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10 December 201910 December 2019

Affirmation of Democratic Principles andPractices

The Australian International Academy ofEducation declares and affirms that schoolprogrammes and leading practicesembrace the following important principles:

Mr. Salah Salman AMAcademy Director GeneralEmail: [email protected]

Deputy Heads of Campus

The importance ofself-sufficiency

What are you regularlydoing for your children nowthat they can dothemselves?

Self-sufficiency, of the ‘I cando it myself’ kind, is the basis of self-esteem and resilience. Oneof the main developmental tasks is for children and teenagers togain a sense of control and mastery over their environment. Thismastery begins by gaining basic competencies and thengradually adding new competencies as physical and mentalcapacities allow. The development of children’s independencecan be frustrating and time-consuming, particularly if you aretime-poor or have a strong perfectionist streak. But that is theprice of independence-building.

When parents step back to allow children to step up, childrenmay make mistakes but they will learn from their experiences. Itis through dealing with their own frustrations and learning fromtheir mistakes that kids develop the resilience needed to standon their own two feet.

Self-sufficiency has many forms and many faces, including theability to problem-solve, emotional self-regulation and takingresponsibility for your actions. It’s easiest to develop in childrenwhen they are young. This is also because not every child

• The promotion of peace, harmonyand understanding throughintercultural interactions.

• All Australians have equal rightsbefore the law. We reject any form(s) ofdiscrimination based on race, religion or gender.

• The rule of law and respect for the rights ofothers.

• The values of fairness, openness, sharing andgiving a hand, looking after neighbours,tolerance, understanding and acceptance.

• People are free to choose and practice theirreligions. But we reject those who preachviolence and hatred in the name of any religion.

• The right of individuals to enjoy the freedom ofspeech, expression and association. But wereject verbal and written abuses andtransgressions against others under the cover offreedom of speech and expression.

• The Australian system of democratically electedgovernments and councils is the best that servesthe interest of all Australians.

• Help your child to develop self-sufficiency by resistingthe urge to fix things. When your child or adolescentcomes to you with a problem, resist the urge to fix it.Invite them to resolve the problem themselves.

• Welcome failure. This is hard in our perfectionisticworld but expect them to struggle and talk aboutwhat they can do to get back on their feet.

• Expect them to help. Give them tasks that help thewhole family, not just themselves and make sure theydo them well. Be patient, but firm.

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in a family will take to independence as willingly as others.Persist rather than give in when you have resisters; the notionof independence is too important for children’s future success.

Adapted from Michael Grose.

Orientation Day New Year 7 to 11 students

The purpose of the Orientation Day is to introduce students totheir new school and to allow the teachers at the school tomeet their new students. On Thursday 5 December we hadnew students to the Academy attended our Orientation Day.They were given the opportunity to familiarise themselves withthe Academy environment and meet other students who will bein there cohorts. It is our hope that at the beginning of next yearall students will return feeling enthusiastic about the year ahead.

Orientation Day commenced at 8:30 am and finished at3:30pm.

Students spent their time rotating around several subject areasand becoming familiar with protocols, teaching staff, the layoutof the Academy and expectations.

A student reflection from the Orientation experience

Omar Abou-Eid from Bellvue Park Primary School wrote:

The Orientation to the Academy was great. I came in andcollected my bag. I listened to the news and the rights of theAcademy. They took us on a tour of the school. I did science,art and sports. I really liked the canteen, i got some food andit was awesome they had everything and it was Halal. I like thisschool and I’m excited to start at my new school.

Farewell and Thank-you

As the year draws to a close we farewell staff who are movingon and those who are retiring. Ms Grace Steele and Ms EllaFry are two teachers who are moving. They have been valuablemembers of their respective faculties and we wish them thebest in their future endeavours.

One of the Mathematics’ faculties most popular teachers, MrMahmoud Sammak, is moving to our Caroline Springs campus.He will be greatly missed by MSC students, many of whom

have come to love Mathematics in his classroom, guided by hisenduring patience, kindness and persistence. His departure willleave an indelible void in the Mathematics Department and wewish him the best of luck in the second chapter of his teachingcareer at CS.

