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Ya Allah make my students caring and kind.

Open their hearts, and open their minds. Make

them righteous, respectful and honest. And also

pious, loving and modest.

Make them appreciate the chance to come to

school. And to realize that knowledge is the

greatest tool. To get what they want in this life,

and the next. And to be considered among the

Ummah’s best.

Let them see the importance of knowledge. Not

just as means to get into college. That it can em-

power them in this life. To help out their brethren

living in strife.

Show her that she can be a doctor and help save

a life. And not just, instead, strive to be a doctor’s

wife. Let her not measure her success on her

number of purses. But instead the ability to lead

a team of fifty nurses.

Issue: June 2015

Al—Akhbar Committee:

Teacher Advisor:

Teacher Zainab

Assalaamu Alaikum from Itqan Integrated School !

In this issue:

18/11 Excursion 1 (farm in the City)

15/04 Excursion 2 (Bank Negara and The Coin Museum)

28/04 Eco Ibaadah Camp

05/06 Teacher’s Day

12/06 Camp Al-Lail 2

Upcoming Events:

27/06 Report Card Day

04/07 Iftifal, Iftar Jama’I and Khatam Qur’an

Females (starting from the left): U. Aliah, T. Hanisah, T. Famieza, U. Hafizah, T. Nura, Kak Nur, Pn Shaheerah, Ck Nab, T. Linda, T. Zainab, U. Rafiqah.

Males (starting from the left): T. Izwan, U. Abd. Fattah, U. Zakkariya, T. Azmeer, T. Muhammad, U. Osman, U. Taufiq, U. Nurhadi, T. Faidzal, U. Sopian

Let goal not be the best grade on a test. But

that he studied and tried his best. Make them

do homework and turn all of it in. And study

every night with true discipline.

Let him see that nothing is given without try-

ing. And that cheating is the same thing as

lying. Guide them to see that success only

comes from You. And attaining Jannah is the

only success that is true.

Show my students that my goal is the same.

To help increase the strength of their name.

To make them the best students they can be,

Ya Allah, please answer my dua. Ameen.

A Dua from Itqan teachers to our Itqan students...

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Excursion 1

(Farm in the City)

On the 18th of November 2014, we went on an ex-

cursion to the ‘Farm in the City’. ‘Farm in the City’ is

a mini zoo for farm animals that people can pet and

feed. We Itqanians were very excited for the trip. We

went there by bus and it was a very long journey

because it was located at Seri Kembangan. All stu-

dents and teachers were divided into three buses.

When we arrived, we had to line up in front of the

entrance and were divided into groups again. Each

group had a teacher to monitor the students. We all

were given a sticker so people will know we have

paid for the trip. After everyone had gotten their

sticker and was ready, we walked into the farm.

We saw a lot of animals. We had lots of fun feeding

the ducks and chickens. We ‘oohh-ed’ and ‘aahh-ed’

when a peacock proudly showed off its shimmering

feathers. We saw ostriches and even got to stand on

an ostrich egg! Ostrich eggs are

apparently very strong and can bear

the weight of an adult Masyaallah!

We even got to watch a perfor-

mance by the parrots. The parrots

there were very clever. One even

talked in English Subhanallah! What

amazing creatures Allah has created

in this world.

There was also this small

chick-pen where lots of

chicks ran around. They

were so adorable and every-

one wanted to catch and hold

one. But only some of us got

the chance because they

were very fast runners.

After that, we went to feed the fishes! We were each

given a packet of fish food. But we ended up feeding

the swans too, who I think were, a little bit jealous for

all the attention the fishes had. So some magnificent

swans glided across the lake and towards the yum-

my fish food. They were beautiful.

Next to the lake, was the furry ani-

mal-pen, where the rabbits and

guinea pigs played around. This

was one of my favourite places.

We got to carry, feed and play with

them. Lots of the furry ones were

very tame. A man handed us some

green veggies for them and a good

thing too; they were very hungry.

We met lots of

reptiles. Slither-

ing snakes and

huge tortoises,

which were

strong enough

for us to sit on,

and cute lizards.

We went to a section where cute small monkeys

‘hang’ around. We saw squirrels, deers and goats.

We also visited a horse and donkey. Yes, we had a

‘cool’ adventure at the farm. It was, like all excur-

sions, amazing! Alhumdulillah.

