Full-time private Islamic school in Philadelphia, PA.
The 5th grade has been busy with science experiments and projects!
Students started an experiment about the effects of the sun on the growth of a plant. After burying the seeds and watering the soil, half of the cups that have seeds were exposed to sun while the other half were covered. In a chart, the students write down their observations concerning whether the seeds will develop into a plant in both cases or not.
They also completed a project on ecosystems.
4th graders from Ms. Nuri Abdus-Salaam’s class showing off their pottery bowls that they made with the help of the Claymobile Project that will be on exhibit January 11th. The Claymobile group are artists with the ArtWell Institute and they come each Thursday afternoon.
Four talented Al Aqsa high school student artists created a mural that will be presented on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Girard College where they met the Mayor, Mr. Kenny, and other dignitaries with their murals.. The project was supervised by Mr. Parish Stanacell.
Ms. Nuri’s 4th grade class has a blast preparing clay models. The Claymobile comes each week with three artists as a part of the Artwell Association who adopted our school for this fun activity.
The 4th graders enjoyed making yogurt parfaits as part of a health lesson.
K-6th Grades Trip to Shady Brook Farm On October 3, students will have a tour through the Farm and enjoy exciting activities such as rides around the farm, picking their own pumpkins and other hands on activities. Cost is $15. Children in K-3 must have chaperons.
Jannah and Cassy White are sisters of Fahim White, a 9th grader at Al Aqsa Islamic Academy. They are pre-med students and raised money to provide medical supplies to the poor in Honduras.
