26 April 2018 Address: 724 Blunder Road, 9 Shaban 1439 Durack QLD 4077 Tel: 07 3372 1400 Fax: 07 3372 2500

Email: tarbiyah@aiic.qld.edu.au

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL

Welcome back to a new term to all teachers, parents and students of all campuses. A very special welcome to families of our seven new students (Durack Campus) who joined us this term. I am sure that you all enjoyed the break and you feel rested and enthusiastic to continue the year in term 2. We have a very exciting calendar of events ahead and Insha’Allah we hope to work together and share our ideas and thoughts.

NAPLAN

On Tuesday, 15th May two tests will be administered. These include: Language Conventions (testing spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Writing. Reading skills will be tested on Wednesday, 16th May with Numeracy tested on Thursday, 17th May, there will be a ‘catch up’ day on Friday 18th May for any student who was unable to sit the tests on the designated day. These literacy and numeracy tests form a key part of the National Assessment Program endorsed by all Australian Ministers of Education. The aim of the national literacy and numeracy tests is to provide a measure of how Australian schools and our students are performing in the areas of reading, writing, spelling and numeracy. These tests are only one measure and need to be considered along with school-based assessments which are designed to identify students’ strengths and areas for growth. Parents and Carers may wish to talk with their children about the test and encourage them to do their best. Kindly ensure that your child is present at school on these days. However, students absent on the above days may sit for the test on Friday 18th May. I wish our students everything of the best for the tests and am confident that you will try your very best, InshaAllah.

ICAS Competitions

ICAS is an independent, skills-based assessment program which recognises and rewards student achievement. The assessments comprise of Digital Technologies (Yr 3 – 6), English (Yr 2 -6), Maths (Yr 2 -6), Science (Yr 2 -6), Spelling (Yr 2 -6) and Writing (Yr 3 – 6) tests. Each test is on a different day and the length of the tests varies for each year level. The college has selected students for participation. All testing costs are covered by the college. The first test, Digital Technologies will be held on 8 May. I will send out a reminder for the sitting dates of all other tests in due course.

Tuckshop (Durack and Gold Coast)

Tuckshop is a service for the students who attend our college. It is open five days a week. An updated menu will be sent out by next week. We use a bag system for ordering. All orders must be written on a paper bag with the child's name, class and either 1st or 2nd break clearly marked on the front and placed in the orders box in their classroom before school. Class boxes are collected, and orders delivered to the classrooms each break.

Parent Survey

The primary goal of parent surveys is to collect and understand parent opinions, perspectives, attitudes, and perceptions towards the college, their students, and education in general in order to improve the learning environment in general or specific ways. Thank you to all parents who participated in the survey. This information will be very helpful for further improvements of our college, InshaAllah.

Mariam Banwa

From the Principal’s Desk Lest We Forget

Report from Mrs Nahar (Science & Biology Teacher)

When it comes to Science and Biology, it is fun in learning. Science is learning in joy and pleasure as it gives us the insight of different materials around us, makes us active thinker, helps us to be able to analyze and discover new things. My students are actively engaged in their learning and they were in term 1 as well. In term 1 Year 11 students went to an excursion for DNA profiling. It was amazing to see them working in a world class laboratory and coping well for the whole day like professionals. They worked individually and also worked in groups to prepare DNA samples from bacterial cultures and to extract DNA and perform DNA profiling. Some moments of us to share with you all:

Year 12 had their Biology field trip at the end of term 1 for 2 days and they were actively involved in all the programs scheduled for the days and they enjoyed as it was a lifetime experience for them.

Year 7A students are learning Forces this term and are engaged in physical Science. Last term they have developed their laboratory skills by working in the laboratory and learning common laboratory procedures and handling equipment’s.

Year 8 students have learned Cells in term 1 and now they are learning Rocks. Next week they are going on an Excursion to explore the Rocks and weathering on Earth.

There are more to come in next few months for my students! I hope they will enjoy learning Science and become passionate about Science!

Habibun Nahar

Science and Biology Teacher

Dates to Remember- May 2018 Date Day Event 1 May Tuesday Qur’an Competition ( Primary ) 2 May Wednesday Qur’an Competition ( Secondary ) 7 May Monday Labor Day Holiday

8 May Tuesday ICAS Digital Technology Competition 10 May Thursday Big Science Competition 15, 16, 17 May Tue,Wed, Thu NAPLAN

16 May Wednesday Ramadan Begins ( Subject to sighting of the Moon.) 25 May Friday Annual College Iftaar

Helping others and ourselves by concealing flaws By: Imam Mahamat Younous

Date: 26 April 2018

When we resort to Quran and Sunnah, it provides us with a complete way of life. This includes how to deal with people from all backgrounds and in any situation. It is important to realise that no two people think or act alike. Yet we assume everyone should understand what we are talking about and accept our opinion straight away. This should not be the case. How we deal with different people in different situations reflects on our own character. That means that it is not what is said, but how we react that makes the difference. Too often in society, people are quick to cast judgment or talk about the flaws of others, but what does Islam say about this?

