Dear parents assalaam aalyum, The children were introduced to activities which increased their awareness of the importance of the blessed month of Ramadan in terms of our Deen, health and environment. Deenwise learning: Children are encouraged to accumulate their good deeds throughout the day, using our good deed box. They have created and set up…

Children were learning about toys from the past, looking at Victorian toys and Egyptian toys. They learnt that children from that time were able to make their own toys using stone, fabric and wood. They were very enthusiastic to attempt to design and create their own horse toy using more manufactured equipment.

Dear parents, Assalaam aalikum, Our new half term homework timetable is as follow: Year 1 Homework: given on Friday and to be returned on Tuesday. Arabic: to be returned on Monday IS: to be returned on Tuesday Year 1 lesson times: PE: Wednesday Maths, English and Quran: daily Science: Thursday Spelling: Wednesday Nasheed: Friday Few…

Assalaamwaalaikum, We have come to the end of our cooking club. I hope you have enjoyed the treats that were sent home every Wednesday. We have had a fun time trying new methods of making foods such as mug cakes, pizza, wraps, cupcakes, cookies, smoothies, and our most recent adventure; chocolate cornflakes cake! The children…

Dear Parents/carers, Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu   I’m pleased to inform you that during Anti-Bullying Week, we will be having Friendship Week at Suffah Primary School.  Friendship Week will start on Monday 12th to Friday 16th November 2018. During this time, we aim to foster, develop and encourage social and personal skills. Forming, developing and…

Islamic History  Uqbah Ibn Nafi Poster Please help your child to find information about the life and achievements of the Sahabi Uqbah Ibn Nafi by looking at the links posted on the Islamic Project and by reading the extract and answering the questions accompanying it. Finally, collate your information on an A3 poster. Jazakum Allah khair,…

Assalamualaykum Apologies for gatecrashing the blog! I am often asked by parents for a reading list. Here is a link to a list of books for Y1 children. There is something here for everybody. A word of caution and disclaimer, you know your child best and if you are particular about what they read please…

World Autism Awareness Week 2019 is pioneered by the National Autistic Society (NAS). World Autism Awareness Week aims to draw attention to the 700,000 people living with autism in the UK – both to educate those unaware of the condition, and to help make the world friendlier to those who are affected by it. During…

Salaam, Alhamdulillah we have come to the end of this half term and the children have really enjoyed the art and craft club. We had a lot of fun planning, designing and creating our money boxes. It is important to teach our children the importance of saving and giving Zakat. Ustada Saida and Aamina

Maths: This week we will be learning about the value of coins: Children will compare and order numbers to 20; recognise coins and know values (up to £2); begin to make amounts in pence ( understanding that there are no 3p, 4p, 6p, 7p, 8p and 9p coins); understand teen numbers are 10 and some…

Dear parents, Assalaam aalikum, This week we will continue to learn about Tariq Ibn Ziyad, the Moroccan general of Musa Ibn Nusair, and his conquest of Spain. Please help your child to produce a work of art to represent the brave act of burning the ships of his army as soon as they reached the Spanish land. Jazakum Allah khair, Ust…

Muslim Heroes Here is the information about the Muslim generals and commanders we are learning about in Year 1.Take a look and embark in an adventure with Uqbah radi Allah aanh while he plunged in the desert fearlessly, spreading the ‘noor’ of Allah; discover what encouraged the determined general Tariq Ibn Ziyad to conquer Spain…

Assalaam aalikum,   Dear Parents, This half term we are learning about the Islamic History and how Islamic conquests, that started in  705, have resulted in conquering North African countries then reached Al Andalusia: Spain.   This project, the Islamic conquests in North Africa and Spain, involves helping your child to research a topic and present it…

  MENTAL ARITHMETIC : In this half term we were learning how to solve missing number problems, focusing on numbers to 10.  This will help children to be able to progress to mastery in sha Allah, once they can derive and recall the following facts: number bonds with the total of 10, e.g. 3 +…

Dear Parents, Assalaam aalikum, You must have noticed that we have a new child in Year 1. She isn’t from the UK and he doesn’t speak English. Some children share her mother tongue with her and they try to communicate her needs to us. We also have members of staff who speak the same language. She…