Dessert Donation for BBQ

The PST would like to request parents to donate some desserts for the BBQ on June 6th 2015.
The money raised will go towards organizing activities for the kids in the school.
JazakAllah Khairun.
If you have any question or would like to volunteer for the event please email pstabraar@gmail.com

Henna and Face painting at BBQ - Volunteers needed

The PST needs volunteers to do henna and faceprinting on the day of the BBQ.

If you would like to volunteer, please email pstabraar@gmail.com with your time and availability.

JazakAllah Khairun
PST

Last Toonie Tuesday for this school year

This Tuesday June 2nd, 2015 will be the last Toonie Tuesday in both elementary and secondary schools.
The PST would like to thank all parents and students who have participated in the past and continue to do so!

Please encourage your child to participate by NOT wearing his/her uniform and bringing a toonie.

The money collected is given to the PST and is part of fundraising for the school.

Volunteers needed for Abraar Annual BBQ 2015

Dear Parents and Students,

The PST is looking for volunteers to help out during the BBQ.

High school students can use this time towards their volunteer hours.

We need a few parents to help out with the games and food.

Please fill out the form below or email to pstabraar@gmail.com with your availability.

Volunteer Form

Abraar Annual BBQ 2015 - June 6th

Mark your calendars for the Annual Abraar School BBQ at 

1085 Grenon Avenue 

on Saturday June 6th, 2015

From 12:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Enjoy delicious food, Bazaar, Games, Henna, Face painting 

and Scavenger Hunt!

Do check out our generous sponsors who are helping us make this BBQ even more amazing:

Platinum Sponsor: Protech Garage Doors

Gold Sponsor: ABC dentistry www.abcdentistry.ca

Silver Sponsor: Ottawa Samosa

Scavenger Hunt - BBQ 2015 -Registration

The Annual Abraar School BBQ is coming up on June 6th 2015.
Teacher Safiah Aghliw has been kind enough to organize this activity for Abraar Students.
If you would like to be part of the treasurer hunt, please fill out the form and submit before May 29th, 2015.

Scavenger Hunt Form

Talent Show Pics

The Parent Support Team (PST) would like to thank all those who paticipated and auditioned for Abraar School’s 2015 Talent Show  that took place on April 28th .
Here are some pictures of the event:

Toonie Tuesday May 5th 2015

Tuesday May 5th, 2015 will be Toonie Tuesday in both elementary and secondary schools.

Please encourage your child to participate by NOT wearing his/her uniform and bringing a toonie.

The money collected is given to the PST and is part of fundraising for the school.

Talent Show April 28th @ 12:20

 
The Parent Support Team (PST) would like to thank all those who paticipated and auditioned for Abraar School’s 2015 Talent Show. 

We look forward to showcase the talents of Abraarians on April 28th @ 12:20 inshaAllah. 

We hope students will enjoy the show and be inspired to always work hard to develop their talents and join us next year :)
 

PST presents: ---- Starr Gymnastics & Fitness Experience ---

PST PRESENTS....

The Starr Gymnastics & Fitness Satellite School Experience is coming to Abraar School!!! 

WHEN: April 29th & 30th! 

The workshop is an opportunity for students from Kindergarten to Grade 3 to experience tumbling, jumping, spatial orientation and fitness challenges in a 40 minute dynamic and engaging presentation. The program is delivered by one of Starr's Master Instructors, who brings a trailer full of equipment, sets up and takes down all of the stations over two days. 

The workshop was created following the OPHEA Guidelines and is suitable for all grades and fitness levels. There are challenges for everyone, and there is always a high level of participation. Even students who tends to be shy during regular DPA or phys-ed are known to really "jump in" to the workshop.

For additional information on Starr Gymnastics, please visit the website - www.starrgymnastics.com

PLEASE NOTE: Students are expected to come in comfortable clothing suitable for gym activities ( pants, t-shirt, sweat pants, etc) long skirts and dresses are not recommended.

