Executive Principal’s Message
Dear Parents/Guardians and Members of our Community
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmutallah wa Barakatuhu
As we are approaching toward end of term 1 2022, and the weather cools down, it is important to take steps to minimise the impact of COVID-19. Vaccines are a safe and effective way to protect your child, and the community. I would like to encourage and remind you all to book a COVID-19 Vaccination for your child. Over 50 per cent of all children aged 5 to 11 have now received a first dose, with many now due for a second dose (eight weeks after the first dose).
The Department of Health website provides a number of resources with further information about seeking COVID-19 vaccination. Please see below fact sheet which you can use to communicate with your child.
Further resources are also available at: www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/who-can-get-vaccinated/children
Vaccines are widely available across the country at general practices, pharmacies and state-run clinics. You can find a participating clinic and make an appointment by visiting the Vaccine Clinic Finder at: https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au
We find ourselves continuing to live in unprecedented and uncertain times due to the global Coronavirus Pandemic. The Government has announced schools will remain open to best support continuity of student learning. The College has recently opened online learning for students who need to isolate and those who are unfortunately Covid-19 positive. May Allah (swt) grant everyone shifa and restore everyone to full health. By providing online learning students are able to receive support for their learning courses and programs. It is challenging to maintain a hybrid teaching model but with the perseverance of our dedicated staff, it has been another great achievement.
The College is committed to our Mission of “Islamic values and academic excellence for success in this life and the hereafter”. To this end, we have worked hard to ensure students can receive both online learning resources as well as face-to-face for all academic courses including Islamic Studies and Quran.
I want to thank you all for your patience and understanding during these very uncertain and trying times. Please do your very best to keep your children in your home if they feel unwell or develop any Covid-19 symptoms. This will assist in reducing the spread of the virus. Please continue to be extra mindful of the higher risks to the older members of our community.
I would like to wish you all Ramadan Kareem. I pray that Allah (swt), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, continues to provide, protect and guide us all and that He bestows His blessings upon you all to gain maximum benefits this Ramadan.
With kind regards
Abdullah Khan
Executive Principal
Principal’s Message
Assalaam ‘Alaikum Dear Parents and Ramadan Mubarak!
Working through the Pandemic
This has been a very challenging term for everyone and we appreciate most sincerely your patience with ongoing notifications, having your children PCR tested and having your children at home. InshaAllah the worst of the Pandemic is now behind us. Alhamdulillah, despite having so many of our staff and students who had to isolate or who came down with COVID, the school kept running and students kept learning. Unfortunately the pandemic and the stress on students and staff has also meant that we have had to cancel our Grand Iftar, our Ali Baba Book Fair and our Eid Festival. Raising money for charity is an important part of what we do at AIC, so we will hope to complete some fundraising activities this term.
The pandemic has caused considerable difficulty for all students and teachers in schools across the country in maintaining their normal curriculum expectations. At AICA we will be addressing this by spending the first part of Term 2 revising and reviewing Term 1, improving our online preparation for classes and bringing in more support through SSO’s. Parent Teacher Night has now been delayed until Term 2.
New Head of Curriculum
This term we are pleased to welcome Br. Zamri as Head of Curriculum. Having taught in Singapore, Br. Zamri has most recently taught in a number of our local schools in Adelaide, and is also lecturing in the Education department of the University of South Australia. He has spent Term 1 in assessing our curriculum planning and teaching in the Maths area, and will be working with our teachers to ensure that we have the best teaching and most thorough planning to cover all of the required teaching in all subjects across the school.
School Improvements
Around the school you may have seen lots of improvements, and these improvements are continuing. New photocopiers will be installed across the school, and a Primary Staff room with a collegial environment is underway to ensure that teachers in primary are able to meet and discuss in order to improve teaching.
Our new communication system which plays duas and encouraging nasheed has replaced the single blast of sound, and helps primary staff, secondary staff and students recognize what the bell is for. This system also help us send messages to students and teachers in the class. We now also have a system for making announcements across the school.
