English Fair, 14 November 2019

This year’s English fair has been integrated with Reading Diploma program and the result was hilarious. The main goal is to motivate students to love reading and at the same time, students are given a chance to express their own thoughts about the books that they have been reading, from   changing its ending to reviewing its author. It was a rough road but there were lots of lessons that have been learned. Lastly, to make this English fair memorable we required all students and teachers to wear their favourite fictitious character’s costume and published an original poetry book compilation. Everybody had a blast of fun and It was a day to remember. 

Remember : READING IS COOL!

 

HARI GURU "Teacher’s Day, 25 November 2019"

Our National Teachers Day was celebrated on the 25th of November. This day is dedicated to all the teachers and staff who play a vital role in shaping the lives of students. This event  also shows respect and gratitude for everything they do and did.  Indonesia's education minister, Mr. Nadiem Makarim, had sent a very inspiring speech for this special day. The speech begins with an apology and ends with inspirational words. Nadiem called on all educators to engage their students in discussions, rather than telling them to just listen; to give students a chance to try teaching in class; to initiate on social programmes that could be participated in by the students; to help pupils who lack confidence and unlock their talents; to offer help to other teachers who are in need.  

The Teacher’s Day Celebration was held in our school  by listening to the speech of Indonesia’s education minister being read by Mr. Reynalda Madjid during the Monday ceremony. It is the day to honor our teachers and show them how important they are in our lives. This also helps students understand the importance of education and the role played by teachers in the learning process. By the way, the celebration is not over yet, we will have a grand celebration on Wednesday, 11 December 2019

Celebrating the Teacher's day at school was one of the finest memories we had  from our school days. We begin by preparing a surprise to our teachers. We put all fancy decorations along with letters and notes are events that left a mark in our memory. Thus, the students had also given a thank you speech for their teachers and staff. That was such a wonderful scenario!

To all teachers, you are heroes! 

Happy Teachers Day.   

Academic Writing Workshop, 16 November 2019

Two days after the English fair which focuses on reading literacy, an academic writing seminar has been given to all Secondary students. We invited Ms Melanie J. Maclang to be our speaker and motivator for the said event.

The seminar aims to motivate and enrich students capacity to write academically. Moreover, it had given tips and suggestions on how to develop one’s writing skills and had promoted the urge to love reading. We hope that the seminar will guide students to hone their academic writing and pushes them to love reading.

Here are some feedbacks from the students:
“it was fun making different story introductions” - Amanda G7B
“it was fun and informative” - Fahri G8B
“very useful in answering exams” - Kyra G8B
“helpful in writing clearly” - Kanaya G8B
“It was a good training for writing stories” - Syaima & Azra G8A
“it motivated me to read and write properly” - Zidan G12

 

Parenting Seminar, 16 November 2019

On  the 16th of November, parents and teachers joined the parenting seminar at Musholla Al Madjid, Mutiara Harapan Islamic School with Ms. Rahmi Dahna as the main speaker. On that special day, she talked about how to be good parents. She said that don't ever try to get married if you are not ready to educate your children. 

Every kid needs  full attention from their parents. No matter how busy you are as a parent, you have to spend quality time with your children where you can ask their condition and feelings. Thus, you must have some "quality time" with you, so they will feel safe and secure.

Some parents asked about how to prevent their kids from gadget addiction? How to be a friend to them? She answered, stating as good parents, we have to encourage our kids to give time for other useful activities rather than playing their gadgets  all day. These activities are as follows; reading Qur'an, joining organizations, going on recreation activities, traveling around the country, trying some new culinary disch, doing some outdoor activities and exploring new dance styles. Furthermore, those activities are beneficial to kids and also it will increase their physical abilities. The answer to the second question was,  if your kid is a teenager, you need to  treat them as a friend. Listen to them first before you speak. Then, schedule quality time once a week and enjoy your moment with them as their best friend. 

As we know, teachers are considered second parents at the school. Thus, in our institution which has  the islamic teachings, InshaAllah, teachers can be good role models for the students. Lastly, to all parents and teachers, let's strive  to educate our children to be responsible citizens of our country. 

-Experience is the best teacher, once you failed don't ever give up because you still have another chance-

SEMINAR ANTI NARKOBA "Anti-Drugs Awareness Seminar, 15 November 2019"

Say NO to Drugs!

