A Word From our Principal
Greetings, Kindi Families!
Time flies by when you are having fun. We’ve successfully finished the first quarter, and it’s hard to believe that the second quarter is well underway. I would like to start by acknowledging the hard work and efforts of our students!
By now, everyone has had the opportunity to conference with their teachers and has received the first report card of the year. Please be reminded that grades are cumulative, so no grade is “final” until the end of the school year. I am proud of the work teachers are engaged in this year to ensuring that all students are being reached regardless of their academic level. It is very hard work to tailor instruction to individual student needs, but this is the level of work we are committed to achieving. I am thankful for the tireless work of our teachers, and I know you are too!
You also have likely noticed that our tardy policy is in full swing. Attendance is key to your child’s success. We take our role of educating our children very seriously, however, we cannot do this important work if children are consistently absent. Learning builds day by day. Being late for school can impact a child’s learning, too. A student who is 10 minutes late every day will miss approximately 30 hours of instruction during the year! Children can copy notes or make up an assignment, but it's difficult to get the discussions, questions, and explanations facilitated by the teacher. The great news is that our daily student attendance and tardy rate continues to improve, and this is thanks to you!
Finally, I would like to thank you for your continued involvement, investment, and collaboration! It is through our partnership with our parents and our community that we are able to continue to provide an excellent education for all our children!
Sincerely,
Rania Sadeq, Ed.D
Kindi Academy – Principa
Time flies by when you are having fun. We’ve successfully finished the first quarter, and it’s hard to believe that the second quarter is well underway. I would like to start by acknowledging the hard work and efforts of our students!
By now, everyone has had the opportunity to conference with their teachers and has received the first report card of the year. Please be reminded that grades are cumulative, so no grade is “final” until the end of the school year. I am proud of the work teachers are engaged in this year to ensuring that all students are being reached regardless of their academic level. It is very hard work to tailor instruction to individual student needs, but this is the level of work we are committed to achieving. I am thankful for the tireless work of our teachers, and I know you are too!
You also have likely noticed that our tardy policy is in full swing. Attendance is key to your child’s success. We take our role of educating our children very seriously, however, we cannot do this important work if children are consistently absent. Learning builds day by day. Being late for school can impact a child’s learning, too. A student who is 10 minutes late every day will miss approximately 30 hours of instruction during the year! Children can copy notes or make up an assignment, but it's difficult to get the discussions, questions, and explanations facilitated by the teacher. The great news is that our daily student attendance and tardy rate continues to improve, and this is thanks to you!
Finally, I would like to thank you for your continued involvement, investment, and collaboration! It is through our partnership with our parents and our community that we are able to continue to provide an excellent education for all our children!
Sincerely,
Rania Sadeq, Ed.D
Kindi Academy – Principa
Character Day
Character Day was on Friday, Oct 28th. Our children chose roles from a variety of community helpers and heros. This was an excellent opportunity for the child to learn about different roles people play to make the community we live in. Children had fun displaying their costumes in a parade.
Coat Drive
Our Yearly Coat Drive was focused on the Rohingya community in Myanmar who are suffering from horrible persecution and suffering.
The Coat Drive concluded with over 800 pieces of clothing collected in addition to many footwear gear. This is the biggest number we've ever collected in a drive. We would like to sincerely thank you for your generosity and compassion.
The Coat Drive concluded with over 800 pieces of clothing collected in addition to many footwear gear. This is the biggest number we've ever collected in a drive. We would like to sincerely thank you for your generosity and compassion.
Our Scholars at Work in Science!
Hello 4-8th Grade Parents,
The students have been working very hard in science as we have officially ended the first quarter.
The 4th grade students are studying the world of chemistry with chemical and physical changes. We have made candles, studied solutions by making tomato soup and chemical change with making a grilled cheese sandwich. There matter models were outstanding and creative. This understanding of how the atoms at the submicroscopic level will allow them a strong basis in future science classes. We are now in the land of physics as we studied the different types of energy that impact our world. Energy is a tough topic, but they are stepping up to the challenge.