You may also have noticed that we are gradually greening the school – with plants around the school, more trees and bushes being planted and more on the way.
Events in Term 1
Although we have had few events during this time Harmony Day was wonderful for the students and we have had some wonderful visitors, including the famous footballer Bashar Houli (expected Week 11), and an internationally renowned professor of Astronomy Prof Mohammad Ilyas who discussed with the Senior students setting up an Astronomy Club.
We are currently running a Cultural Ancestry Competition which came out of a concern during Harmony Day that many students did not know much at all about their cultural background, history or even stories of their parents or grandparents. We have now extended this competition till Term 2 to give plenty of time for students to make wonderful posters.
Student Leadership
For our Student leadership team which includes School Captain (Kamal Shahabudin), Vice Captain (Rida Baig), Prefect of Religion (Ameer Kadeh) and the SRC (17 this year), we are planning some more explicit leadership training in order to assist these capable young men and women into leadership throughout the community.
Parent Committee
Although we have not been able to meet throughout the term due to COVID, we would welcome new faces on our Parent Committee and the opportunity to hear from our parents on how to improve our school and its services. Please do email [email protected] if you would like to nominate yourself to our Parent Committee for 2022.
Welcome to new Teachers
This term we have welcomed into the school a number of new teachers including:
- Ms. Agnieszka Becek – teaching English, HASS, Health, Art while also supervising Pastoral Care and VET
- Ms. Ayah Merhi – a former student, who is teaching in the Junior Primary
- Mr. Ali Cheema – currently working part-time as he is also a University lecturer, teaching Accounting and Business Innovation
- Ms. Dosina Hasin – teaching Science
Although we know that the pandemic will continue to be something that we need to live with, InshaAllah in Term 2 we will be able to focus again on our studies, on exciting excursions and events, straight after a wonderful Eid together.
Ramadan Mubarak,
Wassalaam ‘alaikum
Mrs Silma Ihram
Principal
Deputy Principal
Assalamualaikum
Parents and Covid
Sadly we are still living with Covid. However although the new strains are weaker, they are unfortunately more aggressive. As parents, we must do all we can to keep our children and teachers as safe as possible. We can do this by following the advice from SA Health and the school. Covid safe measures still include:
- Social distancing (1.5 metres)
- Wearing masks (compulsory in HS, recommended in the PS)
- Well ventilated classrooms as well as working outside
- Vaccinations and boosters if possible
- Keeping children home if they are unwell for any reason. A “simple cold”, could be Covid.
As a parent if you need to come to school,
- Only enter the school site if you are feeling well
- Wear a face mask
- Use hand sanitiser
- Maintain a physical distance of 1.5 metres between others.
- Be respectful of the difficulties the school is facing
Teachers are trying their hardest to do their very best to teach your children under very difficult conditions. Many have their own families they need to support during this time.
At AIC we know it is important to actively engage with families as this is vital for student learning and wellbeing.
We will constantly find ways to safely invite parents back to school. In the meantime, we will continue to engage with families via other means where face-to-face is not possible.
Thank you again for your understanding during these trying times.
Kind regards
Rosalie Haese
Deputy Principal
Reception
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Asslaam-U-Alaikum
Amazing effort everyone! In such a short time despite challenge of COVID looming over us all young learners cope very well with the pressures and expectations of transition phase. Majority of our Receptions have attended school regularly and smoothly blended in new routines. Our students have shown amazing level of resilience to respond to change. In this article we are going to share snippets of our settling down phase and learning in areas of curriculum.
English
In this area of curriculum students have been working this term to acquire proficiency in identifying letter/sound knowledge and using this skill to blend and segment sounds in words. Then students have used these skills to have a ago at decodable readers. Students have exposed to various literary texts with the focus on looking at the book cover and blurb. Students were encouraged to predict about the text, identify characters and to describe characters using descriptive vocabulary.
