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MEADOW FAIR CAMPUS - NEWSLETTER APRIL-MAY 2012

Anzac Day Display

ICT in ROMANIA

P18 , P19 &P20P5

Pastoral Care Camp

BIOLOGY

Language

Turkish

Olympiad

Camp

WrestlingP22P6 & P7

Dear Parents, Students and Staff,

After a very intense and busy term 1 our students received their reports and in week 2 of term 2 we had parent teacher interviews. I would like to thank our parents for their participation in this very important event. However, I would like to recommend our parents to continue to discuss their sons’ academic and behavioural progress regularly with the teachers as education requires constant follow-up.

To follow up academic and behavior issues for your child, COOLSIS is the fastest and most practical way. We are desperate for you to utilize this system. Please contact the relevant year level coordinator to find out more about COOLSIS.

One of our priorities for this term was to make sure students attended their lessons on time. Students are to enter the classroom before the subject teacher in the morning and prior to each period. If students are late for 5 times they will receive an official warning, if they are late for 15 times, they will receive an after school detention by having 3 official warnings. We would like you to follow up your child’s lateness from COOLSIS again.

The InfoMatrix competition was held in Bucharest, Romania’s capital, in the first week of May. ISIK College Meadow Fair Campus qualified as finalists and we were invited to present our project under the short film category to represent ISIK College, and Australia. The entry received great feedback for their and was awarded a silver medal. Students received USD$300, a silver medal each, and brought back a representative plaque for our campus. I would like to extend sincere gratitude to Mr. Ilker Abak and the students ( Mesut Latifoglu- Taha Caksak ).

Our school wrestling team has done it again. In the championships in Perth, they have received 3 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals. I would like to congratulate Mr. Bunyamin Kazanci and our wrestling team for their success.

We watched with awe our students in the International Turkish Olympiads where the Australian finals were in Melbourne. I would like to extend my thanks to Mr. Tevfik Kerimoglu and our dedicated Turkish Language teachers for their effort. The ANZAC CORNER made by our Humanities Department has been launched with great success. I would like to extend my gratitude to Mr. Khalid Said, Mr. Wesley Hall and our Humanities department for decorating such a meaningful corner to our school.

We are half way through the school year and there is another semester (Term Three and Four) to get through this year. There is still time for improvement in order to pass the year with success.

I wish all our parents, students and staff a successful and healthy life.

Mr. Ilker TemizkanPrincipal

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ENGLISHSome tips to help you improve your skills in English classes

1. Read a variety of novels. Fiction and non-fiction texts. Understand the main themes, ideas and characters. This will help you with reading comprehension tasks in class and expand your vocabulary.2. Read a variety of newspapers to identify and understand current issues. The Age, The Australian, The Herald Sun are the most common. By reading about current issues in the newspapers you will be able to form you own opinions on issues and become familiar with the persuasive techniques the authors use. This will help you focus on issues and language analysis when you study it in class.3. Write for fun. When you have a spare moment write a creative story and share it with friends, family or even your teachers. Some students have an exercise book that they write in. This will develop your writing skills and get your creative mind ticking.4. When a teacher returns a piece of work to you that they have corrected, read the comments that they have written. This will help you improve in the future.5. If you need assistance speak to your teachers. They are willing to help you and want to see you achieve your best.

Good luck for the rest of the year!

By Mr Michael Kulkewycz

Plain English Speaking Award

The Plain English Speaking Award is a prestigious public speaking event conducted each year. A number of schools gather in certain regions to

discuss a variety of global issues facing people today. I am pleased to write that Isik College (Meadowfair Campus) was involved in the 2012 Plain English Speaking Award. The two students selected to attend were Halil and Muhammed Yelegin of year 11. The boys had to present a prepared speech and an impromptu speech. The students prepared speeches that were interesting and enjoyable to listen to. Halil spoke about the contentious issue of third world poverty and provided some insights on how to combat this problem. His speech was so moving and presented with such emotion that some audience members were in tears. Muhammed spoke about the impact of obesity on people and how this can lead to illness and death. His presentation was captivating and insightful. For the impromptu speeches both students were given the topic of ‘Off to a flying start’ which both boys explored imaginatively. Halil drew on his own personal experience and talked about personal achievement while Muhammed entertained the crowd with his extensive knowledge of Aussie Rules Football and how teams can lead and win with confidence.I was extremely proud of our students on the day as they spoke enthusiastically, effectively and with confidence. The boys also felt great about being involved as they received positive feedback from other speakers who attended on the day.Great effort and well done boys!Michael Kulkewycz

