Green Valley Islamic College 264 Wilson Road Green Valley NSW 2168 T: 8783 9188 F: 8783 9187

Website: www.gvic.nsw.edu.au Email: admin@gvic.nsw.edu.au

Deputy Principal’s Message Mathematics is one of the key learning areas and as part of the school improvement

plan, a number of intervention initiatives have been implemented for this subject.

Since the last five years, this year it is encouraging to see that NAPLAN results have

revealed our Year three students are performing above state average. As parents and

teachers, it is critical that we continue this growth pattern. We can motivate students to

enjoy engaging in mathematical learning experiences by using the following tips that

have been adapted from BOSTES guide to parents:

Solve mathematical problems with your child, discussing and comparing

different strategies. Remember that there may be several ways to solve the

same problem.

Encourage your child to try different strategies when solving problems,

including the use of diagrams and to check solutions for accuracy.

Provide opportunities for your child to investigate mathematical ideas such as

estimating, probability, 2D, 3D, etc.

Use the language of mathematics-words like under, bigger, faces, prism,

estimate, etc.

Show your child the mathematics that is all around them, such as money,

maps, distances, patterns, time.

Discuss the mathematics your child has learnt at school.

Show your child the mathematics that people use every day, for example,

measurement in cooking, money for shopping.

Play games that involve numbers, money, dice and time.

Use technology, including calculators and computers to solve problems, and

graphics programs to create shapes.

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UPCOMING

IMPORTANT DATES

November

16-20 Exam Week

23 Swimming classes start

December

9 Year 6 Orientation

10 Year 6 Graduation

15 Primary Awards Ceremony

16 Last day of school

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On 31st October, 2015 Green Valley Islamic College was awarded the

First Prize for having the Best Edible Garden. This competition was

organised by the Liverpool City Council and their judges were very

impressed with our school garden.

Currently produce such as carrots are being consumed by students

as part of ‘Crunch and Sip’ initiative that encourages students to

develop a love for fruit and vegetables early in their lives, thereby

having better chances of upholding healthy eating habits later.

Garden produce is also used by students in cooking as part of les-

sons on where the food comes from. Additionally, students use plants

such as sunflowers when they learn parts of plants in Science. For

writing procedures, students use produce from the garden to prepare

a dish, before writing about it.

Teachers take every opportunity to use the garden to provide hands -

on learning experience.

Kindergarten What a great start we have had to Term 4. This term will

see the inclusion of the final few sounds of the

alphabet as well as continued revision of the sounds and

spelling rules from previous terms. We will

continue to use a range of fun, practical and interactive ac-

tivities to further develop student understanding. In class,

we will be continuing with guided and independent writing

activities as students are enjoying experiencing the different

writing activities in class and are making great progress. We

are super excited about our excursion to Featherdale Wild-

life Park this term! We hope to learn more about native Aus-

tralian animals and their natural habitats. We look forward to

sharing our experiences with you in the next newsletter.

Year One Spring is here and the Year 1 students are excited about it! In

Term four students have been learning about the weather and

the seasons. To build up their excitement, students visited the

school garden and planted sunflowers. They planted the seeds

and watched them grow every week. Also as part of the English

program this term, Year 1 students have learnt to write proce-

dures. They wrote a step by step procedure on how to plant flow-

ers. Go on, give your child a shovel and some seeds and watch

them plant!

Year Two On Thursday 29th October Year 2 students stepped back into

1877. They visited the NSW Schoolhouse Museum which was

the first public school building in North Ryde. Students were in-

volved in a 1880s re-enactment lesson, seated on long-toms and

wrote on slate boards and used ink pens to write copperplate in

their workbooks. Students were engaged in many hands-on ex-

ploration activities such as; examining old photographs, using a

rubber stamp and jelly pad to make photocopies, dressing up in a

pinafore and sailors’ collars dancing around the maypole and

learnt how to play with marbles, knuckles and spinning tops. Year

2 students were able to identify how school life was in the past

and the privileges they now have in the present.

