Executive Principal’s Message
Executive Principal’s Message
The academic year has flown by. It has been another great year Masha’Allah for Australian Islamic College — full of fun, activities, challenges and growth.
We are striving to enhance communication between school and families using electronic modes for the academic and Islamic success of our children. From this term, the College is producing in-house newsletters rather than relying on Schoolzine.
I would like to take this opportunity to say well done to all of our students. They have worked very hard throughout the year; they have tried to always do their best and have impressed teachers and parents alike with their efforts and achievements. We are all very proud of them and look forward to even greater accomplishments next year, Insha’Allah.
Thank you to our parents and families for your confidence in the College and your support of the school over the past year. We are truly blessed with a caring and supportive community that enables us to realize the shared educational goals we have for your children. We really appreciate such a positive partnership between home and school and look forward to this continuing throughout your involvement with the College. I also appreciate the feedback received from parents and students via the school survey conducted earlier this term. Please rest assured that all feedback is gratefully received and assists us greatly in not only celebrating what we are doing well, but to focus on the areas that can be improved.
Thank you also to our wonderful teachers for the stimulating programs you have presented to our children and for the individual care you have taken with each child in your class. Finally, I would like to sincerely thank our school Board members for all their efforts over the year. Their positive guidance and ongoing support ensured that the College continued to go from strength to strength.
Our prayers are with the parents and children leaving us at the end of Year 12. We have loved having each and every one of you at Australian Islamic College Adelaide. I hope that you all leave our College with fond memories. Please keep in touch and let us know of your achievements as the years go by. We would love to continue to be involved in your progress and achievements, of which I am sure there will be many, Insha’Allah.
May you all have a safe and relaxing summer break. I look forward to working together again in 2022.
– Abdullah Khan
Executive Principal
Principal’s Message
Assalaam ‘alaikum
Dear Parents,
Alhamdulillah, praise be to Allah, 2021 has been a challenging but ultimately extremely successful year. It has been a pleasure to see our students develop over the past 12 months and to support our teachers in delivering a range of wonderful events alongside their exemplary teaching practice. Despite the pressure of COVID-19, our teaching was continuous whether online or in the classroom and we look forward to excellent results from our graduating students.
2021 has seen the exciting introduction of Robotics into our upper primary, a wicking garden next to the STEAM room and the opening of our primary Science, Technology, Art and Maths room. There have also been many improvements completed including more greening of the school and its gardens, smartboards installed throughout the school, a beautiful screen and enhanced sound systems for our Morning Assembly, a 200% increase in laptops for student use, upgrades to existing computer labs, our internet system and in 2022 new communication systems throughout the school. A beautiful mural celebrating the 99 names of our blessed Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. was completed by the Year 12 students, while high school students have almost completed a large mosaic which will beautify the basketball area outside the main hall.
We have held many events at the school this year including International Women’s Day with guest speakers, a successful Iftar followed by a well-attended Eid Festival, Ramadan Art competition, Arabic Assemblies for both High school and primary, Quran competition and Sirah Week, Harmony Day, charitable fundraising, Remembrance Day, Teacher’s Day, Book Week, Clean up Australia, Self-Initiated Project Day, Market Day and of course our beautifully run graduations of Year 12, Year 6 and Kindergarten. For each of these events AIC teachers have dedicated hours of planning, late nights in decorating and many hours of practice sessions. I would like to acknowledge the hard work of our teachers and their dedication in ensuring that AIC students have a range of fun and exciting events throughout the year.
Sport has also seen our students achieve outstanding results – winning the Bachar Houli Cup, the Power Intercultural Program and interschool competitions with elite schools. Our after-school sports programs and coaching have also increased. Swimming has begun again this year and we look forward to increasing the quality of our sports activities as well as our sports facilities.
For 2022, Insha Allah, we will be continuing all of these events with an added focus on improving the quality and competitiveness of our teaching. As our school grows, we would like to thank the increasing attendance of our parents and hope that you will become even more involved through volunteering and attendance at our Parent Meetings.
