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The Toowoomba Mosque has finally started construction. As you might be aware, it was subjected to an arson attack a couple of years back. So currently, efforts have been undertaken to raise funds for rebuilding the burnt mosque, and one of the ways is through Fundraising Dinners. We have attended last year's event at Brisbane. This year, it was held at Darling Height States School and the outcome was positive, with an estimated AUD200,000 raised. Anyway, for our Madrasah class, we are now learning and trying to memorise the letters Dal, Dzal, Raa and Zai. These are the Banana Letters. Dal and Dzal are the little bananas , while Raa and Zai are the big bananas . As of yesterday, my students still did not remember them, and they even forgot the ones they learnt before... Oh nooo! =(  Here is the worksheet I made. Happy learning girls and boys!  Banana Letters  Signing off, Ju Zie.

Date: 11 November 2018 A beautiful day for a party at Laurel Bank Park. Happy birthday to a special little man, Xander Love, who is one of my students from Madrasah. He is the cutest little thing - half Indonesian and half Australian, and he can speak both Indo and English. I made this gluten-free cake for Afi, so that he won't feel left out. I figured that from now on, I have to bring my own cake for all birthday parties - the things mommies do for their gluten-intolerant kids eh... The dads were busy grilling the sate while mommy Sofi was the perfect host.  The weather was terrific for the event. The kids were running around and also playing at the near-by playground.  Also, the piñata was such an anticipated event - it was the first time for Kimi to hit a piñata (I'm thinking he will request this for his birthday next year!) while Afi was busy attacking a watermelon, being oblivious of his surroundings... haha! This is the aftermath of the piñata breakin

Bookmarks are always awesome, even in the modern world of Kindle, kids - and adults - still prefer physical books. I, for example, loves the smell of new books! Fabric bookmarks are great for kids as they are washable and relatively durable than the common paper bookmarks. Beautiful patterns make them oh, so adorable too. The size of these bookmarks are approximately: 17cm x 6cm - size varies slightly as they are individually handmade. Price: AUD4.50 each excluding postage.   These were bulk ordered as farewell gifts to a classroom of friends, 12 boys and 12 girls. Enjoyed making them to encourage young minds to read and explore their imaginations.