Meet our Weekend School Staff
Teaching Staff:
KG: Sister Fareha
1/2nd Grades: Sister Sundus
3rd Grade: Sisters Naseem and Noha
4/5th Grades: Sisters Fiza and Meryem
6th Grade: Sister Nora, Brothers Saif and Atilla
7/8th Grades: Brother Kamran, Sisters Janan and Rawaa
Youth Girls: Sister Shireen
Youth Boys: Brother Haroon
Weekend School Administration:
Sister Nazish Huq
Sister Saba Siddiqui
Sister Amina Laktaif
KG: Sister Fareha
1/2nd Grades: Sister Sundus
3rd Grade: Sisters Naseem and Noha
4/5th Grades: Sisters Fiza and Meryem
6th Grade: Sister Nora, Brothers Saif and Atilla
7/8th Grades: Brother Kamran, Sisters Janan and Rawaa
Youth Girls: Sister Shireen
Youth Boys: Brother Haroon
Weekend School Administration:
Sister Nazish Huq
Sister Saba Siddiqui
Sister Amina Laktaif
Kindergarten:
My name is Fareha Ishaq, I will be your child’s KG teacher this year. I am an experienced teacher and have been with ICHC weekend school for three years. Reading is my passion. Firmly believing that I am to learn,and wish to develop Islamic ethics and manners in our children. I enjoy walking, hiking and gardening. I hope to deliver the best knowledge, and fun learning environment this year iA.
1/2nd Grades:
My name is Sister Sundus. I will be teaching first and second grades this year. This is my fifth year teaching at ICHC. My personal interests include gardening, sewing and baking. I hope to create a fun learning environment for your children in the classroom. Please reach out to me if you have any questions. I am looking forward to work with your child this year.
3rd Grade:
My name is Sister Naseem and I have the honor of teaching your child this year. This will be my fifth year teaching at ICHC and I’m excited and looking forward to working together to make it a wonderful experience for all of the children.
My name is Sister Noha and I will be your child’s Quran Literacy teacher this year. I am very excited to begin my first year at ICHC and hope we can all work together to make this experience a wonderful one.
4/5th Grades:
My name is Sister Meryem and I have taught at ICHC for one year prior to Covid. My personal interests include exercising and cooking for my four children. I’m most looking forward to meeting your child this year. We are going to have a lot of fun learning Quran and literacy.
My name is Sister Fiza and this is my first year teaching at ICHC. I'm very excited to be teaching your child this year. I look forward to teaching this class Islamic Studies and helping form a foundation in your child's life that they can continue to build on.
6th Grade:
My name is Sister Nora and this is my first year of teaching at ICHC. My personal interests include reading, bike riding and soccer. This year I am looking forward to connecting with our children and helping instill within them the necessary characteristics to form a solid Muslim identity.
My name is Br. Atilla and I have been teaching at ICHC for 15 years. My personal interests include reading, jogging, travel and sports. This year I am looking forwarding to working with your children teaching them Arabic, Quran and Salah which is the most important basis for every Muslim; looking forward to your cooperation to achieve the goals set for them this year.
My name is Br. Saif and I am looking forward to teaching your children Islamic studies this year, and building bonds that will further their Islamic knowledge and build confidence as Muslims.
7/8th Grades:
My name is Sister Rawaa and I have been teaching at ICHC for about 9 years. My personal interests include reading and gardening and I’m most looking forward to seeing my students grow and improve their Quran Literacy skills this year.
My name is Sister Janan and this is my first year teaching at ICHC. My personal interests include fitness and art. and I’m most looking forward to working with youth and helping them thrive
My name is Brother Kamran and I have been teaching at ICHC for 4 years (two different stints). My personal interests include reading and outdoor activities like hiking and biking. I’m most looking forward to helping our students appreciate the beauty of our deen and have a meaningful dialogue with them.
Youth Boys:
My name is Haroon and I will be your son’s teacher this year. Inshallah this year, I plan to cover a range of topics from Quran and sunnah to life skills. Our sessions will be conducted halaqa style, along with activities and outings to build brotherhood bond.
Youth Girls:
My name is Shireen and I am super excited to be your daughter’s Friday night school teacher this year. Our “classes” will be held at the masjid from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. I say classes in quotes because I don’t plan on conducting sessions in a typical classroom setting and structure. I hope to have the girls feel relaxed and calm while they read and reflect on different subjects covered in class. I do feel that cellphones can be a distraction and so I ask that every student leaves her cellphone at the door.
