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• Please make sure to read with your child every day. Practice at least the words I send in the homework.

• Send a water bottle with your child daily.

• Please pack a healthy snack for your child.

• Make sure your child comes to school on time and well-rested.

• Talk with your child about what they learned each day—it helps build confidence and memory.

• Whole Group – We will cover Skill 3 in Amplify. Students will connect sounds to letters (m, a, t, d, o, k, g, i), practice blending these sounds to make words, and begin reading and spelling simple CVC words.

• Group 1 – Read CVC words without sounding out; build fluency with word families.

• Group 2 – Blend sounds to read CVC words; practice moving from sounding out to whole-word reading.

• Group 3 – Identify and name letters; match letters with sounds; practice oral blending by listening.

• Learn about the life of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) — the final Messenger of Allah and the best example for all Muslims.

• Understand how he showed kindness, honesty, and patience in his daily life.

• Practice saying the salawat: “Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammad wa ‘ala aali Muhammad.”

• Daily Routine: Wudu, Salah in the masjid, Istighfar, following the Sunnah, and reciting small Surahs.

➗ Math

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

Whole Group (Math – i-Ready Unit 2 lesson 1) –

• Count objects up to 5 in different arrangements.

• Show and write numbers 0–5 using manipulatives or ten frames.

• Understand that the last number counted tells how many in total.

• Group 1 – Practice addition and subtraction within 10.

• Group 2 – Practice addition and subtraction within 5.

• Group 3 – Work on identifying numbers and finding one more/one less.

Topic: Lesson 2 - Arabic Letter's Shapes Practice; Surah Al feel

• Recognize each letter of the alphabet when it is not connected to any other letters.

• Recognize each letter of the alphabet when it comes at the beginning of a word.

• Recognize each letter of the alphabet when it comes in the middle of a word.

• Recognize each letter of the alphabet when it comes at the end of a word.

• Recognize the different shapes and forms that each letter can take.

• Be able to write each letter correctly in all of the different positions that it may appear at within a word.

• Get to know the beauty of the letters of the Arabic language.

PE

• Develop fundamental motor skills such as running, jumping, crawling, balancing, and climbing through participation in an obstacle course.
• Demonstrate agility, coordination, balance, and spatial awareness while moving safely through different stations.
• Apply teamwork, cooperation, and positive communication when working with peers to complete challenges.

Lesson 02:

• Demonstrate fundamental movement skills such as running, dodging, and changing direction while playing the Scarecrow game.
• Develop spatial awareness and body control by moving safely within boundaries.
• Apply teamwork and cooperation by helping classmates who are “frozen” (scarecrows) return to the game.

• Amplify Skills 2 (Lessons 6–10): Basic Code | Introduce IE | Review Common and Proper Nouns | Introduce OE | Tricky Words: My and By | Tricky Words: That's It

• Amplify Knowledge Unit 3: Lesson 6: One Inch Boy | Lesson 7: Little Red Riding Hood | Lesson 8: Hugupo- Lesson 9: Tselane
  

Daily Phonological Awareness Practice
Daily Grammar Focus: Nouns and Verbs

Daily Writing Focus: Capitalization and Punctuation

Daily Phonics (UFLI): Diphthongs and Silent Letters

Small Groups: Differentiation and Individual Needs

Spelling Test on Friday

• Unit B, Chapter 2: Prophet Muhammad as a Child
  

• New Vocabulary: Amina, Abdullah, Halima, Abdul Muttalib, Abu Talib, Ali, Quraysh
  

• Daily Focus: Wudu, Salah, Islamic Manners, and Dua
  

i-Ready Math

Topic Lesson 4: The Alphabet Letters with Kasra; Surah al-Feel

• Know the difference between a Fat-ha and a Kasra.

• Identify the place of the Kasra on letters.

• Pronounce each letter of the alphabet with a Kasra.

• Pronounce the Kasra correctly in words made up of two, three, and four letters.

• Pronounce new words using the “Sound It Out” Method.

• Practice writing words in the workbook.

Homework: Workbook

PE

• Develop fundamental motor skills such as running, jumping, crawling, balancing, and climbing through participation in an obstacle course.
• Demonstrate agility, coordination, balance, and spatial awareness while moving safely through different stations.
• Apply teamwork, cooperation, and positive communication when working with peers to complete challenges.