PST Secondary for the school year 2015 - 2016

The Parents support team is an informal group of parents who volunteer to provide opportunities to support and sponsor various activities during the school year. 

Some of the activities that are organized by the PST are:

Hot Lunch Program

Toonie Tuesday

International Day

Eid Celebrations

Talent Show

Annual BBQ and Family fun day

Teacher's appreciation day
Bake Sale

As of last year, there were no PST activities for the secondary campus due to lack of volunteers.

For the school year starting in September (2015-2016) the PST needs Abraar parents to fill up the positions in the Executive council. Without the Executive council, there will be no PST and the above activities will not be organized.

We are very hopeful that Abraar parents will step up and join the PST and the student activities and programs will continue in the same way they have been going on all these years insha’Allah.

If you are interested in any of the below positions please email pstabraar@gmail.com



Please read below for details on the positions in the executive council.

Parent Support Team: The Basics

What is the PST?

The parent support team is an informal parent group that offers assistance to the school administration in enriching the educational experience of students at the Abraar School. It is comprised of volunteers and has in the past been involved in running the hot lunch program, organizing fun activities for students related to Eid, certain upgrades to the school’s facilities and more.

Can I participate?

Everyone who sincerely wants to help improve the school is welcome to join. In order to participate in the PST, you must agree to do so in a professional manner and not do or say anything that could harm the school or otherwise bring it into disrepute. You should guard as confidential any sensitive information you acquire as part of you work including, but not limited to, private information about students, teachers, staff, parents or other volunteers.

Is there an Executive Council?

While informal in nature, the group should choose members in the group to occupy the following executive positions: President, Secretary and Treasurer. All members of the executive council must be current parents / guardians of students in the school.   Members of the executive council will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement.

What are the members of the Executive Council responsible for?

President

The President is the main contact person for the school administration and the spokesperson for the team. He or she is responsible for: managing the logistics of the team; setting the date and time of PST meetings and open meetings for all parents; communicating and seeking approval from the school administration for plans and projects. All this should be done in consultation with members.

Secretary

The Secretary is responsible for receiving and keeping all documents pertaining to the work of the team and recording the outcome of meetings. He or she is also responsible for passing this information to subsequent secretaries for use by the team.

Treasurer

The Treasurer is responsible for managing all financial / accounting matters pertaining to the work of the team. He or she must submit funds collected for deposit in the school’s bank account and request cheques for payment or reimbursement of expenses incurred. The Treasurer should keep records of all funds deposited / withdrawn in relation to the team’s activities.

PST (Elementary) Executive Council Open Positions

The Parents support team is an informal group of parents who volunteer to provide opportunities to support and sponsor various activities during the school year. 

Some of the activities that are organize by the PST are:

Hot Lunch Program

Toonie Tuesday

International Day

Eid Celebrations

Talent Show

Annual BBQ and Family fun day

Teacher's appreciation day
Bake sale

For the school year starting n September (2015-2016) the PST needs Abraar parents to fill up the positions in the Executive council. Without the Executive council, there will be no PST and the above activities will not be organized.

We are very hopeful that Abraar parents will step up and join the PST and the student activities and programs will continue in the same way they have been going on all these years insha’Allah.

If you are interested in any of the below positions please email pstabraar@gmail.com

Please read below for details on the positions in the executive council.

Parent Support Team: The Basics

What is the PST?

The parent support team is an informal parent group that offers assistance to the school administration in enriching the educational experience of students at the Abraar School. It is comprised of volunteers and has in the past been involved in running the hot lunch program, organizing fun activities for students related to Eid, certain upgrades to the school’s facilities and more.

Can I participate?

Everyone who sincerely wants to help improve the school is welcome to join. In order to participate in the PST, you must agree to do so in a professional manner and not do or say anything that could harm the school or otherwise bring it into disrepute. You should guard as confidential any sensitive information you acquire as part of you work including, but not limited to, private information about students, teachers, staff, parents or other volunteers.

