Policies
Dismissal Procedures
Please see below changes to our Dismissal Procedure. It will be effective starting Monday, September 9.
AFTER SCHOOL CLASS VISIT
Some students visit the classroom after or before school hours to pick up something they had forgotten. Their parents have keys which they use to open the locked classroom doors. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AGAINST THE SCHOOL POLICY. The administration and I feel very strongly about this because
1. It is not fair to those students who too have forgotten a paper or book, but their parents do not have keys and as a result get tardy.
2. We are not teaching the students an important life skill. I believe that a lesson learned now is worth it even if a few points are lost, rather than later when consequences are higher and can have life long effects.
We all forget things from time to time, and that is why we have a tardy policy in place.
NOTE 1: I put away all the papers before leaving, so coming back for a forgotten worksheet when I am not there will not help.
NOTE 2: I am happy to see and talk to students before or after school. If the students have a problem or something they are struggling with, I am happy to help. My only request is let me know beforehand. This way I know that a student is looking for me, and I can keep an eye out for him/her. Just because I am in the building does not mean that I am in the classroom. So just let me know via email. Thanks.
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HEALTHY SNACK AWARDS
In order to encourage healthy eating among students, they will receive a Dojo point when they have a healthy snack to eat, and they actually eat it. Every four points earned a reward coin. Healthy snacks include fruits, vegetables (for example, cucumbers, carrots, etc.), granola bar, yogurt, and nuts.
Please note that due to many spills, juice pouches and juice boxes are no longer allowed to be consumed in class during snack time. The students can have them with lunch.
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PARENT VOLUNTEERS AT SCHOOL
We here at DU greatly appreciate the way parents support all the activities at school. It is very respectfully requested that please remember the guidelines when volunteering at school. We are kindly asking parents to avoid bringing younger children when volunteering in any of the school activities due to the safety of their children. In some situations, we will make the exception ONLY if the parent can manage to strap the child in a stroller. However, younger siblings are not allowed at any time to be in the classrooms. Family events such Family Reading Night, Cultural Event, etc. are the only exceptions.
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SHOELACES
Students walking around in united shoelaces is a major safety hazard. We have some students who don't know how to tie their shoelaces properly. Sometimes the shoelaces become untied because they are too long and as a result become loose very quickly. After retying their shoes a few times, the students just give up. We have had instances of students tripping because either they stepped over their own shoelaces or another student not paying attention did. If your child is struggling with tying their shoelaces, I would recommend replacing the shoelaces with an alternate system. There are many brands available now. Lock Laces, Xpand, Stout Gear, and Hickies to name a few (available on Amazon.com). Just see which ones work for you.
DISCLAIMER: Please note that I am not asking you to buy these no-ties shoelaces, and nor am I promoting a certain brand. I just wanted to bring a major safety hazard to your attention along with a few possible solutions.
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SCHOOL UNIFORM
Students required to attend the school in specified uniform. Please refer to Student Handbook for details.
As we head into Fall, students sometimes feel a little chilly. They are allowed to wear a hoodie/ cardigan inside as long as it is plain solid dark blue with no logo or design on them. No other color is allowed.
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FRIDAY FOLDERS
Students take home Friday Folders on Friday. This folder contains graded work. Please review the papers with your student. Tests and quizzes need to be signed and returned back to school in the Friday Folder. The school requires that we maintain them in student records here at school. The Friday Folders need to be brought in by Wednesday latest. I will not send home graded papers if I do not have a student's Friday Folder. If you have any questions, please email me.
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PARENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
As you all know, the Parent Assistance Program is implemented as a means of obtaining parental support of all the activities necessary to enrich the school experience for its students, and also to promote a strong ethic of volunteerism since actions are linked to good deeds. Additionally, we would like parents to be actively involved in the school as effective partners in our development and success.
Each DU family must complete a total of 20 hours. The first 10 hours need to be completed before the start of Winter Break (by December 21). The next 10 hours need to be completed before the end of the school year (by May 24). If however you are unable to fulfill any hours due to your busy schedule, you may opt out from this program by paying the $200 fee by August 31. Please also know that parents will be charged $15 per hour for every hour that is not completed by the end of school year.
