In the Multicultural Eid Festi-val that took place last Sunday at Bonython Park, our students went to great lengths to produce a decorative and interactive stall for our school. For more on the event, make sure you check out page 4 of the newsletter.

Parent Portal Over the next 2 weeks, the school plans to release information on our new Student and Parent Por-tal. This exciting new communica-tion platform will keep you fully informed about everything hap-pening at the school and make it easier than ever for you to man-age your child’s education - any-time, anywhere.

This service will ensure you al-ways know in advance about what’s going on - without having to rely on your child to bring news home from school. You’ll be able to communicate via messaging to your child’s teachers, give instant permission and pay for school activities, and even inform the school of future absences.

IQRA College Board

ISSUE # 10 | TERM 3 WEEK 6 | 2018 www.iqracollege.sa.edu.au

FROM THE BOARDAssalamu Alaykum Warahmatul-lahi Wa Barakatu,

Dear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers,

Eid ul Adha On behalf of the IQRA manage-ment and the staff of IQRA Col-lege, we wish all our students, parents, Guardians and Caregiv-ers and the IQRA community Eid Mubarak!

Our acting principal, Mr Sha-heem Doutie is currently away performing Hajj. We ask Allah to accept his Hajj and that of all the pilgrims this year.

IN THIS ISSUE:sssssssssAdelaide Crows Visit Pg 2Spelling Bee Pg 4Eid Festival Pg 4

DATES & EVENTS

27TH-31ST AUGUSTBook Week

7TH SEPTEMBEREnd of Premier’s ReadingChallenge

21ST SEPTEMBERTerm 3 Reports Distributed

28TH SEPTEMBERLast Day of Term 3

TERM DATES

TERM 1: 29 Jan - 13 AprTERM 2: 30 Apr - 6 JulTERM 3: 23 Jul - 28 SepTERM 4: 15 Oct - 14 Dec

#GREATMINDS

“FAILURE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN AGAIN MORE INTELLIGENTLY”

NEWSLETTER

The Premier’s Reading Challenge is still on, and many students have been taking part. If you have started the PRC, keep going and make sure you fill out your form. If you would like to start you may still have time, ask your teacher, or see Miss Toyah. The Challenge finishes on September 7th, when students need to hand in their form to their teach-er. Students need to read 12 books, with some from the PRC book list. Students can also read some books of their own choice. Own choice books can include; books in any language, e-books, books read to you by an adult, audio books, or books you need to read for school.

Reception to Year 7: 8 books from the PRC list & 4 of your own choice.

Year 8 and 9: 4 books from the PRC list & 8 of your own choice.

Year 10+: 12 books of your own choice (Includes books prescribed for studies).

Book lists and forms are available at school or you can find out more information online.

Go to the website to view the PRC book lists @ www.premiersreadingchallenge.sa.edu.au

Find your local public library @ www.libraries.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=5

CANTEEN NOTICEStudents will not be allowed to reheat the food in the canteen microwave from Week 7 onwards. This is to ensure that there is no spread of germs. Please also ensure that the students bring their cutlery from home, as there will be no cutlery provided at the canteen.

Canteen Staff

ADELAIDE CROWS VISITIn Week 5, we were visited by Bryce Gibbs, Rory Laird, Reilly O’Brien and Jackson Edwards of the Adelaide Crows. They ran a coaching session for students in years 6-10, and took time to sign posters and take photos.

IQRA College is now officially a member of the Adelaide Crows Multicultural Program.

SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY TIPS FOR PARENTS Although social media certainly has many bene-fits, it is natural to be concerned that your child may run into trouble or have a negative experience online. With most Australian teenagers accessing social networks, it helps to understand the facts about these sites and applications and know how to keep your child safe.

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1. Understand the applications and social media sites your child is using You might already have an idea of the social net-works and applications your child is using, but if you don’t, a quick search online or scroll through the Apple App Store or Android’s Google Play will give you an indication of popular social networks. Most people would be familiar with Facebook and Twitter, but there are also apps such Instagram and Snapchat where users can share photos and engage in quick-fire conversations. If you’re not a social media user yourself, you can also do some reading to gauge which social networks are appro-priate to your child’s age and what type of func-tionality is available. Also bear in mind that some websites and mobile applications that aren’t nec-essarily social networks will often have social as-pects, such as a user chatroom or the ability to cre-ate an online profile.

2. Set rules for your child’s social media use Banning your child from using social media is rare-ly effective, as they are likely to have access to a personal computer, tablet, smartphone or gaming console, as well as the devices they use at school or at friends’ houses. It can also be very difficult to control their use of these devices or keep up to date with new social media sites or mobile ap-plications. Your best bet is reach an agreement with your child about their social media use — you might pre-approve the sites they can join, encour-age open conversation about their use or things they see online, or agree that they hand over their phone overnight.

