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Message from the Dean of Academics

Dear Parents, Staff and Students,

Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

relaxing Break from fixed schedules, rules and regulations. Summer break is Aall about getting up late, lazying during afternoons and staying up late night chatting with cousins and friends, going on picnics, exploring new places and

watching the favourite cartoons….

hile doing all this, there is a lot more that can be done to make the vacation Wmore interesting and meaningful. As you spend this golden time together, follow these few tips and enjoy some memorable time this vacation.

1. Spending quality time: Have an extended dinner sharing bygone memories with your children over the dessert.

2. Allowing the children to do some household chores : Let them help in arranging, dusting, picking the tables, washing their own plates and glasses, folding clothes, gardening etc…

3. Visit the forgotten relatives: This helps in bonding well with the relatives and improving family ties.

4. Encouraging quality reading and writing: Ensure they read at least 20 minutes every day, could be anything from newspapers to comics and also maintain a Journal with each day’s happenings.

5. Accompanying them during fun: While watching cartoons or during play, children enjoy more in their parents presence. So be there for them.

We hope it has been a quality break for all the Staff and Students to be more productive the upcoming academic year.

JazakAllahu khair.

Sincerely,

Mrs Ash’ha Khairi AhmedDean of AcademicsIqra International School

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Inside this Issue

Hadith of the Month

Annual Day

Robotics WorkshopInterfaith - India

ICT DayHifdhOrientation

&PTM

Visit to ZooDish Party

Graduation Day

Hadith of the Month

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “None will taste the sweetness of faith until he loves a person only for the sake of Allah, until he would rather be thrown in the fire than to return to unbelief, and until Allah and his messenger are more beloved to him than anything else.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5694, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 43

lhamdulillah, by the Grace of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, we Awitnessed a remarkable milestone in the history of Iqra International School - our 5th Annual Day. It was indeed a

special moment as the occasion highlighted the school's five successful years in its realm of imparting quality education to the children to excel in both - the Dunya and the Aakhirah.

It was a splendid event organised by the Iqra Juniors with soothing recitations, mesmerizing performances in their attractive colourful attire and eloquent speeches. The highlight of this occasion was the Parent awards given under various carefully chosen categories for the trust and constant undivided support the parents give us. Students too received prizes for excellence in various spheres, Ma Sha Allah.

May Allah help us to continue to serve the Ummah by imparting excellent value based education and creating leaders of tomorrow, In Sha Allah.

Aameen

Robotics Workshop

Robotics Workshop was Ao r g a n i z e d b y I q r a i n association with Novatech

Robo Private Limited which was held on 20th February 2017. It was a hand –on experience for our Iqranians, enabling them to build their own mobile robots. Students learnt how to design an Analog Light Censor robot with AVR AT mega 16 micro controller.

Mr. Arun, the Robotics engineer briefly discussed the pointers of the workshop and the basic hardware components to familiarize the students with it. Under the guidance of the mentors, the students assembled the components. Students thoroughly enjoyed the day. It was a great fun learning experience for our budding Iqranians.


Annual Day


Interfaith - India

ndia is a country with various traditions and cultures. The cultural heritage of our country makes us feel Iproud of our nation. Despite the religious and cultural differences staying united is the strength of our nation. We Indians are brought up with the thought of harmony, though we have diversified aspects.

he theme “Interfaith – India” presentations were held on 9th February at IIS. Our Iqranians were Tgeared up to showcase their distinguished knowledge on “Interfaith” with their dynamic performances. The students of Grade 6 being the host, started off the event with their presentations

on” Interfaith” followed by their informative talk on some of the religions practiced in India, silent skit on unity in diversity and a role play on national integration. They also inculcated the importance of religious tolerance and also highlighted on the ways and means which could be followed to respect the people of other faith. The high spirited students of Grade 5 were delighted to entertain the audience with their street play and group song. The feel of patriotism was in the air when the Grade 4 students rendered the National Anthem with due respect. It was indeed a feast for the heart and mind to see our Iqranians take up the entire event with passion, patriotism and pride.

