Al Fatih Academy

With your support, we've reached 25% of our goal of $75,000! Alhamdulillah!

Please continue to share this fundraiser with family and friends. Donations can be made at: www.bit.ly/afafall24

AFA Safety and Security 2.0!

This year, we are looking to raise $75,000 to help support our Safety and Security Campaign 2.0. This is an upgrade to our current safety and security measures that have evolved as technology and needs have grown. With these funds, we will add additional cameras, upgraded security systems, and technological bandwidth to support the needs of the school.

Ask your friends, family, neighbors and community to Support AFA & your child’s class by donating NOW! Jazākum ‘Allāhu Khayran!

BONUS:
Classes reaching their minimum goal of $4,000 will receive $500 to spend directly on their classrooms

The top 3 THREE classes to raise the most amount of money will earn a special classwide prize

Donate here: www.bit.ly/afafall24

Your Donations are...
*Tax Deductible (AFA is a 501c3 non-profit organization) Tax Receipts will be provided!
*Sadaqa Jaariya, allowing you to receive continuous blessings, Inshallah!

The AFA Wellness Team has prepared an education session for current AFA parents to address the concerns raised by recent events. Join us for "Choosing & Trusting Faith Educators: Advice for Parents" tomorrow, November 10, 2024 at 10AM.

Use the link: www.bit.ly/afawellness

*This event is for Current AFA families

Jumu'ah Mubārak!

We had a short but full of sunshine week Alhamdulillah.

The beautiful weather also helped us welcome this month of shukur that we practice in November. We find small and big things to be thankful for.

Our khateeb was Br. Suhail who reminded us about the power of the dhikr to help us manage our emotions. When our emotions are heightened, we sometimes act in a way that we may later regret. When we pause, and use dhikr to help us pause, we will have a clearer mind to think about the best course of action.

We are grateful to Allah for giving us tools, such as dhikr, to help us make good choices and us bring sakinah and salam.

And we are grateful for being able to give as much we can get goodness in our lives!

We are excited to announce our 2024 Annual Fall Fundraiser has begun!

AFA Safety and Security 2.0!

This year, we are looking to raise $75,000 to help support our Safety and Security Campaign 2.0. This is an upgrade to our current safety and security measures that have evolved as technology and needs have grown. With these funds, we will add additional cameras, upgraded security systems and technological bandwidth to support the needs of the school.

Ask your friends, family, neighbors and community to Support AFA & your child’s class by donating NOW! Jazākum ‘Allāhu Khayran!

BONUS:
Classes reaching their minimum goal of $4,000 will receive $500 to spend directly on their classrooms

The top 3 THREE classes to raise the most amount of money will earn a special classwide prize

Donate here: www.bit.ly/afafall24

Your Donations are...
*Tax Deductible (AFA is a 501c3 non-profit organization) Tax Receipts will be provided!
*Sadaqa Jaariya, allowing you to receive continuous blessings, Inshallah!

We are excited to announce our 2024 Annual Fall Fundraiser has begun!

AFA Safety and Security 2.0!

This year, we are looking to raise $75,000 to help support our Safety and Security Campaign 2.0. This is an upgrade to our current safety and security measures that have evolved as technology and needs have grown. With these funds, we will add additional cameras, upgraded security systems and technological bandwidth to support the needs of the school.

Ask your friends, family, neighbors and community to Support AFA & your child’s class by donating NOW! Jazākum ‘Allāhu Khayran!

BONUS:
Classes reaching their minimum goal of $4,000 will receive $500 to spend directly on their classrooms

The top 3 THREE classes to raise the most amount of money will earn a special classwide prize

Your Donations are...
*Tax Deductible (AFA is a 501c3 non-profit organization) Tax Receipts will be provided!
*Sadaqa Jaariya, allowing you to receive continuous blessings, Inshallah!

Jumu'ah Mubārak!

We've wrapped up our month of practicing rahma/mercy/kindness in October.

Here's a great example of how 2nd graders include this every day - kindness is in the small and big things we do. And even if we have a hard time, we try to keep our promises to ourselves, each other and Allah.

We also remind ourselves that words and actions matter. Rahma is finding ways to be merciful in our thoughts, behavior and reactions. So we've learned the difference between being rude, mean and bullying. All of which are hurtful.

Insha Allah we continue our practice of rahma and kindness and jump into November's theme of shukur/gratefulness when we come back to school next Wednesday!

Please be reminded that there is no school on Monday & Tuesday, November 4th & 5th.

The results are in for AFA's AY 2024-2025 Student Government Association!

Congratulations to our new Executive Committee and all Class Representatives!

President & Vice President
Isa A. (8) & Anas E. (8)

Treasurer
Serene S. (8)

Secretary
Asiya A. (6)

Grade 1
Class Rep: Hamza R.
Alternate: Mariam R.

Grade 2
Class Rep: Amina R
Alternate: Ibrahim C.

Grade 3
Class Rep: Ayza S.
Alternate: Luqman B.

Grade 4
Class Rep: Mohamed E.
Alternate: Noora K.

Grade 5
Class Rep: Zainab S.
Alternate: Arfan J.

Grade 6
Class Rep: Noor M.
Alternate: Rayyan R.

Grade 7
Class Rep: Abdelrahman M.
Alternate: Jergees K.

