Reminders:

• FOOD: To adhere to health department regulations, the sharing and/or warming up of food is not permitted by any student. Any donations of drinks, snacks, and/or food (individually-wrapped or family-sized packages) will be given to the Food Bank–NOT our students.
• Lost & Found Box: Please remind your child(ren) to check the lost and found box. Every Friday all items left in the box will be discarded.
• New Students Tour/ Informational Session: Saturday, March 14, 2009 from 11:00 – 12:30 pm New Students Tour/ Informational Session.
• Hot Lunch: Wednesday Hot Lunch has been changed to Thursday for the rest of the Academic Year.
• Guest Imam: Friday , March 6, The Khutba will be giving by Br. Yasir Kazi.
• Parent Forum: Friday, March 6, 2009 at 6pm – mandatory attendance for all parents. Administration will disseminate crucial information, such as:
  • Achievement test scores & interpretations (individual score sheets will be passed out only to the parents present),
  • Marketing and recruitment for Academic Year 2009-2010,
  • Calendar of events for the remainder of the year, such as Monthly Theme presentations, Informational Sessions, Field trips, Fundraisers, Last day of school, etc.
  • PTO duties, responsibilities, and delegation of work.

Ideal Student
Level 1 – Ibrahim Qureshi
Level 2 – Ammar Badawi
Level 3 – Hesham Raza
Qur’an Recitor
Level 1 – Amel El Naw
Level 2 – Sophie Sabra
Level 3 – Ammar Kazi
Arabic Handwriting
Level 1 – Zaina Gebril
Level 2 – Sophie Sabra
Level 3 – Hesham Raza
Mu’athin – Hamza Sharaf

Reminders:

• Tuition payments are due tomorrow, February 27, 2009.
• Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 11:00 – 12:30 is our Book Signing Event. Please purchase a t-shirt ($10/each) or an autograph book ($2.00/each) to support our student authors.
• Each family is required to bring a dessert for Saturday.
• Please remind your child(ren) to check the lost and found box. Every Friday all items left in the box will be discarded.
• March 1, 2009 we begin accepting applications for the Fall.
• Friday, March 6, 2009 is our monthly Parent Forum. It is mandatory for all parents to be here for this meeting. We must discuss crucial information, such as:
  • Achievement test scores,
  • PTO duties, responsibilities, elections calendar, and delegation of program event coordinators,
  • Calendar of events for the remainder of the year-End-of-month activities, Open Houses, Field trips, Fundraisers, Last day of school,etc.
  • Marketing and recruitment for new students next year.

Ideal Student
Level 1 – Yaqub Bajwa
Level 2 – Ruqayyah Paine
Level 3 – Siam Raza

Qur’an Reciter
Level 1 – Nasira Abdush-Shakur
Level 2 – Yousef Kazi
Level 3 – Muhammad Idlibi

Arabic Handwriting
Level 1 – none
Level 2 – none
Level 3 – Khaled Nached

Mu’athin
Khaled Nached

Ponn M. Sabra, MPH
Head Administrator, Salma K Farid Academy

SKFA Author & Illustrators Book Signing Expo
Saturday, February 28, 2009

11:00 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M.

131 Leeder Hill Dr. Hamden CT 06517

http://www.skfacademy.org

SKFA is proud to announce and host the First Annual SKFA Author & Illustrator Book Signing Expo.

11:00 A.M. to 11:15 A.M. Head Administrator’s Welcome Address

11:15 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Book Signing Event

Come enjoy tea & sweets as 28 SKFA debut authors & Illustrators display their books!

Titles include: Why I Love Islam, My Role Model ~ Prophet Muhammad (peace& blessings be upon him), I Love My Islamic Academy, and A Typical Day of a Muslim Boy.

Each author & illustrator will be prepared to sign autograph books, T-shirts & more!

Madiha Boulaksout
Administrative Assistant

SKF - BOOk SIGNING EXPO

Salam Alikom

Immediate Updates:

• There will be NO after-school activities this week due to achievement testing.
• Clarification: Each family is purchasing 2 T-shirts with the content already printed on it for $10 each = $20.
• Saturday’s Event: Each student author will have a desk displaying their books to the public. They will each have fabric pens and colored pens to sign each parent’s T-shirt and the Autograph books that will be sold.
• The Event will start at 11am inchaallah,
• It is mandatory for parents to bring a dish of a dessert from your choice.
• Reminder: Hot lunch is switched from Wednesday to Thursday.

SKFA Administration

Reminder:

• Standardized Testing begins tomorrow. Students in Kindergarten through fifth grades will betaking the California Achievement Test this week Feb. 23 – 27. Please make sure that they get a good nights sleep, a healthy breakfast and bring an extra snack.
• SKFA Author Book Signing Event Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009 at 1:00 pm. Open to the Public.
  • Please help spread the word
  • l family and friends. It’ll be a fun event to help promote the Academy and interest new students for the Fall Academic Year 2009-2010.
  • Please make a $20 cash payment for each family by Friday, February 27th. 2 XL Natural-colored T-shirts for each parent, with forest green writing on the front “I’m a Proud Parent of a Salma K Farid Academy Author”.
  • We will make Autograph books during our breaks this week during the Achievement Tests to sell to the public

• Day Program Applications: Beginning March 1, 2009 insha’Allah.
• Science Teacher Update: Sis. Saira has begun teaching Science for all Grades 1-5. Bro. Yousef will no longer be teaching Science for Grades 3-5.