ICT Day

Thomas Edison once said, “Books will soon be obsolete in the public schools… our school system will be completely changed inside of ten years.” On 20th February, ICT Department invited all the subject teachers to the “ICT Day”. Ma Sha Allah, children explained and taught different software's and applications and how ICT tools are helpful in completing their assignments and projects to their facilitators. It also helped children in teams in order to achieve a given task. Students took responsibilities by organizing their work through digital portfolios and projects.

Alhamdulillah, ICT day was a great success. It has opened door to a new horizon into their lives. Be it a student or facilitator.


Hifdh Orientation & PTM

the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The best among you (Muslims) are those Awho learn the Qur'an and teach it."(Sahih al-Bukhari)

The IHP orientation and PTM was conducted on the 11th of March. Parents were given an outline of the hifdh program for the next academic year. Alhumdulilah, after the success of the intensive hifdh pilot program which ran successfully for 3 years , Iqra has launched a new program that includes the full Quran Program (memorization of the complete quran) and the selected surah Program (memorization of surah Al Kahf, Yaseen , As- Sajdah, Surahs 49 -114) along with the regular hifdh of the juzz Amma.


Visit to Zoo

An educational field trip to 'Zoo' (Bannerghatta National Park) was organized on 23rd February 2017 Tfor UKG and Montessori-3 children accompanied by their respective teachers and heads. The budding Iqranians were very excited to see the animals and birds around them.

Alhumdulilah, visiting zoo offered a wonderful introduction to animal science and gave incredible learning opportunities, while having an exciting learning experience for our little Iqranians. Kids really enjoyed watching the animals so close. As they walked around the zoo, they were exposed to words and concepts encouraging conversations between the children themselves and also with the teachers, allowing children to develop valuable skills and obtain priceless knowledge.

hile walking around with the children, teachers mentioned every animal, provided useful Winformation about specific animals and then asking questions as well. This helped increase their vocabulary and comprehension skills. Teacher's helped children become more aware of animal

behaviour, care and conservation. Children were told about the different ways of how animal's smell, the different sounds they make and what they look like. Hence, this trip to zoo offered a true multi-sensory approach to learning!

Zoo visits encourage curiosity thus encourage learning and brain development, allowing children to explore their environment leading to cognitive, language, motor and academic growth.


Dish Party

ommunication is effective, both the student cand the teacher benefit. Communication makes learning easier, helps students

achieve goals, increases opportunities for expanded learning, strengthens the connection between student and teacher and creates an overall positive experience.

Focusing on the above trait of building up the student's communication skills and mannerism, an activity was conducted for the girls of Grade 6-A. The students were filled with glee to welcome the teachers for the gathering. Students got an opportunity to learn about the table manners and use of communication in an informal setting. Each student contributed a dish of homemade food which was shared by them. Such etiquettes are a part of everyday life, be it professional or personal. The students and the teachers enjoyed this cheerful gathering which was based on the theme – food, fun and communication.

Girls of Grade 6-A


Dates to Remember

WasalaamYours in the Service of IslamManagement & Staff Iqra International School


Graduation Day

he day 11th March 2017, Saturday was a memorable day not only for the Montessori-3 and Upper TKindergarten children but the whole Iqra family as they graduated to Grade-1.

he ceremony held at Iqra Juniors started with a 'Welcome Speech' by the Montessori Cordinator Tand the IJ Supervisor. The programme commenced with a beautiful recitation of Surah-Al-Fatiha by Montessori-3 student.Then, our excited little graduates walked across the stage with

confidence and shared their experience of their journey at Iqra Juniors which was followed by a farewell speech. Alhumdulilah, our proud graduates wearing graduation hats and gowns looked so grown up while receiving their certificates. Parents were extremely proud of their children as they walked across the stage to collect their certificates. Indeed, they have achieved a milestone. Parents were thanked and appreciated for extending their continued love and support throughout these years.

Date Event 27th February to 24th March, 2017 Final Assessments - IIS

13th March to 17th March, 2017 Final Assessments - IJ & JIJ

24th March 2017 Last working day of School

25th March 2017 IJ & JIJ PTM & Book distribution

26th March 2017 IIS PTM

29th May 2017 IIS - School Re-opens

5th June 2017 IJ - School Re-opens

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