LAHQ REC Newsletter
October 13th, 2016
Dear Parents,
Thank you for your support in completing our 1st Parent Child Journal in a timely manner.
This Saturday, October 15, 2016 is our First Spirit Day of the Year- We are wearing PINK in trying to create awareness and support Breast Cancer Awareness. Hope to see your children in some pink!
Are you prepared for disasters?
Preparing for any disaster is a two-step process which involves having a family emergency plan and a 72 hour survival kit. To help you and your families prepare, we have attached a blank family emergency plan form and guidelines on size, contents and where to procure the 72 hour survival kit
(Amazon / Ready America / http://bit.ly/fhaEDP)
Rites & Ceremonies classes will continue this week. Please make sure you ask your children what class they attended and who their teacher is. As its the beginning of the year we are adjusting and making changes on a weekly basis.
Please help us better track attendance. If you are going to be absent, please email your teacher and inform them and give them the reason why. Please feel free to select the reason from the following list. This will help us a great deal when it comes to tracking attendance on a weekly basis. We thank you for your support!
- Extracurricular - Education
- Extracurricular - Sports
- Health
- Transportation
- Traveling
- Other: ___________
See you on Saturday!
Nazmina Kheraj (Primary Principal)
Lizna Ismail (Secondary Principal)
REC Schedule
Potato Pie & Fruit
Upcoming REC Events & Important Dates
First Spirit Day: Saturday, October 15th, 2016 (Wear Pink in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness)
Shake Out Drill: Saturday, October 22nd, 2016
Students Majalis: Friday, November 4th, 2016
Thanksgiving Break: Saturday, November 26th, 2016
Rites & Ritual Classes (RCC)
Pre K & KG / 12:00noon to 12:30pm
Du'a (Necessary if you want your child to stay for assembly)
Pre K & KG / 12:45noon to 1:15pm
Ginan (Optional)
Please sign up for this if you are interested.
Level 7 & 8 / 12:45 to 1:15pm
Please sign up for this if you are interested.
Level 1-6 / 1:15 to 1:45pm
Please sign up for this if you are interested.
Classes for Level 1 and above
Du'a
Du'a Pronunciation
Du'a Meaning
Ginan:
Tasbeeh
Ghat Paat Du'a
Eid Namaaz
RCC Expectations:
- Create a goal with your child's RCC teacher on what you want your child to accomplish each trimester.
- Practice at home with your child so that together with the teacher your child can progress each week.
- Communicate with your child's teacher during pick up each week.
- If you want to switch from one class to another, work with management or RCC Lead.
- Work with RCC Lead and Assembly lead in having your child perform a vara in Jamat Khana this year.
- First Vara: Assembly
- Second Vara: In JK on weeknight or Saturday
- Future varas can be performed on any day including Fridays.
Student Council Corner
Upcoming Spirit Days
Saturday, October 15th - Wear Pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness
Saturday, October 29th - Black & Orange Day
Saturday, November 5th - Sport your AKF Walk Gear!
Positive Youth Development: Youth Assets
The Search Institute has identified building blocks of healthy development—known as Developmental Assets—that help young children grow up healthy, caring, and responsible. Each week we will post an asset from the 40 Developmental Assets. These assets are also posted on the TV monitors in most JKs. Our hope is that you will share these assets with parents, teachers and the extended REC community.
Asset of the Week:
Asset #7:
Community Values Youth | Young person perceives that adults in the community value youth.
⦿Greet youth enthusiastically and comment on something positive about them
⦿Be patient with the youth, do not show signs of being irritated if they make a mistake