Weekly News & Learning

Amplify Skill 8

• Double-letter spellings

• Reviewing digraphs: ch, sh, th (thin), th (them), qu, ng

• Reading and spelling short-vowel words with digraphs

• Blending and segmenting words

• Building reading fluency

Knowledge Domain 5 – Farms

• Build vocabulary and comprehension through farm-themed read-alouds

• identify the main topic and retell key details of a nonfiction text

Phonics:

Work in different leveled groups during our independent work time, focusing on phonics skills and reading fluency. Assignments will be completed through Google Classroom.

🕌 Islamic Studies

My Role Models – The Sahaba

Chapter 8: As-Sahabah, Companions of the Prophet

• Learn about the Sahaba (Companions of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ).

• Understand their dedication, love for Allah, and their exemplary character.

• Identify ways to emulate their actions in daily life.

🕤 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
(Snack/Bathroom Break: 9:30–9:45)

Understand that addition means putting groups together and subtraction means taking groups apart.

Lesson 20: Add Within 10
Lesson 21: Subtract Within 10

Small Group Instruction

• Group 1: Add & Subtract Within 20 (Advanced): Fluently add and subtract within 20 using equations and mental math strategies.
• Group 2: Add & Subtract Within 10 (On Level): Add and subtract within 10 using manipulatives, drawings, and guided practice.
• Group 3: Add & Subtract Within 5 (Support): Use concrete objects and visual models to add and subtract numbers up to 5.

Science/SEL/Social Studies

Practice Science Fair Project

Project Title: Can Baking Soda and Vinegar Blow Up a Balloon?

Learning How to Do a Science Fair Project

• Learn what a science fair project is and how scientists ask questions and test ideas.
• Practice making predictions, observing what happens, and talking about their results.
• Understand that it’s okay to practice, make mistakes, and learn from them.

Topic: Lesson 7; Surah Quraish; Dua For Good Health

• Recognize the shape of Tanween Kasra.

• Recognize the place of Tanween Kasra on letters and in words.

• Pronounce each letter of the alphabet with Tanween Kasra

• Pronounce Tanween Kasra as a noon Saakina when the Tanween Kasra is at the end of a word.

• Recognize some of the letters that are pronounced but not written.

• Recognize the difference between the way Tanween Kasra is written in the Quran and the way that it is written in non-Quranic script.

Homework: Worksheet

Technology

Unit 8 - Lesson 11: Google Docs Project Assignment - Ramadan Journey

Students will read the story “Ramadan Journey” and create a Google Doc with a heading. They will summarize the story in short paragraphs, using proper formatting, and practice writing clearly about Sami’s experiences during the holy month of Ramadan.

Art

Paper Mosaic Art

Students will create a paper mosaic picture using small pieces of paper.

Students will explore shape, color, and texture.

📝 Spelling Words

goat, own, boat, mow, bow, coat , cook, good, toast, yellow

📌 Homework

• Homework will be sent home on Friday, January 30, 2026.
  

• Homework will be due on Friday, February 6, 2026.

• Amplify Skills Unit 5:
  

• Lesson 6: Spelling Alternatives (Introduce soft c and g sounds)
  

• Lesson 7: Spelling Alternatives Review (soft g)
  

• Lesson 8: Spelling Alternatives (Introduce j, g, ge)
  

• Lesson 9: Tricky Spelling (g and j)
  

• Lesson 10: Review of Spelling Alternatives (k and j)
  

• Amplify Knowledge:
  

• Unit 7: Review and Domain Assessment
  

• Unit 8: Animals and Habitats
  

• Lesson 1: What Is a Habitat?
  

• Lesson 2: Animals of the Arctic Habitat
  

• Lesson 3: Animals of the Sonoran Desert Habitat
  

• Daily Literacy: Phonics, Phonological Awareness, Reading, Comprehension, Writing, Grammar

🕌 Islamic Studies

• Focus on kindness, sharing, good manners
  

• Daily practice: Duʿa, Dhikr, Salah, Islamic thought, Islamic manners

• Unit E Chapter 2 quiz on Thursday

• Place value (tens and ones)
  

• Small groups, reteaching, enrichment
  

• I-Ready personalized instruction
  

• I-Ready lesson 18 Quiz on Friday

Unit 3 - Chapter 1

• Lesson 1.4: The Sky from Different Places
• Lesson 1.5: Explaining the Sky in Different Places

• Our nation’s heroes
  
• National holidays

Topic: Lesson 10 (sukoon on the waw and yaa); Surah Al Kafirun

• Recognize the shape of a Sukoon in the Quran.