By,

Kanaya Azzahra (G7)

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Excursion 2

(Bank Negara and The Coin Museum)

I went to bank Negara. I had a lot of fun! There

was a tunnel full of money that was called ‘1 mil-

lion ringgit tunnel’. There was a secret code to

enter so that we could see gold! I took pictures

with my friends. I saw different coins from differ-

ent countries. It was a very fun trip!

By,

Zahra (G2)

On 15th April we went to bank Negara and the

coin museum. We rode a bus to get there. When

we got there the stairs were so big and there was

a restaurant and a gift shop. We went to the tun-

nel of money!

We also went to a room that was about the histo-

ry of money and a room that was about painting.

By,

Wan Abdurraouf (G4)

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Eco Ibaadah Camp

Building Shelter.

Well done boys, even a storm won’t bring that shelter down!

Making a Fire.

That’ll warm up the tea for the teachers!

What I enjoyed there:

Building a shelter

What I learnt there:

Survival!

What else was there:

Archery, paintballing, water-trekking and much

more!

What was boring:

That we couldn’t sleep in tents

By, Amir (G2)

On the 28th until the 30th of April 2015, we

completed another successful Eco Khalifah

Camp at Janda Baik with Radiant Retreat.

It was quite different this time as we had 3

groups all having indepentent programs: Lower

Primary, Upper Primary and Secondary. Every-

thing went reasonably well other than the few

incidents that were to be expected when deal-

ing with the outdoors and wilderness such as

scratches, insect bites and occasional falls here

and there.

Thanks to all the people who put in a lot of hard work, especially Pn Hanis and her amazing team from radiant Retreat, camp director U. Abd Fattah and assistant directors, U. Hafizah, U. Rafiqah. Not to forget Cik Nab and all teach-ers and admin staff.

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Whiteboard designed and produced by Husna (G8)

First off was the balloon challenge. Each group had to blow as many

balloons as they can and make sure it’s the right size. They can meas-

ure the balloon using the cut-outs that were arranged. They were given

a time limit.

Next they had to do the book chal-

lenge. They had to balance as many

books as they can and zig-zag through

the obstacle course. The more books

you balance on your head, the more

points you get. But if you drop a book,

you had to start all over again. They

can go again and again within the time

limit.

After that, was the drinking challenge. Teachers had to drink as many

cups as they can within the time limit given.

The ice challenge was what my helpers and I were waiting for. Two buckets, one for each team, were filled with ice and strips of newspaper. The newspaper makes it go grey and slimy to the touch. But with Ilham’s magnificent idea, we agreed to add disgusting stuff like leaves and twigs and dirt. We

were dying to see the teachers’ ex-pression when they dip their hands into the icy, dirty water, blind-

folded. Our patience was rewarded when the female teachers screamed and made a fool of themselves. Joking joking! (Hehehe). But honestly, they were very funny to watch. Especially Cikgu Linda, Teacher Zarina and Cikgu Mieza. My friends and I laughed and laughed.

On the month of June, the 5th, was the event of “Teacher’s Day

Celebration”. Even though the real date of the event was on the 5th

of May, we had to move the date to June because that month was

one of those months where we were very busy. I guess I could say

that the teachers enjoyed themselves very much, especially with all

the gifts and treats they got from their beloved students.

Before we started the event, we had to eat a hearty breakfast in the

canteen. It was great because it wasn’t like any normal breakfast at

school we usually have. The whole school contributed food to the

canteen so there were scrumptious food like lasagne, sausages,

nuggets, cakes, donuts, candy, fruits and salads. There were

quenching drinks too, like cool ice-lemon tea, juices and fizzy

drinks.

After that, we had to all change into our sports attire for the activi-

ties that were ahead of us. The boys and the male teachers were led

to the field to have a gruelling game of football, while the girls and

the female teachers walked to the basketball court to have a fun

‘Amazing Race’ competition.

The boys’ football game was very exciting. The teachers of course, aced at that game. So they were leading with 1-0. The boys had their hopes up high that they could even the score but just as a stu-dent was about to shoot the

ball into the goal, another student accidentally kicked it out of the way. So the teacher’s

won the game. But the boys weren’t bad sports. They took it easily and had fun. Congratz to the male teachers!