Grade 8
Class Rep: Zoya B.
Alternate: Mariam F.

It's Picture Day tomorrow!

If your child is in KG - Grade 8, please make sure to send him/her in uniform, these will be the pictures used for the yearbook, in shaa Allah.

- Middle School PE students should bring a change of clothes for PE and should not wear their PE uniforms to school on this day.

- Preschool & Pre-K students may wear anything of their choice that adheres to the AFA dress code

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

Jumu'ah Mubārak!

وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِنْ وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا
Not a leaf falls without Allah's knowledge.
Surah Al Anam ayah 59.

Our annual Welcome Fall staff photo with this beautiful golden (also known as sugar maple) tree outside the AFA building!!

May the Beauty surrounding us be an inspiration for remembering, thanking and worshipping Allah in the best ways possible. Ameen!

If you didn't get a chance to order your child's signed copy of "The Book That Almost Rhymed" by , it's not too late! Order on the AFA App or use the QR code above. All orders will be delivered to the school when you select "Al Fatih Academy Author Visit" at checkout.

The deadline is Wednesday, October 30th!

Please remember that there is no school tomorrow, Friday, October 25th, 2024.

PJs, stuffies, and books...it's Author Day at AFA!

AFAers enjoyed a book about siblings working together to create something AMAZING and had the chance to write their very own story with author Omar Abed of !

Thank you, Br. Omar for sharing your book "The Book That Almost Rhymed" with our AFAers today! Our students (and staff) enjoyed all of the funny learning moments that the book offered. We can't wait until your next one! Jazakallah Khair!

Thanks to PTO for putting this together for our students!

TOMORROW IS AFA DAY!

This is a reminder that tomorrow is PAJAMA DAY, in shaa Allah!

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024, is AFA Day and the theme is PAJAMA DAY! Students can wear their favorite pajamas to school! Pajama day is an AFA day where you can stay comfy all day by wearing your pajamas or any other cozy clothes to school! You can also bring a stuffed toy or a pillow with you to school if you'd like, as long as it won't be a distraction to anyone during class time. Please make sure to adhere to the AFA Day Guidelines.

Jumu'ah Mubārak!

One of our favorite field trips is back! 🎉

2nd graders went to the Ashleigh Lansdowne Senior Center and spent time with residents there reading, chatting, giving them kindness notes, and hearing their incredible life stories.

There was even a former 2nd grade teacher who was so excited to see AFAers! Everyone at the center was warm and welcoming and said they appreciated our visit very much.

We are looking forward to keeping this tradition going in the coming months with other classes visiting.

This connected to the khutbah today by
Br. Awais Sheikh who talked about two key elements of showing mercy and kindness: service to others and forgiveness. He reminded us that the Prophet Muhammad (s) always showed kindness and forgave others, even if they had been mean to him or did not see eye-to-eye with him. Some people might say practicing forgiveness helps us live longer!

Br. Awais encouraged us to find small ways to be of service to others and to forgive someone who may have recently been unkind to us.

May our days be full of acts of kindness, mercy, forgiveness, and service!

Today we celebrate, honor and recognize the Indigenous peoples of this land. We grow from their strength and resilience as they preserve their traditions, languages, and aspirations as custodians of this land.

We know that the practice of rahma/mercy is in teaching and learning about the histories of peoples and their persevering identities in the face of colonialism and oppression.

Jumu'ah Mubārak!

This week we recognized the passage of a year that there has been devastation brought to the people of Gaza in Palestine.

On Monday, teachers, counselor, and staff gathered in the musalla for a middle school only morning meeting. Recognizing the media coverage of the year's events, AFA staff provided a space for MS students to reflect on the crisis in Gaza. Students wrote down their concerns and thoughts on small sheets of paper and made a collective quiet dua for Allah to alleviate the suffering of those in Gaza.

After dhur (with 2nd-8th graders), Ustadh Ismail led us in recitation of a dua written by the Palestinian scholar and qadi, Imam Yusuf ibn Ismail al-Nabahani (d. 1932). He wrote the dua for the umma as he witnessed the decline of the Ottoman Empire, and we use it now to consider asking for Allah's intervention.

On Tuesday in the musalla, we remembered the importance of making dua and dhikr together for the collective humanity. One of the greatest dhikr that Allah has given us in the Qur’ān during times of difficulty is Hasbuna Allah wa ni‘ma l-Wakīl – حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَ كِيلُ ‏‏ Allah is sufficient for us and the best at managing our situations. (see verse 3:173). The entire musalla recited this dua 70 times, with the intention that Allah bring ease and resolution to all who are in difficult situations around the world.

On Wednesday in the musalla, as part of finding goodness in difficulty, Ms. Afeefa shared the work of Leena and Yousef who started the organization called Thamra (which means harvest) in Gaza this year. They teach young people and their parents how to plant seeds so they can have fresh vegetables to eat for a more healthy diet since most of their food is canned. Leena is a psychologist and teacher and Yousef comes from a family of farmers. We learned that when dua is combined with action, people can practice rahma even in places where there is suffering.

We continue to be proactive in learning about Palestinian culture and history while also being responsive to our students' level of understanding and processing of current events.

Just a reminder that AFA will be closed on Monday, October 14, 2024 for Indigenous Peoples' Day. See you all on Tuesday in shaa Allah!