IFNSS Week 9 Update
November 6th, 2022
الطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ الإِيمَانِ”
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
Respected Parents & families,
Our MORNING ASSEMBLY this week was led by one of our Quran teachers, Sr. Mona Hamdan. Her husband, Dr Hamdan, who is a dentist, also joined us. They talked about the importance of cleanliness in general and dental hygiene, in particular. They explained the process of how and why teeth can get cavities and why it is so important to brush our teeth regularly, before each Salah (following the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad SAW), or twice a day at the very least.
If you would like to be a speaker at one of our Assembly and talk to students for 10 minutes about any topic you feel passionate about, please let us know by sending me an email at ifnss.principal@ifnonline.com. We love to welcome parents as volunteers.
Our 8th Grade Students had the opportunity to join HSYC Field Trip to Chi Care and pack food for the homeless people. Four of our 8 grade students and four Sunday School Staff members were able to go. We are thankful to HSYC team for organizing this fun learning experience for the students and welcoming Sunday School 8th graders to join.
Photo Gallery! Highlights from our day!
Morning Assembly!
Dr. Hamdan & Sr Mona teaching dental hygiene :)
KDG students learning letters with playdoh! Ma sha Allah!
IFNSS ANNUAL THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE!
Teacher Spotlight! Get to know our dedicated teachers!
Procedures
GOOGLE CLASSROOMS::
Our teachers use Google Classrooms as the home to school connection to post announcements related to homework or classwork. I know some students are still having difficulty accessing Google Classrooms. Please note that students have to be logged into their own IFN domain email accounts to access google classroom. I have attached Step by Step directions HERE on how to access your child's IFN email account and then use that to access google classrooms. All returning students continue to use their existing IFN email accounts. We try our best to create IFN email accounts for any NEW students who join us within 1 week of their start date. If you are having difficulty with your child's IFN email or Google Classroom, please reach out to your child's teacher and he/she will be able to help in sha'Allah. I have attached a PDF of IFNSS teachers 22-23 that lists all the teacher's names as well as their email addresses for your easy reference.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILDREN HAVE JOINED THEIR GOOGLE CLASSROOMS FOR ALL SUBJECT AREAS. (1st through 8th graders have 4 google classrooms for each student. Pre-K & Kindergarten have 2 google classrooms for each student)
LOST & FOUND!
Teachers try their best to remind students to take their belongings. However, some students are forgetting their jackets, materials and belongings. We have made a Lost and Found Box in the Sunday School Office. If your child has lost an item, then can stop by the office to check the 'lost and found'. We place the Lost and Found box in the lobby at Dismissal time. Parents can also check the box to find any lost items in sha'Allah.
ATTENTION Parents!! PLEASE CHECK THE LOST & FOUND BOX TO CLAIM ANY LOST ITEMS. We will have to dispose off/donate items that are not claimed soon. JazakAllah for your cooperation.
Morning Drop off begins at 9:30 and assembly starts at 9:45 in sha'Allah. Parents are requested to drop off their children at the front of the building and our staff will guide students to the Musallah area for assembly in sha'Allah. Parents do not have to come inside the building for drop off as our staff will be at the front door to supervise students.
Dismissal is after Dhuhr Salah at 1:30. Cones are placed in the front of the building to block the area for safety. Parents are requested to park their car in the parking lot and come to the outside of the front entrance. 4th through 8th grade students stand outside under staff supervision in designated areas and can leave when parents come to pick. Younger students in grades Pre-K through 3rd grade line up inside the lobby area and are escorted to parents as they come to pick. We appreciate your patience and cooperation with ensuring safe drop off and dismissal for all students.
Salah Procedures: Dhuhr Salah is part of the Sunday School curriculum. We teach all students to respectfully pray behind the Imam and participate in "tasbeeh" and "dua" at the end. Parents who are in the upstairs musalla are requested to please go downstairs and wait in the lobby after Salah is done. TA's will bring all students down when they are done. We do not want the upstairs or lobby area to get too crowded. We appreciate your cooperation as we try to make the dismissal process safe for everyone.
Lunch Procedures: All students get lunch at Sunday School (pizza and juice) and it is included in the Sunday School fee. Students can bring lunch from home if they want to but there will be no reduction in fee.
SCHOOL FORMS
For any parents of new or existing students, who have NOT yet submitted the Photo Consent, Handbook Acknowledgement and Medical Emergency forms, I am including them again here for your convenience. Please take a few minutes to complete these forms.
PARENT STUDENT HANDBOOK - Please review with your child
Handbook acknowledgement form - Please submit
Photo Consent Form - Please complete & submit
Medical Emergency Form - Please complete & submit
IFNSS Substitute & Volunteer Form - (OPTIONAL) Please complete & submit ONLY if interested in volunteering at Sunday School. We appreciate your partnership.
IMPORTANT CONTACTS! All in one place for easy reference.
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. Shamim Choudhry - ifnss.viceprincipal@ifnonline.com
Office Manager - Sr. Saba Fuad - ifnss.office@ifnonline.com
Registrar - ifnss.registrar@ifnonline.com
Education Committee Chair - Dr. Zafeer Ahmad zafeer.ahmad@ifnonline.com
IFN Vice President - Br Ahmed Nader - ahmed.nader@ifnonline.com
MUHSEN Facilitators, Sr. Sadia Thiryayi sadia.thiryayi@ifnonline.com & Br. Shaaz Adeel shaaz.adeel@ifnonline.com
Sunday School After School Arabic Program Coordinator - Sister Eman Enaya 312-813-0526 emanenaya@yahoo.com.
High School Youth Core (HSYC) Coordinator - Sr Samina Anwar samina.taranum@ifnonline.com