The girls had an experience with the ‘Amazing Race’; however, it

was a whole new story. I was head of the activities and the assistant

of Teacher Zainab, who was in charge of the whole thing. I had to

manage the races and make the competitors understand how to play

the game. There were five challenges all together. The female

teachers were divided into two groups: In group one was - Teacher

Hafizah, Teacher Zainab, Teacher Linda and Teacher Hanisah. In

group two we had – Teacher Mieza, Teacher Kartina, Teacher Zari-

na and Teacher Aliah.

The Futsal (Teachers Vs Students)

The book balancing challenge.

The drinking challenge.

The ice challenge.

Teacher’s Day

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Lastly, came the obstacle challenge.

Two members from each team had

to be blind-folded and their partner

had to lead them through the obsta-

cle course to one end, then they had

to exchange from there with their

partner and lead them back out to

the starting line. They can do this

process again and again within five

minutes. But if the blind-folded

partner accidentally hit a “bomb” (a

cone), their group points were deducted. It was funny to see our teach-

ers grope around themselves with their arms, looking like a blind per-

son. That’s why we should be grateful to Allah for the wonderful eyes

he has given us.

After the game ended, we had to calculate and add up all the points for

each group. Losers get a punishment of getting drenched by my won-

derful helpers (who are my awesome friends). This was called the

“Losers-Doom”. The winning group was group two- congratulations!

So the losing team was group one! Teacher Linda, Hanisah, Zainab

and Hafizah were all drenched with litres of tap-water, and they

shrieked! (Hahahahaha!) It was so funny to watch. But we all wished

we hadn’t drenched them, because Cikgu Linda took a jug and dipped

it into the icy-dirty water that was still in the bucket, from the ice

challenge. Then she threw it at all onto my friends and me- so it was

our turn to shriek and splash her back. The winning group wasn’t

supposed to be watered like plants in a garden but… the losing team

and most of the girls threw ice and jugs of water at them too. In the

end, 80% of us got soaked.

After the teachers forfeited, we all called it a day. We had a short

break so we could rest and be ready for the next event.

It was an exchange. The girls and female teachers move towards the

field for their game of football while the boys and male teachers pre-

pare for the ‘Amazing Race’. I didn’t take part for the football game

because I had to manage the male teachers’ race.

In group one, we had Teacher Muhammad (aka Ben), Cikgu Izwan, Ustaz Zakariyya and Ustaz Osman (aka Limited-Edition-Man.) In group two, we had Cikgu Faidzal, Ustaz Hadi, Ustaz Taufiq and Teacher Azmeer.

It was the same process. And everything went smoothly- at first. But

when it came to the ice challenge, the male teachers all acted like little

cheeky students. I had no idea and still don’t know who threw an arm-

ful of ice at another teacher in the first place, but as soon as they did,

you can guess what happened. It was war- and a very ummm… viole-

rough one too. (Err…). The teachers and boys threw dirty ice every-

where. I tried to stop them but- how can one girl who is supposedly in

charge, control an army of noisy boys and a cheeky group of male

teachers? Impossible. And I didn’t want to risk myself getting

drenched for the second time. So I laughed, shook my head and stood

aside watching all of them. They were all enjoying themselves so I let

them. It’s teachers day anyway.

In the end, group one won. Congratulations on that team!

Anyway, the girls and female teachers had fun on the field.

Surprisingly though, the teachers won the game- err... I

mean of course they would. (Hehehehehe. Just joking! ;D ).

The score was 1-0. Yay, congratz!

After that, we had a long break this time. This break gave us

time to rest and change; and enough time for the boys and

male teacher’s to go off to pray solat Jumaat. Next, the fe-

males had to pray Zuhur and wait for the boys to come back.

When they did, we had our lunch. This too, was different. While the younger ones ate their food at the canteen includ-ing the grade 7, some grade 8 and I had to prepare food for all the teachers. It was an activity where the teachers get a fancy lunch course, where my friends and I waited them. They had real fancy food. The whole set; appetizers, main

course, and the dessert. They obviously enjoyed that event.

After everyone had settled, we were allowed to start the

“Master Ceremony”.

Our emcees, Syasya

Amirah and Hamza

Redzuan did a great job

of leading the ceremony;

especially when it came

to announcing each teach-

er who each won a per-

sonality that were voted

by their beloved students.

I helped announced the

losing and winning team

for the amazing race, both male and female. Again, congratz

on both winning teams by the way. And to the losing team,

don’t worry- there’s always other competitions next year

insyaallah.