Ms Abir Elbossatty is another member of staff transferring toanother campus. From 2020 onwards Abir will move to theKKC Campus. We thank her for her 16 years of service andwish her the best in her new career direction.

In the twentieth year of his service to AIA Mr Michael Waudwill be retiring from the MSC library. Mr Waud has been thegentle hand of guidance for generations of students reading,researching and studying in the library. His calm and welcomingnature made the library a safe place of knowledge anddiscovery where students were always welcomed. We wishMichael a wonderful retirement.

Mr Ragaei Taher is also retiring this year. After decades ofservice Ragaei has become synonymous with the Sciencedepartment and will be fondly remembered by generations ofstudents who attended AIA. Students will remember Mr Taheras the epitome of composure, compassion and kindness. Wewish Ragaei a wonderful retirement.

We are a strong community when it comes to unity, collectivewe stand strong and we bid farewell for the students who aremoving on and welcome those who are joining us in 2020.

School Start 2020

We wish all students and families a safe and relaxing holiday. In2020, Year 6 and Year 12 students will be starting school onthe 29th of January, followed by Years 7-11 on 30th of January.

Ms Shirin Sezer and Ms Nese OzcelikDeputy Campus Heads

VCE

Stepping into 2020 VCE Program

The “Induction Program” at AIA aims tosupport students’ transition from oneacademic year to the next. This program willalso assist students in better utilising theirtime after the exam period and provideopportunities for subject/ elective changesbefore the start of the new year and to

provide a platform to launch in to VCE studies for the upcomingyear.

As part of the implementation of the program at AIA, theCollege will provide each student with their new form groupand allocation timetable. The program outlines the first workrequirements and school assessed coursework. Teachershave prepared coursework, learning experiences and

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assessment tasks that cover the requirements of the followingacademic year, as well as provide homework over the Januaryvacation.

Work given during the “Induction Program” will contribute toassessment and reporting for the year ahead. All academicwork for this program must be completed and handed infor assessment at the commencement of the upcomingyear.

The VCE involves a lot of hard work, the summer break givesstudents the opportunity to get ahead and to reduce stresslevels and study loads in 2020. Students who work throughsubject materials in advance during the summer break willsee the benefits when the same topics are covered at schoolas you’ll be hearing this information for the second time.

Finally, don’t give up the holiday altogether! Enjoy youractivities. The year ahead will be busy so start the new yearrefreshed and ready to go. By mid-January, you’ll want to startpreparing for the new academic year and be a jump ahead.Here are a few tips to help you cruise through summer but alsofeel on top of your game for the start of Year 11 or 12.

It’s vitally important that you start the year as you mean tocontinue: confident and ready to give everything your best shot.

Regards

Ms. Sama [email protected] Of VCE Program (MSC)Tel: (03) 9350 4533 Ext (256)

Year 6

Year 6 2019 has ended…

We have reached the end of yet anotherrewarding year for both students andteachers. We have seen many of ourwonderful year 6 students mature anddisplay a very committed and hardworkingattitude. The ‘ups and downs’ of 2019 have

allowed our students to grow and develop their necessaryskills which will equip them for the years ahead.

Students have had the opportunity to be involved in manyextracurricular activities and if these opportunities were takenthey were embraced by students who displayed an open-mind,a balanced approach and risk-taking attitude.

Many students have enjoyed being involved in excursions,incursions, interschool sports, Girls Adventure club, BoysAdventure club, Chess, the Canberra Learning Experience andlots more.

The year 6's all enjoyed the visit to the ‘Immigration’ whereour country’s history was explored, their 'Tinkering' incursionwhich had them pulling apart various electrical appliances andbuilding electrical circuits. Recipients of ‘Student of the Week’and ‘Student of the Term’ enjoyed their end of year reward atOZ Tenpin Bowling.

