WHATS COMING UP

TERM ONE

Thu 23 Feb

Y11-Y13

History AKL CBD Library

Fri 24 Feb Athletics Day

Fri 3 March Y9

Waitakere Ranges Trip

Mon 6 March

ID Photos and class

Photos taken

Tues 7 March

Y11-Y13

Othello

Wed 12 April

Y13 GRIP Student Leadership

Conference

Thu 13 April

Cultural Day

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Good Friday 14 April

Easter Monday 17 April

BOT MEETING

23 Feb 2017

Held at

ZAYED COLLEGE FOR GIRLS

6PM

DIRECTORY 44 Westney Road, Mangere

2022 PO BOX 43251, Mangere

2025

P: 09 2550904

F: 09 2550960

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ISSUE

February

2017 Principals Message

Assalaamualaikum wa Rahmatullah wa

Barakatahu,

All praises are to Allah, Subhana wa Ta’Ala

our Sustainer and Creator, and peace and

blessings on our beloved Prophet

Mohammed.

Tena Koutou Katoa.

Farewell 2016

We farewell

Ust Sadiyyah Ali and Ust Jameelah Khan

who have returned to University to

further their tertiary studies. We wish

them all the best Insha Allah.

Ust Heral Patel has moved to Green Bay

High School, closer to her home, we

hope she enjoys her new role.

Ust Thara Ebrahim is on maternity leave

expecting her first baby any day now, we

congratulate her and her husband. In-

shaaAllah their baby arrives safe and

well and brings the new parents every joy

and happiness, Ameen.

New Team!

We welcome

Ust Shalu Aara who will be teaching

English and ESOL while USt Thara is on

maternity leave. She is also a qualified

ESOL teacher. She is a welcome

addition to the team.

Brother Wahid Ali who is the school

property manager and caretaker.

Welcome back to all our staff, I want to take

this opportunity to thank everyone for all

their efforts throughout 2016. The success

of our school is built on the efforts of our

staff. Thank you for your continued

dedication and commitment.

Welcome to our parents and students of

2017. Parent volunteers offer a huge

resource and support base for the school

community while showing their kids the

importance of participating in the larger

community.

Not only will the school reap the benefits of

your involvement — you will, too. By interact-

ing with teachers, administrators, and other

parents on a regular basis,

you'll gain a firsthand understanding of

your child's daily activities. You'll also tap

into trends and fads of school life that can

help you communicate with your kids as

they grow and change (all without intruding

on their privacy or personal space).

Even if you haven't been involved in the

past, it's never too late to start. In fact, it

may be more important than ever to get

involved when kids reach secondary school.

I am always available to see parents. Please

do come and speak with me regarding any

concerns you may have.

We look forward to the start of the year and

will endeavour to get to know you, your child

and your family in 2017.

Regina Rasheed

Principal

Our Mission:

Zayed College for Girls provides integrated

education in a student centred environ-

ment, allowing young women to achieve

personal potential, Islamic identify and val-

ued citizenship.

Our Vision:

A most satisfying growth environment result-

ing in students with beautiful character and

fully realised academic potential

Our Values:

Our core values reflect the Islamic faith as

embodied in the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah of

the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh). They also

reflect our special place in New Zealand and

embody the key competencies of the New

Zealand Curriculum.

Respect …having due regard for the

feelings, wishes, or rights of others

Integrity …being honest and demonstrating

strong moral principles

Diligence…conscientious hard work and

perseverance, particularly with regard to a

relationship with Allah Subhana wa Ta’Ala

Equity…providing equal access for all to

quality education opportunities.

Zayed College for Girls Strategic Direction 2017

“La yu-akhithukumu Allahubillaghwi fee aymanikum

walakin yu-akhithukumbima kasabat quloobukum

wallahu ghafoorun hallem”.

Allah will not call you to task for thoughtlessness in

your oaths, but for the intention in your hearts; and He

is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing.

Al-Baqarah 225

————————————————— ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas (RA) reported that the Messen-

ger of Allah (SAW) said that Allah, the Glorious, said,

“Verily, Allah has ordered that the good and the bad

deeds be written down. Then He explained it clearly

how (to write): He who intends to do a good deed but

he does not do it, Allah records it for him as a full

good deed, but if he carries out his intention, then

Allah the Exalted, writes it down from ten to seven

hundred folds, and even more. But if he intends an

evil act and has not done it, then Allah writes it down

with Him as a full good deed, but if he intends it and

has done it, Allah writes it down as one bad deed.”

Bukhari & Muslim

————————————————- Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged

not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone

reads our hearts.

