APAX Newsletter Issue 8 - 2013 September - Zul Qadah 1434 · 2013-10-21 · NEWSLETTER ISSUE 8 - 2013 (SEPTEMBER - ZUL QADAH 1434) From the Editor Mrs Fazela Amod Hajj ... 2013. This

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 8 - 2013 (SEPTEMBER - ZUL QADAH 1434)

From the Editor Mrs Fazela AmodHajj - The Journey of a Lifetime...

THE KAABA’S WONDERFUL ATTRACTION The Quranic Verse “They will come to you on foot or every lean camel, coming fromevery remote path,” is response to the Quranic Verse, “And proclaim among men thepilgrimage,” indicating that the divine call which was spread throughout the world byProphet Ibrahim (a.s) and then reaffirmed by the ordainment of the Holy Prophet ofIslam (saw) left such impact on the Kaaba that it attracted susceptible men from theremotest corners of the world with its magnetic property. During Hajj season, amazing activity occurs in the corners of the world and largecrowd of people pour into Mecca by land, sea, and air, while there is no force,allurement, propaganda, or any other urging factors. People go through all hardshipsso as to come to visit the Kaaba with love and as soon as their eyes fall on the Houseof their Beloved, they start prostrating themselves and forgetting all hardships.APAX wishes all Hujjaj Hajj Mabroor

FROM THE PRINCIPAL...MRS NADIA MOTARAAs Salaam U Alaikum ParentsWe have reached the end of yet another very busy term and Alhamdullilah, we feel like weare moving ahead at a steady pace. The staff have worked exceptionally hard and havemanaged to produce some excellent results. Grade averages have increased and there hasbeen a marked improvement in both the quality and quantity of work covered. The successof all activities this term has been as a result of great teamwork and a willingness to see theschool prosper. I would also like to thank Fazela and Zainab, our school administrators. Ournew parents, in particular, have been very impressed with the reception they receive at ourfront offices. I hope that you all have a well-deserved rest and that our learners return to tackle the lastterm with the same zeal and enthusiasm as they did this term.

A reminder to all parents that school re-opens for APAX learners on 30th September2013. This is to make up for the extra days given during the last week of Ramadhaan

FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR'S DESKTution Agreements/Re-Registration FormsThese documents have been circulated to parents. it is imperative that all parents hand thesein as soon as possible. failure to let the school know timeously will result in your childs spacebeing given to someone else. We have waiting lists for all grades and would like to sort outour classes for 2014 as soon as possible.2015 Sibling ApplicationsAll 2015 sibling applications to be submitted by the 1 October 2013. Late applications will not beconsidred for sibling preference.

SPEECH CONTESTOur 3rd Annual Speech Contest was held on Friday, 30th August. Dr Ridwaan Mia gracedour occasion as Master of Ceremonies. A special thank you to our adjudicators Mrs AmeeraLulat, Mrs Zaheera Ismail Bham and Khudeja Pochee. We would also like to thank the PTAfor their assistance in making the event a success.

All our learners excelled and the adjudicators had a tough time choosing winners. Thefollowing learners need to be commended:

Name of Learner Grade/Position TopicRidwaan Khan Grade 4 – 1st Toothpaste Flavoured Bubblegum

Musabbiha Ebrahim Grade 4 – 2nd Kindness is Contagious, Pass it On!

Hamzah Manjra Grade 4 – 3rd The Wonders of Life

Muaaz Amod Grade 5 – 1st Yummies

Zainab Sayanvala Grade 5 – 2nd The Vision for My FutureMuhammed RazeenSader Grade 5 – 3rd Who Is She Really?

Aneesa Randeree Grade 6 – 1st I’m not t Asking For The Moon

Ahlaam Motara Grade 6 – 2nd The Root of Our Problems

Aisha Kola Grade 6 – 3rd Who Are We?

Ayesha Gutta Grade 7 – 1st Teenage Trials

Grade 7 – 2nd

Hammaad Akoojee Grade 7 – 2nd The Challenge

Hamzah Moosajee Grade 7 – 3rd My Lunchbox

Mohammed Zain Laher Grade 8 – 1st Social Networking

Ameerah Dhorat Grade 8 – 2nd Dreams and Wonders

Eesa Sader Grade 8 – 3rd More Than Just An Emotion Muaaz Amod went on to participate in the National Public Speaking Eisteddfod. Hereceived a gold certificate. Well done, Muaaz! We are so proud of you – you havedone APAX proud!

Congratulations to our Foundation Phase learners who also did very well withtheir speeches this year.

CONDOLENCESOur sincere condolences go to….

Hassan Khan and his family for the loss of his dearest momMuallimah Rashida Cajee for the loss of her aunt

ARBOR WEEKMuallimah’s Amina Dollie and Ayesha Coovadia organised a very successful ArborWeek Programme. Activities included painting the walls on the Foundation Phaseplayground with bright murals, planting of trees, shrubs and seedlings and a range ofinteresting speeches and talks about various environmental concerns.

