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S E P T E M B E R9 Last day of Term 312 Eid (to be confirmed)

O C T O B E R3 Term 4 commences5 School Tour

8 Fete Day17 Second round school assessments

26 Secondary Exams commence

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OUR MISSIONAl-Taqwa College aims to produce good ref lective self-directed learners who have problem-

solving skills and critical thinking abilities.

It aims to be a place where the individuality of each person is recognised, and where that recognition is ref lected in the College’s curriculum diversity and f lexibility, diverse

teaching strategies and student centered processes. The College aims to create a school environment that instills in students love and obedience to Allah (swt) in accordance with the sayings and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) and enables them to benefit from

the teachings of the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh).

Message from the Principal A S S A L A M U A L A I K U M W B T

Eiddul Adha is fast approaching with Term 3 finishing on 9 September. Term 4 will resume on Monday 3 October, inshAllah.

2 2 9 S A Y E R S B U I L D I N G P R O J E C TAlhamdullillah, the levelling of ground has started and the modular buildings will be delivered on site as early as mid-September. The whole project including the landscaping is anticipated to be completed according to schedule. The Secondary girls should be able to move in by the commencement of the 2017 school year, inshaAllah.

V I S I T O F I S L A M I C S C H O O L SThe College hosted a visit of four Islamic schools involving AIA, Al-Sirat, Ilim and Minaret on Friday, 2 September. It was the beginning of an educational experience through sharing, comparing notes and unifying the system of each school. It was a very engaging and interesting interaction amongst us, as we got to know more about each other and looked into ways to develop progressive paths for the future. It’s only the beginning.

Visit of Islamic Schools

O P E N D A YThe Open Day was held on Saturday, 3 September, and it was a successful event with a good turn up of community within the Western region. All staff were busy attending to the many activities and queries posed by the community. I thank all my staff for their earnest contribution during Open Day. I am also thankful to the community for their continuous support for the College.

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A F P P O L I C E – I N C U R S I O N SVictoria police staff members have kindly delivered a discussion program called “Think U Know” (a cyber safety seminar) on Monday 5 September. This was extremely beneficial in developing well-informed citizens of the future. I am grateful to the Police Department for their precious time in educating our students at Al-Taqwa College. My heartfelt thanks to them.

Victoria Police Cyber Bullying Seminar

E I D M U B A R A KEid is anticipated to be on Monday, 12 September and I take this opportunity to wish all Muslims “Eid Mubarak” and I would also like to wish all Pilgrims a very successful Hajj ritual in Mecca and safe return to their home-land. May Allah (swt) shower His mercy abundantly in completing the fifth pillar of Islam, Ameen. As usual, the EID jemaah prayer will start at 7.00am at the Al-Taqwa Masjid for men while the ladies will be in the Multipurpose Hall and Marquee to cope with the increasing influx of community.

Just a reminder our School Fete will be hled on Saturday 8 October – please come and join in the Fun Day. We hope to have fine weather to enjoy rides, variety of food, face painting, Henna, knick knacks and more.

I wish everyone an enjoyable, relaxing and safe Term 3 holidays.

W A S S A L A MOmar Hallak

On Eid Ul Adha // May all your sacrifices be accepted by Allah and you are showered upon by his love and blessings. Eid Mubarak!

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2 0 1 7 E N R O L M E N T SOur 2017 enrolment places are filling in fast. The second round of assessments will be held in October. Enrolment cut off date is Friday 9 September.

E A R L Y D I S M I S S A L SIf you are planning on picking up your children early for an appointment, please advise the front office as early as possible in the morning or the day before. This ensures that your child will be ready with their bag when you arrive.

A F T E R S C H O O LAs part of the school’s duty of care, all students who remain in the school grounds after 3:30 will be asked to attend the Homework Club. The fee is $5 per session. Students are not permitted to remain on the school grounds after school without adult supervision.

R E - E N R O L M E N T F O R 2 0 1 7If you have decided not to re-enrol your children in 2017, please complete the form below and return it to the front office at your earliest convenience.