Mahatma Gandhi

Excerpt taken from Al Jumuah Magazine

HEART TALK

Children at school and the Education

Act

It is compulsory for your child to be in school. Below are the consequences if your child does not attend

school.

Section 20 - NZ citizens and residents between 6 & 16

years must be enrolled at a school.

Section 25 - Students that are enrolled must attend when

the school is open.

Section 29 - PENALTY for not attending school—Every parent

of a student who does not attend school can be fined

$30.00 per day that the student does not attend.

Section 31 - An Attendance Officer or a Police Constable

may stop and talk to anyone who appears to be between the

ages of 5-16yrs if they are not at school. The Officer or

Constable can take the person to the school they are

enrolled in or to their home. If anyone obstructs or interferes

with the Officer or Constable while doing this they can be fined up to $1000. You can be taken to court and

prosecuted. (Education Act 1989) Condoned Truancy - You must not let your child stay at

home or go out with you when they should be at school.

Lateness - You must make sure your children gets to school

on time and stays in class while at school. They must be in

school by 8:30am.

WORK & INCOME (WINZ) - If you are on a government paid

benefit you have certain 'social responsibilities' that must be

met in order to collect your full benefit payment.

If you haven't met or taken all reasonable steps to meet

these obligations you will be given encouragement and

support to do so. If you still fail to take all required steps to

meet your obligations, your benefit will be affected.

Congratulations Leaders of 2017

Head Girl - Samaah Hussain

Deputy Head Girl - Aakifa Chida

Sports Captain - Humyra Safi

Sports Vice Captain - Wasilah Ali

Peer Support Leader - Hania Ahmadi

Deputy Peer Support Leader - Zaireen Nisha

Student Council Leader - Duaa Belgacem

BOT Student Rep _ Nora Rahimi

Prefect - Aatikah Dean

Prefect - Leena Sediqi

Class Photos by Year level and ID

photos for ID cards will be taken on

Monday 6 March 2017.

Please wear full clean uniform. Juniors are to

wear the proper white scarves and seniors are

to wear black scarves. Plain black shoes are

required also. No picture ID cards will be taken

after this date so please ensure your child

attends school this day.

You will have the opportunity to purchase class

photos, details to come soon.

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Unless otherwise pre-approved by the school

for reasons known, all students should be

wearing school uniform. Detention is given to

students who are not wearing correct uniform

without a note from home or without prior no-

tice to the school office.

On this note, parents, please check your

daughter/s belongings and ensure it belongs

to them. Write their names in all items of cloth-

ing and belongings. Students are ‘losing’ items

such as cardigans, pencil cases and shoes.

If you find your daughter has an item that does

not belong to her, please have them return to it

to the office where no questions will be asked

and it will be returned to its rightful owner.

“Those who are faithfully true to their amanah

(all the duties which God has ordained,

honesty, moral responsibility and trusts, etc.)

and to their covenants...these indeed are the

inheritors. Who shall inherit Paradise. And

dwell therein forever” (Quran 23:8, 23:10-11)

ACHIEVEMENT IN NCEA & UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE (UE)

2016 DATA FOR ZAYED COLLEGE FOR GIRLS vs NATIONAL & DECILE 1- 3

Achievement has always been important in the school and

we are proud of our results on both a local and a national

level.

After-school Hifz Program

A warm assalam alaikum to our ZCG community from the

Quran Department

Insha allah we will be resuming our afternoon Hifz classes

in March. We look forward to continuing with our existing

budding hafithas, as well as enrolling some new ones.

Alhumdulillah, last year saw us finding our feet and really

starting to see results! Over the summer holidays, three

students completed Juz amma and successfully read the

whole juz in one sitting, and graduated to the next level.

They were Sumayya Hamam, Awaliya Swee and Fatima

Saqqaf. May Allah reward them and their parents on this

blessed milestone. Ameen.

This year the classes will take place on Tuesday, Wednes-

day and Thursday afternoons after school until 5.30.

The program will be organised by, and take place at Dar al

Quran (the house at the top of ZCG driveway). It will be

open to selected students from outside ZCG as well

(siblings of our students will have priority in selection).

This provides for healthy competition and cooperation

amongst students.

We will be advising you about further details short-

ly. Please register your interest by stating the name, year

level, mother’s name by texting this number (watsapp):

+642108389537. Could existing students who wish to

continue also text to renew their registration, as places

will be filling up fast.

The classes will be taught by myself, with some volunteers

as teacher aides so we can maintain the high standard of

tajweed we are committed to.

Please keep us in your duah.

Um Muhammad

For Friday Lunch – Place orders on Thursday

All proceeds go to the Airport Masjid Friday lunch orders for Biryani must be given to the

office on Thursdays and by 9am Fridays. We cater to

orders only. Small Biryani $3.50 ea

Large Biryani $5.00 ea

Attendance/Absences

Your help in ensuring that appointments etc. are

arranged outside of school hours when possible and

bringing children into school before and after

appointments is much appreciated.

If a child is not coming to school, please ring or send a

note with a sibling. It is school policy to contact parents

if we have an unexplained absence. Please note that par-

ents are legally obliged to provide a written explanation

for children’s absences.

The Principal has a legal obligation to report all children

who are absent for more than 20 days in a school year

and also those children whose attendance is erratic or

giving the school cause for concern, whether they have

missed 20 days or not.

Reminders

School finishes at 2:30pm on Fridays.

Quite often parents have forgotten we finish at 2:30pm.

Unless prior arrangements have been made with the

school please pick your child up on time as on occa-

sions the school may not be attended by adults after

school hours.

__________

Do not stop at the front gate to drop off. Park on the

side of the driveway before the circle or in the spaces

provided in the circle.

Do not drive onto school property

unless on official school business

such as meetings with teachers

etc.

Do not drive onto school property if

it is raining. Please provide your

child with raincoats and/or

umbrellas.

_____________ If you pay another parent/ transport provider to

transport your daughter to and from school please en-

sure the driver communicates with you and not the

school regarding transport matters.

Please ensure the parent/ transport provider has your

contact number, a full drivers license and each child

wears a seatbelt. You are to ensure the health and safe-

ty and wellbeing of your child.

Change of details Have you recently moved house? Changed your phone

number? Have a new mobile number or are now using

email? Please let the school know of any changes to your cir-

cumstances as soon as possible.

Attendance Dues

State-integrated schools are schools that were previously

private and have become part of the state education

system. Zayed College for Girls is a state integrated

school. We are government funded to teach the national

curriculum. However, the land and buildings are not

owned by the government. Because of this we DO NOT get

funding from the government for capital works on the land

and buildings. This funding comes from the Proprietors, Al

Nahyan Trust.

Section 36 of the Private Schools Conditional Integration

Act 1975 enables Proprietors to collect attendance

dues. This money is then used to pay for improvements to

the land and buildings.

This is a legal and compulsory payment by parents each

year your daughter attends Zayed College. JazakAllah

Khairan to those parents that have paid or are making

payments.

If you have not paid please contact Sister Sunita Kalidas

on 2550904 or email

zayed_accounts@zayedcollege.school.nz to find out your

balance. You can pay in full or make regular smaller

payments.

We are looking for a mum to volunteer some time to

manage our library during lunchtime. Tasks will include issuing books, tidying library, data entry,

general stocktaking to name a few. A great way to learn some new skills which can help you

back into the workforce, social interaction with students

and friendly staff , free tea and coffee and maybe a

couple of biscuits now and again. If your interested, call

Sunita on 09 2550904.

Are you eligible for transport financial

assistance? You may be eligible for School Transport Assistance from the Ministry of Education as most parents drive their children to school. The subsidy is equivalent to the bus fare to and from the closest bus stop to your home per day. To be eligible for School Transport Assistance a student attending a state or state-integrated school must meet all of the following criteria.

the student’s home must be more than:

3.2km from their nearest appropriate school if

they are in years 1 – 8.

4.8km from their nearest appropriate school if

they are in year 9 or over

Suitable public transport is not available anywhere between the student’s home and their nearest appropriate school.

Financial assistance for families The Ministry of Social Development has asked us to re-

mind boards and principals that MSD clients can now

apply quickly and easily for help with school uniform and

stationery costs at www.my.msd.govt.nz

Applying online via MyMSD means they won’t have to

visit a Work and Income office. MSD will ask applicants

to upload evidence of the cost of the items they’re plan-

ning to buy, usually a quote from the supplier.

If the payment’s approved MSD will send the applicant a

text or email to confirm. Applicants will need to pay back

the money to MSD over time, using a repayment plan

arranged with Work and Income.

More information about assistance with school uniforms

and stationery can be found on the MSD web-

site, workandincome.govt.nz, under Benefits and Pay-

ments.

Many of the approved application payments are made

directly to schools. General information on how to regis-

ter as a supplier with Work and Income is available

on https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/supplier

SCHOOL

Scholarships and Awards Wanted

Dear Mosques, Islamic Organisations and Ummah. With University costs continuing to increase faster than

family incomes, it is increasingly important to

1) create new scholarships for our girls and 2) increase the number and amount of existing awards

to motivate our students to achieve with Excellence.

If you would like to offer a scholarship or sponsor a cup

for a Zayed College for Girls student, please email the

Principal at principal@zayedcollege.school.nz.