In 5th grade we are studying geological time and all the amazing things that happened to our planet to make it the livable place it is today. They are working to finish their time on a bottle project before moving into the exciting and beautiful world of rocks and minerals where they will get to crack their own geode! Biology is studying about meiosis and reproduction in all species. They are learning the miracle of how another organism is made, but more importantly how genetic diversity is achieved through crossing over of genetic information. They have started working on their family trees which we will use to trace family traits.
My chemistry students are finishing up their study of ionic and molecular compounds as we put companies on trial to determine who is responsible for the fictional town of Riverwoods fish kill. Solubility has been a challenging subject but a recent lab on constructing their own solubility curve for potassium nitrate and the pH of common household substances are establishing deeper real world connections between chemistry and their everyday life. In the next few weeks we will begin to study metals and the periodic table in depth!
The students have been working very hard in science as we have officially ended the first quarter.
The 4th grade students are studying the world of chemistry with chemical and physical changes. We have made candles, studied solutions by making tomato soup and chemical change with making a grilled cheese sandwich. There matter models were outstanding and creative. This understanding of how the atoms at the submicroscopic level will allow them a strong basis in future science classes. We are now in the land of physics as we studied the different types of energy that impact our world. Energy is a tough topic, but they are stepping up to the challenge.
In 5th grade we are studying geological time and all the amazing things that happened to our planet to make it the livable place it is today. They are working to finish their time on a bottle project before moving into the exciting and beautiful world of rocks and minerals where they will get to crack their own geode! Biology is studying about meiosis and reproduction in all species. They are learning the miracle of how another organism is made, but more importantly how genetic diversity is achieved through crossing over of genetic information. They have started working on their family trees which we will use to trace family traits.
My chemistry students are finishing up their study of ionic and molecular compounds as we put companies on trial to determine who is responsible for the fictional town of Riverwoods fish kill. Solubility has been a challenging subject but a recent lab on constructing their own solubility curve for potassium nitrate and the pH of common household substances are establishing deeper real world connections between chemistry and their everyday life. In the next few weeks we will begin to study metals and the periodic table in depth!
Happenings of the Montessori Toddler
Dear Toddler Families,
Thank you for the wonderful parent-teacher conferences! It was such a joy discussing the progress of your children, thank you for giving us the privilege to be part of their journey.
Our toddlers are doing great this November! Fall foliage has definitely intrigued our young friends, where we collect different ‘treasures’ i.e. leaves, during our nature walks and incorporate the leaves into art work for the classroom.
Maria Montessori believed that the child has a natural tendency to do work. In the Secret of Childhood, she explains that a child’s desire to work represents a vital instinct since the child cannot organize his/her personality without working. The child’s work is synonymous to play. The toddler classroom provides countless opportunities for the child to work independently and to fully concentrate and become more joyful at their daily work. Some of our older toddlers have been working on sand paper letters, vocabulary/language cards, numerical/mathematic activities, color tablets, four piece puzzles, and much more.
The highlight of our days are usually around practical life activities. Our friends enjoy making pancakes every Monday morning, and cutting fruits and vegetables for snack. The older toddlers are also enjoying practical life activities including preparing for lunch i.e. setting the table, and cleaning up afterwards. The toddlers have a few favorite activities, including: story time and circle time. They also love singing with rhythm sticks, and different songs. A few of our favorites include the jumping song, the sharing song and the color song. Be sure to continue these songs at home!
Thanks all! Also, as a friendly reminder, please remember to label all of your child’s belongings.
Love,
Toddler Team
Thank you for the wonderful parent-teacher conferences! It was such a joy discussing the progress of your children, thank you for giving us the privilege to be part of their journey.
Our toddlers are doing great this November! Fall foliage has definitely intrigued our young friends, where we collect different ‘treasures’ i.e. leaves, during our nature walks and incorporate the leaves into art work for the classroom.
