Morning Du’aa

(to be recited, in unison, in form time and assemblies).

• ‫ َلُه اْلُم ْلُك َو َلُه اْلَح ْم ُد َو ُهَو َع َلى ُك ِّل‬، ‫َأْص َبْح َنا َو َأْص َبَح اْلُم ْلُك ِهَّلِل َو اْلَح ْم ُد ِهَّلِل اَل ِإَلَه ِإاَّل ُهَّللا َو ْح َد ُه اَل َش ِر يَك َلُه‬
‫ َرِّب‬.‫ َرِّب َأْس َأُلَك َخ ْيَر َم ا ِفي َهِذِا الَيوم َو َخ ْيَر َم ا َبْع َد ُه َو َأُع وُذ ِبَك ِم ْن َش ِّر َهِذِا الَيوم َو َش ِّر َم ا َبْع َد ُه‬. ‫َش ْي ٍء َقِد يٌر‬
‫ َرِّب َأُع وُذ ِبَك ِم ْن َع َذ اٍب ِفي الَّناِر َو َع َذ اٍب ِفي اْلَقْبر‬. ‫َأُع وُذ ِبَك ِم َن اْلَك َس ِل َو ُس وِء اْلِكَبِر‬.

We have reached the morning and at this very time unto Allah belongs all
sovereignty, and all praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped
except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and
praise and He is over all things omnipotent. My Lord, I ask you for the good of
this day and the good of what follows it and I take refuge in you from the evil
of this day and the evil of what follows it. My Lord, I take refuge in you from
laziness and senility. My Lord, I take refuge in you from torment in the Fire
and punishment in the grave.
 All about me

L.O:
To be able to compare experiences in Secondary and Primary
school.
To be able to identify specific information in a text.
 Starter Activity: Complete the sentence
Complete each sentence to make it grammatically correct
and meaningful.

1. Yesterday, I went to the park and _______________.

2. Ahmed enjoys reading books about _______________.
3. On the weekends, my family and I like to _______________.
4. Last summer, we went on a vacation to _______________.
5. My favorite subject in school is _______________
Starter Activity suggested answers

1. Yesterday, I went to the park and played with my friends.

2. Ahmed enjoys reading books about adventure.
3. On the weekends, my family and I like to go hiking.
4. Last summer, we went on a vacation to the beach.
5. My favorite subject in school is mathematics.
 KEYWORDS

Secondary

Primary
 Starting Secondary School
DISCUSS: What feelings might someone have when they start secondary school?

You have 2 minutes.

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 Starting Secondary School
What feelings might someone have when they start secondary school?

excited shy confused

sad good ecstatic

scared anxious overwhelmed

insecure happy nervous

lonely terrified confident

Starting Secondary School
DISCUSS the following questions:
• What might students be excited about?
• What might students be worried about?

You have 2 minutes.

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 Starting Secondary School
Excitement (Hopes)
Making new friends
Learning about new subjects
Different clubs/after school
activities
Meeting new teachers
New responsibilities
Being more independent
Worries (Challenges)
Getting lost
Not being in the same class as
friends
More homework
Not fitting in/being left out
Struggling with new subjects
Not knowing the rules
 MAIN 1. 2. 3.

ACTIVITY 1
Complete the
words for the 4. 5. 6.
school subjects
and match
them to the
symbols.

A. A_ _ 1. __
B. S______ 2. __
C. M___S 3. __
D. P_______ E________ 4. __
E. B______ 5. __
F. M___C 6. __
 MAIN 1. 2. 3.

ACTIVITY 1
Complete the
words for the 4. 5. 6.
school subjects
and match
them to the
symbols

A. Art 1. C
B. Science 2. B
C. Maths 3. A
D. Physical Education 4. F
E. Biology 5. E
F. Music 6. D
ACTIVITY 2
 Shamira, Year 7 1. Identify ONE word in paragraph 1 which
shows that Shamira enjoyed her first few
My first few weeks at Secondary
School have been really fun! weeks of Secondary School.
2. Did Shamira only make new friends at
I’ve made loads of new friends and
I’ve also met up with some old Secondary School? Quote from the text to
friends that I haven’t seen for a support your answer.
while, so that’s been good!
3. What did Shamira’s teacher do when she
At first, it was hard to find all my classes- I arrived late for class?
kept getting lost and one teacher told me off
because I was ten minutes late for her lesson.
Now I know my way around. The teachers 4. What does Shamira think may happen after
have been really kind and the lessons aren’t half-term?
too difficult. We haven’t had much homework
yet, but I’m sure we’ll get more after half-
term. Anyway, so far so good! 5. What do you think Shamira means by “so
far, so good.”
ANSWERS:

1. “Fun”
2. No- “I’ve also met up with some old friends that I haven’t
seen for a while.”
3. She told her off (shouted at her)
4. She thinks that she may get more homework.
5. So far everything has been going well at school, and she
is looking forward to seeing what the future in Secondary
school will look like.
 Sunil, Year 7 1. Identify ONE word in paragraph 1
On my first day here I which shows how Sunil felt on his first day.
was a bit nervous, but
2. What did Sunil enjoy about the first few
after a few hours I was weeks of Secondary school?
fine. The first few
weeks have been really 3. In which venue do the Science lessons
good. I’ve enjoyed take place?
learning new subjects
4. State whether the following statement is
and making new TRUE or FALSE:
friends. Sunil will be performing his concert at the
My favourite subject is Science. It’s
end of the year.
fun learning in a lab! I’ve joined the
school orchestra. I play the drums.
5. Find a word in the text which means the
It’s great. We’re doing a concert at same as “fantastic”
the end of the term.
ANSWERS:

1. “Nervous”
2. He enjoyed learning new subjects and making new
friends.
3. In the lab.
4. False- he will be performing the concert at the end of the
term.
5. “Great”
QATAR LINK

DID YOU KNOW?

Education City was the result of the development of
Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and
Community Development, which was first
established by Father Amir, Sheikh Hamad Bin
Khalifa Al-Thani and Her Highness, Sheikha Moza
bint Nasser in 1995.
Qatar Foundation aimed to achieve economic
sustainability through innovations in education and
research by "Unlocking Human Potential". Education
City was officially inaugurated on October 13th, 2003,
and it has since grown to be the home of eight
universities with affiliated research institutes.
Islamic link
 Plenary
Listen to Shamira and Sunil doing a class survey.

05 Track 5.mp3
 Plenary

DISCUSS the following

questions with a
partner:

Share your answers

with the class.
 Homework: Letter to your future self

Have a go at writing a letter to yourself for the end of your first year at
secondary school.

Your letter should include:

 What excites you the most about starting secondary school?
 What worries you the most about starting secondary school?
 What are your expectations for secondary school?
 How do you think secondary school will be different to primary school?
 What would you like to achieve in your first year of secondary school?