Dear respected parents/ guardians/teachers,
Salaamun Alaykum
On behalf of the Parent Consultation Board (PCB), we would like to welcome back parents and students to the final term of the Madressa academic year. We hope you have had a restful and enjoyable summer break and look forward to another successful term of learning for our children inshallah.
The Hujjat Family Eid Fair was a wonderful way to end the second term and celebrate Eid. For those who could not attend, activities that took place on the day included Bungee Trampolining, a Mini Roller-Coaster, Bouncy Castle, Football, Cricket and a BBQ Lunch. It was fantastic to see such a great turn out! Jazakallah to all those who volunteered and for all their hard work in ensuring that this event was a success.
Muharram Competition
The PCB are pleased to announce that this year we are holding a Muharram Poetry Writing Competition for the Stanmore Students and a Drawing Competition for the Kenmore Students.
We will be awarding prizes to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in both categories and the deadline for submission is November 8th, 2015.
The criteria for the Written Poetry is:
1) Student must be currently attending the Madressa at the Stanmore Site
2) The poetry must depict an event or a character/s involved in the tragedy of Kerbala.
3) The writing must be less than 500 words.
The criteria for the Drawing Competition is:
1) Student must be currently attending the Madressa at the Kenmore Site.
2) The drawing must depict an event or character/s involved in the tragedy of Kerbala.
3) The drawing MUST NOT display any facial features of our Aimma.
Please encourage your children not to depict scenes of extreme violence. Examples of drawings that could be submitted are for eg a drawing of Hur, battleground layout, etc
Competition entries can be submitted electronically by email to pcb@madressa.net or please hand it to your child’s teacher clearly displaying your child's name and class number by Sunday 8 November 2015.
We look forward to seeing all the entries and plan to inform everyone of the winners in our next newsletter.
Cake Sale
As you will be aware, the PCB was established at the end of last year in order to act as a liaison between parents and Madressa administration. An important part of our role is to encourage more parental involvement in events organised by Madressa.
Accordingly, we have taken an active part in helping to run events such as the Annual Charity Bake Sale in conjunction with Kenmore site last term. Supporting and volunteering in such events like these show our children how we can aid those who are less fortunate and allows us to role-model the values of our faith. We would really like to see more parents come forward and support us in future events.
Future Fundraisers
In addition to raising funds for charity, the Madressa occasionally organises fundraisers to allow our children to participate in group field trips, outings and activities. In the past, many successful trips and fun days out, such as to Thorpe Park, have been organised but more recently this has proved difficult due to lack of funds. As parents, we feel that outings are vital in promoting bonding and facilitating life-long friendships within our community. With this in mind, we are looking for parents to come forward to assist in organising future fundraising events and activities to help subsidize such outings. If you are interested in assisting or have any ideas or suggestions for fundraising, please contact us on pcb@madressa.net.
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