Noor Ul Islam Primary School 15 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1437//24 March 2016

Assalaamualaykum wa Rahmutallahi wa Barakatahu !Dear parents/ guardians and friends of the school,"!Entering the final term of the year there is much to look forward to, I would like to begin though by thanking the school community who came together wonderfully to celebrate World Book Week. As always we are indebted to the parents for their amazing support of the school. We had some amazing entries for the competitions, in particular the baking competition. There have been some amazing enrichment activities this term from the trips to the Maritime museum through to our girls attending a ‘Robotics’ session at Imperial College. We also had students from Forest School working with our Year 5 class exploring ideas such as Global Warming, Community and E-Safety. Not to mention Naimah B.Roberts who came in to inspire our pupils to becoming authors and writers of the future. There are plenty of other stories inside. Looking ahead we have our annual residential for Years 5 and 6 coming up as well as the annual Sports day. Included in this newsletter are the key dates for the end of year, please do note them down and where relevant do come along and support the children. Finally I would like to thank my staff for their continual efforts in trying to achieve the best for the pupils at school both in their academic studies and in the development of their character. It is therefore with a tinge of sadness we have to bid farewell to both Ms. Shahnaz and Ms. Sakeenah as they briefly leave us for important events in their respective lives. I hope to welcome them both back in the near future, inshaa’Allah. !

Ust. Majid Ishaque "Head Teacher

Spring Term (2)

Reminders

Last day of term: Thursday 24th March 2016. School will resume on Tuesday 12th April 2016; school gates open at 8:20am and r e g i s t r a t i o n i s a t 8 : 4 0 a m insha’Allah.

A pol i te reminder that a l l correspondence from the school will be by email, in the first instance, and that it is your responsibility to regularly check your emails to ensure you are up to speed with school events and in format ion . Th i s inc ludes consent forms for trips, weekly news bulletin (Jumuah Notice), clubs etc.

Key Dates

• The School Meals Trial will commence in the first week of term, insha’Allah.

• Sports Day will be held on 20th July 2016

• You are invited to attend our ‘End of Term’ plays, taking place in the last week of Summer Term!

• We eagerly anticipate the a r r i v a l o f t h e m o n t h o f Ramadan, insha’Allah. Planning is already underway to ensure pupils benefit from a wide range of themed activities to enhance their understanding of this blessed month. We also remind parents that school will be closed from 27th June to 8th July 2016.

NEWSLETTER Spring | Is | Here

Noor Ul Islam Primary School 15 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1437//24 March 2016

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100% Attendance

Despite the lingering bouts of illness we h a v e e x p e r i e n c e d t h i s t e r m , w e congratulate the following students for achieving 100% attendance; masha’Allah!

Reception: Hawa Hussain

Year Two: Haytham Ismail

Year Three: Maryam Ahmedzai, Mohamed Lwin Oo, Hafsa Majid & Yaqoub Vawda

Year Four: Aisha Ali, Mohamed Almorhiby, Rashidul Islam, Nusaybah Munir & Humna Taj

Year Five: Eesa Chaudhry, Abdur Rahman K h a n , Fa h a d L a l a , Z a i n M a n s h a , Mohammed Habib Miah & Maryam Muneeb

Year Six: Mohamed Abdirahman Ali, Nasteha Hassan, Muhammed Yusuf Hussain, Farid Hussain, Laaibah Hussain, Rabia Shaikh & Saifullah Taj

!Attendance League Table

1st Place Year Six

2nd Place Year Five

3rd Place Year Two

4th Place Year Four

5th Place Reception & Year Three

(Joint)

6th Place Year One

!!

MA’SHA’ALLAH Celebrating | Success

School Leaders Tour Nida Trust, Istanbul 2016"Our Head Teacher, along with 40 other teachers and 29 Head’s from all over the UK, were amongst the fortunate few who embarked on a five day tour of Istanbul in February 2016. They visited schools, universities, religious, Ottoman and Byzantine sites in order to broaden their understanding of School Leadership.

