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with the girls futsal team who won the Grand Finals and then again with the girls basketball team. Congratulations to the girls for their efforts on the day and the staff who assisted them to achieve this. An important program that the college will be continuing this year will be the Orphan Sponsorship Program, where every year level will sponsor an orphaned child of the same age. Funds will be raised through gold coin donations from students & staff during the last week of term and during Multicul- tural Day. With the success of last year’s Sweet Stall during Term 1’s Parent/Teacher Interviews, the SRC and parents committee will once again be holding a Sweet Stall to continue to raise funds for this noble project. The Sweet’s Stall will be held between 3.00pm and 6.00pm on Thursday, 29 March 2018. All students, parents and the community are encouraged to help and your support is always greatly appreciated. As mentioned, Parent/Teacher Interviews will be held on Thurs- day, 29 March between 2.00pm and 8.00pm. Parent teacher inter- views are an important opportuni- ty for parents to check up on the progress of their children, as the cooperation exercised between the school and parents is the opti- mum way to achieve what is in the best interest of the students. With the term nearing an end, this does not mean that the college takes a break. During the Term 1 holidays, there will be 15 Year 10 students, along with ICOM teachers, going on the Umrah Trip this year. To add to the trip, the college has also added Turkey as a destination the students will be visiting. With the continuing success of this experience, we see a great increase in the number of stu- dents wishing to participate since we first commenced this program in 2016. Furthermore, the college held its first Parent Committee meeting for 2018 and welcomed a num- ber of new members to the committee. As the members for 2018 have been elected, if you have any other items you would like to bring forth, please do not hesitate to email the committee at [email protected]. Finally, I wish you all a safe term break and I hope to see every- one refreshed for another term at ICOM. Dr Abdul M. Kamareddine College Principal Principal’s Message Islamic College of Melbourne 28 March 2018 Term 1, Issue 2 ICOM Newsletter Important Dates Multicultural Day (Prim. only) Thur 29 Mar Parent/Teacher Interviews (Students early dismissal) Thur 29 Mar Last Day of Term 1 Thur 29 Mar First Day of Term 2 Tues 17 Apr Prim. Athletics Day Tues 24 Apr ANZAC Day (Public Holiday) Wed 25 Apr Ramadan Starts (TBC) Tues 15 May NAPLAN (Yr 3, 5, 7 & 9) Tues 15 - Wed 17 May Queen’s Birthday (Public Holiday) Mon 11 June Eid-ul Fitr Holiday (TBC) Thurs 14 June & Fri 15 June Assalamualaikum Warahmatullah Wabarakatuh What an amazing and busy term it has been so far. I am pleased to announce that all college departments are doing wonder- ful work which is contributing to the success and great wellbeing of the students at ICOM. Alhamdulillah the ICOM com- munity has been able to enjoy the benefits of the completion of the new administration building and the construction of the new Butterfly Boulevard road. To celebrate this occasion, the college will have the building’s opening ceremony this Thurs- day, 29 March 2018. Insha’Allah we have the pleasure to see you then. This term we saw a number of excursions and events, including the SRC Forum, the Debating Rounds, the Australian Federal Police incursions and the SEFMY program. To continue on the topic of school events, the PE depart- ment has had a busy term with the Secondary Athletics Carnival where Iman (Blue) House won on the day with 169 points, just 4 points ahead of Hikmah (Red) House. Prior to the Athletics Carnival, the PE department and ICOM achieved two separate wins while competing in inter- school sports. The first win was

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with the girls futsal team who won

the Grand Finals and then again

with the girls basketball team.

Congratulations to the girls for

their efforts on the day and the

staff who assisted them to achieve

this.

An important program that the

college will be continuing this year

will be the Orphan Sponsorship

Program, where every year level

will sponsor an orphaned child of

the same age. Funds will be raised

through gold coin donations from

students & staff during the last

week of term and during Multicul-

tural Day. With the success of last

year’s Sweet Stall during Term 1’s

Parent/Teacher Interviews, the

SRC and parents committee will

once again be holding a Sweet Stall

to continue to raise funds for this

noble project. The Sweet’s Stall

will be held between 3.00pm and

6.00pm on Thursday, 29 March

2018. All students, parents and the

community are encouraged to

help and your support is always

greatly appreciated.