Lesson 02:

• Demonstrate fundamental movement skills such as running, dodging, and changing direction while playing the Scarecrow game.
• Develop spatial awareness and body control by moving safely within boundaries.
• Apply teamwork and cooperation by helping classmates who are “frozen” (scarecrows) return to the game.

Spelling Word Assessment: Friday, October 17

Language Arts Homework

Spelling Worksheet

• Assigned: Monday, October 13
• Due: Friday, October 17

Students will have three opportunities to retake their quizzes or tests in each class: Science, Social Studies, and Math. The retakes are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, October 15–16, 2025

Unit 1: Numbers Within 20: Addition, Subtraction, and Data

Lesson 5: Solve Two-Step Word Problems

• Session 1: Explore

• Session 2: Develop

• Session 1: Explore

• Session 2: Develop

Test 2: Lesson 5: Solve Two-Step Word Problems: 10/15/2025

Science

Chapter 2: Why aren’t the chalta seeds getting what they need to grow?

• Lesson 2.1: Exploring Plant Parts
• Lesson 2.2: A Plant Is a System

Social Studies

Unit 1: My Community, My Country

Project 1 for Quarter 1 Unit 1:My Community Map

Objective: Learn about important places in the community.

• Draw a map of their community including places like their home, school, park, grocery store, and library.Label each place. Optional: Add pictures or symbols to make it colorful.

Skills 2 Lesson 1

Basic Code: Review /ae/ › ‘a_e’ and /ie/ › ‘i_e’

Foundational Skills
We are continuing to strengthen our reading foundations by practicing “Tricky Words” and exploring how adding a magic e changes short vowel words into long vowel words (for example, cap → cape).

Reading

• Read a short story called “Mike’s Bedtime” to build fluency and comprehension.
• Discuss the story’s characters, setting, and plot.
• Answer questions that show their understanding.

Unit B - Chapter 4: "The Blessed Young Man"

• Explain how Abdul Muttalib cared for young Muhammad ﷺ.

• Describe Muhammad ﷺ’s early life as a shepherd and the lessons he learned.

• Understand the significance of the trip to Syria and the meeting with Bahira.

• Explain how Allah protected Muhammad ﷺ in the mountains.

• Recite and understand the meaning of Surah Quraysh.

• Reflect on qualities like trustworthiness, responsibility, and care that Muhammad ﷺ showed even as a young boy.

Bidaya Book Lesson 11

• Recognize the shape of a Shaddah.

• Identify the place of the Shaddah in words and on letters.

• Pronounce each letter of the alphabet with a Shaddah correctly.

• Be able break the letter with a Shaddah on it into two letters: one with Sukoon and one with a Harakah.

• Get to know the beauty of the sound of a Shaddah.

PE

• Develop fundamental motor skills such as running, jumping, crawling, balancing, and climbing through participation in an obstacle course.
• Demonstrate agility, coordination, balance, and spatial awareness while moving safely through different stations.
• Apply teamwork, cooperation, and positive communication when working with peers to complete challenges.

Lesson 02

• Demonstrate fundamental movement skills such as running, dodging, and changing direction while playing the Scarecrow game.
• Develop spatial awareness and body control by moving safely within boundaries.
• Apply teamwork and cooperation by helping classmates who are “frozen” (scarecrows) return to the game.

HEALTH/SEL

• Identify the eight personal resources (time, energy, actions, thoughts, feelings, possessions, body, and money) that everyone has.
• Understand that how we manage these resources affects how we feel about ourselves and others.
• Explain that using our resources in positive ways helps us build a strong and healthy self-concept.
• Recognize examples of positive and negative choices in managing each resource.
• Demonstrate ways to use their resources wisely through role play, discussion, or class activities.

Technology

Unit 2: Lesson 5: Navigating Simple Software : Google Drawing

Draw your Neighborhood

• Create a simple scene representing their neighborhood, practicing shapes, colors, and basic tools.

