Ways our Families Can Support their Students

Here it is day three of the Maarif corona-closure. It is our hope that things are going well for all our families. We have been monitoring all classes and assignments in real time with our teachers and are here to support all parents and families in our Maarif community.

It is a whole new reality for all of us and we can only get through it well by the grace of Allah SWA and the support of each other. With this in mind, we are sharing several tips for our parents to help their kids at home while they are learning virtually.

Remember, the greatest keys to your child’s success is support, guidance and structure provided by you, the parent.

1.       Convey the Importance of Learning and Keeping up with Schoolwork

Talk to your kids and convey the importance of keeping up with school and learning new things. Explain that this is new territory for all of us and that we are getting through it together with good communication and patience. It’s not what we would have chosen, but clearly this is something we all have to deal with. Our teachers have been working very hard to learn new technologies and problem solve in real time.

Because of the digital books and online capabilities that our teachers had already been using, we are well situated to continue teaching and learning while we are all home. Students will be graded and tested as they would if they were in class so they will be ready to move to the next grade in September, In’sha’Allah.

If you have younger children and a busy household, please be aware that your children are responsible for school from at least 9 am to 2 pm. Please do not assign chores or childcare duties to older students that will prevent them from doing their own schoolwork.

2.       Help your Child Build a Schedule

 One of the benefits of virtual school is that learners have more flexibility but this comes at the loss of the structure of a regular classroom. It’s important to be organized and to help your kids create and maintain a daily schedule. Help them plan when they will do the assignments to meet deadlines and due dates. Discuss how long work will take to complete.

Dedicate certain times of the day as “no game” time and ensure that kids understand the importance of finishing their work in a timely manner. Don’t forget to build in snack time and exercise. Hang the schedule on the fridge or other prominent place in your home so your child has accountability. Having structure and clear expectations will also help our children adapt and will cut down on stress for them and you during this time.

Schedule setting and self-pacing are life skills that will benefit your children long into the future.

3.       Set a Designated Workspace

One of the challenges of the current situation is that most family members are home, all day, every day. This makes it extra important to create a certain space that the child can use for schoolwork. It can be hard to find a dedicated space because some of us may have a shortage of space. Get creative and try to designate an area for schoolwork that will be the go-to place for your child to attend virtual classes and work on assignments. Key features should be an electrical outlet, a device such as tablet or laptop to do work, mouse and headphones, good lighting, pencils, pens and paper to work on assignments. Ideally, this space will be out of the busyness of the household, but good headphones will help cut down on noise.

Having a designated space where all school materials are kept can help reduce clutter and mess in the rest of your home.

4.       Familiarize Yourself with the Online Learning Platforms

Learning online may be new to many of us. Certainly, we as adults may not have grown up using tablets or devices. Our kids are comfortable in this realm and have been easily adapting to learning with technology. Take a moment to look at the various platforms and services we are using. We continue to use Quick Schools for communication with teachers and administration. Pre-K-5^th is still using Class Dojo. In addition, we are all on Google Classroom. There your children will find assignments, rubrics, and links for other resources teachers are using. If you have any questions, contact teachers through Quick Schools or Class Dojo. In addition, many middle and high school classes are accessing discord.com for classes in real time. Go on to the platform with your children and see how to mute the microphone, send text message and use other features. We chose these platforms for ease of use.

We have found that when teachers create clear guidelines and expectations students are able to meet them. Our youngest learners are attending classes, handing in assignments and learning a lot. Remind your older students 6^th-12^th that while their teachers are patient and here to help, there can be no excuses for late or missing work. They should be working at least 4-5 hours a day on all assignments just as they would if our brick and mortar school were open.

5.       Build Solid Relationships with your Children’s Teachers

As with so many things in life, communication is key. If you have not already developed a working relationship with your child’s teachers, now is the time to reach out and ask any questions you might have. You can start the conversation by contacting them on Quick Schools or Class Dojo. They are working hard to bring learning to your children while also managing their own households and keeping up with other obligations during this crisis. Please remember to say thank you for all they are doing for us to make learning happen.

