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ICEC Newsletter 2023 -2024 No 5 – School Closing Saturday Jan 20-2024

بسته بودن کلاس های مرکز  روز شنبه  ۲۰ ماه ژانویه ۲۰۲۴

 خانواده های گرامی
 
به سبب هوای نا مناسب، کلاس های مرکز فرهنگی و آموزشی ایران  شنبه ۲۰ ماه ژانویه برگزار نخواهند شد. به امید دیدارتان در روز
.شنبه آینده، ۲۷ ژانویه
 
*THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM ALERT MONTGOMERY *CODE RED – SCHOOL SYSTEM CLOSED for Saturday, Jan. 20
 

Due to ongoing snow and ice removal, all school buildings and offices are closed for Saturday, Jan. 20. All MCPS-sponsored events including athletic, academic programming, field trips and community events are canceled.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cupf/
The Community Use Bridge / CUPF Weather Emergencies and Alerts: https://cupfmontgomerycountymd.blogspot.com/search/label/Emergency

 
مرکز فرهنگی و آموزشی ایران
 

School Closing on Saturday January 20, 2024

Dear ICEC Community,

 Due to inclement weather, ICEC classes will not be held on Saturday January 20th.
 
 Look forward to see you on Saturday Jan 27th, 2024.

*THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM ALERT MONTGOMERY*CODE RED – SCHOOL SYSTEM CLOSED for Saturday, Jan. 20
 

Due to ongoing snow and ice removal, all school buildings and offices are closed for Saturday, Jan. 20. All MCPS-sponsored events including athletic, academic programming, field trips and community events are canceled.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cupf/
The Community Use Bridge / CUPF Weather Emergencies and Alerts: https://cupfmontgomerycountymd.blogspot.com/search/label/Emergency

 
ICEC
 

ICEC Newsletter 2023-2024-4

Yalda Celebration

Dear Parents,

Community and School Association of Iran Cultural and Educational Center (ICEC) and the instructional staff invites you to attend annual Yalda Celebration. This program aims to familiarize students with this ancient cultural celebration.

Students may wear traditional clothes.  

When:

          Saturday December 16, 2023

          11:00 – 11:30 A.M.

          Richie Park Elementary School Cafeteria

 Parents entrance time:  10:30 – 10:45 A.M.

 Program:

Storytelling

Poetry

Dance

Music

 جشن شب یلدا

،مادران و پدران گرامی

برای آشنا کردن دانش آموزان با جشن های ملی، آموزگاران و انجمن خانه و مدرسه مرکز فرهنگی و آموزشی ایران برنامه ای به مناسبت  شب یلدا در سالن گرد هم آیی مرکز برگزار خواهند کرد

.از شما خانواده های گرامی در خواست می کنیم با فرزندان خود در این جشن شرکت کنید

.دانش آموزان می توانند در آن روزلباس های محلی بپوشند

 زمان برنامه:

        روز شنبه ۱۶ دسامبر۲۰۲۳ 

        ساعت ۱۱:۰۰ تا ۱۱:۳۰   

ورود خانواده ها به سالن:   ۱۰:۴۵ – ۱۰:۳۰ بامداد 

برنامه:

     داستان مادر بزرگ و پدر بزرگ

       شعر و آواز

       رقص و موسیقی

ICEC Newsletter – 2023-2024 – 3

 

بازدید از کلاس های مرکز

،مادران و پدران گرامی

 مرکز فرهنگی و آموزشی ایران از شما دعوت می کند
.در روز شنبه ۲۱ اکتبر ۲۰۲۳ از کلاس های فارسی این مرکز دیدن کنید
.روز بازدید از کلاس ها بهترین زمان برای آشنایی شما با آموزگاران فرزندانتان و آگاهی از برنامه های آموزشی مرکز خواهد بود

:برنامه روز شنبه ۲۱ اکتبر ۲۰۲۳ به ترتیب زیر خواهد بود

۱ – از ساعت ۱۰:۰۵ تا   ۹:۵۰     بامداد:     بازدید از کودکستان وکلاس اول آمادگی

۲ – از ساعت ۱۰:۲۰ تا   ۱۰:۰۵   بامداد:     بازدید از کلاس های اول  و دوم

۳ – از ساعت ۱۰:۳۵ تا  ۱۰:۲۰   بامداد:       بازدید از کلاس های سوم٬ چهارم٬ پنجم٬ ششم٬ هفتم٬و هشتم

به امید دیدارتان در روز شنبه، ۲۱ ماه اکتبر  ۲۰۲۳ 

مرکز فرهنگی و آموزشی ایران

 

Back-To School Day

Dear Parents,

Iran Cultural and Educational Center (ICEC) invites you to visit the classes on Saturday, October 21st, 2023.