May Allah s.w.t. guide us to His Mercy, and guide our children to success through the straight path of Siratul Mustaqueem.
– Silma Ihram
Principal
Adelaide Campus
Deputy Principal’s Message
Assalamualaikum
To be Vaxxed or not to be Vaxxed? – That is the question!
From the beginning of the 2022 school year, all Education Staff in SA must be vaccinated against COVID 19.
I made the decision to be vaccinated in June this year following my husband’s vaccination.
To be quite honest with you, I was hesitant. I didn’t feel comfortable having a substance injected in me that hadn’t been around long. I’d also heard bad reports about the Astra Zeneca vax which made me nervous.
However, I have had both my jabs now and I feel very relieved and proud of myself that I have done this.
- I am now protecting our community and our children the best way I can
- The side effects from the vaccine are far less than the effects of the disease
- I am now able to go to hospitals and Nursing Homes to see my loved ones without fear of passing COVID onto them
- I am feeling more and more confident about travelling
It’s so important that our children 16 and over are vaccinated. Please talk to you medical professionals about getting this done.
One really important thing to remember is listen to the experts.
Do not rely on the misleading misinformation (fake news) of unqualified social media scare mongers.
The basic rules still apply
- Social distance (1.5 metres)
- Wear a face mask when out and about
- wash hands thoroughly or use hand sanitizer
- QR code
- listen to and adhere to current requirements regarding restrictions
- Get vaxxed!
Sure, we are not quite safe yet from COVID and its variants, but I’d rather be vaxxed than not vaxxed.
I’ve rolled up my sleeve to be vaxxed! Will you?
Have a great summer break with your family and we will see you all back again next year!
Kind regards
– Rosalie Haese
Deputy Principal
Adelaide Campus
Head of Junior and Upper Primary’s Message
Assalamu’Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
We cannot believe that the end of the school year has arrived.
This has been an extraordinary 2021 with a tremendous sense of accomplishment.
From the inauguration of the STEM room and student activities, World Math Day, Harmony Day, Sports day celebrations in beginning of the year to Premier’s Reading Challenge, fundraisers, after school sports, Year level transitions and end of year classroom celebrations – our students have been involved in an extraordinary number of activities. Not forgetting the tremendous amount of learning that has taken place during the year. We are very proud of our students at AIC Adelaide who continuously demonstrated great character throughout 2021. Congratulations to all our students and keep up the good work.
To our graduating Year 2 class – congratulations on your achievement. The Junior Primary teachers wish you all the best as you move to Upper Primary (Year 3).
To our graduating year 6 classes – congratulations on completing Primary School, and we wish you all the best in your studies next year as High School students. A big thank you to Mrs Banjan, Ms Jahic and Mr Ali for organising a fantastic year 6 graduation.
The Junior Primary students are very close to earning all their reward points for term 4. To celebrate this term’s work, Upper Primary and Junior Primary will be having year level celebrations.
Students from Year 4 to 6 will also be attending camp in Week 9 at Mylor.
Thank you to the Junior Primary and Upper Primary staff of AIC Adelaide for their professionalism, commitment, and unceasing endeavours in ensuring every student is provided with the very best educational opportunity.
We wish all our families at AIC Adelaide a wonderful break.
– Mrs. Fernandez & Mrs. Khelwaty
Heads of Junior Primary & Upper Primary
Adelaide Campus
Middle School Curriculum Coordinator’s Message
Assalamu Alaikum
It is hard to believe that it is almost the end of the school year. This has been a year replete with learning opportunities that students have engaged in enthusiastically and to the best of their abilities. While they continued to work industriously to elevate their learning, there were also well-deserved interludes to display their sporting acumen and leadership skills. Being the ultimate learning period of the year, the students had their semester exams, standardised tests, formative and summative assessments during the term. The results from these assessments will enable their teachers to compare and contrast their performance over the year, become cognizant of the progress made and set directions and goals for their future studies.
One of the Highlights of this term was the SIP (Student Initiated Project) exhibition for Science. Year 7 students worked for 5 weeks on a creative scientific concept or idea generating products and artefacts which were then exhibited for students as well parents. This gave students an opportunity for hands on application of scientific knowledge that they have developed over the year. This event ties in well with the school’s vision of underscoring the importance of STEM.