Neighbourhood ParkingWe have received complaints from our neighbours in adjoining streets, particularly Ronald Road. There have been a few of our parents who are parking across

driveways and blocking people in their own homes.We ask that you be respectful of our neighbours and be cautious when parking your cars to collect or drop off your children before and after school. If this behaviour continues we will have no choice by to advise the Council and have parking inspectors sort out the issue. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

TrafficA message to all parents and carers to please keep the disabled carparks clear in the afternoons. Except for those who have a disabled parking sticker.

2 2 9 B U I L D I N G W O R K SAs you are aware, building has commenced at 229 Sayers Road for our new girl’s building. Access to the building site (fenced off area) is now restricted.

There are trucks and machinery entering the site through the northern part of the block from Sayers Road and will need to maintain unrestricted access to the site at all times. Car parking in this area is to be avoided and parents should be advised to take extra care if they must pass through that area.

Over the next 5 months the front of 229 will have limited parking access. There will be times where the parking area will be closed to all traffic. You will be advised when this is to occur.

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Students not returning in 2017If your child/children are leaving Al-Taqwa College in 2017 please complete the section below and

return it to the Administration Office as soon as possible.

Name: ____________________________________________________________ Class in 2016 : _______________

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Child Safety Seminar A S S A L A M U A L A I K U M W R W B

A parent seminar was held on Monday 22 August by the Child Safety Committee to discuss the new Child Safe Policies and how they apply to Al-Taqwa. The seminar explained why new Child Safety legislation has been introduced and how Al-Taqwa’s policies and procedures will be updated to ensure that Al-Taqwa exceeds the requirements for Child Safe Policies. Parents also had the opportunity to contribute to the discussion on improvement towards child safety and child empowerment – thanks to parents on their attendance and contribution.

Al-Taqwa’s commitment to Child Safety and the relevant Incident Report can be found on the following link along with the powerpoint slides from the seminarhttp://www.al-taqwa.vic.edu.au/index.php/for-parents/css

N A A Z I A S Y E D on behalf of the Counselling & Welfare team.

Changes at the Nursing DepartmentRoslyn is now joined by Wendy, who replaced Lisa in the Nursing Department.

Wendy is also a Registered Nurse, who has been working in Community Health in a small African country, Malawi, for the last 20 years. Previous to that she was working at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide.

Together we aim to provide a warm friendly environment for the children who find themselves seeking our help. The nurse’s station regularly sees 50 to 60 children a day so you can imagine that at times we are run off our feet. We do our best to inform parents of the main health concerns by phone. Otherwise, we will send a First Aid Attendance Form home with each visit a child makes to us. However, we are happy to know or discuss specific health concerns you may have about your child.

We have had a recent outbreak of viral gastroenteritis – we ask parents to exclude their children from school during this phase as this will help stop the virus from going through the whole school. We do appreciate the efforts families have made to help in this regard.

We would also like to thank parents who have sent in their child’s updated Action Plans, when they have expired.Please come and meet us at the Open Day this Saturday 3 September or at the School Fete on Saturday 8 October, where we will have a Health Care Booth.

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School Nurses

Video SurveillanceAs of the first day of Term 4, all school buses including the Bacchus Marsh buses will have video surveillance. The videos will be used for internal purposes only and will be destroyed after 30 days.

Safety CornerD E A R A L - T A Q W A C O L L E G E F A M I L Y ,

Recently a bout of AAA Influenza virus has been sweeping the Western suburbs of Melbourne. Please take care and see your doctor if you are feeling unwell. Monitor the progress of the virus in everybody from adults to children and do not hesitate to return for medical assistance and support when required. Ways to prevent the spread include, washing hands with warm soapy water, sneezing and coughing into tissues and discarding into covered bins, eat healthy food and drink lots of water and rest. Take care of yourselves and each other.

