Below is a list of activities for the week. Students other than 8th and 12th graders will take their final exams.

Students may dress out this week. Dress out in casual wear, except Thursday when all students should dress up. Students that are not in proper attire will be sent home. Please make sure your child honors the dress out schedule. All females must cover their hair, wear loose fitting clothing, and tops worn with pants must cover the hip and come at least to the thigh. No students shoud wear shorts or capri pants. No sandals, flip flops, or open-toe shoes. All students should wear socks or stocking to cover their feet.

Some events are for parents to attend. Please join us on those days.

Monday, May 14 -
Rehearsal at Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center for students that are performing in the Community Choice Awards.
“T-Bone,” a play presented by the Drama Class, 2 p.m., musallah
Girl Scouts Closing Ceremony, 5 p.m.
Consultative Board Meeting, 5:30-7:30

Tuesday, May 15
Pre-K closing ceremony, 10 a.m., in classroom
Senior Farewell Program, 2 p.m., school gymnasium

Wednesday, May 16
8th Grade Farewell, 2 p.m.,, musallah
IPTSCA meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., musallah

Thursday, May 17 - dress up in your Friday best. No jeans, t-shirts or casual wear. All students must dress up or wear their best school uniform.
8:30 a.m. – High School Awards Program – school musallah
10 a.m. – Kindergarten Graduation – Atlanta Masjid
2:00 – Elementary and Middle School Awards Program, musallah
6:00 p.m. – 8th Grade Graduation, Shareef Abdur-Rahim Gymnasium

Friday, May 18 – half day. Students should be picked up by noon. Enjoy your summer!
School day ends at noon.
5:30 p.m. – Community Choice Awards, Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center

Sunday, May 20
1 p.m. – W.D. Mohammed High School Graduation, Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center

Parents, please make sure you get the summer reading and summer activities information from your child’s teacher. All students are expected to be involved in some kind of summer programs and/or activities, including participation in the Summer Reading Programs at the local libraries.

Students in Title I will participate in summer classes for math and reading. Please look for more information from the office.

Gift Themes

Monday
Fruit

Tuesday
Flowers or Plants

Wednesday
Card/Thank You Note

Thursday
Chocolate or Sweet Treats

Friday
Gift of your choosing

Mu’Alim – graduate with the highest GPA
8th Grade – Nadia Smith
12th Grade – Shakoora Sabree

‘Alim – graduate with the second highest GPA
8th Grade – Khalil Abdus-Salaam Credle
12th Grade – Ayan Warsama

Mukhlas – graduate voted by faculty as the student that exhibits the most Islamic adaab and character
8th Grade – Khalil Abdus-Salaam Credle
12th Grade – Ayan Warsama

Khalifah – graduate voted by faculty as the best all around (character, academics, school spirit)
8th Grade – Nadia Smith
12th Grade – (announced at graduation)

Please join us in celebrating all of our graduates from Kindergarten, middle school, and high school. Graduations are set for May 17 and 20.

The graduations are:
Kindergarten – Thursday, May 17, 10 a.m.,k at the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam

8th Grade – Thursday, May 17, 6 p.m., at the Shareef Abdur-Rahim Gymnasium

12th Grade – Sunday, May 20. 1 p.m., at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center

Other graduation related events include the following:
Senior Ta’leem – Sunday, May 13, 2 p.m., at the Atlanta Masjid
8th Grade Farewell – Wednesday, May 16
12th Grade Farewell – Tuesday, May 15
Kindergarten Celebration – (date TBA)

April 13th, Friday…………….. Comedy and Spoken Word show in the gym, 7pm
April 14th, Saturday…………. 8th Grade Bowl-a-Thon at Stars and Stripes, 7pm
April 17th, Tuesday………….. Underaged Drinking Town hall meeting in the gym, 9am-11am
April 18th Wednesday……… IPTSCA Meeting, 6:30pm
April 23-27 is Secretary/Professional Administrator’s Week. Celebrate our office personnel –Sis. Edwina Wazeerud-Din, Sis. Qadriyyah Shakir, and Sis. Zahporrah Shamsid-Deen. Send cards, flowers/plants, and lots of love and appreciation to them.
April 27th Friday……………… Spring Concert and Art Exhibit
April 27th Friday……………… Progress Reports issued