As always, if you need to reach us, you can email njmaarifschool@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible, In’sha’Allah.

Wishing you health and peace,

Sr. Ozlem and Sr. Pam

Bu, orijinal İngilizce olarak yayınlanan makalenin Türkçe sürümüdür.
Maarif Vakfı New Jersey Okulumuzun Korona Virüs nedeniyle kapanmasının üçüncü günündeyiz. Umudumuz, tüm aileler için her şeyin yolunda gitmesi. Bunu ancak Allah’ın izniyle ve birbirimize destek olarak başarabiliriz. İşte ebeveynlerimizin çocuklarına evde yardım etmeleri için ipuçları.
Unutmayın, çocuğunuzun başarısının en büyük anahtarı, ebeveyniniz tarafından sağlanan destek ve rehberlik doğrultusunda çalışmalarıdır.

1. Çocuklarınıza Öğrenmenin ve Okula Devam Etmenin Önemini İletin
Öğretmenlerimiz yeni teknolojileri öğrenmek ve gerçek zamanlı olarak problemleri çözmek için çok çalışıyorlar.
Öğrenciler sınıfta oldukları gibi notlandırılacak ve test edilecektir, böylece Eylül ayında bir sonraki sınıfa geçmeye hazır olacaklar.
Tüm öğrenciler sabah 9:00 ile öğleden sonra 2:00 arasında online okulda sorumludur. Lütfen daha büyük öğrencilere kendi online okul ödevlerini yapmalarını engelleyecek ev işleri veya çocuk bakımı görevleri vermeyin.
2. Çocuğunuzun bu programı takip etmesi konusunda yardımcı olun.
 Organize olmak ve çocuklarınızın günlük bir program oluşturmasına ve sürdürmesine yardımcı olmak önemlidir. Planlı çalışmasına yardımcı olun.
Yapıcı çalışmalar ve beklentilere sahip olmak, çocuklarımızın uyum sağlamasına yardımcı olacak ve bu süre zarfında onlar ve sizin için stresi azaltacaktır.

3. Özel Çalışma Alanı Ayarlama
Çocuğun okul çalışması için kullanabileceği belirli bir alan oluşturun. Bu alan için istenilen özellikler konsantrasyonunun dağılmaması için elektrik prizine yakın bilgisayarını rahat şarj edebileceği bir masa, iş yapmak için tablet veya dizüstü bilgisayar gibi bir cihaz, mouse ve kulaklık, iyi aydınlatma,kalem ve ödevler üzerinde çalışmak için kağıt.İyi  bir kulaklık gürültüyü azaltmaya yardımcı olacaktır.

4. Çevrimiçi Öğrenme Platformlarını Tanıyın
Kullandığımız çeşitli platformlara ve nasıl hizmet verdiğimize bakmak için lütfen zaman ayırın. QuickShool sistemini öğretmenler ve yönetim ile iletişim için kullanmaya devam ediyoruz. K-5 öncesi hala Class Dojo kullanıyor. Ayrıca, hepimiz Google Classroom'dayız. Oradan çocuklarınız kolaylıkla, öğretmenlerin kullandığı diğer kaynakları,ödevlerini, değerlendirme listelerini ve gerekli olan bağlantıları bulabilirler. Herhangi bir sorunuz varsa Quick Schools veya Class Dojo aracılığıyla öğretmenlerle iletişime geçebilirsiniz.
Öğrenciler, dört duvar ve çatısı olan bir binada eğitimlerine devam edemiyor olsalar bile,okulumuz online olarak açıksa onlarda , tüm ödevlerini ve çalışmalarını günde en az 4-5 saat online olarak çalışıyor olmalıdırlar.
5. Çocuklarınızın Öğretmenleri ile Sağlam İlişkiler Kurun bu
İletişim için iyi bir anahtardır. Çocuğunuzun öğretmenlerini tanıyın ve onlara ulaşmak ve sorularınızı sormak için çekinmeyin. Lütfen öğrenmeyi gerçekleştirebilmemiz için verdikleri emeklerden dolayı bütün öğretmenlerimize yaptıkları her şey için teşekkür etmeyi unutmayın.

