A Charitable month:
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was most charitable in Ramadan. During this month, he was described as more generous than the flowing breeze. Rewards in this blessed month are multiplied by 10 to 700 times and Sunnah actions are rewarded like the obligatory ones.
Knowing that people are at their most charitable states, we are including a list of charity options that you can contribute to in order to benefit Alhuda Academy:
 - World talk phone cards
 - Box tops for education
 - Cartridge for kids
 - Ski Ward after school program
 - Classroom wish lists
Educational institutions are always funded by their supporters. Even Harvard University depends on Alumni and other contributors. We, on the other hand, depend on Allah. Then we have you, our loyal and beloved parents.

World talk phone cards:
Phone cards are available in the office. They cost $5 each. Purchase some to make those Eid calls!

Box tops:
We are reviving this old practice. Check out the brand names on the attached sheet. Please do not underestimate this project. Hundreds of dollars can be earned to purchase school supplies. Starting November, a raffle will be held at the end of each month to pick a student name from contributors and present her / him with a prize.

Cartridge for kids:
Every year millions of pounds of inkjet, laser, fax and copier cartridges as well as cell phones are tossed into landfills. Cartridges For Kids is a program that will help keep these items out of the landfills and
generate funds for our school. All you have to do is bring to school your used printer cartridges, used cell phones, old PDAs (Palm pilots), or discarded laptops. Each item will generate a minimum of $0.50 up to $144.

Ski Ward after school program:
Register now through our school for the Small Tracks after school program and Alhuda will be reimbursed 15% of the paid registration fee. Small Tracks is a one-hour lesson offered to ages 4-7 on weekdays at 4 PM. Registration and payments must be received before Dec 1st. For more information, contact Ski Ward at 508-845-1797, and please mention our school name.

Classroom wish list:
We have collected many individual classroom wish lists as well as a school-wide wish list. Please read through the lists and choose to sponsor some items. We encourage you to give monetary donations towards specific items.

Pakistan Relief Donations:
Alhumdulillah, third grade’s count of students’ donations added up to the amount of $335 and some pennies. May Allah protect our students as they think of the well being of others

Eid gift table:
Gift tables are on display for the upcoming days until the last day before vacation. Students are encouraged to show kindness to relatives and friends through giving gifts. Prices range from $1 to $10.

Ramadan Itikaf: Alhuda Academy is sponsoring a Father-Son and a Mother-Daughter Itikaf (night stay and prayer at the Mosque) scheduled during the last 10 days of Ramadan at WIC. Please stay tuned.

Phone:
Please be patient with our phone system. We are having some difficulty with the system. We are looking into the problem as well as installing a second line soon. JAK.

Kindness and Honesty:
Students have a poster contest due Monday, Oct. 24th. Students can choose between 2 themes, Honesty or Kindness. Students can be creative in portraying their posters. They can use Qur’an, Hadith, stories from the past or present, or pictures / drawings. We will have 3 winning posters from each classroom. Students will be presented with prizes. Judges will be looking for the following criteria:
Creativity
Neatness
Authenticity

A change in Social Studies:
Insha’Allah, starting next Monday, Oct. 24, Mrs. Badry is going to teach Social Studies to grade 5. May Allah reward Mrs. Vakil and Mrs. Fleury for their time and efforts in teaching that subject.

Field Trip:
Mrs. Abdelkader is planning a field trip for sixth and seventh graders to the Art museum. Students will tour the Egyptian gallery on Wed, Nov 9th. This field trip will expand on their study of Ancient Egypt.

Calendar Notes

Oct. 20 to Oct. 28: Eid table Oct. 21: Opening of Mecca remembered Oct. 28: Father-Son I3tikaf Oct. 30: Mother-Daughter I3tikaf Oct. 31 to Nov. 4: Eid vacation Nov. 7: Classes resume with regular schedule Nov. 7: Eid Party, dress up Nov. 10: Half day, dress down Nov. 15: AMC 8 Math competition