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The Inside News.... Inside this Newsletter, you can read about: • Kinder News; • Y1 News; • Interschool Sport; • IB World School; • Nut Free Zone; • AZC AFL Auskick; and • Mobile Phones and Other Electronic Devices.
Online Newsletters http://issuu.com/ alzahracollege All editions of Al News are available online each month at the above link or on the Parents Portal under Publications.
VALUES
Communicator is one of our core values at Al Zahra College and one of the attributes of the IB Learner Profile. Being a communicator means that students understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively, in more than one VOLUME 15, ISSUE 1: FEBRUARY 2012"
language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others. We encourage all of our students to be caring at home and at school. Weekly awards are presented to students who demonstrate Learner Profile attributes. PAGE 1
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CALENDAR 1 March • Primary interschool sport 6 March • AZC school photographs 7 March • Auskick Clinic 8 March • Primary interschool sport 9 March
• Cake stall 12 March • ASISSA Swimming Carnival
AZC SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS
If parents don’t have these two factors right, then learning and personal achievement will be a ‘hit or miss’ affair.
Individual student order forms went home last week for the AZC school photos that will take How much sleep do your place on 6 March. children have each night? MOBILE PHONES Students who bring a mobile phone or other electronic device to College must leave it at the Main Office when they arrive. The item can be collected on their departure. If the device is required for use in the classroom, then the teacher will advise the Main Office. READY TO LEARN It is absolutely essential that students arrive at school, ready to learn. This won’t happen if students do not have adequate sleep (10-12 hours, depending on age) or have unhealthy eating habits.
INTERSCHOOL SPORT During Term 1, senior Primary students will be participating in the ASISSA West Interschool Sports Competitions. Girls will be playing netball while the boys will be involved in AFL. Both teams have made a great start to the competition. Secondary girls will participate in their Term 1 interschool sport gala day at Greenacre on 29 February. Our girls have been busily honing their big bash skills in preparation for their cricket matches on Wednesday.
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14 March • Auskick clinic 15 March • Primary interschool sport 16 March • Interschool Harmony Day (Arncliffe Park for Years 4 & 5 students).
Payments Parents are reminded that all payments should be made by direct deposit, Bpay or through the EFTPOS facility at AZC. The reason for this procedure is twofold: - AZC does not want to handle or hold cash on the premises; and - AZC wants to minimise any bank charges for parents who are withdrawing cash from ATMs to make a fees payment. AZC appreciates your cooperation in this matter. PAGE 2
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AZC AFL AUSKICK PROGRAM @ ARNCLIFFE PARK
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AL ZAHRA COLLEGE - AN IB WORLD SCHOOL KINDER NEWS It has been a great start to the year in the Kindergarten classroom. Students are really enjoying making new friends and making inquiries in our new unit: Healthy Choices! We have been making inquiries in our own lunch boxes and thinking about whether our snacks are healthy choices. We have used art as a tool to demonstrate our thinking, such as our tissue-paper fruit basket. During maths groups we are enjoying learning about number and using different items to show what we know. Take a look at some of the ‘Star of the Week’ students, who have been presented with certificates at our K, Year 1 and Year 2 weekly assembly. It really has been a terrific start to the year in our classroom! Miss Culley, Miss Stanton and all of the students in Kindergarten!
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NUT FREE ZONE Mohamed Soummaka, who is in Year 1 in 2012, has a severe nut allergy. To prevent a medical emergency, there can be no nuts or foods containing nuts in the school. This includes, especially Nutella and hazelnut products, and anything containing tree nuts. Al Zahra College and the Soummaka family appreciate your assistance in making our College a nut free zone. Thank you in advance for your complete support.
COLLEGE UNIFORM Parents are reminded that they must purchase available uniform items from AZC and missing/out-of-stock items from Yeronga School Uniforms (900 Canterbury Rd, Roselands). There is concern that some families are substituting College uniform items by purchasing items from unapproved suppliers. Specific concerns are boys’ trousers, school shirts, AZC caps and tracksuit pants. Parents can save themselves a lot of money by ensuring their child’s name is marked clearly on all pieces of clothing. VOLUME 15, ISSUE 1: FEBRUARY 2012"
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Y1 NEWS Year 1 has made a great start to 2012! Here are some student reflections. Hassan I am learning about the Unit 1 Central Idea, “We are alike and different in many ways and all of us are unique”. Gisele I like Islamic and Arabic. Maram I am learning to improve my handwriting and I enjoy Mathematics lessons. Mohamed I love playing, “Stuck in the Mud” for fitness. Rizkallah I like sharing news and playing, “Punchinello” for fitness. Zeinab
Adam
I love our Mathematics Unit of Inquiry, “Numbers, Numbers
I like to play!
Everywhere”. Central Idea: Numbers form an integral part of our
Hussein
daily lives. Zara I like the PYP, “Who We Are” and the PYP Mathematics.
I have improved in Arabic. MariaM I have improved in writing
Jawad Reda I have improved my handwriting. Ali I like sport and working with numbers. Ali I like journal writing. Hussein I am learning about the Learner Profile and I like the homework. Mazen I love literacy/numeracy lessons through music with Mrs Akbar. VOLUME 15, ISSUE 1: FEBRUARY 2012"
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15TH JULY 2011 PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATOR
RE: TAX DEDUCTION SCHOOL UNIFORMS The Education Tax Refund (ETR) provides valuable help by assisting parents and cares with expenses such as computers, stationery and textbooks. The ETR has extended the cost of school uniform expenses. From the 1st July 2011 the extension will cover expenditure on uniforms which are required or otherwise Approved by a School including sports or physical education uniforms. The new eligible items would be available for expenses incurred during the 2011-12 financial year the tax refund would be allocated in the 2012 – 2013 financial year A tax invoice listing individual items purchased at the point of sale will be provided; should your community require further clarification please contact your financial advisor
Kind Regards, Tony Apps Managing Director
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The International Baccalaureate
PYP Authorization
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who will help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
On December 22nd 2011, AZC was officially authorized as an IB world school for the Primary Years Programme. IB authorization means that AZC has fulfilled the requirements for program implementation including curriculum and policy development. The requirements for authorization are the same in each IB region with the process designed to ensure that schools are well prepared to implement the programme successfully.
To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment. IB programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right The most significant and distinctive feature of the IB Primary Years Program is the six transdisciplinary themes.
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AZC is a Candidate MYP School and an Interested Diploma Programme School. By 31 March 2012, AZC will submit an application for an authorisation visit in Semester 1 2013. If successful, AZC will then offer the Diploma Programme as the AZC school exit credential from 2014 with our first Y12 graduates in 2015. AZC is proud to be an IB World School.
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AL ZAHRA COLLEGE An IB World School Catering for students from Preschool to Year 9 3 - 5 Wollongong Road, ARNCLIFFE. NSW 2205 P: (+61) 2 9599 0161 F: (+61) 2 9599 0162 E: info@azc.nsw.edu.au
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