Mathematics

Measurement math package is due on Friday February, 6th insh'allah

Quran Competition First Round Dates

Dear parents and guardians,

Assalamu Allikum

Hope this email reaches you in the best state of Eman.

For the students who have submitted registration slips for the competition, please be advised that the first round of the competition will start after the Family Day weekend  and will last until the beginning of March, so be prepared for this round according to the following dates:

 (Feb. 17 to Feb.20 )              JK, SK

 (Feb.17. to Feb. 20)              Grades 1.

 (Feb. 23.to Feb. 27)              Grades 2 and 3 .

 (Feb.17. to Feb 20)               Grades 4

 (Feb. 23.to Feb. 27)              Grades 5 & 6 

 (Feb.17. to Feb 20)               Grades 7 & 8 

On a final note, we would really appreciate any donations you can make in support of this competition. Jazakum Allah Khairan, no need to remind you of the enormous ajer in helping such a noble cause.

Those donations will go towards the gifts and trophies we will give for all of our students who participated.

Wassalamu Allikum

-- 

Tr. Hadia Arabi Katbi
Quraan Teacher
Abraar School: Islamic Education for the Next Generation

www.abraarschool.com

Elementary Campus: 70 Fieldrow Street, Ottawa, ON K2G 2Y7 | ph.613-226-1396 | fx. 613-226-2745

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Mathematics

Math H.W: W.B.p.42

Homework

Language: Diamante Poem (2) due tomorrow

Mathematics

Assalamu alaikom Dear Parents,

Today we started learning about measurements. Your child will be investigating linear and time measurement. There will be opportunities to measure, to choose appropriate measurement units, and to relate measurement units to each other.

Your child can look around his/her room and find 3 objects that could be measured in decimeters.

Math H.W: Students have to measure three things in their rooms using centimeters and decimeters.
                   Workbook p. 41

Updates from the French Class

Friday, January 23, 2015

Assalamu Alaikum Dear Parents

I hope you have had a nice Winter break with your family.

Our daily routine is drilling the vocabulary related to our daily activities. We are talking about activities at school or at home. Al Hamdulillah, students are gaining self confidence in speaking French during French class.

In class, we worked on our project related to the Winter clothing and activities” Une Fenêtre sur l’hiver” and students did a great job overall.

We are working on the last activities related to the story “L’Arbre Ungali”: Écris l’histoire avec des mots différents and we will be doing our in-class play presentation next week Insha’a Allah.

 Update:

·         Tuesday,   January 27, we are having the 3rd French test: spelling, sentence structure  and vocabulary.

·         The spelling list for Tuesday is:

1.       alors                                              6.   et                                    

2.       après  ca                                      7.   finalement

3.       en premier                                 8.  encore

4.       cependant                                  9. maintenant

5.       puis                                                10. Encore

                                                       

·         Sentence structure: subject, verb, capital letter and punctuation.

·         Vocabulary comprehension is related to vocabulary drilled daily in class.

Jazakum Allah Kheiran for your cooperation and your support.

Dr Amina Ould-brahim,

French teacher

Science coordinator

www.abraarschool.com

A Note From Tr.Hadia (Quran Teacher)

Assalamu Alaikum Dear parents;

Mashallah Grade 4 have just finished memorizing Surat Al-Qiyama..

Inshallah they will be tested on the whole surah and assessed on memorization and tajwid next Thursday , January 29th .

Please help them practice and be ready.

Besides, they will be tested on the new vocabulary we learned in the Surah. Attached is a copy for your convenience.

Jazakum Allah kul kher.

Please if you have any questions don't hesitate to email me

-- 

Tr. Hadia Arabi Katbi
Quraan Teacher
Abraar School: Islamic Education for the Next Generation

www.abraarschool.com

Elementary Campus: 70 Fieldrow Street, Ottawa, ON K2G 2Y7 | ph.613-226-1396 | fx. 613-226-2745

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Day of Resurrection	yawmi alqiyamat	الْقِيَامَةِ يَوْمِ
His Bones	AAithamah	عِظَامَهُ
The Sun	ashshamsu	الشَّمْسُ
The Moon	alqamar	الْقَمَرُ
Vision	albasar	الْبَصَرُ
His excuses	maAAatheerah	مَعَاذِيرَهُ
Your tongue	lisanaka	لِسَانَكَ
the present life	alAAajila	الْعَاجِلَةَ
Bright	nadira	نَّاضِرَةٌ
Gloomy	basira	بَاسِرَةٌ
believed	Saddaqa	صَدَّقَ
denied	kaththaba	كَذَّبَ
Male	aththakara	الذَّكَرَ
Female	al-ontha	الْأُنثَىٰ

Mathematics 21/01/2015

Math H.W. : students are expected to answer questions 3 and 4 in the mid-chapter review (to be solved in their homework notebook).

