Please find below a letter for the month of Mahe Ramadhan 1438 (2017) that you may share with colleagues, at work, or at schools for your children. The letter outlines why Muslims fast, our dates of fasting for the year 2017 and what fasting is.
Term 2 Projects are focused around the subject of Beliefs & Actions. Each class teacher has assigned a project for the students to work on over the break. BA Project Day will be on 9th of July where classes will present their works.
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The Madressa is always seeking new volunteers in any capacity.
Whether as Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Learning Support staff, professional teachers to help with mentoring and there are many other roles as well. Training is provided to our teaching staff and all we request is that you are over 18 and passionate about your own personal learning whilst nurturing our students.
If you are capable of donating at least at least 1 hour a week of your time, please get in touch with us: https://www.madressa.net/volunteer
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
External Message: Ramadhan Giving Calendar
Ramadan is upon us and this year there are many advert calendars on the market focusing on the countdown to Eid and in which as you open the window of the calendar you receive something for yourself .
We felt we should do something different - giving rather than receiving
The Ramadan Giving Calendar does exactly that and we are using this Ramadan as an opportunity to give for 30 days.
We have chosen 2 local charities: Sufra and Who is Hussein.
Sufra NW London (also known as Sufra) is a Community Food Bank & Kitchen, based in the London Borough of Brent, which aims to support disadvantaged families suffering food poverty in the local area. The charity provides local people with food and even basic necessities and toiletries. Since 2014, Sufra has been running Food Academies. Alongside being a charity, it also became a local community centre aiming to bring the community together by running food academies and teaching people to cook. The food bank expanded its services in 2017, with the launch of St. Raphael's Edible Garden, which confronts the causes and effects of poverty in the local community.
Who is Hussain is a non-profit making organisation working in several countries around the world tackling local issues which are apparent in local communities. In London there is a massive issue with Homelessness, up to 4500 people just like me and you sleep rough on the streets of London without access to housing, shelter and food. The Who Is Hussain team in London run a weekly food drive in Charing Cross where we feed, clothe, provide equipment and resources to help support the needs of our neighbours. Your donations will be given out at these weekly sessions and provide the homeless with key necessities.
There are 2 different calendars to choose from depending on the charity you want to support.
Next Steps:
Firstly find a big box or a big bag
Look at both calendars and decide which Charity you would like to support
Print both sheets of your chosen calendar and attach the one with the logo on top of the list so that the list is hidden (more fun for the kids)
on a daily basis either cut along the dotted line or fold back so that the next day is visible.
Put the required donation in the box
At the end of Ramadan (or just before we will sending details of how to drop off your donations.
Tip: as all the goods are non-perishable so you may want to buy them in advance and have them ready in the cupboard - this initiative should not be seen as a 30 day shopping trip.
External Message: Ramadhan Products for Our Communities
Salaam Alaikum,
Ramadan is around the corner again, and Alhamdulillah, every year we have more and more resources available to help our children gain more and more benefit from this holy month.
Buzz Ideazz seeks to nurture in our children a strong love for our faith, through contemporary products and ideas. Below are a few such resources for this month, including a journal dedicated to Laylatul Qadr.
Please click on the links for a look at some preview pages and to order your copy now.
Buzz Ideazz have teamed up with Seek Perfection to bring you this Ramadhan Diary! Every page is a day in the month, and is dedicated to encouraging an akhlaaq trait, which is reinforced with activities and stories. Ideal for ages 3-7 years.
Seek Perfection have yet again produced an amazing Ramadhan Diary! It contains a Ramadhan to-do list, and each day has discusses different traits (such as jealousy and anger) alongside suggested activities. Ideal for ages 7-12 years.
The perfect accompaniment to your older child’s Laylatul Qadr nights! This journal covers all the main aspects of the amaal, as well as guides them to think about and express their duas to Allah in a methodical way. There is a closer look at the specific amaal of the 23rd night, such as inviting reflection on the 3 suras and duas. This is all laid out in a very clear and fun way so that the children can relate to it, Inshallah!