Njmaarifschool@gmail.com adresine e-posta gönderebilirsiniz. Mümkün olan en kısa sürede size geri döneceğiz, In’sha’Allah.

Sizlere sağlıklı,huzurlu ve mutlu günler diliyorum,
Sr.Özlem ve Sr.Pam

                                                                                                                                   أصلاً باللغة الإنجليزية.
ها هو اليوم الثالث من إغلاق معاريف كورونا. يحدونا الأمل في أن الأمور تسير على ما يرام لجميع أسرنا. لا يمكننا أن نجتازها إلا بفضل الله SWA ودعم بعضنا البعض. فيما يلي نصائح لأبائنا لمساعدة أطفالهم في المنزل.
تذكر أن أهم مفاتيح نجاح طفلك هي الدعم والتوجيه والبنية التي تقدمها أنت ، أحد الوالدين.
1. نقل أهمية التعلم ومواكبة المدرسة
يعمل مدرسونا بجد لتعلم التقنيات الجديدة وحل المشكلات في الوقت الفعلي.
سيتم تقدير الطلاب واختبارهم كما لو كانوا في الصف حتى يكونوا مستعدين للانتقال إلى الصف التالي في سبتمبر ، إن شاء الله.
جميع الطلاب مسؤولون عن المدرسة من الساعة 9 صباحًا حتى الساعة 2 مساءً على الأقل. يرجى عدم تعيين الأعمال المنزلية أو واجبات رعاية الأطفال للطلاب الأكبر سنًا والتي ستمنعهم من أداء واجباتهم المدرسية الخاصة.
2. مساعدة طفلك على بناء جدول زمني
 من المهم أن تكون منظمًا وتساعد أطفالك على إنشاء جدول يومي والحفاظ عليه. ساعدهم في التخطيط.
إن وجود هيكل وتوقعات واضحة سيساعد أيضًا أطفالنا على التكيف وسيقلل من الضغط عليهم وأنت خلال هذه الفترة.

3. تعيين مساحة عمل معينة
خلق مساحة معينة يمكن للطفل استخدامها في الأعمال المدرسية. يجب أن تكون الميزات الرئيسية منفذًا كهربائيًا ، وسيساعد جهاز مثل الكمبيوتر اللوحي أو الكمبيوتر المحمول في العمل ، والماوس وسماعات الرأس ، والإضاءة الجيدة ، وأقلام الرصاص ، والأقلام والورق للعمل في المهام ، وسماعات الرأس الجيدة على تقليل الضوضاء.

4. تعرف على منصات التعلم عبر الإنترنت
خذ لحظة لإلقاء نظرة على مختلف المنصات والخدمات التي نستخدمها. نستمر في استخدام المدارس السريعة للتواصل مع المعلمين والإدارة. ما قبل K-5th لا يزال يستخدم Class Dojo. بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، نحن جميعًا في Google Classroom. سيجد أطفالك هناك مهام ونماذج وروابط لموارد أخرى يستخدمها المعلمون. إذا كانت لديك أي أسئلة ، فاتصل بالمدرسين من خلال المدارس السريعة أو Class Dojo.
يجب أن يعمل الطلاب ما لا يقل عن 4-5 ساعات في اليوم في جميع المهام تمامًا كما لو كانوا مدرسة الطوب وقذائف الهاون مفتوحة.
5. بناء علاقات قوية مع معلمي أطفالك
التواصل هو المفتاح. تعرف على معلمي طفلك وتواصل معهم واطرح أي أسئلة قد تكون لديكم. يرجى تذكر أن تقول شكرا على كل ما يقومون به من أجل تحقيق التعلم.

يمكنك مراسلة njmaarifschool@gmail.com بالبريد الإلكتروني وسنرد عليك في أقرب وقت ممكن ، إن شاء الله.

أتمنى لكم الصحة والسلام ،مديرة المدرسة  أوزليم . مساعدة المديرة: بام: