Private Schools Interscholastic Association (PSIA)
Saturday, 3/28/2009: PSIA Official Results
Assalaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu.
Dear ISI Parents,
Compared to last year's 8 ISI students proceeding to 14 events in STATE
Meet, this year we have 19 students going for 29 events in the finals in May.
Best Regards,
Shahnaz Chowdhury
Asst. Principal
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Friday, 5/16/2008: PSIA "A" State Meet Award Ceremony
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Assalaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu.
Dear ISI Parents and Teachers:
All Praises due to Allah SWT for the great success that He has bestowed on
our students today.
I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations to all finalists who went
to the Private Schools Interscholastic Association (PSIA) State Meet at the
Texas Christian University (TCU) today May 3rd, 2008. As representatives of
the Islamic School of Irving, our students achieved yet another prestigious
milestone at the time of accreditation for SACS standards.
We are fortunate enough to witness how the collective effort of parents,
teachers, and students during the competitive season can bring forth fruits
of academic success. ISI students have improved upon their previous
performances and brought home more recognition this year than ever. Our
school takes pride in students who have placed 1st-6th in seven categories
in the state level, more than a three-fold increase than last year.
Our gratitude for this success goes to our parents, teachers, volunteers, and
the ISI School Board who committed themselves to our stellar students. I
would like to particularly recognize the motivating parents and teachers who
dedicated their time and accompanied our finalists to the day-long state
meet.
Inshallah, may our new finalists and winners encourage all our students to
strive for their fullest potential. Ameen.
Best Regards,
Shahnaz Chowdhury
Asst. Principal
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PSIA "A" State Meet
Saturday, May 3rd 2008
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth
Winners:
Listening, 5th Grade - Zuhair M., 5th Place
Maps, Charts and Graphs, 5th Grade - Zuhair M., 3rd Place
Mathematics, 8th Grade - Shifa M., 4th Place
Number Sense, 6th Grade - Madeeha J., 4th Place
Science, 8th Grade - Shifa M., 1st Place
Spelling, 8th Grade - Hanifah O., 6th Place
Participants:
Afra F. - Mathematics, 4th Grade
Aysha K. - Number Sense and Mathematics, 7th Grade
Edwin S. - Number Sense, 4th Grade
Madeeha J. - Spelling, 6th Grade
Muneeb S. - Number Sense, Calculator Applications and Maps, Charts & Graphs,
8th Grade
Subata K. - Mathematics, 4th Grade
Summayya S. - Spelling, 3rd Grade
Teacher/Parent Volunteers and Assigned Roles
Note:
1. Volunteers must report to the TAB room in Reed Hall to collect badges.
2. Students and volunteers should report to verification rooms to collect
test
papers and medals/ribbons.
3. Please turn in all test papers to Sr. Jill. Original copies will be
returned to students after photocopies are made.
Overall Coordination & Directions
Teacher: Br. Tayseer N.
Category: Poetry Sec II 8
Time: 1:30pm
Venue: Room No. 103/JM 156S
Role: Hall Monitor
Parent: Sr. Shoaba M.
Category: Storytelling 3
Time: 2:30pm
Venue: DR 313
Role: Hall Monitor
Parent: Sr. Shahida N.
Category: Number Sense
Time: 9:00am
Venue: TB 004
Role: Grader 16
Parent: Sr. Taslima S.
Category: Ready Writing (7&8)
Time: 9:00am
Venue: WS 247
Role: Assist Dir. 2
Teacher: Br. Tayseer N.
Category: Spelling
Time: 2:45pm
Venue: JM 271S
Role: Grader 15
Parent: Br. Mohammed Arshad J.
Category: Mathematics (4& 5)
Time: 10:00am
Venue: TB 004
Role: Grader 9
Parent: Sr. Eram B.
Category: Story Telling 3
Time: 11.00am
Venue: DR 313
Role: Hall Monitor
Parent: Sr. Ashath A.
Snacks/Drinks & General Information
Venue: Front Entrance
Teacher: Sr. Jill C.