• Identify the place of the Sukoon on the letters (و), (ي), and (ء).

• Pronounce each letter of the alphabet with Sukoon correctly including Al-Waw Al-Layyinah, Al-Yaa’ Al-Layyinah, and Al-Hamza.

• Be able to differentiate between the shape of a Sukoon in the Quran and the shape of a Sukoon in non-Quranic script.

Homework: Workbook

• Spelling Assessment Friday 06, 2026
• Language Arts Homework
• Spelling Worksheet
• Assigned: Monday 02, 2026

Lesson 12: Understand Three-Digit Numbers

• Session 2 : Develop

• Session 3: Refine

Everyone needs to complete 2–3 assignments each week. For students who did not complete their work, their grades have been posted on Alma. Once they complete the missing assignments, their grades will be updated. Please make sure they complete their work. Thank you

Science

Chapter 2: How did the recreation center’s cliff change?

Lesson 2.4 Diagramming How a Landform Erodes

• Lesson 2.4 Diagramming How a Landform Erodes\

• Lesson 2.5 Scale of Erosion

Unit D - Chapter 2: “Let’s Pray”

• Understand what Salah is and why it is important for Muslims.

• Explain that Salah is a gift from Allah and a way to talk to Him.

• Identify and perform the basic steps of Salah in order.

• Memorize Tashahhud and Salat al-Ibraheemiyah.

Lesson 22 Similar Sounds Among Letters

• Learn about the points of articulation (Makhaarij).

• Learn Qualities (Sifaat) of some of the letters in the Arabic alphabet.

• Know which letters sound similar to each other.

• Pronounce the Similar Sounding letters correctly.

• Get to know the beauty of the sound of letters when they are pronounced correctly.

Technology

Unit 8 - Lesson 11: Email to Teacher about Google Docs

Students use Google Email to send an email to their teacher about how they are doing in class, what they learned in Google Docs, and what they want to learn next.

Spelling Words:

awful called falling mall small straw drawing strongest longer song along bought rough tough brought

FIELD TRIP THURSDAY, 2/5

Unit 3: Multiplication: Finding Area, Solving Word Problems, and Using Scaled Graphs

Lesson 18: Solving 2 step word problems using all 4 operations

SESSION 1-5

QUIZ Lesson 18 FRIDAY

SOCIAL STUDIES

Chapter 5: Citizenship

• Lesson 1: Good Citizen, Good Deeds
• Lesson 2: Taking Action for Our Rights
• Lesson 3: Taking Action for a Cause

Unit C – Chapter 5

“How to Pray Salat ul-Jama‘ah”

• Explain what Salat ul-Jama‘ah is and why it is important.

• Learn how to pray Salat ul-Jama‘ah correctly.

• Demonstrate how to follow the Imam properly.

• Understand and explain Salat ul-Masbooq (joining late).

Lesson 13 /Fluency in one line or verse (page 137-140)

• Pronounce each letter correctly.
• Recognise a letter as soon as I see it.
• Read all harakahs for the right length of time.
• Join letters when there is a joining symbol.
• Recognise the madd symbols and stretch correctly.
• Read words written in a special way.
• Read four words together, fluently.
• Stop correctly where it is allowed to stop and not stop where it is not allowed.
• By the end of this level, they should be able to: Read a whole line or verse fluently

Quran Surat Al Layl

Lesson 01:

• Skill: I will perform skills and movements at the right time.
• Cognitive: I will discuss health- and skill-related fitness.
• Fitness: I will perform activities and skills that will enhance
• my fitness.
• PSR: I will cooperate with my partner.

Lesson 02: Worrier Tabata training

• Skill: I will demonstrate fitness activities with proper form and attention to safety.
• Cognitive: I will recognize the importance of a warm-up and a cool-down.
• Fitness: I will pace my activity so that I increase my heart rate and warm up my muscles.
• Personal & Social Responsibility: I will work independently in personal space to complete my personal workout.