Maria Montessori believed that the child has a natural tendency to do work. In the Secret of Childhood, she explains that a child’s desire to work represents a vital instinct since the child cannot organize his/her personality without working. The child’s work is synonymous to play. The toddler classroom provides countless opportunities for the child to work independently and to fully concentrate and become more joyful at their daily work. Some of our older toddlers have been working on sand paper letters, vocabulary/language cards, numerical/mathematic activities, color tablets, four piece puzzles, and much more.
The highlight of our days are usually around practical life activities. Our friends enjoy making pancakes every Monday morning, and cutting fruits and vegetables for snack. The older toddlers are also enjoying practical life activities including preparing for lunch i.e. setting the table, and cleaning up afterwards. The toddlers have a few favorite activities, including: story time and circle time. They also love singing with rhythm sticks, and different songs. A few of our favorites include the jumping song, the sharing song and the color song. Be sure to continue these songs at home!
Thanks all! Also, as a friendly reminder, please remember to label all of your child’s belongings.
Love,
Toddler Team
News From The Montessori 3-6 (Preschool to KG)
Field Trip to Knoch Knolls Nature Center in Naperville
See our children work in our classrooms
Dear Parents,
This past month has flown by. We have so much we want to share with you. We started this month teaching the children about North America. We learned different landmarks and animals that are in North America. The students were able to make a map of North America. Our Kindergarten children did further research on a specific animal of their choice. We also furthered our study on pumpkins. We had the opportunity to cut open the pumpkin with the students and name the different parts (rind, stem, blossom end, fibrous strands, pulp and seeds). Each of the students were invited to scoop out the seeds and the fibrous strands. We then cleaned and roasted the seed. They made a delicious afternoon snack. The 3-6 classrooms have been studying the Parts of the Skeleton as well as the spider and the bat. We discussed what nocturnal and diurnal was and classified animals.
Our field trip this month was to Knock Knolls in Naperville. It was a beautiful nature center where they conducted a fall scavenger hunt where the students learned why leaves change colors and different things we will find in nature. We also got to meet a fox snack and a turtle. The children really enjoyed their time at Knock Knolls. To end our October, we had Character Day. The students were asked to dress up like someone or something that contributes to society. We had many doctors, firemen and astronauts. We also had many students dress up like famous scientists and presidents.
The students were able to parade around the other classes to show off their Character Day attire. They also were asked to share with the class a little about the person or thing they dressed up as. We were very impressed with the information shared by the students.
Our students are making such great progress both socially and academically. We are very proud of our students and their work thus far.
Best Wishes- from the 3-6 classes
"The adolescent must never be treated as a child, for that is a stage of life that he has surpassed. It is better to treat an adolescent as if he had greater value than he actually shows than as if he had less and let him feel that his merits and self-respect are disregarded."
This past month has flown by. We have so much we want to share with you. We started this month teaching the children about North America. We learned different landmarks and animals that are in North America. The students were able to make a map of North America. Our Kindergarten children did further research on a specific animal of their choice. We also furthered our study on pumpkins. We had the opportunity to cut open the pumpkin with the students and name the different parts (rind, stem, blossom end, fibrous strands, pulp and seeds). Each of the students were invited to scoop out the seeds and the fibrous strands. We then cleaned and roasted the seed. They made a delicious afternoon snack. The 3-6 classrooms have been studying the Parts of the Skeleton as well as the spider and the bat. We discussed what nocturnal and diurnal was and classified animals.
Our field trip this month was to Knock Knolls in Naperville. It was a beautiful nature center where they conducted a fall scavenger hunt where the students learned why leaves change colors and different things we will find in nature. We also got to meet a fox snack and a turtle. The children really enjoyed their time at Knock Knolls. To end our October, we had Character Day. The students were asked to dress up like someone or something that contributes to society. We had many doctors, firemen and astronauts. We also had many students dress up like famous scientists and presidents.