DR - Dave Reed Hall
JM - Moudy Hall
TB - Beasley Hall
WS = Winton-Scott
List of Students & Available Coaches
Category: Calculator Applications
Day: Monday 4/7, 4/14, 5/2
Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm
Location: Library Media Center
Coach: Sr. Anita Ab. R. & Sr. Jill C.
Student: Muneeb S. (8th Grade)
Alternate: Aysha K. (7th Grade)
Category: Listening
Day: Thursday 4/10
Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm
Location: Library Media Center
Coach: Sr. Jill C.
Student: Zuhair M. (4th Grade)
Alternate: Shifa M. (8th Grade)
Category: Mathematics
Day: Saturday, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26
Time: 11:00am-1:30pm
Location: 5th Grade Classroom (210B)
Coach: Br. Tayseer N.
Student: Afra F. (4th Grade), Subata K. (4th Grade), Aysha K. (7th Grade) and
Shifa M. (8th Grade)
Category: Maps, Charts and Graphs
Day: Wednesday 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30
Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm
Location: Cafeteria
Coach: Sr. Ashath A.
Student: Zuhair M. (4th Grade) and Muneeb S. (8th Grade)
Category: Number Sense
Day: Saturday, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26
Time: 11:00am-1:30pm
Location: 5th Grade Classroom (210B)
Coach: Br. Tayseer N.
Students: Arif S. (3rd Grade), Aysha K.(7th Grade), Madeeha J. (6th Grade),
Muneeb S. (8th Grade) and Shifa M. (8th Grade)
Alternates: Fida R. (4th Grade), Zuhair S. (5th Grade)
Category: Science
Day: Tuesday 4/8, 4/22
Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm
Location: Library Media Center
Coach: Sr. Jill C.
Student: Shifa M.(8th Grade)
Category: Spelling
Day/Time: Wednesday 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30
Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm
Location: Cafeteria
Coach: Sr. Nabila Z.
Students: Sumayya S. (3rd Grade), Madeeha J. (6th Grade) and Hanifah O.(8th
Grade)
Alternates:
Dictionary - Hanifah O. (8th Grade)
On Site Drawing - Lamia Y. (5th Grade)
Ready Writing - Badees N. (4th Grade), Hanifah O. (8th Grade)
Story Telling - Muhammad T. (1st Grade)
Vocabulary - Shifa M. (8th Grade)
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PSIA Competition
- Special Reception for Participants and Parents 4-2-2008
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A note from Sr. Shahnaz Chowdhury, Assistant Principal
On behalf of the teachers and the staff I want to thank you to celebrate the
joyous occasion of ISI participants to the PSIA contest. All participants,
about 6 fathers and 25 mothers attended the occasion.
We thank the following students/parents/teachers for giving us their honest
feedback:
Students: Manaal (5th grade), Arif (3rd grade) and Zuhair (4th grade)
Teachers/Parents: Sr. Eram, Sr. Massouda, Sr. Ashath, Br. Tayseer, Br.
Bashir, Br. Arshad, Br. Usman, Sr. Lubna and Sr. Shahida.
I thank all the parents who shared their concerns and voiced their discontent
at the way the event was organized. Please keep sending your views to me as
your suggestions are important.
We shared a good forum and came to a mutual agreement that the collaboration
of parents, teachers, volunteers and administration is essential for the
success of such programs.
ISI will designate more teachers to spearhead the PSIA event next year insha
Allah.
Thanks for a great partnership in learning.
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PSIA Competition 3/29/2008 - Results
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Congratulations to students for their wonderful achievement in the Private
Schools Interscholastic Association (PSIA) Competition held in Denton.
Many thanks to Sr. Eram Butt (Pre-K4 teacher & Parent), Sr. Massouda Ansari
(Islamic Studies teacher & Parent), Sr. Ashath Ahmad (Arabic teacher &
Parent), Br. Tayseer Nimer (Volunteer), Br. Bashir Ansari (Arabic teacher
and Parent), Sr. Nabila Zakir (Parent), Br. Noor Iqbal (Parent) and many
others for working hard to achieve high student performance.