Also, Anaphylaxis is a serious life-threatening allergic reaction. The College Anaphylaxis Policy stipulates strict requirements to ensure our students and staff are safe. It is important that you support us by ensuring that students are not bringing in food to share and they are understanding of the seriousness of this condition. Please help us to keep our College safe at all times. Thank you.

Car Park Safety – Due to the building activities at 229, please note that the car park areas will change from time to time to accommodate for the construction. We thank you for your patience and we thank you for you safety in the car park at all times to keep our students and families safe.Wishing you all a Blessed Eid

Y O L A N D A S U T H E R L A N D

HR/OHS Manager

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Foundation & Grade 1H A P P Y D A Y S I N F O U N D A T I O N A N D G 1

On Friday 5th August, our lovely Foundation students celebrated 100 days at school. It was a very colourful and exciting day for all those who participated.

Our Foundation building came alive with colourful displays of everything “100”- 100 words, pictures, letters etc. The most popular attraction of the day was the 100 days at school t-shirts that our students wore. Thank you to our lovely parents for all the hard work in creating colourful and creative designs on their child’s t-shirts.

We are very pleased with the progress students have made so far for this year and look forward to seeing them further develop as the year continues.

Secondly, we would like to congratulate our grade 1 students on their first year in the swimming program, it was a great success. Our students were exposed to the basics of water safety, floating and learning to swim. As expected, the behaviour of our students was excellent, mashaAllah!! Well Done Grade 1’s, we look forward to seeing greater results as you continue with the swimming program in grade 2.

Once again a big thank you to our parents and students and an even bigger thank you to our teaching and support staff who made this day possible.

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Head of Student and Teacher Services Fnd-G1

Grade 2 & 3 NewsThis term really raced by and we stand on the edge of the summer holidays. Soon it will be time for the children to move up to their new year group. The children have all worked hard and approached all tasks with their customary enthusiasm. They have really grown in confidence and independence. Every member of Grade 2-3’s deserves to be really proud of their dedication, hard work and commitment that they have put into every aspect of school life.

T H E H I G H L I G H T S O F T E R M 3 W E R E :

• Active kids- where the children took part in learning and building up their cricket and tennis techniques and skills.

• Recycling Materials- an educationalist (Wyndham City Council) came to talk to the Grade 2-3 children about ways to recycle household rubbish and school litter.

• Tree Planting Day - all Grade 3’s were involved in planting a small plant/shrub at the front of the school. Mr Hallak and other school leaders attended, with Mr Hallak helping to plant a new tree. The children really enjoyed this day as it gave them an insight on how to organise, dig and plant new flowering plants and local natives.

Tree Planting Day

• Olympic Parade - as the Olympic Games were happening this year in Rio, the children in Grade 2-3 were all excited to participate in their own way. They got involved in making flags, banners and singing a rousing chant to help support their class showcase events. The Mexican wave was funny to watch; it was more of a small ripple than a huge tidal wave!

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• Science Week - as part of each Grade 2-3 class topic work, each class made models to show something they had been learning about, as well as, doing their own individual science experiment demonstrations. The Judges were so impressed, they voted the Grade 3’s as the best with science experiments!

Science Fair - A huge success!

• Serendip Sanctuary - all the Grade 3’s went to this lovely nature park in Lara (Geelong). They learnt about looking after native plants/animals as well doing ponding (catching small pond water creatures). They saw lot of creatures that they would not otherwise see near their homes. It was an enjoyable but tiring day full of walking and fun activities.

• Book Week - the days passed in a flurry of productivity, action and enjoyment; the children in Grade 2-3 were captivated and fully engaged in tasks and activities created by their teachers. The Grade 2-3 shared a special assembly where they shared an array of costumes and props, testifying to the ingenuity of the whole family in producing stunning outfits. All the class teachers were unrecognisable as they wore fantastic character costumes - everybody entered into the spirit of Book Week. Children also took part in Book Swap, Read with a Buddy, Library Activities, Bring-A-Blanket day during the week. What a busy but exciting time all had.