The students also engaged in Business and Enterprise projects based on which they organised a ‘Market Day’ to put their skills on display. It was great to see them market and display their products and also make some profits. The aim of this activity was to develop financial awareness focussing on smart business, smart spending, smart choices and smart saving. It is hoped that these experiences will be valuable to students in their everyday life and help them make economically viable decisions.
As we approach the end of this term, I would recommend to all parents to set up a time to see their child’s teachers particularly if they have concerns regarding their performance in a specific subject area. This would give them a detailed insight into their children’s strengths and challenges faced by them to be able to support them in the holidays. This meeting can also apprise them of some of the learning for next year or help them get some insights about what kind of reading to do in the holidays to hone their academic capabilities.
All the parents have also received the lists of books and resources that students will require next year. Purchasing them before the start of the next academic year will enable your children to be ready for learning when the school starts. I am also hoping that it will also generate motivation to engage with the text books in the summer holidays.
To conclude, I would like to thank you all for your support during this year. I look back upon the year with a sense of satisfaction and pride in the learning opportunities that students had exposure to and their eagerness to embrace them.
I look forward to seeing you all next year.
Kind regards,
– Mrs Hussain
Middle School Curriculum Coordinator
Kindergarten
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Asslaam-U-Alaikum
Wow! what an amazing year of learning has just ended. With many ups and downs but exceptionally great efforts put together by our young learners and their families to make this unique year a success. In Term 4 Kindergarten children were engaged in learning about their environment through two main themes weather and space.
Weather
Kindy students have started the term 4 with their self-directed learning about the weather. They were engaged in learning about clouds and what they are made of. The story about a Little Cloud by Eric Carle was read to the students. To enhance this learning students were given the opportunities through follow up activities related to various areas of curriculum. In science students have observed the process of evaporation by making a cloud in the jar. In art students drew and painted pictures of water cycle. For healthy eating students made an edible rain and cloud. In language and communication students had created their own story of a little cloud. Kindy students have expressed their learning through drawings, paintings and artworks.
Space
Weaving through the weather Kindy students had started zooming through the space. In the dramatic play area this space exploration has turned into a regular out of this world experience. With the help of teacher students managed to build a cardboard rocket. During this process students had talked about the design of the rocket, different parts and what improvements they need to decorate the rocket. Then students tried to make their very own designs of rockets, lunar landers and flying saucers. The space theme was jam packed with many research activities which were included variety of texts, astronauts’ videos from NASA, and art activities. We had turned one area of Kindy into space station where students were engaged adopting the roles of space scientists, astronauts, engineers and aliens. During this play children used construction toys to make gadgets such as robots, telescopes, and lasers to use in the space. Students also learned the names of planets, hot and cold planets, how day and night are made, and vocabulary related to space.
Happy Graduation Class of 2021
This year has ended with the Kindergarten’s Graduation Ceremony. Please stay tuned for the photos on the school’s Facebook page.
We wish you a restful and safe holiday seasons break, Inshaa Allah see you all in the Reception next year with another exciting phase of learning.
Kindest regards
– Qudsia Haider
Junior Primary and Primary SRC
Junior Primary and Primary Student Representative Council (SRC) 2021
It’s been another amazing semester supporting our youngest student leaders in the SRC. The biggest highlight for us was the development of our two wicking gardens and planting an abundance of vegetables – it makes my heart beet.
After applying and winning a small grant from Woolworths and Junior Landcare we embarked on the task of redeveloping an unused area in the school and building a vegetable garden. We held a ‘rainbow of healthy food’ fundraiser and sought help from Bunnings Prospect for some donations.
Next, we reached out to Dr Ian Macdonald who designed and built the 2 wicking garden systems and supported students in planting a range of vegetables. He, along with other amazing volunteers, made our absolutely radishing gardens!