As part of English Fair, we also held an Anti-Drugs Awareness Seminar in our Mini Theater. This seminar aims to widen students' knowledge on the use of illegal drugs and provide students with an understanding of the dangers of these drugs. Thus, literacy does not only require students to read and write but also gives a richer understanding about what is going on in their environment.

This seminar was given by Mr. Syahril Dahlan and the #cukupgue community. Besides giving a discussion about different types of illegal drugs, the characteristics of drug users, and the impact these drugs. Mr. Syahril invited children to role-play with the #cukupgue community. These role playing aims to let children know what are the conditions, characteristics and the effects of different illegal drugs if taken.

Anti-Drugs Awareness Seminar was warmly welcomed by the students. Students were also entertained by the way Mr. Syahril delivered his session. In addition, the #cukupgue community also performed a number of songs which the students found entertaining.

Hopefully, this event can be held every year in order to educate and improve students' literacy regarding personal and environmental health because of the dangers of illegal drugs which are lurking at all times.

“KONSER MUTIARA PEDULI” PLEASE COME AND PREPARE YOUR BEST DONATION!

ICASS "International Competition and Assessment for Schools, 14 & 23 September 2019"

Last 14th and 23rd of september 2019, our secondary students joined ICAS of Math, English and Science. ICAS which stands for International Competition and Assessment for Schools is held annually. 

Here is the participants list:

Science

1. Zaskia Adhinia Kyra Ersa
2. Prameswari Keiza Lithani Wibowo 
3. Kalisya Diandra Noktula
4. Aurelia Nasywa Rheinata
5. Hagy Vimulia

English

1. Alya Nabila Ghaniyy
2. Ranaa Namirah
3. Farrel Bramantio
4. Eva Michelle Amelie Surjadi

Math

1. Audyva Zahwa Hutama
2. Zaskia Adhinia Kyra Ersa
3. Alivia Rizqia Nadira
4. Prameswari Keiza Lithani Wibowo
5. Ananda nayla fadiyah supin
6. Kalisya Diandra Noktula
7. Fahrian Aziz
8. Sultan Fareyzal Azuangga
9. Farren Angelica Dinzani

“Do your best and God will do the rest”

SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE "Open Day, 21 September 2019"

Eureka! The Open Day activities ended up smoothly and victoriously. 

After a strenuous and toilsome preparation, this huge school event had passed successfully with a promising number of incoming enrollees for the next school year.

Uniquely, this time our department offered a real life experience for the parents by attending class demonstrations in English and Science subjects. It was an amazing and special experience on both sides (parents and teachers). 

Those class demonstrations were designed to give parents an overview and knowledge on how the school run an everyday class to 

The program was overwhelmed by the immense support from the parents and students. Internal parents and students played a gigantic role in making this event successful.

The enrollment doesn’t stop here, it is still open for enrollees who wanted to study in our school.

We pray and hope that we will get sufficient enrollees for the 2020-2021 academic year.

KONSEP KOMPETISI EXTERNAL DAN EKSEKUSI MHX 3.0 (External Competition MHX 3.0, 11-12 September 2019)

After preparing all the  things from May to June 2019, we successfully finished our MHX 3.0 this year. Amazingly, 17 Schools from Tangerang Selatan, Tangerang and Jakarta has joined the competition this year.  On 11 September (Wednesday), MHX 3.0 was opened by the Supervisor of SMP Gugus 2, Mr Lukbi.  He really appreciate this event, he hoped that by joining this event, it would improve students’ enthusiasm and increase students’ confidence in English and also in tahfidz. 

Whilst August has been filled with busy preparation for High school students, game exhibitions and friendly match, of the MHX competition. It proved to be another exciting month fixing matches between SMP Budi Mulia, SMPI Amalina, and teachers against students of MHX boys and girls basketball team. Moreover, the team of tahfidz (Hagy G9 and Kia G8A) and Speech (Farrel and Michelle G9) had its own public test. Again, it was hosted on the MHIS main campus. The results were quite astonishing, before the MHX begin. It gave students feeling of confidence before the real game started!

Before the real game, MHX 3.0 held technical meeting in front observation room of MHIS. It was attended by almost all participants. During the technical meeting the MHX 3.0 committee explained all details, rules and regulations, Q&A answer session, and the drawal also sozialisation of fixture schedule before the real game started. Alhamdulillah everything ran well. 

After preparing all the  things from May to June 2019, we successfully finished our MHX 3.0 this year. Amazingly, 17 Schools from Tangerang Selatan, Tangerang and Jakarta has joined the competition this year.  On 11 September (Wednesday), MHX 3.0 was opened by the Supervisor of SMP Gugus 2, Mr Lukbi.  He really appreciate this event, he hoped that by joining this event, it would improve students’ enthusiasm and increase students’ confidence in English and also in tahfidz. 