Is there an Executive Council?

While informal in nature, the group should choose members in the group to occupy the following executive positions: President, Secretary and Treasurer. All members of the executive council must be current parents / guardians of students in the school.   Members of the executive council will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement.

What are the members of the Executive Council responsible for?

President

The President is the main contact person for the school administration and the spokesperson for the team. He or she is responsible for: managing the logistics of the team; setting the date and time of PST meetings and open meetings for all parents; communicating and seeking approval from the school administration for plans and projects. All this should be done in consultation with members.

Secretary

The Secretary is responsible for receiving and keeping all documents pertaining to the work of the team and recording the outcome of meetings. He or she is also responsible for passing this information to subsequent secretaries for use by the team.

Treasurer

The Treasurer is responsible for managing all financial / accounting matters pertaining to the work of the team. He or she must submit funds collected for deposit in the school’s bank account and request cheques for payment or reimbursement of expenses incurred. The Treasurer should keep records of all funds deposited / withdrawn in relation to the team’s activities.

PST Meeting on Saturday April 18th,2015 at 10am @ IKEA Restaurant.

The Parents Support Team would like would like to invite ALL the Parents and staff at Abraar School to the Parents Support Team (PST) Meeting on 

Saturday, April 18th at Ikea restaurant at 10 a.m.

If you are interested in volunteering with the PST and the events it organizes please attend this meeting. The PST is looking for volunteers for the following activities and positions for next year 

Volunteers for BBQ
Open positions in the Executive Council of the PST for the upcoming school year.


The agenda will be put up a few days before the meeting inshAllah.

JazakAllah Khair to all the parents who filled out the volunteer form.
We will be in touch with you shortly.

We are still in need for volunteers so please sign up at this link:

PST Hot Lunch Volunteer

If you are interested in starting any activities in school or if you have any suggestions and recommendations, please email us at pstabraar@gmail.com and it will be discussed in the meeting.

Family Fun Day and BBQ 2015

Asalamoalaikum,

Ever year, the Parents Support Team (PST) at Abraar School organizes the Annual School BBQ and Family Fun Day. This year the BBQ will be held on Saturday June 6th 2015.

Its the biggest event organized by the PST and we need a lot of volunteers to execute it.

For the first time, we are very fortunate to have a lot of PST Dads on board, playing a big part in organizing this event this year.

We are in need of volunteers to make this happen, especially in these areas:

 
Setup Committee  (Team Lead: Br. Aaseef):

• We need a few parent volunteers to help set up from 9 - 12a.m.

 

Cleanup Committee (Team Lead: Brother Abdul Qayyum)

• We need a few parent volunteers to help set up from 6 - 7:30p.m.

 
Sponsorship Committee (Team Lead: Brother Khalid)

• Contact local businesses with our sponsorship package to help get sponsors for the BBQ

Please email pstabraar@gmail.com if you can volunteer for any of the above activities or tasks.

All help is highly appreciated.

JAK

Regards,

PST

Hot Lunch Program (April -June 2015 )

The Hot Lunch Program at Abraar School is run by parent volunteers on The Parents Support Team (PST).  Its aim is to provide students with a nice hot lunch that they can enjoy with their friends, as well as to raise funds for fun school projects and events. 

In order to make things more efficient for all involved, PST sends out a lunch order form every 3 months for the whole school year.

Please note : Pizza Vendor for this year  is 1for1 Pizza(2900 Woodroffe Ave.)  and Fatayer from Al-Noor Bakery.

Download the Hot Lunch Order Forms here. (Starting April 10th ,2015 - Ending June 12th ,2015)

The Hot Lunch team is time constraint with limited volunteers and follows deadlines strictly. Absolutely NO late orders will be processed.

Order forms must be submitted to the homeroom teachers NO LATER than

Tuesday ,April  5th, 2015. We are unable to process any late orders.