The students were able to parade around the other classes to show off their Character Day attire. They also were asked to share with the class a little about the person or thing they dressed up as. We were very impressed with the information shared by the students.
Our students are making such great progress both socially and academically. We are very proud of our students and their work thus far.
Best Wishes- from the 3-6 classes
"The adolescent must never be treated as a child, for that is a stage of life that he has surpassed. It is better to treat an adolescent as if he had greater value than he actually shows than as if he had less and let him feel that his merits and self-respect are disregarded."
News from Lower Elementary(1st-3rd Grade)
Dear Parents:
Thank you! Thank you! For your hard work in making our Fall Fest in September and our Cupcake Sale in October a great success. Everyone had a great time and it couldn't have been possible without the support of our wonderful Kindi parents.
The children enjoyed a great day learning about bees, apples, and pumpkins at Honey Hill Orchard during our October field trip. Also, Character Day was great fun and the children learned about many famous people from their classmates and the fourth through eight grade students.
We are done with our parent/teacher conferences. Each conference was wholesome and productive. Thank you for coming on time to the conference. We enjoyed meeting with each one of you and sharing your child's progress.
The past few weeks have been very busy in the 6-9 classroom and will continue to get even busier with Native American tribe research.
The first year students are working on Native American research, Stamp Game Addition and Subtraction, Rounding to the Nearest Ten, Fundamental Needs of Man, Parts of a Fish, Parts of a Plant, Writing- Friendly Letter, and Geometry Lesson: Fundamental Concepts.
The second year students are working on Multiplication Times Tables, Stamp Game Division, Grammar Box: Adverb, Cnidaria, Planet Research- Venus, Writing- Friendly Letter, and Fundamental Needs of Man - Physical Health.
The third year students are working on Native American Research, Timeline of Life - Mesozoic Era, Golden Bead Frame Multiplication, Common Multiples, Fractions, Characteristics of Vertebrates, and Writing: How-to Article.
As always, your children are our priority. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us immediately.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Lower Elementary Staff!
Sincerely,
Ms. Mariya, Ms. Samiah, Ms. Kala, Ms. Madiha, Ms. Ayat , and Ms. Aizada
Thank you! Thank you! For your hard work in making our Fall Fest in September and our Cupcake Sale in October a great success. Everyone had a great time and it couldn't have been possible without the support of our wonderful Kindi parents.
The children enjoyed a great day learning about bees, apples, and pumpkins at Honey Hill Orchard during our October field trip. Also, Character Day was great fun and the children learned about many famous people from their classmates and the fourth through eight grade students.
We are done with our parent/teacher conferences. Each conference was wholesome and productive. Thank you for coming on time to the conference. We enjoyed meeting with each one of you and sharing your child's progress.
The past few weeks have been very busy in the 6-9 classroom and will continue to get even busier with Native American tribe research.
The first year students are working on Native American research, Stamp Game Addition and Subtraction, Rounding to the Nearest Ten, Fundamental Needs of Man, Parts of a Fish, Parts of a Plant, Writing- Friendly Letter, and Geometry Lesson: Fundamental Concepts.
The second year students are working on Multiplication Times Tables, Stamp Game Division, Grammar Box: Adverb, Cnidaria, Planet Research- Venus, Writing- Friendly Letter, and Fundamental Needs of Man - Physical Health.
The third year students are working on Native American Research, Timeline of Life - Mesozoic Era, Golden Bead Frame Multiplication, Common Multiples, Fractions, Characteristics of Vertebrates, and Writing: How-to Article.
As always, your children are our priority. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us immediately.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Lower Elementary Staff!
Sincerely,
Ms. Mariya, Ms. Samiah, Ms. Kala, Ms. Madiha, Ms. Ayat , and Ms. Aizada
News From Upper Elementary (4th-5th Grades)
October has been an exciting month for the 4th and 5th graders at Kindi! We ventured into the world to explore how apples grow, bees make honey, and so much more at Honey Hill Orchard! We all agreed the best part was the taste testing!