Our 2016 Book Week

• Orienteering and Lego Construction - as part of Numeracy Week, the Grade 3 children had the opportunity to develop their navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point. The Grade 2’s had the opportunity to build tall buildings using Lego construction material and doing number sentences using Lego models.

• Swimming - Grade 2’s students looked forward for a fantastic time at the new AquaPlus for two weeks. Students were grouped according to their abilities after the first session as they continued to learn basic swimming skills. Swimming teachers commended the children for their good manners.

What a super term overall, full of work, learning and fun! We hope Term 4 will also be as exciting as the previous one.

Thank you all very much indeed for being wonderful, supportive parents; continue the good work!

N I S A A B D U L W A H I DActing Head of Grade 2-3 R A J C H O H A NTeam Leader of Grade 2-3

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Year 4-6 NewsD E A R P A R E N T S ,

August has been a busy, yet fun filled month for students and teachers alike. The 15th of August saw the start of Science Week; upper primary students were in a recycled world frenzy as they poured in much effort and hard work into creating sustainable villages from recycled material, building robots and conducting magnet experiments as well as taking on the Egg Challenge, all in the name of Science.

Book Week and Literacy Week were also the highlights for the month. The opening ceremony was a chance for our students to parade in their favourite book character costumes and it was a perfect platform for our guest speaker, Eugenia Flynn (Indigenous Muslim Writer/Arts Worker) to speak to our students about the importance of writing about characters that reflect who they are as Australian Muslims. Our Grade 5 and 6 students also delved deeper into the history of Muslims in Australia dating back from the days of the Cameleers during a session with Brother Abdulshaeed.

Our 2016 Book Week

Our Debating Team took to the stage this month with two in-house debates to argue for and against vaccinations and for/against closing Australian borders to refugees. Teams of both sides put their best arguments forward in an attempt to sway the audience and the adjudicators.

This internal debate was a great rehearsal for our debating team as they prepare to participate in regional debates across Victoria.

We would like to thank all of our Grade 5 parents/guardians who took the time to join us for the Grade 5 Mothers Bonding Session. It was great to see all participants eager to take part in the quizzes, have a laugh and join in the fun. We hope to organise more activities like this across the year levels, to build stronger parent/teacher bonds at our College.

We are pleased to announce that we have received enough expression of interest for the Northern Territory camp to proceed for our 2017 Grade 6 students. More details regarding deposit payments and dates will be sent out to parents before the end of term 3.

As a follow up from last term and continuing into this term, all grade 4, 5 and 6 classes are running circle time activities on a weekly basis that focus on the emotional wellbeing of our students. This month with the many sports activities taking place at our school, the focus of our circle times has been sportsmanship and empathy to help students understand and share the feelings of others. We strongly encourage parents to discuss these topics further with their child at home.

Upcoming activities for the Upper Primary Department include:

• Bachar Houli Cup at Yarra Park for selected students• Grade 5 camp to Coorong Term 4• Orienteering and Legos Brick Construction as part of Numeracy Week• Wyndham Spelling Bee September 6 (Good luck to our students) K I N D R E G A R D S

R I M A K A N J , Head of Teacher and Student Services Grades 4-6

O L G A R A M A H I , Assistant Head Grades 4-6

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Science Week22-26 AugustWhat a spectacular event organised by the Science Faculty!

It indeed was a very busy week for the Department with various activities including bath bomb making, a Lego robotics incursion, cake decorating and much more. The best part of the Science Fair was the display of student work in the MPH on Friday 26 August. Unbelievable! What some students had creates was beyond our expectations. The hall came alive with working models which the students took pride in presenting. Some even had a hovercraft operated by blue tooth, while others had working catapults, windmills, buzzers, volcanic eruptions, and so much more. Competitions were also organised which were running in another eight class rooms. These included, building a bridge, hovercraft, earthquake resistant tower, baby lifesaver jackets, parachute egg lander, newspaper tower and bionic hand. The event continued with the parents and senior students joining us at the end of the day. Many took time out to solve the murder mystery organised by our 10B girls. Success comes with teamwork and support. We cannot forget to thank the teachers who gave us immense support throughout the event as well as all our Science teachers who motivated and inspired our students with awesome display ideas. We hope that you all enjoyed the 2016 science Fair.

