Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu,

Dear Parents/Guardians and students,

Alhamdulillah we finished Term 2 with a wide array of

programs and activities that were both entertaining and

educational for all students, parents and teachers alike. I

would like to thank our staff and volunteers for their dedi-

cation and efforts in initiating and running programs,

activities, excursions and incursions to provide better

learning opportunities.. May Allah SWT reward you all

that were involved for their immense hard works and ef-

forts.

We are excited to implement “Restorative Practices” in

2016 for the secondary school. The Restorative Practices

Program assists teachers, students and parents to build,

maintain and restore relationships. Restorative Practices

will help build capacity to enable students to self-regulate

behaviour and contribute to the improvement of learning

outcomes. We are pleased to have Adam Voigt as a con-

sultant in delivering professional development sessions for

our teachers and implementing the strategies for a suc-

cessful outcome in order to help benefit the Ilim commu-

nity. Adam will also be running a seminar session for our

parents later this year.

Students were immersed in the spirit of Ramadan via our

special programs and activities that were provided for

them. Each morning throughout Ramadan, the students

days began with a beautiful 15 minute recitation of the

Quran. In addition, the Islamic studies, PSD and Quran

Domain Weeks have added extra flavour to Ramadan and

I would like to give a special thank-you to Ms Ruya Shah,

Ms Aysegul Sertel and Ms Fatmanur Sertel-Yagmur and

their team for their efforts in organising the activities and

the assemblies during the Domain Weeks.

The Islamic Enrichment Committee, Ms Nasrein Zahra-

man and Ms Fatma Kilic and their team arranged Rama-

dan Food Drive by instilling a sense of charity in our

students and by teaching them to be considerate of others

by donating food to the less fortunate. The donated food

will be distributed to the refugees in Term 3 by Hasene

Charity Organisation.

The students also had the opportunity to break fast with

their peers which was arranged by their year level manag-

ers. I would also like to take this opportunity in thanking

all the Year Level Managers, Ms Yasmin Fatima, Ms

Rukiye Senturk, Ms Nasrein Zahraman, Ms Rabia Guney,

Ms Amina Rawal and Ms Sati Kuyruk for their tireless

contributions during the busiest month of the year for the

school.

Finally, the iCommunity committee, Ms Arzu Olcucu and

her team members together with Secondary Parent En-

gagement Officers have organised our first ever Parent

Iftar this Ramadan. We thank-you with the utmost sincer-

ity for your efforts and all the families that were both

involved and attended the Iftar. We, at Ilim College, were

very happy to see the school community come together to

celebrate the holiest month of the year, Ramadan.

We also take great pride and pleasure in sharing the

news of an exciting mosaic project “Connection to

Country”. The project is running in partnership with the

Australian Federal Police and the members of the Abo-

riginal community, and will be unveiled during the NAI-

DOC week celebrations. We were humbled to have ABC

News aired a segment of this wonderful project showcas-

ing our students and other community members whom

were working together and building gaps and bridges of

understanding between cultures.

We would be delighted to have you join us on the 14th of

July at 11:00 at the ceremony which will be held at the

Dallas Campus, Assembly Hall. Please see page 8 for

further details on the project.

I conclude by extending warm wishes to both you and

your family a happy and joyous Eid. We thank you for

your continuous support in providing better opportunities

for future generations.

Zeynep Sertel

Principal - Dallas Secondary Girls Dallas Campus

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ILIM COLLEGE

TERM 2, 2016 Advance Through Knowledge

Secondary Girls Dallas Campus

Important Dates & Reminders

11 July 2016

Term 3 Commence

14 July 2016

NAIDOC Ceremony

18 - 22 July 2016

Maths Week

26 July 2016

Yr 9 & Yr 10 VCE Expo

1 Aug - 5 Aug 2016

English Week

10 Aug 2016

Secondary Entrance Test

15 Aug - 19 Aug 2016

Science Week

5 - 9 Sept 2016

Yr 7 & Yr 8 Unified Test

12 - 13 Sept 2016

Eidul Adha

15 Sept 2016

Atheletics Day

16 Sept 2016

Parent-Teacher Interviews

I lim College students graced the cover of the Hume

Leader recently with their involvement in the Olsen

Place Mosque Wall Street Art and Vertical Garden

Workshop. This project has been organized and run by

the Hume Community Hub, Hume City Council and the

Starlight Foundation with the assistance of Vinage De-

signs.