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H U M A N I T I E SMELBOURNE MUSEUM

CBD TOURExcursion take two!The trip in overall was excellent. Everything went by the plans and we all had fun. Luckily there was no rain! The first place we visited was the Etihad Stadium. We learnt new facts and had lots of fun in the tribunal room, which was also used for the coaches’ speech after the game. There were speakers and many of us acted like a judge up on the huge chairs. Later on in the day we had our lunch in Fitzroy gardens and had a kick. What we

feared had come true. The ball was stuck amongst the large branches of a humongous tree. It needed a miracle to get it down. We tried with sticks, there were close attempts but we still were failing. Many of us had given up but then Davut’s crazy idea of using his shoe had got all of us laughing. Then on Kane’s 5th shot the ball was hit and was on its way down. We all celebrated frantically around him. He was the hero of the day. Later at the MCG our guide Geoff took us around. He worked

in the MCG for an amazingly long time, 25 years. He told us some of his fascinating stories that had taken place before we were even born. While going onto the field we all felt like AFL stars, up in the coaches box we acted like the coach screaming at our players and also like news reporters. After a tiring day of fun we were on our way back. Many of the feedback that I heard from my friends were all positive. We all had a great day and enjoyed ourselves.Taha Caksak 10C

The museum had very interesting artefacts. I liked the 3D room the most. It was also very interesting that the lava was like in a long sort of cave and how it erupts out of the volcano. I found the water bottle interesting as well. How uncomfortable would it be? Erdem Yilmaz Zirek 7C

What my experiences are that I felt sorry that they had to live in small houses and the appliances they had such as iron irons, wooden washing. I felt that how technology has evolved from that time. Life has changed.Toygar Ibrahim Kara 7C

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H U M A N I T I E SANzAC DAy DiSpLAy

In term 2, the Humanities department created a display to commemorate ANZAC Day. The display is located in the Meadow Fair foyer and it consists of two main features; a replica trench from the First World War and a seedling from the Lone Pine Tree from the battlefields at Gallipoli.

The purpose of the display is to remind our students, staff and guests about the tragedy and sacrifice of war. It also serves as a reminder to us all how such tragedy can be turned into lasting friendship, as is seen in the strong bond between Australia and Turkey today.

The Humanities department would like to thank Mr Ilker Temizkan for his generous support and also recognise the efforts of the Humanities staff in contributing to this worthwhile project in their own time. Humanities Department

The Humanities department congratulates Aaqib Suhale of 9C for being the best performed student at our school in the ASX Share market Game. The competition is a simulation game where students from all over the

country compete to maximise an initial hypothetical investment of $50,000. The game challenges students to learn about the stock market so that they can optimise their investment strategy.

ASX ShARE MARkET GAME

The game is based on real movements of selected companies trading on the share market. It was pleasing to see the great interest amongst our students with over 50 boys from years 9-12 participating. The competition offers many thousands of dollars in prize money to state and national winners.

Aaquib was very happy about beating the older students and demonstrated great respect for his competitors. His strategy of investing in petroleum companies and by looking at earnings and losses demonstrated the educational component of this game.

He enjoyed the pressure of the game and the challenge of establishing a maintaining his lead throughout the competition. Our winner was awarded a $100 voucher

which will be presented to him in front of his peers. Congratulations Aaquib. Mr Ezio Paciocco and Mr Khalid Said

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PASTORAL

Year 9 Pastoral Care Camp SydneyOn the 4th of April, we went with our pastoral care group for a four-day camp to Sydney. In Sydney we have experienced lots of excitement trips and activities. We went to the Blue Mountains, which was very fascinating as the moment you look at it, it captures your eyes. Then, we did a tour around Sydney,