As mentioned, Parent/Teacher

Interviews will be held on Thurs-

day, 29 March between 2.00pm

and 8.00pm. Parent teacher inter-

views are an important opportuni-

ty for parents to check up on the

progress of their children, as the

cooperation exercised between

the school and parents is the opti-

mum way to achieve what is in the

best interest of the students.

With the term nearing an end,

this does not mean that the

college takes a break. During the

Term 1 holidays, there will be 15

Year 10 students, along with

ICOM teachers, going on the

Umrah Trip this year. To add to

the trip, the college has also

added Turkey as a destination

the students will be visiting.

With the continuing success of

this experience, we see a great

increase in the number of stu-

dents wishing to participate

since we first commenced this

program in 2016.

Furthermore, the college held its

first Parent Committee meeting

for 2018 and welcomed a num-

ber of new members to the

committee. As the members for

2018 have been elected, if you

have any other items you would

like to bring forth, please do not

hesitate to email the committee

at [email protected].

Finally, I wish you all a safe term

break and I hope to see every-

one refreshed for another term

at ICOM.

Dr Abdul M. Kamareddine

College Principal

Principal’s Message

Islamic College of Melbourne

28 March 2018 Term 1, Issue 2

ICOM Newsletter

Important Dates

Multicultural Day

(Prim. only)

Thur 29 Mar

Parent/Teacher

Interviews

(Students early

dismissal)

Thur 29 Mar

Last Day of Term 1

Thur 29 Mar

First Day of Term 2

Tues 17 Apr

Prim. Athletics Day

Tues 24 Apr

ANZAC Day

(Public Holiday)

Wed 25 Apr

Ramadan Starts

(TBC)

Tues 15 May

NAPLAN

(Yr 3, 5, 7 & 9)

Tues 15 - Wed 17 May

Queen’s Birthday

(Public Holiday)

Mon 11 June

Eid-ul Fitr Holiday

(TBC)

Thurs 14 June & Fri 15

June

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullah

Wabarakatuh

What an amazing and busy term

it has been so far. I am pleased

to announce that all college

departments are doing wonder-

ful work which is contributing to

the success and great wellbeing

of the students at ICOM.

Alhamdulillah the ICOM com-

munity has been able to enjoy

the benefits of the completion of

the new administration building

and the construction of the new

Butterfly Boulevard road. To

celebrate this occasion, the

college will have the building’s

opening ceremony this Thurs-

day, 29 March 2018. Insha’Allah

we have the pleasure to see you

then.

This term we saw a number of

excursions and events, including

the SRC Forum, the Debating

Rounds, the Australian Federal

Police incursions and the SEFMY

program.

To continue on the topic of

school events, the PE depart-

ment has had a busy term with

the Secondary Athletics Carnival

where Iman (Blue) House won

on the day with 169 points, just

4 points ahead of Hikmah (Red)

House. Prior to the Athletics

Carnival, the PE department and

ICOM achieved two separate

wins while competing in inter-

school sports. The first win was

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Important Reminders!

• If parents have not done so, please complete the CSEF Application Form available from the Administration

Office and return it to the college as soon as possible. If a CSEF form is not returned to the college, the health

care card discount will also be made void for these parents as the college will assume you no longer have a

valid Health Care or Concession Card.

• Please ensure that students are given food or money for recess and lunch as it is a huge concern that students

have been coming to school without any food.

• Parents are reminded that all school gates will be opened at 8.20am every morning and students should be at

school for morning assembly at 8.35am. Gates 1 & 3 will close at 8.35am and only gate 4 will remain open for

students to join the assembly. After morning assembly at 8.45am, gate 4 will be closed and the only entrance

into the college will be near the Administration building. The gates will then be opened again at 3.30pm for

afterschool collection.

• It is the parents/guardians sole responsibility to ensure that students are collected on time and safely from the

assembly area.

• Please ensure you inform the college or update your details on the Parent Portal if your contact details have

changed.

• Parents are to be well aware of the uniform policy, including that the school bag is compulsory this year. It Is

available for all parents to view on the parent portal.

