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THANK YOU

On behalf of the Al-Rahmah School I would like to thank the Youth Group, the Board of Education and the parents who came to work in the school, literally, day and night to prepare the school for the opening. No job was too big or too small – from putting together and moving furniture to cleaning, polishing, wiping, sweeping, cleaning the trash….etc. It is a strong indication of the community’s dedication and passion about the school and its success. May Allah(swt) reward everyone for all that you have done and continue to do to support our children and the school.

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Dear Parents and Guardians, Assalamualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa barakatu, Allahamdulillah we had a great start of the new school year. With the grace of Allah(swt) and the help from our youth group and parents and teachers, we were ready to welcome our students on August 26th to the freshly painted corridors of Al-Rahmah School. As a new member of the ISB community and the Principal of Al-Rahmah, I have been overwhelmed with the warm welcome of the community members and parents. It has been wonderful to hear encouraging comments from you about the newly implemented adjustments that are associated with the new leadership. The staff at Al-Ramah strives to provide the students with the best academic and social education that are embedded in our strong Islamic values. We look forward to hear from you and work with you in strong partnership as exemplary role models to our children. Dr. Fawzia Fazily, Ed.D. Principal .

OCTOBER 2013 VOL. 1 ISSUE 1

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Seventeen students from grades 7-12 were selected

as the School Monitors on Thursday, October 2nd.

This was the first stage of a newly introduced

Character Building and Leadership Program that

will be implemented in several phases this year,

Inshallah. Students who exhibited outstanding

Islamic social character and exemplary academic

effort consistently since, at least the beginning of

the current academic year were identified and

recommended by a minimum of three staff

members/teachers to the Principal. The

recommendations went through a process of

review and selection by the administrative staff.

As part of the first phase of the program

certificates and badges were presented to the

newly selected Monitors during a small ceremony

by Dr. Fazily, Br. Patrick (Athletic Director) and

Sr. Terea (Health/PE Teacher).

We are extremely proud of them and wish them all

the success in their new responsibilities.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

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Alzariat Abdalla Muhammed Muktar Momina Butt Sara Mustafa Abrar Chaudhry Amjad Odeh Khalil El-Amin Aiman Raza Sabahat Fatima Aimon Sajid Fabeeha Hasan Hafsa Siddiqui Mohammad Jamil Lukman Tahari Sumra Khan Fardeen Yaqub Tasleem Lawal

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Parents’ Corner Please make sure…

- your children arrive at school by 7:55am to avoid missing important information and disruption to the educational process.

- children are dressed according to the

changing weather.

- to provide the office and/or the school nurse, Sr. Naema any information related to your child’s health that will help us better protect and serve them.

Kids’ Corner

Teacher: “Where can we find Mummies?” Student: “At my house.”

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• Br. Luther Clark, Br. Ahmad El-Manyari and Sr. Lina Judeh are pursuing other endeavors and will no longer be part of the ARS school teaching staff. Just as we are saddened by their departure, we wish them all the best on their future pursuits.

• Sr. Masooma (the current 5th grade teacher)

will be replacing Sr. Lina as the second grade teacher, where her expertise and experiences will be more effectively utilized. Sr. Lina will be transitioning Sr. Masooma for the duration of her time at ARS, Inshallah.

• Br. Abdullah Shah is joining us as the

Technology teacher. He holds an Associate degree in Network and Wireless Technologies from Montgomery College and is completing his Bachelor’s degree in Networking and Computer Security from University of Maryland. Br. Abdullah also brings to us a wealth of experience in the area of network and systems administration. He will play a vital role in developing and implementing a robust technology curriculum for our school.

• Sr. Manal Elamin is joining the Al-Rahmah

School as the Arabic Islamic Studies and Qur’an (AIQ) teacher. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History from Cairo University.

Please join us in welcoming Sr. Manal and Br. Abdullah to Al-Rahmah family. May Allah (swt) guide them in their new assignments.

“He who travels in the search of knowledge, to him God shows the way of Paradise.”

Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.)

Interim Reports

For the first time, we are providing parents with a summary of the children’s progress in

a narrative form. It helps the teachers to reflect on each child and provide the parents

with specific academic and social progress. Thank you for being patient with us as we

are adjusting to the new system.

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Knowledge is my companion; it is with me

wherever I go. My heart is its container, not the bookshelf.

Ali (RA)

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