Wollongong and Woolloomooloo, visit the Botanical Gardens, Opera House and Harbour Bridge and had an amazing boat tour around the Coastal area of Sydney. At the same time, we enjoyed playing soccer during night, having BBQ and lots of reading time. We congratulate our winner of the reading competition Ahmet Arif Albayrak for his good

performance. This camp was especially a fun and enjoyable one, as we will treasure this moment as our ‘good times’. I would take this opportunity to thank our teachers Menderes Golcuk, Atilla Sinik, Okan Alkin and our mentors for organizing such a wonderful camp. Kaan Asik 9B


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On Sunday 1st April, ten of our year 10 students hopped on a bus which

took them to their year 10 Camp at Dromana. Being week one of school holidays, everyone was excited on taking a break from studying. The students were accompanied with two teachers and two mentors which became a total of 14 all up. The house that was hired was nice and 1km away from the beach which of course made the view, beautiful. We had quite an adventure, we explored Dromana, went to the beach, played beach soccer, went cycling, had barbeques, and more. A great time was had by all and here is Kubilay Mulayim’s experience of the camp:At the Dromana camp I had a really good time, hanging out with

friends and participating in group activities. We spent time playing basketball and playing beach soccer, we even went cycling at a national park. The four days there allowed me to interact more closely, not only with my friends but also with my teachers and pastoral care mentors. My best memory of the camp was during the cycling, we came to a steep slope, and riding down was extremely fun. We had some funny moments and a really relaxing time.Just want to thank everyone who participated in this camp, we had a great time and I am sure you did as well.

Ihsan SarikayaYr 10 Mentor, 2008 Graduate


Meadow Fair Wins AgainOn Saturday the 6th of May, years 7 and 8 soccer teams from Isik College campuses Keys borough, Sunshine and Shepparton played guest to Meadow fair campus from 11am to 4pm.

It was an exciting event with many teams having exceptional players playing in the new soccer field in Meadow fair Campus just built in 2011.

The soccer tournament was 20 minutes for one complete match. It was a half field area to play in which meant two teams play at the same time.After two matches played by each campus, there was a nice barbeque for lunch, there were sausages, chickens and all other meats.

After the barbeque the games were back on and Meadow fair campus 8D and 8B players won the golden trophy, while Sunshine Campus came in second in the finals with a silver trophy, the end result of the finals were 2-0.

This tournament which was organized by the Isik college pastoral care department was a really good opportunity for the students to be able to meet and interact with all other campuses. Everyone had enjoyed themselves and had fun. We would also be delighted if more tournaments like this take place in the future especially so we can visit other campuses of our school.HakanGocol&Salih Bol 8D

Student Representative CouncilOTTOMAN VILLAGE EXCURSION

On 11th of may, the src of isik college went to the ottoman village in broadmeadows, for mother`s day. Our plan was to give roses to all the mothers and put a smile on their faces. The secretary toured us around the village. As we toured we gave at roses and visited elderly mums.

After the tour one of the Pastoral care mentors Ahmet Ocal, had played the Turkish guitar, the baglama. He had played some fast dancing music and some of the src members

did some Turkish folk dancing which made the elderly very happy. Both the src and elderly had a great time. Fatih Tufekci 11A

The table tennis tournament was held in week 6 to week 8 which many people entered from year seven to year nine. There was 1st , 2nd and 3rd place with each winner earning a canteen voucher. It was an exciting experience for the students who entered the tournament and had a hit with others from a different year level. (M.Gezer 9B)1.place :Mehmet Gezer 9B2.place : Hussein Shiday 8A3.place : Mohsin Abbas 7A


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4. MAHDI AL MATOORY 8C 2651 Pages

5. OSMAN WARSAME 8A 2576 Pages

6. ABDULLAHI SAID 8A 2185 Pages

7. ABDULSAMED ONDER9D 2149 Pages

8. ARIF ALBAYRAK 9C 2000 Pages

9. ERSIN KURT 8C 1677 Pages

10. YUSUF DENGIZ 9B 1500 Pages

11.KAAN ASIK 9B 1218 12.SAMIL KIP 9B 1107 13.MOHAMMED AL ABID ALI 8B 96514.MUSAAB SYED 7A 931 15.HAMMAD AHMAD 9C 918 16.ERTUGRUL ERCIYAS 8C 884 17.EKREM TURKMENOGLU 8C 877 18.MUSTAFA DINEK 9A 871 19.KUBILAY MULAYIM 10B 819 20.ZUBYER GOKDEMIR 8C 802

