Islamic college of Melbourne

newsletter

16 JUNE 2015 TERM 2, ISSUE 4

Al-Salam Alaikum Warahmatu Allah

Wabarakatuhu

Dear Parents,

As we are approaching the end of this

term, I look back and reflect on some

of the amazing activities and events

we held at the school during Term 2. I

enjoy spending time with our amazing

students, the leaders of tomorrow and

getting to know their unique creative

personalities. From the junior primary

students enjoying the 8 week gymnas-

tics program to the senior primary

student's excursions and incursions,

primary couldn't be more eventful.

In secondary, class captains were

elected and joined the school captains

and vice captains to form the school

SRC (Student Representative Council).

Members of the SRC will start taking

more leadership roles. They have al-

ready started planning for a Ramadan

Iftar and met with myself to discuss

some ideas they have in mind. The

school values the importance of lead-

ership skills and work on implement-

ing it with our students.

An achievement we are proud of at ICOM this term, is having two of our students win two out of five competi-tions across Australia in the Lamont Book Club Competition. Saemah Hoss-ain from 4A and Reehanah Ibrahim from 4C achieved a magnificent accomplishment and gave a great

Message from the Principal

Dr. Abdul M. Kamareddine

IMPORTANT DATES

Ramadan Begins

18/06/2015

Last Day for Students

(end of Term 2)

25/06/2015

Parent Teacher Interviews

26/06/2015

2016 Enrolments Close

26/06/2015

Office Closes for the

holidays

01/07/2015

Term 3 Begins

21/07/2015

Eid Festival

23/07/2015

representation of the school, their parents and the community. Also, we are excited with the arrival of the blessed month of Ramadan. Class-rooms, the library and corridors have been decorated by students and teachers. The school has prepared a number of activities for students in-cluding a Quran Competition, greeting cards, class poster competition, daily quizzes and talks. Indeed Ramadan is the month of mercy and forgiveness. May Allah SWT bless you all in this blessed month. The school acknowledges the im-portance of emotional balance for students and therefore this week we will have sessions targeting all stu-dents from Year 5 to 9 relating to spreading awareness about bullying, its types, its negative impacts, its symptoms and the Islamic perspective related to it. Look forward to seeing you at the parent/teacher interviews on 26th of June and thank you for your trust in our school and the schools communi-ty. Dr. Abdul M. Kamareddine

Below is a photo of the Preps on dress

up day. They dressed up as what they

wanted to be when they grow up.

During the month of Ramadan students will

finish the day at 2.20pm. Please ensure parents

pick up their children no later than 2.35pm.

During Ramadan the office hours will be from

8.00am to 2.45pm.

Please ensure that your children wear their win-

ter uniform for Term 2 and 3.

It is a concern that parents are dropping their

children off at school very early. Teachers are

not on yard duty until 8:30am every morning,

so it is in the best interest and welfare of your

child that they arrive no earlier than 8.25am.

Every morning the daily assembly starts at

8:40am. Students are to be at school by this

time.

For parents or students on Visas please ensure

you keep the college up to date with the most

current Visa or Australian Citizenship Certificate.

Parent/teacher interviews will be held on Friday

26th of June. Please ensure your school fees are

up to date by Thursday 25th of June. Semester

reports will be with-held and you may miss

your scheduled interview time with the class

teacher if the school fees have not been paid.

REMINDERS

School Captains and SRC

2016 Enrolments We are currently taking enrolments for Prep to Year 10

in 2016. Unfortunately, due to the high intake of stu-

dents we are unable to accept new enrolments for the

following year levels:

Year 3

Year 4

Year 7

For parents who have already enrolled their child but

have not returned all the documentation please do so

before the closing date.

Enrolments for 2016 close on Friday 26th of June

2015

(last day of Term 2)

The college recently appointed its

student representative council

(SRC). I take this opportunity to

congratulate our SRC members:

College captain (boy)

Asad El Houli

College captain (girl)

Aisha Elkheir

College vice-capatin (boy)

Baker Abdulhamid

College vice-captain (girl)

Khadija Elkheir

Class captain (Year 9A)

Nasser El Souki & Fatima El Souki

Class captain (Year 8A)

Assafi Mohammed & Nazik Zoghaib

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FRIDAY KHUTBAH AT ICOM

Class captain (Year 8B)

Azhar Shafiz & Harba Hussein

Class captain (Year 7A)

Hussein Hussein & Sara Abdulhamid

Class captain (Year 7B)

Jadd El Hassan & Niya Siraj

These students were elected by the sec-

ondary students who voted for them.

