March 3-7

Assalam Alaykum dear parents, staff, and Mercy community,

Hope you’re all doing well! We had an awesome week here with lots of reading and fasting. A big thanks to all our students for their energy and effort!

Reminder: There’s no school during the parent-teacher conferences. It’s a great chance to chat about how your child is doing at school, so please make sure to come.

Next week, we’ve got the Mercy Souk event! Students can buy gifts for family and friends before the Eid break. It's a fun way for them to pick out something special.

We also want to celebrate some students who did exceptionally well this year:

• Senior Principal Honor Roll with Special Distinction: Faris Salous
• Principal Honor Roll: Shahad AbouAbed and Adeen Asim
• Senior Honor Roll: Sejood Zaben, Nour Atiyat, and Leena Odetalla

And a big congratulations to our 8th graders:

• Valedictorian: Hala Arodak
• Salutatorian: Adhra Kazi

Great job, everyone MashaAllah!

Don’t forget about our fundraising dinner on March 22nd in the gym. It’s going to be a great night!

Thanks for all your support, and see you at the conferences and dinner!

Lina Trad

Principal, Mercy School Institute

"Motivate and Educate to Raise Committed Youth"

• Effort- doing your best

• Ayah of the month: "Indeed, as for those who have believed and done good deeds, We do not let the reward of anyone who does a good deed go to waste.
  
• Quote of the month: "Success is not an accident, success is actually a choice." -Stephen Curry
• Callback of the month: "Excellence...is never an accident."

Parent/Teacher Conference is tomorrow, 03/07 from 8-4 PM. The portal to schedule appointments is NOW OPEN. Follow the steps below to schedule an appointment with your child's teacher(s):

1. Go to the Sycamore webpage (School Code: 4005)
   
2. Log into your account. (If you do not know your password, please contact najat.albani@mercyschool.com)
3. On the left side of the screen, click on 'My School'
4. Select 'P/T Conference'
5. Select the child for whom you'd like to schedule an appointment from the 'Student' dropdown menu
6. Choose an available time slot (green) and confirm the appointment

For the elementary parents, we kindly ask that you sign up only with your child's homeroom teacherfor discussions related to core subjects. In addition to meeting with your child's homeroom teacherto discuss core subjects, you are also welcome to sign up for conferences with our specials teachers. These teachers include those who instruct classes in subjects such as Arabic, Quran, Islamic Studies, any other specialty subjects your child participates in.

Smile Train Club is excited to announce several upcoming events and activities during our Spirit Week that will take place from March 10th to 14th. Here is the schedule for the week:

• Monday, March 10th: Pajama Day - Students are invited to wear their favorite pajamas.
• Tuesday, March 11th: College Merch Day - Show your support for your favorite college or university by wearing their merchandise.
• Wednesday, March 12th: Culture Swap Day - Celebrate diversity by wearing attire from cultures other than your own.
• Thursday, March 13th: "Wear What Makes You Smile" Day - Express yourself by wearing something that brings you joy (while adhering to the school dress code).
• Friday, March 14th: Favorite Food Day - Dress up as your favorite food!

We are excited to announce that Mercy School Institute will be opening the Mercy Souk for our students and their families in preparation for Eid! This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to shop for their families and enjoy the festive spirit. The Mercy Souk will feature a variety of items perfect for Eid gifts. We look forward to celebrating the joy of Eid together with our Mercy School community!

We are so excited to have Mercy School Institute joining the 2025 Memorial Kids Marathon! This is a very exciting and special year as it is the 25th anniversary of the Memorial Marathon! Race day is SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025, at 9AM!

Registration

Sign up Kid Marathoners to run on Race Day! Parents and students can go to https://haku.ly/3aa5dc8732 to register. At the bottom of the page, you will select your school’s name from the dropdown list. This page is hidden on our normal website so random people don’t sign up with school groups, so be sure your students and parents have this specific link!

IMPORTANT

• It is recommended families complete registration for all members in one transaction to avoid incurring additional service fees.
• Make sure that they do not use the Kids sign up on our regular website, but with the link provided above. If they go through the website to register the kids, they will not see the schools which will lead to them not signing up with the schools.
• All adults need to register as well if they want to run with their kiddo. If a person does not have a Kids Marathon bib on, they will not be allowed into the start line area.

Deadlines: All Kids Marathon School Group participants must be registered by March 31st.

Cost: Registration for Kids under 12 years old is $25.25. Registration for parents/teachers/staff over 18 years old is $35.25

The new school calendar for the upcoming academic year is now available! We have carefully planned the dates to ensure that they align with our educational goals and provide optimal learning experiences for our students. The calendar includes all important dates such as the start and end of the school year, holidays, parent-teacher conferences, and special events. This will help you plan ahead for your family's schedule.

We are thrilled to announce that Mercy School Institute will be hosting a special Ramadan/Spring Break Camp for our students! This camp is a fantastic way for students to stay engaged and active during the break, with a variety of fun and educational activities planned.

The camp will include arts and crafts, sports, storytelling sessions, and special projects that celebrate the spirit of Ramadan. It's a wonderful opportunity for our students to learn, play, and grow in a supportive and enriching environment. We hope your child will join us for what promises to be an exciting and memorable break!

• Friday, March 7: Parent-Teacher Conference
  

• Sunday, March 9: Daylight saving

• Monday, March 10: Start of 4th Quarter

• Monday, March 10- Thursday, March 13: Mercy Eid Souk

• Thursday, March 13: Tornado drill @ 9:30 AM

• Friday, March 14: Elementary Assembly (KG Farooq)

• Wednesday, March 19- Friday, March 21: Spring Break

• Saturday, March 22: Ramadan Fundraising Iftar

• Monday, March 24- Tuesday, April 1: Eid al-Fitr break

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.

Mercy School Institute is excited to announce the return of the Japanese Self-Defense Training after school program for grades 3-6 led by Chiarelli Sensei, 2nd Degree Black-Belt. Sessions will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00-5:30 PM. Sign up HERE to reserve your spot! See the attached flyer for more information.

Mercy Store will be closed the whole month of Ramadan. The last day for it will be Friday February 28. It will reopen on April 7 Inshallah.

We enjoyed seeing many family members at the moon sighting event. We have some prayer rug kits still available for this interested. Please reach out to a PTO member.

*Eid Festival*
Stay tuned for updates and volunteer opportunities for the Mercy Eid Festival that will be in April.

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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