Health

• Learn the positive actions of managing your actions through positive behaviors
• Identify examples of positive behaviors that help them manage their actions.
• Understand how thoughts → feelings → actions are connected.
• Practice using positive actions to respond to challenging situations.

Technology

Unit 8: Lesson 11: Email to Teacher about Google Docs

Students use Google Email to send an email to their teacher about how they are doing in class, what they learned in Google Docs, and what they want to learn next.

• Spelling Assessment Friday, Feb 6
• Language Arts Homework
• Spelling Worksheet
• Assigned: Monday, Feb. 2

Unit 4 Eureka Students Inventor

Lesson 2 Those Fascinating Judges—Research

• Reading: Complete close reads of several inventor biographies and will be able to summarize, refer to details, and draw inferences from these texts.
• Writing: Draw evidence from inventor biographies to support their own research.

Lesson 3: Lovin’ the Light Bulb—Research/Introduction to Pitching

• Reading: Read complex informational texts about major inventions and discuss their development and impact.
• Writing: Write an opinion piece about the importance of the light bulb, providing evidence to support their argument.
• Speaking and Listening: Recognize and summarize best practices for making an oral presentation, and analyze sample presentations. Discuss and choose audio recordings to enhance their oral presentations.
• Language: Acquire domain-specific vocabulary associated with the major inventions they are researching.

Lesson 13: Use Multiplication to Convert Measurements Quiz 2/2/26

• Review Unit Test

Lesson 14: Divide Three-Digit Numbers

• Session 1:Explore

Everyone needs to complete 2–3 assignments each week. For students who did not complete their work, their grades have been posted on Alma. Once they complete the missing assignments, their grades will be updated. Please make sure they complete their work. Thank you

Unit E - Chapter-5 " Adab Al-Ta'am "

• Explain the etiquettes before eating according to the Sunnah.

• Describe the etiquettes while eating, including manners with food and others.

• Demonstrate the etiquettes after eating, including saying Du‘ā and cleaning up.

• Reflect on how following the Sunnah in eating shows thankfulness to Allah.

Lesson 19 e Ikhfā’ (إخفاء) page 87-90

• Define Ikhfā’

• Recognize the 15 Ikhfā’ letters

• Apply Ikhfā’ correctly when Nūn Sākinah or Tanwīn is followed by an Ikhfā’ letter

• Read Qur’ān examples with nasal sound (ghunnah)

• There are 15 Ikhfā’ letters:
  ت ث ج د ذ ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ف ق ك

• 📌These letters are between Izḥār and Idghām

• Ikhfā’ means:
  👉 To hide the sound of Nūn Sākinah or Tanwīn with a ghunnah (nasal sound).

• The Nūn is not clear

• It is not merged

• It is hidden with ghunnah

• Quran surat Mutaffifeen reading and surat Al Kahif (no Fridads)
  

Lesson 01:

• Skill: I will perform skills and movements at the right time.
• Cognitive: I will discuss health- and skill-related fitness.
• Fitness: I will perform activities and skills that will enhance
• my fitness.
• PSR: I will cooperate with my partner.

Lesson 02: Worrier Tabata training

• Skill: I will demonstrate fitness activities with proper form and attention to safety.
• Cognitive: I will recognize the importance of a warm-up and a cool-down.
• Fitness: I will pace my activity so that I increase my heart rate and warm up my muscles.
• Personal & Social Responsibility: I will work independently in personal space to complete my personal workout.

Technology

Unit 6 - Lesson 11: Introduction to Email

Students understand what email is, identify the parts of an email, and write a simple, polite email to the teacher using a clear subject, greeting, body, and closing

Art

Tape-Resist Snowflake

Students will create a snowflake design using masking tape and explore the resist technique with crayons and watercolor.

Reminder to pay for Malibu Jacks Field Trip by Feb 2nd.

Very Low Supply

Pre-Sharpened Pencils are needed

U6 Spelling/Vocab 1/26/26

Chapter 3 Social Studies Test 1/29/26

Unit 6: The Reformation

• Lesson 8: Revolutionary Thinking: A Closer Look
• Lesson 9: Changes in the Church and Beyond
• Lesson 10: Unit Assessment
• Lesson 11: Middle of Year Assessment

Objectives

• Reading: Read and summarize informational text to explain how the Catholic Church responded to the Protestant Reformation movement.
• Grammar: Review how correlative conjunctions work together, and will correctly use correlative conjunctions in sentences to describe partners whom they have interviewed.

