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 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

Parent-Teacher-Student conferences are being held this week on Wednesday, December 7 and Thursday, December 8.

We will have an early release on these days at 1:00.

If you have not done so already, sign up for your child's conference using the link below.

Finally, please keep in mind that the parent-teacher-student conference is an opportunity to provide our students with agency and ownership over the learning process. During this conference, your child will share his/her goals, reflections, and learning products with you, supported by his/her teachers. Your child-the learner-is an active participant in this conference. We ask that our parents support this format by allowing the child to participate, engage, and authentically share the progress, successes, and areas of growth of his/her learning.

We encourage our parents to actively engage in the conference by being active listeners and by asking their children meaningful questions about their learning. Some questions you could ask during the conference are:

• What was challenging about this? (when looking at a piece of work)
• What learner profile attributes did you use when you worked on this?
• How do you think you grew as a learner this term?
• What are some things you're working to get better at?
• What are some new skills you gained this year?
• What are some skills you improved on?
• What are some skills you want to build?
• How do you think you've changed as a learner?
• What do you think gets in your way of learning?
• What are some big ideas you learned when doing that?
• What did you understand about the world from this unit?
• What do you love most about your classroom?
• What did you find most interesting this term?
• What do you wish you could have kept learning more about in class?
• What kind of reader are you?
• What kind of a learner are you? How do you learn best?
• What are some things that helped you this year become a stronger learner?
• What makes you want to keep learning?
• What was the hardest part about that?
• What do you think you struggle with the most in the classroom?

These are just suggestions-feel free to engage your child in any way you feel is relevant and meaningful.

We ask all families to arrive to conferences on time and to be responsive to announcements prompting you to wrap up conferences.

Finally, our families can expect to receive their child's Term 1 report card tomorrow, Tuesday, December 6. Your child's report card is provided to you, digitally, via Managebac. Please look out for an email notification tomorrow from Managebac, prompting you to login and view your child's Term 1 report card.

We pray our families find the conferences and report cards beneficial in understanding their child's progress, growth, and learning needs.

Spirit Week begins Tuesday, December 13th! See below for daily themes. Students do not need to be in uniform during Spirit Week.

Please take a look below for more information on our Coat Drive.

Here are some important dates regarding upcoming Spelling Bees.

December 9: In-class Spell-a-thon; pledges are due by this day

January 3: All Spell-a-thon pledges due

January 18: In-class Spelling Bee

February 2: School-Wide Spelling Bee

March 18: Howard County Spelling Bee

Below are links to Spelling Bee word lists. Students may start to study these for the in-class Spelling Bee. Please note that the Spell-a-thon and Spelling Bee have separate word lists (see below). If a student has exhausted his/her grade level word list, the child should move on to studying the next grade level list.

The word list for the KG in-class Spelling Bee will be shared by Ms. K with families.

Re-Enrollment for 2023-2024 is now open for current 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.

Re-Enrollment will open on December 6 for siblings of current students, and on January 10 for the general public. As we approach these dates, we will be sure to give plenty of reminders to our current families.

The financial aid application is now open.

**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.

Lunch Menu

Mondays/Wednesday: provided by Flip’s Pizza

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

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

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

As you all are aware, there are elevated numbers of student absences due to sickness. Please be vigilant for symptoms your child may be exhibiting and keep your child home if he or she is sick.

Our school policy states that a child must be fever free, without fever-reducing medications, for 24 hours before he/she may return to school.

We have a high number of students requesting masks at the front office; be sure your child has a mask in his/her backpack at all times.

December 7-8: Early Release Days; Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences

December 12: Professional Development Day; No School for Students

December 13: Discovery Day

December 13-16: (Tuesday-Friday) Spirit Week

December 19-January 2: Winter Break

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
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