Ilim students; Dilara Nur Zeynep Soylu (Year 12), Nazli

Calik (Year 11), Betul Unel (Year 8), Nour Moubarak

(Year 8), Suheda Allahverdi (Year 12) and Betul Kuyruk

(Year 12), have worked, played and persevered after

school through April, May and June donating their time

in order to help brighten up our local community. The

work and commitment of these students will help the

youth in our community to learn the difference between

legal and illegal art and how to treat our precious envi-

ronment with respect. Students were awarded with

certificates from the Major of Hume City at the unveil-

ing of the Mosque wall, street artwork by our students

during a special presentation held at Olsen Place on

Saturday 4th June.

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StreetArtStreetArt Ilim’s Amazing

By Ms Sarah Jackson Art Domain Head

Making it On The Front Cover of Leader Newspaper -

from left Nour Moubarak, Dilara Soylu & Betul Unel

posing proudly in front of their artwork.

Ms Sarah Jackson & Nour Moubarak (3rd and 4th from left) display-

ing their certificates with the Leadership Team

Nour Moubarak presented with a Certificate of Recognition from

Mayor of Hume, Helen Patsikatheodorou (left), Council Represen-

tative and Frank Maguire MP.

and calendar distribution to

students. It has been a very

successful term of events and

with the will of Allah SWT we

look forward to the many excit-

ing occasions we have planned

for Term 3.

Islamic Enrichment Committee By Ms Nasrein Zahraman & Ms Fatma Kilic

iEntertainment By Ms Ibtihal Albattat

express their talent with art.

In Interfaith club, students learn

and interact with other students of

different monotheistic religions.

They have the opportunity to ask

and be engaged learning about the

different belief systems.

In math homework club, students

bring any homework and or any

challenging work into the club and

students solve these

problems in a group.

i -Entertainment has hosted a range of excit-

ing and engaging activities for the students

which included Crafternoon, book club,

interfaith, cake decorating and math home-

work club which the students enjoyed very

much. The most popular i-Entertainment Club

activity is the interfaith and cake decorating.

Students were able to be creative with their

imagination in the crafternoon sessions. Stu-

dents in these sessions are able to create and

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T his term the Islamic

Enrichment Committee

has been very busy

organising many events such

as, Dawah Bag Distribution for

the Galaway Project, Year 8

afterschool activities: Teacher‟s

vs Students game of dodge

ball, and the Ramadan Food

Drive. The IEC has also been a

part of organising decorations

for our school during the month

of Ramadan and date packet

You Go G

irls!!

Ilim’s o

wn Aspiring

Chefs!!

IEC Girls on a mission to distribute Dawah Bags for the Galaway Project.

F ollowing the words of

the Prophet (SAW),

“The most beneficial of

people is the one who is bene-

ficial to others”, the SRC at

Ilim College has carried out a

variety of projects in Semester

one to support those who

were in need. Many of the

projects that were organised

were also intended to nurture

and promote values such as

compassion and piety in our

students. In Semester one,

the SRC organised the follow-

ing three projects for all sec-

ondary students and teachers:

PROJECT 1: Harmony Day -

Ilim College cele-

brated Harmony Day on Mon-

day 21st March and through

student and teacher dona-

tions and funds collected dur-

ing the community bake stall,

our SRC committee raised a

total of $1,670.35, Alham-

dulillah. The funds raised were

donated to the Good Friday

Appeal.

PROJECT 2: Food Package

Campaign - On Thursday, May

12th, the SRC organised a

lunch time pizza stall to raise

funds

to distribute food packages to

Muslim families in over 60

countries during Ramadan.

Our SRC committee raised a

total of $710.00, Alhamdulil-

lah.

PROJECT 3: Australia‟s Biggest

Morning Tea – A student and

teacher bake off was held on

Thursday, 19th May to raise

funds to help the Australian

Cancer Council save lives

through the prevention, early

detection and treatment of

cancer. The SRC is thrilled to

announce that $1000.10

was raised, Alhamdulillah.

We would like to take this

opportunity to thank all of

the outstanding SRC mem-

bers and teachers who as-

sisted in the organisation

and management of these

successful and rewarding

projects.