Year Three This Term Year 3s are learning about Celebrations and Com-

memorations integrated with HSIE, Cooperating Communities.

The students are given the opportunity to identify Celebrations

and Commemorations held in their community and value their

significance. Year 3s are really excited in Science this term as

they can conduct experiments on the topic “Feeling Hot! Hot!

Hot! The students display keen interest on such experiments and

are actively involved hence gain greater knowledge and under-

standing of the concepts taught. Moreover, the students will be

making musical instruments in CAPA allowing the students to

explore, create and play a variety of patterns on the musical

instruments. In PDHPE the students are learning about being

safe in water. To promote water safety awareness, the students

made beautiful posters and did oral presentations about water

safety and safe living. Students also enjoy playing Hockey during

sports.

Distinction in Maths ICAS-

Hanzalah Shah

Sanan Waseem

Distinction in English ICAS-

Amna Khan

Principal’s Award in ICAS-

Hanzalah Shah

Amna Khan

Distinction in Spelling ICAS-

Uzair Ali

Year Four Years 4s have embarked upon a very busy and important year of

their school life. This term Year 4s are looking into Who Will Buy

for HSIE and Creative Arts Advertising Sells which is closely

linked with the unit where students learn about buying and selling

of products. In Science students are learning about What Class

Are You In which discusses the differences between living and

non-living things and PDH is about Personal Health Choices.

This term promises to bring yet more inspiring activities to look

forward to with yearly exams being the highlight of the term.

Year Five Term four is a challenging term for Year 5s as they

are getting ready for the final year of the primary

education. The students learn about the gold rush

and to extent their knowledge they visited Bathurst

Goldfields. The excursion to Bathurst, on the 3rd

November, was the highlight of the year. Departing

school at 5.30am, breakfast at The Blue Mountains at

7.00am, set the tone for an exciting day. The students

actually experienced the ‘Gold Rush’ as they all

rushed to pan for gold – some students were excited

with their findings. Year 5s enjoyed making and eating

damper filled with mouth-watering syrup.

Year Six

Students in Year six have enjoyed a busy and productive year. This

term started off with the GAT exam in week four. They have been

immersed in the learning of Survivors for Science and Globally

Connected by Trade for HSIE. Students are looking forward to the

swimming classes that are going to happen in weeks eight and nine

which ties into their PDH unit of active lifestyle.

The excitement is building up as the end of the year is approaching

and students are looking forward in anticipation to their graduation in

week 10. This term will mark another milestone for many students as

students are going to bid farewell to primary years of schooling and

start a new journey of high school. Year six teachers would like to

take this opportunity to wish the students of year six the very best for

their future endeavours.

Sport

Athletics Carnival Results

Thank you to all the students, staff and parents who attended the athletics carnival this year. A special ‘thank you’ to the parents who

volunteered to help staff on the day. The results for the carnival were:

1st = Red (4,215 points). 4th Place = Blue (3,280 points).

2nd Place = Orange (4,170 points). 5th Place = Green (3,255 points).

3rd Place = Purple (3,340 points).

Congratulations to all the teams.

Swimming

Years 2, 4, and 6 will be participating in the learn to swim program in weeks 8 and 9 of this term. Parents are to ensure that all of their

child’s belongings are clearly labelled with their name and class. Parents are to also ensure that their child has correct swim wear,

sunscreen, a water bottle, and a healthy snack. Parents and students are reminded that they are to return their permission note and

money to their class teacher before the cut-off date which is Friday Week 6,13th November.

Do an hour of physical activity everyday

Children need at least 60 minutes of activity each day. Children are not going to have enough physical activity while at school. Families

can plan extra activity into their lives to make up the difference. It is also important to remember to stay physically active during the up-

coming summer holidays.

What has a thumb and four fingers

but is not alive?

It's been around for millions of years, but it's no more than a month old. What is it?

Answers: 1) The Moon 2) A glove

“No two things have been combined together better than knowledge and

patience.”

Prophet Muhammad (SAW)