Dear parents,

Assalam Alaikum.  Next week the 6-8 grade students will have their end-of-trimester finals on Monday 11/19, Tuesday 11/20 and Wednesday 11/21. These days are minimum days (8am to 12pm) for all students. Extended Care will be available as usual until 6pm. School will be closed on Thursday 11/22 and Friday 11/23 for Thanksgiving Break.

The Scholastic Book Fair will take place during the first week of December (12/3 - 12/7).  Please visit the Granada Book Fair webpage for more information. Volunteers are needed, please sign up at this link: Sign-up Page.

Due to the end of Daylight Saving Time, the third Khutbah at MCA, which  our grades 4-8 students attend, was cancelled. We changed the schedule and our students will be at the first khutbah from 12:15 to 12:45. This change affected lunch time for grades 5-8. Students will have lunch at 12:45 in the patio area instead of Crescent Cuisine, which is packed with customers at that time. Students will not be able to purchase food from Crescent Cuisine on Friday. Please make sure they bring lunch from home.

K-5 boys received reminders about bathroom manners from their Islamic Studies teachers. I would like to request you to also go over these manners with the boys at home. It is important that they receive a consistent message from home and school. The main points to remember are: 1) Give others privacy by not peeking, 2) Be quick and quiet, 3) Sit when using toilet, 4) Clean with water, and 5) Flush toiled when finished.

This week at GIS:

• Science Night for grades 5-8 parents and students (Wednesday 11/14 at 7pm)
• Spelling Bee Assembly for grades 5-8 (Thursday 11/15 at 1:45pm)

Sincerely,
Nihad Mourad
Principal