The SRC is currently in the process of

organising a iftaar night for the second-

ary students, this will be one of our

many activities that SRC will undertake.

Mrs Sahrina Shafiz

Secondary coordinator

Please note that the council has installed bus zone signs in front of the school on Wootten Road. Only the school buses are allowed to park in these areas. No cars should be allowed to park there. Fines can apply.

A friendly reminder- No car should be doing a U-turn on Wootten Road as it is a very narrow street.

Please be careful and don’t forget that it is 40 zone at all times.

Thank you for your cooperation

The students of 9A had

the privilege of spending

time with professional

instructors who taught a

2000 year old Korean

style of Martial Arts. This

style promotes patience,

discipline, focus, coordi-

nation and core strength. Students will continue to work on

mastering key skills associated with Taekwondo to use in self

-defence and to strengthen the

mind, body and soul.

Grades 1 and 2 have been working

on Athletics skills and locomotive

skills, and then applying these skills

in sprints, relays and minor games.

They have also been working on

their Fundamental Movement Skills

through a variety of sports tech-

niques, helps them to control and coordinate several body

movements.

Year 7 and 8's are learning about manipulating the soccer

ball and controlling their movements on the soccer field to

dribble the ball, pass the ball in motion and obtain the ball

from an opponent.

Mr Mustafa Asik

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Zoya Fatima of 1D is passionate student and loves

reading Qur'an with her beautiful and inspiring

voice. Zoya shows consistency in her reading and

memorising Juz Amma. She has also completed the

6 units of the IQRA'A Book collection. Well done

Zoya.

With this dedication, Zoya will advance towards

more achievements and success in her learning

journey as an inspirational student of our college.

Ms Lamia Al Asali

Buddies 2A and 4C

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Students taking part in Gymnastics Maryam on the Balancing Beam

Raahim on the Parallel bars

On Friday 8th of May, students from Grades 2A and 4C participated in Buddies for the very first

time. The students enjoyed getting to know each other through an engaging task where they were

asked to find out at least five things they have in common with their new Buddy and together as a

team they recorded their answers on their flower petals.

The students were very excited to meet their new Buddy and to engage in activities that provide

confidence and social skills across the school. The Buddy system helps students to feel valued and

supported and creates a caring ethos in the school. Students create connectedness that enables

both older and younger buddies to bond more closely with the school, thereby increasing the like-

lihood of more positive social behaviour.

Ms Michelle Culjak (2A)

Grade 1C Gymnastics Ms Lora Dela Cruz (1C)

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Throughout the term the Grade One

students have enjoyed learning

about the “Past and Present” as part

of their Integrated Studies sub-

ject.

They have learnt about school, home

and toys/games in the past and the

present. Grades 1A and 1B enjoyed a

fun filled old fashioned games af-

ternoon and enjoyed playing games

such as hopscotch, quoits, elastics,

skipping with ropes, bowling and

writing on chalkboards.

Ms Selima (1A) and Ms Farah (1B)

If your child has a medical condition you need to inform the school.

In particular, the school needs to know if your child has any serious

medical conditions like epilepsy, haemophilia, asthma, diabetes, ana-

phylaxis or severe allergic reactions.

It is important to keep information about your child’s medical condi-

tions up-to-date. If there is a change in your child’s care plan or

medication, you should contact the school either by phone or in per-

son.

If your child needs to take medication during school hours you should talk to administration about necessary arrangements and pro-

vide written permission and instructions along with the medication.

For more information please see the links below:

Department of Education Website “http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/parents/health/Pages/medicalconditions.aspx”

The Royal Children’s Hospital – Kids health info for parents “http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/”

Due to lack of capacity and

safety concerns Prep - Year 6

will not be allowed to purchase directly from the canteen during

recess or lunch. Instead they must hand in their order to their

homeroom teacher.

Secondary students will have to

purchase their lunch directly from the canteen, no lunch or-

ders will be accepted during homeroom.

