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Al-Hijra Academy Library Media

Centre

Reading for a Brighter Future

About Our Library

Our library media centre opened during the 2015-2016 school year. The Library Grand Opening celebration was a culmination of years of good intentions, small deeds, selflessness, generosity, and hard work. Working together and through Allah’s mercy, we were able to witness the dream of having a library media centre come into fruition.

Meet Our Librarian
Upcoming Events

Don't Miss Out!

Want to know more about our school literacy events? Check back often; there’s always something fun going on.

Library Media Specialist

Sr. Maimoona Ali

My passion is literacy; that is what lead me to move from teaching to becoming a school library media specialist. I am an avid reader and I love to see kids get excited about reading. Our Ummah needs well-read leaders, with a strong Islamic identity, who can communicate powerfully in order to benefit society. I take this as a personal mission and I hope that what they learn in the library will lead them to success in both the deen and the dunya.

The Tower of Books Summer Reading Challenge

For Al-Hijra Students in Grades 2-6

Dear Al-Hijra Parents,


Welcome to the Tower of Books Challenge, an independent summer reading challenge for Al-Hijra students entering Grades 2-6! Here’s how it works:


Your child’s goal is to read all of the books from the categories listed on his/her book log. He or she will check off one of the boxes each time a book is read. After checking off a box, it’s time for him/her to add to… the Tower of Books!
1. Cut out a book.

2. Fill in the book information.

3. Fold it and tape/glue it into a 3-D book.

4. Start stacking them up!  How high can your tower get?

As an added incentive, students who complete their Tower of Books Challenge (honestly and completely) should bring their Tower of Books Challenge Form and their 3-D books (in a plastic shopping bag) to the Al-Hijra Library during the first week of school to be evaluated.  Certificates and prizes will be given to students who carefully follow all instructions and successfully complete the reading challenge!  Please remember:  All work must be done by the student in order to count.


I encourage all students to participate in this reading challenge because the research is clear that children who don't read during the summer can lose up to three months of reading progress and that loss has a cumulative, long-term effect. Plus, your child will get to try some different types of books he/she may not have read before, and all the while have fun keeping track of his/her reading! So be sure to visit your local public library and get your children reading this summer.

 

Click on the links below to print out instructions, 3-D book template, and book logs.
 

Literacy Celebration Week

October 24-28, 2016

The 4th Annual Al-Hijra Academy Literacy Celebration Week will be the week of October 24-28. During this week students will enjoy fun literacy activities and will visit the Scholastic Book Fair. The culminating event will be the Family Literacy Night on Wednesday, October 26. Volunteers are needed. More details will emerge soon...

Fall Scholastic Book Fair

October 24-28, 2016

During this week all classes will have the opportunity to visit the Book Fair to check out all the great new books. The Book Fair will be open to the community on Family Literacy Night -Wednesday, October 26 from 6-9.

Family Literacy Night

October 26, 2016

Join us on Wednesday, October 26 from 6-9 as we celebrate our 4th Annual Family Literacy Night at Al-Hijra Academy! More details soon...

Author Visit

2016

Which author will come visit Al-Hijra this year? Check back soon for the big reveal!

Scholastic Reading Club Orders

October Orders Due 10/17/16

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