Please sign the math quiz

Mathematics

Math H.W. : W.B p. 34

Please sign math quiz

Quiz

Charlotte's Web -Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary Quiz on Monday January 26, 2015.


The words that can show up on the quiz are:
-Runt
-Injustice
-Distribute
-Promptly
-Peered
-Litter
-Specimen
-Vanished
-Captivity
-Slops
-Trough


We have reviewed and discussed all of the terminology listed above and students should have them written in their Charlotte's Web notebook.


 

Math H.W.

Workbook p.38 Q. 2 and p.39

Mathematics Test

Assalamu Alakiom Dear Parents,

Insha'allah, the students will have a math test on Friday Jan. 23rd. The test will cover Chapter 4 "Addition and Subtraction", which includes the following topics:

1- Using mental math strategies to add and subtract 2- digit numbers;
2- Estimating sums and differences using rounding;
3- Adding 4-digit numbers;
4- Subtracting from 4-digit numbers;
5- Calculating change; and
6- Adding and subtracting money.

Jazakum Allah Khairan for your continuous support.

Tr. Marwa

A Note From Tr. Amal (Arabic Teacher)

ولياء الأمور الكرام / السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 

أتمنى للجميع الصحة والسلامة وبعد ,

أعلمكم بأنه سيكون هناك تققييم كتابي يوم الأربعاء القادم _ بأذن الله_ في  درس ( الأمير المتواضع)  وسيتم تقييم التلاميذ 

في النقاط التالية:

- الفهم والاستيعاب  ( الإجابة على الأسئلة)

- فهم معاني المفردات  الواردة في الدرس  وأضادها.

 - التعبير عن الصور بجمل مفيدة .

أرجو مساعدتكم في هذا الأمر  وأنا بدوري سأأقوم غدا - إن شاء الله - بمراجعة الدرس مع التلاميذ.

جزاكم الله خيرا

المدرسة أمل

Math Homework

Mid-Chapter Review Q. 1 & 2 (to be solved in homework notebook)

Math H.W

Math H.W: W.B p. 32 and 33

A Note From Tr. Amal

ولياء الأمور الكرام / السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

نرحب بكم في العام الجديد راجبن لتلاميذناعاما دراسيا حافلا بالنجاح  بفضل تعاونكم  .

أود أن أعلمكم بأن تسليم مشروع الششتاء سبكون يوم الأربعاء الموافق 14 / 1 .وقد تم مناقشة الموضوع مع التلاميذ في كيفية تنظيم 

الموضوع  وتقيمه  وسيتم التقييم على النحو الآتي :

الغلاف  - التنظيم والترتيب - اختيار الصور المناسبة -- الخط الواضح -- االكتابة السليمة من الأخطاء - عرض الموضوع أمام تلامذة 

الفصل  -  والتسليم في الوقت المحدد.

شكرا لكم تعاونكم

      المدرسة أمل 

Class Updates

Assalamu alaikom,

Mathematics:

Math H.W. : Mental Math Game

Math weekly package is due Monday Jan. 12th, 2015

Please sign Math Quiz



Islamic Studies: 

This months focus will be on "Islam in Africa". Students will learn about the presence and contribution of Islam in African countries. We will look at historical facts and learn about different mosques.

Language and Social Studies Update

Salam Parents,


 Here is an update on what we will be learning for the next couple of months in each subject.


Language: We will be starting our novel study on "Charlotte's Web" on Monday. We will read the novel as a class and students will learn new vocabulary, write chapter summaries, and have quizzes. There will also be mini assignments and a final project at the end. Students also need to bring in one empty notebook by Monday.