Character Day was a huge success! The children loved to learn about important people from history and guess which character their friends were dressed as. We also enjoyed welcoming the younger children in our room with a parade.
The month of November will bring exciting projects to our class. The students have separated into 8 groups, studying and creating an miniature environment for many different Native American people. We will be sure to post pictures of our finished projects next month!
Character Day was a huge success! The children loved to learn about important people from history and guess which character their friends were dressed as. We also enjoyed welcoming the younger children in our room with a parade.
The month of November will bring exciting projects to our class. The students have separated into 8 groups, studying and creating an miniature environment for many different Native American people. We will be sure to post pictures of our finished projects next month!
News From Middle School (6th-8th)
English Newsletter
We’ve recently started our second novel--The Long Walk. Slavomir Rawicz, a falsely accused political prisoner during the Soviet Union, was sentenced to 25 years of hard labor in Siberia where he escaped in the middle of the night with other prisoners. They ultimately walked across many countries and landscapes—deserts, mountains—to freedom in India. We will be tracking their journey, as well as learning Russian history from the time of the tsars to the Soviet Union. We will read Russian literature and first-hand accounts of living during that time period. We’ve recently completed our first literary analysis essays and will follow with writing editorials—voicing and formulating our own strong opinion on any issue. Ms. Kathleen
Middle School Social Studies
It’s an exciting time to be a middle school social studies student at Kindi this fall. Our sixth graders have just finished studying the wild west, and are just now diving into our exploration of the Industrial Revolution. We’ll be following that up with a study of American imperialism and World War I, later this year.
The seventh and eighth graders are continuing our tour of world history by finishing our unit on ancient India, where students learned about the first Indian civilizations and the origins of Hinduism and Buddhism. Our next stop in world history will be ancient China, from their origins up through the Han dynasty.
Our social studies excitement will continue this month with our trip to the Field Museum on Wednesday the 22nd, where we’ll view the Ancient Egypt exhibit that connects nicely to our Egyptian history unit that student completed a few weeks ago.
Finally, we also had a wonderful exploration of major historical figures during Character Day, where the students dressed up as important people from history and researched those individuals. It was quite the day and really made social studies “come alive”.
We’ve recently started our second novel--The Long Walk. Slavomir Rawicz, a falsely accused political prisoner during the Soviet Union, was sentenced to 25 years of hard labor in Siberia where he escaped in the middle of the night with other prisoners. They ultimately walked across many countries and landscapes—deserts, mountains—to freedom in India. We will be tracking their journey, as well as learning Russian history from the time of the tsars to the Soviet Union. We will read Russian literature and first-hand accounts of living during that time period. We’ve recently completed our first literary analysis essays and will follow with writing editorials—voicing and formulating our own strong opinion on any issue. Ms. Kathleen
Middle School Social Studies
It’s an exciting time to be a middle school social studies student at Kindi this fall. Our sixth graders have just finished studying the wild west, and are just now diving into our exploration of the Industrial Revolution. We’ll be following that up with a study of American imperialism and World War I, later this year.
The seventh and eighth graders are continuing our tour of world history by finishing our unit on ancient India, where students learned about the first Indian civilizations and the origins of Hinduism and Buddhism. Our next stop in world history will be ancient China, from their origins up through the Han dynasty.
Our social studies excitement will continue this month with our trip to the Field Museum on Wednesday the 22nd, where we’ll view the Ancient Egypt exhibit that connects nicely to our Egyptian history unit that student completed a few weeks ago.
Finally, we also had a wonderful exploration of major historical figures during Character Day, where the students dressed up as important people from history and researched those individuals. It was quite the day and really made social studies “come alive”.
News from our Art Department
News from Religion (Elective)
We are continuing the study of the ideal Salah, We have concluded the class competition for the call to prayer (Atha’an). Final competition will be held in the few coming weeks, Thanks for all the participants, they did a great job.