Art

Line Drawing

• Practice fine motor skills while learning about different types of lines.
• Explore creativity through simple shapes, patterns, and imaginative designs.
• Experiment with straight, curved, zigzag, and wavy lines to create unique drawings.
• This activity helps build confidence in drawing and encourages careful observation and artistic expression

Unit 2: Multiplication and Division: Concepts, Relationships, and Patterns

Lesson 7 Multiply with 7, 8,& 9

Sessions 1-5

• Multiply with 7, 8, & 9.
• Break apart a factor or array to help multiply.
• Change the order of factors to help multiply

• Lesson 5: Animal and Human Inheritance and Traits
• Lesson 6: Inheritance and Traits in Plants
• REVIEW (Wed & Thurs)

Unit B-Chapter 2: "Iman Made Him Brave"

1. Understand who Prophet Ibrahim (AS) was and the challenges he faced with King Namrud and his people.

2. Explain why Prophet Ibrahim (AS) rejected idol worship and believed only in Allah.

3. Describe the brave action of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) to show his people that idols cannot help themselves.

4. Recognize the reaction of the people and how Allah protected Prophet Ibrahim (AS) from harm.

5. Reflect on the importance of having strong Iman (faith) and courage to stand for the truth.

Group 1

Level 7: Joining letters

• Pronounce each letter correctly.
• Recognize a letter as soon as I see it.
• Read a whole word quickly.
• Read harakahs correctly.

Group 2

Complete Qaidah Book: Alif Mamduda Long (باَ) and Short (بَـ)

• Pronounce each letter of the alphabet correctly with Fat-ha and compare its pronunciation with that of the Long and Short Alifs.
• Quran: Surat Al-Nabaa

• Develop fundamental motor skills such as running, jumping, crawling, balancing, and climbing through participation in an obstacle course.
• Demonstrate agility, coordination, balance, and spatial awareness while moving safely through different stations.
• Apply teamwork, cooperation, and positive communication when working with peers to complete challenges.

Lesson 02

• Skill: I will pass and set to a strategic space.
• Cognitive: I will describe the strategies used to strike with control.
• Fitness: I will actively engage and work to improve my bumping/setting skills.
• Personal & Social Responsibility: I will use positive language and challenge my partner(s) to improve.

• Introduce the positive actions for meeting the emotional need for a positive self concept

• Understand what a positive self-concept means and why it is important for emotional health and happiness.
  

• Identify personal qualities, strengths, and positive actions that help them feel good about who they are.
  

• Recognize that everyone has emotional needs and that meeting these needs in positive ways builds self-respect and confidence.
  

• Explore how thoughts, actions, and feelings are connected in creating a positive self-concept.

Technology

Unit 2: Lesson 5: Navigating Simple Software : Google Drawing

Draw your Neighborhood

• Create a simple scene representing their neighborhood, practicing shapes, colors, and basic tools.

Spelling Word Assessment: Friday, October 17

Language Arts Homework: Spelling Worksheet

• Assigned: Monday, October 13
• Due: Friday, October 17

Unit 2: Empires in the Middle Ages

• Reading: Refer to details and examples in the text when explaining the relationships between lords and serfs.
• Grammar: Discover the function and relationships of nouns and adjectives by identifying them in sentences.
• Morphology: Use their knowledge of the prefixes un– and non– and root words to read and interpret unfamiliar words.
• Writing: Use a graphic organizer to produce clear and coherent writing that contrasts the life of a serf and that of a lord.

Science

Chaper 2 - Lesson 2.1 Energy Converters

Key Concepts:

1. Electrical devices convert electrical energy to other energy forms.

2. The function of an energy converter is to convert electrical energy into other forms of energy.

3. Examples of energy converters include lamps, fans, radios, and toasters.

Unit B - Chapter 4: Courage and Faith – The Battle of Badr

1. Describe the main events that led to the Battle of Badr.

2. Explain how the Muslims showed courage, faith, and unity during the battle.

3. Identify the key figures and turning points of the battle.

4. Recognize Allah’s help and the spiritual lessons learned from this historic victory.

5. Reflect on the importance of trust in Allah, patience, and bravery in facing challenges.

Lesson 16: Rules of Tajwid: Qalqala p 29-32

The Qalqalah are a set of five specific consonants in the Arabic alphabet that, under certain conditions, are pronounced with a distinctive echoing or bouncing sound.

