Weekly News: November 17-21, 2014
ILM Academy newsletter

In This Issue...
oneMiddle School Info Session

There will be a middle school information session on Friday, November 21 starting at about 8:15am geared towards the parents of our current 5th graders who will be moving into our middle school in the next academic year. This session is taking place for you to learn more about our middle school curriculum and offerings prior to our admissions cycle for 2015-2016 beginning. You are highly encouraged to attend. Please RSVP if you are able to make it so we can make arrangements for space.
Catalog Fundraiser

Our PTA distributed catalogs last week with exciting gifts you, your neighbors, your coworkers, or anyone can purchase to give to others. Each gift purchased will go directly towards the school so please participate! You may sell as much as you like all the way until Friday, November 21 when orders will be due.
Health and Safety Week

Next week is Health and Safety week. During this week, we will be conducting safety drills, inviting local dentists to talk about oral hygiene, having a police officer talk about safety to different age groups, inviting doctors to talk to our older students about their health as they are growing (more detailed information on this was emailed to 4th-7th graders' parents this past Monday), and our 7th grade health class will be engaging the school in some activities. We look forward to this fun, and of course safe, week with the students. Please be prepared to also emphasize safety in talks with your children at home, such as going over home evacuation plans, talking about fire safety, calling 911, and so on.
twoFundraiser Planning Meeting

The next fundraiser planning meeting will be on Tuesday, December 2 at 1:45pm. If you haven't attended a meeting yet but want to be involved, please attend! There's a lot to be done and your help would be greatly appreciated.
Robotics After School Program 

Thank you for attending the info session for robotics, a new after school program we will be beginning. More information on those details are TBA. Generally, robotics will be offered for children of ages 4 and up, with different sections for different age groups. The classes are team based and the teachers are educators and engineers who will be teaching the students physics and math skills in order to successfully build and run robots. The program will be $165 per student for 12 hours of instruction (which could be 1 hour for 12 weeks, 1.5 hours for 8 weeks, etc.). Again, more information for sign up will be announced  soon insha'Allah. Please stay tuned!
Singapore Math Info Session

There will be a Singapore math info session on Friday, December 5 at about 8:15am. This session is open to parents of children in 1st-7th grades who are using Singapore math in their classes so that you can better understand the method of instruction we use in our math curriculum. 
threeThanksgiving Break

Please note that students are off from school on Wednesday, November 26-Friday, November 28 due to Thanksgiving break. There will be school on the Monday and Tuesday of that week. There is no early dismissal on that Tuesday. Both Monday and Tuesday will be regular school days with dismissal at 3:10pm.
Deadline to Order Lunches for December

The deadline for December lunch ordering is Wednesday, November 26. If you want to purchase lunches for your Montessori, elementary, and middle school child(ren) for the month of December, please be sure to go online to do it by that date. To learn how to do so, click here.
fourSubmit YOUR Pictures for Our School Yearbook!

Our yearbook committee would like to include your input by having you submit YOUR own pictures of your students or family at school events to be among those the committee will select from and add to the yearbook design. It's super simple and fast to do:
  1. Click here (if it doesn't automatically log you in, type 401854654 for the username)
  2. Browse to select the photos you want (please no cell phone pictures as they are poor printing quality)
  3. Enter photo info and your contact info so we can be in touch with you if needed
  4. Click "Save Details"
That's it! Submit your photos today!
Buy Your Student's Yearbook Today at the Lowest Price!

Our school yearbook club is planning out the yearbook with your picture submissions starting next week. Now you can also begin purchasing the yearbooks from now until Thanksgiving break for the price of $16 each. After Thanksgiving break, the company increases the price to $26 so purchase your yearbook(s) now! To do so:
  1. Click here
  2. Enter code: 76605
  3. Add as many orders as you like!
Community Event: Women's Luncheon

A women's luncheon hosted by Islamic Relief on the topic of domestic violence will be held on Saturday, December 6 from 11am-2pm. Moms, please join other women for an afternoon filled with profound talks, fabulous food, and great company in the effort to stop violence against women. To purchase tickets, click here, and to learn more about the event, click here.
Community Event: Islamic Arts Festival

This free event is being held at Masjid as-Salam (Champions Masjid, 16700 Old Louetta Road, Spring, TX 77379) on Saturday, November 15 from 10:30am-5:30pm. It will include viewing of Islamic art (from paintings to wood carvings), learning to do calligraphy, getting mehndi/henna put on your hands,  seeing videos of art, and more. Please attend and support this beautiful community event!
Resourceslast

Academic Calendar for 2014-2015 (print copies available in school)

Teacher Contact Directory (also accessible here)



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November/December 2014
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Monday
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Wednesday
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Health and Safety Week

Catalog fundraiser continues this week

Doctor Visits with 4th-7th graders
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Police officer visit with Mont.-7th grades
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Dentist visit with Mont.-3rd grades
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Middle school info session @ 8:15am

Catalog fundraiser submissions due
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Deadline to order lunches for December

Student Holiday/ Teach In-service
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Student/ Staff Holiday
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Student/ Staff Holiday
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Fund. Gala Planning Mtg @ 1:45pm
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Singapore Math Info Session @ 8:15am
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