Student Representative Council By Ms Banu Woods

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Clowing around at the BMT

1st Prize

Mr Norman

Capapas

2nd Prize

Ms Meryem

Celik

3rd Prize

Ms Banu

Woods

Samira from Masterchef (4th from left) judging the cake making ex-

pertise of our teachers

“Pizza Time” - raising $700 for Food Package Campaign

“Master Chef Mystery Box Challenge” test our students

cooking creativity

T his semester the

Islamic Studies De-

partment has been a

hive of activity. Prior to

Ramadhan, we had Islamic

Studies Domain Week in

which we had a range of

activities, including;

A visit from a budding new

author, Manal Ismail who

shared with us her journey of

bring her dream of publish-

ing a series of Islamic chil-

dren's books into a reality.

We had henna artists run-

ning tutorials for the year

10's. Students were given a

budget to create an Islamic

atmosphere in their classrooms

with decor items, motivating

quotes about Ramadhan and

Islamic Art.

Students work was showcased

in a display room including the

elaborate lapbooks about hijab

criteria, Abu Bakr (r.a)'s biogra-

phy, and Umayyad and Abbasid

Dynasties.

Students cast their votes for the

most creative canvas with the

names of Allah.

The Yr 7-11 assembly theme

was a celebration of student

work, and welcoming of the holy

month of Ramadhan. Students

delivered motivating and infor-

mative speeches,

Year 7's sang a

nasheed related

to their term topic

of Iman. Students

at the assembly

all received a CD

with selected

motivating talks

about love for Allah.

We hope that these activities

have inspired students, in-

creased their motivation and

renewed their love for our beau-

tiful Deen.

mind boggling riddles. Year 7 stu-

dents had lots of fun while bond-

ing with their mentors.

Year 8 students were busy with

their anti-bullying play; wrting

their own scripts and performing

them to grade 5 students. Differ-

ent aspects of bullying were ad-

dressed ranging from types of

bullying to strategies to deal with

bullying.

Overall, it was a successful PSD

week. . Thank you to our PSD

teachers for their creativity, com-

mitment

and hard

work.

P ersonal and Social Devel-

opment (PSD) classes are

offered for students from

year 7 to year 9 to promote stu-

dent wellbeing. This term, stu-

dents were quite busy in their

PSD classes preparing for the

PSD week.

Year 7 students produced pic-

ture story books about friendship.

They then visited classes from

prep to grade 2 and presented

their picture books.

As the mentors for year 7 stu-

dents, Year 9 students were busy

preparing Ilim Amazing Race and

Ilim Master Chef with fantastic

challenges, exciting games and

Islamic Studies Week By Ms Ruya Shah

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Personal & Social Development Week By Ms Aysegul Sertel

Wee

k of FUN

FILLED A

ctiviti

es

F rom June 6-10, Ilim

College Secondary

School Girls Campus

celebrated „Quran Week‟.

There was an array of Quran

activities making it a fun and

exciting week for students.

They were engaged in

Quranic knowledge and quiz-

zes with a variety of treats

for our winners. The Quran

competition took place dur-

ing the week with fierce com-

petitiveness from among the

students. First prize was a

50% Scholarship for 2017,

the latest model LCD Quran

Pen and a Trophy. Second

and third prize winners re-

ceived different model Quran

Pens and a Trophy each.

At the end of the week, a Year 7

-10 student‟s assembly was

held. The program for the as-

sembly included a presentation

of „The Ten Advices of Luqman

Al-Hakeem to his son‟, poems

and videos about Quran. More-

over, professionally designed

bookmarks and wristband were

distributed students.

I would like to take this opportu-

nity to thank the Quran Depart-

ment teachers, namely, Ms.

Fatma Kilic, Ms Hulya Yuksel,

Ms. Ayse Gunceler and

Ms. Zehra Karci for their

great efforts during Quran

week.

Quran Week By Ms Fatmanur Sertel-Yagmur

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T he secondary iCommunity Engagement Committee at the

Dallas campus held a Parent and Teacher Iftar gathering

on the 22nd of June. The outcome of the event was a

success since parents and teachers had an opportunity to come

together during this blessed month and socialise. We are looking

forward to seeing more of our parents at our events.

Parents Iftar By Ms Arzu Olcucu

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W e are pleased to share “Connection to Coun-

try” Mosaic Art Work which will be unveiled

during the National Aboriginal and Islander Day

Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week celebrations on the

14th of July on our school grounds.

After taking the secondary student leadership team to the

Islamic Museum at the beginning of the term where they

learnt about the Afghani cameleers, the positive interaction

they had with the Aboriginal community and their contribu-

tion to the wider community, we decided to do a follow

up project to bring awareness about this topic on school

grounds involving students and the community. Hence, we

will be celebrating the NAIDOC week on a wider scale with

the community this year.