Did you know…

!Palestinian teacher, Hanan Al-Hroub, has won a

$1million global teaching prize . The award was

announced via video message by Pope Francis, who also

commented that teachers were "The builders of peace

and unity”. Ms Al-Hroub told the audience that

"Teachers could change the world”.

! #KnowledgeIsPower

Noor Ul Islam Primary School 15 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1437//24 March 2016

i7 Interschool Tournament 12th March 2016"!Noor Ul Islam pupils once again made their way to the i7 football competition held at Beckton Powerleague on Saturday 12th March 2016. Pupils from Year 5 and Year 6 were buoyed by their performance last year and were hoping to go along and bring the trophy home. Alas, others had the same idea and the competition was fierce. Two groups of 5 vied for a place in the semi final, with the top two in each group going through. Despite a valiant effort, our boys lost to Islamia school and Read Academy in the group stages which meant that, despite beating Al Noor, we didn’t make it through to the knockout stages. Eventual winners of the competition were Islamia school so a big masha’Allah, to them!

Reception

Spring Term (2)

Reception have enjoyed learning about weather this term. They spent time cloud watching as well as making it rain with sprinklers. They also explored extreme weathers experienced by prophet Nuh (as). They enjoyed visiting out local park to collect items to build their own Ark: please feel free to ask questions to our n e w w e a t h e r experts!

Reptiles & Bunnies 21st March 2016"Reception, Year 1 and 2 were joined by some very special guests from Paradise Wildlife Park this week. Staff and pupils alike were eager to get up close and personal with our fluffy and not so cuddly guests!

Did you know….

Prophet Nuh and the great flood,

are mentioned in the Quran 43 times

#Ark

Noor Ul Islam Primary School 15 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1437//24 March 2016

Year Six Kidzania Trip "Year 6 had a terrific trip to Kidzania in Shepherd’s Bush. They had the opportunity to take part in real-life role play activities that helped develop important life skills such as managing finance, independence and working as part of a team. Some of the jobs that the children tried out were: police officers, chocolate factory workers, smoothie makers, ice cream makers, working in A & E and many more. Some decided to attend University before joining the work force so they can get paid more Kidzos (Kidzania currency) as qualified workers. !

Year Three

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This half term Year 2 visited the Mari t ime

Museum. We had a fantastic day out where the children had the chance to explore and get interactive in the ‘Ahoy! Gallery’. There were many role-play areas linked to the sea for the children to have fun in.

During the afternoon we visited the Samuel Pepys exhibition; where they had the chance to see historic artefacts, a smart video and a short theatre performance.

We also visited the local park and museum gardens, which had some spectacular scenery - ma’sha’Allah!

Year Two

Pupils took part in a national campaign to ‘Help Keep Britain Tidy’/ ‘Clean for the Queen’. They were very enthusiastic and enjoyed picking litter in the local area, ma’sha’Allaah!

Hadith…

“Removing harmful things from

the road is an act of charity."

Narrated by Abu Dharr Al-Ghafari

#Sunnah

Noor Ul Islam Primary School 15 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1437//24 March 2016

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Year Five Year 5 had the wonderful opportunity to take part in a pond dipping session in the Soanes Centre, which was part of our Science unit on Life Cycles. They managed to dip out a variety of fresh water invertebrates such as blood worms, water spiders, shrimps, water snails and many more. We used microscopes to have a good look at these creatures and used keys to classify them into groups. We had a great time and ended our day with a nice run around in the local park!

S.T.E.M. Science | Technology | Engineering | Math

Year Five & Six !Year 5 and 6 gir ls had the opportunity to attend the ‘RoboGals’ workshop at Imper ia l Col lege University, as an introduction to STEM e d u c a t i o n . T h e y s u c c e s s f u l l y programmed and customised their very own robots and, through coding, really enjoyed giving the Robots various instructions. !!

Noor Ul Islam Primary School 15 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1437//24 March 2016

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GOVERNORS’ NEWS We would like to update you about what the Governing body has been doing in the last term.

Governor training

During the last term the governors have attended the following training programmes provided by AMS, Association of Muslim Schools.