We would now like to name and thank everyone for their support:
Dr Ian Macdoanld – Wicking Garden mastermind
Mr Kevin Gilbert – Engineering extraordinaire
Mr Nigel Stone – Engineer extraordinaire
Bunnings Prospect
A special thankyou to Mr Christopher Bremner-Macdonald from Bremac Photography for filming all of our SRC videos including: ‘Step Up to Clean Up’, ‘10c Recycling at AIC’, ‘Wonderous Wicking Gardens’ and for his event photography.
Our wonderful Art Club led by Mrs Ernst designed and painted our ‘Food for Human Beans’ sign. Thank you to Maryam, Sumeya, Umaiza, Rayan, Maymunah and Awa. The design brief looks amazing, and we can’t wait to have the final sign up soon! It was mint to be.
Our SRC are always on a mission to engage student voice and sought designs for the rest of area from our Year 2 and 3 students. These are displayed in the STEM room and will be used as a reference by the landscaper and garden team.
Sustainability has been our mission and our Year 5 SRC representatives, Sibal and Ziram, met with our Principal to discuss the revamp of paper recycling at the college. This led to each class being provided with a new paper recycling bin to reduce our impact on the planet. We have also liaised with the local council to provide each class with an organic waste bin to compost our new garden and worm farm.
We were very excited and grateful to welcome the Honourable David Speirs, Minister for Environment and Water, to our college to open our garden. We showcased all of the amazing work by SRC in a special assembly and heard from Mr Speirs about environmental projects in our state; including new national park boundaries and reintroducing platypus to the river Torrens area.
Thank you to all of our wonderful Student Representatives in Junior Primary and Primary. From our littlest leaders Mu’adh and Shaheer in Reception to our Executives, Massan, Saja, Shamel and Yashir in Year 6, all of our council members wholeheartedly demonstrate the core values of our college and dedication to student voice.
Year 3
Assalam alaikum to our Year 3 students and families
Term 4 is always a term filled with mixed emotions as we are excited about the holidays but will also miss our students. We have all worked together to get through all of our topics and assessments and also to complete our PAT tests. It has been great to see the progress of all our students
Cricket
We took advantage of our lovely grass area and we were given the opportunity to improve our batting, fielding and most importantly our team skills. All students enjoyed the coaching sessions throughout the term and even the teachers joined in!
Student Comments:
- It was fun
- It was epic
- Great for exercising
- Great to play with your friends
- We all loved batting!!
Lego Robotics
This incursion was much anticipated by all. Our challenge was to make a paper crimping machine that could be turned on and off with a switch. Once this was achieved our students needed to achieve the same outcome but with coding to give instructions to the machine. The instructions then became more complex as only half the paper was allowed to go through the machine and then reverse and come out again. With much trial and error all succeed with limited support. A very successful lesson for all who participated.
Student Comments:
- It was fun but at the same time it helped me learn about Lego robotics (Isatou).
- It taught me about Lego robotics and how it works (Youssef).
Arabic Assembly & Spelling Bee
A very exciting day when all of our primary students attended the Arabic assembly and some were part of the performances and competed in the spelling bee. We were very proud of our students and congratulations to all on their own hard work and for supporting their peers.
We would like to wish all our students a happy and safe holiday and thank all our families for their support all throughout our year. We have both appreciated all the hard work that has put in and it has been great to have been a part of this very successful year.
– Ms. Sutton & Mrs. Zulfic
Year 5
Assalamu Alaikum,
The end of the year has come, and students have worked hard in their last term as year 5’s.
Students were able to participate in Wheelienet, an excursion to Bounce, and many will be heading off to camp at Mylor in the last week of school.
In English, the students used their comprehension skills while reading a class novel together. In writing, students have been working on creating Informative texts.
In Mathematics students focused on Measurement and Geometry, learning about length, perimeter, metric units, applying enlargement transformation and learning about volume, capacity and mass.
In Science, we investigated the properties of light. Students explored the phenomena of reflection, refraction, shadow and more.
In HASS, the students have been learning about Businesses, and were able to create their own companies, logo, products, business name, and had to choose a CEO.
We wish our students all the best for their future studies next year in Year 6.