“ Cleanliness is half of our religion” as our Prophet said. We discussed in class how to keep yourself and your committee clean. Students were asked to prepare a poster for they’re understanding about cleanliness.
In seerat of the Prophet we talked about the suffering of early converts to Islam. Then , we related them to our fellow brothers and sisters of the Rohyagnah who are suffering each day. The students were required to come up with ways to help our Muslim fellows during this difficult time. They had wonderful ideas. We look forward to a productive new month.
“ Cleanliness is half of our religion” as our Prophet said. We discussed in class how to keep yourself and your committee clean. Students were asked to prepare a poster for they’re understanding about cleanliness.
In seerat of the Prophet we talked about the suffering of early converts to Islam. Then , we related them to our fellow brothers and sisters of the Rohyagnah who are suffering each day. The students were required to come up with ways to help our Muslim fellows during this difficult time. They had wonderful ideas. We look forward to a productive new month.
News from Arabic
Spanish with Maestra Kim:
Spanish with Maestra Kim
The 3-6 year old Spanish classes can now name many common classroom objects in Spanish! In addition they can answer questions about size, color and how many. The sparkle of understanding is in their eyes and they are confidently ready to take on the next language challenge!
Wondering how our 1st graders are feeling? Just ask! They can tell you in Spanish! Whether it's a headache, sore finger, or bruised leg, they are acquiring the vocabulary and grammar to describe aches and pains for themselves and others.
2nd grade Spanish students are using animal vocabulary to learn the intricacies of article-noun-adjective agreement in Spanish! Changing an adjective from singular to plural or masculine to feminine as you describe a dog or a family of bears is tricky business, but they are catching on beautifully!
3rd graders have added a new batch of verbs to their repertoire! They are learning to not only tell what they like to do, but also when and how often they do these activities. Verb conjugation is one of the most challenging aspects of the Spanish language, but these 3rd graders are taking it in stride!
The 3-6 year old Spanish classes can now name many common classroom objects in Spanish! In addition they can answer questions about size, color and how many. The sparkle of understanding is in their eyes and they are confidently ready to take on the next language challenge!
Wondering how our 1st graders are feeling? Just ask! They can tell you in Spanish! Whether it's a headache, sore finger, or bruised leg, they are acquiring the vocabulary and grammar to describe aches and pains for themselves and others.
2nd grade Spanish students are using animal vocabulary to learn the intricacies of article-noun-adjective agreement in Spanish! Changing an adjective from singular to plural or masculine to feminine as you describe a dog or a family of bears is tricky business, but they are catching on beautifully!
3rd graders have added a new batch of verbs to their repertoire! They are learning to not only tell what they like to do, but also when and how often they do these activities. Verb conjugation is one of the most challenging aspects of the Spanish language, but these 3rd graders are taking it in stride!
Noticias del Español (Spanish 2 News)!
4th and 5th grade have been building up vocabulary by learning about food. They have learned "me gusta and no me gusta" (I like/ I dislike) as well as all sorts of sentences related to talking about la comida (food) using food cards. To expand vocabulary about liking and disliking in general, we implemented the use of verbs to describe different activities as well as practicing those terms with our "familia" vocabulary. Also, they have used adjectives to describe their classroom in detail.
In middle school, they widely reviewed vocabulary about "la familia" by creating a family tree. Also they learned about parties and special celebrations. Their vocabulary was expanded by learning about activities that are done at a party such as "cortar el pastel" (cut the cake), "tomar fotos" (take pictures), "romper la piñata" (break the piñata), etc.
In middle school, they widely reviewed vocabulary about "la familia" by creating a family tree. Also they learned about parties and special celebrations. Their vocabulary was expanded by learning about activities that are done at a party such as "cortar el pastel" (cut the cake), "tomar fotos" (take pictures), "romper la piñata" (break the piñata), etc.