ق (Qaf) ط (Taa) ب (Baa) ج (Jeem) د (Daal)

Technology

Unit 3: Lesson 4: Spreadsheets Assignments: Daily and Weekly Master schedule

• Learn how to create header with appropriate font size.
• Merge cells, borders, data with different font size, color cells etc

Art

Embossed Foil Art with Yarn

• Create beautiful Embossed Foil Art using yarn and aluminum foil.
• Design patterns with yarn on cardboard, cover it with foil, and press gently to reveal the textured designs.
• Add color with markers to highlight the raised surfaces.
• This project helps students explore texture, pattern, and mixed media techniques, while encouraging creativity and careful craftsmanship.

• Last day to submit missing assignments: 10/13/25
• Vocab/Spelling Test- Google Science 10/13
• Please have ALL teacher assigned complete: I Ready, Splash Learn

Unit 2: Early American Civilizations

• Lesson 9: Fall of the Aztec Empire
• Lesson 10: Rise of the Inca Empire
• Lesson 11: Understanding Literary Devices
• Lesson 12: The Decline of the Inca Empire
• Lesson 13: Myths of the Aztec and Inca

Reading

• Identify key details about the Inca Empire
• Summarize how the Inca Empire grew to become the largest pre-Columbian empire.

Math

Unit 2: Decimals and Fractions: Place Value, Addition, & Subtraction

Lesson 7 Powers of 10

• Develop the idea that there are patterns in the placement of the decimal point when multiplying and dividing by powers of 10.
• Understand how to find the value of a multiplication or division expression involving a power of 10.

Science

Unit: 1 Patterns of Earth and Sky

• Lesson 3.1: Stars Through the Year
• Lesson 3.2: Modeling Earth’s Orbit
• Lesson 3.3: Seeing Stars for a Year
• Lesson 3.4: Dog Days of Summer

Key Concepts: Earth’s position in its yearly orbit determines which stars we see in the night sky. People long ago observed the stars and used yearly star patterns to help them track different times of year.

Unit B - Chapter 2: Prophets and Messengers

• Define who Prophets and Messengers are in Islam.

• Understand that all Prophets brought the same message, the worship of one true God (Tawheed).

• Distinguish between a Prophet (Nabi) and a Messenger (Rasul).

• Correct common misunderstandings about Prophets and their roles.

• Describe the duties and importance of Messengers.

• Recognize Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as the Final Prophet and Messenger.

• Identify the revealed books and the Messengers who received them.

PE

• Develop fundamental motor skills such as running, jumping, crawling, balancing, and climbing through participation in an obstacle course.
• Demonstrate agility, coordination, balance, and spatial awareness while moving safely through different stations.
• Apply teamwork, cooperation, and positive communication when working with peers to complete challenges.

Lesson 02

• Skill: I will pass and set to a strategic space.
• Cognitive: I will describe the strategies used to strike with control.
• Fitness: I will actively engage and work to improve my bumping/setting skills.
• Personal & Social Responsibility: I will use positive language and challenge my partner(s)

HEALTH/SEL

• Identify different feelings and emotions such as happiness, anger, sadness, fear, jealousy, and thankfulness.
• Understand that all feelings are normal, but we can choose positive ways to manage them.
• Recognize how their thoughts and actions can influence their emotions.
• Practice positive strategies for managing strong feelings, such as deep breathing, positive self-talk, or talking to a trusted person.
• Demonstrate self-control and respect for others when expressing emotions in different situations.

Technology

Unit 3: Lesson 4: Spreadsheets Assignments - Daily and Weekly Master schedule.

• Learn how to create header with appropriate font size.
• Merge cells, borders, data with different font size, color cells, etc.

Art

Neurographic Line Drawing

6B - Mysteries and Investigations

• Lesson 5 - Meeting the Team
• Lesson 6 - Investigating Breakthroughs and Analyzing Evidence
• Lesson 7 - Rumours and Reality
• Lesson 8 - Flex Day 2
• Lesson 9 - The Monster, Mosquito and Motivation

OBJECTIVES

• Determine the author’s point of view and how it is conveyed in the text.
• Apply reading standards to non-fiction.
• Analyze character and conflict and cite textual evidence.

