IQRA Newsletter
Issue Number 5, Autumn

Hadith of the week
Abu Hurayrah
reported: My beloved (the Prophet ﷺ) advised me to do three things, which I will never abandon so long as I live: to fast three days of each month, to pray two rakʿahs of Duha prayer, and not to sleep until I pray Witr

Deadline for Reception Admissions
Please note that the deadline for Reception school is the 15th of January 2021.
Applications must be completed online via the borough you live in. It is advisable to put at least 3, if not more schools of your choice in case your child is not offered your first choice of Primary school.
Supplementary forms should be completed and handed to the school office with the borough reference noted

Free Medical Advice
For free medical advice and support please contact the School Nursing Team Monday—Friday 91m-5pm on
0203 049 4777
Alternatively you could confidentially text the school nurse on
07520 631 130

We made it!
It has been a very busy term to end a very busy start to a new academic year. We have had to face many challenges and in some cases hardship but alhumdulillah, we have reached the end of term for a well deserved break.
We would like to thank all the parents for their support and patience through out this difficult period.
Insha’Allah school will reopen Tuesday 5th January 2021

Nursery Places Available
Do you have a child born between
01/09/20 and 31/12/17
If so there are limited places available in our Nursery for January 2021. Please complete an application form and submit it to the office as soon as possible.

Reading over the holidays
Every level of academic success is connected to reading. The quality of a child’s reading is often a sure sign to their ability to be able to succeed at school and beyond.
At Iqra, we use a reading program called Bug club to help your child develop their reading.
Lockdown has meant that some of our children are now behind by as much as 4 months in their reading which-if we do not intervene now-can have a long term effect on their progress in school.
As a parent, you can make a huge difference to your child’s progress through supporting them in reading everyday. Ten minutes everyday can make a huge difference to their progress at school.
For more information on Bug Club and reading click here

Free Fruit
A selection of fresh fruits is being will be provided to the pupils in Year 3,4,5 and 6, daily at no cost to parents. This is a new initiative from Iqra School to promote healthy eating and is in addition to the fruits already provided to the Nursery to Year 2 classes. Please encourage your children to eat the fresh fare provided and remind them of the many benefits of healthy eating. We are hoping to instill good eating habits for the future whilst contribution to their 5 a day!
Parents are no longer to send in snacks! Win! Win!

Continents & Oceans Workshop
Year 2 were treated to an engaging workshop, where they travelled the world in 45 minutes!
They began with North America, where they visited the Grand Canyon to the Great Barrier Reef.
The final destination was the Northern Lights in Norway!