News College
23 February 2016
The College has an enthusiastic Parents and Friend’s Forum (PFF), being made up of Parents, Teachers and any other person who accepts the aims of the Association.
The Association aims to:
Encourage active parent interests at all levels of the College.
Undertake activities which promote this aim, including social activities.
Support the staff, where appropriate in the implementation of the College program.
Raise funds for the development or improvement of the equipment or premises of Al Siraat College.
We invite you to come to school to volunteer your time and talent. Your dedication and commitment to the students as a supportive aide, role model and mentor would be much appreciated.
As a parent volunteer you may be involved in
Reading in class (Foundation to Year 2)
Maintaining Resources (contacting books, data entry, printing etc.)
Excursions
Sausage Sizzle / Pizza Day
Working Bees
Fundraising
And so much more!
Some things to consider as a parent volunteer
Please understand that younger siblings cannot attend with you. It is too distracting for both the students and yourself
You may not work directly with your own child
Absolute confidentiality is of the highest importance
It is flexible, come once or twice a week or once a fortnight. Simply organise times with the teacher
Volunteer sessions will begin in Term 2
You must have a Working with Children Check (WWCC)
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 9408 1999.
Please reply by emailing to pff@alsiraat.vic.edu.au or by filling up the form and return it to your child’s homegroup teacher by latest Tuesday, 23 February if you would like to join us.
We look forward to your support in this program.
BECS (Melbourne), Post DEd Primary (Melbourne), MEd (IB), (Melbourne), Cert in IE Feuerstein (FIE) – Std & Basic
Shahidah was a key staff member of Al Siraat College when it was first established in 2009. With her passion and enthusiasm, she hoped to be an effective and inspirational leader for Al Siraat College, a school that has the potential for providing opportunities for high academic achievement and personal growth for all of its student population.
Shahidah has accomplished 16 years of teaching and administrative experiences in a variety of school settings in Singapore and Australia. These opportunities have enabled her to develop strong communication, interpersonal, organisational and leadership skills that have allowed her to cultivate a supportive learning environment at Al Siraat.
In a management role in Singapore as the Education Director of Al Khair Education Centre, Shahidah was involved in setting up the centre, and contributed to the successful planning, and management of curriculum program for 600 students aged 3-6 years. This experience also involved facilitating and supervising 35 staff to create a flourishing learning and working environment. From 2006 - 2008 she taught at Australian International Academy, which was her first introduction to the International Baccalaureate program and inspired her to further her studies in teaching.
Shahidah graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Primary Teaching. In 2013 she completed a Master of Education (International Baccalaureate), and is fully trained through the Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment Program in developing cognitive strategies in children.