The Year 6 Canberra Learning Experience was definitely aspecial one. We had 42 students in total from MelbourneSecondary and Caroline Springs Campus attend an educationtour of the national capital. The trip provided students theopportunity to participate in a variety of educational programswith a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage anddemocracy. The Australian Government recognises theimportance of all young Australians being able to visit thenational capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education.Students got to consolidate all the knowledge they hadacquired and inquired into during our unit of study onGovernment. From breakfast to dinner students had full daysjam-packed with great learning opportunities and newexperiences to enjoy and explore. Students’ visited ParliamentHouse, The Australian War Memorial, participated in a sessionat the National Electoral Education Centre, visited the NationalGallery of Australia, the Australian Institute of Sport, Questacon,the National Capital Exhibition and enjoyed the views from MtAinslie and Telstra Tower. Students were also driven past theembassies we have in Canberra and the Commonwealth flags.I am sure this learning experience was like no other for manystudents. It was a trip very well organised by our team ofTeachers and the organisers at World Strides.

The induction period- for Year 6’s to Year 7 proved to be verybeneficial. It provided students with a head start to familiarisethemselves with subject teachers and expectations early on. Iencourage students to organise the resources they will need for2020 early on in the break. It was also a pleasure and greatopportunity to have met our 2020 Year 6 cohort of studentsand Parents during their orientation day.

I want to congratulate all students who received awards atAwards Night and certificates during our final year 6 levelassembly. Their fabulous achievements and perseverance haveallowed them to excel and reach a high degree of successacross the board.

Finally, on behalf of the year 6 team and myself, I would like tothank all our fabulous parents for their continuous support andwish all the year 6 students the best of luck for 2020 and theyears to ahead.

Students from our school have recently undertaken, aneducation tour of the national capital.

• Draw up a plan of holiday study where you cansteadily prepare for Term One.

• Familiarise yourself with each subject’s VCAA studydesign. They are found athttp://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vce/studies/index.aspx .

• Know what each subject area will cover throughoutthe year

• Read your English or Literature texts at least once,taking notes as you go along. This will stand you ingood stead as the year unfolds

• Read through and complete the first few exercises ineach subject area so that you have a good grasp ofthe First Outcome

• Complete any homework tasks that your school hasset you to the best of your

• Keep up the physical exercise and social interactions

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Students will be given the opportunity to participate in a varietyof educational programs with a focus on Australian history andculture.

The Australian Government recognises the importance of allyoung Australians being able to visit the national capital as partof their Civics and Citizenship education.

The Australian Government is contributing funding of $30 perstudent under the parliament and Civics Education Rebateprogram towards those costs and paid directly to the schoolupon completion of the excursion.

Ms Silvana HarbaYear 6 Coordinator

Year 6 First Aid Workshop

A lifeguard from Life Saving Victoria ran abasic first aid session called, ‘Resuscitate amate’. Students learnt how to perform cprin a hands on practical session usingmanikans. Well done to all our future AIAlifesavers!

Ms Manar EltchelebiGrade 6 Teacher

Year 6 Fire Safety WorkshopFirefighter Mr Owen Butler from the MFB visited year 6 studentsto discuss the importance of fire safety.

Mr Butler conveyed the importance of having a working firealarm, a family fire plan and tips to prevent fires, many of whichbegin in the home.

Year 6 students donated money to the Australian bush fireappeal.

Ms Manar EltchelebiGrade 6 Teacher

Year 6 Financial Literacy Workshop

A staff member from the Commonwealth Bank of Australiaaddressed the year 6 students to teach them about financialliteracy. Students learnt the important difference betweenneeds and wants as well as how vital it is to set smart goalswhen saving for items.

Well done wise spenders and savers!

Ms Manar EltchelebiGrade 6 Teacher

Year 6 Incursion – Allah’s Creations

Term 4 ended on a high with 2 incursions which reflectedAllah’s amazing creations.

The Australian Federal Police canine unit visited us with theiramazing working dogs. The police officers showed us theirdogs in action as the dogs detected certain items provided bythe police.

On a different level, a staff member from Merri Creek broughtfrogs and water insects to visit our year 6 students. Students

learnt about the frog life cycle, habitats, features and croaks.Students also had to find water insects in tubs of water andlook at pictures to identify the creatures and label them.

What an amazing world filled with Allah’s amazing creations!

Ms Manar EltchelebiGrade 6 Islamic Studies Teacher

Year 7Dear Parent’s, Guardian’s and Students,

The year 2019 has been an enjoyablejourney filled with exciting and challengingevents. Many of the year-7 students haveshown maturity in their attitude and dealingswith others throughout the year.