FRIDAY: Project Presentations

Unit: Hadith

• Continue presenting their Hadeeth presentation.

• Take notes and benefit from their classmates research.

• Learn about the important quality of Perseverance.
• Learn how to set goals and put in the effort and have the grit to accomplish them, no matter the setbacks.

Unit 1: Expressions and Equations: Area, Algebraic Expressions, and Exponents

Lesson 6: Find Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple

• Session 3 homework is due on Tuesday.

• End of Unit 1 Assessment Review: Wednesday, 10/15 and Thursday, 10/16.

Test on Friday, 10/17.

Lesson 3b: His Book, His Deen – رَبُّهُ، رَبُّهُمْ

• ✏️ Spelling Words: Students will listen carefully and write the words they hear.

• 🗣️ Grammar Focus: Learning the words his, their, your, my, and our in Arabic.
  These words are suffixes attached to nouns, verbs, or prepositions.

• 🤲 Practice: Students will use TPI (Total Physical Interaction) to practice and remember them.

• 📖 Reading Qur’an: Students will continue improving fluency and pronunciation during class recitation.
  🕋 Memorization: Focus on reviewing and memorizing assigned ayahs with correct tajweed.

Lesson 2.3: How did rust form?

Lesson 2.5: Reflecting on Chemical Reactions

Standards

• PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter: (MS-PS1-2), (MS-PS1-3)
• PS1.B: Chemical Reactions: (MS-PS1-2),(MS-PS1-3),(MS-PS1-5)

Key Concepts

• Atoms found in the products of a chemical reaction must have been present in the reactants as well.
• Different substances have different properties.
• Things that are too small (or too large) to see can be studied with models.

• 💰 Core Concept 5.6 – Money Management: How people earn, save, and spend wisely.

• 👨‍👩‍👧 Core Concept 6.1 – Population Growth: Why the number of people increases.

• 🌍 Core Concept 6.2 – Population Distribution: Where people live and why.

• 🧳 Core Concept 6.3 – Migration: Why people move to new places.
  

Art

Sun Landscape with Oil Pastels.

• Create a beautiful sunset landscape using oil pastels.
• Learn how to blend colors smoothly to show the warm glow of the sun and practiced adding silhouettes to complete the scene.
• This activity helped students explore color blending, contrast, and creativity in their artwork

7B - Character and Conflict

• Lesson 5: Flex Day 1
• Lesson 6: Meet the Younger Family
• Lesson 7: “DAMN MY EGGS”
• Lesson 8: “Well, I always wanted me a garden…”
• Lesson 9: Dramatic endings

OBJECTIVES

• Use language knowledge and its conventions when reading, writing and speaking.
• Analyze interactions between individuals, events and ideas. Cite textual evidence.

FRIDAY: Project Presentations

Unit: FIQH - Chapter: Other Salah

• Describe in detail the different types of Salah.
• Learn about Salatul Musafir: Qasr Salah, Jama Bayna Salatayn, Salatul Marid, Salatul Madhur, etc.
• Describe and explain the conditions when you can or should offer them.

Test on Friday, Oct 17

• Learn about the important quality of Perseverance.
• Learn how to set goals and put in the effort and have the grit to accomplish them, no matter the setbacks.

Unit 1: Proportional Relationships: Ratios, Rates, and Circles.

Lesson 7: Understand Addition with Negative Integers

• Session 1 homework is due on Wednesday.

• Session 2 homework is due on Thursday.

• End of Unit 1 Assessment Review: Thursday, 10/09 & Friday, 10/10.

End of Unit 1 Assessment will take place on Monday, 10/13.

Lesson 3.1: Carbon in the Global Ecosystem

Lesson 3.2: Total Carbon in The Ecosystem

Standards

• LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
• LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience:
• ESS3.D: Global Climate Change

Key Concepts

1. Earth is a closed system, so the amount of carbon stays relatively constant over time.
2. Dead matter that has been buried deep underground for a long time may form fossil fuels, which can be burned to power things people need.
3. Burning fossil fuels adds more carbon dioxide to Earth’s atmosphere, increasing carbon in abiotic matter and decreasing carbon in biotic matter.