• Parents are also reminded that in Term 2 & 3, students are to be wearing the winter uniform, as per the policy.

• Parents must advise the college of any medical conditions their child may have, whether it is severe or just a

mild condition.

• With new items, including books, stationary, uniform and school items, make sure your child’s name is clearly

marked.

Enrolments for 2019 We are currently taking enrolments for Foundation for 2019. Unfortunately, due to the number of students

currently enrolled at the Islamic College of Melbourne, the college will only be accepting expression of inter-

est for students wanting to enrol for Year 1 to Year 12 for 2019. Parents who

submit an expression of interest form will be contacted if a place is available for

their child next year.

For parents who have already enrolled their child but have not returned all the

documentation please do so before the closing date.

Enrolments for 2019 close on

Wednesday13 June 2018

The college has a number of tours available for parents. All tours start at 9.50am

sharp and will run for approximately 40 minutes. The tours will be held on the following dates:

• Wednesday, 23 May 2018

• Wednesday, 1 August 2018

Please contact the college to book.

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School commences at 8.35am

Parents are reminded that students are to be at school by 8.35am in time for

morning assembly and the commencement of school.

The daily assembly consists of the Australian Anthem, recitation from the Quran,

du’a, student performances and important announcements which all students must

attend and listen to.

To ensure all students are at school on time, the following changes have been made:

• In Term 2, gates 1 and gate 3, as indicated in the map below, will be locked at

8.35am after which, students can only enter the school through gate 4 (next to

the basketball court).

• Once assembly has finished at 8.45am, then gate 4 will be locked and the only

entrance into the college will be through gate 3, where students will then need

to obtain a late pass from the Administration Office.

• If a student arrives after 9.00am, a parent, guardian or carer must sign the stu-

dent in.

The Principles and Practice of Aus-

tralian Democracy

As is the case with any other Australian

School, the Islamic College of Melbourne is

established in line with and operates con-

sistently within the principles of Australian

democracy.

This was clearly stated in our school's

governance, vision and mission documents

as well as in our constitution and publica-

tions.

Our school's programs and teaching practic-

es support and promote the principles and

practices of Australian democracy, including

a commitment to:

• elected government

• the rule of law

• equal rights for all before the law

• freedom of religion

• freedom of speech and association

• the values of openness and tolerance.

ICOM's Philosophical Statement

Education, a life-long journey, is Learn-ing

to Know, to Do, to Be and to Live Togeth-

er. The values of Openness and Tolerance

as expressed in the Teach-ings of Islam and

the Australian Demo-cratic Principles are

integral to this definition of learning.

At the Islamic College of Melbourne we

believe learning occurs through collabora-

tion and interaction within the family unit

and within the school, local, wider Australi-

an and global communities. The social,

emotional, physical, spiritual, academic and

aesthetic development of our students is

pivotal to their success at school, within

their families and the communities to which

they belong. Respectful relationships are

foundational to the learning and living

culture of the school and pro-mote the

values of openness and tolerance.

We want our children to be Australian:

• people who understand and value

Islamic Teaching and Prayer and their

relevance to their lives in contempo-

rary society

• community members who con-tribute

socially, economically and culturally to

society

• responsible individuals capable of

relating to family, friends and col-

leagues

• life-long learners who are able to

make sense of the world in which they

live

• informed citizens who understand and

contribute to civil and com-munity

relations at a local, nation-al and global

level

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The college held its first Parent Advisory Committee meeting this term and it was great to

see a number of new parents attend the meeting. At ICOM we believe parents are the prima-

ry educators of their children and as such are an important section of the school community.

We value and actively encourage parents to be involved through the ICOM Parent’s Advisory

Committee (IPAC).

During the meeting the committee

members discussed a number of

items including the Orphan Sponsor-

ship Program, multicultural day, the

school carpark and road safety.

As the members for 2018 have been

elected, if you have any other items

you would like to bring forth, please

do not hesitate to email the committee at [email protected].

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ICOM Parent Advisory

Road Safety around I would like to start by thanking the parents, students and staff who are now following

the pedestrian safety rules around the school and crossing the road at the pedestrian

crossings available. Research

shows that young children do

not have the skills and experi-

ence to be safe in traffic on their

own. Parents and carers need to

take special care and supervise

young children in traffic.

