Newsletter 29 August, 2023
Dear Parents/Caregivers
Assalaamu Alaikum WRWB
BAKE SALE
Years 12 and 13 students are doing Bake Sale to raise funds for SPCA as part of their annual community service. It would be appreciated if parents can donate some cupcakes/muffins to be sold at school. Students can bring money to buy cupcakes/muffins which will be sold at $2 each on the following days:
Years 7 to 13 Boys – Thurs 31 August
Years 7 to 13 Girls – Fri 01 September
Years 1 to 6 students – Wed 06 September
VACANCIES
- DARUL ULOOM TEACHERS
Vacancy exists for part-time teachers to teach Islamic Studies to the Years 7 to 13 students at AMS as well as teaching AMS students after school at the airport masjid which is owned by the proprietor of AMS, with an immediate start. The minimum requirements are to be an Aalim/a & Hafiz/a. Please apply in writing to the principal via email: principal@al-madinah.school.nz.
- NCEA EXAM SUPERVISORS’
There are vacancies for NCEA Examination Supervisor at AMS. The job involves supervising NCEA students during their exams which starts on 7th November and ends on 28th November. Selected person is required to have computer and internet knowledge and/or have done supervision before. If you are interested, please apply in writing to the NZQA Exam Manager, Shagista Azim, via email: shagistaa@al-madinah.school.nz by or before 9th September 2023.
FREE GLASSES FOR CHILDREN
If you are a holder of a valid Community Services Card, you can get funding towards the cost of your child’s glasses and eye test through the Enable Subsidy, provided they are 15 years or under. You can view more information by clicking: further information about this subsidy or pop into your local Specsavers with your valid Community Services Card.
DAFFODIL DAY
Jazaakallahu Khairan to the parents/caregivers for sending you child/children with gold coin to help cancer society raise funds for the cancer patients. The school managed to raise $773.80.
VOLUNTEER DUFF TEACHER
We are looking for someone who knows how to play a duff and can teach our students. If you know anyone who can volunteer, it will be highly appreciated. You can contact Ustadh Intaaz Shah via email: ishah@al-madinah.school.nz or Ustadh Riakat on riakath@al-madinah.school.nz
PEDESTRIAN ENTRY
There is a buzzer at the pedestrian gate near the LED board. Any visitor using the pedestrian entry must press the buzzer once for the gate to be opened from the reception. Upon hearing the buzzer, push the gate to open or pull from inside while exiting.
READING TOGETHER PROGRAM
Al-Madinah School will be conducting a Reading Together Program which aims to help parents and whanau to support and be active participants in their children’s reading at home. The programme is based on a short series of workshops, offering simple strategies to make reading a pleasure rather than a time of anxiety and stress. In addition to the reading aspect of the programme, it also supports effective social development and enhancing relationships between children and parents, parents and teachers as well as families and librarians.
Dates of workshops: 4 ,11 & 18 September (Mondays) Time and venue: 2:00pm; Al-Madinah School Library. For registration, please email Sr Nadia on Nadial@al-madinah.school.nz as spaces are limited.
STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING
As part of strategic plan development for 2024/25, face-2-face consultation meeting with the parents will be held on Wed 20 Sept 2023 from 2.00pm onwards. Refreshment will be served. More details will be sent later.
TEACHER ONLY DAY (TOD)
TOD for NZC Refreshed Curriculum will be held on Tuesday 14 November 2023. In addition to having a special PLD on NZC, all teachers will be attending a special meeting at Bader Intermediate School from 12.30pm to 4.00pm.
Ladies’ and Girls’ program at Al-Madinah School
Alimah Nadia Sadiq, a Religious Scholar/ Educationist/Etiquette Coach/Inspirational Speaker /Co-founder, and Principal of Nur ul Ilm Academy in Dubai will be conducting a female only program on social media on Friday, 1st September 2023 from 6:00pm – 7:30pm. Light refreshments will be provided. Enquiries and registration: 02040641562
IMPORTANT DATES
Important dates for Years 10-13 students that parents can take note of when planning events and to help prepare their children for assessments:
12/09/23: from 9am to 10am.
Year 11 students Mathematics (MCAT) final exams.
31/10/23: Year 10 – NCEA corequisite reading.
01/11/23: NCEA corequisite writing.
02/11/23: NCEA corequisite numeracy.
12/09/23: to 22/09/23: Years 11-13 – NCEA practice exams
18/10/23: NCEA DCAT
06/11/23 to 28/11/23: NCEA and scholarship external exams
FUNDRAISING – IED TRUST PROJECTS
Jazaakallahu Khairan for supporting the Favona Islamic Centre project which is now being fully used as an Islamic centre.
Alhamdulillah, Allah (SWT) has given The Islamic Education & Dawah Trust another great opportunity to buy a (church) property at 5 Ballarat Street, Ellerslie, East Auckland, which consists of 1298m2 of freehold land. The purchase price of the property is $1,950,000. 10% deposit has already been paid. The balance amount needs to be paid asap to settle and acquire possession by or before 30 November 2023.
This property has minimal hindrance in its operation. This would enable us to fulfil our vision to have an Islamic hub to serve the needs of the people of Ellerslie/Central Auckland suburb. The proposed Islamic hub would have many facilities such as prayer hall with wudu area, bathroom /toilet/kitchen, meeting/conference rooms, preschool/classrooms for education, dawah & other needs facilities and parking spaces.
Hence, parents and the caregivers are requested to, once again, donate towards this very important and strategically located premises. Please donate by transferring funds into IED Trust’s dedicated account number 01-0249-0050273-09. (ANZ) Please include reference: “donor name”., particulars: “mobile number”, Code: IED-EIC. This will help IED issue the receipt.
Wassalaam,
Asin Ali
Principal
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