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Hawks News January 2017
Hawks News January 2017
The Leader in Me
by Uzma Said, Elementary School Director
Although not in the spotlight, New Horizon School, Irvine would not be where it is today
without the generous and professional support provided by its Board of Trustees. These
unsung heroes and sheroes take on the role of Board Member as an add on to their careers,
families, social life, and other volunteer opportunities. Every Board Member gives generously
of their time and money to support New Horizon School, Irvine, and they hold the Schools
Mission in trust while assuring the financial health and sustainability of the organization. In
line with best practices, New Horizons Board of Trustees is self-perpetuating and is made up of
parents, alumni parents, grandparents, community members, and even individuals outside of
the community who have a needed skill or experience.
As 2016 came to a close, it marked the end of Yasmine Abdel-Aals term as Chairwoman. She
has done an outstanding job in that role over the past four years. Her knowledge as an attorney
helped to stewarded New Horizon and the Islamic Center of Southern California, its parent
organization, through a corporate and legal restructuring, moving away from a shared tax ID
with its sister schools in Pasadena, Los Angeles, and West Los Angeles and allowing for greater
security and autonomy for each entity. We also say goodbye to Magdy Eletreby who completed
his term on the Board and served the last year and a half as Vice Chairman. Magdy has been
instrumental in New Horizons expansion plans and for soliciting the significant funds
necessary to get the Upper School Campus project underway. I want to take this opportunity to
thank them both for their commitment in building a strong organization sure to positively
impact our youth for years to come.
I am happy to share that Motasem Benothman has been elected as the new Board Chairman
with the support of Roy Light and Burak Ozgur as co-Vice Chairs. We look forward to them
bringing their passion, insight, and experience to the table, insha Allah. May God guide them
and all the Board Members to serve and lead New Horizon into its next crucial phase of growth
and development.
If you or someone you know is passionate about and supportive of New Horizon School, Irvine, and would like to volunteer
by serving on the Finance, Development, or other Board Committees, please send a letter of interest and bio to
board@newhorizonirvine.org.
New FUNDRAISING
Horizon.
FOCUS
Annual Fund
We are so appreciative of
all the parents, families,
Board members, and staff
who participated in this
years Get it Done in 31!
Annual Fund Campaign.
The Annual Fund is a
critical cog in the New
Horizon wheel.Your
support keeps New
Horizons gears going!
Through the Get it
Done in 31! effort, the
New Horizon family
raised $76,525 and received 76% participation from parents,
staff, and our Board of Trustees collectively. We are so proud
to say that 100% of the NHPA, Staff and our Board of
Trustees contributed to the campaign. Congratulations to our
fourth-grade families who really shined with 87% Get it Done
in 31! participation.
Since the Get it Done in 31! Campaign, fundraising support has not
stopped! We hosted a successful Grandparents Day where we shared
Annual Fund and Capital Campaign updates and received several
generous contributions to support those efforts. New Horizon Irvine
families went wild for Jog-a-thon! Students and families raised
more than $30,000 for New Horizon and promoted healthy living at
the same time. Jog-a-thons overwhelming success brought overall
annual fundraising efforts to more than $100,000 raised.
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February
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Re-Enrollment Deadline
Here at New Horizon Preschool all
of our teachers work diligently to
create a language-rich program
that promotes children's talking,
reading, and writing. We have five
preschool classrooms, with
students from ages 2 1/2 to 5 years
old. At this young age students
demonstrate different abilities and
we provide a variety of
experiences and materials in
Language Arts.
Part of our curriculum includes
using Zoo-phonics and
Handwriting Without Tears. Both
programs provide the building
blocks for reading and writing.
Zoo-phonics is the preschool
phonological program of choice. It
uses animals drawn in the shapes
of the letters for ease in memory. A
related body movement is given for
each letter. This concrete approach
cements the sounds to the shapes
of the letters.The Handwriting
Without Tears program
incorporates hands-on activities
and multi-sensory teaching
strategies that build good
handwriting habits early.
The curriculum is age-appropriate,
developmental, sequential and
playful. When the students arrive
at school they have outdoor play.
There, they have the opportunity
17th-20th
for conversation with peers,
P re s i d e n t s D a y H o l i d a y
role play, and group games
(No School)
where they follow directions of
how to play. Then our students
22nd
go inside for a circle time
NHPA General Parent Meeting
meeting. They may share what
they did that past weekend.
The teachers may do a read
aloud. One student stated that
Curious George was his favorite
because he makes pancakes and
my mom makes pancakes.
During a read aloud the teachers
engage the students in age
appropriate comprehension
questions.
After circle time students go to
centers with a variety of hands
on activities. Some students
choose to use the light table to
trace their name. Others may
choose to play group games
like Alphabet BINGO. A
student chose to use the
Storytellers Box to create her
own story while also
answering, who, what, where,
questions. The grandma is riding
a bike in the house! the child
laughed as she told her teacher,
Ms. Claudia.
Every day the students attend,
they have fun while learning. I
like to paint pictures of myself!
Ms. Asras student exclaimed and
is
encouraged to express
herself when describing her work.
Ms. Fabiana made slime that
students enjoyed manipulating
while also engaging in
conversation with each other. Our
preschool students love to come to
school each day to see what fun
learning opportunities are in store
for them!
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SLC SPOTLIGHT
Keeping New Horizons Spirit Alive with SLC
Sponsored Spirit Day!
The kindergartners and sixth graders organized a school-wide
Pajama Drive. As part of Scholastics partnership with the Pajama
Program, a nonprofit organization that provides new pajamas and
books to children in needespecially those living in group homes,
shelters, foster care, and orphanages, they committed to matching
every donation we made with TWO BOOKS so that a child in need gets
both pajamas and books! The SLC wanted to congratulate and
celebrate the spirit of giving by ending the drive with a school-wide
Pajama Day!
Pajama Drive!
THANK YOU
TO OUR
JOG-A-THON
SPONSORS!
FamVans
CodeSpeak Labs
Smaili & Associates PLC
Amana Mutual Funds
WestBanc Corp
Spectrum Construction
Dr. Ahmed Elgazar
Markah Legal
Irvine Orthodontics
Event Blossom
Brain Balance Centers
Coastal Kids Pediatrics
NHPA Recipe
Simple Banana Bread
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
4 Bananas, finely crushed
1 1/2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 cup chopped Walnuts
(optional)
Directions:
Cream together butter
and sugar. Add
eggs and crushed banana
s. Combine well.
Sift together flour, baking
soda and salt.
Add to creamed mixture.
Add walnuts
and vanilla. Pour into gre
ased and floured
loaf pan. Bake at 350 degre
es for 60
minutes. Keeps well in the
refrigerator.
2016 Jog-a-thon!
Thank you so much for participating in our
annual Jog-a-thon event.It was an inspiring
day proving that a healthy lifestyle and having
a good time gotogetherwell. Parents,
students and teachers all participated in the
fun!TheChick-fil-A cow made aspecial
appearance and encouraged the students'
efforts. Whole Foods Market distributed
bananas and Trader Joe's supplied us with
water bottles. Much thanks to them and to
everyone for your support, donation and
cheers.
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
NEXT NHPA GENERAL MEETING IS ON
FEBRUARY 22ND @ 8:00AM!
YOUR NHPA
DOLLARS
AT WORK
OCTOBER
Potted Succulents Teacher
Appreciation Gift
NOVEMBER
Catered Breakfast for all
Faculty and Staff
DECEMBER
Catered Kabob Lunch for
all Faculty and Staff