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Welcome to Term 3. A S S A L A M U A L A I K U M W B T

To start off this month’s newsletter, we would like to congratulate our accelerated students who participated in the Australian Mathematics Competition conducted by Australian Mathematics Trust held on 27 July, 2016.Following is the list of top three students in each year and any Best in School award winners:

Year 5 Amanh 5 Tamzid 5 Shayaan 6 Raahim 6 Tahlil 6 Mahdi 7 Ismail 7 Hyder 7 Obaid 8 Wajih 8 Yousef 8 Zainab 9 Mohamed 9 Feda 9 Akram 9 Nadine

We are very pleased to announce that 4 students of ATC scored a distinction award, with two students from Year 8 Wajih and Yousef scoring in the top 6% for Year 8 students in Australia. This is an outstanding achievement by our students.

We wish them every success in the future.

S H A B A N A C H O W D H R YAccelerated Learning Program Specialist

AchievementsY 1 1 / 1 2 B A C H A R H O U L I C U P C H A M P I O N SOn Wednesday 3 August, our Year 11/12 boys defeated Al-Siraat with a score of 117 to 7 in our first game. Being the defending champions, we were determined to show our mantle. Al-Siraat was determined to keep the scoreline low but once our Captain Khaled H started to inspire our team with his mazy runs, our boys were scoring at will. Our stout defence was marshalled by Hamza, our Vice Captain, who did not let in any goal in the first half. He was well supported by his teammates Ali A and Ibrahim.Khaled H worked in tandem in the midfield with Mohamed

C and Mohamed H to provide the passes to our forwards; Shady, Mahmoud and Ali. Our school completely dominated our second game against Minaret. We defeated them with a score of 122 to 0. Alhamdullilah this is the first of the three Bachar Houli trophies that we are aiming for this year.

T A E K W O N D O C H A M POur primary sports teacher, Ms Sarah entered the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Perth on Saturday 30th July. Poomsae is the technical aspect of Taekwondo (as opposed to the sparring which is in the Olympics) The competition is based on athletes performing a set routine in front of 7 judges who score based on accuracy and presentation of the pattern and its moves. Ms Sarah won the gold medal in her individual division and qualified. She was selected for a place on the Australian team to travel to Lima, Peru in the first week of October. While this isn’t her first time on the Australian team, this is the first time she has qualified for an individual place. Ms Sarah is extremely excited and looking forward to the chance to compete and continue to learn and improve. Congratulations Ms Sarah.

M A H N O O R Great news as Nasya is been selected again for 2016/17 squad. She is looking forward to work with Golf Victoria head professional’s this year again.

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Wyndham Athletics Carnival - GirlsOn Thursday 18 August Ms Farah, Ms Urooj and myself took a selected group of girls out for the annual Wyndham Athletics Carnival. We had a very successful day with many winning places.

U N D E R 1 3 ’ SAlime 3rd in the 100m sprint, Zeinab 3rd in the discus and their relay team came 2nd.

U N D E R 1 4 ’ SHalima 2nd in the 400m and their relay team also came 2nd.

U N D E R 1 5 ’ SEman 3rd in the discus.

U N D E R 1 6 ’ SZena 2nd in the 1500m

U N D E R 1 7 ’ SFazeela 2nd in the discus, Rhajana 3rd in the long jump and Rida 3rd in discus.

