Volume 1, Issue 1

IQRA

Islamic Society o f Greater Sal t Lake

Inside this issue:

PTO 2

CLASS UPDATES 3-5

ALUMNI 6

VOLUNTEERS 7

BOOKSHELF 8

CALENDAR 10

Assalamalaikum,

When I returned to lead the educa-

tional program at Iqra this Septem-

ber, I was fully aware that the

school needed major changes in the

teaching and learning activities.

Well, it has been two months now.

Alhumdulillah changes are happen-

ing and many supporters of our pro-

gram have made them possible.

While it is still too early to statisti-

cally measure the effectiveness, the

mood of the students and teachers

are an early sign that we're moving

in a good direction. The homeroom

teachers are working hard on re-

aligning their instruction to the

Utah curriculum, and are showing

more confidence and competence in

carrying out the suggested activities

related to the standards of the core

curriculum.

We have also noticed the increased

effort and enthusiasm of the upper

grade students. It is rewarding to

see our students' excitement about

getting their reading scores from the

Accelerated Reader activity. We are

encouraging all classes to provide

more student-centered activities, as

the feedback from the students has

been very positive.

Our school enrollment declined at

the start of this school year, but is

now slowly coming back up. We've

re-opened the pre-school program;

and have openings for students in

all levels, from pre-school through

4th grade. I must admit that I have

not spent as much time as I'd like,

talking with parents, as I have been

very occupied in working with the

teachers to reorganize and stabilize

our day-to-day operations. For that

reason I am especially looking for-

ward to building up and strengthen-

ing Iqra's Parent Teacher Organiza-

tion.

We lack the words to fully express

how much we appreciate all the par-

ents who have been willing to share

their children with us for the Iqra

educational experience. We want

and need to receive feedback, con-

cerns, and suggestions from all par-

ents, in order to know how best to

direct our energies with the school.

In years past, parents have told us

that besides valuing the Islamic envi-

ronment of the school itself, they

were particularly attracted to Iqra's

unique blending of the Islamic cur-

riculum with the Utah state curricu-

lum. So we strive to uphold aware-

ness of Islamic manners and eti-

quette (adab and akhlaq) throughout

the school day, from our morning as-

sembly to the end-of-day farewell

salams.

As we approach the last few weeks of

Fall term, teachers are making

preparation to send out our first re-

port cards of 2009-2010. These will

be followed by the first individual

Parent-Teacher conferences, on Tues-

day, November 24 and Wednesday,

November 25. It is especially impor-

tant that all our students' parents

come to these Parent-Teacher meet-

ings, so we can discuss your child's

individual progress and get your in-

put. We look forward to meeting

with all of you.

Continued on Page 2: Principal

A Message from the Principal

November 2009

From the Chairman of the Board At this time I would like to thank everyone

at the school for pulling together in the last

few months to get the school heading in the

right direction. My special thanks goes to

ALL staff members, teachers, volunteers,

parents, and students at Iqra.

I can say with full confidence that they are

all very understanding, and have come to-

gether to become a great cohesive team.

They work together to overcome day-to-day

obstacles, they help each other when some-

one calls in sick, they stay late to clean

up, and are dedicated to the children and

making the school successful. I am deeply

touched by their devotion and tireless ef-

forts.

May Allah (swt) bless you all and your

families for what you do every day at Iqra,

Ameen.

Masood Ul-Hasan

School Board Chairman

NEWS

Our primary objective as the Parent

Teacher Organization (PTO) is to

provide our school with funds, pro-

grams, resources and services that

will enrich and maximize the educa-

tion of every child. To meet this im-

portant objective, and afford services

that are not covered by our school

budget, we must fundraise. Though

it may not be our favorite responsibil-

ity, it is a necessary one.

We need your help, and so do your

children. Over 500 independent

studies on parent involvement show

that when parents get involved in

their children’s education grades go

up, test scores improve, children are

more likely to attend better schools

after high school, and they are less

likely to have discipline problems.

Get involved TODAY!

