NAPLAN TESTING PROGRAM

On Tuesday, 9th May two tests will be administered. These include: Language Conventions (testing spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Writing. Reading skills will be tested on Wednesday, 10th May with Numeracy to be tested on Thursday, 11th May, There will be a ‘make up’ day on Friday 12th May for any student who was unable to do their tests on the designated day. These literacy and numeracy tests form a key part of the National Assessment Program endorsed by all Australian Ministers of Education. The aim of the national literacy and numeracy tests is to provide a measure of how Australian schools and our students are performing in the areas of reading, writing, spelling and numeracy. These tests are only one measure and need to be considered along with school-based assessments which are designed to identify students’ strengths and areas for growth. Parents and Carers may wish to talk to their children about the test and encourage them to do their best. Kindly ensure that your child is present at school on these days. However, students absent on the above days may sit for the test on Friday 12th May.

I wish our students everything of the best for the tests and am confident that you will give off your very best, InshaAllah

Dates to Remember- May 2017 Date Day Event

1 May Monday Labour Day

9,10,11 May Tue, Wed,Thu NAPLAN Testing

16, 17 May Tue, Wed Qur’an Recitation Competition

18 May Thursday Immunisation

20 May Saturday Family Fun Night

23 May Tuesday ICAS Digital Tech

25 May Thursday Awards

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL

28 April 2017 Address: 724 Blunder Road, 2 Shabaan 1438 Hijri Durack QLD 4077 Tel: 07 3372 1400 Fax: 07 3372 2500

Email: tarbiyah@aiic.qld.edu.au

PARENTS AND CITIZENS COMMITTEE.

I thank all parents who have indicated an expression of interest to join the P&C Committee. A meeting was held on Saturday, 8 April and was very well attended. We had a very successful election of the committee who elected the following office bearers. President: Mr Daud Parfitt Vice President: Mr Abdi Farah Yusuf Secretary: Mrs Fizzah Raza Treasurer: Mr Mohammed Ariff

Mr Daud and Mrs Fizzah Raza will be attending a roundtable meeting with the minister of education, Hon Kate Jones. Thanks to Peter Russo (MP of Sunnybank for extending an invitation to us) I congratulate them all and look forward to working with them, InshaAllah.

PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those parents from both primary and secondary who attended the interview sessions. It was indeed very pleasing to note a good attendance. I encourage you to please make an appointment to see your child’s teacher if you have not done so during the parent teacher interviews. I am also happy to meet with you should you wish to see me regarding your child’s progress.

Mariam Banwa Principal

A special assembly was held to mark the significance of ANZAC Day. All those who attended, MashaAllah, commended our students on their outstanding performance. We would like to thank Peter James Mapp and Gregory Aboud from the Darra RSL for attending the commemoration assembly. Our students did us proud by attending the wreath laying ceremony at Anzac Square.

Dear Parents/Caregivers A very warm welcome to term 2. We have a very exciting and eventful term ahead. With the support of our parents and the community, we look forward to a successful and rewarding term two InshaAllah.

ANZAC Day 2017

Lest We Forget Australian International Islamic College held their

annual ANZAC Day Commemoration Ceremony on

24 April 2017.

The college was honoured to have special guests

Mr Peter James Mapp and Mr Gregory Abood from

the RSL – Darra. Mr. Mapp gave the students and

staff a very heart-felt speech. The college Principal,

Mrs Banwa, addressed the assembly and spoke

about the significance of ANZAC Day.

The program also included student presentations

honouring our fallen heroes and signifying the

importance of ANZAC Day. A range of poetry

recitations, role-plays and songs were performed.

The program concluded by acknowledging all the

sorrow and loss caused by war.

Members of AIIC student council also visited

ANZAC Square to participate in the ANZAC Day

Student Commemoration Ceremony in the city.

The students participated in the ceremony, which

concluded with the wreath laying on the ANZAC

Memorial.

Preeti Saha

ANZAC Day Coordinator

Dear readers,

Term One saw 6A students exploring short stories for English. They learnt the

components of story structure such as exposition, rising action, climax, falling

action and resolution; narrative points of views and even had a hand at writing

their own short stories.

For Math, students revised and reinforced past concepts of whole number

operations namely that of multiplication and division; fractions, decimals and

percentages before moving on to harder ones in Term Two.

This term, we are working on news reports as portrayed in the various formats.

We are learning about the main elements of a news article such as headlines,

bylines, leading and supporting paragraphs. We will also be learning how to

differentiate between fact and opinion and choosing the right target audience in

the lead up to our English assignment later in the term, which is to write a news

article.

We have a busy term

ahead and in fact the

whole year as we

inch our way closer

to graduation. Make

dua for us that we

will be even more

productive Insya-

Allah. Ameen.

Mr Fahizal Abdullah 6A Class Teacher

Matching fractions with

percentages and decimals.

Role-playing as newscasters while exploring news reports in the media format.

News from 6A

The Bully by Asia Khalif

Once, there was a boy called Rem. He

was such a bully that whenever anyone

saw him, they would run away and hide

from him except for one little girl. Her

name was Sunny.

Sunny was a sweet and funny girl and every day she would walk pass

Rem without feeling even a little bit scared. Rem was confused. He

thought that he was the scariest boy in the neighbourhood.