Visiting the classes will be an opportunity to meet the teachers and become familiar with the Programs of Study.

Back to School Day schedule on Saturday, October 21st, 2023:

  1. 9:50 – 10:05 A.M. Visiting kindergarten, pre-first grade
  2. 10:05 – 10:20 A.M. Visiting first, second grades
  3. 10:20 – 10:35 A.M. Visiting third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades 

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, October 21st, 2023.

ICEC

2023-2024 Iran Arbabi Scholarship Award

The Iran Arbabi Scholarship Program, established in 2014, continued its annual scholarship awards for the academic year 2023-2024.  In August 2023, an independent Panel of Experts, appointed by the ICEC Board of Trustees, using specific criteria, evaluated the qualifications and merits of all applicants. It is a great pleasure to announce that the Scholarship Committee has decided to award this year’s scholarship award of $1,500 to Mr. Armon Emtiaznoori who has been so notified. Armon will be attending University of Maryland at Baltimore Country (UMBC) in the 2023 Fall semester.

In his acceptance note to ICEC Armon wrote: “…being part of ICEC community, I learned a great deal about my family’s homeland, Iran, got to know and participated in the wonderful ICEC community initiative, Camp Koohdareh, through which I made new friends, learned and practiced how to be a leader, appreciate my cultural diversity and felt closer to a community of people that are just like me…”

Congratulations Armon and have a successful academic year !

ICEC Newsletter – 2023-2024 – 1

Greeting,
We would like to welcome you and your children to the 2023-2024 academic year. As a community, we very much look forward to working closely with you to provide our students with the best learning environment where they will thrive and enjoy learning.
Please find below important guidelines:

Drop off and Pick up Area and Schedule
Please drop off and pick up your children in front of the School Main Entrance. Upon their arrival students will be greeted by their teachers and volunteered and directed to line up next to their teachers.
To avoid overcrowding in the morning and at the end of the day the following schedule will be in place:

• Kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 will line up from 9:20 to 9:30 in the morning and be released at 12:20 PM.

• Grades 3 and higher will line up from 9:30 to 9:35 and be released at 12:30.

This year, all public facilities users such as us are required to lock all the doors 15 minutes after the start of their programs. If you arrive after the start of the classes, please ring the bell at the All-Purpose Room Entrance. Volunteers will accompany your children to their classes.
Also, parents who need to meet with the administration or wish to pick up their children before the end of the classes, may enter the building through the same door.

Continued assessment and placement

The first few weeks of the classes, we will continue to assess students’ language skills to determine the best possible placement for them. We will discuss with you if we determine that such change is to the best interest of your child/children.
You will be receiving a welcome message from your child/children’s instructor/s.
Looking forward to a very productive and safe academic year,
ICEC

خانواده های گرامی،

پیش از هرچیز سال آموزشی ۲۰۲۴ -۲۰۲۳ را به شما و فرزندانتان خوش آمد می گوییم و بسیار خوشحالیم که با پشتیبانی شما یک سال پربار و آموزنده دیگر را آغاز می کنیم.
چند نکته عمده
درخواست داریم فرزندانتان را جلوی در اصلی مدرسه پیاده کنید و در پایان کلاس ها بردارید. دانش آموزان پس از ورود و پیش از رفتن به کلاس هایشان در جاهای مشخص شده صف می بندند و همراه با آموزگارانشان به کلاس می روند.
: آغاز و پایان کلاس ها
کودکستان و کلاس های اول و دوم از ساعت ۹:۲۰ تا ۹:۳۰ در صف آماده رفتن به کلاس هایشان می شوند و ساعت ۱۲:۲۰ دقیقه مدرسه را ترک می کنند.
کلاس های سوم به بالا از ساعت ۹:۳۰ تا ۹:۳۵۰ در صف آماده رفتن به کلاس هایشان می شوند و ساعت ۱۲:۳۰ دقیقه مدرسه را ترک می کنند.
پیرو آیین نامه جدید دولت مونتگمری همه درها ۱۵ دقیقه پس از آغاز کلاس ها بایستی بسته شوند. دانش آموزانی که دیرتر از آغاز کلاس ها به مدرسه می آیند پس از فشار زنگ از در کافه تریا وارد می شوند. همچنین، خانواده ها یی که پرسشی دارند و یا بایستی فرزندانشان را پیش از پایان کلاس ها بردارند می توانند به همین گونه وارد ساختمان مدرسه شوند

در پایان یاد آور می شویم که در چند هفته آغاز کلاس ها، دانش آموزان ارزیابی خواهند شد و چنانچه نیاز به جا به جایی آنها باشد با شما .تماس گرفته می شود
.دانش آموزان از آموزگارانشان پیام خوش آمد دریافت خواهند کرد
با بهترین آرزوهای تندرستی و به امید سالی پر بار
مرکز فرهنگی و آموزشی ایران

Newsletter 2023-2024 – 9 -Scholarship Update

Extension of Deadline for ICEC Scholarship Application  

ICEC Scholarship Selection Committee has learned that some potential applicants may not be able to meet the requirement of provision of their latest transcripts by the current June 30th deadline. As such, the Committee has extended the deadline to July 31st, 2023.   

