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1 December 2015
Our wonderful Foundation students had an exciting day at the local Bundoora farm. The staff greeted us with big smiley faces and spent the day showing us around. We enjoyed a ride into the bush and laughed as the hungry emus chased us for food. We spotted many sleepy kangaroos resting in the shade and kept our eyes open for joeys. We… Read more
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9 November 2015
On Wednesday the 4th of November 2015, Year 4A was graced with a visit by Ms Bronwyn Halfpenny, Labor MP for the Electorate of Thomastown. Ms Halfpenny has been a member of the Legislative Assembly since 2010. She was able to share her experiences of working in Parliament as well as the great work she conducts within our community. Our… Read more
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29 October 2015
On Wednesday, 28th of October 2015, the College held its second Transition session for the 2016 Foundation students. During their time at school the children had the opportunity to meet with Mr Saleh, their future PE/Sports teacher and Ms Stamatia, their future Art teacher. Mr Saleh had a variety of fun outdoor games available for the… Read more
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19 October 2015
Last Thursday, 15th October 2015, both Year 6 classes went on an excursion to the IMAX where they watched two movies on the big screen related to their Inquire Unit about Natural Disasters. Both sessions were very informative and interesting. The students greatly enjoyed the 3D effects of both movies, almost bringing the tornado alive in… Read more
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8 October 2015
Today the Foundation students had a wonderful time as they got to look inside a real Ambulance and met Jake, our visiting ambulance officer. Jake bought in his friend Stretch the Teddy and read us a story about how Stretch hurt himself in the playground. The children learnt about the importance of knowing your address and when to and not… Read more
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17 September 2015
This week, the Year 2 students went on an excursion to the "Polly Woodside", the replica of a historical Tall Ship permanently moored in the Docklands. Our educational trip helped evoke our students' curiosity. The students showed self-confidence in asking and answering questions about our inquiry unit 'Australia and the World'. This… Read more
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9 September 2015
Today, students from Year 1 and 2 greatly enjoyed a dental incursion which aimed at raising awareness amongst students to keep up with their daily dental routines of brushing teeth regularly, foods to avoid to keep our teeth healthy, how to brush properly and much more. The students enjoyed this engaging incursion which indeed put many… Read more
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4 September 2015
Our Year 3 students embarked on the long bus ride to Ballarat’s "Sovereign Hill" on 2nd September 2015, and swapped their comfortable new class room in the Junior School Building for dusty roads, filled with horse carriages and the hard wooden benches of a yesterday’s world Old School room. Upon their arrival at Sovereign Hill, our… Read more
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2 September 2015
Our Junior School students celebrated LITERACY AND NUMERACY WEEK today in a Special Primary Assembly. As a surprise for our students, members of the Junior school team dressed up as famous Dr Zeuss book characters which caused much laughter and fun during this morning’s assembly. We had appearances of Ms Cheryl and Ms Amina as "Thing One… Read more
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31 August 2015
Students in our Junior School have started celebrating the LITERACY AND NUMERACY WEEK with an optional Out of Uniform / Dressing Up Day today. It was lovely to see so many children participating and enjoying the start of our Literacy and Numeracy Week today. Students had the options to come to school in YELLOW Literacy or GREEN Numeracy… Read more
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27 August 2015
Our Year Foundation students were very excited to visit the Thomastown Fire Station today. At the fire station, there were three large fire engines and we were able to look inside each one of them to see all the different items hidden away safely. We watched as the huge ladder on top of the fire engine rose high into the sky and poured… Read more
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27 August 2015
On Wednesday, 26th August 2015, our Year 4 and HifzA students from Years 3 and 4 Hifz embarked on a journey back in time when they first visited the replica of a historic tall ship, the "Polly Woodside" and Captain Cook’s Cottage afterwards. On board the "Polly Woodside", the students learnt about life on board an early 20th century… Read more
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26 August 2015
This week marks the start of National Literacy and Numeracy Week, which aims to celebrate learning and raise awareness of the importance of reading, writing and mathematics skills. At Al Siraat, we will be celebrating the LITERACY AND NUMERACY WEEK from Monday, 31st August to Friday, 4th September next week. We are organising a number of… Read more
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10 August 2015
Asalaamu Alaikum . Over the last few days we have witnessed the achievements of 15 weeks of hard work and effort from our students and teachers. The exhibition was a reflection of the potential our students hold, the importance of our teachers, the development of our school culture and the strength of the school community. Our Junior… Read more
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2 August 2015
Our Science Stories. You are invited to our exciting exhibition for 2015. The students from Foundation to Year 7 will share their amazing "Science Stories" and dazzle you with what they know. Friday 7 August . Al Siraat families and friends and special guests. Saturday 8 August. All Community Read more
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26 June 2015
Our final assembly of the year saw College Principals Mrs Rahat Arain and Mr Andrew Houghton handing out certificates for a successful first semester of studying at Al Siraat. Congratulations to the following Junior School students: Students Awards 2015 – Primary semester 1. To view photos of this special assembly, please visit our… Read more
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29 May 2015
In a first for our Year 3’s, 33 students and 5 teachers spent a night at Scienceworks. The sleepover hosted five outstanding attractions, including a planetarium show, Think Ahead, Alice’s Wonderland, Sports and Tyrannosaurus exhibition. Students launched from the College on Thursday evening 28th May 2015 with a direct mission into space… Read more
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17 April 2015
As in previous years, our Junior classes have started attending their fortnightly visits to Lalor Library. The first classes to go were our Grade 5 and 6 girls. The students enjoyed choosing books for their “Drop Everything And Read Time” or DEAR Time in class. Students also looked for books connected to their Inquiry Unit to use for… Read more
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15 April 2015
PREMIERS’ READING CHALLENGE 2015. As you know, Alsiraat College is again taking in the annual Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge. This year, we are aiming for every child to participate in this exciting event. Currently two grades, Year 1A and FA, have returned all of their permission forms and I would like to congratulate them on a… Read more
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20 March 2015
Last week we celebrated Harmony week at Al Siraat College and the students in Years Foundation – Two worked together to make a bright and happy Harmonious Garden. Each year level made a hand print to represent the leaves of our Harmony Tree and filled the garden with little people and bright flowers. The Grade One and Two students wrote… Read more