It was related on the authority of Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu ‘anhu, that the Prophet Mohammad, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:

“Whosoever relieves from a believer some grief pertaining to this world, Allah will relieve from him some grief pertaining to the Hereafter. Whosoever alleviates the difficulties of a needy person who cannot pay his debt, Allah will alleviate his difficulties in both this world and the Hereafter. Whosoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in this world and the Hereafter. Allah will aid a servant (of His) so long as the servant aids his brother. Whosoever follows a path to seek knowledge therein, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. No people gather together in one of the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, except that tranquility descends upon them, mercy covers them, the angels surround them, and Allah makes mention of them amongst those who are in His presence. Whosoever is slowed down by his deeds will not be hastened forward by his lineage.”[Muslim].

Another version of this hadith was recorded by Imam al-Bukhari. The Quran also warns us about consequences of not acting righteously in the following verse:

“Help one another in acts of piety and righteousness. And do not assist each other in acts of sinfulness and transgression. And be aware of Allah. Verily, Allah is severe in punishment” (Al-Maaidah:2).

Remember that relieving or removing a difficulty from someone else is not restricted to money. If you do not have the ability, perhaps you could direct others with financial means to help. The possibilities and opportunities to help others are many and not restricted to financial alone. The very least we can do is not to highlight others flaws. Perhaps if we follow the advise from the Hadith mentioned earlier and conceal others flaws, Allah may in His mercy conceal our flaws.

News from Mrs Ferdous Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu,

Dear Readers,

It gives me great pleasure to write my first article for 2018. This year I am the form teacher of the lovely Year 7B.

I am also their science teacher. Although they have recently transitioned from primary into secondary school, they have conducted themselves in a well manner and adjusted with the secondary college system within one term. In term 1 Year 7 science, they learnt different laboratory skills, use of scientific equipment and safety rules to conduct a science experiment. They have also learnt about the different types of solutions and mixtures. They conducted several experiments in the science laboratory and built a strong foundation in science.

The students of year 8 to 10 in Digital Technologies have worked well and most of them have produced very good results in term 1. They learnt about data analysis and representation using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access. They were taught different types of data and gain skills for interpreting the trends in the data. My Year 11/12 IPT (Information Processing and Technology) students have learnt about relational database systems and Structural Query Language (SQL) in term 1. They studied the different types of database systems to understand the importance of relational database systems compared to other types. This topic will continue till the end of term 3, along with more advance knowledge in SQL. They have completed one minor project to create a small database system in SQL. Most of the Year 12 students have successfully completed the project and achieved satisfactory grades.

Additionally, I teach Year 9 Mathematics with Mr Meduselac. We are preparing our students for the coming NAPLAN test. Mr Meduselac and I have arranged for supplementary lessons one hour after school every Tuesday to provide extra support for their NAPLAN numeracy. I encourage all students to attend this and reap the benefits.

I am one of the high school student council teachers with Mrs Lazarus as well. On 23rd of April, our AIIC student council leaders attended the ANZAC Day commemoration ceremony at ANZAC Square together with other schools. Our leaders had the opportunity to observe the whole ceremony and to pay respects to past contributors of the nation. More news on ANZAC Day will be in our upcoming newsletter.

We have started a new term and are looking forward to a productive term ahead. Ramadan is coming and I wish you a happy and successful Ramadan.

Raihana Ferdous Secondary Teacher

AIIC student leaders are observing the ANZAC Day commemoration ceremony with other schools at ANZAC Square

Our students had a chance to meet Channel 9 news presenter Darren Curtis at the ceremony.

What’s up in 6A? Term 1 saw 6A students embarking on their Short Stories as part of their English unit. They learnt about the structure of short stories from exposition, conflict, rising action, climax to falling action and finally resolution. This helped the budding writers in them come up with good, sound stories.

Students sorting out

the different stages of the story

‘Pierce the Spaceman’

Students measuring legroom between chairs.

Determining how much space a chair takes up.

Students measuring extent of mould in bread

Our very own reading tree For Maths, students had the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of Area and Perimeter through an inquiry project ‘How many chairs best fit in the hall?’. For this task, students collaborated in groups to solve a real-life problem.

As for Science, students crafted a fair experiment to check for optimum conditions for mould growth. From the data collected from the experiment, students could recommend the best storage option for bread to prevent mould growth.

Up and coming projects

Students drawing up their plans

This term, students are studying to be reporters and are currently working on their first ever feature article. They will also investigate and research Vietnamese migration patterns in Australia. Hopefully, they will approach their learning this term with as much enthusiasm and zeal as they did last term.

Mr Fahizal Bin Abdullah 6A Form Teacher

Lest We Forget