Car Tags for Car Line

Please remember to have your yellow car tag that has your scholar's name on it within your dashboard for dismissal. This is necessary for all families to have, as it aids with safety and swiftness within the car line. If you need another one, or are a newly enrolled family, please email the PTO at and they will make you one for your car. manarastempto@manaraacademy.org Thank you for helping to keep our scholars safe and our car line swift!

Enrollment

We are increasing our enrollment weekly on our campus! It is very exciting, as we love to see new scholars joining our Manara family each week!

If you know of any family who is interested in enrolling, please reach out to Ms. Smith so that she can contact them, or bring them by / have them stop by the campus so we can answer any of their questions! Any family who refers a family and they enroll their scholar, we will provide a FREE uniform shirt to your scholar as a "thank you" for referring them to our school!

Communication

Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have questions or need clarification regarding your scholar's report card. Teachers are happy to speak with you and are looking forward to our Student Led Conferences in November where student work will be showcased and scholars can show you all they have been learning. All teachers have a Manara email address, and most have a Class Dojo, so you can reach out to them in those ways. Thank you for the continued communication!

Arabic Spelling Bee

It's Arabic Spelling Bee time! Our school spelling bee will be held on January 6, 2023. Any scholar in grades 5-8 is eligible to participate. We will be providing the Spelling Bee study list to all scholars who wish to participate. Students must study over the Winter Break in order to be successful in the Bee. If you have any questions, please let Mrs. Vinten know!

Permission slip forms will be sent home on Monday, October 10. Signed slips are due back by Friday, October 28.

Paper Tutoring App for Grades 5-8

Paper is a program our district has purchased to help assist scholars in their academic progression within grades 5-8. Click on this link to learn more about Paper and how it can assist your scholar in their nightly homework. Scholars will be utilizing this daily within their classroom as well. Teachers and the adminstrator is also able to view the scholar/tutor interaction and dialogue so that we can support at school also. Please reach out to your scholar's teacher if you have any questions regarding Paper!

School Arrival Times/Breakfast

Scholars should arrive on campus by 8:00am. If it is past 8:00am, please walk your child into the front office area and sign them in for the day. Scholars are counted as tardy after 8:00am.

Breakfast is served from 7:35am until 8:00am. If a scholar arrives after 8:10am, breakfast will not be available, as the cafeteria staff have to begin preparing for lunch time. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mrs. Vinten.

Uniforms

All scholars should be in uniform. Please see the HOME page (upper right hand corner of the newsletter) for the link to the school uniform website (French Toast) if you need to order anything with our logo on it. All polo shirts (navy or gray) should have the Manara Academy logo, and all bottoms should be either navy or gray in color. Sweatpants and jeans are not uniform approved. Jeans can be worn on "Dress Down" designated days, but not during the week. Jackets/coats/sweatshirts should also be solid navy or solid gray in color. There should be no logos on the outerwear other than a Manara Logo (example, it should not read "Nike"). Some rooms are very cold, so please make sure your child has the appropriate outerwear available.

Scholars will call home for parents to bring them the correct uniform/colors. It is part of our Student Code of Conduct (Level 1 Offense) to be out of uniform. After three times of not being in uniform, a scholar will earn a detention on Friday afternoon. Please reach our to Mrs. Vinten (avinten@manaraacademy.org) if you have any questions or concerns.

Manara Watch

There is a new system in place within Manara for students to be able to report school safety concerns. Manara Watch is a safe place for Manara Students to report their school safety concerns anonymously. Students are asked to provide enough details so the concern can be investigated thoroughly. In order to utilize the Manara Watch Link , students must be a current student and use their student email address to access this reporting system. This site is also available through the Home page link and is also on Manara's main website.

Snack Cart this week

Snack Cart will take place this Thursday, October 13. Scholars have assigned times to attend the snack cart with their class, so if he/she forgets their money, please make sure it is dropped off to Ms. Smith in the front office no later than 1:30pm. Please reach out to the PTO if you have any questions!

Grade Level Newsletters

Below are links to grade level newsletters. Please reach out to your child's teacher with any questions!

Pre-K

Kindergarten

1st grade

2nd grade

3rd/4th ELAR/SS

5th/6th ELAR/SS/Math/Science

7th/8th ELAR/SS/Math/Science

Specials

Need to Meet with the Principal?

If you need to meet with Mrs. Vinten due to a question or a concern, please scan the QR reader below and she will get back to you regarding setting up a conference time. This QR reader will also be available at the front desk for you to utilize. Thank you for helping us keep communication organized and efficient!

Oct 13 Snack Cart

Oct 14 Dress Down Day for $1.00

Oct 20 Snack Cart

Oct 21 Dress Down Day for $1.00

Oct 27 Snack Cart

Oct 28 Dress Down Day for $1.00

Oct 28 Arabic Spelling Bee permission slips due

Nov 4 No School for Scholars / Staff Professional Development Day

Nov 7-11 Student-led Conference Week

Nov 21-25 School Closed / Break for Scholars and Staff