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A U G U S T
3 School Tour8 Secondary Math Week
11 Year 10-11 Subject Selection Expo15 Secondary Science Week
22 Secondary ITC Week22 Primary Literacy & Numercy Week
S E P T E M B E R 3 Open Day7 School Tour
Important Dates
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C O N T A C T D E T A I L S
tel (03) 9269 5000fax (03) 9269 5070
201 Sayers RdTruganina VIC 3029
OUR MISSIONAl-Taqwa College aims to produce good ref lective self-directed learners who have problem-
solving skills and critical thinking abilities.
It aims to be a place where the individuality of each person is recognised, and where that recognition is ref lected in the College’s curriculum diversity and f lexibility, diverse
teaching strategies and student centered processes. The College aims to create a school environment that instills in students love and obedience to Allah (swt) in accordance with the sayings and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) and enables them to benefit from
the teachings of the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh).
Message from the Principal A S S A L A M U A L A I K U M W B T
Welcome to Term 3! I hope everyone had a nice and relaxing Term 2 holiday and that you all enjoyed the Eid Fitr celebrations.
The month of Ramadan has passed nicely with Allah (swt) blessings of Winter’s cool weather and shorter hours of fasting for the year.
Eiddul Fitr this year was celebrated on 6 July with a surprising number of visitors. Alhamduillillah, I have to say that the masjid, marquee and multipurpose hall were full for Eid prayers and in fact a few classrooms had to be opened to accommodate the 6,000 plus crowd, MashaAllah. I take this opportunity to thank the traffic controllers for the smooth operation during the Eid day.
L A T E N E S S T O S C H O O L Lately many students have been arriving late and SMS/letters to this effect have been sent to parents. I wish to remind parents that all students must be at school by 8.30am to be ready to start class by 8.45am (secondary) and 8.50am (primary). Those who are carpooling are especially reminded that our students must arrive school no later than 8.30am. Parents whose child/ren who are continuously arriving late, will be asked to have a meeting with the Head of School. All students’ lateness will be recorded in the Attendance Register and this information will be used in the Term and Semester reports. Especially for VCE students, the lateness to school is recorded as a half day absent.
To have the lateness recording run efficiently, we ask that all students carry their ID Cards in their schools bags each day. These must be used in the event that students are late or are required to leave school early. Please ensure that they have their cards with them.
Quality Education for Quality Life
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Primary – Half Juzu1st – Saja Elyoubi (1A) 2nd – Abdulkarim Hassan (1B) 3rd - Fatimah Khalifa (1D)4th – Surrya Mussa (1C)
Primary – One Juzu1st – Adil Chowdhury (1B)2nd – Samia Siddiq (3E)3rd – Ekram Nurhussein (2H) 4th – Zeenath Baru (3E)
Primary – Two Juzu1st – Syed Alvi (3C)2nd – Taha Nur (2D)3rd – Zamzam Dawood (5F)4th – Nuru Mussa (4D)
Primary – Three Juzu1st – Ibrahim Khalifa (3E)2nd - Umayma Mohamed (2G)3rd – Alla Mohamed (4E)4th – Elyas Nur (5A)
Primary – Four Juzu1st – Laiba Katri (6D)2nd – Zakaria Mohamed (6E)3rd – Mohamed A. Mohamed (6B)
Primary - Hifz1st – Humza Shaikh (5D)2nd – Tamzid Islam (5D)3rd – Eman Ahmed (5C)
Primary – Khutbah1st – Ali Souki (6f) Arabic2nd – Ezzat Haddara (5G) English3rd – Ezzat Haddara (6A) Arabic3rd – Asmaa Hussein (5F) Arabic
Secondary – Two Juzu1st – Iman Mohamed (7C)2nd – Halima Abdelaziz (8A)3rd – Mohammed Salim (8F)
Secondary – Four Juzu1st – Safiya Hassan – 8C)2nd – Maryam Osmanb (8B)
Secondary – Five Juzu1st – Mustafa Khalifa (8F)2nd – Fatima Al-Zahra Mohamed (7B)3rd – Faduma Hassan (12C)
Secondary – Six Juzu1st - Aisha Taouti (11A) 2nd – Muna Dawood (11A)
Secondary - Hifz1st – Ibrahim Mohamed (9G)2nd – Abdurrahman Hassan (9F)
Secondary – Recitation1st – Naima Farah (8A)2nd – Nasteha Farah (8D)
Secondary - Khutbah1st – Amer Haddara (9E)2nd – Hussein Jbara (9F)3rd – Saifullah Khan (8E)