Social Studies: We will begin our next unit "Heritage and Identity: Early Societies, 300 BCE-1500 CE".  This unit is very fun since students explore the medieval times and learn about kings, queens, serfs, peasants and castles. We will also learn about Mesopotamia, The Mayans, First Nations, Aztecs, and the importance of archeological sites.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email me. JAk :)  

Science Fair

Assalamu Alaikum Dear parents,

I hope you have had a restful winter break with your family.I have the pleasure  to inform you that this year Insha'a Allah grade 4 are invited to participate in the science fair that will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2015. 

For this grade, the participation is optional as the research and work involved are to be done outside the school and the project is not evaluated. However, students who wish to participate are required to work with a partner. Teacher Marwa , teacher Seher and myself are available to provide help when needed.

I am attaching the science fair handbook to help your child throughout his/her work.

Students, who  would like to participate in the science fair, are required to fill out the registration form and return it to their teacher  by the end of January. Students are given the timeline to help them manage their time.

For any question, feel free to email me any time.

Jazakum Allah for your support and cooperation

Dr. Amina Ould-brahim,
Science Coordinator l
Abraar School: Islamic Education for the Next Generation

www.abraarschool.com

Secondary Campus: 1085 Grenon Avenue, Ottawa, ON K2B 8L7 | ph.613-820-0044 | fx.613-820-1495

Elementary Campus: 70 Fieldrow Street, Ottawa, ON K2G 2Y7 | ph.613-226-1396 | fx. 613-226-2745

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Elementary Science Fair

Planning Guide

Abraar School Elementary Campus

2014 – 2015

Table of Contents

                                                                                                                                                Page

Letter to parents                                                                                              3

Project time line                                                                                               4

Categories                                                                                                          5

Research approach                                                                                         5

Display board                                                                                                     9

Science Fair Questions                                                                                   11

Letter to Parents

Friday December 19, 2014

Dear Parents,

Assalamu Alaikum,

Your child is taking part in the Abraar School Elementary Campus Science Fair scheduled for Thursday, March 26^th, 2015. This exciting event encourages students to think like young scientists. In the next few weeks, your child will design a science project using the scientific method or the Engineering Design Process to solve a problem. In this activity, students will have the opportunity to develop skills in creative thinking, problem solving and communication (oral and written).

Your cooperation is appreciated in encouraging your child and monitoring his/her progress along the way. Your support is the key to a successful project, but please do not allow your involvement to extend any further in order to assure equity and promote student learning. Guide your child whenever and wherever you can. It is important that the final project reflects student individual effort and design.

Abraar School Science Fair Guide will be posted on the blog and help will be provided to students whenever they need it during the various stages of their projects.

For suggestions on helping your child through this process, see the website at www.free-science-fair-projects.com.

Although participating in the event is already a reward in itself, we like to offer recognition (in the form of a prize) to the top students for their excellence in each category. We would appreciate your generosity in this regard by helping us cover the cost of the prizes. If you are able to help with a financial donation, you may give it or send it to Sr. Naida or to myself.

May Allah reward all of you for your generous contributions and support!

For any question, please email me at the address below

Jazakum Allah Kheiran for your cooperation,

Dr. Amina Ould-brahim,
Science Coordinator l
Abraar School: Islamic Education for the Next Generation

www.abraarschool.com

Secondary Campus: 1085 Grenon Avenue, Ottawa, ON K2B 8L7 | ph.613-820-0044 | fx.613-820-1495

Elementary Campus: 70 Fieldrow Street, Ottawa, ON K2G 2Y7 | ph.613-226-1396 | fx. 613-226-2745

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Project Timeline

Due Date	Project Component	Y / N
01/12/2015	Project proposal: 1) - Students must have their partners, decided on their testable question and have formulated their hypothesis. 2) - Students must keep a journal to write down notes. This journal must be presented to the judges.
01/26/2015	Background research and experiment details: 1) - Students submit the project name, a summary of their research, the list of material and the procedure. 2) - Students have done also one test of their experiment and collected the first data.
02/23/2015	Data tables , graphical representation, pictures of the experiments Data Analysis: 1)- students have their data tables, graph, pictures  ready 2)- Analysis of Results
03/9/2015	Conclusion, Abstract: 1) - Conclusions: Support or reject hypothesis with reasons – why? 2)- Applications: How can your experiment apply to the real world, extensions/further investigation 3)- Bibliography: Supply all references 4)- Abstract: Summary of purpose, procedures, results and conclusion (must be between 200 and 250 words/typed)
03/23/2015	Final Check 1)- Prepare the presentation board (be creative and detailed oriented) 2)- Review the presentation board (Verify that all the required information is in its correct place)
03/26/2015	Abraar Science Fair Thursday, March 26 2015 From 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM School Gymnasium