Australian history witnessed two nations intertwining peace-

fully for decades. RESPECT and ACCEPTANCE was instru-

mental in forging their relationship. The Afghani cameleers

sought permission from the Aboriginal people by lighting a

fire, waiting for permission to be granted before settling on

their lands. The journey ignited with respect, strengthened

over the years as members of the two nations married one

another, named their children, and even their streets, with

Islamic names. This was one of the historic stepping stones

which helped pave the way to the Australian multicultural

society we all enjoy today.

Australian Federal Police is our partner on this project, their

commu-

nity liaison member, Anisa Sharif, who is a mosaic artist

worked on the mosaic project with the students, staff, par-

ents and members of the aboriginal community. Aunty Kerry

who is a staff member at RMIT in the area of Aboriginal

health, her husband and Ron Murray, who is an Aboriginal

speaker joined us with this project. Ron will be joining the

unveiling ceremony to address our students and share the

interaction between the Aboriginals and the Afghani Camel-

eers from an Aboriginal perspective.

The mosaic work depicts Islamic and Aboriginal art on each

side with the Aboriginal, Islamic and Australian flag. You

could also see the Afghani cameleers travelling through the

desert, an Aboriginal man playing the didgeridoo and the

Uluru in the middle.

We are pleased to establish links with the Aboriginal com-

munity and raise awareness of the positive interactions that

the Afghani cameleers and the Aboriginal people had years

back and hope to continue this into the future.

Please see the links below for the article and recording by

ABC news on this project:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwlqPgwECZQ

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4487792.htm

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-18/mosaic-helps-

muslim-and-aboriginal-communities-connect/7522940

“Connection To Country”

NAIDOC Week - Mosaic Project By Ms Zeynep Sertel

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T he Year 7 students

were engaged in a

number of academic

and recreational activities

during Term 2. The 2017 Year

7 Camp has been an excellent

and fun learning experience. It

provided the students with an

opportunity to build friend-

ships with their peers tackle

bullying at an early stage in

their secondary schooling and

enhance their Islamic values.

The camp was held at Allam-

bee Camp site Allambee Re-

serve, where the students

were engaged in the following

activities: Bushwalk, Flying

fox, Giant swing, Hut building,

billy carts/climb, High/Low

Ropes.

The students build new friend-

ships and strength-

ened their relation-

ship with their men-

tor teachers and

their Level man-

ager. They enjoyed

the activities and

shared their

achievements with

their peers and

teachers.

Apart from the

camp the Year 7

students attended

an Iftar dinner at

the Tibas Restaurant in Rox-

burgh Park on the 7th June

2016. This event developed a

sense of spiritual connection

amongst the students and

staff.

Y ear 8 students participated in a graffiti education

program to help make our school community a safer,

cleaner and happier place now and in the future.

Students were informed about the legal, social and personal

consequences of graffiti. Students were educated about the

graffiti laws and know the legal differences between legal

street art and illegal graffiti. The educationalist also empha-

sized decision making and how to know when you‟re making

the right choices.

Year 7 Activities By Ms Yasmin Fatima

Year 8 Activities By Ms Rukiye Senturk

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Sharing IFTAR as

a family

Time to Enjoy

Camping!

T his term our Year 9

students took part in

many activities includ-

ing organising events for Year

7 as part of their PSD subject.

The events included a Master-

Chef and Amazing Race chal-

lenge. This was a great experi-

ence for our girls as they

learnt new skills in events

management.

Year 9 CAMP - Students par-

ticipated in many activities

including crate climbing, High

Ropes and Mountain Biking,

archery, leap of faith and the

vertical challenge. Teachers

organised special activities for

students such as a bon fire

and fashion parade. The year 9

girls worked on developing self-

confidence and gaining valu-

able leadership and team-

building skills. The girls are

worked on overcoming their

fear of outdoor challenges with

persistence and resilience.

This was a very enjoyable

camp experience for all in-

volved, including teachers.

„Australian Brain Bee Challenge‟, which

is a competition for year 10 students

that involves learning about the brain

and its functions and also find out about

neuroscience research and careers in

neuroscience. This competition has four

rounds.

These students studied the book

„Neuroscience: Science of the Brain‟

and completed the round 1 online

quiz held at Ilim College.