• Induction for school governors (Sr Nailah and Br Amin)

• Monitoring school performance (Sr Nailah and Sr Zeenat)

• Preparation for Ofsted (Sr Zeenat)

• Headteacher Appraisal (Br Sammy)

  The training involved in depth understanding of the importance of the governors’ role with practical steps to carry out the work most effectively. The feedback received from the governors was very positive and the programmes were insightful and helpful. We are also looking for ways to improve the performance in many areas. The training has been a great incentive to push us to work for perfection and excellence. It has also brought many positive changes immediately in how we look at running and monitoring the school through effective challenge and evaluation.   Sr Nailah and Sr Zeenat also delivered a training session on ‘Effective Governors and Monitoring’ to all the governors. This was useful for all governors who are currently undertaking a cycle of monitoring and evaluating the schools performance.

Governor Monitoring Visits

The governing body is comprised of three sub committees; Achievement, Standards & Curriculum, Staff and Pupil Welfare and Finance and Resources. Each sub committee is responsible for monitoring and scrutinising areas which fall under their remit. This is carried out through unannounced checks and visits which take place regularly throughout the school year. !A report is then completed and forwarded to the headteacher. Through subsequent visits to the school, governors are able to see if actions highlighted at previous visits have been completed. These checks are one way the governing body ensures there is effective feedback and a regular monitoring cycle to s u p p o r t a n d c h a l l e n g e t h e headteacher and senior leadership team. 

Update from the Trust !In its aim to provide the community with social, educational and welfare services, Noor Ul Islam Trust has been continuing to run events despite being in the middle of its Rebuilding projecting.   On 21st February a football tournament run by the Trust had teams from Islamic Charities, the Police and a Tamil group amongst others. Working with Leyton Orient Trust, Noor Ul Islam arranged an afternoon of good-natured rivalry between 16 teams. !The Trust also held a “Mosque Open Day” on Sunday 7th February. Many people from different sections of the community visited the Trust’s temporary accommodation on High Road, Leyton, to learn about Islam first-hand. For number of people this was their first visit to a mosque. !Noor Ul Islam is hoping that its new building will be opened within the next 2-3 years. Estimated to cost just under £8 million the building will be the hub of the community with a whole floor dedicated to sisters (including prayer room specifically for mothers with young children and a women’s only gym). !Alhamdulillah to date around £3million has been raised through donations and loans. !Please contact the Head Office if you wish to donate to this great cause.

Noor Ul Islam Primary School 15 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1437//24 March 2016

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Our thoughts on World Book Day

Hana, Year 6: World Book Day was awesome!

Eishaa, Year 4: World Book Day was fun and the books were interesting

Aliyah, Reception: I really like the books that I bought

Aman, Year 1: The books were fun

Mohamed Al-Morhiby, Year 4: It was very good

Habib, Year 5: I really enjoyed the ‘Tom Gates’ series and it was at a reasonable price

Mohamed Ali, Year 6: The cakes were quite good and they looked really nice!

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• Pupils said that they enjoyed the range of activities which took place in aid of World Book Day and can’t wait to see what great new resources will be p u r c h a s e d a s a r e s u l t insha’Allah

• Our cake sale was the main talking point, with our young learners commenting on how exciting and delicious the entries were!

Noor Ul Islam Primary School 15 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1437//24 March 2016

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News

W e h a v e e n j o y e d a n overwhelming response to each of our After School C l u b s t h i s t e r m a n d inshallah aim to offer the existing and additional opt ions next term. Al l current clubs will resume for their final session after half term. More details for the next intake of ASC places will be communicated in a separate email.

Crochet Club

The crochet club is going well, masha’Allaah. The children are moving on from simple chain crochet to double crochet techniques.

!Canvas Club

C h i l d r e n h a v e e n j o y e d c r e a t i n g t h e i r o w n masterpieces in canvas club, masha’Allah!

ASCLUBS Engaging | Interactive | Educational

Alhamdulillah, the following *NEW* clubs will be on offer for the first half term of the Summer term: !Digital Books Club KS2

Cooking and Baking club KS1 Cooking and baking club KS2

Tennis Club KS2 Games Club

Magical Maths !The deadline for registering is April 3rd 2016 and you will receive an email today with further details!