– Carolina De Leonardis, Senija Jahic & Tanya Khelwaty
Digital Technologies
Assalamu alaikum,
This term we were able to introduce Robotics for the first time to our year 5 classes.
Lego Robotics enables students to learn by constructing their own models and bringing them to life. Students were able to communicate, collaborate, and improve their team building skills. Students built robots with lego, then used coding to program these robots to perform various functions.
Students were able to create robots from lego, and could then program them using coding. Students created glowing snails, moving satellites, spy robots, cooling fans and robust structures.
Our school was fortunate to have Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister of Finance, come to visit our school. He was able to visit our students working in our new STEM room on their Lego Robotics projects.
Next year our year 3 and year 4 classes will be able to begin doing Robotics for the first time inshallah.
– Mrs Khelwaty
Arabic Lower Primary
Assalamu Alaikum Parents & Guardians,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُم وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكاتُه
The Qur’an class
The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم has said: ‘فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابُ اللّٰهِ i.e., the best Word is the Book of Allah (Quran Majeed)’. (Muslim, pp. 335, Hadees 2005). That is why the Juz’ memorization was the most important reward this term. Our Qur’an teachers keep a record of our students progress, and the department decided to reward those who completed the memorization of a whole Juz’. Masha ‘Allah, Masha ‘Allah, the primary school has many students who finished different Juz’ of the Noble Qur’an.
Receptions and morning prayers:
“Always respectful and safe” is one of the AIC’s core values. At AIC we believe that being respectful is one of the succeed keys, and the first thing we need to respect is our own beliefs and religion. Therefore, the Islamic studies and Arabic department organized an event for the junior primary stage to teach them how should they stand during the morning prayers.
Sirah Week:
The Arabic department ran a Sirah week, to remind our students with our prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم
The Arabic Language Assembly:
Alhamdulillah, this year the Arabic department organized the Arabic assembly which had several presentations. Abu Bakr and Uzair started the day with a fluent recitation of Surat Al-Fatiha and Surat Abasa.
Then a video about our great Islamic civilization was played, Yafa Koly – year 3- commented on that video with a short speech and short poem.
At AIC we believe that the Arabic language is an essential part of our Islamic culture, our principal Mrs. Ihram has set a great example of that by approving to be interviewed by Zobair – from year 6- in Arabic language.
Kindergarten students had their cute role too, they sang a short Nasheed about Shahadah:
لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله
Receptions presented three presentations, the first one was about the Arabic alphabet, the second was a bilingual presentation that about body parts, and the third one was they expressing their love to their mothers.
Year two (remedial group) presented a brilliant song about starting every action in our day with the name of Allah:
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Year two (mainstream) presented two meaningful songs, the first one about the family members, and the second one about the days of the week and emphasized Aljumaa (Friday) as the best day in the week for us as Muslims.
Year 3 (mainstream) introduced a very important message through their song (Don’t let any body touch here لا تسمح لأي أحد يلمس هنا ) . The song highlighted the importance of being aware as kids of their private parts and urged every kid to be brave and their family if any one dare to touch them.
Year 4 hosted the whole assembly, and our amazing student Sidrah presented a pretty long poem in a fluent Arabic language, Masha’ Allah.
Year 5 (mainstream) was the stars of our assembly this year, they performed two scenes. The first one highlighted the fact that Islam enjoins equality for all human beings in dealings. All people are equal in rights and duties. It was about the story of Ali bin Abi Talib, the Jewish man, and the shield.
The second scene was The Old Man and his Sons, sometimes titled The Bundle of Sticks, is an Aesop’s Fable whose moral is that there is strength in unity.
Year 5 concluded the assembly’s presentations with a Nasheed about Muslims daily Dua’ of entering Aljannah
After all of those amazing presentations which were presented by all the primary stage year levels, it was the time for our first Arabic spelling bee competition.
Our principal, Mrs Ihram, handed the certificates and medals for the winners, and then she handed certificates for the winners of the handwriting competition.
Covered Materials:
This term, receptions were introduced to the main three Arabic short sounds. Alhamdulillah, we have very good Arabic readers going to year one next year.
