May 2023 Wisdom Academy
PRIMARY NEWS
By Mrs. Tasneem Mamdani, Primary Lead Teacher
Dearest Parents of Primary, As-salaamu ʿAlaykum,
As the 2022-23 Academic year comes to close, we thank Allah (swt) and Ahlul Bayt (A.S.) for guiding and blessing us through another year filled with pride and joy. It has been a year filled with laughter, curiosity, and remarkable growth.
At the start of the school year, our students embarked on a journey of exploration, discovery, and independence. They settled into their new classroom environment with ease and enthusiasm. From the first day, we witnessed their excitement as they delved into various Montessori Materials, eagerly engaging in practical life activities, sensorial exploration, and language and math exercises.
We are excited to share with you a visual recap of the enriching experiences that have shaped our Montessori classroom and your child’s learning journey…
ELEMENTARY NEWS
By Ms Hind Sabir, Elementary Lead Teacher
Salaam Dear Parents,
May has flourished with experiences to carry us through the summer. Botany lessons that connected us to the flora of Allah’s magnificent and ingenious creation, a majlis commemorating the wafaat of Imam as Saadiq (as) and the birth of Imam ar Ridha (as), celebrations of life, constellations research that connected us to the field trip as we trekked out into the outside community to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, state research that culminated in a tasty work as each student cut out their state from a pancake, and the end-of-year egg drop…
READ MORE ELEMENTARY NEWS HERE
QURAN STUDIES NEWS
By Mrs. Fadia Ali, Quran Studies Teacher
Alsalamu Alikum Dear Parents,
I wish you and your family a happy and relaxing summer break Insha’Allah.
This is a summary of your children’s Qur’an work during the month of May:
Primary:
Level one: Children reinforced all surahs and duas that they learned and practiced throughout the year.
Level two: Children reinforced all surahs and duas that they learned and practiced throughout the year especially Dua Al Hasanah الحسَنَة, Dua Al Alm, and Dua Prophet Musa (as) for their graduation event.
Elementary:
Group One & Two (level one Qur’an): Children practiced Surah Al Infitaar (الإنْفِطَار)
Children who joined Wisdom Academy at Elementary level worked also in memorizing Ayah Al Kursi آية الكرسي (part three).
READ MORE QURAN STUDIES NEWS HERE
MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS
English/Social Studies/Electives News by Br. Yusuf Ali
In English, the 6th graders completed the novel Watership Down and developing their understanding of literary elements such as plot, character types, setting, and conflict. The 8th graders completed the novel Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, which has served as an entertaining introduction to the political and physical geography of the late 18th century.
In 6th grade social studies, the 6th and 8th graders collaborated on a research project on the history of the city of Carrollton. They focused on the historic downtown Carrollton area. Individually and in groups, the students researched historical landmarks and people, created slideshow presentations with voice-overs and filmed video tours on location of each landmark.
Science News by Mrs. Malak Charara
Grade 6 students wrapped up their energy transfer through matter investigations and where we can observe its effects in ocean currents and climate changes. Also, Grade 8 students concluded their investigations and studies of Newton’s laws and applied them collisions and concussions as examples from our everyday lives.
As we come to an end to this fruitful academic year Alhamdulillah, I would like to thank our students and you as parents for all the time and effort you’ve put towards success.
Math News by Ms. Shames Alaesa
In 6th grade, we learned about the measures of variability and box plots which includes solving for interquartile range, mean absolute deviation, and the five data points on the graphical display of a box and whisker plot. The students reinforced their mathematics knowledge by doing thorough review and math drills over exponents, order of operations, LCM, GCF, fractions, decimals, ratios, integer operations, mean, and percent. Lastly, the 6th graders created a blueprint of Wisdom Academy by measuring and finding the area and perimeter of different rooms.
In 8th grade, we explored the applications of quadratic equations, perimeters and areas of composite plane figures, linear inequalities systems and graphing, map scale and calculations of area, dot plots, set notations, the meaning of probability and inverse proportions. Lastly, the 8th graders created a blueprint of Wisdom Academy by measuring and finding the area and perimeter of different rooms.
READ MORE MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS HERE
SAVE THE DATE!
First Day of School:
August 14th: First day of school (except 3 year olds)
August 21st: 3 year olds first day of school