Whilst August has been filled with busy preparation for High school students, game exhibitions and friendly match, of the MHX competition. It proved to be another exciting month fixing matches between SMP Budi Mulia, SMPI Amalina, and teachers against students of MHX boys and girls basketball team. Moreover, the team of tahfidz (Hagy G9 and Kia G8A) and Speech (Farrel and Michelle G9) had its own public test. Again, it was hosted on the MHIS main campus. The results were quite astonishing, before the MHX begin. It gave students feeling of confidence before the real game started!

Before the real game, MHX 3.0 held technical meeting in front observation room of MHIS. It was attended by almost all participants. During the technical meeting the MHX 3.0 committee explained all details, rules and regulations, Q&A answer session, and the drawal also sozialisation of fixture schedule before the real game started. Alhamdulillah everything ran well. 

Opening Ceremony

The MHX 3.0 2019 competition had begun on September 11 right at 7.00 AM at Big Field MHIS. Previously participant doing re-registration at the front welcomed by shifa and meisya G12 with ms Aul Guided them. After that students secured participants’ belongings from dangerous tools and equipment that can harm other people or from any misconduct behavior such as vandalism action around the school with fardan (G8), Keca (G8), Uma (G8), Jasmine, and Sultan (G9) as the officer in charge in the front post. Moreover participants were liaised by some chosen students to the big field venue and started to line up at 7.30 AM and they have opening ceremonies to follow and Kia G8 performed very well as the Quran Reciter from secondary division . We are very lucky to have special guest, supervisor from DIKNAS, Mr. Muhammad Lukbi, M.Pd., finishing with the free throw shot around the ring which officially opened this once in two year event. Alya from G8 and Atthala from G11 act as our main host and co-hosts for that lovely morning. It was closed with perceiving doa by Gyan from G.7A

Alya as the co host also being in the squad of the epic performance Ratoh Jaroe traditional Dance. Yes, this MHX 3.0 opening ceremony started with the welcoming traditional dance of “Ratoh Jaroe” from students in grade 7 and 8. They opened the ceremony by reflecting enthusiasm, spirit, and excitement of the game. All participants and guests applauded from the epic performance they exhibited.  

The Game

The Tahfidz was taken place in Mushola Second Floor on the first day September 11th from 8AM to 11PM. The judges were Ustadz Durrachman and Ustadz Samsudin S.Ag. In this mushola building, 11 participants gather and taking up their chest number. They took turn lead by the host, Dyan and Co Host by Egan with Mr Khairullah’s guidance. Alhamdulillah everything ran well for tahfidz. 

In different venue, Basketball was also held with Zidan as host triumphed with the energizer songs played along the game. With a total of 17 games of 11 boys team and 7 girls team matched in two different days, these games brought cheers, joy, disappointment, resilience, sweat and tears on the games. Alhamdulillah everything run well for basketball. 

The speech contest also ran as Kalisya become the good host and the judges are professionally appointed from ILP.  It was held on the second day Sept 12th 2019 from 8 to 11 AM. alhamdulillah this event also run well.  From 12 participants, MHX choose 3 winners, and Farrel G9 came at the first place.

Thank you Notes

Behind the success of MHX 3.0 this year, there is a great teamwork between teachers, students, and parents.  All of the students have their own part. Some of the students in charge of checking ID card and the stuff, be the ushers to guide the students’ from other schools, and be the SAMAN dancer for the opening the MHX 3.0.  Thank you, students !

We would like to say a big thank you for all of the sponsor that has supported this event; Iitihada, Kaeng’s Kitchen, ILP and also parents who have support for this event. We also apologize for all of the mistakes might we made.  See you on MHX 4.0

Here are some comments from students related to the MHX events:

“in MHX 3.0, we got so many new friends, new experiences, even though it took so many subject sessions until we skip Bahasa Quiz and our voices were gone but we are happy supporting MHIS team, especially Basketball ”- 7B Students

It’s pretty amazing, We got so many new friends!! However, my team basketball girl is not lucky enough to win the trophy. better luck next time!”- Anaya 7A

“I saw so many participants in tahfidz competition did a very good job in the memorization of surah. it motivates me to do better on my own memorization surah. I will do my best” -Dyandra 7A, MC of Tahfidz