Secondary – Azhan1st – Akram Abdulhamid (7F)2nd – Merwan Mohamad (7G)3rd – Akram Omar (7E)
Ramadan Prayers at The Al-Taqwa Masjid
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The 14th Annual Quran Competition successfully took place on Saturday, 25 June in the Al-Taqwa Multipurpose Hall. I saw great improvements in the various categories namely Juzu Memorisation, Recitation, Hifz, Khutba and Adhan and thanks to the tutors who spent many hours training our students from the beginning of the year. The endless support from parents and guardians has been great and rewarding. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS FOR 2016:
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M A S J I D A R T C O M P E T I T I O NIn addition to the Quran Competition, we had a Masjid Art Competition for the primary classes testing the artistic skills of teachers and their students. The artwork from all the primary classes were displayed on the day of the Quran Competition and parents were asked to select the best 5 out of the 52 pieces. Congratulations to the following teachers and their students for their creativity and chosen as the best.
Ms Rabiah Kashif – Grade 3FMs Aruna Malhotra - Grade 1CMs Haman Vohra - Grade 1HMs Essar Hawli - Grade FGMs Yin Voong - Grade 5C(put photos of 5 winners’ artwork)
P R O J E C T 2 2 9 Expansion of classes and facilitiesThe project commenced in July and will be completed in accordance with the schedule. The overflow of secondary students will be allocated to the new site by Term 1,
2017, and the school community are very excited about it. InshaAllah, we will have the official opening between February and March 2017.
I N T E R N A L G A T E C L O S U R E SIt has been decided that all internal gates will be locked until 3.10. Parents will be able to access the school grounds after this time. We have found that a high number of people have been disrupting classes and trying to pick up children prior to the bell. Please support us and refrain from knocking on classroom windows.
Last but not least, I take this opportunity to thank the school community for the continuous support and contributions to the College during the Semester.
W A S S A L A MOmar Hallak
Student submissions into the “Masjid Art Competition”
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Dear Parents, Students & FriendsA S S A L A M U A L A I K U M
P O K E M O N G OThis month a new app was released called Pokemon Go. This is a reality mobile game where users are able to physically search and capture reality based Pokemons. We are writing to advise of the dangers of using this app whilst driving and also walking. There have been numerous reports in the media with children knocking on the doors of strangers to ‘get’ the Pokemon in their backyard, people falling off cliffs and the numerous car accidents while using the app. Although it has been suggested that this app improves physical health but you must be extremely cautious when using the app.
T A K E A W A YMany students have been ordering take away during school hours. We have a canteen/BBQ at the College which has adequate food. If students do not like our canteen/BBQ food then they need to bring their lunch from home. Take away orders will no longer be accepted in the administration office.
S C H O L A R S H I P SScholarships close on Friday 29 July at 4.30pm. Please ensure that you apply prior to this time as late applications will not be accepted. Information regarding the testing will be sent to you soon.
E N R O L M E N T SWe still have a few places available for 2017, if you are planning or know of others wishing to enrol their children for next year, please do so immediately to avoid disappointment.
Counsellors’ Corner A S S A L A M U A L A I K U M W R W B
The Victorian Government has recently introduced child safe standards for organisations that work with children. Ministerial Order 870 puts forward the specific actions that registered schools need to take to meet the child safe standards – a new minimum standard for school registration is now set. This is to ensure that all children are safe and protected. The standards will promote a culture where protecting children from any form of abuse is part of everyday thinking and practice in organisations.