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DU INCENTIVE PROGRAM: DU REWARD
COINS
The overall goal of this incentive program is to reinforce students for their appropriate behavior and to find ways to reward them with DU Reward Coins on a daily basis. All teachers will have DU Reward Coins to give to students, and all students have an opportunity to earn it. Students are responsible for their own coins. If coins are lost, they will not be replaced. Students will collect/save DU Reward Coins as they will be able to exchange them for some type of reward throughout the year from DU Store. Opportunities to exchange DU Reward Coins for rewards will be available at DU Store.
Students were given ziplock bags with their names on them to collect their coins in. As per classroom policy, the students are not allowed to do joint coin collection as it has led to problems in the past. If they still decide to do so, dear parents, please note that they are doing it without my permission, and I have told the students that any problems arising as a result will not be resolved by me. I have also recommended to the students that at the end of the school day on Friday, they should take the coins home for the weekend. I recommended assigning a small pocket in their backpacks to put coins in. The classroom is used for various activities over the weekend.
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SNACK TIME
Students get 10 minutes to have a little snack between period 2 and 3. Please only pack those snacks with your child which they can easily handle and are not messy. As per school policy, candy (even chocolate covered nuts) is not an acceptable snack.
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BOOKMOBILE
Peoria Public Library Bookmobile visits Daarul Uloom School every other Thursday. This provides students with an opportunity to check out books to read.
Please see below changes to our Dismissal Procedure. It will be effective starting Monday, September 9.
- All students in Pre-K1—5th Grade will be dismissed from the their classrooms.
- MS and HS students will be dismissed from the new building exit doors.
- DU Quran Academy (DUQA) students will be dismissed to the gym.
AFTER SCHOOL CLASS VISIT
Some students visit the classroom after or before school hours to pick up something they had forgotten. Their parents have keys which they use to open the locked classroom doors. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AGAINST THE SCHOOL POLICY. The administration and I feel very strongly about this because
1. It is not fair to those students who too have forgotten a paper or book, but their parents do not have keys and as a result get tardy.
2. We are not teaching the students an important life skill. I believe that a lesson learned now is worth it even if a few points are lost, rather than later when consequences are higher and can have life long effects.
We all forget things from time to time, and that is why we have a tardy policy in place.
NOTE 1: I put away all the papers before leaving, so coming back for a forgotten worksheet when I am not there will not help.
NOTE 2: I am happy to see and talk to students before or after school. If the students have a problem or something they are struggling with, I am happy to help. My only request is let me know beforehand. This way I know that a student is looking for me, and I can keep an eye out for him/her. Just because I am in the building does not mean that I am in the classroom. So just let me know via email. Thanks.
_____________________________________________
HEALTHY SNACK AWARDS
In order to encourage healthy eating among students, they will receive a Dojo point when they have a healthy snack to eat, and they actually eat it. Every four points earned a reward coin. Healthy snacks include fruits, vegetables (for example, cucumbers, carrots, etc.), granola bar, yogurt, and nuts.
Please note that due to many spills, juice pouches and juice boxes are no longer allowed to be consumed in class during snack time. The students can have them with lunch.
_____________________________________________
PARENT VOLUNTEERS AT SCHOOL
We here at DU greatly appreciate the way parents support all the activities at school. It is very respectfully requested that please remember the guidelines when volunteering at school. We are kindly asking parents to avoid bringing younger children when volunteering in any of the school activities due to the safety of their children. In some situations, we will make the exception ONLY if the parent can manage to strap the child in a stroller. However, younger siblings are not allowed at any time to be in the classrooms. Family events such Family Reading Night, Cultural Event, etc. are the only exceptions.
_____________________________________________
SHOELACES
Students walking around in united shoelaces is a major safety hazard. We have some students who don't know how to tie their shoelaces properly. Sometimes the shoelaces become untied because they are too long and as a result become loose very quickly. After retying their shoes a few times, the students just give up. We have had instances of students tripping because either they stepped over their own shoelaces or another student not paying attention did. If your child is struggling with tying their shoelaces, I would recommend replacing the shoelaces with an alternate system. There are many brands available now. Lock Laces, Xpand, Stout Gear, and Hickies to name a few (available on Amazon.com). Just see which ones work for you.
