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IFNSS Week 6 Update

October 16th, 2022

IFNSS Week 6UpdateOctober 16th, 2022

مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرًا

Prophet Mohammad SAW said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me once will have Allah send blessings upon him ten times." Source: Sahih Muslim 408

ِمْسِب ِهللا ِنٰمْحَّرلا .مْيِحَّرلا

عَلَيْكُمْ السَّلَامُ

Respected Parents & families,

Morning ASSEMBLY

Our Assembly this week was led by one of our reverend teachers, Sr. Shamim Khaja who is also the Dean of Islamic History for the current school year. She talked to students about the importance of Rabi-ul-Awwal, the birth month of our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and how we can express our love and gratitude to Prophet Mohammad ﷺ by sending blessings upon him. Sending abundant blessings (salawat) and peace (salam) upon the Prophet ﷺ is a way to show our gratitude towards him ﷺ. It is a demonstration of a believer's love and veneration for the Prophet ﷺ, and it is also one of the most beneficial supplications that a person can make. All students practiced reciting the salawat together ma sha Allah!
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Morning Assembly!

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Learning the importance of Rabi-ul-Awwal!

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Practicing sending salawat on Prophet Mohammad SAW

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS!!

Google Classrooms! Your attention is Needed!!

Our teachers use Google Classrooms as the home to school connection to post announcements related to homework or classwork. I know some students are still having difficulty accessing Google Classrooms. Please note that students have to be logged into their own IFN domain email accounts to access google classroom. I have attached Step by Step directions HERE on how to access your child's IFN email account and then use that to access google classrooms. All returning students continue to use their existing IFN email accounts. We try our best to create IFN email accounts for any NEW students who join us within 1 week of their start date. If you are having difficulty with your child's IFN email or Google Classroom, please reach out to your child's teacher and he/she will be able to help in sha'Allah. I have attached a PDF of IFNSS teachers 22-23 that lists all the teacher's names as well as their email addresses for your easy reference.


PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILDREN HAVE JOINED THEIR GOOGLE CLASSROOMS FOR ALL SUBJECT AREAS. (1st through 8th graders have 4 google classrooms for each student. Pre-K & Kindergarten have 2 google classrooms for each student)


LOST & FOUND!

Teachers try their best to remind students to take their belongings. However, some students are forgetting their jackets, materials and belongings. We have made a Lost and Found Box in the Sunday School Office. If your child has lost an item, then can stop by the office to check the 'lost and found'. We place the Lost and Found box in the lobby at Dismissal time. Parents can also check the box to find any lost items in sha'Allah.

Our October Kindness Challenge Continues..............

Our KINDNESS CHALLENGE" for the month of October continues!! All students received a "Kindness Tracker Sheet" at the beginning of October which students have been completing and turning in to receive their "Kindness certificates" along with a "special bookmark". We are so .proud of all the students ma sha Allah who are participating in this simple and fun activity

In case your child was absent or lost their kindness tracker sheet, I have linked it HERE again. Please See below the names of students who have already completed their Kindness Challenge. May Allah SWT bless all our children and help them to follow the example of our Prophet Mohammad ﷺ and spread kindness everywhere! Ameen

Students who have completed the Kindness Challenge ma sha Allah!! Keep up the great work!!

Teacher Spotlight! Get to Know our amazing teachers!!

Procedures

Morning Drop off begins at 9:30 and assembly starts at 9:45 in sha'Allah. Parents are requested to drop off their children at the front of the building and our staff will guide students to the Musallah area for assembly in sha'Allah. Parents do not have to come inside the building for drop off as our staff will be at the front door to supervise students.

Dismissal is after Dhuhr Salah at 1:30. Cones are placed in the front of the building to block the area for safety. Parents are requested to park their car in the parking lot and come to the outside of the front entrance. 4th through 8th grade students stand outside under staff supervision in designated areas and can leave when parents come to pick. Younger students in grades Pre-K through 3rd grade line up inside the lobby area and are escorted to parents as they come to pick. We appreciate your patience and cooperation with ensuring safe drop off and dismissal for all students.

Salah Procedures: Dhuhr Salah is part of the Sunday School curriculum. We teach all students to respectfully pray behind the Imam and participate in "tasbeeh" and "dua" at the end. Parents who are in the upstairs musalla are requested to please go downstairs and wait in the lobby after Salah is done. TA's will bring all students down when they are done. We do not want the upstairs or lobby area to get too crowded. We appreciate your cooperation as we try to make the dismissal process safe for everyone.

Lunch Procedures: All students get lunch at Sunday School (pizza and juice) and it is included in the Sunday School fee. Students can bring lunch from home if they want to but there will be no reduction in fee.

School Forms

For any parents of new or existing students, who have NOT yet submitted the Photo Consent, Handbook Acknowledgement and Medical Emergency forms, I am including them again here for your convenience. Please take a few minutes to complete these forms.

PARENT STUDENT HANDBOOK - Please review with your child

Handbook acknowledgement form - Please submit

Photo Consent Form - Please complete & submit

Medical Emergency Form - Please complete & submit

IFNSS Substitute & Volunteer Form - (OPTIONAL) Please complete & submit ONLY if interested in volunteering at Sunday School. We appreciate your partnership.

IMPORTANT CONTACTS! All in one place for easy reference.

We are pleased to announce that our Sunday School Office phone is updated. You can call the IFN main phone number 847-406-3730 and then Dial Extension 222 for Sunday School Office

Link to IFN Sunday School 2022-23 Calendar:

IFNSS School Calendar