The Child Safe Standards are:1. strategies to embed an organisational culture of
child safety, including through effective leadership arrangements;
2. a child safe policy or statement of commitment to child safety;
3. a code of conduct that establishes clear expectations for appropriate behaviour with children;
4. screening, supervision, training and other human resource practices that reduce the risk of child abuse by new and existing personnel;
5. processes for responding to, and reporting, suspected child abuse;
6. strategies to identify and reduce or remove risks of child abuse; and
7. strategies to promote the participation and empowerment of children.
8. For more information please see the following website (or Google “VRQA childsafe”).
http://www.vrqa.vic.gov.au/childsafe/Pages/default.html
Al-Taqwa College is dedicated to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all its students. A dedicated team (including the Counselling Department) is working to ensure that the standards are not only met, but exceed requirements. We will be updating parents throughout the year as this is still a work in progress – please keep an eye out for information sessions that will be held for parents regarding the new Child Safe Standards.
W A S A L A M
N A A Z I A S Y E D on behalf of the Counselling & Welfare team.
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AttentionStudents must attend school on time. Classes commence at 8.45am for Secondary students and 8.50am for Primary; therefore students are expected to arrive at school between 8.30-8.40am for preparation.
No early dismissals are permitted during the following times: recess, lunchtime or during ANY prayer times. A L L A P P O I N T M E N T S S H O U L D B E M A D E O U T S I D E S C H O O L H O U R S .
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Year 4-6 NewsD E A R P A R E N T S ,
Welcome back to all our lovely students and we hope this term is just as productive as the previous terms.Since the beginning of this term, upper primary students have been busy spelling their time away in class and during morning assemblies in an effort to be the “last man standing” for the annual spelling competition. The 11th Annual Wyndham Spelling Bee Competition will take place on September 6, 2016. Participants from Al-Taqwa will include 1 student from grade 5/6 to represent the Al-Taqwa in the senior competition and 1 students from grade 3/4 to represent our school in the junior competition. The 2 finalists, whose names will be shred in our next newsletter, would have already received the relevant word list during the semi- final stage that took place last week at the school. More details will be sent home with our finalists soon.
Last term we hosted our first ever Iftar for selected Upper Primary Students. It was a special experience to have students and staff break their fast together. Students enjoyed spending quality time together and were very helpful in cleaning up after the event. Many laughs were shared as well as words of wisdom from our Principal Mr Hallak on the night.
The grade 6 students and teachers are very excited to have received their prestigious Year 6 Jackets which will serve as an ongoing reminder of the amazing times shared together at our second home Al Taqwa College.
In upper primary this term, we would like to welcome a new grade 4 team member, Ms Serpil Gunduz, who is the current teacher of 4D. We would also like to wish Ms Shafni all the best with the arrival of her baby and we hope to see her back with us soon.
As a follow up from last term and continuing into this term, all grade 4, 5 and 6 classes are running circle time activities on a weekly basis that focus on the emotional wellbeing of our students. The circle time programs focus on developing student empathy skills and helping them be more sensitive to their own emotions. These Circle times are also a platform for students to share their thoughts on matters that concern them and provide a chance for students to listen to one another effectively.
Upcoming activities for the Upper Primary Department include:• Al- Taqwa Round Robin Debating Day run by the
Association of Victoria 3rd August.• Grade 4 Taskworks “Forces” Incursion • Al-Taqwa Olympics opening Ceremony for the Soccer
and Basketball Tournaments• Wyndham Spelling Bee• Wyndham Vale Interschool sports Athletics (selected
students grades 4-6)
K I N D R E G A R D S R I M A K A N J , Head of Teacher and Student Services Grades 4-6
O L G A R A M A H I , Assistant Head Grades 4-6
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Year 11-12 ActivitiesD E A R P A R E N T S ,
We would like to welcome all our students and community back to term three and hope that you all had a wonderful Eid with your loved ones. This term will be a very busy term for our VCE students with many programs running to assist students in achieving pleasing results in the upcoming exams.