“I got to meet my old friends from other school, I got new friends because so many schools attending, 17 school exactly. The competition is very intense to watch!! It motivates me to reach first place in a competition!” Alya 8B, MC MHX 3.0 2019

“I think that this year’s MHX 3.0 was a success. Honestly, we did have a few obstacles and difficulties during the preparation. Everything is a learning process though. The preparation was super amusing and full of fun and new experiences. The day before MHX was very hectic, we were scrubbing the field when suddenly the tree got chopped so all our hard work was taken for granted such a fun and new experience for me. We learned how to organize an event, we learned how to be good hosts and most importantly we got to develop our own skills in the preparation for the competitions. Congratulations to the speech and tahfidz winners! During the day, we met lots of new friends. I heard that the participants also liked the event because they felt that we were very welcoming. There are still some grey areas and some room for improvement but I hope MHSU’s next batch can make a more amazing, bigger and a better MHX.” - Michelle G9, MHSU members,  Speech Delegates, and Basketball representative.

MHX 3.0 winners:

Speech Contest: 

1. Farrel Bramantio Naulitua Pane from SMP Mutiara Harapan Islamic School
2. Frizka Mariza Agiztamara Chandra from SMP Homeschooling Kak Seto 
3. Griselda Faustine from SMP Pembangunan Jaya 

Tahfidz: 

1. Alivia Rizqia Nadira from SMP Mutiara Harapan Islamic School
2. Rizqia Firsananta from SMPIT Al-Quraniyah
3. Ratu Balqis from SMPIT Al-Quraniyah 

Basketball Boys:

1. SMP Budi Luhur
2. SMP Sekolah Tunas Indonesia
3. SMP Islam Amalina

Basketball Girls:

1. SMPN 3 Tangerang
2. SMP Sekolah Tunas Indonesia
3. SMP Islam Al Bayan

PPDB (PRESENTASI PENERIMAAN SISWA BARU) Internal Open Day, 31 August 2019

On the last day of August this year, the secondary department of Mutiara Harapan Islamic School wholeheartedly opened its doors to Grade 6 and Grade 9 parents; an event named Internal Open Day.  The objective of this activity is to encourage the parents to enroll their children  at MHIS next school year.

The opening ceremony was held at 9 AM where selected students led the Quran recitation, shared experiences inside the school, and effortlessly performed the Ratoeh Jaroeh. Their performances were admired by all. Then, the performances were followed by Miss Dea Kania’s  discussion of  MHIS’ Five Principles and Programs.  She also asked the parents to raise their questions which she enthusiastically answered. After the opening ceremony, the Grade 6 parents went to their respective rooms. Half of the participants went to Mr. Raymond Solis’ room where they learned about adjectives. The other half of the participants went to Mr. Jazzer Emmanuel’s class where they learned about elements and compounds. The parents were so energetic answering the activities and they enjoyed being students again just for one day.  Miss Ira and Miss Audina handled the homeroom sessions before the two gentlemen delivered their lessons. Specifically, they led the Dua’ opening, checking of  prayers, and Surah memorization (QS. Al Mursalat). After the demonstrations, the parents went back to the examination room to see the  Administration booth, MHSU booth, textbooks to be used, and some projects created by students. In the afternoon session, the Grade 9 parents experienced the aforementioned series of events. Mr. Khaven refreshed the minds of the participants on how to write poems. 

The parents went home with smiles on their faces knowing that MHIS will cater the needs of their children. Their expressions proved that the event became successful.   

Family Day, 29 August 2019

To strengthen the bond between parents, teachers and students, we are so proud to create a family day within our Islamic fair activities. The result of this special event was astounding, memorable and overwhelming where you can see  friendship, joy and happiness overflowing. 

Islamic Fair, 29 August 2019

Secondary Islamic Fair 2019 created so many projects than last year. Students applied some topics into projects with their creativity and passion.

Grade 7 made  short movies which were inspired by Muslim scientists. They made act based on their daily life and connect to value that they get from muslim’s characters. The Muslim character they chose is from lokal: B.J. Habibie and  Buya Hamka and from outside: Al-Khawarizmi and Muhammad Al Fatih. Students want to remind us to improve our learning skills and learning to do something.  

Grade 8 made the calligraphy and Halal food and drink bazaar. They make a couple of styles of calligraphy that is Naskhi and Riq’ah.   Students demonstrated on how to make a calligraphy and explained more about the interpretation of the verse that they had written on their canvass. There are 3 calligraphy topics: Tawadhu (Humble), Tabdzir (Avoiding wasteful) and Halal Food and Drink.