A volunteer sign-up sheet is in the

front lobby of the school. Volunteer-

ing doesn’t have to mean a huge

time commitment. We understand

it is increasingly more difficult to

find time to give, but please, what-

ever your time schedule allows, we

have need of you.

We are planning on having a book

fair the same week as Parent-

Teacher Conferences. InshaAllah.

This special event offers us a great

opportunity to raise money for the

school, and for you to add books to

your child’s library. More informa-

tion will follow as we have a confir-

mation on the date. Thank you!

Sr. Tamara Jabari

PTO President

Principal: Continued from Page 1

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Our mission is to unify the school’s diverse cultures through positive communication between parents, teachers, and administration.

Uniting together with the commitment and dedication to have an effective school, we will InshaAllah build a stronger foundation for our student’s education

and future of our school.

Although these discussions are not lengthy, they can

make a big difference in your child's progress, so please

be sure to attend on those days, or call and make other

arrangements if that schedule is difficult for you.

While the most obvious change may be the change of

principal, Iqra is also about to experience a change in

leadership at the Iqra School Board level. Nine new

Iqra Board members are to be elected for terms of three

years each; those elections will be held at Iqra Academy

on Sunday, November 22 from 12:00 noon until 5:00

pm. Please be sure to come and vote for the candidates

of your choice, as they will greatly influence the direc-

tion of the school for several years to come.

Some readers will also notice that this newsletter has a

new appearance. We have a new volunteer putting to-

gether the newsletter now: Sr. Kirin Nabi. This new

issue of the newsletter, after a long break, marks a bit-

tersweet passing of the baton for us. We are excited

that Sr. Kirin has stepped up to take care of the news-

letter, and at the same time, we are reminded of our

sudden loss last June of Br. Zakri Rajab. Br. Zack, as

most knew him, was the one who organized and pro-

duced the Iqra Academy newsletter for many months,

(gently refusing public recognition for those efforts),

and served as Iqra's volunteer bookkeeper and finan-

cial-affairs assistant to the board Chair, from Fall 2004

through Spring 2008. We remain grateful for his legacy

of concern and active support as a parent with Iqra, as

well as his many hours of devoted volunteer service.

May Allah (swt) accept all his amal jariah and reward

him jannatul firda'us. Ameen.

We are also grateful for the hard work of many dedi-

cated volunteers who are still with us. As principal of

Iqra, I sometimes find it quite a challenge to prioritize

the long list of adjustments, improvements and reor-

ganizing, that are still needed. Yet Alhamdulillah,

whenever that list starts to seem overwhelming, I am

encouraged by the offers of assistance from sisters and

brothers in the community, even those who currently

have no children at Iqra. In these challenging economic

times, I and the rest of the Iqra staff greatly appreciate

the contributions and help of everyone. May Allay be

pleased with the sincere efforts of all those who donate

time, money, or efforts, to help improve Iqra Academy.

With all the updates we have to share, this may be the

longest issue of the school newsletter we've ever pub-

lished! Our intention is, InshaAllah, to reach out and

reconnect strongly, with our many partners-- from stu-

dents and parents, teachers and tutors, Board and

other volunteers, to the Islamic Society of Greater Salt

Lake, donors, and many others in our area. With Al-

lah's blessings, may Iqra Academy continue to serve the

needs of our community, especially the children, who

are the future of our Ummah. There is much work left

to do, and we pray for Allah's will and Allah's guidance

to support us in our efforts.

Sr. Wan Ismail-Ebling

Principal

PTO: Get Involved in Our School

KG Arabic and Islamic Studies

Assalamalaikum,

The first day of pre-

school was November

2nd, and alhumdulil-

lah, teaching them has

been wonderful, as they

love to learn as much

as I love to teach.

So far, we have learned that Allah (swt) is the Creator,

the dua about knowledge, alif, baa, A, and B. As well as

the color red, and the shape circle. InshaAllah we will

continue in these areas and progress through the rest of

the English and Arabic alphabets, while having fun and

developing socially.

