Al-Ashraf Primary School

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1 Al-Ashraf Primary School Newsletter Term 1- December 2015 Dear Parents, Alham., we have reached the end of Term 2 and it has been an exciting one. I would like to take this opportunity to update you on a few school matters Upcoming Events 18 th December - School closes at 3.30 pm for half-term 4th January School Re-opens Full Attendance Congratulations to the following children who managed 100% attendance in terms 1&2 Reception Muhammad Bhaiyat Atiya Jadwat Maryam Patel Year 1 Ruqayya Begum Jumaimah Bhaimia Amirah Bhamjee Aaminah Bulbul Aqsa Dariai Umaymah Patel Umme Kulthoom Patel Lucas Hofer Husnaa Veshmia Mohammad Aasem Iqbal Year 2 Rahath Ahm ed Unais Akalvaya Abdullah Girach Nu man Patel Aziim Sheikh Yaseen Salehbhai Year 3 Hanfaa Anez Aaminah Motala Abdallah Hassan Omar Maariyah Patel Sauhaib Patel Rumaeesa Piperdy Sarah Shera Taybah Saddiq Year 4 Yusuf Bham Yasmine Bouchireb Adel Eladl Hafsa Iqbal Nasir Ouiles Safurah Pandor Eshal Aly Piperdy Humayraa Shaikh Yousouf Moolla Year 5 Ilsa Ilyas Yusuf Ali Ahmed Elias Bah Nusaybah Foulds Faatimaah Ginwalla Haleemah Girach Ahmed Taha Mahmood Fahim Motala Zaara Shaikh Inaaya Zarqa Ibrahim Jabbar 1 P a g e

2 Full Attendance Year 6: Uzma Ahmed Cerine Bochireb Aaisha Garda Ruqayya Garda Zakirah Girach Adam Ismail Mohammed Tahir Mahmood Mohammed Patel Musab Patel Esmail Salehbhai Muhammad Jabbar Masha Allah!! What a tremendous Achievement!!! Ofsted Following a monitoring visit by HMI on 10th November 2015, Ofsted has issued their final report which concludes that the school meets all requirements of The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations We take this opportunity to thank all our staff for their dedication and effort. I would also like to personally thank all of our students for their continued exceptional performance during the inspection and all parents who engaged positively with the inspectors. Please visit the homepage of the school s website for a full report. 2 P a g e

3 KS 2 SATS Results 2015 MA We have done it again! Subjec t LEVEL 3 OR BELOW LEVEL 4+ LEVEL 5+ Gloucestershir e county Gloucestershir e county School Gloucestershir e county Al- Ashraf Primar y School Al- Ashraf Primar y School Al- Ashraf Primar y School 9% 0% 92% 100% 54% 71% Reading Writing 13% 0% 89% 96% 40% 88% Maths 11% 4% 88% 96% 43% 58% SPAG 18% 4% 82% 96% 58% 885 Making Expected Progress as compared to other schools in England and Gloucestershire county Subject National Average Al-Ashraf Primary School Gloucestershire County Reading 91% 100% 92% Writing 94% 100% 95% Maths 90% 96% 91% 3 P a g e

4 Madrassah Interim Exams These are the dates for madrasah Quran assessments. Please ensure your child revises at home. Pupils will be assessed for correct recitation, correct pronunciation of Tuesday 5th Jan Mufti Ismail Friday 15th Jan Rashida Apa Tuesday 12th Jan Mufti Hamzah Tuesday 19th Jan Ml. Zahir Friday 22nd Jan Hawa Apa Tuesday 26th Jan Ml. Abdullah Friday 29th Jan Shamim Apa Tuesday 2nd February Imam Hassan Tuesday 9th February Ml.Zakarya letters, confidence and fluency. During this period tests from the Safar Series will also take place, your child s teacher will inform them of the dates. After the exams a report will be sent home informing you of your child s achievements and progress. If anytime during the year, you wish to meet your child's madrasah teacher, please feel free to contact the school office and we will be happy to arrange this for you. Alternatively you can contact your child s madrasah teachers using the following addresses: Mufti Ismail : ipatel@al-ashraf.gloucs.sch.uk ; Hamzah Gora: hgora@al-ashraf.gloucs.sch.uk ; Ml Zahir : zchoksi1@al-ashraf.gloucs.sch.uk ; Imam Hassan : hghodawala@al-ashraf.gloucs.sch.uk ; Ml Zakarya : zpatel1@al-ashraf.gloucs.sch.uk ; Ml Abdullah : apatel3@al-ashraf.gloucs.sch.uk The Safar Academy Books test will take place on Monday 11 th January P a g e

