Tarbiyah Academy Parent Newsletter

Bismillah!

Assalamu Alaikum Dear TA Parents and Families!

I hope that this finds all of our families well and in the best of conditions!

We have several announcements, new updates, and reminders for our families. Please take a look through this newsletter and as always, please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.

May Allah continue to allow us to achieve our goals and beyond here at TA. May He guide and bless our efforts in all we do and grant us success in the upbringing of our children.

Thank you and jazakum Allahu khairun.

Hagar Aboubakr

Head of School

IN ADDITION TO our current lunch menu, we now have the following options for purchase on Monday and Wednesday, in collaboration with Jey's Sub's and Pizza. These are thabiha/halal options. Again, our current lunch menu will remain the same, with these new options added (see full menu a little further below). These new offerings are in effect immediately. Please ensure you are sending cash for lunch with your child on the days he/she is purchasing.

4-inch Cheesesteak sub with fries: $8

4-inch Chicken Cheesesteak sub with fries: $8

4-inch Meatball sub with fries: $8

Mondays/Wednesday: provided by Flip’s Pizza & Jey's Sub's and Pizza (thabiha options)

• Pizza by the slice - $2
• Mozzarella sticks (5 sticks) - $6
• Medium fries - $4
• Small garden salad - $5
• Grilled cheese sandwich with fries - $5

• 4-inch Cheesesteak sub with fries: $8

• 4-inch Chicken Cheesesteak sub with fries: $8
• 4-inch Meatball sub with fries: $8

Tuesdays/Thursday: provided by Ziza Kabob (thabiha options)

• Chicken kabob (includes rice, salad, juice) $7
• Kofta kabob (includes rice, salad, juice) $8
• Chicken tenders (with fries and juice) $7
• Chicken kabob salad $7
• Chicken wrap with fries and juice $8
• Lamb wrap with fries and juice $8
• Fries $4

Congratulations to our Art Contest Winners! Also, thank you, FTA, for an awesome job organizing and facilitating this Art Contest! Absolutely, BEAUTIFUL pieces of artwork were submitted by our students in all grades. At TA, we revere creativity and expression, so jazakum Allahu khairun, FTA for your hard work, and to all those students who participated.

Congratulations to the following students for winning their in-classroom Spelling Bees!

KG

1st Place: Imaad Bhutta

2nd Grade: Zakariya Diab

3rd Grade: Ayyub Syed

1st Grade

1st Place: Ameer Saif

2nd Place: Mikaeel Ranjha

3rd Place: Manha Kashif

2nd Grade

1st Place: Yousef Qazi

2nd Grade: Yunus Sahbaz

3rd Grade: Hareem Rizvi

3rd Grade

1st Place: Anayah Siddiqui

2nd Grade: Fatima Khan

3rd Grade: Omar Hassan

4th Grade

1st Place: Mariam Saleem

2nd Grade: Adam Muzikir

3rd Grade: Amaan Siddiqui

5th Grade

1st Place: Jemison Asante

2nd Grade: Arissa Siddiqui

3rd Grade: Malek Alakhrass

6th Grade

1st Place: Laila Fanusie

2nd Grade: Habeeb Fleming

3rd Grade: Samia Hosain

7th Grade

1st Place: Hamzah Mirza

2nd Grade: Ismael Blackburn

3rd Grade: Panseah Fadl

8th Grade

1st Place: Malaika Chaudhry

2nd Grade: Humza Chaudhry

3rd Grade: Yusuf Masood

School Wide Spelling Bee Date and Times:

Thursday, February 9

10:00-12:00: 4th-8th Grades

*the first place winner of this Bee will move on to the Howard County Library System Spelling Bee:

HCLS Spelling Bee
Location: Reservoir High School
Date & Time: 03-18-2023 2:00 pm

2:30-4:00: 1st-3rd Grades

*All winners will receive medals/trophies.

Below are links to Spelling Bee word lists. Families of participants, please read the following, carefully:

Students should study their grade-level word list in preparation for the Spelling Bee. These are the same word lists students were studying for the in-class Spelling Bee.

If students have exhausted their grade-level word list, they should move on to the next two grade-level word lists. If they've exhausted those, they should study the School Spelling Bee Word List (the first link below); this is a NEW list that is being provided; again. Students may also choose to review the spelling list that is one grade below level.

Please note these are recommended study lists; be aware that your child may get a word that he/she has not seen before or is not familiar with at the Spelling Bee. The idea behind providing recommended lists is that your child will have mastered the basics of spelling conventions and be well prepared for the School Bee, if they've studied the recommended lists.

We ask parents to please remember that the objective of the Spelling Bee is to engage our students in a fun, competitive school-wide event that supports literacy and language building. There are very strict rules when it comes to Spelling Bees and that apply when players are eliminated. Unfortunately, these can be very difficult to reconcile, especially when a student misspells a word that we are sure he/she knew, but just stuttered or misspelled out of nervousness or some other factor. We completely abide by the Scripps Spelling Bee procedures and rules. Please note that all decisions of the judges are final. At the same time, we use this event to teach our learners about sportsmanship, the power of experience, being a Risk-taker, and finding the good/benefit in all situations. We hope our parent community will support us in this effort.