Year two learnt a lot, Masha ‘Allah, this term. They mastered the Arabic alphabet, shapes, sounds, reading words with short and long vowels, and using the present tense with different subjects.
Year three this term, designed and wrote a card for their mothers as an application of their unit.
Year 4 went through most of the literacy skills this term, they were lucky to have Sis Dania to help the newcomers to master their Arabic Alphabet.
Year 5 students learnt about describing people and through this unit they had the time to think about the blessings that we have in our own bodies, and to remember to say Alhamdulillah الحمدالله.
Year 6 students this term focused on using both present and past tenses.
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُم وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكاتُهُ
Heba Adel
Arabic Language, Islamic and Qur’an Studies Teacher
Arabic as a second language coordinator/ Primary stage
Physical Education
Term Four has seen the continued development of the sporting programs run at AIC Adelaide. This term we have achieved the following.
- Successfully secured $3000 in Sporting Schools Grants.
- Run Upper Primary Cricket Coaching sessions with funding.
- Run the the first ever Club Connect program for Primary students.
- Completed AIC’s first ever Auskick program
- Participated in the Crows Cup AFL Competition
- Built relationships with Northern Islamic Schools for future competitions
- Celebrated PE Week
Sporting Schools Grants
We have now been successful 10 terms in a row in securing Sporting Schools funding for our Primary School. We continue to see the increase in physical activity in the yard and are now starting to see students branch out to club sport to develop sport specific skills. This term we tried a Cricket clinic with fantastic results. Chosen to coincide with the cricket season and the World Cup, we saw several emerging cricketers develop their skills over the term. Our coaches were able to combine elements of fun and skill into a fantastic engaging program for all students involved.
Club Connect Program
We booked out this program in record time. It was an incredible opportunity to connect schools and clubs and encourage students to progress into sporting clubs. This is an enormously important stage for sport as talented students need to be at a club to be noticed and have a chance to begin their chosen pathway. This term we did an eight week soccer clinic. There was a waiting list a mile long. We were lucky enough to have the Adelaide United Women’s Team Goalkeeper Miranda Templeman as one of our coaches. Students across R-6 participated and all went home with a pack full of goodies at the end.
Crows Cup
The Crows Cup was our only competition for the term. Two teams of girls from year 5 and 6 went to West Adelaide Football Club to participate in another 9-a-side AFL competition. The purpose of the Crows Cup is to engage budding female footballers in AFL. In a previously male dominated sport their has been a considerable push to encourage female participation. Our girls tasted success at the Bachar Houli Cup and were keen to try again. Our competition was very competitive. Several schools had teams of girls who played regular club footy and had considerably more experience than us. AIC girls were undeterred and gave every contest their all. We challenged each team we played and look forward to having another go next year. For their enthusiasm and sportsmanship throughout the day, the girls were awarded the Team Spirit Trophy.
Physical Education Week
This term we celebrated PE Week from the 8th – 12th of November. It is exciting to consider all the growth that has occurred in our department over the past year. So many new initiatives, new sports and opportunities have been introduced for the benefit of our students. We ran two incursions, one for each sub school. Circus Elements came to see Junior Primary classes and taught them a range of skills from their extensive program. We would like to thank Scott for being so accommodating and having so much fun! Novita visited the Upper Primary, and through their Wheelienet Program they showed our students a different side of sport. Michael had experience and knowledge that helped our students understand what living with a disability is like. They had a try at some sports and walked away grateful for the opportunity.
I am always looking ahead and planning has already begun for next year. Swimming is booked in for late term one. We are looking at inter-school competitions with Pinnacle College in term one and a term two sports day. I will be continuing to seek out more opportunities for our students to fulfil their sporting potential. Looking forward to a successful 2022!
– Katy Javor
Reception
It is hard to believe that it is almost the end of the school year. This year has been full of so much fun, learning, laughs and creativity. It has been an absolute pleasure teaching all of the students and watching them learn and grow. It is always difficult to say goodbye at the end of a school year, however, it is extremely rewarding so see how much the students have progressed. Here are some photos of the amazing learning that has happened this term.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our students and families a safe and happy holiday break. Looking forward to seeing at school next year Insha’Allah.