Further to pedestrian safety, parents, guardians and carers are reminded that a speed

of 40km/h applies on Butterfly Boulevard. On Wootten Road, time-based school zones

operate between 8–9.30am and 2.30–4pm on weekdays during Victoria’s school terms

(except for public holidays).

Reduced-speed areas that operate near schools are designed to keep students (your

children) safe by lowering the speed limit around the school, especially when children

are travelling to and from school.

Lastly, parents, guardi-

ans and carers are to

be considerate of oth-

ers, meaning they

should not double park,

no U-turns on Butterfly

Boulevard and look out

for students crossing

the road.

ICOM's Vision

Our vision is to ensure excellence, in both

academic and Islamic development, with

continuous progress to produce a new

generation of Muslims, who are committed

Australians, embracing the Australian values

of care and compassion, doing your best,

freedom, honesty and trustworthiness,

integrity, respect, responsibility, openness,

tolerance and inclusion.

The diverse programs to be implemented will

foster a love of learning, a sense of achieve-

ment and a respect for, and understanding

and tolerance of others. Students will feel a

strong school spirit coming from a sense of

belonging to our multicultural school com-

munity and the building of community part-

ner-ships.

Teaching and Learning practices in our school

accommodate the diverse needs of our

students as teachers seek out best practice

and embrace educational initiatives for

continuous improvement to occur. Learning

through a variety of programs enables stu-

dents to become literate, numerate, self-

directed, skilled in creative thinking and

reasoning and technologically proficient.

Students, parents and teachers are required

to work together as active learners to ensure

that all experience success.

Our students will develop an awareness of

their responsibilities to the community and

their environment and be prepared to

contribute positively to the local and national

community and the wider world. The realiza-

tion of this vision will ensure that the school

community can face the local, national and

global challenges of the 21st century with

confidence.

ICOM's Mission

This school provides a positive learning

environment where staff and students work

co-operatively to achieve their best and to

develop a commitment to continuous learn-

ing and effective participation within their

wider community. We are committed to

fostering a community of learners, and to

provide an academic curriculum that devel-

ops a broad knowledge base, while promot-

ing the skills of critical and creative thinking.

We seek to do this within a challenging and

supportive Islamic environment which

develops individuals as both independent and

collaborative learners.

Objectives for Students:

• To foster the development of Islamic

manners and love of learning in students

• To promote the physical, spiritual,

academic, social, emotional and moral

development of each student

• To provide adequate and appropriate

educational facilities

• To provide a safe and violence - free

school

• To encourage the highest level of

community and parental involvement

• To provide a positive, caring and sup-

portive climate

• To work as a team to accomplish our

mission

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Primary SRC - SRC Forum On Wednesday, 14 March 2018, four SRC members from Year 5 and 6 were lucky enough to

participate in the Annual Lalor SRC Forum this year. Alamanda K-9 College in Point cook

hosted this years event and invited students from neighbouring schools to join the forum.

The guest speaker Ms Joanne Ryan MP, held the forum for the students and taught them lead-

ership techniques to take with them throughout their school year.

The purpose of this forum was to focus on issues of interest to the students. There was an

interactive discussion held on these issues and each SRC was encouraged to voice their opinion and

get involved. The session moved to discuss specific issues for each school’s SRC members and the

topic chosen by ICOM’s SRC students was to tackle and minimise bullying in schools.

We hope to continue our journey of engagement and creating solutions to solve any issues we identi-

fy in our school throughout the year. We hope to initiate discussion on such topical issues within the

ICOM community so as to bring about change not just in our own community but within the wider

community of students.

Ms Eptisam Hassan

Primary School Well-being Coordinator

ICOM SRC for 2018 During this term, ICOM held the elections for the college SRC which consists of class captains and vice captains in all classes from Year 5

to Year 11. The Secondary & Primary School captain and vice captains were chosen based on applications submitted to the Education

Committee. The SRC has already commenced action by participating in the Regional SRC Forum, the Wyndham Central Youth Forum and

will be assisting in the Sweets stall on Thursday, 29 March during the Parent/Teacher Interviews.