تمدید زمان فرستادن درخواست کمک هزینه اموزشی 

با توجه به اینکه برخی از درخواست کنندگان کمک هزینه آموزشی ممکن است نتوانند ریز نمره هایشان را تا آخر ماه ژوئن از نهاد های  آموزشی خود دریافت کنند، تاریخ فرستادن درخواست ومدارک لازم به ۳۱ ماه زوئیه تغییر داده شده است

The Iran Arbabi Scholarship Program

2023-2024 Scholarship

Iran Cultural and Education Center (ICEC) accepts applications for the award of The Iran Arbabi Scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year.  Up to two separate scholarships, each for $1500, will be awarded to applicants who meet the eligibility requirements and are selected by the Selection Committee. This scholarship is a financial assistance for selected student(s) of Iranian descent entering or attending an accredited post-secondary college or university (undergraduate or graduate school program).  For complete information please visit ICEC Website at   http://iraneducationalcenter.org/2023-2024-scholarship/ and for downloading the application forms visit  http://iraneducationalcenter.org/scholarship-application/

 

The application and other required document should be mailed (postmarked) by June 30, 2023.

ICEC scholarship committee will announce selected awardees by August 15, 2023.

 

مرکز فرهنگی و اموزشی ایران برای دریافت کمک هزینه اموزشی سال ۲۰۲۴-۲۰۲۳ ایران اربابی درخواست می پذیرد. این کمک هزینه به حد اکثر دو دانشجو برخودار از ویژگی های گزینش به ارزش ۱۵۰۰ دلاربرای هردانشجو که در دوره های دو ساله ، لیسانس و یا بالاتردر یکی ازنهادهای دانشگاهی شناخته شده سرگرم آموزش باشد داده خوااهد شد. آگاهی های بیش‌ترو فرم درخواست در تارنمای
.مرکز موجود است

http://iraneducationalcenter.org/scholarship-application/

فرم درخواست و دیگر مدارک باید تا پیش از ۳۰ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳ فرستاده شود

.کمیته ارزیابی نتیجه نهایی را تا ۱۵ آگوست ۲۰۲۳ به آگاهی درخواست کنندگان خواهد رساند

 

ICEC Newsletter 2022-2023 No 7- Update of Urgent Note

Dear Parents,

As a follow-up to the previous Newsletter, we would like to inform you that Meta (Facebook) has removed the Instagram page where our students’ performance had been posted without our consent.  We will continue to be vigilant and make every effort to ensure our students’ privacy as well as the integrity of the ICEC as a cultural organization with no affiliation to any political or religious group. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Emtiaz, the Anjoman’s President, for alerting us to the issue and for submitting the initial take-down notice.

Best wishes,

ICEC

ICEC Newsletter 2022-2023 No 6- Urgent Note

Dear Parents,

It was brought to our attention on March 24th, 2023, that a political page posted a clip of our students performing during the Nowruz celebration. This clip was neither recorded nor posted by ICEC. We have submitted a take-down notice from this page and await their response.

While we appreciate parents, relatives, and friends sharing content from ICEC events, we encourage you to use caution when sharing ICEC-related content.

Best wishes and happy New Year!

نوروزتان پیروز، هر روزتان نوروز

 

ICEC Newsletter 2022-2023 No 5- Nowruz 1402

Dear Friends and ICEC Community,

Our heartfelt gratitude to the past and present students, parent-volunteers and the instructional staff for offering a Nowruz celebration, which after three years once again brought our community together to enjoy the best of Iranian culture. Your dedication, creativity, perseverance, and tireless efforts behind the scenes helped overcome major unexpected challenges that otherwise would have largely impacted the students’ excitements to shine through the performances they had worked on.    

The ninety-minute uplifting program during which our children presented with exuberance the best of the Iranian rich culture through class performances, dances, music, and play was testimony to their sense of pride in their cultural heritage. This year’s Nowruz celebration like the previous ones is a reminder that together we have successfully built a community that nurtures cultural awareness as the cornerstone of a peaceful world and thus provides our children with the needed foundation not only to appreciate multi-culturalism, but also to strive towards promoting it. 

Thank you again for your unwavering support of our shared values,

ICEC

نوروز پیروز، هر رروزتان نوروز