RSA's February 2016 Newsletter

Masha'Allah, RSA students have been busy learning, growing and having a great time. It's been an exciting time in the halls of RSA, check out what's been happening below!

Designing Our Future Fundraising Dinner

Our annual fundraising night is scheduled for this upcoming Saturday, February 20th in Schuetzen Park, Inshaallah. We are looking forward for a night full of entertainment featuring RSA students' performances, Spilled Freedom Nasheed group and great guest speakers. If you haven't purchased your tickets yet, please contact the main office.

RSA's 1st Annual Induction Ceremony.

On Monday, February 8th, RSA students, parents, staff and family members celebrated the 1st induction ceremony for students in grades 4th through 6th. Special thanks go to Sr. Tamam Musabeh, RSA's NEHS advisor, for planning and coordinating a very special ceremony where our inductees said their pledges and signed their membership book to be officially announced as NEHS members.

The purpose of the NEHS is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership and to help students develop a responsible character.

Congratulations RSA for Winning 3rd Place in the NJIT 2016 Science Olympiad!

RSA Middle and High School teams competed in the Northern Science Olympiad Tournamnet at NJIT on Monday, January 14th, 2016.

MASHA'ALLAH, RSA students came back home with 3rd Place Cup and a total of 22 medals..Takbir!!

Jazakum Allah Khair RSA coaches and volunteers:

Br. Said Nawabit, Sr. Asma Mediouni, Sr. Hebatallah Moustafa, Sr Rabia Mounajii and Sr. Sally Dessawy!!

May Allah bless all your efforts.

As a result of RSA's students' collective and outstanding performances at the regional tournament, RSA Science Olympiad Middle School team is invited to join the NJ Science Olympiad State Final Tournament on Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 at Middlesex County College in Edison.

Good luck in your States Tournament!!

	Pre-K -1st Grades Trip to the World of Wings : Butterfly Museum and Children's Play-land RSA students enjoyed exploring the beauty of the butterfly atrium, exhibit area, as well as the bubble and illusion rooms!!

	Sr. Hebatallah's Exciting Science Classes. At the conclusion of their weather forecasting unit, 5th graders proudly presented their weather stations to all their classmates.
Similarly, at the conclusion of the human body unit, 4th graders presented their human body skeleton project and discussed the functions of the bones they learned about!!

	3rd Graders Exploring the Absorption Rate of Water.. 3rd graders investigated how water behaves on different surfaces and observed different rates of water absorption.

	2nd Graders ER Grammar Activity 2nd grade students were called to the operation room to help "sick sentences" and make sure they are using the right forms of singular and plural verbs!
Hands on activities help deepen learning at RSA

	Sr. Ana's Students Have A Dream First graders have a dream about changes they can make in their communities.

	Kindergarten Projects are Fun and Interactive! Hands-on projects inspire KG students to list "describing words" to use in their writing workshop.

	Creativity and Excitement in Pre-K! Learning new letters in Pre-K is fun with the creative arts projects, in both Arabic and Language Arts classes!
Take a look at the activities happening in our Pre-K!

Parents Make the Difference..

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The Mission of

Rising Star Academy

Rising Star Academy aims to provide an inclusive educational environment, where students of diverse backgrounds feel safe and inspired to become life-long learners. RSA nurtures academic excellence and strong Islamic values of character, leadership, faith and community in a positive learning environment.