Andalusia Middle School

Newsletter 3rd Trimester 2015-2016

Dear Andalusia Middle School Parents , This marks the end of 2015-2016 school year. I want to congratulate the class of 2016! I'm so proud of

each and everyone of you. No success or accomplishments in life come easy; we need to work hard for

it. For example, In the early days of Mecca, there were many problems and difficulties. At that time, a

guiding verse in the Qur'an was revealed. It said: "With every hardship there is ease, with every hard-

ship there is ease." (Qur'an 94:5-6) If there are problems, there are also opportunities. Turn a liability

into an asset with creative and resourceful thinking. Keep an open mind for the possibilities. Once

again congratulations and I love you all.

Sister Hanade Sarar Middle School Instructional leader sararhanade@gmail.com

On Wednesday, June

22nd, Andalusia Middle

School celebrated the grad-

uation of its 8th grade class.

Members of the Andalusia

community came together

to honor the graduating

class of 2016. Also in at-

tendance were prominent

residents of Westchester

County and Yonkers, in-

cluding: Executive Director

of the Westchester County

Human Rights Commission

Mark C. Fang, Yonkers

BOE Trustee Dr. Nader

Sayegh, State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Yonkers Councilwoman Corazon Pineda-

Isaac. Each guest delivered kinds words of praise for the graduating class. In addition, middle

school teachers shared their thoughts on the school year and graduating class. Graduates then

received their diplomas, along with special subject awards and certificates for Principal’s

Award, Honor Roll, and High Honor Roll. This year, Khadijah Kamal and Zubair Salim were

specifically honored as valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. Each student shared their

thoughts and wishes for the

graduating class with all in

attendance.

Congratulations Class of 2016

Success Means to Read

Andalusia Middle School

READING SUMMER CHALLENGE

2015-16 Andalusia Middle School

Summer Reading Challenge!

Over the summer, you can:

Read and build your imagination

Improve your comprehension and fluency skills

Receive a certificate (and a prize) for taking on the Summer Reading Challenge

All you have to do is read 10 (or more) books, preferably from the attached summer reading list and keep

a reading journal (or stapled loose-leaf). Reading journals must contain most of the information stated

below:

Book titles, author names, genres, pgs.

Parent signature showing you’ve read 10 or more books

What did you like/dislike about the book?Explain

Brief summary of the book (1-2 paragraphs)

Write a diary entry from the main character’s perspective

Turn the book into a poem

Drawings, sketches that show how you “picture” parts

The journal must be returned to your next grade level English

teacher for extra credit, certificate, and prize!

Middle School Award

Ceremony 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

Ruwaida Ali* Hafiza Ahmad Islam Abdullah*

Ashiq Said Ali* Ishtiaq Akanda* Nader Abdullah**

Thuraya Almontaser Ziyad Alkhatib** Qusay Alomari **

Zainah Alomari ** Anum Azeem** Sana Awad*

Ali Hamdi** Sara Darwish Amir Deeb

Ayat Ijbara Kareema Ghaswala*** Aminata Drammeh

Re’ad Ijbara Khadijah Hassan Aysha Dzhambekova**

Jannatul Islam*** Yousef Khalil* Hamza Giljic **

Nouaf Ismail Sahadah Lawani** Nofah Ismail

Kamela Khan* Hamza Malik*** Medina Jasavic**

Lena Mohamed Saleh Nagi* Khadijah S kamal***

Maleyeka Naqvi** Azhar Nofal* Lossine Kamara***

Muhdee Nawab Mohamed Nofal* Fathi Khalil*

Maryam Rached Salma Perez** Esra Mahdi*

Ashan Rahim Ayoub Rached** Hamid Malik**

Zennat Raiz Brandon Ramos* Abdullah Naqvi**

Ishbah Tajriyan Bryan Ramos* Deen Nawab**

Azizah Rashid** Hafssa Rached

Malek Salhab** Zubair Salim***

Aymin Toor* Laiba Waris

Alyia Washell** Dawda Jabbie

Nora Yafaie*

Mohammad Yousef** Principal Award***

Fatimah Zahra*** High Honor Roll **

Honor Roll*

On June 22 we commemorated our

Middle School students’ academic

achievement in both core and non-

core subjects . Students who received

a 95 and above in any subject re-

ceived a certificate of achievement.

Students who obtained an overall

average of 85-89 received an “Honor

Roll” award. Students with an overall

average of 90-94 received a “High

Honor Roll” award, and students with

an overall average of 95-100 received

the “Principal’s List Award.”

Students with no asterisk beside their names received subject awards only.

Food Drive Success

Andalusia Middle School 2016 Food Drive

Middle School teachers and students want to thank everyone who has donated food for the food drive. It was a huge success Alhamdulillah. The non-perishable food that was collected was delivered to the Riverdale Islamic Center. They also expressed their gratitude to everyone!

Sports Day 2016

On Thursday, June 2nd, Andalusia Middle School stu-

dents attended Sports Day at James L. Fleming Park in

the Nodine Hill neighborhood of Yonkers. Students

were blessed with a beautiful spring day, and took ad-

vantage of the weather by participating in their favorite

sports and outdoor activities. Later in the day, every-

one paused for a delicious lunch, but students were ea-

ger to resume their play before leaving for the day. To-

wards the end of the trip, students came together in a

collective effort to clean up the park, removing trash

and recyclables that had even been left by previous

guests. Overall, students expressed their love of the Sports Day experience, and insha-Allah

we will return next year for another fun day in the sun.

On Tuesday, May 10, Middle School students participated in Plant a Flower Day at Andalu-sia School. Alongside students from Elementary School and High School, our students worked hard to beautify the exterior of the Andalusia School building by planting flowers, vegeta-bles, and other plants. Even though students were paired with older and younger classmates, all were happy to work together to improve the appearance of our school. In just one day, students planted numerous potted plants and filled a garden. They certainly earned their green thumbs!

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