Welcoming the holy month of Ramadan 2013

Assalamualaikum.

The Holy month of Ramadan is finally here, alhamdulillah. Fasting may come easy for adult but it is very challenging to young children. We as parents must always bare in mind that as important Fasting during the month of Ramadan is, it should not be forced into our young children, what we can do is encourage them.

And to encourage out young khalifah to fast at school, we have created a special 'Fasting Tag' for our student, to be worn daily at school. They were given a choice to choose from 4 different design for boys and girls daily. 

Baring in mind that there is no Hadith to force young children to fast at this tender age, but there is a Hadith stating that children should start to perform solat five times a day at the age of 7. We will not force our student to fast should they feel that they cannot go on. All non-fasting student will be given food & drinks as usual but in an isolated area away from the rest. 

So far I am still ok !

Oh no shortage of Boys tag, looks like there are more fasting heroes at Prima.

Burning my sahur feul

Our fasting princesses and fasting heroes

 Look mom, I am still fasting .

I wish I have a tag too

Me and my cool fasting tag

Saving my energy.. 

Ahlan wa sahlan 2013 !

Assalamualaikum,

It was very refreshing to see all the familiar faces and oh so exciting to be welcoming the new ones too.
Alhamdulillah, the transition went really smooth this year, having all the teachers briefed on what to do/expect especially on the first day of school really helped.

The day started with the usual assembly, followed by practical solat, an ice breaking session in their respective classroom and our signature ' Learn Through Play' session to make the student feel at ease and to minimize their separation anxiety.

A special sneak peek after all parents bid their goodbye on the first day of school  :)

I'm ready for my adventure 

3 brothers

There was tears too  

 Lucky my big brother is with me today, alhamdulillah.

                                       

A friendly look, a kindly smile, one good act and life's worthwhile

Look mum, I'm a big boy now  :)

I'm flying solo this year, piece of cake !

Don't worry my friends, we will save the day!

Music  & movement session to get all  the rusty joint moving again..

Almost there....

Is it me or it is really cold in here? (Pre ice-breaking session)

We shattered the ice together yay! (post)

That's what friends are for ..

Sharing is caring

I know how to eat on my own ...

* more picture uploaded in facebook. 

Teacher's Day Treat.....

Assalamualaikum,

 Commonly celebrated on 5th October worldwide, here in Malaysia we celebrate Teacher's Day on 16th May yearly. Teachers are a significant part of everyone's life. They show us the right path and groom us to become a better person. They teach us to face the most difficult challenges of life and get through them, easily. Teacher's Day is normally celebrated to pay tribute to teachers, who have dedicated a considerable part of their life to impart moral and academic knowledge to their students.

It was a pleasant surprise for us to be greeted with gift after gift from our student, jazakallah haiyan. A special day indeed. We decided to return the favor by surprising our student with something new, something that we never did before that will definitely guarantees a good time all-around.

Today especially for Nur Khalifah Kindergarten's student, we had a ' Healthy Chocolate Ice Cream Making' day. Easy peasy kitchen utensil, simple but healthy ingredient, lots of shaking and taa daa instant ice-cream for everyone. Tasty and delicious treat handmade in less then 10 minutes.

Dutch Lady Chocolate milk check. Ice check. Salt check.

Add condense milk for that extra kick and gently stir the mixture.

And now we shake

And shake and shake

Spoon up everyone.. ice-cream time!

Worlds cannot describe how grateful we are. Jazakaallah haiyan. 

2011 Grand Ihtifal & Concert Pt 1

Assalamualaikum ,


Syukur alhamdulillah for His willing, blessing and guidance, our 2011 Grand Ihtifal & Concert went smoothly. The event was held in Jade Hills Resorts Clubhouse on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, 12th Nov. It was such a memorable event that we had to break the post into part 1 and part 2.

A spectacular view of the concert hall

Beautifully decorated 

It was a day to remember especially to our beloved Class of 2011 graduates, who worked so hard on all of their performances, which consist of  Dua recitation with translation, Cultural Dance, Dikir Barat, a Play, a Poem recitation, and lastly the choir. A day especially dedicated to them as our honored guest. The rest of the student have an important parts to play too..

 Nerves of steel

 Getting ready for rehearsal

 shy? who me.. not

 Class of 2011 : Pandai

(Airiel, Syazwan, Fahim, Fateh, Afiq, Iffat, Iasser, Irdina, Hannani, Diana, Nawal, Farishah, N.Iman and Huda)

 Class of 2011 : Pintar 

(Hafdzi, Alif.Q,  A. Iman, Hakimi, Iman. S, Uzair, Zarif, Fakhrullah, Feekah, Damia, Fatin, Ain, Azyyati)

The day started with an Opening Performance: Stick Dance, where all the student dance in a pitch black hall with a glow in the dark stick followed by a showcase from the Aikido Kids with a special performance from Aikido Superstar Iffat, Afiq, Fahim and Wafiy . Snippet from the missing aikido showcase can be viewed via our facebook account.

  Getting ready for the glow in the dark stick show

 

 The Aikido Kids Showcase

 Two hand front jump and roll

 Aikido superstar Wafiy, Afiq, Iffat and Fahim (fr. left)

 One hand front jump and roll

 No hand front jump and roll (with Sensei assistance of course :)

 

Superstar Wafiy face off with Sensei

And down the giant fall.. piece of cake !

 The event was officiated with a Dua by Ustaz Harul N. followed by a special welcoming speech by the masters of ceremony. Our first performance was a '1000 Dinar Dua Recitation and Translation' by the year 6 student, followed by '4 Qul Recitation' by the year 5 student and 'Daily Zikir and Taubat Nasuha Dua Reciatation with Translation' by the 4 years old student.

 1000 Dinar & Translation by 6 yrs old

 4 Qul by the 5 yrs old (Bijak)

 4 Qul by the 5 yrs old (Bistari standing)

 

 

 Daily Zikir and Dua Taubat Nasuha with translations by 4 yrs old

 The very relaxed 4yrs old sitting down and berzikir

After the 5 yrs old Awards Presentation, the show continued with a 'Rhythm Coordination' performance by our 5 yrs old student followed by the 6yrs old girls 'Cultural Dance'. It was such an over whelming feeling to witness these children not only able to coordinate the musical instrument to the music but also manage to memorize the difficult fan dance choreography, with out any assistance from teachers during the show, maasyaallah.

 Rhythm Coordination : Musical Instrument by 5yrs old

There was maracas, clappers and stick tambourine

 Cultural Dance : Fan by the 6yrs old girls

 Wave circle

  A 'V' shaped, look easy but it took a lot of practice to make it perfect

Kudos to the girls,the dance was fantastic to the very end.

Up next was a Public Speaking Poem Recitation by the Winner of the Poem Reading Competition; an event held in school by the Speech & Drama Club. Let truth be told, studies showed that the no. 1 fear in life is public speaking, and to witness our student Fatin Amni standing alone on the stage with only a microphone calmly reciting her poem and capturing the audience full attention with her confidence and stage presences was unbelievable. Honestly we had our doubt but she clearly prove us wrong, kudos to her.

 

 Poem Recitation by Fatin Amni

A poem entitle 'When I was ill'

to be continued... see you on our part 2 post .