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Eden Pastoral Bulletin

Assalamu Alaikum/ Peace be with you!

It’s that time of year again when we dust off our warm and wooly coats from the back of our

wardrobes as we prepare for the change in weather.

Congratulations, the students have completed their first half term at Eden Boys’ School. In

just over 7 weeks they have made great achievements and are truly on their learning

journey. As you read this bulletin, we hope you are as proud of yourselves as we are! Thank

you, have a restful break, hope to see you after the holidays.

October 2015 Muharram 1437 Welcome to Eden Boys’ School

Issue 1

Foodbank A group of year 8 students

have been volunteering

for the school Food Bank

which is held weekly at

the school every Friday

afternoon (2:30pm – 4:00

p.m.) They have helped so

many families already by

providing them with

instant food items.

E- Safety Local police officers

visited the school

during the half term to

raise awareness on

online Safety, Social

media and Cyber

bullying. It was a very

informative and

interactive workshop. A

big thank you to PCSO

John Allen.

MacMillan Coffee and

Cake afternoon. The school held a coffee

morning and cake

afternoon in aid of

MacMillan Cancer. We

would like to thank all

the parents who

generously baked and

donated cakes for the

cause. £415.14 was

raised for MacMillan

Cancer.

Eid Party The students

enjoyed the Eid

party on Friday 2nd

October, with lots

of food and drink.

As part of the non-

Uniform day they

raised £154.35 for

the Tauheedul

Charity Food for

All.

Harvest Assembly On Friday 16th October, Paul Lacey delivered an

assembly on Harvest time. It was a fantastic

opportunity for our students to understand the

significance of Harvest in Christianity. They also

took part in the inter form competition to collect

the most food items which was donated to St

Basils Homeless project and the local Parish

Church- Food Bank.

Blind Children UK In September £100 was

raised by the tuck shop

at break time. Excellent

effort from all staff and

pupils.

Curriculum Evening

Thank you to all parents

who attended the

Curriculum Evening on

the Thursday 25th

September. It was lovely

to have our parents

interact with the

teachers and learn

about their child’s

education. It was also

an opportunity to find

out more about the new

school project and

about the Tauheedul

Education Trust.

Quran Manuscript

On Friday 16th October the

students visited University

of Birmingham to view the

recently discovered Quran

Manuscript. For some of

our students it was their

first time travelling by

train. It was a fabulous

experience which the

students thoroughly

enjoyed.

Student Shura (council) The buzz in school has been fantastic over the last

couple of weeks, during the campaigning process.

The classrooms were set alive with colourful

banners and posters. Well done to the students

who took part and campaigned for votes.

Congratulations to our newly elected Student

Shura! Our Student Shura for 2015-2016 are:

7A-Anas Ige, 7B- Tawqir Ahmed,

7C-Amir Mir , 7D-Sef Khan 8A- Oobaidha Hayter

8B-Salman Shafaq. Well Done!

“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners” (Laurence Sterne)

What have the boys been up to?

to?

Nbhj.

“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners” (Laurence Sterne)

Enrichment Activities KPMG – The boys were fortunate enough to

visit the established accountancy firm and benefited from the speech delivered by

Professor Carl Chin on the History of Birmingham.

University of Birmingham –Students invited to a workshop and lecture delivered by Izzy

Mohammed on 100 year Commemoration of World War 1 & Muslim soldiers.

The Drum (Birmingham) –Celebrated Black History Month by visiting The Drum and

watched powerful performances and speeches.

Sweet Temptation Readathon – Miss Shaban and Mr Hussain held a cake sale to reward and

motivate young readers whilst enjoying delicious temptations.

Food Drive for St Basils – We have collected non – perishable food items for the homeless

project.

Key Messages

Regular attendance at school is important in

promoting social development and enabling

students to keep up to date with the

workload.

As we approach the cold winter days, we ask

parents to ensure their sons are sent to school

with a black/navy coat and dressed

appropriately for the weather.

Please ensure your son is well equipped

according to the school equipment policy.

Well done to all those who have already

collected some merits. Keep collecting them

as there will be a special merit reward at the

end of each term and for all those who

achieve 100% attendance. Also, please ensure

to keep a log of all the hours spent in

volunteering as this will go towards the

Tauheedul Baccalaureate

Parent Shura will be launched next term.

Year 7 and 8 Settling in evening on Thursday 12th

November 3:30pm to 7:00pm

The Head Boy application deadline is 3rd

November.

We hope you have a happy and restful holiday! -

from all staff at Eden.

Open Evening On Tuesday 7th October we held an open day for

potential year 6 students to come and see and

learn more about our school. They left with a very

positive image of our school. Our student

volunteers did an absolutely fantastic job of

talking to the year 6 boys and their parents about

the school, our environment, showing them

around and making them feel comfortable and

welcomed. Well done to Karim and Salman on

their excellent speeches.

Attendance

Cumulative attendance for the first half term:

98.2% 7A- 97.6% 7D- 99.3%

7B- 98.9% 8A-98.9%

7C-95.7 % 8B-98.8%

Attendance Champions League Standings 1)7D (36 Goals) 2) 7B (35 Goals) 3) 8A (32Goals)

100% Attendance

116 pupils can you find your name?

Assemblies Every Friday the Head of year delivers assemblies

which consist of short explanations of the Hadeeth

of the Week and other religious festivals including

special days/weeks and the Tauheedul Charity

focus. Each form is responsible for the delivery of

the assembly. Ms Jane Patel from the University of

Birmingham also delivered an inspiring assembly

on Raising Aspirations and providing information

on university life

Love for others what you love for yourself (Bukhaari) @Edenboys_bham 0121-657-7070

Guru Nanaks Birthday- Friday 6th

November

Remembrance Sunday - Sunday 8th

November

Half Term Holiday- school closes this Friday

23rd October and re opens on Monday 2nd

November at normal time.

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