– Miss Gilbert and Mrs Panos
HASS
Even though the rollout of our ‘Nude Food Program’ will now commence in 2022, it has been great to see many families supporting this initiative. Thank you to those that have purchased a new lunchbox or reusable containers. It has been great to see all of the healthy and creative food options being brought to school. I have included some information as to why we are moving towards this program.
– Mrs Panos
HASS Co-coordinator
High School HASS
On 11th November, our school honoured and remembered our veterans who served and sacrificed in all wars and conflicts in Australia and New Zealand. Khadija Sunasra, Elaf Farrage, Lejla Omanovic & Amar El-Rifai from Year 10 presented the importance of Remembrance Day and the significance of poppy flowers during the morning assembly. The images had created a great visual impact on our students and provided a unique experience. It was a very informative presentation, about the soldiers who served, died, or suffered in wars and peacekeeping operations. They acknowledged the individual acts of heroism of soldiers and their fight for peace, which they fought for fearlessly.
Year 7 and Year 8
Year 7 and 8 students studied Economics and Business in HASS this term. They studied concepts relating to starting a business, the relationship between consumers and producers, how markets operate, and how to achieve business success. Year 7 students set up a mini-market and utilised the skills they were taught to ensure their business was a success. The students were excited and I am sure we have some future entrepreneurs at our school. Year 8 students researched successful entrepreneurs and presented their findings to their peers, in the form of interviews and PowerPoint presentations. Many skills for business success were discovered and most importantly, our students are inspired to realise their dreams.
Year 9
This term, the Year 9 students were introduced to the concept of Economics & Business. Students learned about how the Australian economy functions and its role in allocating and distributing resources. They researched the global events that affected the Australian economy and explained how events overseas can have an impact on Australia. They gained knowledge about the importance of managing financial risks and rewards along with strategies in achieving economic goals.
Year 10
This term, the Year 10 students were introduced to the concept of Economics and Business. They learned about why and how governments manage economic performance to improve living standards. They gained knowledge and understanding of the importance of government intervention in the market, factors influencing major consumer decisions and the ways to improve productivity and economic conditions. Finally, students compared the living standards and economic performance of Australia with other countries around the world.
– HASS Teachers:
Kubashni Pillay & Ann Vincent
Middle School English
Assalamu Alaikum Parents & Caregivers,
Year 7
This term the students have been exploring the concept of diversity. Students have thought about who they are and where they come from. They have accumulated this information and presented their own autobiographies. The year 7s have also been reading the novel ‘Boy’ by Roald Dahl. Students have developed TEEL paragraph writing skills and also conducted debates within the classroom.
Year 8
This term the year 8s have been researching the concept of recycling and our impact on the environment. They have been reading the novel ‘Trash’ by Andy Mulligan which follows a child who lives at a dumpsite, eking out a living sifting through rubbish. Students created their own presentations on sustainability and they have also been completing an intensive reading program which aimed to improve specific reading skills. This program has been a great success as the students’ scores in the English focused PATR tests improved. Well done to their teachers Antonios Pagonis and Rabia Khan.
Year 9
This term the year 9s have been exploring emotions. The students have analysed their own emotions, what triggers them and developed strategies to express these emotions in a healthy way through writing journals. Throughout the term we have also read a number of poems which explored the different emotions associated with conflict. The students had to show their understanding through an in-class timed extended response. For the last few weeks the students have begun creating their own poetry. Students have used a number of poetry structures which include haiku’s, limericks, black out poetry and free verse. Below you will see a couple of great examples of black out poetry created by our year 9s.
Year 10
With only a short term for the year 10s, we pushed them as hard as we could to prepare them for year 11. The students explored the Civil Rights Movement and racial segregation. They also viewed the film ‘Freedom Writers’ which emphasizes how education is pivotal in empowering students to make a difference. This term the students were asked to write a timed extended response on the film and an essay which helped to develop the necessary skills needed for year 11. Below you will find an excellent essay written by Manaal Easa.
