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AL NEWS Winners are Grinners! !
The Inside News.... Inside this Newsletter, you can read about: • AZC Athletics Carnival; • Tax Deduction for School Uniforms; • Book Fair; • Ramadan Hours; • Maths in Kinder; • AZC Athletics Records; • ASISSA Athletics Carnival; and • ECSP.
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VALUES
Caring is one of our core values at Al Zahra College and one of the attributes of the IB Learner Profile. Being caring means that students show empathy, compassion and respect towards the needs and feelings of others. VOLUME 14, ISSUE 6: JULY 2011!
They have a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment. 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 2 August • Ramadan commences (TBC) • ICAS English Competition • AZC Book Fair 3 August • AZC Book Fair 4 August • Australian Mathematics Competition • AZC Book Fair 5 August • AZC Book Fair 16 August • ICAS Mathematics Competition 25 August • ASISSA Athletics Carnival (E S Marks Field) 31 August • Eid Al Fitr (TBC) 7 September • Paul Kelly Cup Finals 23 September • Last day of Term 3
Payments AZC ATHLETICS Hussein Anani (above) was one of 19 students who set new records at the 2011 AZC Athletics Carnival. Current records can be found elsewhere in this newsletter along with some photographs from the carnival.
competed in all possible events and always put in their best effort, no matter the outcome. AZC BLAZERS Students must wear college blazers to and from AZC in Terms 2 and 3.
READY TO LEARN It is absolutely essential that Perhaps, the most successful students arrive at school, ready athletes on the day were to learn. This won’t happen if Rayanne Makki, Ali Hamdan and Fatima Bachir, who each set students do not have adequate sleep (10-12 hours, depending three new records each. on age) or have unhealthy eating However, the real heroes were habits. all of those students who VOLUME 14, ISSUE 6: JULY 2011!
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 TEAM FOR ASISSA
NUT FREE ZONE
ATHLETICS CARNIVAL – 25 AUGUST, 2011
Mohamed Soummaka, who is in Kindergarten in 2011, has a severe nut allergy. To prevent a medical emergency, there can be no nuts or foods containing nuts in the school.
The following athletes have been selected to represent AZC at the 2011 ASISSA Athletics Carnival that will be held at the E S Marks Field on Thursday, 25 August.
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 14, ISSUE 6: JULY 2011!
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AZC ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
RAMADAN HOURS AZC will operate normal hours during Ramadan. However, students arriving late should arrive during the recess break (10.40-11.00am). Parents wishing to collect their child/ren early should collect them prior to the end of the lunch break (2.00pm).
AZC BOOK FAIR Al Zahra College is holding a Book Fair for one week from Monday 1st August – Friday 5th August. This is an excellent opportunity to find a selection of the books and related materials for children, parents, teachers and community members. I hope everyone will attend, enjoy yourself, encourage your child’s reading, and bring families together through reading all at the same time. VOLUME 14, ISSUE 6: JULY 2011!
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Maths Groups in Kinder Make a bundle: We roll the dice to get sticks, when we have 10 sticks we ‘make a bundle’. A bundle is then one ‘ten’ instead of ten ‘ones’. We write how many ones and how many tens on our board and read our numbers. Area: We have been covering our tables with different things and counting how many altogether. We have discovered that round shapes are more difficult to use to cover an area than squares, rectangles and triangles Area - pattern blocks: We have been making patterns with no spaces
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ECSP
Back By Popular Demand
eCSP – EdAlive software online – Available from 25th July 2011 Since announcing the Last Ever CSP we have 20% of every sale accrues as CASH to • been inundated by schools and parents wanting to actively participating* schools! know what’s happening next. We have been very Easier than ever for schools to participate • busy and it’s almost here. and families to benefit! Schools won’t handle money or orders • A new way through the eCSP from parents at all but still receive great From 25th July parents will simply be able to go benefits! to www.edalive.com, nominate their child’s Families can choose from our full range • school and download EdAlive titles at greatly of software! discounted prices, and accrue CASH for their Fantastic discounted CSP pricing contin• nominated school. At the same time we’ll elimiues! nate the need for wasteful printed material and all Parental access all year round! • the associated costs. More environmentally friendly with no • paper to waste or carbon in freight!