5 Children in Need Well done to everyone who contributed to the bake sale, joined in with the fun and turned up as chefs to support the Children in Need appeal; MA we raised ! Thank You! Together we helped raise Reception Fundraiser Jzk to all those who contributed towards the Reception Fundraiser. MA we managed to raise a grand total of ! Mums and Munchies We are hoping to host our successful annual fundraising event- Mums and Munchies on Saturday 12th March. The next parents meeting is scheduled on Tuesday 19 th January 2016 from 1.45 pm 3.15 pm. to discuss this and other school related issues. Please feel welcome to attend and offer your support and suggestions. Minutes for the previous parents meeting on 10/10/15 can be found on our website. Please visit the following link to access them. 5 P a g e

6 Snacks As part of Al-Ashraf s healthy eating initiative, we ask you to send a snack with your child to school which is a fruit, vegetable or nuts. Please do not send them with Cereal bars. Although some cereal bars contain real fruit, they can also be very high in sugar and salt. Threatening Behaviour Once again I would like to draw your attention to our Threatening behaviour and Abuse policy. Parents are expected to interact politely with staff, students and other parents at all times. Abusive language, raising your voice, threatening or violent behaviour to anyone on the school grounds is not appropriate or acceptable. Please visit the following link to find out more about our school s policy. ning BehaviourPolicy.pdf 6 P a g e

7 Cold Weather As the winter is rapidly setting in, we ask that all children are sent to school with warm coats, gloves and hats. Madrassah Reading Records As you are aware, madrassah teachers, provide a brief record to parents on a daily basis about children's recitation. This is to allow parents to see their child's progress and help them improve if necessary. On the teacher s part this requires time and effort, we therefore would like to know how many parents are looking at this feedback and responding to it. Please indicate whether this service is useful to you in the attached questionnaire and return it to the school office no later than Friday 8 th January P a g e

8 E-Safety Information #2 Each Term we ll be going through a specific item on E-safety, so this terms helpful hints are on Parental Control. As well as engaging with your child to educate and guide them through a safe digital life - and so that you fully understand the latest developments - it makes good sense to take advantage of the filters and controls which you can use to reduce the chance that they will come across inappropriate or offensive content. Do remember, however, that parental control tools are just there to help, and are not a failsafe answer. Nor are they an online 'babysitter'... you still need to know what your child is doing online. Here are the different types of precautions you can put in place: Parental Controls on Your Computer or Mobile Device Almost without exception, computers and mobile devices sold for use by the public are equipped as standard with the means for you, as a parent, to filter content which you do not want your child (or for that matter any other account holder) to access. These tools can be simply accessed via the computer's control panel or other devices' settings screen. If in doubt about how to access and set these up, refer to online help or ask your retailer. Parental Control Software to Buy or Download There is a large number of different brands and types of parental control software available for both computers and mobile devices. Typically, they enable you to filter out inappropriate content such as pornographic and violent material, reducing the chances of your child being exposed to it. Some allow you to set different profiles for if you have children of different ages who will be accessing the computer or other device. Sometimes, these filters can over or under-block, so your child may not be able to access some perfectly innocent sites, or may sometimes be able to view pages that are 8 P a g e

9 inappropriate for their age. Most will let you block or unblock particular sites to give you more control. Some parental control software lets you monitor your child's online activity, so you can see which websites they have been viewing and how long they were online for. Some even provides you with reports on your child's social networking activity. Some programs enable you to set time limits to your child's online activities - restricting access to the internet, or to certain websites at certain times of the day. So you could block social networking or entertainment sites when your child is meant to be doing his or her homework. You can access the software via a login at any time to modify the filters and blocked or unblocked sites, as your child gets older. And as with all software, it is very important to perform updates when notified. Internet Service Provider Parental Controls Many internet service providers (ISPs) also provide parental control software - which, like the software you buy, can block offensive content. In the UK, customers of the 'big four' ISPs - BT, Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk - have access to this facility free of charge. New customers are asked whether they want to use it or not. The mobile networks also provide parental control software free of charge. With some, this is set up by default. If you are not sure if this is the case, or you have any other questions or concerns, contact your mobile operator to be on the safe side. Other internet-connected devices such as games consoles normally feature parental control software that as a parent, you can set up and use. The television channels' on demand services such as BBC iplayer, 4oD Player, ITV Player and Demand 5 all offer password-protected parental locks to help you to protect your child against viewing programmes that are unsuitable for their age group. So take advantage of these offerings to help our children stay safe online! 9 P a g e

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11 School is closed for the holidays from Monday 21st December and will re-open on Monday 4th January. This newsletter is also available on the school website. Please visit the following link to access it May I thank each of you for your continued support for Al-Ashraf, and wish you a very peaceful winter break. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! 11 P a g e

12 Madrassah Reading Record Questionnaire Please tick against box that you most agree with 1. How often do you read feedback in the reading record? Al-Ashraf Primary School Stratton Road Gloucestershire GL1 4HB Always Sometimes Never 2. Is it useful to you? Yes No Please Note: We might have to remove this service if there is not enough response. Your suggestions and comments are most welcome. Please use the box below to add in your comments 12 P a g e