Importantly, the canteen will be

closed during the month of

Ramadan, please ensure if your child is not fasting that they

bring a packed lunch to school

Inshallah, as of Term 3, the

college will be implementing a new canteen menu.

A copy of the new canteen menu list will be available on the

College website at the end of Term 2.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! to our two talented and wonderful students who won the Lamont Book Club

Competitions:

Saemah Hossain- 4A

Reehanah Ibrahim- 4C

There were opportunities throughout the catalogue to enter five

different competitions which were then sent to Lamont and cho-

sen from amongst all the entries in Australia. Two of the five

competitions were won by two of our students, Ma’shallah.

Saemah wrote a fabulous 100 word piece about what she likes

collecting the most. It was about stickers. She received four

books in one plus two extra books from the Australian Girl se-

ries. Reehanah drew a fantastic drawing of herself playing sport.

She received two books signed by the author and a voucher

from Rebel sport. Well Done girls.

Assalamu alaykom wr wb,

Ma’shallah and Jazak’allah Khairaan for all the orders from La-

mont Book Club. Al-hamdulillah we have received new books for

our school library. Inshallah our collection will be increasing. If

you would like to donate books and they are in good condition,

you can leave them at the office.

Thank you,

Ms Haifa Atatreh

Teacher Librarian

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Among the many activities to get in

the spirit of the Holy month of Rama-dan, ICOM is organising a Quran Mem-

orisation Competition for students from Year 1 to Year 9. Students

should memorise the assigned Surahs

for their year level. Participants’ read-ing will be assessed based on fluency,

pronunciation, Tajweed and perfor-mance.

The class competition will be held in

week 2 of Term 3. Two students will

be chosen from each class to go to the

final competition (Year level), which

will be held in Week 3 of Term 3.

Winners will get their prizes and certif-icates in a special assembly insha Al-

lah. Parents are kindly advised to en-

courage their children to participate in the competition and memorise the

assigned Surah during Ramadan.

Mr Ajwad Hashim

SURAH FOR QURAN

COMPETITION

Year 1 Surah Dhuha

Year 2 Surah Fajr

Year 3 Surah Burooj

Year 4 Surah Takweer

Year 5 Surah Naba’

Year 6 Surah Mulk

Year 7, 8 & 9 Surah Hujurat

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The article below "Identity, Data, and Professionalism: Making Decision in an Islamic School" is written by Dr Mahmoud Eid -

Assistant Principal, Islamic College of Melbourne (ICOM). The article has been recently published in the Teacher Learning Network

(TLN) Journal Vol. 22 No. 1, 2015. This Journal reaches more than 800 Australian educational institutions and is also distributed to

a list of significant people in the education industry in Victoria, including the DEECD, the Catholic Education Office, Universities and

AEU, IEU and ACER.

On 28th of May, the students from Years 7 – 9 had a visit from Fizzics Education on Liquid Nitrogen, where they were able to enhance their knowledge about states of matter. Mrs Sahrina Shafiz

Secondary students in the

science lab

Would you like to leave some feedback

about this newsletter? If so please let us

know by emailing to:

k.khairul@icom.vic.edu.au

Would you like to volunteer in the library?

Do you like contacting books, stamping, putting barcodes and

call number stickers on books?

If you answered yes, then this will be a great opportunity for you

to assist in the school library.

Please visit the administration office to ob-

tain a Volunteer form, submit your resume

and a copy of your Working with Children's

Check.

Thank you,

Ms Haifa Atatreh

Teacher Librarian

Gymnasium Construction As discussed in the last newsletter, construction of the new state of the art Gymnasium and the construction of Davis Creek Road is

well underway.

Due to the construction, part of the road leading into the school will be closed, and the number of parking spaces available reduced.

New Virgin Mary Mosque

Alhamdulillah construction of the new Virgin Mary

Mosque began on Friday 24th of April.

As we have mentioned previously, parents will no

longer be able to park in that area.

To help alleviate the lack of parking we have creat-

ed temporary parking at the house next door to the

school at 85 Wootten Road.

Postal Address: PO Box 8153 Tarneit VIC 3029

Ph: 8742 1739 Fax: 8742 1959 E: admin@icom.vic.edu.au Web: www.icom.vic.edu.au ABN: 44 127 774 298

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