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AL ZAHRA COLLEGE ATHLETIC RECORDS AGE SEX 5 Boys 5 Boys 5 Girls 5 Girls 6 Boys 6 Boys 6 Girls 6 Girls 7 Boys 7 Boys 7 Girls 7 Girls 8 Boys 8 Boys 8 Girls 8 Girls 9 Boys 9 Boys 9 Girls 9 Girls 10 Boys 10 Boys 10 Girls 10 Girls 11 Boys 11 Boys 11 Girls 11 Girls 12 Boys 12 Boys 12 Girls 12 Girls 13 Girls 13 Girls 14 Girls Inter. Boys Inter. Girls 11 Yrs Boys 11 Yrs Girls Senior Boys Senior Girls Jun Sec Girls Junior Boys
EVENT 50m 100m 50m 100m 50m 100m 50m 100m 50m 100m 50m 100m 100m 200m 100m 200m 100m 200m 100m 200m 100m 200m 100m 200m 100m 200m 100m 200m 100m 200m 100m 200m 100m 200m 100m 800m 800m 800m 800m 800m 800m 800m Relay
NAME Muhammad Hamdan Mohammed Soummaka Fatima Khalil Gisele Ballout Hussein Anani Hussein Anani Ayah Faour Malakie Hammoud Bilal Chahine Muhammad Hamdan Sophia Karnib Sophia Karnib Ali Mohsen Mahmoud Tanana Amane Abu Kassim Amane Abu Kassim Ali Saleh Ali Saleh Rayanne Makki Rayanne Makki Ali Hamdan Ali Hamdan Fatima Boussi Zeinab Jaber Mohammed Ali Saab Mahmoud Ghecham Fatima Boussi Fatima Boussi Ali Sleiman Mustafah Al Gharib Dana Diab Zeinab Kdouh Fatima Bachir Fatima Bachir Layal Sleiman Zakaria Nasour Rayanne Makki Mohammed Al Saab Zeinab Eid Ali Jomaa Zeinab Saab Rayanne Khalife Red
TIME 10.09 21.21 12.40 24.94 9.5 19.22 10.4 20.11 8.91 17.70 10.2 21.53 17.5 42.26 18.63 42.31 16.41 38.67 17.60 40.90 15.09 34.70 17.26 39.93 14.78 33.93 15.53 36.72 14.68 34.16 15.50 38.02 17.40 35.20 18.16 3.26.03 3.37.06 3.26.65 3.49.06 3.05.51 3.46.00 4.19.09 1.19.62
YEAR 2009 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009 2011 2011 2011 2011 2003 2009 2009 2003 2003 2011 2011 2011 2011 2008 2003 2009 2003 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2003 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009 2010 2003 2003 2010 2009
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Junior Girls Relay Inter. Boys Relay Inter Girls Relay Senior Boys Relay Senior Girls Relay Open (P,S,I,J) Relay Open Men 100m Open Ladies 100m Preschool Boys 25m Preschool Girls 25m Boys Champions 100m Girls Champions 100m
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Red Knowledge Green Blue Green Green Mohammed Sabra Fadwa Youssef Mohamed Ali Alawieh Fatimah Moukachar Ali Hamdan Fatima Bachir
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1.33.19 1.12.00 1.19.10 1.08.00 1.13.75 1.09.00 13.26 16.60 4.00 4.68 15.35 17.00
2009 2011 2008 2003 2009 2009 2008 2009 2011 2011 2011 2011
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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 LEARNER PROFILE Caring
Risk-Takers
Communicators
Thinkers
Reflective
Open Minded
Inquirers
Balanced Knowledgeable Principled the The IB Learner Profile is that attributes and descriptors that IB define the type of student hopes to develop through its P). programs (for example, MY
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