Grade 9 making Islamic design and put into tote bag and bookmark. Students were divided into 4 groups: Optimistic, Ikhtiyar, Tawakkul and Tolerance. Every group make 4 designs for tote bag and book mark. Students tell us the important to stay optimistic and keep positive to Allah SWT. We have Allah SWT who can realize all our dreams to make it happen.  Why did the students chose tote bag to put on their design? First, it’s zero waste, go green. Second, students can put their creativity on the tote bag to inspire Islam to others. Third, we educate people about Islam because it’s a part of Dakwah. 

Senior made an interactive Android game. That game was  integrated with their ICT lessns. So, students can apply their Islamic  knowledge into ICT to make a game. Students wanted to remind us about Islamic knowledge which is, Quran-Hadith, Aqidah, Akhlaq, Fiqh and History of Islam. Why a game? because Indonesia is the largest gadget user population and also games are good way in preaching without being fooled. Scan this barcode and enjoy your game!

Beside the students projects, there were  performances from students and teachers too. Students performed memorizing 3 surah in Juz 29: Al-Qiyamah, Al-Insan and Al-Mursalat. Students perform ed Al-Qiyamah regularly, Al-Insan by reverse, and Al-Mursalat only odd ayah spectacularly. Lastly, some students and teachers performed nasyid. We also have family time with parents after exploring the  booths, we sat together and enjoyed some dishes.

One Day with Upper Secondary, 23 August 2019

On the 23rd of August 2019, Mutiara Harapan Islamic School Secondary Department held a One Day with Upper Secondary event for the Grade 9 students. This  event is especially organized in order for Grade 9 students to experience what it is like to be an Upper Secondary student here in Mutiara Harapan. Grade 9 students joined Math, Physics and ICT classes together with their seniors. Secondary students helped prepare the engaging activities in each booth and assisted their Grade  6 young brothers and sisters in every session.

We capped off the event by selecting and awarding the most active participants for each subject.  Overall, it was an enjoyable and refreshing experience for both grade 9 and senior high-’ students as they were able to engage in various fun activities, develop friendship and cooperation. Grade 9 students will have  something to look forward to when they move up to senior high here in our beloved school.

One Day with Lower Secondary, 23 August 2019

“The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.” 

Simone Weil

On that breezy morning, sixty Grade-6 students were invited to experience studying and witness how secondary students face their lessons on a daily basis. They were divided into four groups and accompanied by selected Grade-8 students who ushered them to each prepared booth. 

Furthermore, the activities went well and we are confident to say that it was a success. We can see the joy and excitement on each student’s face before and after the program which is uplifting. Thus, our four booths are as follows : Poetry Booth, Language Booth, Science Booth and ICT Booth.

Eventually, at the end of the program, some students had been selected as outstanding participants who will receive a certificate of recognition. Hence, their achievement is meant to encourage other students to have that achiever’s mentality and passion in every activity that they will encounter. Congratulations to all Grade-6 achievers!  We are proud of you!

Nevertheless, we hope that this program had given something unique and inspiring experience to all participants and decided to continue their higher education with us here in MHIS Secondary department.

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge” 

 Albert Einstein

Independence Day Celebration, 19 August 2019

“Tetaplah menjadi satu. Jangan sampai ingin terpecah. Gapai angan dan cita-citamu di masa depan yang cerah. Raih prestasi terbaikmu, dan Buat bangsa ini pun bangga. Selamat hari kemerdekaan.” - Anonim

We met again with the high-spirited month of August and once again, we celebrated our annual event of Independence Day Celebration! This year, the celebration was held on August 19 with various activities which could trigger the spirit of nationalism of all students and teachers.

This year's celebration, we focused on showcasing students’ talents and abilities on various Bahasa Indonesia and teamworks related activities which aligned with this year’s theme “United We Stand, Divided We Fall”.

Right after the ceremony, all the students along with their 17 Agustus themed t-shirts and attributes, were ready to show their practice results on various games held in this year such as Sepak Bola Sarung, Lomba Musik Kreasi, Lomba Pidato, Lomba Cerpen, Lomba Cipta dan Baca Puisi, and Lomba Estafet. 

Here are the list of students who won the competition in the Independence Day Celebration 2019. We are really proud of them!