There were amazing per-

formances by the little

ones and we did an Itqan

tradition, which in every

‘Teachers Day Celebra-

tion’, the female and male

teachers sang a nasyeed.

All of them sang beautiful-

ly- especially Ustaz Osman

who seemed most enthusiastic and

motivated in the whole song.

Finally, the day was over. I think it turned out pretty well if I do say so myself. I mean, this semester’s ‘Teachers Day Celebration’ was quite different, because the students were the ones who planned the whole thing this time, which is usually done by the teachers. But I like it when the students are the ones who prepare it. And Alhamdulillah, it was a magnificent, wonderful and amazing event. Shout out to Teacher Zainab who made the whole event possible; and to all the helpers who helped prepare the celebration too. The decorations were beautiful! Masyaallah.

By,

Airis Sophia (G8)

The blindfolded obstacle course.

The loosers doom (getting wet!)

The amazing mc’s for the afternoon.

Singing together.

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Camp Al-Lail 2

- Part 2 -

With the help of Ustaz Osman’s amazing plan-

ning skills, the secondary students got to ex-

perience many new things. From slaughtering

chickens to making kaya sandwiches for the

homeless, the students got to do it all. The

whole camp in general was very fun and excit-

ing, and everyone enjoyed themselves very

much.

After our well deserved, not to mention,

scrumptious dinner, the secondaries went into

the musolla for solat Isha and listened to a

tazkirah by Ustaz Osman. He showed a

slideshow to us on Ramadan that got our at-

tention.

Later, all of us were sent to the canteen to

prepare the sandwiches for the homeless.

Altogether, 240 kaya sandwiches were to be

made and Alhumdulillah we succeeded in the

task. We were split up into teams in which

some people put margarine onto the breads,

some put kaya and others were ready to cut

the sandwiches in two and packed them into

plastics.

Next, the teachers hard-boiled a number of

eggs and handed them to us in big basins. We

popped each egg into one of the plastics and

eventually, we finished the lot.

We had egg-cellent team-working skills (*wink

wink* I’m funny)! Even after all that long work

we did, there was a little more to do. Our final

task was to pack the water bottles into large

plastics. This was done quickly as we were all

tired and wanted to get all of it over with as

soon as possible.

Although we were so exhausted, we still man-

aged to celebrate for finishing all the food

packs that were to be given to the homeless

the next morning. Cikgu Izwan and a few of

the boys who helped him had set up a barbe-

que pit and began barbequing the prepared

marinated chicken. Grilling them to perfection,

Cikgu Izwan managed to grill enough chicken

for everyone that wanted some. I myself rate

the chicken 5 stars as they really were exquis-

itely flavoured, thanks to T. Linda.

This basically concluded our long hard, yet

fun night. Each of us went to our sleeping

spaces— boys in the musolla and girls in

the library—and got ready for bed. Some of

us were ready to hit the hay whereas oth-

ers still had some energy left.

By,

Husna (G8)

- Part 3 -

The Secondary students woke up early to start the day. We were all going to go feed

the homeless in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Everybody went into their respective cars along with their teachers. At (time), they

reached there and unpacked all the food from the cars. After a few minutes, the per-son in charge came up to us and began to

give us instructions. We split up into two groups, one going one way and the other going a different way. By doing this, we were able to cover as much ground in our period of time. Apparently, we reached there late because many of the homeless

people had gone to their hiding places or jobs. Because of this, we decided to give out the remaining food to our neighbours in

the Sg. Penchala. Again, we split up into two groups, each going to different parts.

When giving food to the neighbours, we first introduced ourselves and told them what we were doing. Many of them were

surprised but were very grateful for the food. While doing this, it gave us the chance to interact with them and get to

know them better. Alhamdulillah, when we were finished, all the food was gone and nothing was left. We felt very good be-

cause we got such a good experience and got to know people better. Also, we got to see how other people live and that not eve-

rybody is as fortunate as us. We hope that we can do this kind of thing again.