21.CAGATAY GULER 10C 795 22.YILMAZ AKBULUT 8B 75923.MUHAMMED BALKAYA 7C 744 24.ADEM YAVUZ 9D 711 25.MUSTAFA AYVAZ 8C 709 26.AHMED ALAMARA 8A 655 27.ISMAIL OSMAN 7B 640 28.SUHEYL POLAT 7A 600 29.FARUK DIDIC 10C 60030.MEHMED FURGAN 9A 595

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The competition organized by Turkish and R&V Department started on the 20th of February and will finish on the 1st of December. Students can read the books for the year levels that are one year below and above them. After the completion of each level, students will receive the designated gifts. The points accrued after the completion of each level will be transferred to the next stage. Students may be required to summarise or be tested on what they have read. Students who

partake in the competition will need to report to their Pastoral Care Teacher the book they are reading and the number of pages they have read. Pastoral Care teachers will follow up the books that students are reading. For students who need to learn how to read the Quran, they may approach their Pastoral Care Teacher or R&V Teacher.Turkish and R&V Department

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10th International Turkish Olympiads Australia Final 31st March 2012

The Australian final of the 8th International Turkish Olympiads was held at Melbourne Convention and

Exhibition Centre on Saturday the 31st March 2010. The opening of the night was made by Tevfik Kerimoglu, Head of LOTE Department and it was presented by Mahmut Filizer, a well-known anchorman of Samanyolu News Channel of Turkey. The Turkish Ambassador to Canberra Mr Oguz Ozge, the Consul General Mr Serdar Cengiz, leaders of the community organizations, artists, writers were present at the night. Emel Sayin, a prominent singer of Classical Turkish Music was expected as the guest of honor and judge of the event, whereas due to severe health she was unable to make it. Instead, she sent a video message to the audience. Some 1400 people attended the night and the doors had to be closed in the first hour as the conference hall was flooded by the Turkish Community members as well as the Turkish language learners of different backgrounds. The students competed in several categories including Turkish First Language Poetry Recitation and Singing, Turkish Second Language Poetry Recitation and Singing, Essay Writing, Turkish Speaking and special performance. Meadow Fair students gained significant successes in the finals.

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Halil Erciyas of year 11.......First Place in Essay Writing.Abdullah Shire and Osman Warsame .......Winners of Special Performance Category Muzappar Adilcan of Year 8 ….First place in Turkish Speaking categories..Those students travelled to Turkey on Monday, the 28th May 2012 to compete at the Grand Finale to be held in Istanbul and 40 other provinces. The Closing of the Grand Finale took place at the huge Turk Telekom Arena stadium with the some 55.000 spectator. Kemal Tezcan of year 11 also exhibited an outstanding performance and gained audience applause. At the event Ms Demet Latifoglu, who passed away whilst trying to save her son from drowning in Great Ocean Road, also awarded for her significant contribution to the education of the young community members. The family and the school community were close to tears during the presentation. AUSTURK Saturday School was also awarded for their long services to the teaching of Turkish since 1977. President Isa Gungor received a trophy from Mr Tuncay Terzi, coordinating principal of Isik Colleges. Meadow Fair Campus LOTE-Turkish Department members worked tirelessly for months and played a crucial role in organizing the night which is believed to support the teaching of Turkish in Australia and all over the world. Lote Department

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BIOLOGYVCE UNITS 1&2 BIO CAMP – YEAR 11 PERSPECTIVE

It was a crisp, cold morning in which all the VCE Units 1&2 Biology students had gathered at school. It was the day! Leaving home for three days to survive and study at Wilson’s Promontory. Not before long, we set off on our long drive to the national park. And can you believe that a trailer attached to one of our minivans came loose and luggage was falling out. Fortunately it was collected by the minivans that followed since we were travelling in a convoy. Anyway, we all arrived safe and sound at our designated location around 12:00 noon, aka our new home for three days. We swiftly claimed a bed/bunk for our own and the day progressed with two educational activities. These included observing and studying grassland ecosystems, and the other was studying the effects of bushfires on ecosystem; both activities were led by a ranger. I must say, it was a tiring first day for