Mathematics
In Mathematics, our focus was on identifying numerals 0 to 10, 2D shapes, days of the week, attributes such as long/short, big/small, few/many. Students were engaged in hands on learning activities as well as book work around these topics.
Science
We have explored topic Growing Well in science. Students have been engaged and involved in observing how plants grow and what do plants need to stay healthy. We did few experiments to observe different phases of plant growth and how some systems in plants work. The most interesting one was when students saw small buds came out of small beans. Here are some photos of our experiments. Our work is still in progress. We are observing effects of sunlight, water, air and soil on our plants. Some of our learners have suggested they want to see the effect of affection on plants as well. (Amazing how students are taking charge of their learning. They are real scientists.)
HASS, Arts and Digital Technologies
Reception have explored the concept of family and learned vocabulary related to this topic. In arts students have been practicing their fine motor and artistic skills through art activities involving cutting, pasting, gluing, painting, and drawing. Students have been exploring the concepts of hardware, software and peripheral devices in digital technologies.
Extracurricular Activities
This term Reception has been involved in Gymnastics and Auskick Clinic through school sport program. Students have also participated in clean up Australia Day activities and Harmony Day celebrations. We have explored concept of harmony through stories, songs, and art works. Here is gallery of photos from Reception’s learning journey in Term 1.
We wish you very peaceful Ramadan and restful holiday break, Inshaa Allah see you all in Term 2
Kindest regards
Mrs. Qudsia Haider
Mrs. Helen Ouban
Junior Primary & Primary
Salaam alaikum,
We welcome our families to 2022. We hope all are feeling very much part of the Australian Islamic College Adelaide community.
JP & UP teachers always ensure that all children:
- Are safe
- Fulfil their potential
- Have excellent social and emotional skills
- Are excellent learners
The quality of teaching and learning is central to this and we have a consistent approach i.e. that all teachers know what to do and why to do it so children have the same excellent provision in all areas and how to behave, how to talk to others or how to be more independent.
Harmony Day
JP & UP celebrated Harmony Day on 23rd March. Our message for Harmony Day is that ‘everyone belongs’. The students wore their Cultural dress or orange, the colour representing Harmony Day. Every year level conducted activities such as creating Harmony Day posters, art activities and performing to “Everyone Belongs”. We ended the day with our Harmony Day parade.
Awards
JP & UP have fortnightly and end of term awards which recognise students for demonstrating Growth Mindset personalities, attitudes and behaviours including academics.
To help our students become a hero we are providing you a list of helpful Do’s:
- Do get to school on time (8:30 am)
- Do inform the office (parents) if your child is absent
- Do keep us informed of any changes (Junior Primary parents) if your child is being picked up by anyone else other than you
- Do be respectful in class and follow all school rules
- Do wear the correct and clean uniform
- Do wear the correct school shoes and haircut (Islamically appropriate)
Class Dojo
As a communication platform, the primary aim of ClassDojo is to build community in and around every classroom. Teachers are able to share skills students are developing in classroom activities through photos, videos and messages. This also lets parents share in the moments of their child’s day which they otherwise wouldn’t see.
Please ensure that not only are you connected to your child’s Class Dojo but that you are checking messages from your child’s teacher.
At AIC, we strongly believe in teachers and parents working together for the benefit of our students. When teachers partner their ability to inspire thought and creativity with the foundational support parents provide, students are better prepared to have a positive school experience.
We thank our parents for their ongoing support and look forward to working with them this year.
Mrs. Fernandez & Mrs. Khelwaty
Heads of Junior Primary & Primary
Junior Primary & Primary SRC
Congratulations to all our amazing student council members who were elected to represent their classes at our college.