Unit 1: Origins – Chapter 1: Early People, Section 3: Populating the Earth

• 🌎 Understanding the process of human migration.

• 🚶 Identifying key concepts related to migration.

• 🏕️ Analyzing how early humans adapted to different environments.

• 🧭 Explaining theories of human migration.

• 🎭 Recognizing the cultural impact of migration around the world.
  
  

Art

Mixed Media Collage

• Explore mixed media by creating collages with newspaper, magazine cutouts, fabric, and other textured materials.
• Through layering, overlapping, and experimenting with texture and color, learn how to add depth and bring their artwork to life.

8B - Liberty and Equality

• Lesson 5: Flex Day 1
• Lesson 6: Where Justice is Denied
• Lesson 7: Learning to Read
• Lesson 8: “All men are created equal”
• Lesson 9: “The widest possible difference”

Objectives

• Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over time.
• Determine an author’s point of view.
• Cite textual evidence to support their arguments.

FRIDAY: Project Presentations

Unit FIQH

Chapter: Mahram and Nikah

• Discuss what a Mahram is and recognize who the Maharim are and who aren’t.
• Understand that Nikah cannot take place without a mahram.
• Explain the significance of nikah; the reasons for marrying and the qualities to look for in a spouse.
• Discuss what mahr is and the different types of Mahr.

Test on Thursday, Oct 16

Unit 2: Geometric Figures: Transformations, Similarity, and Angle Relationships.

• Mini-Project: Dilation in Real Life due Monday, 10/13.

Lesson 6: Describe Angle Relationships

• Session 3 homework is due Tuesday.

Lesson 7: Describe Angle Relationships in Triangles

• Session 1 homework is due on Thursday.

• Session 2 homework is due on Friday.

Lesson 7a: Rescue from Phir'oun (Al-Baqarah: 49–50)

• 🤲 Recognizing Allah’s blessings and trials, and His help during oppression.
• 📖 Learning key vocabulary such as “balā” (a test and a blessing).
• 💭 Reflecting on gratitude, repentance, and trust in Allah during hardship.
• 🌟 Understanding that Allah’s help is always near and He sees all acts of injustice.
• 📖 Reading Qur’an: Improving fluency, accuracy, and tajweed during recitation.
• 🕋 Memorization: Reviewing and memorizing assigned ayahs with correct tajweed.

Lesson 3.3: Effects of Forces

Lesson 3.4: Reasoning about the Pods Motion

Standards: PS2.A.6-8.2-.3; PS2.B.6-8.3

• Even though the force exerted on each object in a collision is the same strength, if the objects have different masses, their changes in velocity will be different.

• Students apply their understanding of the relationship between force, mass, and changes in velocity as they create visual models to explain how quickly the pod moved in compared to the space station.

• Reasoning is the process of explaining how evidence supports or refutes a claim.

Chapter 3: Explorers Reach the Americas

Section 2: Portugal and the Age of Exploration

• ⚓ Explaining how Prince Henry of Portugal contributed to the Age of Exploration.

• 🌍 Describing the role of trade in the growth of African empires.

• 🧭 Learning key terms: navigation, caravel, Age of Exploration, and enslaved person.

• 🚢 Analyzing the impact of Portuguese exploration on global trade and European expansion.

• 🧠 Recognizing the importance of exploration in shaping world history.

PE

• Skill: I will pass and set to a strategic space.
• Cognitive: I will describe the strategies used to strike with control.
• Fitness: I will actively engage and work to improve my bumping/setting skills.
• Personal & Social Responsibility: I will use positive language and challenge my partner(s) to
• Improve.

HEALTH/SEL

• Define self-concept and understand what it means to have a positive view of oneself.
• Explain why having a positive self-concept is important for emotional, social, and personal well-being.
• Identify how a positive self-concept can help them set goals, overcome challenges, and make good choices.
• Recognize the connection between self-concept, happiness, and success in school, friendships, and daily life.
• Demonstrate strategies to strengthen self-concept, such as positive self-talk, celebrating achievements, and practicing gratitude.