Sepak Bola Sarung
First Winner: Senior High
Second Winner: G8 combination

Lomba Estafet
First Winner: G8A
Second Winner: Senior High

Lomba Musik Kreasi
Best Performer: G7B

Lomba Pidato
Best Performer: Farrel (G9)

Lomba Cipta dan Baca Puisi
Best Performer: Nayla (G8A)

Lomba Cipta Cerpen
Best Performer: Kia (G8A)

Independence Day Ceremony, 19 August 2019

Merdeka!

August is a month of celebration! As a nation, we celebrate our beloved country’s Independence Day every year on August 17. This year, Mutiara Harapan Islamic School celebrate the Independence Day on Monday, August 19 and secondary students had the honour to be in charge for the flag ceremony.

Prior the event, all the students participating in the ceremony had been restlessly practicing even during the weekends, especially for the Paskibra Team. They understood the importance of this event and all of them had to show a good teamwork in order to deliver great results and performances.

On August 19, the D-Day, all students were ready to show their hard work. In front of all the teachers and students from preschool, primary, DC, and secondary, they had proven that constant practice resulted in a good result. All the members of officer, paskibra, and choir had successfully run the flag ceremony smoothly without any major obstacles.

Great job, Team!

Here are the list of students who participate in the Flag Ceremony Independence Day 2019. We are really proud of your accomplishment!

Paskibra Team

1. Rania (Grade 8A)
2. Syaima (Grade 8A)
3. Audyva (Grade 8A)
4. OU Ghaffar (Grade 8A)
5. Arya (Grade 8B)
6. Nayla (Grade 8A)
7. Keiza (Grade 8B)
8. Kirana (Grade 7B)
9. Fazle (Grade 8A)
10. Alya (Grade 8B)
11. Muh Reza (Grade 10)
12. Athalla (Grade 10)
13. Keiza (Grade 7B)
14. Garsyad (Grade 7A)
15. Fardhan (Grade 8B)
16. Nyrinda (Grade 8B)
17. Nahla (Grade 8B)
18. Nabriez (Grade 7B)
19. A. Rafi (Grade 7A)
20. Kyla (Grade 7A)
21. Dyandra (Grade 7A)
22. Fatima (Grade 7A)
23. Anaya (Grade 7A)
24. Zaskia (Grade 8B)
25. Sabrina (Grade 8B)
26. Mizard (Grade 8A)

Choir Team

1. Amanda (Grade 7B)
2. Zahwa (Grade 7A)
3. Dinda (Grade 7B)
4. Rayhan (Grade 7B)
5. Zaki (Grade 7B)
6. Fahri (Grade 8B)
7. Zahra (Grade 7A)
8. Rafif (Grade 7B)
9. Farrel (Grade 9)
10. Nanda (Grade 8B)
11. Marsya (Grade 7B)
12. Kalisya (Grade 8A)
13. Kia (Grade 8A)
14. Vania (Grade 7A)
15. Alea (Grade 7A)
16. Aurel (Grade 8A)
17. Aisyah (Grade 8A)
18. Michelle (Grade 9)
19. Farren (Grade 9)
20. Ranaa (Grade 9)

Officer Team

1. Hanif (Grade 7B) 
2. Syafieq (Grade 7A)
3. Hafiz (Grade 7B)
4. Abin (Grade 8B)
5. Ahmad (Grade 10)
6. Ninda (Grade 8B)
7. Una (Grade 7B)
8. Gyan (Grade 7A)

Qurban Slaughtering, 12 August 2019

On August, 12th- Qurban was celebrated as a symbol of sacrifice made by a servant to Allah. It is an act of obedience as well as an expression of gratitude for all the blessings Allah has provided for us. There are two ways with which we can see how gratitude and qurban (slaughtering animals) are related. First, qurban is a means to extend the good relationship with relatives, neighbors, guests and fellow Muslims. The slaughter then becomes a phenomenon of happiness and gratitude for every blessing Allah has given to human beings, and so it is a highly recommended expression of thanking God for His bounty: 

“But the bounty of the Lord - rehearse and proclaim (by thanking Him)” (Ad-Dhuhaa/93: 11)

Secondly, qurban is an affirmation for everything we have received from Allah. The animal created by Allah is indeed a blessing for humans, and that He has allowed them to slaughter it for them to eat. In fact, the slaughter is a way to draw closer to Him.