We had a busy start to the term with Behind the News (BTN) visiting and filming our efforts for Clean Up Australia Day. Our Year 6 SRC Executives and students articulately explained the importance of reducing waste and recycling. Enjoy the amazing episode again at: https://www.abc.net.au/btn/classroom/clean-up-australia-day/13769256
Our SRC also planned and promoted a poster competition where we saw wonderful works of art displayed – encouraging everyone to ‘Step Up to Clean Up!’ Winners are highlighted below and love sporting their Clean Up caps and novelty rubbish bins.
The SRC Veggie garden case study was also highlighted by Junior Landcare Australia. Read all about our SRC projects here: https://juniorlandcare.org.au/case_studies/food-for-human-beans/
We have dived right into our student-led, fortnightly meetings and are ready for future events, fundraisers and student leadership at AIC! Stay tuned!
Miss Gilbert
Primary Arabic
Assalamualaikum Parents & Guardians,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُم وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكاتُه
Alhamdulillah, we all made it till the end of this challenging term. All the teachers, students and parents did great work as one big family. Yes, it was a very hard term, but -Subhana Allah- a coin has two sides, and we all were blessed by feeling the good side of being sisters and brothers in Islam.
Al-Qur’an Al-Kareem Studies
AIC introduced this term ‘Complete Qaidah’ book, to help our kids in their Qur’an reading. Besides teaching the correct Makharij (pronunciation), kids use interactive applications to understand the meanings of the allocated Surahs.
The Grand Qur’an Competition is announced, and the race is started, good luck everyone!
Islamic Studies
Imam Malik told one of the youths of Quraysh
تعلم الأدب قبل أن تتعلم العلم
“Learn Adab before learning knowledge.”
The Islamic studies theme this term is MANNERS. We chose to start with this theme as respecting knowledge, time, and people are the essential key to learning. Students learnt about the importance of having rules, what’s bullying and how to deal with it, cleanliness, truthfulness, respect, kindness, and gratitude. Week 10 and 11, kids learnt about Ramadan and fasting, they also spent a lot of interesting time decorating their classes with beautiful Islamic designs.
We have now another beautiful grassed outside area. Year one went there to enjoy the grass and the good weather. We had our Qur’an memorization Halaqa, that followed with a short Tafakur تَفَكُّر session about the blessing around us that we sometimes take as granted.
Arabic Language
Handwriting Competition:
In week 8, the Arabic department started the first phase of the handwriting competition, which is going to be resumed in the coming term Insha’ Allah.
Kindergarten
Our little ones also followed the same theme of Al Adab and Al-Akhlaq in their Islamic studies session, they learnt about some important manners through short stories and discussion. Some Arabic language letters have been introduced for them, and Masha’Allah they are very excited to learn the Arabic letters and their stories.
Reception
Reception students did amazing work with their Qur’an, Islamic, and Arabic studies. They were busy every lesson to revise their allocated Surahs, reflect on the previous manner, learn a new letter, spot it and then write it correctly.
We have some brilliant police officers in Reception.
We celebrate Good Manners
Reception learnt some colours in Arabic outside, we sorted the tree leaves by colours, and then had a lot of fun playing chairs coloured game, where kids should sit on the chair that the teacher said its colour in the Arabic language:
Primary Stage
In the Arabic language classes, we integrated the main theme of Al-Adab and Al-Akhlaq in our lessons. The students learnt stories about manners while learning the language itself.
كُلُّ عامٍ وَأنْتُم بِخَيْر
Heba Adel
Year 1
Assalamu Alaikum Families,
Thankfully the start to the 2022 school year was not affected too much by Covid and we are well and truly into the swing of things in Year 1! In the Early Years Curriculum, students will continue to partake in a range of learning activities to consolidate their learning in a variety of ways. Of course these activities are always interactive and fun, as you can see in the photos attached.
In English, Jolly Phonics has progressed to Jolly Grammar, where students are introduced to basic grammar rules, punctuation and terminologies such as nouns and verbs just to name a few!
This term in HASS we are learning about personal and family histories and in Science it is Living Things which is part of the Biological Science strand. We have incorporated aspects of this learning into STEM projects which have been amazing.