3. Teach your child about sharing information responsibly It’s important that your child understands how to share information responsibly. They should refrain from publishing personal information, such as theirdate of birth, home address, phone number or the school they attend. Social media sites often prompt users to fill in these personal details, and many (teenagers in particular) don’t realise that their profiles may be viewed by others. Most socialmedia sites give users the opportunity to adjust their privacy settings, usually allowing parts of their profile (or even their full profile) to remain hidden from users who are not a connection. And

while it’s likely that you taught your child about ‘stranger danger’ when they were younger, it’s important to reinforce this message in their teens. Your child should know that although they might ‘meet’ people online, they should never divulge personal information or arrange a meeting with a new online friend without su-pervision.

4. Ensure your child understands the implica-tions of their online behaviours Your child may not be aware of the implicationsof what they do or say online. A general rule of thumb is that if they wouldn’t say something in front of you, their teachers or to a friend’s face, it’s best not to say it online. Your child should also understand that content they post can be saved, shared by friends or viewed by social media users outside of their network. This ap-plies to status updates, comments and photos — even if they are quickly deleted. There are also some social networks that allow users topost anonymous messages or ask questions they would like another user to answer. These sites can be very dangerous territory for teens and are often used as a vehicle for cyberbullying.

5. Help your child to deal with cyberbullying Cyberbullying can include text messages, emails, messages and comments on social networks, as well as purposely excluding oth-ers online. If your child is a victim of cyberbul-lying, they should talk to someone they trust about what they have experienced, whether this is you, an older sibling, their teacher or the school counsellor. It is also important to record evidence of cyberbullying — by printing or saving an email, keeping mobile phone con-versations or ‘screen capturing’ an online post. If cyberbullying occurs on social media, your child will usually be able to report the incident to the social network provider and block the bully from contacting them.

(From The Good Schools Guide – www.goodschools.com.au)

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GET TO KNOW OUR STAFFMR ZAMRI MOHD(Year 5)

Place of birth: Singapore

Teacher at IQRA College since: 2017

Favourite meal: Chicken Rice

Favourite hobby/interest: Badminton

Favourite holiday destination: South Korea

If you weren’t a teacher, what would you be? Analyst

What do you enjoy most about teaching? Interaction with students.

Where do you see IQRA College in 10 years? As the school of choice for both Muslims and Non-Muslims.

IQRA COLLEGE SPELLING BEE COMPETITION 2018The Spelling Bee Competition will be taking place at IQRA College on the following days beginning in week 8.

Yr 1 - Mon, 10th Sept 2018Yr 2 - Tue, 11th Sept 2018Yr 3 - Wed, 12th Sept 2018Yr 4 - Thur, 13th Sept 2018Yr 5 - Fri, 14th Sept 2018Yr 6 & 7 - Mon, 17th Sept 2018Yr 8 - 10 - Tue, 18th Sept 2018HS EAL/D - Wed, 19th Sept 2018Pri EALD - Thur, 20th Sept 2018

1. Word lists will be given to participants 10 days before the competition.

2. On the day of competition, each participant draws a number.

3. Teacher calls out the numbers in order.

4. Round One – Pronunciation • Teacher shows word to the participant • Participant reads the word • The fourth incorrect attempt for different words eliminates participants from the com- petition 5. Round two – Spelling • Teacher reads out word • Participant writes the word on whiteboard (each participant will be given a whiteboard, marker and eraser to write) • Participants who write the word incorrectly will be eliminated from the competition • Participants with illegible handwriting will be disqualified

Spelling Bee Grand Final will be held in Term 4. Look out for our announcement.

EID FESTIVAL

Allahu Akbar x3 Laillahillallah Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Walillhilhamd.

We hope your Eid had been full of blessings because ours certainly had. We did something dif-ferent this year and let our students took charge of our Eid Festival Stall. First, there was the Jam. Graciously named “Glory Jam” by our students. The Highs School students did everything from scratch including marketing and research. The students did a “blind tasting” test on the school staff before mass producing it and their products are proven to be superior compared to another well-known brand. There are still some left at the front office for sale for $5.

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Secondly, there was the video and the podcast, again from our High School students. In the weeks leading up to the festival the students had been seen busy recording, directing, writing scripts, and editing the video and podcast. The result was an inspiring interview about the “Challenges of being a Muslim woman in Australia” by the girls, and a glorious piece on “How to cook egg and biriyani rice” by the boys.

Thirdly, the beautiful Eid-ul-Adha decorations by our Arabic Class students which includes a mod-el of the Kaaba and the different stations of the Hajj.

Last but not least, we have Maryam’s (Year 7) knit-ting. She has a knack for knitting and some of her works were on display were on sale at the Festival.

Credit goes to all our teachers who have manned the stall from beginning to end, interacting with the visitors, and answering questions about the school.

We thank Allah for the beautiful weather and for giving us the opportunity to be involved in the Eid Festival. We felt like we certainly set a standard for all the future Iqra College Stalls at the Festi-val.

Every cent that the stall earns at the festival will be donated to charity. May Allah accept and re-ward each and everyone’s effort.

See you at the next Eid festival, Inshallah.

Ridwan HasibuanIQRA Administration

“My Lord, increase me in knowledge”

5 Majors Road, O’Halloran Hill SA 5158 Ph. 08 8298 2550 Email. info@iqracollege.sa.edu.au Web. www.iqracollege.sa.edu.au