–
Ponn M. Sabra, MPH
Head Administrator, Salma K Farid Academy

* On-going year-round application registration 3-5 years old for Level 1
* For the September 2009-2010 school year, we are accepting new applications beginning March 1, 2009 – InshaaAllah.

Alhumdulilah! Great News!

We just received parent/student access to Harcourt eBooks (online interactive Language Arts anthologies/textbook) today!

We received all our Language Arts Practice Books, anthologies and decodeables for younger classes, earlier this week.

We have teacher’s access to all ThinkMath! Lesson Activity Books (pdf’s for photocopying).
There is NO access to teacher/parent grading book until the 2009-2010 academic year.

Reminder

DRESS CODE: No Jeans are allowed on Fridays, except underneath a jalabia or abaya. Hijabs must be brought in for prayer.
SKFA ANNOUNCEMENTS: All announcements and parent/staff e-mails have been posted in chronological order on the Academy blog since July 2008. http://blog.skfacademy.org
The National Standardized Achievement test will begin Tuesday, February 24, 2009 (after the break), Insha Allah. [Recommended by the PTO Officers]

February’s Monthly Theme: Word Smart – The only homework during break for Levels 2 & 3 is authoring and illustrating his/her book. Final book due Tuesday, February 24, 2009 after the break.

Summer School Program registration start April 1, 2009 – Insha Allah.
Wednesday Hot Lunch will be switched to Thursday, starting from next Thursday after the break.

Survey
Due to the Ramadan schedule this year, we would like to have your vote for the first day of school. Please vote by Monday, February 23, 2009. We need to have the new school calendar ready for applications on March 1st.

Mubarak! Congratulations:
All students named below are acknowledged publicly after Jumu’ah. Your support and attendance are encouraged.

A- Ideal student:
Level 1: Zaina Gebril
Level 2: Rana El Awad
Level 3: Zubaidah Sabra

B- Arabic Handwriting:
Level 1: none
Level 2: Rana El Awad
Level 3: Zubaidha Sabra

C- Qur’an Recitor:
Level 1: Hala Yousef
Level 2: Ammar Badawi
Level 3: Omar Badawi

D- Mua’thin:
Siam Raza

–
Ponn M. Sabra, MPH
Head Administrator, Salma K Farid Academy

2009 – 2010 Student Application Process Update

Please sign this sheet if you intend to enroll your child(ren) for the 2009-2010 academic year, and submit it by Monday, February 23, 2009.
To prioritize our present SKFA students, we would like all teacher evaluations to be completed before the application process is opened to
the general public on March 1, 2009. Family interviews may be necessary and requested on a case-by-case basis.

Student(s) Name: __________________________________

                          __________________________________

                          __________________________________

Parent Name:                                         Parent Name:

Parent signature:                                 Parent Signature:

Date:                                                          Date:

Vote for the first day of school for the 2009 – 2010 school year!

Please check only one.

___ Monday, August 31, 2009 during Ramadan from 9am to 2pm (early dismissal for Ramadan only).

___ Monday, August 31, 2009 during Ramadan from 10:30am to 3:30pm (late start for Ramadan only).

___ Tuesday, September 8, 2009 during Ramadan from 9am to 2pm (early dismissal for Ramadan only).

___ Tuesday, September 8, 2009 during Ramadan from 10:30am to 3:30pm (late start for Ramadan only).

___ Monday, September 28, 2009 after Eid Break (9am to 3:30pm regular schedule).

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Main Office by e-mail or phone. Sis. Ponn welcomes appointments to meet in-person M-Th from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. You can contact us at 203-230-1965 or mail@skfacademy.org.

Your support and cooperation is necessary to assure a smooth transition for the upcoming year. Jazakallahu Khayrun for your time and assistance.

You can reply by email as well.

Ponn M. Sabra, MPH

Head Administrator, Salma K Farid Academy

* On-going year-round application registration 3-5 years old for level 1
* For September 2009-2010 registration, we are accepting new applications beginning March 1, 2009 Inshaa Allah.

A- Welcome New Student and her Family!

1- Kindergarten : Do’aa Imran
Mother: Tayyaba Khan
Father: Imran Khan
Sibling: Jannah khan

B- Teacher’s Update

Sister Maisaa has been absent since last week because she has a broken leg. Please make du’a for her quick and easy recovery. InshaaAllah she will come back this Thursday. Sister Madiha is her substitute.

C- Reminder
February’s Monthly Theme: Creating Authors Month(Linguistic & Verbal intelligence/Word Smart)
*Please read the detailed instructions kit handed out last Friday.
“SKFA Authors’ Book Signing Event”: Saturday, February 28, 2009 after Dhuhr 1pm

–
Ponn M. Sabra, MPH
Head Administrator, Salma K Farid Academy