The students have thoroughly enjoyed building gross motor skills via the Gymnastics program. In The Arts, the students have been learning the theory behind famous artists and their artworks, as well as creating versions of their own using these techniques. This will become part of their art folio that will be taken home at the end of the year insha’allah.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all of the support this term in regards to your child’s learning.
Wassalam
Mrs Fernandez & Mrs Panos
Year 2
Assalam alaikum,
It was an exciting time to welcome our students back on site this term, after a fantastic effort with online learning. As always, we jumped right into our hands on, integrated and engaging learning opportunities.
Some fun events ensued including, voting for our amazing SRC class representatives, maintaining our wicking gardens, Clean Up Australia Day, a 4-week gymnastics clinic, Merit Award assemblies (Covid safe) and sporting our best traditional or orange clothes on Harmony Day.
Students have worked tirelessly across all learning areas and in demonstrating the core values of our college. Each day Year 2C students are ‘Ready for Learning’ and demonstrate a growth mindset in setting goals and achieving their own success.
I can’t wait to see what the rest of the year has in store for us! Have a safe and happy holiday. Eid Mubarak!
As always, enjoy the sunshine.
Mrs Bremner-Macdonald
(oh yes, I better add I got married – YAY).
Year 4
Assalamu Alaikum Parents/Guardians
Year 4A students had a very exciting and busy term of adjusting to routines and learning about expectations set by both school and teachers. They are settling in quite well and most students have undertaken a lot of responsibilities to demonstrate the four core values consistently. Students are continuing to learn a lot this term about organising and managing their time at home to complete homework, revise their daily work and are looking ahead to many more challenges to continually develop a growth mindset approach to all learning tasks.
In English, we are using the Seven Steps program to understand how to write narratives and students have learned how to plan for success by generating ideas that allows them to think about the story graph in depth which is structured into introduction to characters and settings, events leading to a major problem and then an exciting end. Spelling words are taught weekly using Jolly Phonics which is integrated in Homework Hound as well as other activities provided as part of their classwork and homework to revise rules and meanings. In Comprehension, students learned to use the reading strategies of Activating Prior Knowledge, Making Connections and Questioning using various texts in class. Grammar has been integrated into daily use of writing and spelling with basics such as identifying use of correct punctuation, capital letters, nouns, adjectives and verbs.
Our focus in Maths was based on properties of odd and even numbers as well as place values. Students learned to apply basic place value concepts to develop skills in comparing, ordering and rounding numbers, writing and reading numerals up to 5-digits, writing numbers in expanded notations and adding 5-digit numbers using various strategies. They are also revising and practicing their daily times tables to maintain accuracy and speed on a weekly basis.
They have applied their experiences and knowledge of four core values this term to design their Harmony Day projects related to the concept of designing a mural using cubes in Arts and designed boomerangs using basic Aboriginal art patterns. Harmony Day consisted of activities related to writing ten facts about this day and its importance in Australia. Students also thought from Islamic perspective to discuss and make a pledge on how to attain harmony throughout the year by listing goals that are measurable and attainable.
In Science, students learnt about Daintree Rainforests, concepts related to ecosystem and how conservation of living organisms in an ecosystem sustained the various biological cycles related to food chains. They learned about the differences between habitats and ecosystems as well and how that maintains the food chain when the right factors are met.
In HASS we have been learning about Australia’s First People. Students had a great foundation for this learning over the course of last year and finished the term with a major project on a Famous First Australian. There were some interesting choices including Pemulwuy who we decided was akin to an Indigenous Superhero. Our class is becoming very socially aware of nation’s history and is developing an understanding of the injustices of the past.
We have been looking at how to be responsible digital citizens. Students have learnt about their digital footprint and how to be safe when using the internet socially and educationally. We finished the term by navigating our way through Canva which was a new program for many students. Everyone designed a comic strip around the topics of online safety, cyber bullying and or digital citizenship.