A great effort by all the girls involved in a fun sport filled day.M A R Y M U N S O N Head of Girls PE

BoysOn 18 August there were a selection of secondary boys that participated in the Wyndham Athletics Event. They boys enjoyed a fantastic day. Mr Mohammed, Mr Akyavash and myself took 28 boys to the Victoria University Stadium, where they battled it out against other Wyndham District schools. Some students were successful in their attempts, and ribbons for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place were won. The following students won ribbons for Al-Taqwa. Moonib: high jump (2nd), 1st place in 800m raceAsim: Shotput (3rd)Bader: 2nd place in shotput, discus and javelinMohammed: 1st place in 400m raceIbrahim: 3rd place in 400m raceAhmed: 1st place in 1500m raceAli: Winning a Ribbon in every event he participated inBadasso: 2nd in the 1500m race Also the 13 and 14 year old relay 4x100m teams came in at 2nd place. Well done and a great effort by all involved.

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P.E Teacher

Pierre de Coubertin Award The Pierre de Coubertin Award recognises secondary school students who demonstrate values which are consistent with the Olympic Movement through participation in sporting activities. More than 15,000 young Australians have received the Award since its inception in 1993.

We are pleased to announce that our Year 12D student Ali has been awarded the Pierre de Coubertin for 2016. Ali is a champion athlete across many disciplines including cross country, rugby, soccer and basketball. He has been playing both locally and in New Zealand.

Congratulations Ali on your superb effort, we look forward to watching you representing Australia in the Olympics one day, inshaAllah!

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Basketball and Soccer TournamentThe 2016 Basketball and Soccer Tournament was a greater success than all previous years. During Week 5, each Grade 4, 5 and 6 class represented a country of the world and created their own banners, flags and chants to support their class team. The students took part in competitive and exciting matches against other classes and, during the tournament, students used their flags to cheer on participating students.

There was a real sense of sportsmanship and comradeship throughout both the basketball and soccer tournaments. Most importantly, there was an incredible amount of money raised for charity during the tournaments. The sadaqa went towards the $2000 donated to the Royal Children’s Hospital. The basketball tournament winners were Grades 4D & 5G, 5D, 6E. Soccer tournament winners were 4D & 5G, 5A, 6E. A fantastic effort and well done to all!

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DEBATING NEWS We had a very good round of debates during the first week of August. The Year 9 students did us proud by winning their debate against Emmanuel College. They strongly defended their arguments on why they believed that women’s sports should get equal media coverage to men. Nayla and Zainab tied with the best speaker. Our Year 10 students went down fighting by a point against Bayside College when they said that Schools should not allow Corporate sponsorship but on a good note Shanoora was awarded Best Speaker. Lastly, the Year 11 students too won their debate against Werribee Secondary College. Thank you everyone for your support. F A I E K H A S C H R O E D E R A N D L O R R A I N E P A U L .

The College has received a Certificate of Appreciation form Curtin University for our contribution in supporting Teacher Education, through the professional experience program at the University.

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Primary Religion, Arabic & Quran DepartmentA S S A L A M U A L A Y K U M P A R E N T S & S T U D E N T S ,

On behalf of the Primary Islamic Department, we wish this Ramadan you are gifted with the blessings of Allah and many treasured moments of joy.

This Ramadan has been full of accomplishments, activities and celebrations in the Islamic Department and across the Primary School.

Kicking off the Holy Month, the Ramadan Food Drive was an absolute success, thanks to the generosity of Al Taqwa Parents and Students. Food items were donated across the school for Muslim families in all parts of Melbourne who are underprivileged. These families include both migrants and those who are just doing it tough. Eighteen large wheelie bins, 13 medium sized bins and two large boxes were filled with the generous amount of food donated by Al Taqwa families, mashAllah. Needy individuals and families had their food packs delivered in the first week of Ramadan. It was reported to us that when deliveries were made, it was heart wrenching to see the meals the needy families had planned to eat for Iftar that night. We thank you for your generous donations and care towards our brothers and sisters. May Allah provide them with all they need and more inshAllah.