Sr. Soltana Hamidat

Pre-School Teacher

Welcome to Pre-K,

Our class consists

of 11 talented

young minds that

have learned how to

write their names,

write both upper

and lower case al-

phabets, and recog-

nize primary colors

and shapes. We should give these four-year-olds a lot of

credit for how much they have learned and accom-

plished. Our class learns best with motivation, disci-

pline, repetition and hands on learning.

In addition to all the standard academics our Pre-K stu-

dents are also learning Arabic and Islamic Studies.

They have successfully memorized Surah Fatiha, Surah

Ikhlas, Surah Al Falaq, the dua’a said before eating, and

the dua’a for learning. In Arabic they have also learned

how to read and write the numbers one through 10, the

colors and shapes. We commend our students for doing

a wonderful job, and inshaAllah we will be able to edu-

cate our students to the best of their potential.

Sr. Hanifa Dhedhy & Sr. Zeena Abidali

Pre-K Teacher Pre-K Islamic Studies

Teacher

Throughout the school year kindergarten students will

hear classic stories in two formats, Read Aloud stories

and Big Books. We have just finished up our unit

theme, Look at Us and will spend the next few weeks on

Colors All Around.

Our class can recognize and write the alphabet and are

starting to sound out words to read. So far they have

mastered: a, the,

my, book, we, go,

that.

They know about

the seven days of

the week and the

12 months of the

year. They can

count from zero to

50 orally and

write from zero to

10. In the next few weeks the students will hopefully

be able to write whole numbers up to 20, better under-

stand comparisons and estimation, and how to meas-

ure.

In other areas, we have covered aspects of nutrition,

safety rules, living and non-living things, our body

parts, our flag, and autumn. InshaAllah we will soon

be learning about plants, the five senses, and winter.

Aisha Attique

Kindergarten Teacher

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Pre-School Pre-Kindergarten

Kindergarten

I have been with the kindergarten class

for only a few weeks, and during this

time I have started to teach them how

to perform wudu, InshaAllah in the

coming weeks I will teach the class how

to perform salat. We have also been

learning the numbers zero to eight and I

have taught the kindergartners how to read the Arabic

alphabet from Alif to dhad.

It would be deeply appreciated if the parents can work

with the children at home to reinforce what they are

learning in class. The more you review with your chil-

dren the more I can teach them, the class is progressing

nicely and InshaAllah we will continue to do so.

Sr. Soltana Hamidat

Kindergarten Arabic and Islamic Studies Teacher

CLASS UPDATES: Early Elementary

Living and Non-living

Things

Here and there,

We see living and nonliving things every-

where.

Living things grow and

change overtime,

Where the non living

have no life.

People, plants, and animals

are living things

Because they breathe, move,

grow, eat, and drink,

When their needs are met

they are happily content.

The third graders have been studying all this. It's a

breeze! We have fun making and creating different

creatures come and see our wall display.

Sr. Fia Solia

3rd Grade

Substitute

How time flies when you’re learning and having fun. It

is almost the end of first term and I am so proud of all

the first graders who have made

great progress!

Our 1st Grade Math curriculum is

a hands-on manipulative ap-

proach to teaching. The kids

started off the academic year

with counting, reading and writ-

ing whole numbers and moved on

to ordinal numbers. The focus

these days is adding and sub-

tracting using one digit numbers.

Money and telling time will fol-

low next.

In Language Arts students are learning how to use high

frequency words in sentences, while being careful about

capitalization and punctuation. Short vowels, digraphs

and blends are also introduced this month. Most of the

first graders are getting ready to start taking Acceler-

ated Reader tests on the computer, as well as start

learning basic computer skills.

After learning about living and non-living things in sci-

ence, we started studying about plants, how they grow,

and the changes we notice in them with the change of

seasons. When I was Little/ Growing Up is the topic for

this month followed by the five senses.

In Social Studies students learned about maps, globes,

oceans and continents, and enjoyed making papier-

mâché globes. We also learned about home, school,

family, and community.