all of us, so sleeping wasn’t an issue that night (neither the second night). Dawn fast approaching, we prepared ourselves for the second day of camp and set off to the first activity. This time, a new ranger greeted us and delivered a lecture on the floods and bushfires that hit Wilson’s Prom in its prior years. After some informative presentations about specific organisms in Wilson’s Prom, we learnt about endangered species and how external factors can affect their status. Later on we had a long break and most students decided to visit a nearby beach, and it was quite a sight for sore eyes (note that we were very exhausted at camp). Later, it was time to undertake inter-tidal studies along the coast at Wilson’s Prom. Students had worksheets, books, writing materials and were studiously examining the ecosystem there. Best of all, we did our prayers on the wet sand there, so it was a new

experience for our biology group. Back at the lodge, Mr.Tevfik Kerimoglu took charge in cooking BBQ, and the barbeque supplemented the day’s wonderful experience. Day three, our last activity was cancelled because it was raining, so it was “off we go back home”. And it was obvious that everyone was excited about going back home, back to their warm and cosy beds and home-cooked meals by their parents. But it must be said that everyone had a fantastic time at Wilson’s Prom, and we’d like to thank the teachers (Mr.Addo, Mr.Helou, Mr.Turkmen and Mr.Kerimoglu) for organizing, accompanying and supervising us for the duration of the camp which proved to be such a fruitful and memorable study camp. by Muhammed Yelegin & Bilal Sarikaya


CAMPVCE UNITS 1&2 BIO CAMP – YEAR 10 PERSPECTIVE

On the morning of the 19th of March 2012, the Year 10 and 11 Biology students slowly filed into any one of the four vans, very tired and sleepy. The next three hours saw student’s heads bouncing off the windows as they tried to catch a wink of sleep. This mood was consistent throughout the journey until we cast our eyes on the magnificent view of the beautiful landscape of mountains and beaches. This is when the cameras came out and the atmosphere of the whole van shifted. The students moved from window to window trying to get the best view. This excitement stayed with us till we got to the campsite, where we left the trailers and went to the first activity.

On our first activity we got to study the endangered grassland ecosystem and also looked at the different aspects of biology like the political and social issues. Then we went back to the campsite where we had the frustrating task of putting up a tent for the first time, but I would say we fared pretty well and most tents were up within an hour. That night we personally vowed to ourselves not to sleep with the threat of a wombat attack lurking upon us, but soon enough our vigil turned into one kept with closed eyes.

Setting up the camps required co-operation and sneaky looks over to the other tents.

By the second day we had gotten used to the surroundings of Wilsons Promontory. One popular place to spend free time was the beach and everyone was happy to know that the next activity was at the intertidal zone of another beach. Here we stayed even after we finished the activities and took pictures. We even prayed at the beach which was an illuminating experience. That night everyone opened their food stores and took out everything that was capable of being slapped on the barbeque. Tevfik hoca then cooked up an absolute feast which everyone enjoyed. Judging by Tevfik hoca’s cooking skills I am certain he enjoys a very happy family life.

Judging by Tevfik hoca’s cooking skills I am certain he enjoys a very happy family life.

The next morning we grudgingly packed up our possessions and loaded them into the trailers. We were supposed to be going back to the beach for a bit of fun but unfortunately it started raining. The gloomy weather perfectly reflected our moods as we made our way back towards our normal lives. I am very thankful to Mr. Emmanuel and Mr. Helou to introducing us to a whole new way of looking at biology; and also Velid Hoca’s amazing driving skills that pulled us through the scariest of bends; and Tevfik Hoca’s amazing culinary skills for making the camp experience all the more rewarding. By: Muhammad G. Abbas & Mustafa Alkazali

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year 8 and 9 Imax and Museum Excursion

On two Wednesdays, the 9th and 23rd of May, various year 8 and 9 students attended the

screening of “The Human Body” Imax show followed by a general viewing of the Melbourne Museum displays. The boys got to see, on the 3rd largest screen in the world, some amazing cinematography and microphotography of the inside workings of the human body. Most of these daily functions are taken for granted by us and hardly noticed and yet they miracles of creation.

Some of the amazing things we saw were the speeding impulse of a brain cell racing at 400 kilometers-per-hour… the quivering dance of hairs in our ear, so small that 10,000 bunched together are thinner than one strand of hair from our head… the

160 km trek of a red blood cell, only thousandths of an inch in size, through our vast, tangled network of veins, arteries and capillaries… and the miraculous genetic fusion of parental DNA that signals the beginning of a unique new life.