Making qurban is devotion most beloved by Allah in Nahr day, as narrated in a hadith by At-Tirmidzi from ‘Aisyah (pbuh) that the Prophet once said:

“The son of Adam does not perform any action on the day of sacrifice that is more endearing to Allah than the sacrifice of animals; the animal will come on the Day of Resurrection with its hair, horns and hooves (for reward). Verily the blood has reached Allah before it drops to the ground. So make yourselves purified therewith."

Mutiara Harapan Islamic School had run a Qurban Slaughtering event on Monday, August 12, 2019 . The event began by having Monday Ceremony and du’a.  After that, some students and teachers went to the Muhyiddin Mosque to do the qurban together. Started at 08.00 am and finished at 11 am. After slicing process, the meat distributed to all Mustahiq (those who deserve the meat). There are 3 cows and 17 goats in total. 

Thank you to all committees, students, parents, and The Foundation of Mutiara Harapan Bangsa for supporting the event. Hopefully, next year will be better and greater celebration. May Allah bless what we have done this year.

Report from Homeroom Teacher 7A

Alhamdulillah we already had passed the Independence Day, smoothly. This month has many academic and non academic activities. We hope students will keep their motivation in sailing through their learning journey.

Starting this August, students have already started extracurricular and SEP. Students learned so many things from this non academic activity. They practiced very hard. For excul students in coding for example, they are now in the progress of making the animation movement. By time, they will create a simple game purposed for their peer as the user. For basketball the results can be seen from the sparing score, they are making progress as a basketball team. Different from basketball, archery excul they prepare them self in shooting range of 15 m and also a youth archery championship. Moreover, from Saman, they have already covered one song dance, now they are in progress of synchronizing all movement as team.

From different side, for SEP students have practiced very hard in Paskibra from a month ago. As they did a very great final show during the Independence Day ceremony. We as the teachers are very proud with the performance. As a wise word say:  

“Those at the top of the mountain didn't fall there”.

This month of August is also the starting point of community involvement (CI). Some students have proposed a very great plan of CI, some students need revision. After the plan was approved, students may continue to the execution of their CI plan.  

The events of Qurbani slaughtering, Islamic Fair, and Independence Day celebration have also ran very well. We would like to say thank you to the support of parents for their precious time, advice, and also effort that make these events succeeded.  

Finally, English fair and MHx events are next and have been waiting. We hope the best for students and let us support them with everything we can to make this learning journey becoming a meaningful and enjoyable moments in their life that they will remember

Reports from MHSU

Hello everyone, a quick update on our MHSU after the election this month. We were able to get a number of important factors into place such as divisions and programs. We ended up into four divisions: social, environment, sport, and religion.

Every division has its assigned members. In Religion division there is Gaffar, Keca, and Qia. In Social Entrepreneur division there is Ranaa, Adel, Arya, Uma, Rania, Fahri, Syaima, and Alya. In environment division there is Aurel, Aisyah, Kyra, Abin. Last but not the least in sports division we have Shakira, Farrel, and Nanda.

Furthermore, the programs that are going to be run by the students were being distributed to each division. For the social division, they have MH-radio, wall magazines, and social media usage. For the environment division, they have English speaking awareness and go green programs. In addition, there is one event that will be held by two divisions which is the students awareness program . For the sports division, third is the basketball program and finally the religion division with charity programs, girls talk and muhadoroh.

Those are the programs we had achieved for the month of April. Hope to see you next time.

Pesantren Ramadan, 20-21 May 2019

Once again we have been really blessed to experience Ramadan this year. As all the muslims around the world prepare the festivity of Ramadan, our school has also prepared some meaningful annual event for all students, teachers, staffs, and parents. This year Pesantren Ramadhan was held on May 20-21,2019. Students has been challenged to experience full Ramadhan experience in 2-day and  1-night full of activities. Prior to the events, all students (primary, secondary, and DC) had collected Rp 41,826,000 charity money.

On the first day of Pesantren Ramadhan, students alongside with Ittihada, ran a Charity Preloved Bazaar at MHIS parking lot. Many preloved goods, such as clothes, hijab, shoes, water bottles, lunchboxes, etc were being sold in cheap prices, ranging from Rp 5,000 to Rp 20,000.  Since early in the morning, they had prepared the event by stacking all the goods and arranged them according to their prices. At 8:30 sharp, the line was opened and all people from surroundings MHIS who were already wait in line since 8.00 flooded the parking lot. However before they can buy the products they must exchanged their money with coupons, which will serve as their medium of purchasing their desired preloved goods. This three-hour event has run smoothly as hundreds of goods has been sold and collected Rp 11,075,000. All the profits from Charity Preloved Bazaar were given to widows, dhuafa, and yatim.