51 students participated in 58 categories.
27 students received ribbons.
17 students obtained 1st and 2nd place.
16 students will participate in the state meet
A special reception was organized for these students and parents on
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 in the school cafeteria from 3:30pm to 4:30pm.
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PSIA Competition 2009
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August 2008
- (Teachers) conduct survey of interested students - publicize PSIA
- (Teachers) send consent letter home to parents about students' interest
- (Teachers) conduct assessment tests for interested students
- (Teachers) assign one teacher/parent to coordinate students in each
category
- (Teachers) distribute list of students in each category to all teachers
- (Teachers) post list of students names on PTO web site (since I don't have
control over the school's web site)
- (Teachers) hold a parent forum about PSIA and for each category, recruit
at least 5
volunteers to be Directors/Assistant Directors
- (Teachers) distribute information packages to designated teachers/parent
volunteers
Aug/Sept 2008
- (Teachers/Parents) Coaching begins (once or twice a week)
- (Teachers/Parents) conduct at least one team meeting
November / December 2008
- (Teachers) collect fees
- (Teachers/Parents) conduct at least one team meeting
December 2008
- (Teachers) register students with PSIA organizers
- (Teachers/Parents) conduct at least one team meeting
January-March 2009
- (Teachers/Parents) coach students twice a week
- (Teachers/Parents) conduct at least one team meeting
February 2009
- (Teachers/Parents) plan for carpooling / get a bus
- (Teachers) purchase / print school T-Shirts for participants
- (Teachers/Parents) conduct at least one team meeting
March/April 2009
- (Teachers/Parents) mandate all teachers and parents who are involved to be
present at the
competition venue
- (Teachers) provide lunch/snack/drink throughout the competition day
- (Teachers) conduct special reception for participants, teachers and parent
volunteers
- (Teachers) conduct ribbon and certificate of participation award ceremony
- (Teachers/Parents) post results on PTO web site and school bulletin board
- (Teachers/Parents/Students) conduct post event review
May 2009
- (Teachers/Parents) coaching for students going to state meet - twice a week
- (Teachers/Parents) plan for carpooling / get a bus
- (Teachers) purchase / print school T-Shirts for participants
- (Teachers) provide lunch/snack/drink throughout the competition day
- (Teachers) conduct ribbon and certificate of participation award ceremony
- (Teachers) conduct special reception for participants and parent volunteers
- (Teachers) post results on PTO web site and school bulletin board
- (Teachers/Parents/Students) conduct post event review
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Benefits of Student Participation in PSIA Competition
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-Bring up students test scores
-Increase student confidence
-Availability of after school coaching by teachers, parents and volunteers
-Increase parental involvement
-Publicize ISI�s brand name and promote ISI image to stakeholders
-Good marketing opportunity to attract potential parents and donors
-Attract higher quality students to ISI
-Provide opportunity to teach students how to interact with non-Muslims
-Provide opportunity for students to compete against Muslims and non-Muslims
Internet Links
PSIA Competition - Extracurricular Academic Program for Students in Grades
One to Eight
http://www.psiaacademics.org/
PSIA Jobs Description
http://teacherweb.com/TX/IslamicSchoolofIrving/ISIPTO/PSIAJobDescriptions.PDF
Listening Comprehension - recorded conversations and short quizzes are
available here.
http://eslbears.homestead.com/Blank.html
Location of PSIA "A" State Meet at Texas Christian University on Sat., May
3rd, 2008
http://teacherweb.com/TX/IslamicSchoolofIrving/ISIPTO/TCUMap.PDF
Driving Direction from ISI to Texas Christian University
http://teacherweb.com/TX/IslamicSchoolofIrving/ISIPTO/ISI2TCU_map.pdf
Texas Christian University Campus Map
http://www.maps.tcu.edu/docs/2007-2008_TCU_Campus.pdf
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