On the first day of Ramadan, Opening Ceremonies announced the welcoming of Ramadan. Each year level created their own Ramadan fanous (lantern) and sang the Ramadan Nasheed for this year. Students also took part in a teacher versus student fun quiz, listened to a mini talk about the importance of Ramadan and viewed Ramadan at Al Taqwa clips.

Zaky also visited our Grade Foundation – Three students this year. He showed students the latest Zaky Ramadan video and provided students with both cuddles and entertainment which was thoroughly enjoyed. Students were also thrilled to receive Zaky Showbags.

This year, sadaqa donated by Al Taqwa students towards the Royal Children’s Hospital amounted to $2880! This beat last year’s donations by more than $1000! Mrs Assafiri, Mrs Olga and the School Captains visited RCH with the substantial cheque on behalf of Al Taqwa College. School Captains were given a tour of the hospital’s main facilities and the donation was passed on to help the unwell children and the caring staff at RCH, inshAllah.

On the 14th of June 2016, we were privileged to have 120 students from Point Cook College visit Al Taqwa Masjid to learn about Islam during Ramadan. The session with these students was rewarding and positive for all involved. Along with SRC students, teachers from the Islamic Department showed the students through the masjid. After the tour, Mr Abdulshaheed gave a short speech to the students about the Holy Month of Ramadan. Ibrahim Khalifa from 3E also recited Quran beautifully for the students and gave the athan, mashAllah. The Point Cook College students asked many questions and were keen to learn all about our religion. It was a great morning and we hope to see them again next year, inshAllah.

One of the Ramadan in-school events this year was the Ali Gator Book Fair. The Ali Gator Book Fair was held in the library over five days during week 10 and 11 of this term. Students across the primary school were able to browse the collection of Islamic books and resources brought into the school from Islamic Books & Clothing (IBC). The turn out of students was fantastic and there were many Islamic based stories and texts for reading and purchase.

In addition to all the Ramadan festivities this term, students conducted their end of semester Performance Tasks and Assessments. Performance Tasks took place in class during week 7 and end of unit tests took place in week 9. Wishing our students all the best in their results, inshAllah!

We wish you a wonderful end of term and a blessed Holy Month, inshAllah.

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15 years experience in the private tuition of students from Prep to Year 12

Expertise in teaching all aspects of English literacy, including grammar, punctuation, spelling, reading and writing

Family discounts available by negotiation

Ph: 0422 089 031

English  Tutor

First two tutoring sessions for just $6!

*O�er valid till October 26, conditions apply

Ph: 0433004360 or 0433854400hello@expexeducation.com.auwww.expexeducation.com.au

Math and English Tutoring from Pre-Prep to VCE

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I T E M C O S T T I C K E T S R E Q U I R E D

RidesCha Cha $6 3Hurricane $6 3Dodgem Cars $6 3Chair-O-Plane $4 2Kite Flyer $4 2Giant Slide $4 2Bumper Bouncer $4 2Jungle Combo $4 2Tea Cups $4 2

ActivitiesHenna $4 2Henna – 1 small flower $2 1Face Painting $4 2

Food & snacksFairy Floss $2 1Snow Cones $2 1Popcorn $2 1Hot Chips $4 2Falafel $6 3Burger $6 3Kebab $6 3Sausage in bread $2 1Soft Drinks & Water $2 1Tea/Coffee $2 1

ShowbagsJJ Snacks $6 3Cadbury Pick N Mix Show Bag $4 2Glow Light Ups $6 3Girls Rule Stationery $6 3Boys Rock $6 3Wicked Fizz $4 2Caramello Koala $4 2Freddo Special Treat $4 2

FETE TICKET PRICINGAs you are aware, our annual Fete will be held on Saturday 8 October commencing at 11am. Below is a list of ticket pricing to assist you on the day. All of our tickets will be $2 each, all you need to do is ensure you have enough tickets for each activity. If you plan on face painting then you must give 2 tickets. We hope that this is an easier system and hope that you enjoy the day.

Wristbands are priced at $30 this year as we have 9 rides. Wristbands are only available for sale on the day.