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Ahlan Wa Sahlan Ya Ramadhan!

Ramadhan is coming soon, 
Coming soon, coming soon,
Ramadhan is coming soon,
Time to fast and pray…

When you see the thin new moon,
Thin new moon, thin new moon,
When you see the thin new moon,
We’ll celebrate and play…

The joy of Ramadhan was already in the air since the beginning of last week. Even if majority of the kids will not be fasting, multiple activities were conducted to engage the kids in celebrating and learning more about the Holy month. 

Beside singing the above song (sung to the tune of “Mary had a little lamb”), we play, read, write, count, draw, colour everything about Ramadhan, MasyaAllah! It is no surprise when our parents were wondering why “Ramadhan” was on the lips of their children when they come home, Alhamdulillah. Here are what we did last week:
First, we made the Ramadhan card.
Parents will find this beautiful card (art work done by the kids, MasyaAllah) complete with fasting niat and du’a for Iftar, InsyaAllah. Alhamdulillah, we have practiced reciting and memorizing the niat and du’a at school together with the English translation and we hope that the card will come in handy to the other family members especially when our little khalifah insists in leading the recitation, InsyaAllah 😉
We also learnt and did practical solat terawih, Alhamdulillah.
Next we have some kurma (dates) tasting session.
We started with the counting and later everyone was given a bite of kurma to taste. Some loved it and some made funny faces when tasting the date. But when it was mentioned that our idol, Rasulullah saw loved to eat kurma, the kids put all efforts to finish the date, Alhamdulillah! 
Then we decorated our Ramadhan Sadaqah Box.
Our intention is to educate our young khalifah on the concept of sadaqah, for Ramadhan is the month of giving, caring and sharing, and our idol, Prophet Muhammad saw was generous like a wind especially during Ramadhan. The box will be put out at the front door during drop-off and pick-up time, InsyaAllah. Parents are encouraged to talk about sadaqah with their children and may get them to drop a little contribution in the sadaqah box. All contributions will be donated to an orphanage fund, InsyaAllah.
We have also prepared tags for fasting kids.
It is to encourage the kids, especially the 6 years old, to practice fasting even if for a few hours. Kids wearing this tag will be given a “special treatment” during break and lunch time InsyaAllah 😉
And finally on Friday, the last day of Sya’ban, the Ramadhan Chart were distributed to the kids.
For each day that they fast, they will receive a sticker to put on the chart ;-). Hours do not count but efforts do. They are also reminded that fasting is for Allah, and Allah will reward them more if they fast, InsyaAllah.
It was indeed a very heartwarming sight, watching the children doing all the activities and at the same time rejoicing the coming of Ramadhan. MasyaAllah, at a very young age, Ramadhan is already close at heart even though fasting is not yet an obligatory for them. It is in our prayer that these young children will benefit from all the activities and grow to be good Muslims, InsyaAllah.
Salam Ramadhan Kareem and Selamat Berpuasa from all of us at Tadika Alif Ceria. May Allah make it easy for us to perform the ibadah and accept our fast and all the good deeds, Amin!

Registration for 2013 session

Assalamualaikum,

Please be informed that registration for school session 2013 will be opened from Monday, 11 June 2012 onwards, InsyaAllah. Places are limited. Kindly request for registration form from any of our centres and submit together with full registration fee, a copy of your child’s birth certificate and 2 passport size photos.

For fee structure, kindly view at the Registration and Enrolment section. Please make an appointment if you wish to see the school Principal for further explaination on our kindergarten programme and the curriculum.

Our 2nd Ihtifal and Year End Concert

We have come to the end of the year, time flies so fast, Subhanallah! To honour the group of Class 2011, our 2nd batch of graduates, a momentous occasion was held last Saturday, 22 October 2011 at Dewan Kompleks Kejiranan Presint 9, Putrajaya.

This group of graduates will always be remembered in a special way. Looking back 2 years ago, they started with hesitant tentative little steps with cloud of anxiety all over their little faces. Alhamdulillah, over the years, they gathered the courage to brave through the doors to play, sing, build, paint, draw, colour, read, write and learn. Through the power of play, these amazing kids have grown socially, emotionally, academically and spiritually, Masha Allah!

Class of Na’im & Ma’wa
Class of Khuldi


Congratulations Little Khalifah, we are so proud of you!

* more photos of the event coming up.. 

New centre update – Taman Jelok Impian, Kajang

Updates on our new centre at Taman Jelok Impian, Kajang… 

Front view
Side view
Extra HUGE play area for the kids to run around, with brick walls ~ something that we don’t have in Putrajaya 😉
Painting works in progress.. it’s going to be beautiful ~ in blue and green

The premise will be ready for viewing in 2 weeks time, InsyaAllah. In the meantime, please call 019-2070518 for further enquiries.