Australian International Islamic College – City Campus

2nd February 2015 –13th Rabi-ath-Thani 1436 Newsletter Issue #20

AsalaamuAlaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu A very warm welcome to you all, both new and returning families to our college for this A very warm welcomeacademic year 2015. ac The past year has been a very successful one and I am very confident in saying that The very confident in saying that past year has been a very successful one and I am vvery confident in saying thatInsha’Allah, this year will be even better. It will be better in terms of new opportunities, new rms of new opportunities, new Insha Allah, this year will be even better. It will be better in terrms of new opportunities, newexperiences, participation in activities and sport and most importantly, the opportunity to be experiences, participation in acgreat students of this college. gre Our teachers and staff will continue to focus on academic success, parent communication uOur teachers and staff will continue to focus on academic suuccess, parent communand to provide our students with a safe, supportive and positive learning environment. an I will be visiting classrooms during the first two weeks to assist students and teachers into the I will be visiting classroom students and teachers into the s during the first two weeks to assist sstudents and teachers into thetransition to a new school year. In doing so I will explain to students about high expectations dtransition to a new school year. In doing so I will explain to studdeand also about what it takes to be a successful student at AIIC. an Student’s success is not a matter of luck, but planning, commitment and organisation on your Student s success is ment and organisation on your not a matter of luck, but planning, commitmment and organisation on yourpart. Student responsibility will be our focus point this year. I would like to inform and emphasis uld like to inform and emphasis part. Student responsibility will be our focus point this year. I wouuld like to inform and emphasisto you all that school commences at 8-30. Please ensure that you are on time. There will be to you all that school commences at 8 30. Please ensure that you are on time. There ewill beserious consequences for late comers. Late students will not be allowed to join the morning be allowed to join the morning serious consequences for late comers. Late students will not bbe allowed to join the morningassembly. This will be emphasised on a regular basis. I request parents to kindly make an effort arents to kindly make an effort assembly. This will be emphasised on a regular basis. I request parents to kindly make an effortto drop off their children on time. There will be no tolerance to students who fail to understand to drop off their children on time. There will be no tole students who fail to understand rance to sstudents who fail to understandand realize their purpose here at AIIC. All families will receive a parent student handbook. eand realize their purpose here at AIIC. All families will receivee a parent studPlease ensure that you read through and familiarize yourself with all policies. Ple I look forward to positive support from all parents as we had last year. I lo InshaAllah I hope for another successful school year as our journey InshaAllah I hope for another successful school year as ourcontinues. I wish you all the very best and a successful year. co

Mariam Banwa

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year here at Australian International Islamic College. yea At AIIC we have always prided ourselves on being a very welcoming community and we hope At AIIC we have malways prided ourselves on being a very welcommito have another exciting year with our lovely group of students. to To support the smooth running of the school please ensure that your child is wearing the school yTo support the smooth running of the school please ensure that yyouruniform correctly and provide explanations for student absences. uni Good luck to all of our children for the first few weeks as we – staff and children alike - settle in Good luck to all of our chilto the new school year. to Happy Learning!

February Mon 16th – Fri 20th Standardised Testing

Thurs 26th Information Day

Fri 27th Monthly Awards

March Wed 18th – Thurs 19th Quran Competition

Mon 23rd – Fri 27th Parent / Teacher Interviews

ASALAAMUALAIKUM

Welcome back students! And a big warm welcome to the new students starting this year. I eWelcome back students! And a big warm welcome to the neew shave heard some wonderful stories so far about all their holidays. ha While everyone has been on their holidays, Mrs Kumar and myself have been gathering quality elf have been gathering quality While everyone has been on their holidays, Mrs Kumar and myseelf have been gathering qualityresources that we think will make City Campus that much better. This year the students will tter. This year the students will resources that we think will make City Campus that much better. This year the students willenjoy play time in the classroom and outside with different educational games and sporting enjoy play timequipment. eq Also this year, we will be getting new sets of reader books for the ‘Home Reading programme’ e Home Reading programme Also this year, we will be getting new sets of reader books for thee Home Reading programmewhich will InshAllah, resume in the middle of this month. It is a chance for students and parents wwhich will InshAllah, resume in the middle of this month. It hance for students and parents is a chhance for students and parentsto spend quality time together. It will also give students an opportunity to achieve being the portunity to achieve being the to spend quality time together. It will also give students an oppportunity to achieve being thebest reader in the school for this year. In 2014 Sabekun Naher obtained the highest amount of bbest reader in the school for this year. In 2014 Sabekun Naher obbtained the highest ambooks read. To learn to read is rewarding and beneficial for students’ future success. bo Restarting this month will be our ‘Student of the Month awards’. This is a programme held at our This is a programme held at our Restarting this month will be our Student of the Month awards . TThis is a programme held at ourschool each month to award the high achievers. Every month the teachers at City Campus school each month to award the high achievers. Every month the s teachers at City Campusselect three students whom have done well in the classroom. On the day of the awards we

Sergeantselect three students whom have On the day of the awards wedone well in the classroom. OOn the day of the awards we

SergeantSergeanthave our Multicultural liaison police officer, Jim Bellos, to present them with their Sergeanthave our Multicultural liaison police officer, Jim oBelloos, to r present them with theircertificate. ‘Student of the Month’ is a rewarding system put in place to allow children to feel certificate. Student of the Month is a rewarding system put in place to allow children to feelspecial and encourages them to perform their best. At the end of this year the top achieving special and encourages them to perform their best. At tstudent will be awarded with the ‘Student of the Year’. stu

stocking up sThe library is once again open for business for students to borrow books. We will benew books

p tocking upswis once again open for business for students to borroww books. We will bess each and every month to build our little library into a wonderland of interest and new bookss each and every month a wonderland of interest and to build our little library into a wonderland of interest and

intrigue. During this week I will send library forms home to be signed and returned. Once I have intrigue. During this week I will send ned and returned. Once I havelibrary forms home to be signned and returned. Once I havereceived the signed agreement form, students will receive their library bag and will be free to received the signestart borrowing. sta “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn wread, the more things you will knoww. The m

the more places you’ll go.” (Dr. Seuss)