorrow, we will again have outdoor recess in shaa Allah.
Tomorrow is the last day before Winter Break starts on 12/22 and so much is going on. Our Annual Qirat Competition is tomorrow, December 15th in sha Allah during school hours. Make sure your children have prepared well for their assigned surahs. This is a student only event such that students will be pulled from their classroom to be tested by our judges and we will announce the results of the Qirat competition to parents in our weekly Newsletter. Please see assigned Surahs for each grade level in the "News You Can Use" section of this Newsletter.
Please also remember that tomorrow, December 15th is the last day to send donations for our IFNSS Annual Fall Food Drive. Help your children practice the sunnah of giving and donate generously. See more information is the ""News You Can Use" section of this Newsletter.
MORNING ASSEMBLY: Our morning Assembly on 12/8 was led by Sr Mazozeh, our 2nd grade Quran and Arabic teacher. She talked to students about how to be kind and respectful towards our parents and do ehsan with them. Allah SWT demands from us nothing short of our best when it comes to our parents, in all aspects, including behavior, obedience, speech, patience, etc. She shared the famous hadith “Paradise lies under the feet of your mothers.”When we please our parents, we please Allah (SWT), who in turn rewards us and relieves our concerns.Please see the attached FLYER for more information. 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.
IFNSS FALL FOOD DRIVE! 12/8 - 12/15
Sunday School Annual Fall Food drive is currently ongoing. Tomorrow is the LAST DAY TO DONATE!!
We encourage all Sunday school families to participate and donate generously. It is a wonderful opportunity for students to practice the sunnah of giving. Please send non perishable food items such as Rice, Flour, Sugar, Salt, Lentils, Pasta, Canned food, Dates, Cereal, Oatmeal, Dry Beans, Juice Boxes, Canned fruits or vegetables, Chick Peas Cans, etc.
🌺 🫶 🌼 A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO PSG TEAM!!! 🌸 🫶 🌺
On 12/6, Many of our students participated in the "Kids in the Kitchen" event organized by our amazing Parent Support Group Team and had so much fun making cake pops with their parents and friends . A huge shout out to Sr Faiza Iqbal for her creative initiative and leadership along with the amazing support and teamwork of all our PSG team members that made the event a huge success ma sha Allah. May Allah SWT accept and reward everyone''s efforts. We feel blessed to have the support of our PSG team. I have included a video for those who are interested to learn more.
Opportunities for Parent Involvement
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.