Ramadhan Preparation for Parents

The many aspects of Ramadan–fasting, prayers, moral values, charity, Quran, family, Eid– provide a valuable opportunity to train kids. Whether they are your own kids or kids you teach, education or training isn’t an automatic or easy process. Children don’t bring empty minds and fill them with what we say. Training requires effort, energy and a few techniques to take off. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “No father has given a greater gift to his children than good moral training.” (Tirmidhi). Here are some training tips and techniques to transform your children’s minds and memories this Ramadan: Let them get their Hands Dirty Children learn by “doing”. On ...

Uniform Information

This 2010/2011 school year, Sis.Amatullah of New World Fashions will be handling our daughters’ uniforms again. She is available every Friday after Jumah to take the measurements for your daughter’s uniforms. She will bring the uniforms to Orientation. If you don’t make it on that day, she will be available at Orientation. But please don’t wait until the last minute. After Orientation, Sis.Amatullah will be available to bring uniforms to the school for only 2 weeks!!! After 2 weeks, it will be up to each individual family to make the arrangements to get their uniforms from Sis.Amatullah!! ...

The BOLD Scholarship

The B.O.L.D. Scholarship Program! In an effort to increase enrollment and allow every child the opportunity to receive quality Islamic Education, the Atlanta Masjid, Consultative Board, and the Islamic Muslim Business Association, have partnered with Mohammed Schools to introduce the BOLD Scholarship Program! (Building Outstanding Leaders of Distinction) With the advent of the new BOLD Scholarship program, parents are offered a reduced rate tuition in exchange for their full participation in MS programs and events such as the “Dollar-A-Day” program, the School Uniform Policy for all students, on-time tuition payments, etc… BOLD details can be found below. Download the application, print it out, fill it out, and turn ...

Mohammed School Back to School Orientation! August 7th!

Orientation is Saturday, August 7, 2010! 11am-1:30pm Look forward to all of these great things to be laid out in full detail at Orientation! You just have to be there! Meet the Director and Staff for the 2010/2011 School Year! Learn about new school programs! Meet the new IPTSCA Officers! Meet and Greet Consultative Board Members! Talk to other parents about car-pooling! Get involved with the School Improvement Initiative Pick up previously ordered uniforms! Schedule Classroom Visits and Teacher Meetings! Sign up for the After-school Program! Get Lunch Program information & Costs Get full details on the Fundraising Program and each family’s responsibility! Come out and get ready for an exciting year! See you ...

National Islamic Education Conference

Dear Contributor, On May 22, 2010 the Mohammed Schools of Atlanta will host its Eighth AnnualMoonlight Ball 2010 in a National Educational Conference Weekend to celebrate thirty years of Islamic Independent Education! Our theme this year, “Sacrifice, Success, and Sustainability” captures the spirit of our past and present, and focuses on the vision for the future of Mohammed Schools. We are seeking your Sponsorship to support our Vision for success which is a critical part of the educational experience at Mohammed Schools. “Sacrifice”- Thirty years ago, in 1980, a young community of African American Muslims banded together to continue the legacy of ...

April Update

Read the Full April Update As-Salaam Alaikum, FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY Dear Community, The "winds of March" are renowned for the cool winds they blow and being harbingers of the coming spring. So it was on March 10th and 11th of this year when we hosted the Quality Assurance Review Team from SACS/CASI. Those two days were the culmination of work begun in 2005 when we started afresh on our school improvement. For five years we have been actively striving to continuously improve what we do for students and now the fruit of our striving has come into sight. What we accomplished ...

Reminder – NO SCHOOL: March 8th Teacher Planning Day!

No School Monday, March 8th. Teacher Planning Day Have a great monday!

Message from our Director: Quality Assurance Review (QAR)

As-Salaam Alaikum, Before you know it, we will be hosting our five year Quality Assurance Review (QAR) from Advance-Ed, our accrediting agency. We have submitted our Standards Assessment Report (SAR) and we are very pleased with our results. On Wednesday, February 3, 2010, we had a Pre-Visit with our chairperson for the QAR visiting team, Ms.Pat Summers. During this meeting we discussed the logistics for the upcoming visit such as hotel accomodations, transportation, and meal arrangements, as well as the schedule of activities for the 2 days. During the QAR visit, the team will interview the Director/Principal, the ...

Latest News!

- “FYI” The Janaaza for Sis. Alicia Imani Jones (Assistant Teacher in 2008/2009 school year) was Thursday, February 25th. Please keep her and her family in all of your dua’s. If you would like to make a financial contribution, please see Aisha Squire. May Allah continue to lift the spirit of Sis. Imani’s family and grant her the key to Paradise! - Check the Mohammed Schools Website for important updates and information. Did you notice that you hadn’t been receiving paper Newsletters? It’s all on-line! Please visit the school at www.mohammedschools.org for important Parent ...

From the Office of the Disciplinary Coordinator

- Please be mindful that every Friday is "Father's Day Friday"! That means that we encourage all community brothers, fathers, uncles,and alumni to come to the school and participate in "Brother-to-Brother", assist the classes with the walks to Jumah, and assist in after-school duty with the entire student body. - Students can be signed out on Fridays no later than 12:30pm, and do not have to return back from Jumah. - On-going "Bullying" workshops are held at Mohammed Schools and are conducted by Bayyinah Shaheed every Tuesday. - We were blessed with a grant from Dr.Naim ...