After the show the boys experienced such things as 3D interactive displays, authentic living and non-living biological specimens and geological samples. The Imax show was highly relevant to their current studies and the museum displays were useful as a prequel to their semester 2 topics. This excursion was also valuable to the boys because they gained knowledge useful for Science, Humanities and Physical Education studies. I have to congratulate them on their excellent conduct whilst they represented Isik College in public.

By Rohan MorrisonJunior Science Teacher


LIBRARY NEWS

The 2012 Short List has been announced! The Children’s Book Council of Australia has announced the short list of books for 2012. From this short list the winner of the book of the year will be announced in August 2012. Most of these titles are on our

Library shelves. Our Library collection includes previous winners and shortlisted books. These books are highly recommended and we urge all students to take time to read them at some stage during this “The Year of Na-tional Reading 2012.”At the beginning of Term 3 the Library will be giving away some prizes... details will be kept secret... ( hint; we encourage READING )

Younger Readers Short List 2012Author Title ISBN PublisherConstable, Kate Crow Country 9781742373959 Allen & UnwinFlanagan, John Brotherband: The

Outcasts9781741664492 Random House Australia

French, Jackie Nanberry: Black Brother White

9780732290221 Angus & Robertson Harper Collins Publishers

Green, Susan The Truth About Verity Sparks

9781921720277 Walker Books Australia

Rodda, EmilyIll. Craig Smith

Bungawitta 9781862918337 Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia

Rodda, Emily The Golden Door 9781862918337 Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia

Intended for independent younger readers.

Older Readers Short List 2012Author Title ISBN PublisherBauer, Michael Gerard Ishmael and the Hoops of

Steel9781862919174 Omnibus Books, Scholas-

tic AustraliaCondon, Bill A Straight Line to my

Heart9781742377308 Allen & Unwin

Dubosarsky, Ursula The Golden Day 9781742374710 Allen & UnwinGardner, Scot The Dead I Know 9781742373843 Allen & UnwinMcGahan, Andrew Ship Kings: The Coming

of the Whirlpool9781742376479 Allen & Unwin

Newton, Robert When We Were Two 9780143566830 Penguin Books, Penguin Group (Australia)

These books are for mature readersSchool holidays are not far away and we hope students will take this opportunity to catch up on some Reading

during this time.Some new books to recommend...

The Maze Runner by James DashnerCrow Country by Kate Constable

Ismael and the Hoops of Steel by Gerard Michael BauerRangers Apprentice series by John Flanagan

Just Doomed by Andy Griffiths

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The InfoMatrix competition was held in Bucharest, Romania’s capital, in the first week of May. InfoMatrix is an international informatix competition comprising of six categories: Robot Sumo, Robot Line Following, Device Control, Programming, Computer Art, Computer Animations and Short Film. ISIK College Meadow Fair Campus qualified as finalists and we were invited to present our project under the short film category to represent ISIK College, and Australia.Thirty-nine countries participated with over 100 projects for the various categories and competition was fierce. The two students I went along with, Mesut Latifoglu and Taha Caksak, worked hard to prepare materials, exhibition stall display items, presentation notes and their on-screen presentation for the panel of 5 judges – in addition to the 3 months spent on the short film they planned, filmed, edited and published. In addition, it must be mentioned that some of Taha and Mesut’s peers were involved in the short film as cast members, not to mention Kane Gardner who was chiefly responsible for filming and famous for his cinematic angles. We especially appreciate the contribution of Mr. Michael Kulkewycz who devoted his time and talent for our production; I thank them all. The entry received great feedback for their and was awarded a silver medal. Students received USD$300, a silver medal each, and brought back a representative plaque for our campus.Students gained a lot, namely international exposure and the opportunity to meet students like themselves, the best in their field, in their locality. Strong friendships ensued and a whole other dimension of experience was gained, not easily attainable from non-experiential sources. It was overwhelming for them at first and they

conjured up much courage to remain determined and persistent. It was probably this determination and the memorable entry from Eastmeadows the previous year that saw ISIK College as a stand-out competitor. One judge commented that we’d set a high standard for the competition and it has been carried through well, and even sent his regards to Zuleyha Aykan, the Head of ICT, having participated

successfully in the previous year. I would like to single-out and extend sincere gratitude to Ilker Temizkan, our college principal, Alper Ciftci, curriculum coordinator , Suleyman Kor, deputy principal, Zuleyha Aykan, coordinating head teacher for ICT for their ongoing support and commitment to this project. In addition, it was wonderful to have the entire school staff supporting us along the way in many