Dahyya Saloojee had this to say:Keep the future, Turn off the lightKeep the future bright, make things rightOur world depends on youHave a short shower- you won’t turn blueThe coal reserves have till 2155So make a difference to preserve our children’s lives Did you know…A PS3 uses more electricity than a fridge?So, our world depends on youTurn off the pool pumpAnd save a whole coal lumpIron large batches of clothes at onceAnd preserve energy for another monthCover the geyser with insulationTo stop air pollutionBecome an energy saverYou”ll thank me laterOur world depends on us…Getting energy from the sunThat’s our new future begunWindmills covering the landLet’s all stand up and stop pollution hand with handSo, keep the future brightTurn off the lightKeep the future brightMake the earth right

We would like to thank Mrs Safiya Bobat for her involvement and assistance inmaking our Arbor Week successful. STAFF DEVELOPMENT

On Saturday, 24th August all staff attended a developmental workshop on the SevenHabits of Highly Effective People. The morning proved to be inspirational as well asvery informative. We have decided to include this programme in our Life Skillscurriculum for 2014. Mr Ebrahim and Ms Motara attended a Principal’s Conferenceorganised by the Johannesburg East District. The focus of the conference was on“Moving Schools from Good to Great”.

ANTI BULLYINGOur anti bullying campaign proved to be very successful. In the last month, thenumber of bullying incidents have reduced considerably. Our learners are now awareof our anti bullying policy and we are happy to report that, our learners are now ableto talk about, point out and report incidents. Some of our activities included:

Posters were displayed around the school to createAWARENESS

SCHOOL NOTICE BOARD

Learners wrote their personal experiences of bullying. these wereattached onto balloons- this activity afforded those who have beenvictims, perpetrators or bystanders the opportunity to "let go" and to takea firm stand fromthis point on....

Assembly talks throughout the week reinforced our slogan... Theweek ended with all learners taking and signing the Take a Stand, Lend a Hand" AntiBullying Pledge

CAKE AND CANDY GRADE 5Thank you to Muallimah Aarefa and Muallimah Aamena Gani for organising a successfulCake and Candy. The funds were used to purchase gardening equipment, plants andadditional netball balls.

SOLES FOR SOULS – APAX Charity ClubThis term our charity club collected shoes and clothing for under privileged children. Ourheartfelt gratitude to one and all for your generous contributions towards our “Soles forSouls” charity drive. We know what a daunting task it must have been as we all cringe at thethought of cleaning out our cupboards! With your efforts we were able to collect asignificant amount of clothes and shoes – these will be distributed to Madressa al Badr and anorphanage in Lenasia, Ext 11 on Wednesday, 18th September 2013. May Allah reward youand your families abundantly in this world and the hereafter. Ameen,

“ The best of people is he who is most beneficial to people” ( Kanzul Ummaal)

MEET YUSUF AND MOHAMMED DADOO…OUR FUTURE GOLF STARS These brothers show amazing golf talent and have been travelling both nationally andinternationally showcasing their skill. Young Yusuf, who is only in Grade 1a, recently came2nd in the Africa Open Challenge held in Bela Bela. Congratulations to both brothers…wewill all be following you both as you move closer towards achieving your dream of becomingsuper golfers! CONGRATULATIONS TO ZAHRA AYOB, NAZNEEN AND AADIL MOOSA

Zahra Ayob achieved her Orange Belt in Karate. Nazneen and Aadil Moosa , our brother andsister team received gold medals for Mixed Martial arts at a tournament held in Vereenigingin August. Congratulations to you all! They sure not to be messed with. TENNIS RESULTSOn Tuesday, 13th August, we played our first ever school tennis match against CliffviewPrimary. We are happy to say that we drew the match 2-2. We played our second matchagainst Fountainbleau a week later. Unfortunately, we lost all our matches. Our last matchwas against Robin Hills Primary. After four tough matches, we lost 3-1. We would like tothank our coach, Ameen for guiding and supporting us through our first tennis season andalso to all our parents for their support. Our tennis team :

Zahrah Sader, Layla Moosa, Aaliya Wadvalla, Razeena Adam and AhlaamMotara

MAHDIYA PATELMahdiya Patel , grade 2a was extremely successful at the Central Gauteng Regional WomensArtistic Championships held on 30 August 2013. She was awarded Junior Gauteng Coloursfor Women’s Artistic Gymnastics, where she was placed second in her division. She alsoreceived a gold medal for her average above 8.5. MashaAllah Mahdiya!!

ASSESSMENTSFormal Assessment Tasks have already been sent home for parents to sign. Should parentswish to discuss any concerns, please make an appointment with the subject teacher concernedin the new term. We would like to appeal to parents not to keep learners away from schoolfor trivial reasons, especially if there are Formal Tasks scheduled.The standard of work currently being produced by some of our senior learners is certainlycommendable!!

