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Board Members 2009 Pg. 1 Students of the Month Pg. 2 Spelling Bees………… Pg. 3 Things to Do…………… Pg. 3 SENIORS, CLASS OF 2009

......................... PG.4 Special Awards

K5, 5th & 8th grades Pg. 5 Honor Rolls…………… Pg. 6 Students of the Year……Pg. 7 FIELD DAY…………… Pg. 8

Dear Parents, Staff, Students & Community-Members: Assalamu alaikum We are half-way through the summer, and I hope everyone is enjoying the break! We have been hard at work interviewing teachers, setting schedules, choosing textbooks and meeting new families who will be registering their students at AYA. We welcome all of them and hope that they will enjoy being at AYA and benefit from all AYA has to offer. We would also like to welcome the following new members of AYA’s winning administrative team:

Sr. Hayat Ileiwat – Director of Elementary Sr. Maha Yousef – Director of Early Childhood Imam Raed Alrousan - Our Newly-Elected Board Member

A full listing of teachers – new and returning – will be posted on the web-site soon, insha’Allah: www.ayatampa.com Subhan’Allah, we will be in school less than five (5) days before the start of Ramadan, and we are already busy planning our Ramadan activities. May it be a month full of blessings for us all. Insha’Allah, each of us will grow spiritually during Ramadan and increase our worship, our good deeds and our sadaqaat. Please feel free to contact me at any time with suggestions and/or questions: msaleh@ayatampa.com. We look forward to seeing everyone soon! Wa jazakumullahu khairan,

Sr. Magda Elkadi Saleh

Principal

5905 E. 130th Ave., Tampa, Florida 33617 www.ayatampa.com (813) 987-9282

AUGUST 2009

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SEPTEMBER

18 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Tuesday – Friday Half-Days 24 Begin Ramadan Schedule 9:30 – 3:30 5 AYA Iftar at Masjid 7 No School – Labor Day 16 – 22 Ramadan – Eid Break 30 Staff Day

Rajab 1430 July 2009

CALENDAR of

Ramadan Schedule begins

Monday, August 24th! 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

AYA Board 2009-2010

Br. Nabil Rifaie Br. Baker Awshah Br. Ayman Barakat Sr. Lena Hijaz Br. Bassem Sarsour Br. Ahmad Yousef Br. Sherif Shehata Imam Raed Alrousan Sr. Maysoon Saad

Tuition Payments &

Donations

can now be made using

PayPal on AYA’s Web-Site:

www.ayatampa.com

  

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K4A K4A Shada Shalabi Shahd Alqutub

Selma Oumabrek Oswa Alqutub

K4B K4B Amnah taha Farah Ghanem Suhaib fariz Ahmed Hijaz

K5A K5A

Laith Hamil Nadene Hassan Abdullah omer Dana Barakat

K5B K5B

Saji rum Adam Mansour Bilal gomaa Abdallah Daoud

1st Grade A

Salam Twam Omar Omer

1st Grade B Aliya Hack

Saleh Alhammad

2nd Grade Ahmed Nofal Nadene Hijaz

3rd Grade A

Suhaib Ajjaj Hussein Harake

3rd Grade B

Sumayyah Benkhaled Yasmeeen Qandil

4th Grade Rami Mari

Tamara Irshaid

5th Grade Sewar Quneibi

Odah Saad Mariam Mekouar

1st Grade A Khalil khawaja

Dina irshaid

1st Grade B Rita benkirane

Tha’er hijaz

2nd Grade Layal barakat

Leya rum

3rd Grade A Amin nasr

Luna shalabi

3rd Grade B Amjad saad

Bissan Mustafa

4th Grade Amer fariz

Halima hammad

5th Grade Zakariyyah soraithia

Lana sarsour Sarah gomaa

Takbeer to all of these students and to all of the students that

have received the honor of Student of the Month or Quarter

throughout the year!

  

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En e glish Spelling Be Arabic

1st Grade

1st Place: Danya Awshah, Abeer Hassan, Salam Twam & Abdul-Hakim Zekri 2nd Place: Hassan Benbourenane &

Dina Irshaid 3rd Place: Aya Chouaibi

2nd and 3rd Grades

1st Place: Zena Omer 2nd Place: Ahmad Nofal 3rd Place: Layal Barakat

4th and 5th Grades

1st Place: Sarah Gomaa & Yasmeen Hassan 2nd Place: Yasmine Sekkat

3rd Place: Dina Awshah & Lara Mattar

Spelling Bee Winners

Winners So, you don’t know what to do with your Summer?