P.E. is so much fun for 1st and 2nd graders who meet

once a week. The primary goal is to help them build

strength, flexibility and coordination. Their social and

personal development flourishes as they play games in

cooperative groups.

Reminder to Parents:

Don’t forget to review the list of sight words sent

home last week.

Help your child read the books they are bringing

home from the library.

Sr. Saadia Ikram

1st Grade Teacher

CLASS UPDATES: Elementary

PAGE 4 IQRA VOLUME 1 , ISSUE

1st Grade

3rd Grade

Br. Rankin Taheer is helping out the first graders every

day in Sr. Suzanne’s absence.

Students are memorizing Surahs and

learning about the life of the Holy

Prophet (saw). They are also getting

acquainted with introductory Arabic

grammar and handwriting.

1st Grade Arabic, Quran, and Islamic Studies

others migrate or stay active. We

have created an Apple Tree Commu-

nity book to discuss ways

the apple tree helps ani-

mals and vice versa. Next

we will be engaging in sev-

eral activities involving the

animal kingdom.

In social studies, we are

learning how symbols and

models are used to represent features

of the environment. We have drawn a

diagram of bedrooms and our houses.

We played games concerning conti-

nents, oceans, countries, and states,

some that physically involve the at-

las and the globe. These activities

will increase the students’ knowledge

of how and why maps are important

in our lives. Culture trunks were also

In science, the sec-

ond graders are con-

ducting a study of

their environment

by investigating the

relationships be-

tween plants and

animals and how living things

change during their lives. We have

observed the stages of a butterfly’s

life-cycle and created our own via a

paper plate divided into quarters.

This life cycle has been compared

with the life cycles of other animals

to find similarities and differences

they have, if any.

We also are learning about the

changes that occur with plants and

animals. For example, some ani-

mals hibernate during winter, while

introduced to them to discuss the

cultural contributions found in the

community.

In math the last few weeks,

the class has learned addition

and subtraction facts. This

involved: making up, repre-

senting, and solving addition

number stories. We have also

discovered and practiced

shortcuts for subtracting. At the

moment, we are focusing on nu-

meration and place value, money,

time, data collection, and analysis.

In the near future, the students will

be exposed to the CRT and ITBS

practice tests.

Sr. Murni Mohamed

2nd Grade Substitute

Arabic, Quran, Islamic Studies:

Grades 2-4

TEACHER SPOTLIGHT: Sr. Dana Dimachkie

Sr. Dana is the Arabic, Quran, and Islamic Studies

teacher to grades 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. This is her second

year teaching at Iqra, and “Although I am a graphic de-

signer by profession,” she said, “I am a teacher by pas-

sion.”

Here is a glimpse of her experience and teaching goals, in

her own words:

I have been working as a teacher for the past 10 years at different capaci-

ties. While working in my field after graduation, I started volunteering as

an Arabic and Islamic Studies teacher for a weekend school at an Islamic

center in Philadelphia. A year later, I was asked to teach Arabic at an Is-

lamic private school there which I did for two years. Two years later, I be-

came the first grade lead teacher – something I continued to do for the

next five years until I moved to Salt Lake City in the summer of 2008.”

I believe that teaching in itself is very rewarding, it is especially more so

when it’s at an Islamic school where the reward is not just in this life, but

in the Hereafter as well.

I hope to instill in my students the love for the language of the Qur’an,

Arabic, and the passion to pursue it beyond their elementary education. I

also hope to promote an environment which fosters excellence in Islamic

studies by adhering to the core values prescribed by the Qur’an and the

Sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.

I think it’s an amazing opportunity to work at Iqra, a very important insti-

tution in our community, and I consider myself very fortunate to be part of

such an amazing team.

In Arabic class the 2nd graders are

working on animal vocabulary, the

3rd graders on long vowel sounds,

and the 4th graders on points of ar-

ticulation of the Arabic letters, and,

“MashaAllah, I’m very happy with

the students pronunciation,” said Sr.