In health this term we have looked at how we can better form respectful relationships. This has included a focus on bullying which tied nicely to our digital technologies. Students were tasked to write a story for Junior Primary about friendships and bullying situations. Keeping stories simplistic for younger students was a challenge for some but the task was achieved, and we enjoyed reading our books to the Receptions in our last lesson.
Our Physical Education was split into two parts this term. Half the term we focused on preparing for sports day. We had several new events and wanted to build team spirit by practicing the team-based events. The other half we spent on volleyball, which our class got a double dose of. With me as their PE teacher and the Sporting Schools Coach attending on a separate day, they developed some impressive skills. It was certainly a very popular sport and I would recommend looking into Volleyball SA’s School Holiday Clinics. Swimming was a success as students participated in developing more skills to enhance their learning experiences in this area of P.E.
The joy of Ramadan approaching has lifted everyone’s spirits in the classroom as students are eagerly working away on Ramadan art projects to end the last week of this term by setting goals both academically as well as from a religious perspective to attain the many blessings this holy month brings. We look forward to a productive start in Term 2 Inn Shaa Allah and wish all parents and students a very blessed beginning this Ramadan and a safe term break.
Rumana Mazhar
Emina Kosovac
Year 5
This term it has been all go and our very busy class have worked hard to learn many new skills and strategies.
In PE we have been learning all the rules and skills for volleyball. I have been very impressed by the effort the students have put in and how well they support their teammates. We are very much looking forward to AFL next term.
Maths
This class really love math’s and we have covered many topics in number but to further increase students speed and accuracy, each Friday we have a times tables challenge. Students have 5 minutes to complete 12 timetables wheels. So far not only are many now under the 5-minute mark, we also have a student who can complete then all in 3minutes and 20 seconds!!
Harmony Day
This is always a favorite at our school and despite restrictions our students celebrated this with as much excitement and enthusiasm as any other year. Students wore traditional clothing to school and shared stories of their own background and including different foods, traditions, and celebrations. As a class we made our of piece of art showing who we all are and where many have come from. We learnt a lot about each other and the diversity of our class and school was certainly celebrated.
English
Through the Seven Steps Writing Program, we are writing stories for the Mayoral Make A Book competition. We should finish these very soon and we definitely have some talented authors in our class.
Ramadan Decorations
This year we wanted to do something with the many windows around our classroom so the students came up with some wonderful designs by using stencils. We were also after a stained-glass effect so through trial and error the students came up with their own glass paint. The time and effort that was put in was impressive and we still have more to go over the last few days. I can’t wait to see the finished product.
This is just and snapshot of some of the things we have done this term. I wish you all a Happy and Safe holiday and look forward to working with you all next term.
Have a Safe and Happy holidays.
Ms Sutton
Year 6
Assalamu Alaikum,
In English, the students have been developing imaginative Narrative pieces using Seven Steps. Students have been learning how tighten tension, create sizzling starts and how to show don’t tell.
In Mathematics, our attention has been on problem solving, fractions, divisibility, multiplication, prime numbers, composite numbers, square and triangular numbers. The students really enjoyed the hands on engaging activities and group work which has elicited interesting and critical thinking relating to Mathematics.
In PE this term students have been learning about Volleyball. In Health they have learnt about how to identify what bullying is, what bullying is not, and how to become more resilient.
In Science this term students have been learning to understand the effect of environmental stimuli on living things, both in the short term through behaviour and growth. Students have conducted experiments on the growth of plants, and on growing mould on bread.
In Technologies the students have been learning about Coding on code.org. Students have been creating sprites, virtual pets, using problem solving skills and learning how to use texts and prompts in Sprite Lab.
For HASS, students have been learning all about Australia’s government.
We wish you a blessed Ramadan and hope you enjoy your school holidays with your loved ones inshallah.