This year I plan to have the girls read Qur’anic ayahs (in Arabic and English) to practice reading that also relate to the umbrella theme of “Building Sisterhood Through the Names of Allah”. We will tackle 2-3 Names a week, hopefully giving the girls a better sense of the meanings of the Names while tying them into everyday life. I encourage all my students to use me as a resource to better themselves; if I cannot help them, I will guide them to someone who can. I hope that you all and I can work together to help our youth girls navigate their life journeys with Islam as their guide, inshallah. Please always feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns you may have.
My name is Fareha Ishaq, I will be your child’s KG teacher this year. I am an experienced teacher and have been with ICHC weekend school for three years. Reading is my passion. Firmly believing that I am to learn,and wish to develop Islamic ethics and manners in our children. I enjoy walking, hiking and gardening. I hope to deliver the best knowledge, and fun learning environment this year iA.
1/2nd Grades:
My name is Sister Sundus. I will be teaching first and second grades this year. This is my fifth year teaching at ICHC. My personal interests include gardening, sewing and baking. I hope to create a fun learning environment for your children in the classroom. Please reach out to me if you have any questions. I am looking forward to work with your child this year.
3rd Grade:
My name is Sister Naseem and I have the honor of teaching your child this year. This will be my fifth year teaching at ICHC and I’m excited and looking forward to working together to make it a wonderful experience for all of the children.
My name is Sister Noha and I will be your child’s Quran Literacy teacher this year. I am very excited to begin my first year at ICHC and hope we can all work together to make this experience a wonderful one.
4/5th Grades:
My name is Sister Meryem and I have taught at ICHC for one year prior to Covid. My personal interests include exercising and cooking for my four children. I’m most looking forward to meeting your child this year. We are going to have a lot of fun learning Quran and literacy.
My name is Sister Fiza and this is my first year teaching at ICHC. I'm very excited to be teaching your child this year. I look forward to teaching this class Islamic Studies and helping form a foundation in your child's life that they can continue to build on.
6th Grade:
My name is Sister Nora and this is my first year of teaching at ICHC. My personal interests include reading, bike riding and soccer. This year I am looking forward to connecting with our children and helping instill within them the necessary characteristics to form a solid Muslim identity.
My name is Br. Atilla and I have been teaching at ICHC for 15 years. My personal interests include reading, jogging, travel and sports. This year I am looking forwarding to working with your children teaching them Arabic, Quran and Salah which is the most important basis for every Muslim; looking forward to your cooperation to achieve the goals set for them this year.
My name is Br. Saif and I am looking forward to teaching your children Islamic studies this year, and building bonds that will further their Islamic knowledge and build confidence as Muslims.
7/8th Grades:
My name is Sister Rawaa and I have been teaching at ICHC for about 9 years. My personal interests include reading and gardening and I’m most looking forward to seeing my students grow and improve their Quran Literacy skills this year.
My name is Sister Janan and this is my first year teaching at ICHC. My personal interests include fitness and art. and I’m most looking forward to working with youth and helping them thrive
My name is Brother Kamran and I have been teaching at ICHC for 4 years (two different stints). My personal interests include reading and outdoor activities like hiking and biking. I’m most looking forward to helping our students appreciate the beauty of our deen and have a meaningful dialogue with them.
Youth Boys:
My name is Haroon and I will be your son’s teacher this year. Inshallah this year, I plan to cover a range of topics from Quran and sunnah to life skills. Our sessions will be conducted halaqa style, along with activities and outings to build brotherhood bond.
Youth Girls:
My name is Shireen and I am super excited to be your daughter’s Friday night school teacher this year. Our “classes” will be held at the masjid from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. I say classes in quotes because I don’t plan on conducting sessions in a typical classroom setting and structure. I hope to have the girls feel relaxed and calm while they read and reflect on different subjects covered in class. I do feel that cellphones can be a distraction and so I ask that every student leaves her cellphone at the door.
This year I plan to have the girls read Qur’anic ayahs (in Arabic and English) to practice reading that also relate to the umbrella theme of “Building Sisterhood Through the Names of Allah”. We will tackle 2-3 Names a week, hopefully giving the girls a better sense of the meanings of the Names while tying them into everyday life. I encourage all my students to use me as a resource to better themselves; if I cannot help them, I will guide them to someone who can. I hope that you all and I can work together to help our youth girls navigate their life journeys with Islam as their guide, inshallah. Please always feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns you may have.