Read, read, read & read some more! Visit your public library Participate in Sports Visit the Masjid on a regular basis Begin preparing for the Ramadan Qur’an Competition (Flyer will be sent home with details!)

Re-connect with family & friends Visit someone in need or in the hospital

Visit different web-sites for fun & educational activities in Tampa:

www.mosi.org

English Spelling Bee Winners

1st and 2nd Grade Competition

• www.lowryparkzoo.com• www.flaquarium.org• www.ictampa.org• www.mastampa.org• www.istaba.org•

  

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Seniors’ Special Awards

Congratulations Seniors! 

AYA Class of 2009

Valedictorian Not Pictured: Kevin Hamil, Safa Ibrahim, Maryam Hamad

Saja Rum

Salutatorian Nour Harake

Mohammad Alashker

Duaa Ali Hashim Armashi

Sarah Ashour Khadija Bouarfa Mona A. Chehab Mona S. Chehab Maryam Hamad

Kevin Hamil Rami Herbawi Safa Ibrahim Danyah Shair

Hanan Shihada Zaki Tirhi

Hakeem Yousef Mohammad Yousef

Valedictorian Saja Rum 

 Salutatorian Nour Harake 

 Perfect Unweighted GPA Khadija Bouarfa 

 Student of the Year Safa Ibrahim 

 Highest SAT Score H hi A hi

  

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Kindergarten:

Special Awards for AYA Graduates Amina Ahmed has wonderful manners and is considerate of others. Qahtan Ahmed loves to sing and is kind to everyone. Dana Barakat loves to sing and is kind to everyone Muhammad Falah is helpful to others, carefully does his work, and has a wonderful sense of humor. Asadullah Fayiz creates awesome block structures and is loved by all Laith Hamil speaks with great expression and has a wonderful sense of humor. Acim Hammad tries hard with academics and is respected by all. Hasan Harake is full of surprises and is honest in all situations. Nadeen Hassan is kind to others and is always ready to help out. Issam Hatel is always ready with a smile and is a great helper. Lina Ibrahim is an avid reader and is loved by all. Daniel Khosrowabadi speaks with great expression and is kind to others. Hedaia Mohammad speaks with great expression and has leadership potential. Haneen Mustafa has wonderful manners and is always ready with a smile.

Sanna Nassar is respected by all and is always ready to help out. Abdullah Omer is full of energy and is always anxious to know more. Nader Sarsour speaks with great expression and is kind to others. Nehal Ali is always ready with a smile. Sarah Beabid is helpful to others. Sham Daadoul always has a sparkle in her eyes. Abdallah Daoud is most improved. Bilal Gomaa is full of energy Khader Herbawi is always ready to help out. Mohammed Hijaz is loved by all. Hager Kamel is very generous. Adam Mansour is most likely to succeed. Saji Rum is always anxious to know more. Noah Shehata has great artistic potential. 5th Grade: Dina Awshah is the most likely to succeed, Zainah Benkhaled has a great sense of humor, Salma Chahbandar speaks with great expression, Lyla Chaudhry is best in math, Sarah Gomaa has the potential in becoming a leader, Mysa Khaled is the most improved, Ranya Khalil is hard working, Lara Matter is full of energy and has wonderful manners, Mariam Mekouar is very patient, Sewar Quneibi has wonderful manners, Outstanding Courage Lana Sarsour is honest and kind to everyone, Saffia Sekkat is the most artistic, Elyana Zayed is motivated, Gabriel Alzubaindi has a great sense of humor, Mutasem Herbawi has great athletic potential, Abdullah Nassar is the most energetic, Subhi Quneibi is the most observant, Mohammad Saad is the most athletic, Odah Saad does well in Arabic, Ahmed Said is courteous, Zakariyyah Sorathia is best in Islamic Adaab, and Mohammed Tamari is hard working. 8th Grade: Mayar Bakhet is the most improved in Social Studies, A’la Faria is always ready to help out, Jasmin Gutierrez is the best writer, Maysa Hamad is the most kind-hearted, Rula Hijax is kind to everyone, Subrine Hijaz always has a sparkle in her eyes, Yasmine Hussien is the most kind-hearted, Mizba Khan is the best writer, Lama Matter has beautiful handwriting, Sarah Quneibi has wonderful manners, Zainab Wathern is always ready with a kind word, Noaman Ali is most likely to succeed, Yezan Ali is most improved, Amjad Alshalabi is considerate of others, Mohammad Fahda is respected by all, Farid Jawad is honest in all situations, Karam Khalil is helpful to others, Hussien Qasem is kind hearted and respectful, Ahmad Rifaie has great leadership potential, Kamal Taha is always anxious to know more, and Abdullah Tamarin is the most kind hearted.