Al-Taqwa College has invested in running tutoring classes to further extend our students in the areas of English, Maths and Science. All year 12 students will be taking part in the English classes while the highest performing students will be taking part in the Maths and Science subjects. This Program will run every Saturday by external providers called CONNECT Education which commenced on 23 July and will continue for 16 weeks.
ELEVATE will be back with us on 1 September for another session with our year 12 students on ‘How to Ace your Exams’. ELEVATE have already visited us in term two and ran two sessions with our VCE students called ‘Study Sensei’ and ‘Time Management’. The students absolutely loved the sessions with feedback being 100% beneficial and they would recommend it to others.
Our Edrolo Program has been up and running since term one and will continue till the end of the year. Edrolo is an online tutoring program available to students 24/7 that they can benefit from both at home and at school. Payments were due at the end of term two, so if we can please make sure that this payment is met as soon as possible as we are already into term three.
Last term, our year 12 students enjoyed a day out as a pre-Ramadan treat. The girls enjoyed a wonderful day out at The Enchanted Gardens followed by a buffet lunch. While the boys enjoyed their day out to Wyncity Entertainment Centre followed by a lunch at Taste of the Middle East.
During week one of this term, our students also had the opportunity to explore their tertiary options by attending the TIS excursion at Victoria University. The students portrayed the school in a very positive manner and enjoyed the day.
M A R W A H O U L I ,Head of Senior School
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Welcome to Term 3. What a fun filled semester 1 was. Before this semester not many parents knew about the Al-Taqwa College Accelerated Learning Program. The fact that our ALP is now running successfully, many students as well as parents are interested in the Program.
Our accelerated students are stimulating, enthusiastic and challenging in their work and behaviour. The students worked hard throughout the semester and were keen and worked relentlessly on their school assessed tasks to high standards. This term our students are participating in the Australian Mathematics Competition.
During Semester 2, the ALP Department welcomes on board a new proactive and enthusiastic member; Mr Serif Serifovski, for Year 7-9 Accelerated Mathematics. His approach to teaching is to:• Focus on a more holistic development of student capabilities.• A heavier than normal focus on worded problem solving (both written and verbal)• More investigation task assessment work• Emphasis on collaboration with fellow students on learning tasks, teacher to guide students with the aim to improve
co-operation skills when working in teamsParents are invited to complete a Parent Nomination Form if they want their child to enter the program in 2017.
S H A B A N A C H O W D H R YAccelerated Learning Program Specialist
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Al-Taqwa Masjid NewsIn the last few days of Ramadan we were honoured to have Shaykh Zaid as a guest Imam from Lebanon. Shaykh Zaid delivered a number of Islamic lectures and speeches at Al–Taqwa Masjid. The Shaykh also conducted Friday Sermons. Shaykh Zaid is a very dynamic, motivational and inspirational speaker. His lectures are short and his speeches cover many aspects of our lives as Muslims living in the West. His visit enriched our Ramadan experience. We ask Allah Subahnah Wataala to protect him and support him in his Dawaa and relief efforts. Shaykh Zaid’s short biography is below.
B I O G R A P H Y O F S H E I K H Z A I DShaykh Zaid Mohamed Bacar Zakaria, was born in 1972 in Akkar, North Lebanon. He Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Shariah Law from Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University; he also holds a Masters degree in Fiqh from Jinasn University in Tripoli. Sheikh Zaid is president of the Association of White Hands and chairman of The Quran Learning Centre. The Shaykh is secretary general of The Coalition of Charities for the relief of displaced Syrians in Lebanon and the Mufti of Akkar, which is located in northern Lebanon.
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Sheikh Zaid - Mufti of Akkar
Akkar- North Lebanon
I S S U E 8 3 J U L Y / / A L - H I D A Y A H 9College Registrar
Jenny Dunstan
Parent Liaison Of ficerMichelle Dimech
Enrolment Off icers Susan McAsey
Enas Ali Transport CoordinatorSameh Aghbash
Accounts ReceivableMalak El-Ashey
Fadile JekaAccounts PayableJanice Mudge
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