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facets of this endeavour – without this team/family-based effort, success would not have been possible – it is OUR victory to share. Also, a special heart-felt appreciation of the parents of our students who had faith in us and also provided support and encouragement.I look forward to seeing ISIK representing success and excellence in years to come and hope to be a contributing factor in shaping that history. Once again, well done ISIK College!Ilker AbakHead of ICT – Meadow Fair


Memories by Mesut Latifoglu

10AIt was nearing the end of the 2011, , I was in the library at the time when our supervisor (Mr. Ilker Abak) came in and informed

(where the competition was being held, also known as ISB), The Parliament of Romania and a couple of huge shopping centers.On day one of the competition we

arrived at the ISB we were greeted by people from many different countries such as Mexico, Turkey, Albania, Tanzania, Columbia just to name a few of the 38 countries. On this day we needed to setup our stand. We spent the whole styling up our stand with what we had. We put a lot of effort into and when we were finished I was proud for what we have created. We found out who is going to present to the judges in order. My heart sank when we realized we were forth out of twenty seven.The second day was the most important day for the whole trip, simply because it was presentation day. As we walked into the presentation room I tried to keep calm and remember my lines. There were 6 judges who we very optimistic and excited. But something happened; there was no computer in the presentation room to show our presentation, we had realized that the all of the contestants before us had laptops. It took about 10 minutes to set up a new computer in the room. Because of this I was a bit less confident. I said all of my lines correctly and before I knew it the presentation was done. Once I walked out I realized I was sweating. The rest of the day we spent staying at our stand attracting people.The third day wasn’t as critical but still important because we needed to stay at our stand and represent Australia and our school. No outstanding thing happened on this day.

unity presentationThe Game Training presentation taught me many things. Unity was a really simple program in which I could create little and simple but enjoyable game. Although I do not plan on working in the gaming industry it also taught me some basics in JavaScript codingI want to become and engineer and that way involve coding with JavaScript and other programming languages. Game developing will be a little side hobby of mine while working as an engineer. Overall, the presentation was an educational and a fun session in which everyone will be able to benefit from. No doubt anyone who attends this presentation will easily be able to make a small game. Mehmed Furgan 9A

Romania.Once I stepped out of the plane a wind of heat hit me I still thought in my head we were in Australia. We received a ride from one of the member of the Infomatrix comity and he took us to our hotel, The Rin Grand Hotel. It was very

classy inside, but when I looked out of the windows the landscape still reminded me of home. We had arrived a few days before the competition started so we had free time. In this time we went to the International School of Bucharest

us about an upcoming international competition called Infomatrix. We both agreed to compete in this competition. Originally we were going to enter the Computer Art category and we both started on the long holidays. However it was difficult to achieve that level at that time so we had to cancel the project. Instead when we returned to school we decided to do something simpler, a short film. We spent a few weeks brainstorming and thinking of ideas. We combined all of our ideas into a story. We created a storyboard and planned each day what we were going to do. We spent a while running around and gathering the props that we would need for our film. After this we immediately started filming. With Taha and I was the main actors and Kane Gardner as our cinematographer, we needed our “supplementary student actors”, so we rounded different types of students. The filming took about two to three weeks and between shootings I quickly edited and linked up the video footage so we can see the film altogether instead of in pieces. After the filming I spent an extra week or so finishing up the editing. We gave in our video and waited nervously. It was not until a week later when we received an email saying “Congratulations, your project is qualified to Infomatrix 2012 World Finals.” I simply could not believe my eyes; at first I thought it was a mistake. I told my parents they were as confused as I was. A few days later another email came in with my ticket information and such, I froze looking at my screen. I didn’t know what emotion I was feeling. I told my parents and they were proud to the brim. Ill skip to when I was at

