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Issue 4 July Edition Term 2

Student’s first day of school: Monday, 29th July

Dental Checkup week: Tuesday

30th – Monday, 5th August

Kindergarten Enrolment Interviews: Saturday, 3rd August

NAIDOC Week: Monday, 5th

August- Friday 9th August

Literacy Week- Monday 2nd

September- 6th September

Numeracy Week- Monday 9th

September- 13th September Athletics Carnival- Thursday,

19th September

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Inside o Parent Engagement o Kindergarten Entrance o Giving Back Australia o Interviews o School Hours o School Uniform o Facebook o Reason of Absence o Administration Hours o School Fees o What is happening in each

grade? - Kindergarten- Year 1 - Year 2 - Year 3 - Year 4 - Year 6

o Debating o Islamic & Qur’an Recitation

Award Presentation o 100 Days of Kindergarten o Library

“Everyperson will not get anything unless he/she works hard”

(Surah al-Najm, 53:39).

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

As I reflect upon what has been a very eventful term, I would like to remind students of the strong correlation between effort and success. The month of Ramadan raced through and our students did so well to remain focused on their studies. We celebrated the success of our students in Arabic and Islamic studies with the award presentation last Wednesday. Rissalah College had our first EID festival that was held in Wiley Park. It was extremely successful and I would like to thank all parents/caregivers and their families for your continual support.

Our students have a new playground equipment which they have enjoyed playing in the last couple of weeks. Feedback has been positive from students and teachers; where they love the new features and students are playing safely on it.

Rissalah College will be undergoing some renovations over the Term 2 school holidays. In order to prepare for construction and for the safety of our students, the school holidays have been extended. Term 2 school holidays will start on Monday, 8th July and finish on the Friday 26th July.

School will resume for students on Monday, 29th July. No classrooms in the school building will be impacted directly and learning will be go as per normal.

Our students and staff have worked very hard to produce excellent results and I look forward to seeing these efforts continue in Term 3.

I would like to wish parents/carers, students and staff a safe and happy holiday.

JazakaAllah Khairan,

Mrs. Yeliz Fattouh Principal

Principal’s Message

Please be reminded school starts at 8:20am and students are dismissed at 3:20pm. Thank you to all parents and caregivers in attendance at our parent-teacher interviews on Tuesday

night. Students’ Semester One reports and portfolios were released during the interviews. Please take

the opportunity during the three week break to review your child's portfolio assessments. We

encourage you to revise any areas of weakness and ensure students are well prepared for their Term

3 learning. It is important that you are actively engaged in your child’s learning, both at home and at

school. When schools and families work together, children do better.

How you can help your child do well at school:

While it’s important to stay informed and be involved in school activities where possible, there are lots

of things you can do at home which can help your child to do better at school:

- Have high expectations of your child.

- Talk regularly about school and the value of learning.

- Encourage positive attitudes and respect for school and teachers.

- Model the behaviours you would like to see in your child.

Other things you can do which have also been shown to have a positive impact are to:

- Read out loud with your child and listen to your child read out loud.

- Talk and ask about what they are learning.

- Ask what was and was not fun at school.

- Help them to develop strong work habits.

One of the most effective ways parents and families can help children to do better at school is to make

sure they go to school every day. School attendance has a major influence on educational

outcomes. Students who attend school regularly are more likely to achieve better results at school.

Kindergarten enrolment for 2019 closed on Friday, 28th June 2019. Kindergarten 2019 testing will take place on Saturday, 3rd August 2019. Phone calls will be made by administration staff to notify parents/caregivers of the interview time for their child’s entrance interview.

Kindergarten Entrance Interviews

PARENT ENGAGEMENT

School Hours

All students are required to be in full winter uniform in Term 3. Please ensure that all boys are in long

pants every day during the term. All students need to be in their blazers. Boys must be wearing their

ties. All scarves, beanies and gloves must be navy blue in colour. All students must wear navy socks

(boys) or stockings (girls). We request that parents please assist in ensuring that all our students are

in correct uniform each day.

The school uniform shop is open every Monday and Wednesday, from 8:00a.m. to 9:30a.m. If you are

unable to attend during these times, you can make an order and send it with your child to the uniform

shop, and the items will be delivered to your child. Order forms can be collected from the office.

The uniform shop accepts cash payments only. Please note that the school administration staff is not able to accept orders. We thank all parents for their dry food and canned food donations to Giving back Australia. This food will now be distributed to the families living within our communities. You have all helped our less fortunate to have a healthy and happy Iftar and Eid-ul Fitr, InshAllah. Parents/Carers when your child/ children is absent from school a reason of absence in writing must be provided to the classroom teacher on the next day your child/ children returns to school. After seven days, if no written reason is provided your child’s/children’s absence will be recorded as unexplained on their school records. Like us and Follow us @RissalahCollege to find us on Facebook. Rissalah College is using Facebook as another means to connect and communicate with our community. Follow us to get regular updates on our students learning.

Reason for Absence

School Uniform

Giving Back Australia

Facebook

This is a friendly reminder of the school administration hours. If you required to pick up your child during school hours, you must call the school prior to collecting your child. Please adhere to the following times:

All outstanding Term 2 fees must be paid immediately. This School Fees package below includes payment for certain excursions in the year. This amount does

NOT include swimming and camps.

Tasks Times School fees, payments for excursions, excursions, textbooks and others

8am- 12pm Payments will only be accepted between these times. Please note cut off dates for payments must be adhered to. Net Banking is strictly for school fees only. Please clearly state in the reference; the parent code or the student’s full name.

Parent enquires, enrolment forms, early leavers and late students

8:00am-4:00pm

Number of Children 2019 Per Term Fee 2019 Yearly Fee 1 Child in the Family $670.00 $2,680.00

2 Children in the Family $1,290.00 $5,160.00





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