Midterm Exam timetable

Exam Week Timetable February 23 -25

Time	Monday 23 Feb	Tuesday 24 Feb	Wednesday 25 Feb
8:30 – 9:15	Arabic	Deenyat	Science
9:15 – 9:30	Recess	Recess	Break
9:30 – 11:00	Quran	Quran	Quran
11:00 – 12:30	French	Social Studies	English Part 1
12:30 – 1:15	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
1:15 – 2:00	PE	Homeroom	Homeroom
2:00 – 2:15	Prayer	Prayer	Prayer
2:20 – 4:30	Math	PE	English Part 2

Last week to...

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah!

MIDTERM EXAMS

This week is the last week before the upcoming Midterm Exams (23 - 25 February). Students will receive their exam timetable by the end of the week inshaAllah.

EXAM REVISIONS

Students received their study guides about 3 weeks ago. If they have lost them, you can print out a copy from this site (look at the article that is intitled midterm study guides). Students should be revising every day for at least 2 hours.

Some students do not have all their notes (from the days that they were absent). I will be checking their books this week inshaAllah to see if the notes were written from their absences. Those who still have incomplete notes will be required to write those notes during recess and lunch breaks.

MISSING GRADES

This is the last week to get missing grades in. Students can bring in their uncorrected homework to be corrected this week.

VILLAGE PILOTE

Our trip to Village Pilote is postponed until after the exams. However, a representant of this NGO will be in IQRA this Wednesday at 11am to sensitize grade 4 and grade 5 students about the goals and objectives of the centre. 

You are welcome to attend!

DELF

We need your registration forms, photos, ID and fees this week! Institut francais will be coming to collect the students' registration applications shortly.

Have a great week!

Science exploration activities in pictures

Does mold grow faster at higher temperatures?

We put bread in different locations to see how much mold we could  grow.

The class discussing the bread mold project.

Investigating potential energy

Modelling roller coaster activity

DIBELS testing this week

Assalamu alaikum.  

I hope that you are all having a good weekend!

This coming week, we will be doing another American standardized test : DIBELS . (Last week's testing was TITLE I).

What are DIBELS?

The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) are a set of procedures and measures for assessing the acquisition of early literacy skills from kindergarten through sixth grade. They are designed to be short (one minute) fluency measures used to regularly monitor the development of early literacy and early reading skills.

At IQRA, we will periodically be testing students until the end of the year. Students' literacy and reading skills are expected to improve as the months pass inshaAllah.

For more information, please contact me or Mrs Gaye khadigaye@gmail.com

IMPORTANT: Title I testing tomorrow

Assalamu alaikum.

Student will be sitting the Title I (American  standardized tests) tomorrow Tuesday 27 January and Wednesday 28 January inshaAllah.

No preparation is needed for these tests. We are only assessing the initial level of our students. 

Schedule

Tuesday: English Language Arts 8:15 - 11:15

Wednesday: Mathematics 8:15 - 10:15

These tests:

• measure students' profiency in academic subjects
• are aligned with state content standards
• provide coherent information about student attainment of such standards

For more information, do not hesitate to contact me or Mrs Gaye - khadigaye@gmail.com

Conference - nuit d'echange et Magic Land

Assalamu alaikum.

I hope your weekend is going well!

Reminder : Conference / nuit d’échange ce vendredi 30 janvier 2015 

Conference this Friday 30 January

Mise en place / Welcome : 18:00

Prayer : 19:00

Conference : 19:30 - 21:00 (THEME: YOUTH EDUCATION)

Family dinner : 21:00 - 22:00

Students and PARENTS who would like to spend the night will start night activities at 22:30. Nous avons besoin de vous! 

REMINDER: CONTRIBUTION/COTISATION 1000F PER STUDENT 

THEN  SATURDAY!!! 

9:00 - 10:00 Breakfast / petit déjeuner

10:00 - 11:00 Nettoyage / Rangement

11: 00 - 12:00 Institut français de Dakar (Students exchange their reading books).

12:00 - 2:00 Lunch / Dejeuner (We are still deciding on where we want to have lunch. Suggestion was Yum Yum but other ideas welcome!  Students should bring money to buy their lunch. Welcome to all Zaharah parents on Saturday!)

2:00 - 5:00 Magic Land

5:30 Students should be back at IQRA waiting for pickup

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION!

SEE YOU ON FRIDAY!

Invitation

Assalamu alaikum.

Un des membres de Zaharah, Cheikh, invite la classe de CM2 chez lui demain a 17h inshaAllah.

RSVP a 77 315 78 44.

Cheikh invites the class tomorrow, Saturday 24 January inshaAllah. RSVP with the number above. 

Best.