Tanya Khelwaty
Azeem Ali
Senior School Sports
Assalam alaikum
2021 Western Zone Champions!
While it’s been a quite term in the high school sports department due to the current climate, we’ve got incredibly exciting news. Every year, the best performing schools in each zone: North, South, East, and West are awarded the Sporting Schools Shield. We are very proud to announce that the Australian Islamic College Adelaide is the 2021 Western Zone Champion. The historic moment for our school is only possible due to the incredible talent of our students, as well as the commitment, hard work and love they put into their sporting ventures.
This achievement should not be overlooked as it will, and has already, pushed our students into believing they are capable winners. Their drive for success will only become stronger as they realize what they can accomplish. This is a lesson they will hopefully take into their lives outside of school and into the future.
Grants and Coaching!
Once again, we have managed to successfully acquire a sports grant for term 1. The grant money was used to bring in high quality soccer coaches from Football Australia to take several sessions throughout the term. The leftover funds were used to purchase new soccer balls, both indoor and outdoor.
We have also continued our partnership with the Port Adelaide Football Club, who have come into our school to run AFL skills sessions for our Stage 1 Integrated Learning students. We hope that these sessions will help give us the best opportunities for continued success in the Power Intercultural Cup later this year.
Excursions!
We have participated in the following sports excursions this term:
- Senior 3v3 Basketball Western Zone Competition
- Junior 3v3 Basketball Western Zone Competition
Upcoming excursions this term:
- Year 12 Ice Skating Bonding Session
- Middle School Rewards Excursion: Ice Skating
Wassalam alaikum
Paiwast Ahmed
Career Counsellor
Like the previous years, we aim to provide the students focused career guidance that will help them make the best career choices based upon their aptitude and preference. One of the key events that students attended in Term 1 was Tertiary Studies and Careers Expo. Held in week 11, it involved Year 10, 11 and 12 students in going to the Adelaide Convention Centre and provided a fantastic opportunity to source information about a wide range of study options, career opportunities and new trends in further education, training and employment.
The expo not only boasts exhibition from employers, TAFE and reputed universities interstate and in South Australia, but also offers a number of seminars. Seminar topics range from individual faculty programs, new study options, tertiary admissions process to career pathways. If students need more specific information, they can always ask questions at the exhibiting stand after the presentation.
All students were provided with a career seeker worksheet to enable them to ask focused and relevant questions relating to length of courses, pre-requisites, employment options, pathways and bridging courses, costs, deferability, average salary and competitive organisations. The students found it beneficial and eagerly took notes.
Another exciting event for the students form Years 7-11 that had been organised was the Endeavour Programme delivered by Flinders University. In the past, we have had representatives come in to conduct activities with students relating to setting objectives, time management, stress management, motivation, self-care, setting a study timetable and exploring future study opportunities. Unfortunately, these presentations had to be postponed because of Covid restrictions and will be re-organised in term 2. I hope that it will help them develop habits and set goals, which will be helpful to them in both their personal and professional life.
If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions to make, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,
Benish Hussain
Career Counsellor
Year 11 Art Room
The Arts News !
As usual, this term, we have got a number of exciting art and design projects organised for our students in the Art Room. Most of the students appear to enjoy working on the various projects that are going on. In particular, the Year 11s have been highly motivated and thoroughly enjoying their Folio task that they are working as part of the SACE Tasks.
To fulfil the requirement s of the task criteria, students have to explore, replicate and experiment with various art styles, media and techniques. Below are a few pages from Aamina Hag’s folio.
Niuma Ernst
The Arts
Acknowledgment
Acknowledgement
State Government Capital Grant Acknowledgement
Australian Islamic College Adelaide
would like to acknowledge and thank the
Government of South Australia – Department for Education
for the
2020-21 Round 2 State Government Non-Government School Capital Grant
which supported the Communication, Learning Resource & Air Conditioners Project
and
2021-22 State Government Capital Grant for Independent Non-Government Schools
which supported the Essential Sun Smart Shade for Students