Math

Unit 3: More Decimals and Fractions: Multiplication and Division

Lesson 17: Dividing Decimals

• Develop strategies for dividing by decimals in the hundredths.
• Recognize that you can divide by a decimal in the hundredths by expressing the dividend and divisor as whole numbers of hundredths and then dividing as with whole numbers.

Social Studies

Unit C, Chapter 4

“Muslims Under Siege: The Battle of Al-Khandaq”

• Identify why the enemy planned to attack Madinah.

• Describe the fear and challenges faced by the Muslims.

• Explain the betrayal of Bani Quraythah.

• Understand how Allah divided and confused the enemy.

• Describe how Quraysh and the tribes lost the battle.

Lesson 19 e Ikhfā’ (إخفاء) page 87-90

• Define Ikhfā’

• Recognize the 15 Ikhfā’ letters

• Apply Ikhfā’ correctly when Nūn Sākinah or Tanwīn is followed by an Ikhfā’ letter

• Read Qur’ān examples with nasal sound (ghunnah)

• There are 15 Ikhfā’ letters:
  ت ث ج د ذ ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ف ق ك

• 📌These letters are between Izḥār and Idghām

• Ikhfā’ means:
  👉 To hide the sound of Nūn Sākinah or Tanwīn with a ghunnah (nasal sound).

• The Nūn is not clear

• It is not merged

• It is hidden with ghunnah

• Quran surat Mutaffifeen reading and surat Al Kahif (no Fridads)
  

Lesson 01:

• Skill: I will perform skills and movements at the right time.
• Cognitive: I will discuss health- and skill-related fitness.
• Fitness: I will perform activities and skills that will enhance
• my fitness.
• PSR: I will cooperate with my partner.

Lesson 02: Worrier Tabata training

• Skill: I will demonstrate fitness activities with proper form and attention to safety.
• Cognitive: I will recognize the importance of a warm-up and a cool-down.
• Fitness: I will pace my activity so that I increase my heart rate and warm up my muscles.
• Personal & Social Responsibility: I will work independently in personal space to complete my personal workout.

Technology

Unit 6 - Lesson 11: Introduction to Email

Students understand what email is, identify the parts of an email, and write a simple, polite email to the teacher using a clear subject, greeting, body, and closing

Art

Tape-Resist Snowflake

Students will create a snowflake design using masking tape and explore the resist technique with crayons and watercolor.

Reminder: In Arabic class, students have weekly Quran memorization homework.

The assigned surah is posted on Alma and is due Tuesday, January 20 (no school Monday, in shaAllah).

6C: The Chocolate Collection -

Sub-unit 5 - Write an Essay -

• Lesson 4: Revising and Writing a Conclusion

• Lesson 5: Finishing and Editing the Essay

• Lesson 6: Creating Citations and a Works Cited List

• Lesson 7: Media Project

• Lesson 8: Timeline Presentations

OBJECTIVES:

• Gather relevant information

• Demonstarte command of the conventions of English.

• Use technology and multimedia components

Due to the Online Learning that took place last week, some concepts will be retaught. Please make sure to complete ALL work assigned before the set deadline.

Students will learn about Mu’jizat and Karamaat. They will study, make a presentation, present and discuss different Mu’jizat that the prophets performed. They will also outline who the Awliya’ are, and their Karamat; and point out how Karamat are not the same as Muj’zat.

Unit 4: Ratio Reasoning: Unit Rates and Percent

Lesson 17: Understand Percents

• Session 1 Homework is due on Tuesday.

• Session 2 Homework is due on Wednesday.

Lesson18: Use Percents to Solve Problems

• Session 1 homework is due on Friday.

📘 Lesson 11b: Past Tense (الفعل الماضي)

• ✏️ Learn and recognize the past-tense verbs: ضَرَبَ – سَمِعَ – عَلِمَ – عَمِلَ
  

• 👤 Combine each verb with the 7 Arabic pronouns correctly
  

• 🗣️ Answer simple questions in spoken Arabic using these verbs

Section 3: Mexico Today

• The structure of Mexico’s government
  

• Recent changes and current trends in education and the economy
  

Students will practice identifying main ideas and key details, and will compare and contrast information related to Mexico’s economy to better understand life in Mexico today.

