MLL/ELL Teacher Newsletter
For Teachers of Multilingual Learners, March 2025
Ramadan begins on Saturday, March 1 this year and many of our students of Muslim faith will be fasting during daylight hours until Saturday, March 29. This means that they do not eat or drink all day, every day, until sundown. Please be mindful of this when planning activities involving food and physical activity. It is also asked that your school provide a space for prayer between noon and 1:15. Prayer only takes 5 or 10 minutes and the time varies each day. For example, on March 3 it is at 12:06 and on Friday, March 28 it is at 12:59. The link below lists the prayer times in Canada. Something to consider is having prayer mats available for students to use in the space. Damascus Market currently has prayer mats in stock. Please notify the staff at your school about Ramadan. As you are likely already aware, many students and their families go to mosque on Friday afternoons.
If your school has the Talk About book series, note that there are many related support materials online, including blackline masters. The website is listed inside the back cover of all their books (www.scholastic.ca/education/talkabout) Here is an example:
