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ISLAMIC COLLEGE OF MELBOURNE TERM 3 ISSUE 5 31.7.2018

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Assalamualaikum Warah-matullah WabarakatuhDear Parents and students,Mashallah what a busy last week of Term 2 we had. With the end of Ramadan and a number of other events happening at the college, we ask Allah (SWT) to accept our dua’s and always guide us on the right path insha’Allah.

On the last week of Term 2, we celebrated Literacy/Nu-meracy Week and had the pleasure of seeing all the Primary students and sta� dressed up in costumes of their favourite book charac-ter. Each year level then paraded their costumes during the day to show their friends and other students their e�orts.

This event was not over-shadowed by the last day of term, in which all students and sta� at ICOM celebrated the annual Eid Festival.

On the topic of sports, this term the Primary students will be partic-ipating in the gymnastics program. This is a 9-week program which encourages students to gain gymnastic skills, develop overall �tness, core strength, �exibility and enhance students’ spatial awareness.

As the college continues to grow so to does the interest in the college. We have seen a huge number of potential enrolments this year and with testing happening in August we are humbled to continue to see this demand. Unfortunately, due to a number of reasons, including a limited number of spaces available at the college we are unable to accommodate all enrolment requests.We continue to look forward to an amazing term and would like to thank you for trusting the college with your children’s education.

Dr Abdul M. KamareddineCollege Principal

With more rides and other activities on the day, there were smiles and painted faces all over the college. This is surely a sign that the students really enjoyed themselves. At 3.30pm, the parents were then also welcomed to join the festivi-ties where they too enjoyed the food stalls and atmosphere at the college. Please ensure you have a look at the photos from both events in this issue.

Another major event I would like to mention is the Annual Rama-dan Quran Competition. This annual event continues to amaze me with the number of students participating and showing their great enthusiasm in the not only memorising the Holy Quran but also in ensuring they follow the Tajweed rules, Makhraj and apply-ing the Art of Reciting each verse. The �nals were held in the second last week of term. The winners will be announced, and they will receive their prizes for their great e�ort insha’Allah.

As Term 2 concluded, we have the number of events in Term 3. On the �rst day of Term 3, boys in Year 5 & 6 participated in the Bachar Houli Cup. As no surprise, our students competed admirably and will continue to the �nals later in Term 3, this year. The college continues to support the participation of students in a number of interschool sports and this term we have so far seen students com-pete in soccer, AFL, table tennis and volleyball.

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

IN THIS ISSUE

BACHAR HOULI CUP

EID FESTIVAL 2018

IMPORTANT DATES TERM 3

12-14 September 19 September 20 September7-12 September

Careers Expo

ArabicWeek

Scholastic Book Fair

Hajj Week Eidul Adha(TBC)

End of Term ExamsYears 7-10

Year 5 camp

Term 3 Reports on Parent Portal

Last Day of Term for students

Term 4 starts for Students

Year 5 & 6 Swimming Begins

Term 3 Parent/TeacherInterviews

Footy Day

Last formal Day for Year 12

8 August 30 July - 3 August 6 - 16 August 13-17 August 22 August

21 September

21 September 17 October15-18 October08 October

IMPORTANT REMINDERS!

Parents must advise the college of any medical conditions their child may have, whether it is severe or just a mild condition.

Parents are reminded that all school gates will be opened at 8.20am every morning and students should be at school for morning assem-bly at 8.35am. Gates 1 & 3 will close at 8.35am and only gate 4 will remain open for students to join the assembly. After morning assembly at 8.45am, gate 4 will be closed and the only entrance into the college will be near the Administration building. The gates will then be opened again at 3.30pm for afterschool collection.

Students should not be dropped o� to school before 8.20am unless they have morning classes. This is to ensure the safety of your child as teachers start their morning supervision at 8.20am.

Please ensure that students are given food or money for recess and lunch as it is a huge concern that students have been coming to school without any food.

Please ensure you inform the college or update your details on the Parent Portal if your contact details have changed.

YEAR 9 -12 CAREERS EXPO

SECONDARY WELLBEING PRESENTATION

QURAN COMPETITION

HAJJ WEEK


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Enrolments for 2019 have now closed. Unfortunately, due to the number of students currently enrolled at the Islamic College of Melbourne and the number of new enrolments already received, the college will no longer be accepting any further applications.

ENROLMENTS FOR 2019 Parents who have submitted an expression of interest form will be contacted if a place is available for their child next year. Enrolments for 2019 closed on Wednesday 13 June 2018.

22 - 26 OctoberSTEM Week

EID FESTIVAL 2018

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Bachar Houli Cup

A great start to the Bachar Houli Cup Competition for 2018!

Ms. Gilda IncigneriHealth & Physical Education Co-ordinator

On the last week of Term Two, secondary students from the Islamic College of Melbourne were treated to various engaging activities to mark Literacy and History week. A photo booth allowed students to immerse themselves in famous historical sites but also allowed students to connect their learning from the classroom and recreate scenes from History.

Students were given the opportunity to take photos in front of the most famous landmarks in the world including the Taj Mahal, Hagia Sophia and the Pyra-mids of Giza. Overall, the experience was tremendous for students and teachers alike!

On Tuesday 17 July ICOM's Year 5/6 boys Football team competed in the Bachar Houli Cup, with a number of Islamic Schools from around Melbourne.Whilst the conditions were very windy, our boys were successful in cementing a spot in the Grand Final, and were announced the overall winners for the day. The grand �nal will take place in few weeks’ time.

A special mention goes to our Captain for the day Mah-moud Chehade, Sharif Hika, Khalid El Souki and Youse� Bey, who demonstrated fantastic skills throughout the day!

Mr. Adam YassinHumanities Coordinator

History and Literacy Week



Hajj Week Week 5 of Term 3 (13 to 17 of August) will be the Hajj Week at ICOM. This is another exciting week in the ICOM Calendar. The Islamic Studies Department has been planning a number of activities this year to celebrate Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha. Hajj and its values will be incorporated in teaching across the curriculum. There will be short talks and Nasheed at morning assembly and after Dhuhr prayers delivered by students. Daily quizzes will also be conducted throughout the week.

Among the activities, the outstanding Hajj incursion Students of primary will experience the Hajj atmo-sphere by performing Tawa�, Sa’I, Jamarath and other rituals of Hajj around the model Ka’ba built for demon-stration insha Allah.

The Annual Quran Competition held so much excitement and energy from Foundation to Year 12. Each year level had a designated Surah that students had to memorise. By the end of Term 2, all students were short listed, and they were ready for the �nal round. We couldn’t even continue testing as everyone was ready and the teachers went through the �ne details within their classes.Four students were short listed from every class. Many participated, however, not everyone quali�ed for the �nals. As we told the students, they are all winners, however, we’ve got to choose a 1st, 2nd and 3rd! We will leave the announcement of the winners to Week 4 of Term 3 and we will publicise their names in the next newsletter Insha’Allah. What a great competition!The images below summarise “it” ALL!

The Annual Quran Competition

Sheikh Ajwad HashamIslamic Studies Coordinator

Mr. Mohammad Ali HijaziQur'aan Department Coordinator



25 July, 2018, my mum, my sister and I were late to the biggest day of my life, the Plain English Speaking Award competition semi�nals. We quite literally speed walked for our lives to meet Mr Haroun at the rendezvous point where he audibly breathed a sigh of relief. We then ran to 2 Treasury Place and took our seats. I, at this point was feeling extremely awkward, to come late to such a prestigious event. Throughout the entire competition I was so nervous that I skipped the delicious bu�et served mid-way, as the thought of a cream �lled scone would all come back up. Long story short I didn’t win but I still had fun and learned loads :)

Khadija Elkheir, Year 11

Public Speaking Excursion

Student Wellbeing PresentationThe last day of school and we have to sit in the gym for 3 periods. What are we sitting here for? Why did I even come today?” These where the �rst thoughts that came into my head in the morning as I was still wiping away the sleep from my eyes. What I didn’t realise was that this was a good opportunity for me and my peers to have our voices heard on a topic that was and will a�ect us into our futures, Racism. The opportunity to actually have a conversation about this real topic and suggest ways as a school and a community to tackle it was a little daunting at �rst but was worth it. Like Margaret He�ernan once said “For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, con�ict, argument, debate”. This was a truly one school day I am glad I didn’t miss.Marwo Ibrahim Year 11

I met many other students from other schools and was happy to hear two speeches about topics I’m passionate about; “The Phase and how young boys need to be guided”, by Samuel Rouch and domestic violence and how it’s an issue for men more than women and we should make sure our sisters are protected. I was fond of the extraordinary talent , it was inspirational.

Bakr Abdulhamid, Year 10

Secondary Activities



Eid Festival

“I had so, so, so, so, much fun with my friends and rides were my most favorite. Thank you Dr. Abdul for the Eid Festival, you made my day. ”

One of my favorite things from Eid day was the cool rides. Another is when I got some delicious, yummy ice cream, I nearly exploded from how good it was.

Ruquya Alhassanawi, 3CSundas Hamid, 3C



ICOM Library NewsRead . Learn . Connect

Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullah Wabarakatuh,What a busy end of Term 2 it was in the ICOM Library, alhamduillah.We presented the Primary Library Awards for the top borrowers. Ma’shallah what an excel-lent achievement in keeping up with reading. Well done and congratulations!Lower Primary Library Award- Joanne Bek El Hassan Al Merabi- 2BUpper primary Library Award- A�fa Khan- 6C

Library display; Thank you to everyone who had assisted and created the wonderful and beautiful library display in preparation for the Scholastic book fair (7 August 2018 to 17 August 2018). Special credit and thanks to Ms. Zeinub Hoblos for the amazing creativity and work she created for the ICOM Library space display. Jazak’allah Kheiraan.

In Term 3, the library timetable has changed for Years 5 to 11 coming in during recess (girls) and lunchtimes (boys). The Year 12 students can come at recess and lunchtimes in their speci�c study rooms. The library lessons have continued (Foundation to Year 6). It is wonderful to see the students and sta� borrowing. Please make sure students bring their library cards (Years 5 and up) and bags to borrow to protect the books.

A friendly reminder; when a library book is borrowed under the student’s name, it must be returned within 2 weeks. If not, this can result in a library late �ne and further charges can apply. These payments are non-refund-able. Also, if take home readers (primary students) are not returned on time, usually daily, this can lead to a library �ne too. If the book is lost or damaged a library �ne will also be issued out.Primary library inquiries: Mrs. Haifa AtatrehSecondary library inquiries: Mrs. Zetty Latip

ICOM Library Fun Activity:

- Who knows these codes on the call numbers?

P, F, FC, FE, FS, 370, 796, A, TR, S V, S F, I books.

Jazak’allah Kheiraan and hank you,

From Mrs. Haifa Atatreh and Mrs. Zetty Latip

The ICOM Library Team.


Character Day

Character Day at ICOM was on the 21 June and the students dressed up as their favourite book character and participated in activities linked to their favorite stories.


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ICOM CAREERS EXPO

August 8th, 201811:30am - 4:45pm

School Gym83 Wootten road, Tarneit, VIC 3029

Catering for students from Year 9 onwards.Parents welcome after school 3:40pm-4:45pm.

Where:

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MEMORY STICKS VARIOUS METAL RINGS

If your child has lost any of their belongs please see administration.Call or email ICOM on the following details:

Islamic College of Melbourne83 Wootten Road , TARNEIT VIC 3029

03 8742 1739 [email protected]

03 8742 1959


Admin Building83 Wootten road, Tarneit, VIC 3029

The session will be about Cyber Safety and parents can �nd more info on the website: https://www.thinkuknow.org.au/

Where:

When: 15 August, 20185:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Cyber Safety Presentationby Victoria Police

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1 YELLOW RING MADE OF HEARTS

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GLASSES CASES

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