Treating others the way we want to be treated

1. Explain the Golden Rule in their own words.

2. Identify kind and unkind behaviors in everyday situations.

3. Demonstrate respect, empathy, and kindness toward others.

4. Choose positive actions when interacting with classmates.

5. Reflect on how actions affect others’ feelings.

Technology

Unit 5: Lesson 8: Google Slides Project: All About Ramadan

Students will use Google Slides to create an informative presentation about Ramadan by organizing information into slides, adding titles, text, and images, and practicing basic digital presentation skills while learning about an important Islamic month.

C: Brain Science

• Lesson 5: Writing a Conclusion and Polishing the Essay

Brain Science Unit Reading Assessment

7D: Poetry & Poe -

• Lesson 1: Seeing Silence

• Lesson 2: "His notice sudden is ..."

• Lesson 3: "And zero at the bone..."

OBJECTIVES:

• Use appropriate language for essay

• Complete end of unit assessment

• Cite textual evidence

Due to the Online Learning that took place last week, some concepts will be retaught. Please make sure to complete ALL work assigned before the set deadline.

Students will compare and contrast this Dunya and Aakhirah and the transition of the Soul through Barzakh.

• Chapter 3: Illustrate how the world is only a place of means.
• Chapter 4: Recall the journey of the soul and Barzakh.
• Chapter 5: Discuss the events that will take place on the day of judgment in detail
• Chapter 6: Illustrate which types of deeds will be heavy and light on the scales.

Unit 4: Algebraic Thinking: Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities

End of Unit 4 Assessment review will take place on Friday and Monday, and the test will be on Tuesday.

Unit 5: Proportional Reasoning: Percents and Statistical Samples

Lesson 20: Solve Problems Involving Percents

• Session 1 homework is due on Thursday

• Session 2 homework is due on Friday.

📘3c: The Qur’an’s Call (Al-Baqarah 21–22)

Chapter 10: The Ancient Greeks /
Section 3:Democracy in Athens

• Learn about the different types of governments in Ancient Greek city-states.
• Understand how democracy developed in Athens.
• Summarize key features of Athenian government.
• Identify facts and share opinions about Athenian democracy.

NB. All work submitted that is AI-generated will receive an F-grade and no makeups will be allowed.

📚 Homework:

The memorization of the assigned Surah has been posted on Alma for each student and is due Monday, January 26. Students who were absent will remain on the same surah until next week.

8C - Science and Science fiction -

Sub-unit 2 - Write an Essay

• Lesson 4: Draft Paragraph 3

• Lesson 5: Review and Revise

Sub-unit 3 - Poetical Science

• Lesson 1: "The Tables Turned"

• Lesson 2: Byron and Looms

• Lesson 3: Poetical Science

OBJECTIVES:

• Write arguments and counterarguments with evidence

• Draw evidence from literary and informational texts to analyzethe author’s perspective

• Analyze how texts make connection

Due to the Online Learning that took place last week, some concepts will be retaught. Please make sure to complete ALL work assigned before the set deadline.

Objectives/Standards:

• Chapter 1: Appreciate the shortness of this worldly life.
• Chapter 2: Highlight the importance of Taqwa in a person’s life and the fruits of leading a life full of Taqwa.

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Unit 4: Functions: Linear and Nonlinear Relationships

Lesson 16: Use Functions to Model Linear Relationships

• Session 4 Homework is due on Tuesday.

Lesson 17: Compare Different Representations of Functions

• Session 2 homework is due on Thursday.

• Session 3 homework is due on Friday.

📘 9a: Rule of Faith & Deeds (Al-Baqarah: 62)

• Learn that Allah judges hearts and actions, not appearance or wealth.
• Understand that all people are equal in the sight of Allah.
• Know that true success comes from faith and good deeds based on the Qur’an and Hadith.
• Realize Allah’s kindness and mercy, and that He rewards even small sincere efforts.
• Understand that those with true faith will have no fear or sadness in the Hereafter.

Chapter 7: The Road to Revolution
Section 4: On the Brink of War

• Understand why the colonists formed the First Continental Congress
• Identify key events that led to the outbreak of the American Revolution
• Learn and define important terms:
– Intolerable Acts
– Militia
– Minutemen
– Second Continental Congress