By,

Hamza Redzuan (G8)

- Part 1 -

For the second time, Itqan held its ac-tivity filled in-school camp on the 12th of June 215. Slaughtering chickens was the first thing we witnessed and did. The chickens were brought to school on the same day and kept into a cage. There were 2 black roosters and 7 hens. We, secondary boys and girls got an opportunity to slaughter chickens. The experience was exhilarating! Alt-hough, slaughtering animals is more encouraged for boys, but girls can do it too. When we slaughter, we have to make sure we say “Bismillah Allahuak-bar” when we slaughter. We have to cut the neck of the chicken until we have reached the bone, but do not cut the head off. The jugular veins and wind-pipe will be cut. When we are about to slaughter, we have to stand facing the direction of the Kaabah.

After the slaughtering of each chicken has been done, the process of making the chicken bald starts. By bald, it means to make the chicken featherless by pulling out all their feathers. They have to be completely bald so that we don’t eat the feathers when it’s cooked into a meal. The following activity we did was taking out the organs out of the chicken. One of the chicken’s gallblad-der exploded during the process and green fluid started to flow out! It was a first for everyone to see it. So, we slow-ly did the process and in the end we finished. We brought the chickens to the canteen to be prepared for dinner.

Our job was done.

By,

Umar (G8)

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A Message From The

Principal...

Assalamu’alaikum w.b.t.

MashaAllah, it’s hard to believe we are at the end of the year al-ready! This year has posed different challenges for us, but as al-ways we are reminded that trials come from Allah and are part of our lives. Alhamdulillah for all the support and cooperation from all parties that has helped us in carrying out our role and responsibil-ity to the best of our ability.

This year we also had many firsts, such as Camp Al Lail for the secondary students, which proved to be a most enriching experi-ence with activities including learning how to slaughter, clean and cook chicken, preparing food for and feeding the homeless, among other things. Indeed it was an eye-opening experience for all involved.

Other new activities we embarked upon were the Prefect’s social projects such as “gotong-royong” to clean up the mosque nearby, collecting funds for and “gotong-royong” at an orphanage in Sg Buloh, as well the Prefect’s retreat to Cameron Highlands.

Alhamdulillah, this year, both teachers and students had become more familiar with the Cambridge syllabus and therefore able to cope with it better in general. This can be seen in the overall re-sults achieved across the board. Well done!

Now that we are done with the final exams, it is time for everyone to relax and enjoy themselves as they prepare for their Khatam Quran and Ihtifal. There is a buzz of excitement as they busy themselves practicing for their performances, assisting the teach-ers with preparations, etc. It is also time to reap the rewards of their hard work and efforts, with the prize-giving ceremony just round the corner.

Our annual Iftar Jama’i has always been a special event for us as it fosters close “ukhuwah” between parents, all Itqan staff and students of both Itqan Montessori Preschool as well Itqan Integrat-ed school. It is then that we break fast together, pray together and celebrate together.

Last but not least, we wish you a blessed Ramadhan and pray that Allah swt accepts our ibadah, grants us and our loved ones forgiveness, mercy and guidance. May He raise us in our ranks, keep us close to Him and be in His protection always. May He grant us iman and taqwa in playing our roles as his Khalifahs as well as His slaves. Ameen, ya Rabb.

May Allah s.w.t. bless our children and Itqan.

Sharifah Shaheerah H. Alhabshi

The prophet (peace be upon him) related to us that Allah

says: “I am as my servant thinks of me. I am with him

when he remembers me. If he mentions me within himself,

I mention him within myself. If he mentions me in an as-

sembly, I mention him in a better assembly. If he comes

near to me a handspan, I come near to him the distance of

a cubit. If he comes near to me the distance of a cubit, I

come near to him the distance of two outspread arms. If

he comes to me walking, I come to him running.” [Sahih

Bukhari (6856) and Sahih Muslim (4832)]

Think about these words. The first thing Allah calls us to-

wards is to have a positive outlook about him under all

circumstances, since he will be as his servant thinks of

him. Allah will relate to the person the way the person ex-

pects him to. When the servant assumes the best about

his Lord and pins his hopes on his Lord’s providence, his

Lord will not disappoint him. Allah will never let his good

deeds go unrewarded. When the servant beseeches Allah,

he believes that his prayer will be answered. When he

sincerely repents for a sin, he trusts that Allah will forgive

him. When he performs a virtuous deed, he assumes that

Allah will accept it from him and reward him for it. All of

this is part of assuming the best about Allah.

This is why Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “When you

beseech Allah in supplication, be convinced that he will

answer you.” [Sunan al-Tirmidhi (3401)]

Being Positive in Making

Do’a to Allah

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