On Your Mark...Get Set...GO!

Assalamualaikum all!

Alhamdulillah, yet another big event is coming our way very soon inshaa Allah. The students, teachers, and staff members are starting to feel the excitement now - for the Idrissi International School Sports Day 2017!

YAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

There is much to do for everyone - we need to prepare cheers and decoration, sort out and get T-shirts, gear up for games and matches, and so much more!

And yes...it is time to get competitive, people. This is the time to show your skills and talents, your strength and wit, your ability to handle pressure and lead your team, your ability to stay focused, your ability to support your teammates, your ability to get back up when you have fallen, and most importantly - your ability to HAVE FUN!

We will have 4 sports houses for this year's event - Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring. Why the four seasons? We go by these beautiful words:

"The four seasons are one of the many examples of remembrance to Allah.  Changes in the weather remind us how man has no control over the seasonal weather and how Allah has control over everything."

The official Idrissi School Sports Day 2017 poster

Inshaa Allah in the near future, watch this space for updates and snippets of our activities leading up to the exciting big day. Stay tuned!

May Allah bless our efforts and deeds.

Farm In The City

Assalamualaikum all!

On the 10th January 2017, our little pre-schoolers had the great opportunity to visit the Farm In The City - a petting zoo located in Seri Kembangan, Selangor. A total of 23 excited children went for the trip along with 7 chaperones.

The place is divided into several sections such as the Bird Aviary, Reptiles Cavern, and Fish Feeding to name a few. It is a great place for children to learn about different species of animals. The best part is that children can interact with the animals by petting, touching, and feeding them.

All aboard the bus! So excited :)

Briefing by the Farm In The City guide

The children had a busy morning ahead of them - there were so many interesting things to see and do! This was basically what was in stored for the day:

10:00am - Arrival & briefing
10:10am - Ostrich & Cow Station
10:15am - Falabella (world's smallest species of horse)
10:20am - Turtle & Tortoise Farm
10:35am - Reptiles Cavern
10:40am - Birds Aviary
10:55am - Savannah
11:05am - Vegetable & Fruit Farm
11:15am - Pet Village & Fish Feeding
11:35am - Jungle Walk
11:40am - Exhibition Hall
11:50am - Kampung Mahmood
12:00pm - It's a wrap!

Hello there ostrich!

The children observing the falabella - the world's smallest species of horse

Feeding turtles & tortoises was one of the favourites with the children

Nyum nyum nyum!

Pretty sure this fellow is feeling loved by the children <3

The children curious about the snakes and lizards, masyaallah.

What a brave child we have here!

Our teacher feeding birds at the aviary

Feeding a few hungry guinea pigs

Cuddling a fluffy rabbit

Fish feeding! Look at all those hungry fish

The children had the chance to try catch some fish!

The children admiring a sheep :)

Here's a question: is this a llama or an alpaca?

Our pre-schooler taking a closer look at a chick

The children learning how to fetch water from a well

Masyallah, there was so much to learn, so many things to see. The trip was an excellent exposure for the children to nature and its wonders. It also kept the children happy and excited as they were able to learn outside of the classroom and had the chance to interact with so many animals!

A big thank you to all the chaperones for taking care of our little pre-schoolers. A big thank you also to the wonderful children - may you continue to have curiosity and the thirst to learn, inshaa Allah.

May Allah bless our efforts and deeds.

Mangrove In Action!

Assalamualaikum all!

The last week of January had been very exciting for both our teachers and students - one of the reasons was the primary school students' Mangrove In Action trip! The trip was an educational trip which involved the students to learn about the importance of mangrove forests and replant mangrove plants.

Mangrove In Action! 

Prior to the trip, some students may not know what is a mangrove tree, and some students may have heard of them. However, upon arrival at the Environmental Interpretive Centre (EIC), the staff members there gave a welcoming and informative briefing/introduction to mangrove trees, the significance of mangrove trees to the environment, and how we can help increase the number of mangrove trees.

EIC staff member explaining on mangrove trees

Students listening to the briefing 

Once the briefing was done, students and teachers were taken to the Bagan Lalang beach for the action! Each student was given the opportunity to contribute to this wonderful cause, so everyone received a plant to be placed in the soil.

The Idrissi School troops walking towards the mangrove planting area

Mangrove trees received  

Ready to plant! 

With instructions and guidance from the EIC staff members, students and teachers planted their mangrove trees - and they had a blast!

Look how happy he is, alhamdulillah :)

One of the EIC staff members guiding a student to plant

May you grow to be a big and healthy mangrove tree, inshaa Allah. 

Plant away! 

Happy faces after mangrove planting

Mashaallah, our fruitful outcome! 

Next up - potting mangrove seeds! Students need to place mangrove seeds into little poly bags and fill the bags with earth.

Ladies and gentlemen - mangrove seeds! 

The seeds placed in poly bags

Alhamdulillah, done potting mangrove seeds! 

The students seemed to have such a good time and some were distracted by the hundreds of little crabs on the beach. They were running and squealing in delight - so we let them catch a few crabs themselves.

 

Crab hunting

"Look what I have in my hands!"

This is the look of happiness and glee :D

Alhamdulillah, what a fruitful day! The educational trip was an eye-opener on the state of mangrove forests in the country as well as a great chance for the students (and teachers) to experience planting trees first hand. The students and teachers had a wonderful time planting and helping each other out - at the end of the day, they got their hands and shoes dirty, some had mud on their shirts and pants, but everyone had a smile on their faces knowing that they have contributed to a great environmental cause :)

May Allah bless our efforts and deeds.