‘n Vrugteverkoper se Storie – Naafia Amod Graad 7Elke more sit die vrugteverkoper voor die Soweto staanplek. Met haar vrugte, pragtig geskik

op ‘n kleurvolle tafeldoek, is sy ‘n vertroulike gesig. Sy is altyd netjies, met haarsilwerskoon pienk uniform, maar daar is niemand wat die vrugteverkoper se storie ken. Hier

is haar storie...’n ongelooflike sukkel.“Ek is Antjie Nkundi. Ek was gebore op die 12 Januarie 1979. Dit was die era van

Apartheid. My pa was in die tronk, en my ma en ek het elke dag baklei. Ek was 16 wanneerek van die huis weggehardloop. Die straat was nou my huis. Na ‘n jaar, was ek swanger.

Die tyd to my seuntjie amper gebore was het ek besef dat die straat nie nog my huis kan weesnie. ‘n Vriend het vir my twee pakkies appels gegee. Ek het die appels op my sjaal by die

staanplek gesit. Van daar af was ek nou ‘n vrugteverkoper. My seuntjie en ek bly nou in ‘nklein agter kamertjie in Soweto. Na skool speel my seuntjie by die Metro treinstasie. En ek,

ek is altyd hier met die son, van sonop tot sononder.

FUN WALKThe suburb of Auckland Park came alive on Sunday, 15th September as hundreds of APAXwalkers took to the streets. Hats off to the PTA , Staff and Board of Managers for organisingsuch a fun-filled event. Details of the total amount collected will be circulated in our nextnewsletter.

Our Fun walk Experience – Zaakira Sader and Fatima KapadiyaWe had so much fun at the Fun Walk. We got the chance to do some exercise (5km walk)with our moms. Normally, we are at home, go shopping or visit family. This was the firsttime we spent outdoors and it was such a wonderful experience. On the way, we picked up

litter and had some friendly chats with other walkers. We made new friends too. Throughout the walk , there was a friendly, happy atmosphere. After the walk, we had lots

to eat and our families socialised with each other while we had more fun on the jumpingcastle. All the learners received a medal and there were also lots of special prizes for thewinners. The oldest participant was 74 years old. The Fun Walk was beautiful and we

cannot wait until next year, when we will both try harder to walk faster!

Fun Walk 2013 By: Zahraa Ebrahim and Zahra Sader (3B)The day started off as we walked through the gates of “The Palms”. We were very excited aswe saw many people in their APAX t-shirts displaying an anti-bullying slogan signing in andsettling down before the walk began. The tuck-shop was filled with yummy delights and we

could just hear our tummy’s grumbling. Not long after the dads, sons, uncles andgrandfathers were lined up outside the Masjid waiting to start their 5 km walk. A little whileafter the ladies were ready to go. We felt a little nervous as the gun shot into the air. Quicklywe built up confidence and marched our way to the front of the line. As we walked we saw

children zooming pass and Muallimahs handing out water at the water points.We were very proud of our fellow learners for achieving lovely prizes. It was really fun we

hope to do this again Insha-Allah!A special thank you to all our sponsors who contributed towards the success of our FunWalk:

Africa Cash and Carry – Mr Edrees HathuraniAfricom Telecom – Mr A.C. RandereePharmed Pharmaceuticals – Mr M. H. RandereeABI IndustriesPride Plastics – Mr S. DosaniCampus Motors – Mr N. TaliaSaleys TravelChanging Tides – Gangat FamilyCallitsos Restaurant

Callitsos RestaurantJMB Labels – Aslam MoniaSeven Seas Spa – Mr Ismail SaithSleepy Sleepwear – Mrs Z. SimjeeZamano Consulting – Mr Zaahid EssopForsmay ButcherySaleh’s BakeryShoneez BakeryGMSS MarshallingRescue 786Mr Yusuf Taraj - Sound

WEBSITE DESIGN

Our sincere thanks and appreciation to Mohamed Sayanvala our website designer.The APAX website is a real hit. Check it out atwww.apax.co.za

EXCURSION TO LORY PARK ZOOOur Foundation Phase learners enjoyed an informative and "hands on" trip to the Lory parkZoo on Thursday, 19th September. Our group was taken on a guided tour and had an amazingcontact session during which they had the opportunity to touch some animals. The positivewill certainly contribute to the inculcation of positive attitudes towards animals.

SWIMMING We start swimming in the first week of the new term for Grade 4-8 learners. This will bedone during the Esperanza session. The boys and girls will alternate. E.g in week 1, the girlswill do swimming while the boys go to Esperanza. Inw eek 2, the boys will swim while thegirls are at Esperanza. Those learners who do not wish to join swimming will be allowed toplay table tennis.

HAJ GREETINGSSpecial Haj greetings go to Mr and Mrs Ebrahim as they embark on this special journey. Our love, duas andgood wishes accompany them…May your trip bring you countless blessings and joy. Mr Timol will takeover Mr Ebrahim’s timetable while he is away.

REPORTSReports will be issued on Friday, 20th September . Please sign the report reply slip andreturn it to school on the first day of the new term.

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