We take this opportunity to congratulate our SRC members:

Primary School SRC:

Aysha Hussein, Malak Altabaa, Asliyah Amin, Nosayba Os-

man, Zainab Raza, Marwa AlKhalidi, Jana Al-Nachar, Aiza

Khan, Fatima Al Dennawi, Humayra Yousuf, Reem Al Hawli,

Aleeza Shaikh, Miara Syafrizal, Sukaina Raza, Khadija Den-

naoui, Musa Kamran, Rizq Hairy, Amir ElHassan, Shahir Baig,

Monzer Saoud, Koda Hawli, Mohamed El Rifai, Mohamed

Kaddour, Farrel Faiq, Youssef El Houli, Abdul Wasay Noma-

ni, Rohan Rusel, Shoaib Kabir, Ashar Shaikh, Adam Ghates

& Arham Ali Mir.

Secondary School SRC:

Mariam Taha, Qaida Mohd Azizan, Lina Taha, Zam-

zam Fattah, Aimen Raza, Sawssan Chehade, Raba

Mohamad, Hana Hawli, Amira Hussein, Amna Sabir,

Benazir Shafiz, Razan Kamarelddin, Rayan El Hawli,

Rayan El Jindi, Mahamad Warsame, Ammar Qidwai,

Mohammad Hassan, Abdul Azhar Shafiz, Abdul Rah-

man Jbara, Fahad ElBelli, Aslam Jawad, Ahmed El

Kurdi, Abdulsater Bey, Mahhe Abdulahi & Didi Re-

nandi.

The college would like to further congratulate the following students who were chosen by their peers to be the college captains and vice-

captains. The Secondary School Captain is Mohammad Hassan and Vice-captain is Qaida Mohd Azizan. Also the Primary School Captain is

Shoeb Kabir and Vice-captain is Zainab Raza.

Term 1, Issue 2

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During Term 1, the Buddy Program be-

tween the Foundation students and Year

4 students began. The Years 4’s took

care of their Foundation buddies,

worked with them and made them feel

comfortable in their first year of school.

The buddy year levels will continue to

meet throughout the year and work on a

variety of activities together. Both the

Year 4 students and the Foundation stu-

dents gained greatly from the buddy pro-

gram.

Year 4 students learnt how to assist oth-

ers in learning, build positive relations

and develop that highly important skill of

patience. The Foundation students learn

to work co-operatively with others, gain

confidence in learning, develop their

communication skills and social skills and it helps them to feel welcome and relaxed in their first year of school.

Ms Mariam Khodr

Year 4 Team leader

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Foundation & Year 4 Buddies Program

Year 2 - Science Curriculum During Term 1, the students in Year 2 have been focusing on the life cycles of living things during Science. They

have focused on plants, animals born live and animals born from an egg. They have particularly focused on the life

cycle of a chicken and have closely been watching the stages of their cycle. On 14 March 2018 our chicks hatched

from their eggs. The students were very excited!

Miss Maria Kyriopoulos, Mrs. Amber Green, Ms Lora Dela Cruz & Miss Stephanie Allen

Year 2 Teachers

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Year 2 Excursion - Essendon Traffic

During Term 1, the Year 2 students have been

learning about rules, safety and the community we

live in. The students were able to look at the dif-

ferent community helpers around us and we par-

ticularly focussed on why we have rules in differ-

ent places in the area we live in.

During this term, the Year 2 students went on an

excursion to Essendon Traffic School

where they were able to experience fol-

lowing the different road rules. They re-

ally enjoyed this day!

Miss Maria Kyriopoulos

Year 2C Teacher & Team Leader

Term 1, Issue 2

Year 5 Incursion - Parliament in Process In Humanities this term, the Year 5s were learning about the

three levels of Government and each levels’ responsibilities.

This allowed students to understand how our government

system works and which level of government takes care of

which responsibilities. It was easy for them to understand

how Local Government makes decisions on local town mat-

ters, such as garbage collection, the maintenance of sporting

grounds and parks, traffic light installation and even building

public swimming pools.

