AN-NUR busy every day with lots of Ramadan related art

activities and used to go to the old building to pray

Childcare Centre zuhur . They also learned how to do wudu.
Assalamu alaikom warahmatAllah e wabarakatuh Eid Celebration and
Quran Competition: This
Newsletter for Term 2, 2017. Welcome. year we celebrated
General News: The time goes so fast, we are at the end Eid-ul-fitr on Monday, 26
of second term. The weather is getting very cold. Some June. An-Nur childcare
mornings the roads are frosty, and difficult to drive or was closed for Eid day. It
walk to school. However we are doing okay and was wonderful to be able
everything is going great at An-Nur, alhamdulilAllah. to spend this special time
with our friends and
Teacher News: teacher Isra has gone home to Jordan to family. During Ramadan we held the Quran
look after her mother in law. She will be away for four competition for our children. We chose five winners
months. During this time we are extremely lucky to who were outstanding in Quran recitation and decided
have had teacher Alaa working for her. Alaa is to join the prize giving with the eid celebration. The
wonderful with the children and they are learning much An-Nur child care celebrated eid gathering on Thursday,
Quran and dua from her. Unfortunately her husband 29 June, 2017. AlhamdulilAllah it turned out great. The
has gained permanent employment in Christchurch so majority of our parents could join with us to celebrate
the family is moving there early August. We are looking this special occasion. Our children performed nasheed
for someone to fill the Islamic/Arabic teaching position in front of all the parents. We enjoyed the yummy
until teacher Isra returns. food and the children were excited to receive the
goodie bags and to be able jump on the bouncy castle.
Welcome New Children: We are so pleased to welcome The Quran competition
Tarendra, Mays, Omer and their families to An-Nur winners received special
child education and care centre. We also welcomed prizes. Everyone enjoyed
Samy who came back after a year. They are all settling the day and the weather
well alhamdulilAllah. was perfect. We also
invited the English
Graduation Party: We celebrated three graduations language partners to join
recently. Qais’s Graduation held at the beginning of the and sharing the food with
month. Theo and Musa’s graduation held at the end of us. This was linked to our Healthy Heart golden award
the month. The parents brought cakes and gifts for the where we need to involve community with healthy
children. They were good parties and all the children eating. At the moment we are working towards to
enjoyed very much. We were sad to say good bye to getting our Healthy Heart Golden award.
Theo, Musa and Qais but also we are very proud of
their achievements. A few more children are turning Curriculum and term plan: The term theme for term
five and leaving to school, so we will have to hold two was “Emergency Services”. We learned what an
graduation for them soon inshaAllah. emergency was, what number to call in an emergency.
The number is 1.1.1 for all emergency
service….ambulance, fire and police. We are learning
Ramadan: Our Ramadan this year our full name, our parents names
went so quick and so well masha and where we live. These things
Allah. The children were very help to keep us safe.
understanding and willing to learn To help reinforce what the
about the special values about children were learning, we were
Ramadan. They learned about lucky to have had a visit from the
doing more good deeds in the police. We even were able to sit inside the police car
month of Ramadan. One of the good deed they did was and some of us had the
cleaning the playground and the handcuffs placed on our hands.
surrounding areas. One day all the ‘Amby’ the baby Ambulance
children spent more than an hour came and we were told a
to clean up all the dry leaves and lovely story about a child who
rubbish. The children were very had to go to hospital in an
proud of the result of their hard ambulance.
work. The children also were very
We also had a visit from a fire brigade who let us squirt Please visit the doctor (most children get free doctor
water from the hose on visits) and inform us of the illness your child has.
their truck and sit in the Please feel free to discus any further information
engine too. requirements with your teachers. If your child is sick at
To continue to encourage centre, we may have to ring you and have you keep
the children to learn these child home until they are well to prevent illnesses
important details during spreading
term three, we are going to
use Google maps and find a picture of our house then Clothing: Winter is well and truly here,
attach these along with our photo and details. We may lots of frosty mornings and even snow.
need some help so we can include everyone's names We still take the children outside
who live in each house. It will say “My name is……. I live every day and can use the deck on
at…… with……”if you want we can also include a phone our old classrooms when it is raining.
number. It is important to include a coat so
your child can enjoy some fresh air
Profiles: Your child’s profile is on the blog and also in during these colder months. Our
a hard copy book at centre. You are welcome to look at sandpit is under cover so we can have
this with your child. Please also check out the art folder children playing there even if it is
and take your child's art work home. Our Facebook raining. The children are enjoying
page is updated on a regular basis so keep checking or experimenting with the rope ladder and
add something your child does at home. Also look up the new swings, giving them lots of new
our blog page for group stories. These group stories will challenges.
not be in your individual blog. We have made it a policy that when
your child is outside they are to wear a
Reading Books: By now most of you will have had a hat. A sunhat in terms one and four and
book bag go home with your child, some children a winter hat in terms two and three. It is
swapping these weekly. They tell us that they are really essential that you bring your child to centre with spare
enjoying reading them with family. Please remember to NAMED clothing and their own hat.
return your book in the bag before we can issue you Hats and spare clothing can be kept at
with another. We are trying to send books home on centre in a named bag. They will be
Monday and be returned on Friday. We hope these placed on the child’s own hook. We
bring much pleasure and family time. ask that the hats go home weekly to
be washed. NO HAT. NO PLAY
Healthy Eating: Please make sure there is healthy food OUTSIDE.
in lunch boxes like sandwiches, rice, noodles also We also offer the children messy play
vegetables and fruit. Ideally, each child’s lunch box and painting and they may need to change clothes.
should contain some food from each of the four food
groups… Protein (meat, cheese, nuts). Fruit/Veggies. Reminder: Ministry requirement. Please sign your child
Dairy (yoghurt) and Grains (rice, couscous,grain bread in and out of centre. Inform centre if your child is going
rather than white). Children need all these types of to be absent and try to drop off and pick up your child
healthy food so their brain can develop to the highest at booked times.
potential. Too much sweet food slows down the brain
development. We also request that each child brings a Upcoming Events: Term 3 goal is “identity” learning
named bottle with water to drink. more about ourselves and our beliefs as muslins. Any
Please NO chips, chocolate biscuits, lollies, cake or juice ideas you have to help us would be greatly appreciated.
in the child’s lunch box. We are also continuing to focus on recycling to keep
We would like the children to bring one fruit or raw our place a safe place to live.
veggie to share for morning tea… an apple, banana, Eid-ul-Adha is coming soon, this year we will celebrate
orange, carrot, broccoli, etc each day and 1 packet of Eid-ul Adha at the End of August, beginning of
savoury crackers a week also for sharing at morning tea. September. Our children are going to perform pretend
Hajj. They are preparing for that and learning and
Health: If your child is unwell…. has vomiting or practicing Hajj rituals. The teachers are planning for this
diarrhea please keep them away from centre until the big event".
child is well again. This term we have had many children Any questions please don’t hesitate and ask any of the
with nasty runny noses, bad coughing and high teachers. Thank you for your understanding and
temperatures. There has also been chicken pox, hand support. Jazakom Allah Khair.
foot and mouth, and tonsillitis. If your child is sick. Warm wishes - An-Nur Teachers and Management.