Dana.

In Quran class their tajweed, recita-

tion, and understanding of the

surahs, is also coming along nicely,

she said. The various classes have

finished Al Humaza and Al Takathur

and will be working on Quraish, Asr

and Kawther, in addition to review-

ing all surahs up to Al Tin.

All classes have been working on the

Nasheed, Oh Beloved One. And ac-

cording to their level, different as-

pects of Aqeedah, Fiqh, History, and

Seerah.

The Islamic Studies classes have just

concluded a unit on Prophets which

Sr. Dana found to be very successful

and enjoyable for all three age

groups.

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2nd Grade

Aishah Zakri was one of

the pioneering students at

Iqra Academy, enrolling as

a Pre-Kindergarten stu-

dent in 2000 and leaving

after completing 5th grade

in 2007. She is now an 8th

grader in the gifted and

talented program at Chur-

chill Junior High.

“After leaving Iqra, I went

to Fox Hills Elementary, I

was pretty excited and

nervous at the same time,”

said Aishah. Making

friends easily and being

ahead academically,

helped her in her transi-

tion. “I entered the 'I Can

Make a Difference By. . .'

Reflections contest in the

3-D art division and got

first place.”

“I loved the atmosphere,”

Aishah said of her new

school, and there weren’t

“a lot of kids who disliked

the fact that I wear a

headscarf.” Even though,

she admits, “Some stu-

dents were a little rough,

and used profanity.”

Now at Churchill, she en-

joys the freedom of wear-

ing what she wants, in-

stead of a uniform, while

still being fully covered.

“Sometimes my current

teachers bring a little

piece of Arabic to class and

I translate it for them,”

IQRA ALUMNI

Aishah Zakri

PAGE 6 IQRA VOLUME 1 , ISSUE

Danial Ebling

she said. “I also some-

times explain to my

friends why we do things

like pray five times a day

or fast during Ramadan.”

She hopes to go to a good

college and one day be-

come a pediatrician, and

feels that Iqra helped

point her in the right di-

rection. “Iqra let me have

fun while learning, it is

much simpler than other

schools, so you don't get

distracted with bullies, or

not making friends. The

classes are small and it is

easier for the teacher to

focus on each individual

student,” she said. With-

out it “I never would've

gotten into the GT pro-

gram to get a better edu-

cation and a better chance

in going to the best college

for me.”

Since leaving Iqra in 2007

Danial Ebling has gone on

to achieve tremendous

success at Beehive Acad-

emy, a Charter School fo-

cused on Math and Sci-

ence.

“I have joined an after-

school robotics club

(FIRST Lego League and

FIRST Tech Challenge),

working as the robot de-

signer and programmer,”

he said. “So far, we have

won multiple awards at

competitions, including

the Best Design Award

and an Innovation Award.

Also, I have entered the

Salt Lake Valley Science

and Engineering Fair

(SLVSEF), and have got-

ten 3rd place in the Envi-

ronmental Management

category in 7th grade, and

2nd place in the Computer

Science category while I

was in 8th grade.”

Danial spent Kindergar-

ten through 6th grade at

Iqra and found the transi-

tion to Beehive to be fairly

easy. “When I went to

Beehive, I did feel ahead

of my classmates in terms

of academic performance,

but I felt a little behind at

first in popular culture

and the like,” he said.

As for future goals, “I

want to go to college when

I'm older, hopefully with a

scholarship,” he said.

“Iqra has helped me that

way because of the combi-

nation in which we

learned a lot of things, we

weren't afraid of learning

new things even though it

wasn't in the curriculum,

going over what we

learned so many times,

and the fact that the

teachers cared.”

Danial also said, “Based

on my experience I would

recommend parents to

send their kids to Iqra.

Not only do they integrate

Islamic Studies and Quran

reading into school hours,

they do a good job of teach-

ing too.”

Iqra has helped me a lot,

especially as I am now

more willing to help peo-

ple,” he said, “And the

school environment taught

me that we should shape

our daily life around our

religion, not vice versa.”