Categories

This year we are adopting the same categories as the Ottawa Regional Science Fair (ORSF) even though grades 5 and 6 would not be able to participate to the ORSF.

The categories are as follow:

·        Discovery - Create new fundamental knowledge based on your curiosity by asking a question and using the techniques of scientific inquiry to develop an answer.

·        Energy - Improve our use of current energy sources, enable the transition to alternative energy sources, or reduce our energy footprint.

·        Environment - Reduce our impact on, improve our understanding of, and ensure the quality of water air, soil, and the diversity of living things.

·        Health - Increase our understanding of the human body, or apply science and technology to improve health, control disease, or support an again population.

·        Information - Enhance communication and our use of information using digital and networking technologies, or applications of new media.

·        Innovation - Combine scientific principles with your creativity to develop a new material, structure, device, or system to solve a problem or improve an existing solution.

·        Resources - Develop better ways to use our natural resources that provide sustainable sources of food, products, or prosperity.

When registering with your teacher, identify the category of your project. Ask for advice (your teacher or Tr. Amina) if you are not sure.

Research Approach

Choose a subject that interest you, do the background research and write down the references for your documentation. If your project is an experiment, follow the steps of the scientific method to carry out your research:

The scientific method is a way to ask and answer scientific questions by making observations and doing experiments. The steps of the scientific method are to:

Fig1: the steps for Scientific Method

• It is important for your experiment to be a fair test. A "fair test" occurs when you change only one factor (variable) and keep all other conditions the same.

The following paragraph is adapted from: The elementary Science Fair Planning authored by Lora Holt

      Designing an experiment is really cool because you get to use your imagination to come up with a test for your problem, and most of all, you get to prove (or disprove) your Hypothesis. Remember to take plenty of pictures as you go through these seven very simple steps.

First: Gather up your materials: What will you need to perform your experiment? The safest way to

do this is get that adult you recruited to help you get the stuff you need. Oh, did we mention to take pictures

      or draw pictures of your materials. This will come in handy when you are making your board display.

Second: Write a PROCEDURE. A procedure is a list of steps that you did to perform an experiment.

Why do you need to write it down? Well it’s like giving someone a recipe to your favorite dish. If they

want to try it, they can follow your steps to test if it’s true. Scientists do this so that people will believe that

they did the experiment and also to let other people test what they found out. Did we mention to take

pictures of yourself doing the steps?

Third: Identify your variables. The variables are any factors that can change in an experiment.

Remember that when you are testing your experiment you should only test one variable at a time in

order to get accurate results. In other words, if you want to test the affect that water has on plant growth,

then all the plants you test should be in the same conditions, these are called controlled variables: same

type of dirt, same type of plant, same type of location, same amount of sunlight, etc. The only variable

you would change from plant to plant would be the amount of water it received. This is called the independent

or manipulated variable. The independent variable is the factor you are testing. The results

of the test that you do are called the dependent or responding variables. The responding variable is

what happens as a result of your test. Knowing what your variables are is very important because if you

don’t know them you won’t be able to collect your data or read your results.

Fourth: TEST, TEST, TEST. Remember that the judges expect your results to be consistent in order to

be a good experiment, in other words, when you cook from a recipe you expect the outcomes to be the

same if you followed the directions (or procedure) step by step. So that means you need to do the experiment

more than once in order to test it properly. We recommend five times or more. More is better!

Don’t forget to take pictures of the science project being done and the results.

Fifth: Collect your DATA. This means write down or record the results of the experiment every time

you test it. Be sure you also need to organize it in a way that it is easy to read the results. Most scientists

use tables, graphs and other organizers to show their results. Organizing makes the results easy to read,

and much easier to recognize patterns that might be occurring in your results. (Besides, it impresses the

judges when you use them.) But don’t make a graph or table because we asked you to, use it to benefit

      your project and to help you make sense of the results. There is nothing worse than having graphs and

            tables that have nothing to do with answering the question of a science project.