One of the constant reminders I make to theyear 7 students is how important it is to display good mannersand to behave appropriately when dealing with others andparticularly at this age where their personality is shaped for life.

The subject of good manners has been outlined by Islam andwas one of the goals set by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) whereit was reported that he said: “I was sent (by Allah) to onlyperfect the sublime morals. (Ahmad). For example, we’re toldnot to get angry; to like for others what we like for our self,to wish people the good, to help those in need, to speak thegood or stay silent, to leave that which does not concern us andmany more. Hence, not adopting to those behaviours indicatesto us the loopholes in our personality and the amendmentswe need to make to improve. This is a matter that we shouldnot take lightly but rather view it as an excellent opportunity todevelop our self to enjoy a better life.

I want to take this opportunity to thank Allah (SWT) for aproductive year. I ask Him (SWT) to bless you and protect youalways. Seeing that the summer holidays are approaching, Iwant to remind you to make the most of the life gifts given to usas outlined by the following hadith:

“Take benefit of five before five: Your youth before your oldage, your health before your sickness, your wealth beforeyour poverty, your free time before you are preoccupied,and your life before your death” (Narrated by Ibn Abbas andreported by Al Hakim)

As happy as I am to see the 2019 year 7 students move on, Iwill surely miss them. I ask all of you to keep each other in yourprayers and to ask Allah (SWT) to guide us to the straight path,Amen.

It would be very much appreciated if parents wouldcommunicate with their children about the correct uniform andhaircut requirements.

In addition, I advise all parents to monitor their children’sDevices and to have parental control over the socialApplications they are using. Students are not meant to playgames at school or use their Devices without the supervision ofa teacher.

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Warm regards,

Ms Sawsan AlshakshirYear 7 Coordinator

The ArtsDecember 2019,Newsletter

The Arts

Term 4 saw members of theart department workingexcitedly on the 2019school performance,

“Sinbad- The Final Journey”, held on Thursday 28th andFriday 29th of November. Using recycled and repurposedmaterials, the arts staff utilized every spare moment, in and outof school, to create sets, props and costumes to support theproduction. A BIG thank you to Julie Macpherson for the manyhours she spent sourcing fabrics and fashioning costumes andto Ella Fry for her amazing work creating beautiful backdropsand set pieces. Your efforts and creativity are highly valued. Theschool performance is an opportunity that the Arts Departmentrelishes, knowing that it’s a showcase of the artistic talents ofstaff and students and is of a value that cannot be measured. Apersonal thank you to Nafissa Miller for her amazing supportand direction. I also wish to thank Sam Valentino, Nabiha Merhi,Wanida Hammoude, Nora and Selma and numerous staffmembers who supported the staging of the performance fromthe get-go. Wishing you all a wonderful summer holiday.

Ms Elizabeth BarnesArts Department

Product Design - FoodIn term 4 Year 9A completed their cookingCAT is, demonstrating their love of cookingand eating to all those lucky enough to visitthe school kitchen. I wish to thank Ms Hoyfor all the wonderful work she did inpreparing the kitchen and cleaning-up afterthe students every week. There is no doubt

that the year 9’s gained valuable life skills from participating inthe classes.

Ms Elizabeth Barnes.Art Department

Strawberry and custard tarts prepared and cooked by NoorStrawberry and custard tarts prepared and cooked by NoorFarhoud 9AFarhoud 9A

Pizza prepared and cooked by Mohamad Saad and ZakariaPizza prepared and cooked by Mohamad Saad and ZakariaAbou-EidAbou-Eid

DebatingThe Academy would like to extend itscongratulations to Leen Kattouah and ZahirAli of Year 10 who were personally invitedby The Debaters Association of Victoria tobe part of the Victorian Schools Team(VST). This is a prestigious and rareinvitation to be afforded. Only the highestperforming students in the state are

extended personal invitations by the DAV. Both students willparticipate in a trial round, and if successful, will representVictoria at the National Schools Debating Championships inHobart. Furthermore, they also have the chance to thenrepresent AIA at the National Debating Championships. This isan exciting opportunity for the Academy to be represented on astate and national level. Leen Kattouah and Zahir Ali are to becommended for their dedication, perseverance and success.