GIVING BACK: Recently, Danial has taken the job of restoring all the computers and the

network in the school. So far, an Accelerated Reader computer is set up so students may take

quizzes on books they've read, all 10 Macs in the computer lab are now operational and cleaned

up for whole classes to use, and all teacher workstations can print to the main workroom printer.

The wireless network is now secured and the network is working now, too. He has also taken on

the responsibility of reviving the school’s website and keeping it updated. www.iqra-utah.org,

Thank you Danial for all you have done, may Allah (swt) reward you for your efforts.

In no way, shape, or form, is this a complete list of

all the generous volunteers we have at Iqra, and

for both those mentioned below and those errone-

ously left off, we ask Allah (swt) to reward you all

for your help.

Br. Rankin Taheer: Daily volunteer since October

27th teaching Islamic Studies, Arabic, and Quran to the

1st graders.

Sr. Farkhanda Shahab: 2nd/3rd grade math substi-

tute.

Sr. Lauri Patel: Coming in daily to tutor, organize the

library and assist in whatever way needed.

Sr. Norzela Cornelius: Mentoring the Kindergarten

Thank You Volunteers

I remember being four years old in

the neighborhood pre-school ex-

plaining to the teacher that pepper-

oni was indeed pork. My mother

had explained to the teacher what I

did and didn't eat, but that didn't

necessarily mean that the message

was received or even understood.

I remember in elementary school

explaining what Ramadan is, and

why I wouldn't be going to the cafe-

teria. Convincing the principal that

I wanted nothing to do with the

Christmas play, and that even be-

ing forced to listen to the songs

wasn't acceptable. My parents gave

me a strong foundation, and never

fought my battles for me, a tradi-

tion I carried through high school

and beyond, and while all these ex-

amples made me stronger, I can't

help but think how nice it would

have been in those early days to be

surrounded by a warm loving envi-

ronment, where greetings of Salam

welcomed an eager mind, and Al-

humdulillah followed a sneeze.

Yes I want my child to do dawah,

and for the society at large to see

what a muslim family entails, but

the “mother hen” in me, also wants

her to be able to let down her guard,

and simply “be.”

I excelled in public school, and main-

tain friendships with classmates to

this day, but the guard is always up.

The feeling of being different, know-

ing that even at its best- a friend

waking me up for fajr during a sleep-

over- they are never going to be con-

cerned with my soul, never work with

me to grow closer to Allah. It was

always because I had to be defiant

that I relied on Allah, which isn't

bad, but given the choice, perhaps I

can do better for my daughter, at

least in the early years of building

her Islamic foundation and identity.

I’ve been a “poster-child” my whole

life, explaining who I am and what I

believe, and yes it is what we are re-

quired to do, but for a little while, I

want to keep my daughter sur-

rounded by positive peer pressure,

before she is forced to stand alone;

able to look up and trust adults, be-

fore she is required to argue with

them to ensure her rights; free to

make Muslim friends of her own

choosing, not based on who our

family associates with; to see

women in hijab on a regular basis,

strangers even, and offer a smile to

them.

If the heart is like a bird with love

for Allah (swt) at its head and its

two wings representing hope and

fear, I pray that I can provide an

environment for my daughter to

first develop her love of Allah (swt)

before all else.

Every school has weaknesses, pri-

vate schools, public schools, charter

schools, home schools. But as some-

one who never had the option of an

Islamic school, as someone who has

lived outside of Utah and worked in

various Islamic institutions, I feel,

that no matter what weaknesses

exist, helping her build an identity,

one shaped by the love of Allah

(swt) and influenced by the sunnah

is what I want most for her, and

that is why I enrolled her.

Why I Enrolled My Child at Iqra

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teacher and providing

fresh fruits for the stu-

dents’ snacks.

Sr. Maysa Kergaye:

Volunteering her time, and donating much needed fur-

niture, books, and electronics.

Br. Sami El Kuoatli: Fixing all the coat racks.