They also learnt that essential services are taken care of by

the State government and that the State government raises

their own money through taxes or receive money directly

from the Federal Government.

With understanding of how the House of Representatives sit

to pass or alter a Bill an incursion was organised, where stu-

dents were given an opportunity to be the members of the

House of Representatives and participate in a Mock parlia-

ment session. The Bill was proposed for the voting age to be

lowered to sixteen years instead of eighteen and the Liberal

Opposition and the Independents debated the bill and didn’t

let it pass. They also voted for Australia not to be a Republic

because they feel the Governor General and the Queen, as Head of State are not questioning the deci-

sions of the House of Representatives but only endorsing the bills.

Mrs Gulnoor Hassan

Year 5A Teacher & Team Leader

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Primary Art

With Term 1 almost over, I would like to

reflect on the amazing art work the Primary

students of ICOM have created thus far.

Ms Lamia Al-asaly

Primary Art Teacher

Year 5 - Science Curriculum Here are future scientists from Year 5s planning to tackle Global

Warming by trying to find out ‘How Plants Lose Water’.

Year 5s did some hands-on experiments to find out how plants lose

water. They were very keen, observant and enthusiastic to find out

the results of their experiments. After the experiment, they learned

how to write a scientific report.

This learning experience will stay with them for ever because they be-

lieve in doing, observing and understanding.

Mrs Gulnoor Hassan

Year 5A Teacher & Team Leader

Secondary Visual Arts

In Secondary Visual Arts, ICOM art students created 3D imaginative art

works. By putting together six square format art pieces of their own,

their cube projects turned out to be beautiful multifaceted masterpieces.

Art at ICOM is expanding

on the walls of the school

through colourful murals.

In the process of painting

the large scale art works it

was witnessed by curious

students.

Ms Mihaela Ranga

Secondary Teacher

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On 16 March, ICOM held its annual Secondary Athletics Carnival at Aberfeldie Athletics Track. We saw an array

of colours, costumes and elite athletes march through the gates as students arrived with their house colours and

team spirit!

As the day went by and the sun got stronger, we witnessed records getting smashed in the High Jump, Long Jump

and 100m Sprint Events. It was great to see such a good turn out and it's fair to say that each year the student's

costumes are getting more and more creative!

As the day drew to an end there was less than 10 points difference between

1st and 2nd place and it all came down to a nail biting finish with the highly

anticipated Teachers Tug of War event.

Finally, we couldn't talk about the day without mentioning our amazing

teachers and all the hard work and efforts put in by them on the day, from

running events, scoring and even starring in the Tug of War (Miss Safa). A

big thank you to all staff involved on the day.

Congratulations to Blue House for being the overall winners for a second

year running now, you're certainly the house to beat!

Overall results for the day were:

1st Place Blue House 169 Points

2nd Place red House 165 Points

3rd Place Green House 151 Points

4th Place Yellow House 125 Points

Miss Gilda Incigneri

Health & PE Coordinator

Secondary Athletics Carnival

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Interschool Sports Spectacular success in Interschool Sports for ICOM! ICOM are off to a flying start this

year in the PE department with outstanding successful results at Interschool Sports in

both the Primary and Secondary School.

Earlier this term, selected students from Years 7, 8 and 9 competed at the Annual Is-

lamic Schools Sports Carnival in futsal and basketball.

We had great results over the 3 days in both the boys and girls competitions.

Results:

• Boys Futsal: ICOM Placed 5th overall out of 11 schools. The Most Valuable Player

for the day was Didi Renandi who showed the highest level of sportsmanship all

day.

• Girls Futsal: ICOM girls had 5 Wins and 2 Draws for

the day. They made it through to the Grand Final

where they defeated AIA in the dying seconds 2-

1. Sawsaan Chehade kicked the winning goal with 8

seconds to go. MVP was Khadija Hawli for her out-

standing Goal Keeping all day.

• Boys Basketball: ICOM won 5 games and Lost 2.

Made it through to the Grand Final where they lost

to AIA. MVP for the day went to Serar.

• Girls Basketball: ICOM girls were undefeated all day

winning all of their games. They played Al Siraat in the

Grand Final winning 14-6. MVP for the day went to

Mariam Kadour and Amirah Hussein.

