Updates for the week of Nov. 5, 2023

Hadith: Prophet Muhammad (S) said: There is no gift which is better or more
comprehensive than patience. (Bukhari)

🎉🎊Welcome to week nine of Sunday School. 🎊🎉

Upcoming Events:
⏱️ Nov. 5th: Daylight Savings Time
💬 Nov. 5th: Girl’s Talk Program                
💬 Nov. 12th 🗳️  PTO Elections
🍁 Nov. 26th: Fall Break! 

Daylight Savings Time: Time to turn your clocks back an hour. 

Girl’s Talk: Female students from grades 6-10 will be attending Girl’s Talk in the banquet hall from 10:15a-1p. Registration is mandatory. Please register your student at the following link https://forms.gle/Bp1LLRk78TPB97Uc8

PTO Elections: Br. Abdullah Al-Aidroos is leading the PTO election. We will contact all the nominees and have a short introduction by each one during the Nov. 12th assembly, followed by the elections, which will be held in the school lobby. For information, please contact abdullah.alaidroos@mecsundayschool.org

🍁Fall Break! School will be closed on November 26th. Enjoy the time off! 🍂

Phone and Electronic Devices
We have had a number of incidents where students have used phones during their school day. Phones are not allowed unless specially required for a class assignment or project. If a student is using their phone without permission, it will be confiscated for the duration of the school day, and they will need to retrieve it from the office. Repeated offenses will result in detention. We have also had students bringing in Switch devices and other electronics. These are not permitted during school hours. MEC Sunday School will not be liable for the loss or theft of any electronic device. Please have your students refrain from bringing in any such devices. 

Tardiness
It has been reported by a number of teachers of students arriving late to class. We understand there may be circumstances in which parents may be running late, but chronic tardiness will not be tolerated. It is highly disruptive to the teacher and class to have students arriving late and is also detrimental to the student’s education. Every minute is valuable for our students. It is imperative for parents to make every attempt to get students to school on time. Students are expected to arrive at 10 a.m. in the gym.
First-period classes start at 10:15 a.m. 

Book Sales
The online MEC Sunday School bookstore is available for you to purchase your student’s book. The updated booklist is attached. Please use the following link:

https://secure-api.net/v/Go/bookstore

Internal Qirat Competition
MEC Sunday School will hold its annual Internal-Qirat Competition on Dec. 3rd. Tajweed teachers are responsible for selecting the students to participate in the competition.  They will be conducting their selection over the next few weeks.  Please help your child prepare for this in-class selection process.  If your child is selected to participate in the competition, you will be informed by email.  If you have any questions, please contact your child’s Tajweed teacher, or Aziz Ali, Head of the Tajweed Department at aziz.ali@mecsundayschool.org, or MEC Sunday School Principal at principal@mecsundayschool.org.
—
Amatul Aziz
Head of the Nazirah and Tajweed Department.

Reusable Water Bottles
We will have limited water bottles to encourage our students to use reusable water bottles. So please send a reusable water bottle with your student. 

Please contact Br. Abubakr Al-Aidroos, MEC Sunday School Registrar, for any questions or issues regarding registration. abubakr.alaidroos@mecsundayschool.org.

Jazak Allah Khairan,
Principal