One day, Sunny came up to Rem and told him to stop being mean

and scary and be kinder to others but of course he would not listen.

Days passed and Rem grew ruder and meaner but Sunny kept on

advising and encouraging him to change for the better. She did not

give up.

Eventually, Rem gave in. He agreed to try at least. Sunny was so

happy. She told him to start by saying kind words and by offering

help to others. It felt weird but he tried and he liked it.

Then, Sunny told Rem to go to the people he had wronged and to

ask for forgiveness from them. She also advised him to go and

volunteer at charity events and fundraisers. And also, to be kind,

sweet and humble. This was all new and strange to him but he tried

it anyway.

Days passed, then weeks, then months and he got better and better.

He became less and less angry. Everybody grew to like him and finally

the day came when nobody was scared of him anymore. Rem was

like a new person. He was no longer Rem the Bully but Rem the

kindest and most generous soul in the neighbourhood.

Sadly, Sunny died a month later. Unknown to Rem, Sunny had been

battling cancer all this while. Rem was devastated but he kept on

doing the right things and making the right choices just like how

Sunny would want him to.

Years later, he went on to university and graduated with a degree in

business. He settled down, got married and had children. Rem owed

a lot to Sunny. He always remembered her kind words and advice to

him. That was her greatest gift to him. And he owed it to her to pass

them on to his children so that they could the same to their children.

The most important lesson he learnt was not to give up on anybody

who was bad and that anyone no matter how bad, could change.

The Mean Girl by Aisha Fleming

There was once a girl named Mia

Anderson. She was always so mean to

her neighbour, Anna Fianna. They lived

on Coconut Street and they went to

Coconut Primary School.

One day in school during lunch, Mia saw Anna carrying a tray

of food. There was also some change on the tray. Mia came up

to Anna and said, “Come with me. I want to tell you something

but close your eyes first.” The poor unsuspecting girl followed

Mia’s instructions. The moment Anna closed her eyes, Mia

quickly snatch her food and leftover money. Anna cried but

luckily, she remembered that she still had five dollars tucked

away in her bag.

When it was home time, Anna went up bus number eight to

go home. Mia was sitting at the very back. When Anna opened

her bag to take something out, Mia looked into her bag and

saw the five dollars. She quickly grabbed it. Again, Anna was

helpless. She was very sad. She did not know why Mia was so

mean to her.

After the school bus dropped Anna off at her house, she ran to

her mother to tell her how mean Mia was to her.

Mrs Anderson then went over to Mia’s house and asked her

nicely. “Why did you take Anna’s food and money? Why are

you being greedy?”

“Because I just want to,” answered Mia meekly.

“That is not a very good reason, Mia. Please apologise to Anna.

Taking other people’s belongings is not a very nice thing to do.

It’s the same as stealing. How would you feel if someone did

the same to you?” Mrs Anderson said.

Mia nodded her head. She felt bad. She suddenly realised that

she had been very mean to Anna. She had always been jealous

of Anna because she had a loving family. Mia parents were

divorced a year earlier. Since then, she had been taking out her

anger on poor Anna.

The next day in school, Mia apologised to a surprised Anna.

From that day, onwards, Mia started treating Anna better.

They soon became best of friends.

The Haunted House

by Aamir Ebrahim

My name is Aamir. I am a ghost buster. I am 13 years old and I live with my mum and dad. I go to a very special school for ghost busters called Ghost Killers High School. My friends are ghost busters like me.

Ghosts scare people away from their houses so that they can take over their houses and stay there. Their plan is to eventually take over the world.

We are now on our way to the last haunted house in town. People say the ghosts in that house can go through walls and even go into people and possess them. Even ghost busters like us were possessed before by these ghosts. Those ghost busters wanted to put these ghosts in special ghost bags but they failed.

But we are prepared for these ghosts. We have learnt our lessons well in school and will be able to defeat and capture them. Wish me luck.

Experiment

on

Photosynthesis

Year 11 and 12 performing experiment on Enzymes

activity

Term one has ended few weeks ago and I feel happy that my students have enjoyed their learning and developed their scientific knowledge. I hope this will continue.

Year 11 and 12 students have learned Cells in action in term one. I am really proud of their sincerity and efforts towards their study. Students has developed several practical skills in parallel to theoretical knowledge which was based on Biochemistry. I understand this was hard but I appreciate their hard work.

Creative poster by Year 8B students on plant cell while learning cells:

Experiment

on

Osmosis

Year 8B students had fun in

observing plant and animal

cell under the Microscope and

in preparing the wet mount

slides. Year 11 and 12 has also

observed fungal cell in

addition.

While learning Rocks Year 8

prepared crystals using Copper

sulfate and Potash alum. They

also compared fast and slow

cooling.

Year 8 working on making

crystals and comparing

crystals in slow and fast

cooling:

Year 7 students have spent lot

of their Science lesson time in

Laboratory to develop their

lab skills. They have also

enjoyed separating mixtures.

This term they are learning

Living things and Earth in

space. They will be soon

prepare for an exciting

excursion.

I wish all the best to my students in their Science learning. Habibun Nahar –Science Teacher