Four of these have performed excep-

tionally well in round 1 and have

been invited to attend a full day of

activities at the „Melbourne Brain

Centre, University of Melbourne. On

this day, the students will participate

in Round 2 – Regional finals where

they will compete against other Victo-

rian schools. Well done to Easha

Nasir, Hafsah Chao, Maryam Ali and

T erm 2 has been very produc-

tive and engaging for the year

10 students. They have been

involved in various engaging and edu-

cational activities. These include Sci-

ence competitions, Quran competi-

tions and interschool sports.

This term, students have been work-

ing hard to prepare for their first offi-

cial Unit 1 exam. Studying a year 11

subject has provided students with an

insight into the expectations and stan-

dards of VCE. Students have been

exploring their options and are begin-

ning to make more ideal career

choices.

A group of students participated in

interschool sports where they dis-

played great teamwork and skills in

soccer and netball.

Eight students participated in the

Sheema Khan.

Finally, we would like to wish each

student all the best with their work

experience. W hope it will be an

insightful and pleasing experience.

Year 9 Activities By Ms Nasrein Zahraman & Ms Derya Bozkurt

Year 10 Activities By Ms Rabia Guney

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Y ear 11 enjoyed a busy and vibrant term. Term 2 started

with a visit from a motivational speaker Darren Prierra on

27th April that focused on study skills and goal setting.

Year 11 girls enjoyed a multicultural breakfast with their teachers

on Friday 6th May. It was wonderful to see them interact and

communicate in an informal environment.

Students from Year 11 Visual Communication and Design at-

tended an excursion on 31st May to expand their knowledge in

the exciting and diverse world of Design. Students attended the

Top Designs exhibition at the Melbourne Museum and viewed the

highest scoring year 12 design Folios and works in the state from

last year.

Year 11 students also had an incursion " Fit to drive" on Tues-

day 10th May They learned the dangers involved in rack less

driving and how to stay safe on the road. It was a real eye

opener for them as they heard the sad stories told by the fam-

ily members of teenagers killed in road accidents. We wish all

the best to our new drivers! An iftar was oragnised at Tiba

restaurant, Somerton road. More than 40 enthusiastic, ex-

cited and hungry students open their Fast together. What a

wonder full way to finish the term! We look forward to seeing

them next term.

Year 11 Activities By Ms Amina Rawal

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Students at the Top Design Exhibition, Melbourne Museum

Being attentive at the Fit To Drive Session

T erm 2 has been a very busy time for our year 12‟s. We started off

the term well with a presentation from the local council members

from the GPAN organization. GPAN (Good People Act Now) is a

program that supports mutual respect and fights domestic violence. The

students thoroughly enjoyed the scenarios and debate discussions.

A few weeks into the term all of our students took part in attending The

Annual Age Careers Expo at Caulfield which gave students great insight

into course selections and enabled them to make direct contact with

representatives from the universities they are interested in attending.

Text and Tradition students alongside interfaith students have taken

part in attending an excursion to a Christian church and Jewish syna-

gogue. Students had a great time exploring the venues and they also

had an opportunity to ask questions to the priest of the church and the

representatives of the synagogue.

Alongside our excursions we also had a few other incursions.

Darren Pierra visited our school and presented a seminar to

our year 12 students on study strategies and tips on achiev-

ing success during exams. A member from the Australian

Federal Police also visited our school and had lunch with the

boys and discussed any questions or queries the boys may

have had in relation to any matters. He also gave our stu-

dents useful tips on how to become a member of the Police

force.

Year 12 Activities By Ms Sati Kuyruk-Ustuner

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An interfaith Excursion as part of their VCE subject

Text & Traditions

Year 12 students exploring their potential Career

Paths at the Annual AGE Careers Expo

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Ilim College Secondary Girls Dallas Campus

Our very own Year 10

student, Easha Nasir was

featured in Hume Leaders

Newspaper this week for

her success in publishing

her first book “The

Journey to Success”.

Ms Zeynep Sertel, our

Secondary Principal said,

“Its very inspiring to see

one of our own student

taking the initiative to

pursue her dreams and

becoming an author at

such a young age. Her

passion will be an

inspiration to our

students. We feel proud.”

Ilim College Ilim College

Secondary Dallas Secondary Dallas

CampusCampus

Phone: 9302 3770

Fax: 9302 3771

E-mail: info@ilimcollege.vic.edu.au

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Ilim College Ilim College

Secondary Dallas CampusSecondary Dallas Campus

Phone: 9302 3770

Fax: 9302 3771

E-mail: info@ilimcollege.vic.edu.au