If your project is an innovation, follow the steps of the Engineering Design Process.

• The engineering design process is the set of steps that a designer takes to go from first, identifying a problem or need to, at the end, creating and developing a solution that solves the problem or meets the need.
• The steps of the engineering design process are as illustrated in the diagram below:

        The Engineering Design Process

Fig2: the steps for the Engineering Process

   During the engineering design process, designers frequently jump back and forth between steps. Going back to earlier steps is common. This way of working is called iteration, and it is likely that your process will do the same!

Here is the fun part and don’t forget to take pictures, pictures and more pictures!!!!

First: Define the problem:  Look around you and define a problem that you think you can find a good solution   to it. Oh, did we mention to take pictures or draw pictures of your materials. This will come in handy when you are making your board display.

Second: Do your research:  A Guess what? The best places for that are your local/school library and of course the Internet. An advice for you: write down the references of all the articles /book you read or websites you visit. This will come handy for your bibliography. Want to know how to write it?  Ask Teacher Nancy, she is the Book guru.

Third: Think about the model you want to make: Sketch your idea of the model, a sketch notebook would be a good buy at this point, make the modification you want until you are satisfied. Make a nice drawing on a squared paper and keep it for your display. This is your development work

Fourth: TEST, Modify, TEST, Modify. Test your model and make the necessary changes until it works the way you want it. Remember to keep track and write all the changes you made as well as the different tests and write down the reason of the adjustments. Did we say also to take pictures when you test your model? And here is your prototype.

Fifth: Collect your DATA. This means write down or record the results of the step four. Now think about how you can improve your prototype and make it better. Redesign your prototype according to your results.

Display Board

      The general rule is to present the hypothesis/ question/problem, background research and abstract on the left side of the board facing you, the experiments, tests, pictures, results and graphs in the center and on the right side you put the conclusion, application, future direction and references. Project title: Should be readable from across the room, well written, neat and catchy.

·         Abstract: Should fit in one page and summarize your work (question/hypothesis, reference to the materials and procedure, results, summary of your conclusion and short summary of your future directions) without the details.

·         Materials: numbered list of materials

·         Procedure: numbered and well explained steps. The steps must be presented in chronological order that another person can reproduce your experiment.

·         Conclusion: Should explain the data and doesn’t have to confirm the hypothesis. The best conclusion is open-ended and includes what can be done next.

Your display board should be well organized, neat and clear. Explain precisely and clearly what you want to do, how you did it, what did you find and what did you learn. Use the active voice (I measured, I added). Use the past tense to explain the procedure and the results, and the present tense for conclusion.

Fig3: Display board samples

Images copied from: www.sciencebuddies.org (visited on January 31, 2014 @ 2:46 PM)

Science Fair Project Questions

1.     What color of candle burns the fastest?

2.     What kind of paper can float the longest?

3.     What shape of clay boat holds the most pennies before sinking?

4.     What happens to cookies when you leave out one ingredient?

5.     Which kind of cola do people really like the best? (blind taste test)

6.     Which kind of detergent washes the most stains out?

7.     What liquids in my house fizz when I add baking soda?

8.     What cleans a penny?

9.     How do different amounts of baking soda affect cookies?

10.  What food does my pet like best?

11.  How many seeds do different types of fruit produce?

12.  How do different style pencils or grips affect writing fatigue?

13.  What factors affect seed germination?

14.  What medium is best for seeds to sprout?

15.  What time of day does a hamster go through a maze faster?

16.  What type of food or type of birdfeeder attracts the most birds?

17.  How does smell affect taste?

18.  Is the heart rate of different animals and people the same after exercise?

19.  Which gun lasts the longest?

20.  What product works best to stop stinky feet?

21.  What temperature makes bread mold grow faster?

22.  How does egg substitute (or sugar substitute) change recipes?

23.  Which detergent is best for removing stains?

24.  What type of paper makes the best paper airplane?

25.  What is the best type of cup to keep drinks hot? or cold?

26.  Which type of chocolate melts fastest under a hot light?