Right after the Charity Bazaar has ended, eleven secondary students gathered at Musholla Al-Majid for Sima’an Juz 29 recitation. Each student had their own portion in memorising surah while the rest of the students listened and corrected them if needed. The students responsible for the Sima’an were Farrel (Grade 9) for Al-Mulk, Kia (Grade 7) for Al-Qalam, Naufal (Grade 9) for Al-Haqqah, Hagy (Grade 8) for Al-Ma’arij, Egan (Grade 8) for Nuh, Sultan (Grade 8) for Al-Jin, Mizard (Grade 7) for Al-Muzzammil, Fardan (Grade 7) for Al-Mudatsir, Kalisya (Grade 7) for Al-Qiyamah, Kyra (Grade 7) for Al-Insan, and Audy (Grade 7) for Al-Mursalat. Following Sima’an, students Pray Dhuhr and got kajian with Ustad Fuad Na’im about caring for others then continued the event by preparing Takjil On The Road for the boys and pudding making for the girls.

Before the first day of Iftar started, secondary students had more activities that  they need to participate. Students were assigned into three locations and were given three different responsibilities, such as:  Takjil On The Road, Delivering Ramadhan Hampers to Masjid Lio, and Iftar Preparation at School. Several students went to Kebayoran Residence Junction to distribute takjil to motorbike riders while some of them were distributing the takjil in front of MHIS. For Masjid Lio’s team, several students from both secondary regular and DC went to Masjid Lio to give some hampers as a thankful gestures as Masjid Lio has been frequently used by MHIS for male students for Friday Prayer. Meanwhile, some of the students were also responsible in preparing iftar foods and snacks at school. All these three activities were the final activities before the students will have Iftar.

At 5:48 sharp, the azan was heard and everyone was ready to break their fast with water and light snacks. All students, teachers, and staffs continued to Pray Maghrib. After praying, students had their Iftar (full meal) and continued their Taraweeh prayer. They ended the first day which is full of activities by night snacking and sleeping  early for there were still many meaningful activities waiting on the following day.

Day two started very early. Students woke up at 1:30 in the morning and started their I’tikaf  at 2 AM sharp at Masjid As-Shaff Bintaro. During I’tikaf, students prayed Tahajjud and read Quran. Then they ate suhoor and prayed Subuh at Masjid As-Shaff. Following the I’tikaf activity, they came back to school to clean up and rest.

Sembako Distribution became the next activity on the second day. The event started with an opening speech from Yayasan and Ittihada then followed by a symbolic sembako hand-over from Yayasan to Dhuafa and Yatim. For this year Sembako Distribution, there were 350 sembako packages collected from parents which were distributed to Yatim for 100 packages and 250 packages for Dhuafa and Widows. The three hours activity faced no significant problems as students directly and actively help making sure the event run smoothly.

After the Sembako distribution ended, students gathered in Musholla Al-Majid for Muroja’ah while waiting for Dhuhr prayer. Moreover, students had time for a quick nap before the two last activities in 2019 Pesantren Ramadhan which were End Of Year Tasyakur and Iftar Jama’i.

Year End Tasyakur began at about 15:15 right after Asr Prayer. The event was opened by the secondary students performances showcasing their Quran skill. The first performance started with Kyra (Grade 7) and Kalisya (Grade 7) who read some verses with their translation.

The next performance was delivered by Tahfiz students (Egan, Kyra, Adit, Sultan, Kalisya, Naia, Farrel, Naufal) demonstrated their skills memorising all 114 Surah names in Quran. For the last performance, Sultan, Kia, and Hagy memorised Juz 29. They were challenged to guess the surah names, and continued the surah as well as performed it in front of the teachers, staffs, students, and parents. After the secondary performances, all students got kajian by Ustad Gus Arifin about caring and understanding about Allah’s creations. The activity continued by breaking the fast with water and light snacks and prayed Maghrib together at Musholla Al-Majid. Following Salat Jama’i, all students, teachers, staffs, and parents gathered in front cateria and small field area for Iftar Jama’i. All the foods and beverages were provided by the Ittihada and school. Iftar Jama’i became the last official activity for this year Pesantren Ramadhan.

All in all, Pesantren Ramadhan had become one of most memorable event on this school year. Students can participate all the meaningful activities and experienced it firsthand. This event will be great learning point not only for students but also for teachers, staffs, and parents.