DISCLAIMER: Please note that I am not asking you to buy these no-ties shoelaces, and nor am I promoting a certain brand. I just wanted to bring a major safety hazard to your attention along with a few possible solutions.
___________________________________________
SCHOOL UNIFORM
Students required to attend the school in specified uniform. Please refer to Student Handbook for details.
As we head into Fall, students sometimes feel a little chilly. They are allowed to wear a hoodie/ cardigan inside as long as it is plain solid dark blue with no logo or design on them. No other color is allowed.
_____________________________________________
FRIDAY FOLDERS
Students take home Friday Folders on Friday. This folder contains graded work. Please review the papers with your student. Tests and quizzes need to be signed and returned back to school in the Friday Folder. The school requires that we maintain them in student records here at school. The Friday Folders need to be brought in by Wednesday latest. I will not send home graded papers if I do not have a student's Friday Folder. If you have any questions, please email me.
_____________________________________________
PARENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
As you all know, the Parent Assistance Program is implemented as a means of obtaining parental support of all the activities necessary to enrich the school experience for its students, and also to promote a strong ethic of volunteerism since actions are linked to good deeds. Additionally, we would like parents to be actively involved in the school as effective partners in our development and success.
Each DU family must complete a total of 20 hours. The first 10 hours need to be completed before the start of Winter Break (by December 21). The next 10 hours need to be completed before the end of the school year (by May 24). If however you are unable to fulfill any hours due to your busy schedule, you may opt out from this program by paying the $200 fee by August 31. Please also know that parents will be charged $15 per hour for every hour that is not completed by the end of school year.
_____________________________________________
DU INCENTIVE PROGRAM: DU REWARD
COINS
The overall goal of this incentive program is to reinforce students for their appropriate behavior and to find ways to reward them with DU Reward Coins on a daily basis. All teachers will have DU Reward Coins to give to students, and all students have an opportunity to earn it. Students are responsible for their own coins. If coins are lost, they will not be replaced. Students will collect/save DU Reward Coins as they will be able to exchange them for some type of reward throughout the year from DU Store. Opportunities to exchange DU Reward Coins for rewards will be available at DU Store.
Students were given ziplock bags with their names on them to collect their coins in. As per classroom policy, the students are not allowed to do joint coin collection as it has led to problems in the past. If they still decide to do so, dear parents, please note that they are doing it without my permission, and I have told the students that any problems arising as a result will not be resolved by me. I have also recommended to the students that at the end of the school day on Friday, they should take the coins home for the weekend. I recommended assigning a small pocket in their backpacks to put coins in. The classroom is used for various activities over the weekend.
_____________________________________________
SNACK TIME
Students get 10 minutes to have a little snack between period 2 and 3. Please only pack those snacks with your child which they can easily handle and are not messy. As per school policy, candy (even chocolate covered nuts) is not an acceptable snack.
_____________________________________________
BOOKMOBILE
Peoria Public Library Bookmobile visits Daarul Uloom School every other Thursday. This provides students with an opportunity to check out books to read.
- Please note that due to time constraints, I am not able to check the books of each and every student that they check out. I would appreciate it that when your child gets home on Bookmobile day, you ask your child about the books they checked out. Bookmobile allows them to issue 2 books at a time.
- Some students are not able to take advantage of this opportunity because they still do not have their library cards. To be able to check out books from the bookmobile the students need library cards from their local public library.
- Peoria Public Library has a fine limit of $5. If a card shows a fine of $5 or above, the students cannot check out books.
- Bookmobile visits are a privilege. Bookmobile visits generally take about 15 minutes from class time, therefore the students get a warning that if they continue not following directions, they will not be able to visit the bookmobile. In such case, I ask them to put their library books that they brought in for return in a box which I later take to the bookmobile for drop off.