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Ms Nabiha MerhiDebating Coordinator

AIA- Sports

Sports Essendon NextGeneration Academy PrimaryCompetition

Hosted here at the Melbourne SeniorCampus, boys and girls teams had theopportunity to play in a round robin footballtournament primarily used to identify talent

for the Essendon Football Club Next Generation Academy.

After a slow start, the Academy teams made it to the semi-finalswith the girls losing a competitive match to IIim College and theboys defeating Sirius College to meet IIim College in the GrandFinal.

AIA started very well taking a two-goal lead into half time. Atthe change, Illim came out, took advantage of the longer restperiod in the warm conditions, and beat AIA by two goals in avery closely contested match.

A great honour for the Academy to host the tournament andour Umpire Academy did a fantastic job officiating.

ISLAMIC SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATIONVICTORIA FINAL RESULTS 2019

The ISSAV Primary Sports Carnival has concluded with successfor the Australian International Academy campuses.

AIA KK comprising predominantly of grade 4 and 5s wereunlucky not to finish in second place in Futsal Boys finishingthird overall.

AIA CSC should have made the Basketball Boys Grand Finallosing to AIA MSC by 1 point after having beat them by 5 pointsin the qualifying match.

Both AIA CSC teams finished fourth overall out ten schools,which is a significant improvement.

However the moment belongs to AIA MSC who finished theyear once on top of the ISSAV rankings ten points clear ofIllim College and ICOM to be crowned ISSAV Champion ofChampions 2019!

In 2017 AIA MSC were ten points clear, in 2018 eleven pointsclear and once again not less than ten points clear!

CRICKET VICTORIA GIRLS LEADERSHIPFORUM

Selected Year 7 & 8 AIA girls were given the opportunity tobe a part of the Cricket Victoria Girls Leadership forum thatincluded a range of guest speakers, providing our girls with thenecessary tools to begin their leadership journey.

Students enjoyed the experience, as they were able gain theknowledge and skills of a ‘choke hold’ from ShantelleThompson, the “Jiu Jitsu Warrior”. Blessed with a sunny day,the AIA students also watched Melbourne Renegades playagainst Brisbane Heat at the Women’s Big Bash League.

Overall, students have been able to gain the knowledge andskills to move forward as a “leader”, knowing it is not aboutleading with authority, but rather listening to others andunderstanding that they all have a voice to be heard

ESSENDON NEXT GENERATION ACADEMYPRIMARY COMPETITION

Hosted here at the Melbourne Senior Campus, boys and girlsteams had the opportunity to play in a round robin footballtournament primarily used to identify talent for the EssendonFootball Club Next Generation Academy.

After a slow start the Academy teams made semi-finals with thegirls losing a competitive match to Illim College and the boysbeating Sirius to meet Illim College in the Grand Final.

AIA started very well taking a two goal lead into half time. At thechange Illim came out and took advantage of the longer restperiod in the warm conditions and beat AIA by two goals in avery closely contested match.

A great honour for the Academy to host the tournament andour Umpire Academy did a fantastic job officiating.

2020 Term Dates

Term 1 Monday 13 January – Friday 27 March 2020

Term 2 Tuesday 14 April – Friday 26 June 2020

Term 3 Monday 20 July – Friday 18 September 2020

Term 4 Monday 5 October – Wednesday 9 December 2020

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Upcoming Events

January 2020

Monday 13January

Office Reopens ( 8.30am – 3.30pm )

Monday 27January

Australia Day ( public holiday )

Wednesday 29January

All Prep, Year 6 & Year 12 StudentsCommence

Thursday 30January

Grade 1 -5 and Year 7 – 11Commence

February 2020

Thursday 13February

Information Night ( 6.00pm – 8.00pm )

March 2020

Monday 2-4March

Islamic Schools Sports Carnival

Monday 9 March Labor Day ( Public Holiday )

Tuesday 10March

MSC School Photographs

Friday 20 March MSC Photographs Makeup Day

Monday 23March

Year 7 MSC First Round Immunisations

Thursday 26March

Last Day Of Term One for MSCStudents

Friday 27 March Parent Teacher Student Conference –Reporting Day

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