Parents and families of our Spelling Bee participants are invited to attend the Spelling Bee, in person at the school. We may live stream the Spelling Bee for the rest of our community; this will be confirmed and announced with a Zoom link. Also, an RSVP will be sent out to the families of participants. If there is more capacity, we may open more in-person audience spaces; again, this information will be shared as we understand what attendance will look like after the families of participants RSVP.

As usual, please pick up your child at dismissal, park your car, and then come on through the gym, back entrance.

In addition to bake sale items, art kits, hot chocolate jars, and hot chocolate will be on sale!

Re-Enrollment for 2023-2024 is currently open for TA families. Please check your email (subject: "Tarbiyah Academy Fall 2023-Spring 2024 Re-Enrollment for [child's name]) with re-enrollment instructions, or log into your TADS account and click on the enrollment box.

We are also now accepting admissions applications for new students. If you have family and/or friends interested in TA, please invite them to apply here: https://tarbiyahacademy.com/admissionsprocess/

...or to attend our next Discovery Day on February 14th. Families may register for Discovery Day here: https://playpass.com/Tarbiyah/discovery-day-tuesday-february-14-2023-A2GSboB

The financial aid application is also open.

We accept BOOST; a scholarship, need-based opportunity for families with children in independent schools. For more information and to apply, visit the Maryland State Department of Education BOOST site here: https://marylandpublicschools.org/Pages/boost/index.aspx

**Very Important**

Please note that re-enrollment may be held for:

• students with chronic behavioral issues or multiple behavioral infractions; students who are unresponsive to behavioral interventions
• families with large outstanding balances

In both cases, if the noted issue is not resolved through consistent, collaborative efforts, re-enrollment may be held for the respective child(ren) indefinitely.

Insha' Allah, ECAs will be starting the week of February 6th. Please use the link below to view the offerings. Registration for ECAs is now open.

We are pleased to announce that Ms. Nadia Janjua will be offering an Art Masterclass here at Tarbiyah Academy. It is a wonderful opportunity if your child enjoys art and would like to spend extra time in an art studio with a professional artist to gain more art skills. The class is also open to the general public, so if you would like to invite family and friends, please share the link.

Please see the link below for registration and a detailed description of the class.

Kindly note the class is an hour and a half and will run on a slightly different schedule than ECAs. It will be held on Wednesdays from 4:15 to 5:45 pm, from January 25th to April 5th. During Ramadan, the timings will change to 3:45 to 5:15 p.m.

Auditions for the Spring Play will take place on Monday, January 30th, after school and will be open for interested students in 5th thru 8th grade. Students will audition with TA parents and play directors, Ms. Laila Elhaddad and Mr. Ehab Hassan. Students should have picked up a practice script from the front office to practice.

The pickup time for students auditioning will be 5:30 pm.

Once students are selected to be in the play:

• Play practice will be every Monday from 4:15 to 5:30 pm, in addition to a second day midweek as necessary
• Time will change during Ramadan and will be communicated ahead of time
• Parents will be charged $100 via TADS
• Live play performance will be held in the Spring!

Fitness Class for Women! More information will be shared in the coming days, insha Allah!

graphic credit: https://unsplash.com/

We are so excited and proud to participate in World Hijab Day! We invite all of our young muslimahs to don a hijab to school, this Wednesday, February 1! Color and style is optional!

The Learner Profile is an IB framework that identifies a set of 10 attributes that make an internationally minded, global citizen. You may have heard your child reference the Learner Profile at home! Use this profile as a conversation starter, prompting your child to share one way he/she demonstrated an attribute during the day.

In case you missed it, check out the most recent updates from other departments at TA! Look out for an upcoming newsletter from our Events Team, insha Allah!

You may access the 22-23 school calendar using the link below. This calendar indicates days off for students, vacations, and other relevant information.

BAND is an app/platform we use for some forms of communication. Although it is not a formal means of communication for updates and announcements, it is utilized to give you, the families, a glimpse into the classrooms and to remind you of relevant information. Please do join your child's grade level BAND group, using the appropriate links below.

KG-https://band.us/n/a7ac76bbW8E3p

1st-https://band.us/n/a5aa74bbWeIbU

2nd-https://band.us/n/a3a87fb1W8Jcg

3rd-https://band.us/n/adad77b0W6J32

4th-https://band.us/n/afa87fbbWbJ0i

5th-https://band.us/n/a0a073b8W1J6R

6th-https://band.us/n/aca673baW8k5J

7th-https://band.us/n/aea974b2Wbk0Y

8th-https://band.us/n/a6a970b1W7k0e

All Parents https://band.us/n/a9a878baxcX9N

February: Black History Month

February 1: World Hijab Day; TA Hijab Day

February 3: 3rd Grade Bake Sale; Hot Chocolate, Art Kit, Hot Chocolate Jar Sale

February 6: After School, Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) begin

February 8: Dads and Donuts at TA

February 9: School-Wide Spelling Bee

February 13: PYP Fasting Day

February 14: 100th Day of School

February 14: Discovery Day

February 16: MYP Fasting Day

February 20: President's Day; No School for Students and Staff

February 27-March 3: Scholastic Book Fair

December 5: https://www.smore.com/qx02g

November 15: https://www.smore.com/2u3v6

October 20: https://www.smore.com/bkjmg

September 27: https://www.smore.com/a4dh8e

August 28: https://www.smore.com/sh5eq

Email: hagaraboubakr@tarbiyahacademy.org
Website: www.tarbiyahacademy.com
Phone: (844) 827-2492
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TarbiyahAcademy/