IFNSS Week 21 Update

Aisha RA reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, when the Quran is recited in a house, it appears to the inhabitants of the heavens just as the stars appear to the inhabitants of the earth.” - Source: Faḍāʼil al-Qurʼān lil-Firyābī 35

Assalamu alaikum respected parents and families,

It was so nice to see so many parents attend our Parent Teacher Conferences last Sunday, February 19th, 2023. Jazak Allah Khair to all those parents who took the time and came to meet their children's teachers. It was a busy day for our our students, families and teachers. We started the day with our MORNING ASSEMBLY which was led by our Dean of Quran Studies, Sr Zeinab Moustafa who talked to students about the many benefits of reading the Quran and also talked about the blessings of specific surahs (such as reading Surah Al-Ikhlas 3 times equals reward of reading the full Quran; reading Surah Al Kafiroon 4 times equals reward of reading the whole Quran and so on). She encouraged students to read the Quran regularly and make it part of their daily routines in sha Allah.

SPECIAL EVENT: Last week our students also participated in a Youth Workship organized by the MUHSEN team. It was a great opportunity for students to learn about the unique strengths and challenges of children with specific needs through a talk by our guest speaker, Sr Feryaal Tahir and on interactive hands on activities.

Our IFN Sunday School Annual Surah Memorization Competition will be held on March 5th, 2023 during Sunday School. Students in grades Kindergarten to 8th grade can participate by memorizing the assigned surah in sha Allah. Quran teachers assigned the Selected Surahs last Sunday, February 19th and students who wanted to participate gave their names to Quran teachers. If your child wants to participate and was not able to give their name, please make sure they tell their Quran teacher tomorrow (Sunday, February 26th). Please feel free to contact your child's Quran Teacher if you have additional questions.

NOTE: The following information is for the parents of the MEC Qiraat Competition participants, which will be held virtually on March 11th, 2023. We request all parents to make sure their children have started preparing. I pray all students do their best and May Allah SWT grant them success, Ameen.

Event: M.E.C. Sunday School Qirat Competition

Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023

Time: TBA

Location: Online Competition - exact details will be sent later

Rules for 1st to 7th grades:

· recite from any Surah or any portion of the Quran

· recitation must be limited to 3 minutes

· recite from memory or from a copy of the Quran

· no extra points for longer Surahs or more difficult rukus

· no extra points for memorization

· Judging Criterion for 1st to 4th grades: Lahn/Fluency

· Judging Criteria for 5th to 7th grades: Makharij and Lahn/Fluency

Rules for 8th to 10th grades:

All 8th, 9th and 10th graders must practice all three rukus given below because you do not know which ruku will be assigned to your grade. On the day of the competition, one of these three rukus will be assigned to the 8th graders, one to the 9th graders and one to the 10th graders:

a. Surah Al-Hadeed (Surah #57) Ayaat 20-25

b. Surah As-Sajdah (Surah #32) Ayaat 16-22

c. Surah Al-Fatir (Surah #35) Ayaat 27-35

Judging Criteria for 8th to 10th grades: Makharij & Sifaat, Laam-ul-Jalaalah, Rules of Ra, Noon Sakin & Tanween, Meem Sakin, Madd, Waqf & Ibtida, Lahn/Fluency

Alhumdulillah, as we are approaching closer to Ramadan, we have so many Ramadan Readiness Events coming up for the students as well as the community. See flyers below for details.

If you have not already done so, please join our WhatsApp Parent Group for any Sunday School related announcements. Please Follow the link given below to join https://chat.whatsapp.com/DEg1UrpPCi0IgPl4flr3Mi

You can also use the QR Code given below to Join the IFNSS Parent WhatsApp Group

We announced our "Star Students of the Month" for the month of January. From each grade level, 1-2 students were chosen for demonstrating excellence "ihsan" in their behavior, conduct, academics or overall performance. These students were nominated by teachers for reasons such as "being helpful, being prepared for class, participation in class, homework completion, showing EFFORT towards personal student goals, etc". We are so proud of ALL our students and our goal is to "catch them doing good" and "recognize" them for their efforts and progress. Please see below a list of all our star students this month. They received their "Star Student of the Month" certificates and also earned a prize from our office prize box. Some students who were absent did not receive their certificates yet but can get them from the office this coming Sunday. We are proud of all our students ma sha Allah. Keep up the great work!

Please take 10 minutes to complete the IFNSS PARENT SURVEY and give us your feedback. Please CLICK HERE to access the Survey. Your VOICE MATTERS!!!. We value your opinion and strongly encourage you to complete this short survey. Your feedback will help us continue to improve Sunday School in sha Allah, identify things that are working well and plan for future.

You can call the IFN main phone number 847-406-3730 and then Dial Extension 222 for Sunday School Office

• Principal - Sr. Saddaf Raheel - ifnss.principal@ifnonline.com

• Vice Principal - Sr. Shamim Choudhry - ifnss.viceprincipal@ifnonline.com

• Office Manager - Sr. Saba Fuad - ifnss.office@ifnonline.com

• Registrar - ifnss.registrar@ifnonline.com

• Education Committee Chair - Dr. Zafeer Ahmad zafeer.ahmad@ifnonline.com

• IFN President - Br Ahmed Nader - ahmed.nader@ifnonline.com

• IFN Vice President - Br. Mohamed Eslam mohamedUF@gmail.com

• MUHSEN Facilitators, Sr. Sadia Thiryayi sadia.thiryayi@ifnonline.com & Br. Shaaz Adeel shaaz.adeel@ifnonline.com

• Sunday School After School Arabic Program Coordinator - Sister Eman Enaya 312-813-0526 emanenaya@yahoo.com.

• High School Youth Core (HSYC) Coordinator - Sr Samina Anwar samina.taranum@ifnonline.com

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