Assalamu Alaikum wr wb Dear Parents, Guardians, Children & Friends of CIS! The Canberra Islamic School Annual  Iftar  and  Compet itions  is on Sunday, 3 June, at 2:00pm inshaAllah – all families and friends of CIS are invited! There will be no classes on the day. Please arrive at 2pm so that children can register for the Quran competition before it starts and the creative competition can be judged before Maghrib. Registrations for the Quran Competition will close at 3:10pm The  CIS 2018 Iftar Competition Poster  is attached – it has relevant information for the  competitions : All Levels – Quran Recitation All Levels  –  Craft/Essay/Short Story competition All children, even those who are not students at CIS can participate within their age groups. Great prizes to be won, and all children will get a gift, inshaAllah.   CIS will cater dinner and drinks. We are seeking help with finger-food items for  Iftar  and dessert (details to follow), set-up and most of all, with cleaning-up

  Assalamu alaikum Wr Wbr, Dear Parents, Alhamdulillah, after a quick revision of the six articles of faith, we spoke further of the first article of faith,  “Belief in Allah”. We began by engaging the children in discussion of a picture of two muslim children playing in a playground. This included some open ended questions focusing on giving the children an understanding of the One Creator of all living and natural things around them, Allah. They were taught that the Arabic word for  Creator  was  “Al Khaliq”  . To further reinforce this a Nasheed describing Allah’s creations was recited, the children were able to name Allah’s creations mentioned in the Nasheed. A poem,  “Allah is One ” was then recited to help children to identify Allah as One God and Allah as  Eternal.  Arabic words  “Al Ahad”  and  “As Samad”  were also taught which meant “Only One” and “Eternal”. To further reinforce this a mini book called “Allah” was read out which the children listened to with much interest. As

Assalamu Alikum Wr Wbr, Dear Parents, Alahamdulillah, the children are becoming more comfortable and settling in well as they have begun to understand how the routine of the Sunday school operates and are more familiar with their new surrounding and faces within the CIS at the Yarralumala masjid. They are also making new friendships among their groups and also developing some trusting relationships with their teachers including myself and Sr Zainub. Over the last couple of weeks we have been extending on the children’s learning on becoming familiar with everyday Arabic phrases, through nasheeds, games, interactive discussions and watching videos on this topic. This I find has helped the children identify the various occasions when these Arabic phrases are being used in their everyday activities and have displayed a good understanding of remembering their creator and thanking Him for everything in their everyday life. JazzakhAllah Khair for your support in practicing these with them at

  Assalamu Alaikum Wr Wbr, Dear parents, Alhamdulillah, last Sunday we spoke about “What Muslims say”. Before we began we discussed of the typical routine all need to follow as they come in to the class after the 2nd recess. This gave the children an understanding of a few basic rules to follow in getting ready for the lesson as well as we spoke of some rules to follow during the lesson. The children agreed that this was important so the lesson will be beneficial to all and not disturb anyone. They also understood that these are a part of good manners, which we Muslims should always be mindful of always. The children identified the action of saying nice things as part of having good manners, Then they were introduced to some Arabic phrases like Bismillah, assalmau alaikum, Alhamdulillah and so on by a nasheed and a story book. Some of them were familiar with some of these phrases as they said that they heard their mum/dad/brother/sister saying them. We then practiced the different scen

  Assalamu alaikum Wr Wbr, Dear parents, Alhamdulillah! Welcome to CIS 2018. Our first week was enrolments and then we started our lessons from week 2, 11/02/18. By the help of Allah, we did some introductions with the children and did a name game, got to know each other and then distributed the plastic folders. JazzakhAllah khair for all those parents who took time to attend the parent information session on the 11/02 and filled out the “All about your child” form. For those of you who missed out, please watch this space for another opportunity to another information session. Please check your emails for the photos of the plastic folders which should have come home with your children, in it you will find information and homework which needs to be completed by your child and brought in to school the next week, InshaaAllah. Alhamdulillah, our first lessons homework sheet is also attached in the email for those who have missed it. During our last weeks lesson, sister Sumaiya and Zainub d

  Asalamoalykum wrmt wbrk, Al hadu lillah we practiced ALif to jeem with bite your tongue on tha ث and middle of the throat Haa ح, top of the throat Kha خ . please let children watch above attached videos to practice there alphabets. JazakiALLAH khairun katheerun. Saima Durrani

  Asalamoalykum wrmt wbrkt,  Al hamdu lillah we were in the second week of Canberra Islamic school(Sunday). It was great to see our youth participating in the class. In Sha ALLAh I am hoping next Sunday everyone brings something to present to the class. word meanings, history of AL-Fatiha, benifits, importance or any other relevant material. Please feel free to see the videos and read the notes and booklet provided to the students for presentation in the class. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tafseer+al+fatiha+nouman+ali+khan+

Full-Year Level 1 Quran Asalamoalykum wrmt wbrkt, Respected Parents! Al hamdu lillah last Sunday we had our first introduction with parents and students. Ma Sha Allah almost everyone seems to be excited about our Sunday class. We learnt Tauz and Tasmiya and a little introduction about Surah Al- Fatiha. Coming week we will practise again in detail. The link for the course program is mentioned above for practice and to follow up. Please feel free to contact me in school, by email or send an SMS on my mobile if you have any questions or concerns. Looking forward to working together with families. JazakiALLAH khairun katheerun for your cooperation.   Saima Durrani

  Asalamoalykum wrmt wbrkt,  Al hamdu Lillah it was great to see all the students and parents in the class. The course program was handed over to all the parents and also attached here for the links to be practised at home. In Sha ALLAh as mentioned in class every day 10-15 minutes practice will help children learn a lot. This week we learnt Tauz and Tasmiya along with Alif , Baa, Taa, and Tha ا،ب،ت،ث. How we pronounce them with smiley face and how we bite our tongue on Tha. Please feel free to see me in school, by email, or send an SMS if you have any concerns or suggestions. A1 Arabic Course Program Massalam Saima Durrani

  The 2018 Enrolment Day:  Sun, 4 February From 10:30am to 1:00pm At 130 Empire Circuit, Yarralumla All new and returning students have to enrol for 2018. In 2018, we are having to restrict student numbers to 20 students per Level and are offering existing students the first opportunity to re-enrol. We have had to come to this decision after much deliberation for many reasons: the Masjid is not equipped for the large numbers and this has put our children’s safety at risk teachers have not been able to teach effectively due to large class sizes students have had trouble learning in class it is hoped that parents and students take the Islamic education offered at CIS seriously knowing that many others are missing out. Enrolment Conditions:  this is a summary of conditions you need to be aware of: Students must turn  5 years  old on or before  30   April  of the year of enrolment or have started Kindergarten Attend regularly Inform absences of more than 1 day If absent for 3 continuous da