The PST Team

Reminder dates

Friday	Apr 10th , 2015	Pizza
Friday	Apr 17th, 2015	Fatayer
Friday	Apr 24th , 2015	Pizza
Friday	May 1st , 2015	Fatayer
Friday	May 8th , 2015	Pizza
Friday	May 15th , 2015	Fatayer
Friday	May 22nd , 2015	Pizza
Friday	May 29th , 2015	Fatayer
Thursday	June 4th , 2015	Pizza
Friday	June 12th , 2015	Fatayer

Toonie Tuesday April 7th 2015

Tuesday April 7th 2015 will be Toonie Tuesday in both elementary and secondary schools.

Please encourage your child to participate by NOT wearing his/her uniform and bringing a toonie.

The money collected is given to the PST and is part of fundraising for the school.

No Hot Lunch on Thursday April 2nd, 2015

This is just a kind reminder that there will be no hot lunch tomorrow.

The new form starts next week insha'Allah. Please make sure that you pack a lunch for your kids tomorrow.

JAK

Talent Show - Important Info

Some important information regarding this year's talent show.

• Submission Deadline is APRIL 7, 2015 @ 12:00 p.m. 
• We are accepting online video submissions ONLY. 
• If you are submitting a Youtube video please make sure its not private. 
• You can also upload your videos to vimeo.com and paste a link in the form.
• If a form is submitted without a video submission, it will not be accepted.
• Only those selected will be called for final rehearsals at Abraar School (70 Fieldrow location) on Saturday, April 18, 2015 / between 12:00pm - 3:00pm.
• No new submissions will be accepted on APRIL 18th, 2015

Talent Show 2015 -Open to Grades 7-10 as well!!

After special requests from the teachers, the PST has decided to have the Talent show open to the Secondary School as well.

So grades 7-10 please read below to see details on how to submit your talent video.

The Parent Support Team (PST) will be hosting Abraar School’s 2015 Talent Show. This event aims to showcase the talents of the Abraar community.  In previous years, the Talent Show has been a great success enjoyed by all and we hope to see many more Abraarians take part this year. 

Date: April 28th, 2015 

Time: 12:20pm – 1:40pm

Participants: All of Abraar Students, staff and even the Principal!

Talent Required:

YOU can perform any talent you have.  For example: Nasheed Performances, Spoken Words, Martial Arts, Acting Performances, Comedy, Poetry, Juggling, Magic Show etc.  

Please keep in mind that all performances need to adhere to Islamic behavior and values.

                     

Talent Required:

YOU can perform any talent you have.  For example: Nasheed Performances, Spoken Words, Martial Arts, Acting Performances, Comedy, Poetry, Juggling, Magic Show etc.  

Please keep in mind that all performances need to adhere to Islamic behavior and values.

                     

Auditions Details: 

• This year auditions will be held through electronic submission only. Please fill out the form below and upload your performance video.
• Auditions should be between 2-5 minutes long.
• 15 performers will be selected to perform on the Abraar School Stage on April 28, 2015.
• (For Grade 5&6 only): You can also audition to be one of the MCs for the show. If you think you have what it takes, grab a friend and send in your audition video.

All electronic submissions will be kept private and disposed off after the selection process.

DON’T FORGET SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS APRIL 7, 2015 @ 12:00 p.m.

Judging Criteria:         

• Results will be announced via email by April 13th, 2015
• Auditions will be viewed and judged by our 3-member judging panel.
• All acts will be scored according to several criteria and the scores tallied for selection.  
• All those selected should agree to attend rehearsals at Abraar School (70 Fieldrow location) on Saturday, April 18, 2015 / between 12:00pm - 3:00pm.

Please e-mail any inquiries to pstabraar@gmail.com with the subject “Talent Show”. We look forward to your participation and enthusiasm!

Sincerely,

Parent Support Team (PST)