Assalamu Alaikum families! 👋

Welcome to our 1st Grade class at Daarul Uloom. I’m Mrs. Farooqui, and I’m so excited to begin this learning adventure with you and your child!

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Let’s make this a fabulous year together! 🎉

Student Eid Gift Exchange:

In celebration of Eid, we are pleased to organize a student gift exchange on Thursday, March 26.

Gift Exchange Format and Criteria:

• Gifts will be exchanged anonymously, with boys exchanging with boys and girls exchanging with girls.

• Each gift must fall within the $15 to $20 range. This budget ensures fairness and inclusivity. The stated limit should not be exceeded.

• Please avoid overly personal items such as clothing, perfume, or jewelry.

• All gifts must be school appropriate and age appropriate.

• Items that promote violence, inappropriate language, or unsafe materials are not permitted.

• Food items are not allowed due to allergy considerations.

• Gifts should be thoughtful and respectful of cultural and religious values.

Gift Wrapping and Submission:

• Gifts must be placed in a gift bag and NOT wrapped.

• The student’s name (the giver) should be clearly labeled on a piece of paper and placed inside the bag.

• The administration or homeroom teacher will review each gift to ensure it meets the stated criteria.

• Please note: All gifts must be submitted to the homeroom teacher no later than March 2.

Gift Assignment Process:

• Students will be assigned a number at random by their teacher.

• Each student will receive the gift corresponding to their assigned number.

I have added things to the Amazon Wishlist. Please check it out, and contribute in any way you can. These items will be used for your children. We have a treasure box and everyday a 'Lucky Duck" is selected and they receive an item from the treasure box. The items added to the wishlist are requested by the students. They are looking forward to being the "Lucky Duck ".

Jazak Allah Khair!

AMAZON WISHLIST

QuickSchools

IXL

HMH

Islamic Studies

Computers

Quran and Arabic

Class DOJO

Parent Teacher Conference

February 18—Ramadhan 2026 Begins (Tentative)

February 20—Uniform Free Day- Boys: Favorite Thawb & Girls: Favorite Abaya

March 2nd — Last day to submit Eid gifts

March 2nd — February Reading Logs Due

March 13th — End of 3rd Quarter

March 16th- 20th — EID Break

March 23—Start of 4th Quarter

March 26—25-26 Q3 Report Card available to parents, 1st—12th Grade

For additional information about any event, please visit dupeoria.org

Contact Information:

Mrs. Farooqui (Homeroom, Reading/Language Arts, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies)

309-691-9089

farooquia@dupeoria.org

May Ghazawna (Qur'an and Arabic)

ghazawnam@dupeoria.org

Ms. Mubeen (Islamic Studies and Computers)

fatimam@dupeoria.org

Coach Brik Hasan (PE)

brikh@dupeoria.org

Sadaqa Money

Please send in Sadaqa money every Friday to ensure our kids are in the practice of giving charity.