Farewell from Mrs Lewis
As I am expecting my first child in a few short months I will be on maternity leave from next year. I would like to thank all the teachers, students and parents for their support these past few years. It has been a pleasure to teach English at this school and I am grateful that I had the opportunity to be the English coordinator this year. I wish all the students the very best for next year and know they will produce some fantastic work.
– Holly Lewis
Middle School English Coordinator
High School Science
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh
STEM Day Out
On Wednesday, 10 November, Year 11 biology students participated in the clinical biology excursion. This STEM Day Out program is presented by the University of South Australia under the UniSA connect program.
During this excursion, students learned about the theory about red blood cells and oxygen transport, conditions and treatment for shock, and some basic genetics of hereditary blood disorders. Students used blood pressure monitors and oximeters to collect personal data and then calculate their blood oxygen volumes during various activities (holding their breath, exercising, and simulating asthma conditions). Clinical procedures such as hand washing techniques are also practiced during interactive sessions. The students then put their knowledge to the test by listening to a triple zero call, extracting relevant information, and using vital signs from the training Manikin to diagnose the possible problem.
Year 7 Self-Initiated project
In week 5, term 4, the year 7 students presented their self-initiated project as part of their science assessment. Student’s projects varied from a DNA extraction, making edible glass, capillary action, lava lamp, and many more. Students presented their projects during the SIP presentation as an individual scientist and showed an excellent understanding of the activities and the projects they carried out during the first five weeks of term 4. Students displayed exceptional communication and presenting skills when handling questions and inquiries about their projects.
– Dr. Waleed Jaseem
Science coordinator
High School Sports
Assalam alaikum,
It has been another successful term in the high school sports department at The Australian Islamic College Adelaide. We were fortunate once again, receiving a sporting grant to spend on AFL coaching sessions for our year 7 and 8 boys and girls, with the rest of the money spent on new AFL and European Handball equipment for our students to enjoy.
We have participated in several interschool sports tournaments this term. AIC is extremely proud of our soccer teams who played in a competitive 5-a-side soccer tournament early in the term. Our boys team managed to win every match they played (no draws or losses), securing first sport, becoming champions, and bringing home another well-deserved trophy.
Dragon boating has become an annual excursion our students are always excited for. Boating in the aggressive rain made for a very memorable day, one both teachers and students will remember for a long time. We are particularly impressed with our girls, who performed amazingly well on the day.
After-school sports continues, dramatically growing in numbers. The students have been enjoying a variety of sports, including some they are new to. European Handball has taken off, quickly becoming a favourite amongst many students.
It’s been a very successful 2021 for AIC. We have participated in many sporting competitions and managed to become champions on four occasions, beating sports academy schools and campuses with double or triple our enrolment numbers. These are fantastic achievements and a real testament to our wonderfully talented kids and caring parents who show incredible dedication to sport in and out of school. Well done to all!
Wassalam alaikum
– Paiwast Ahmed
AIC Physical Education and Sports Coordinator
Senior School Arabic
Assalaamu Alaikum
Dear Parents / Caregivers
Students in the Senior Arabic language classrooms have been immersed in Arabic with a focus on developing their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and preparing for end-year exams.
The Year 10 students extended their learning of Arabic and understanding of its culture, through studying the unit of work, Fee Al-Mat’am (At the Restaurant). In grammar, they analysed and examined the Arabic sentence structure with focus on verbs, adjectives and adverbs. The Year 10 students are writing about their own experiences with the Arabic cuisine and restaurants.
The Year 10 students also prepared a PowerPoint Presentation and orally presented in Arabic about Transport Development throughout history after studying the Eskimo unit plan.
After intensive research, examining various texts and completing many formative assessments the Year 11 students completed the Investigation Task, Smoking and the Youth. They presented their findings in written and oral forms, they also successfully completed their end-of -year exam.
I wish our senior students every success and happiness in shaa’a Allah.
– Arabic Language Teacher/Coordinator
Mrs. Hanan Dallah