As always parents can tune into Sis Qur’an’s webpage for more details and community events:

https://sites.google.com/a/mohammedschools.org/connect-with-madame-q/HOME/community-news-and-updates/preventswineflu-advice

As we wind down our school year, the focus is still on our theme for this school year “establishing a sense of self”. We have been working to live up to the statement of Imam W.D. Mohammed, “Establishing a sense of self makes living better.” This has been a challenging, yet fulfilling year as we discovered and understood some of the major things on which we as a school community must focus our attention. Understanding this sense of self pushed us to be courageous, honest and forthright in voicing our concerns, listening, and responding. This is an ongoing, sincere effort. There is much that remains on our radar and on our agenda as we finish this year in grand style and tradition and as we plan for the 2012-2013 school year with much hope and excitement.

The focus for this fourth quarter is finishing strong as we push to be ‘second to none’. I have said and will continue to say and remind us that we are a different kind of school. We are not merely a building or a place where students and teachers rush through the halls and to classes, to open text books, take notes, take tests, and rush back home and to their private quarters. We are a family. Much of our time together is quality time where we pray together, dine together, play together, work togther, and, yes, learn together (not necessarily in that order). It is a wonderful experience –a family experience, for students, teachers, parents, families, and community members. We are seriously committed to our family. Working with our Atlanta Masjid and broader Muslim communities, this family has a plan to continue to grow together.

In addition to a strong focus on academics and increased learning, there are several events and activities planned for April and May. Please check out our calendar on http://www.facebook.com/#!/MohammedSchools on our school’s website http://mohammedschools.org/ or on my webpage https://sites.google.com/a/mohammedschools.org/connect-with-madame-q/HOME/community-news-and-updates/preventswineflu-advice.

Among our traditions for closing out the school year are the three great graduations (Kindergarten – Thursday, May 17, 10 a.m. at the Atlanta Masjid; 8th grade – Thursday, May 17, 6 p.m at the Shareef Abdur-Rahim Gymnasium; and the 12th grade – Sunday, May 20, 1 p.m., at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center) and our year-end fundraiser –The Community Choice Awards (Friday, May 18, 7 p.m. at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center). Mark your calendar and plan to be present for our great traditions. If you don’t know or understand or even appreciate the Mohammed Schools of Atlanta, you definitely will when you attend one or all of these events. They tell our story in a special and grand way.

In planning for next school year, you can look forward to a few changes at the school. Among the changes would be stronger emphasis on differentiated instruction and tailoring lessons to suit the needs of every learner, reviewing and using data from standardized tests and other assessments to continue to drive instruction, more professional development for teachers, online classes for students, more parental involvement, more opportunities for community members to get involved, increased pay for teachers, clearly defined roles of administrators and other staff, more news and information to families, students and the community in a timely fashion, increased revenue through collaborataive efforts, and more. The school will have four levels of learning –early childhood (pre-K 3 and 4 to kindergarten), elementary (1st to 5th grades), middle school (6th to 8th grades), and high school (9th to 12th grades). Students, parents, and teachers will all enter a contract for the year and all stakeholders will be accountable for achieving the established goals. Many of the goals will be based on meeting the School Improvement Plan. This Plan has been posted on our school’s website. Soon, we will also post an update to let you know the things that have been done to fulfill the School Improvement Plan.

You know the words of our dear Prophet Muhammed (pbuh), “Whatever the Muslim endeavors to do, he/she seeks to perfect it.” This is the motto of Mohammed Schools too. We are on an upward thrust to continue to improve and perfect what we do. Get on board and help us to continue to make great things happen. We are sincerely grateful to all for your belief, trust, and support. It is the collective promise nd work that makes us stronger and stronger.

Yaseen Siddeeq placed 2nd place in Group A and will now attend Nationals in Chicago, IL on May 5th! Please congratulate him for his excellence in Spelling!

A synopsis of the recent parents meeting is available by clicking this link https://sites.google.com/a/mohammedschools.org/connect-with-madame-q/page-for-parent

We hope this synopsis is helpful to parents that were not able to attend.

We are still looking for feedback from parents that did attend the meeting. Please complete our short survey about the meeting. Please take 5 minutes to answer the questions and give input. Just click the link or copy and paste it into your browser. Once at the site, click “submit” to begin. http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22EBBSQVALZ

As always, please continue to let us know how we can continue to improve our program. Our wonderful Mohammed Schools is a cooperative partnership among students, family, school, and community.