  

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Honor Rolls Q4 2009

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Principal’s Honor Roll – All A’s Masha’Allah!!!

st nd th th1 Grade 2 Grade 5 Grade 8 GradeRama Abdulmajid Ahmad Abdulmajid Dina Awshah Sarah Quneibi Danya Awshah Layal Barakat Sarah Gomaa

th9Hasan Benbourenane Jihad Gomaa GradethRita Benkirane Zena Omer 6 Grade Yasmine Khawaja

Sanna Chahbandar Leya Rum Abraham Irshaid Atef Rum Aya Chouaibi Mostafa Zayed Abeer Hasan 10th Grade

rd th3Khalil Khawaja Grade 7 Grade Maryam Fahda Omar Omer Hebah Nassar Serene Mostafa Salam Twam Khaled Yousef 12th GradeDanya Yousef Khadija Bouarfa Abdul Hakim Zekri Nour Harake Saja Rum

High Honor Roll – All A’s& No More Than Two B’s Masha’Allah!!!

st rd th th1 Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 7 Grade 10th Grade Subreen Ajjaj Zaid Chefchaouni Sewar Quneibi Nadine Al-Ashker Ja’afar Harake Saleh Alhammad Osama Gurwala Lana Sarsour

thMariam Elsayed Amin Nasr 8 Grade 11th Gradeth6Omar Obeid Esraa Nofal Grade Noaman Ali Maram Yousef

Arian Rafhat Sabrina Awshah Lama Mattar nd2 Grade Abdulrahman 12th Grade

th th4Laith Hijaz Grade 9 Chahbandar Grade Sarah Ashour Ahmed Nofal Reham Ali Adam Albadawi Mona A. Chehab

Mona S. Chehab Safa Ibrahim Hakeem Yousef

Honor Roll – All A’s& B’s Masha’Allah!!!

st th th1 Grade 4 Grade 7 Grade 11th Grade Sofian Faria Rami Mari Faris Hawari Ramy Mitwalli Aliya Hack Haya Refaie Mohammad Jamal Noor Tamari Thaer Hijaz Amin Taha Nael Rifaie Dina Irshaid

th th5Sofia Mekouar Grade 8 GradeEman Mustafa Lyla Chaudhry A’la Faria Omar Refaie Maysa Khaled Rula Hijaz Rusha Rifaie Lara Mattar

th Abdullah Nassar 9 Gradend2 Grade Subhi Quneibi Mohannad Al-Ashker

Zainab Jamal Odah Saad Mahmoud Ali Raja Twam Zakariyyah Sorathia Kamal Jamal Haneen Saad

rd th3 Grade 6 Grade 10thYasmeen Qandil Rola Ashour Grade

Mohammad Rifaie Fatima Beydoun Suzan Ashour Luna Shalabi Razia Fayiz Raghad Soboh Sarah Rifaie Samer Sarsour

  

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Students of the Year

1st Grade A: Danya Awshah & Abdul-Hakim Zekri 1st Grade B: Rita Benkirane,& Abeer Hassan

2nd Grade: Leya Rum & Layal Barakat 3rd Grade A: Osama Gurwala & Khaled Yousef

3rd Grade B: Ahmad Ali & Esraa Nofal 4th Grade: Yasmeen Hassan & Yasmine Sekkat

5th Grade: Dina Awshah, Subhi Quneibi & Zakariyyah Sorathia, 6th Grade: Sabrina Awshah, Fatima Beydoun &

Abdul Rahman Chahbandar 7th Grade: Serene Mostafa 8th Grade: Sarah Quneibi

9th Grade: Yasmin Khawaja 10th Grade: Maryam Fahda 11th Grade: Maram Yousef 12th Grade: Safa Ibrahim

  

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Field Day Fun Fu

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AYA is Fully Accredited Grades K3 – 12th by

Florida Council of Independent Schools

We are looking forward to a great 2009-2010 school year!