Br. Muhammad Abdullah: Plumbing work.

Br. Jamal Jabari: Repair work.

Sr. Mariam Sheikh: Volunteering her time in the Pre-

K classroom.

Sr. Saba Hoda: Mentoring the 1st grade teacher.

The Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:

...Allah will help His slave as long as His slave is helping his brother.

(Muslim)

AR Books Our students participate in the Accelerated Reader program

which allows them to read a book on a known level and then take

a computerized test on the material. Alhumdulillah we have a

wide selection of books on the list, but we can always use more.

If you have any of the following books and would be willing to

donate them to the school, we would be very grateful.

Beware of the Dragons! (Sarah Wilson)

Bionic Bunny Show (Marc Brown)

Blackberries in the Dark (Mavis Jukes)

Boy of the Three-Year Nap (Dianne Snyder)

Chinese Mirror (Mirra Ginsburg)

Cookies and Crutches (Judy Delton)

Cream of Creature from the School Cafeteria (Mike Thaler)

Curse of the Squirrel (Laurence Yep)

Golden Bird (Hans Stolps)

Hey! Get Off Our Train (John Buringham)

Hooples on the Highway (Stephen Manes)

I speak English for my Mom (Muriel Stanek)

Ice Magic (Matt Christopher)

Joke War (Gene Nomovicz)

Kirsten’s Surprise (Janet Shaw)

Lila on the Landing (Sue Alexander)

Lion to Guard us (Clyde Bulia)

Minstrel in the Tower (Gloria Skurzynski)

Molly’s Surprise (Valerie Tripp)

Moses the Kitten (James Herriot)

Mother, Mother I want Another (Maria Polushkin)

Mud Pony (Caron Cohen)

Nate the Great and the Musical Note (Marjorie Sharmat)

O’Diddy (Jocelyn, Stevenson)

A BOOK FAIR IS HEADING OUR WAY...

DON’T MISS IT!

BOOKSHELF

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Iqra Academy proudly

participates in the

Pizza Hut Book It Program,

where students can

earn monthly personal

pan pizza’s by meeting

their classroom reading

goals. Yet, one more

reason to get reading!

Iqra Academy benefits from Box

Tops for Education. You can find

the Box Top Logo on many items you

purchase everyday, if you cut out

the logo and turn it into the school

we get 10 cents.

So please, help us earn some easy

money, that can go a long way to

help our school, and drop off your Box Tops today.

Want to do LUNCH? We are looking for volunteers to help

supervise lunch for the kinder-

garten through second grade

classes.

If you are free between 12 and

12:30 and can help, please let

Sr. Wan know.

Sense of a Goose

When you see geese flying along in "V" formation, you might consider what science has discov-ered as to why they fly that way:

As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in "V" formation, the whole flock adds at least 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird

flew on its own.

When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone, and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in

front.

When the head goose gets tired, it rotates back in the wing and another goose flies point.

Geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.

Finally ... and this is important ... when a goose gets sick or is wounded by gunshot, and falls out of formation, two other geese fall out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and pro-

tection. They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies, and only then do they launch out on their own, or with another formation to catch up with their group.

--Author Unknown

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PARKING Please remember that the Pickup

and Drop Off Parking spots in

the front of the school are for

picking up and dropping off your

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*School will be back in session from Winter Break on Monday, January 4, 2010.*

CONTACT US:

Phone: 801-886-2310

Fax: 801-886-2311

1293 West 2200 South

Suite B

West Valley City, Utah

84119

Iqra_ut@xmission.com

Check us out online at:

www.iqra-utah.org

Now Enrol l ing

We have openings for Preschool through 4th Grade.

Also,

We invite members in our community to sponsor children needing financial assistance.

Any contribution will go towards our Student Sponsorship Program.

Your donation is tax deductible.

For more information contact Iqra Academy (801) 886-2310

(M-F) 8:00-3:00 pm

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suggestions, or contribu-

tions to the newsletter,

please email:

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