Later in the term, our Year 6 boys and girls competed against other schools in the Truganina Region in Volleyball.

Both boys and girls teams were an-

nounced over all winners for the day

and have progressed through to the

next round. A special mention to

our girls team who won all of their

games on the day- going through un-

defeated!

Miss Gilda Incigneri

Health & PE Coordinator

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This term, boys and girls from Year 8 had the pleasure of experiencing the

trials and tribulations of Medieval Europe. Students travelled to Kryal Castle,

not too far from Ballarat, to experience many different aspects of medieval

history.

Students met a diverse range of medieval characters (whether it was a peas-

ant, an apothecary, an executioner or a nobleperson) and discussed the ins

and outs of each characters lifestyle and position in medieval society. This

program provides students with the unique opportunity to visit a medieval

torture chamber, concoct herbal remedies and meet the peasant farm ani-

mals.

Students recreated medieval battles and explored the strategies, the defences

and the weapons that made these historical battles either successful or un-

successful. Students also explored how castles were fortified and

had hands on experience with Medieval Siege Engines and Ar-

chery.

All in all, the year 8 students had an absolute ball and learned

heaps about medieval society on their educational experience to

Kryal castle. Note: no one was hurt in the making of this fun-filled

excursion.

Mr Mark Roca

Humanities Coordinator

Year 8 Excursion - Kryal Castle Term 1, Issue 2

Students were able to experience the practical side of History and the In-

dustrial Revolution this term, through their excursion to Sovereign Hill and

their participation in the 2018 ICOM World Fair workshop.

Students were able to experience Sovereign Hill’s collection of working

steam engines to explore how the Industrial Revolution affected living and

working conditions in Australia. They then compared the strength of horse

and muscle to the mighty steam engine. Sovereign Hill gave students a taste

of what everyday life was like in Australia during the Industrial Australia,

down to the most putrid detail (those who attended will understand this).

Year 9 students also participated in what was titled the ICOM World Fair,

2100. The Fair was a recreation of the 'first World Expo', which was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, Lon-

don, United Kingdom, in 1851 and showcased all the greatest inventions and in-

novations of the time to the world. Much like the original World Fair, the ICOM

World Fair involved young people using their ingenuity and creativity to initiate

change. The task involved students creating inventions that would be needed and

useful in the year 2100.

The result: let’s just say… it’s amazing what the human brain can conjure!

Mr Mark Roca

Humanities Coordinator

Year 9 Excursion - History in Practice

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Bunsen burner licenses.

The Year 7 students have had a great start to the year in Science.

Most of the students are now fully licensed to carry out a range of

Science experiments and use most of the equipment in the labora-

tory.

The students were assessed to show that they have the knowledge

to safely operate the Bunsen burner. Students were able to name

all the different parts of the Bunsen burner, identify all the safety

procedures involved when using it and were able to light and put

out their Bunsen burners correctly.

Students who passed the test were presented with a certificate to

mark this great milestone in the Science subject.

Red Cabbage juice as an indicator

The Year 9 students have been learning all about acids

and bases in their Chemical Science classes this term.

They have been exposed to wide range of acids and bases

which they could find all around them.

In the laboratory, they conducted an experiment where

they use the juice of red cabbage as an indicator to test if

substances are acids or bases. As a result, they produced

some cool and exciting colours.

Scientists of the month

So many fun and engaging activities and

experiments have been conducted in the

Science laboratory during term 1. Stu-

dents have been showing maximum par-

ticipation and motivation during these

activities.

The following students have demonstrated exceptional laboratory and inquiry skills and deserve the

title of “ICOM’S SCIENTISTS OF THE MONTH”: Abdurahman Abubaker (7D), Fatima Abubaker (8C),

Lina Taha (9C) and Waleed ElHassan (10B).

The story of a rock

In term 1, the Year 8 stu-

dents have been learning all

about rocks in their Earth

and Space Science classes.

For one of the activities,

students had to create a

story or poem about how

rocks go through a cycle and

form.

The following are samples of

work from two 9C students.

Ms Safa Osman

Science Coordinator

Science at ICOM

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