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13 September 2020
JazakAllah khairan to all the wonderful mums who joined us last night for our weekly “Ladies Friday Night Catch Up”. Once again, you all made the night a big success, with lots of laughter as well as some tears. Guest speaker for the evening was our very own behaviour consultant Ms Guls who spoke about RU OK? Day. After the presentation… Read more
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11 September 2020
Join us from 7.30pm to 8.30pm every Friday night during lockdown for a chat, a game, presentations and general catch up with other mums in your community. Limited spaces are available in the Urdu & Arabic speaking groups. Two more sessions left for this term – Join us TONIGHT when we focus on mental health and wellbeing by honouring "RU… Read more
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10 September 2020
As a part of the Interfaith Youth Forum project, Al Siraat College, in collaboration with Our Race hosted the first Transformational Ethical Storytelling webinar on Wednesday, 9 September 2020. The webinar was designed to better understand the importance of anti-racism storytelling with a focus on developing racial literacy and leadership… Read more
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9 September 2020
With many families spending more time at home now than ever before, we understand that you may be looking for fun and innovative activities for your child. That’s where our Outside School Hours Care provider OSHClub has got you covered. Children currently attending OSHClub on site had a lot of fun this past week, being involved in lots… Read more
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7 September 2020
Our young students in FC celebrated the start of spring on 1 September with a delicious virtual picnic at home. Students farewelled Melbourne winter and welcomed spring time by enjoying some delicious treats virtually alongside their friends. They have all been admiring the beautiful sunshine of the last few days and are excited about the… Read more
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5 September 2020
This year due to COVID, we are taking our annual Fun Run online. Students can set up their own obstacle course in or outside their home. You can use chairs, tables, towels, washing baskets and other objects to create a bit of a challenge. Your home obstacle course needs to be completed from home and recorded in a 1 minute video. For… Read more
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4 September 2020
Driving down Harvest Home Road towards the College, you might have noticed the large structure currently taking shape right at the front of Al Siraat, next to the Primary building. This massive structure is our new multi-purpose Sports and Outdoor Learning Canopy. It is a tension membrane structure using a PTFE Teflon coated fiberglass… Read more
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1 September 2020
Last week at OSHClub, we celebrated Science Week 2020 with the students, experimenting with colours and reactions. To enrol your child/children online for our Outside School Hours Care provider "OSHClub", please click herehttps://www.oshclub.com.au/al-siraat-college/ or call our friendly head office at: 1300 395 735. Please feel free to… Read more
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1 September 2020
Digital Learning is an exciting area that the College is embracing to provide a rich, meaningful and fun learning experience for your children. It is important for us, as parents to note that 85% of the jobs that of our children will end up working don’t even exist yet! As a school, we are changing the way we teach by integrating… Read more
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1 September 2020
For our First Ladies Friday Night Catch Up, we had guest speakers Sarah Quirk from Banyule Health and Abir Melhem from Arabic Wefare join us for a presentation on the correlation between gaming and gambling. They shared some valuable resources to support parents in English and in Arabic. Useful Resources: - Common Sense… Read more
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31 August 2020
Our Virtual Literacy & Numeracy Week 2020 kicks off today with the theme: “Literacy & Numeracy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”. This year, we mark this event from 29th August to 4th September. We also have the Adult Learners Week coinciding with Literacy & Numeracy Week from this Tuesday as we launch activities… Read more
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26 August 2020
Our oceans cover more than 70% of our Earth’s surface. We have been excited to explore these 70% with our students across all year levels from Foundation to Year 10 over the course this past week to celebrate National Science. This year’s theme was "Deep Blue: Innovations for the future of our oceans.". National Science Week is the annual… Read more
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26 August 2020
We would like to remind our community that we all have a responsibility when it comes to safe driving around school zones. Drivers must take responsibility for parking and driving safely around schools.The following information is per advise of the City of Whittlesea: Understanding the signs around school zones. 40km/h sign. All school… Read more
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25 August 2020
We would like to share with you how enthusiastic our Primary and Secondary students are about their art in their online classes which turned out to be a huge success with many students. Even from home, students keep producing beautiful and very detailed art works in their classes with Ms Stamatia. Our Year 9 students looked at artworks by… Read more
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21 August 2020
This week our Head of PE, Mr Daniel Saleh used the $400 voucher supplied by Women of Whittlesea Embracing Diversity WOWED to personally purchase and hand deliver 44 basketballs and volleyballs of various sizes for our students. Attached is a photo of Mr Saleh’s daughter Selena proudly showcasing our new sports equipment. We are very… Read more
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19 August 2020
Come Monday afternoon when our work day has finished, a regular group of 10 to 12 staff from various teams working on site, gather in one of the empty classrooms for a very special storytelling session. Each week’s "wisdom circle" is conducted under the wonderful guidance of Mitch Ditkoff. The room we enter is warm and inviting, set up… Read more
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14 August 2020
We are pleased to inform you that work on our brandnew play area for our Foundation to Year 2 students has been completed. Driving down Harvest Home Road, you would have noticed the bright blue and red sun sails which now cover the playground right outside our Foundation classrooms. The playground has officially been opened and our… Read more
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13 August 2020
We are pleased to announce that our new Outside School Hours Care provider OSHClub has officially commenced their services to our students on Monday, 10 August 2020. Prior to the commencement on Day 1, a team of dedicated OSHClub staff had re-organised and structured the room and learning equipment, so students have been actively involved… Read more
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12 August 2020
Women of Whittlesea Embracing Diversity WOWED has generously offered a $400 voucher to purchase sport equipment for our senior girls. We are very fortunate to have worked with the team at WOWED through this year in planning and delivery of a number of projects designed to encourage greater participation of women & girls in sports. During… Read more
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11 August 2020
Students in our lower Primary classes celebrated Eid Al-Adha with their classmates and teachers throughout last week in an online "Eid Dress-Up Day" celebration. Our Foundation to Year 2 students had a fun time sharing how they had spent Eid at home with their families. Dressed in their gorgeous outfits and best clothes, they spoke about… Read more