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our successful trip to Bucharest At the end of 2011 Mr. Abak approached Mesut and I, he asked us if we wanted to join the competition called Infomatrix. We went home, found out some information about the project and realised that this could be a once in a life time opportunity so we said yes. We decided to enter the category Computer Art by making a 3D animation. We were a quarter into the completion of our project but we thought that we would be much more successful if we done a short film. So before we started our project we decided on the duties that each of us had to do: I was accounted to be the director, script writer and the organiser, Mesut was going to put together the short film and add effects and Kane was going to be our cameraman. We spent many weeks to complete our project in Term 1. After the hard work it was time to submit our project to see if we can qualify. We thought that we had a very slight chance to make it in. Two weeks later on the 21st of March we received an email from Mr. Abak notifying us that our project was accepted. It took a few days to realise that we were actually going to go overseas to compete in a worldwide competition. Now it was time to prepare for Infomatrix. Some of these preparations included: Items to include in our stand; the stand that we had to prepare was to introduce to other people about our project and country, our passports, our luggage’s, our logo, our team jackets, forms and flight tickets. We thought that everything was done and we were going to have a lovely and relaxing time in Romania, but it turned out to be wrong... we were going there to compete which was where the hard part actually began.On the 29th of April, we all met up at Melbourne airport and said our final goodbyes to our families. Mr. Abak was going to be Mesut and I’s supervisor. After a very long, tiring and exciting trip we had finally touched the soil of Bucharest. Thankfully someone part of the Infomatrix group welcomed us. A lovely person named Talha. After we arrived at the hotel, we quickly settled

into our rooms and had a long and nice rest. At 7pm we met with Talha to eat dinner at Dristor Kebap’s. We had the opportunity to explore Bucharest before the competition started. We had come four days earlier just so we can have more time to rest and enjoy. We went to the Palace Of Parliament. It is the second largest administrative building in the world. We also went to Afi Palace; which was a huge shopping centre. We explored around our hotel, there were shopping centres and a circus. We were also lucky to see all around the International School of Bucharest. Finally the competition was beginning, our hotel was beginning to get crowded as every day went passed. On Thursday, we along with every other person in the competition needed to prepare their stands. Breakfast was given by the hotel and lunch and dinner was going to be served at the school. After long and tiring efforts, our stand started to slowly get into shape. We just had a couple of final touches and we decided we can finish it off the next day. At night there was an informative gathering and everyone found out their order to present their project to the judges. We were very unlucky because we were presenting 4th. After the presentation we went back to our hotel. Unfortunately we had a long night ahead of us. We needed to prepare our speech by organising cue cards, a PowerPoint presentation playing during our speech was also necessary and a kiosk slideshow that was going to keep repeating at our stand. The next day on Friday there was an opening ceremony. After that the Infomatrix competition had officially started. Everyone were going around seeing other projects and creating conversations about their countries and culture. On the other hand we had the stress of preparing for our presentation. It was our turn. We went into the room. Everything went according to plan except a few minor things. The feedback they gave was positive. They also gave some advices that we can use to improve our project. Everything important was over.

There was a soccer tournament. The friends that I made from Turkey and Turkmenistan included me in their soccer team. We couldn’t make it into the finals, but the main thing was that we enjoyed ourselves and shared the skills from all over the world. We also gathered at each other’s hotel rooms and had lots of fun. On Saturday night there was a performance night where some people showed us parts of their culture with dances and songs. Everyone picked which tour they wanted to go on. We chose the trip to Brasov (translyvania). We saw the Peles castle. This castle was where the first king of Romania lived. It was so awesome. The king collected weapons, which was what fascinated me a lot also the Ottoman room. Later we went to Dracula’s castle. We were all very excited to see what everyone was saying was spectacular. What they said was true. We saw the different things Dracula wore and the little scary doors, rooms and equipment he had. After that we ate at a restaurant next to a horse saddle. After dinner we watched a horse show. This was probably the most tiring day because we were on the go the whole time.After many days spent at the stands, it was time to learn our results. It was Monday, unfortunately our last day in Bucharest. Everyone was impatient to find out the results. Thankfully we got SILVER and won 300 American Dollars! We were very rapped about the decision. Before we left to go to the airport, we got each other’s contact details. When we arrived to Melbourne airport, we were greeted with flowers and hugs. Mr. Ilker Temizkan and Mr. Suleyman Kor also made their way out to congratulate us. We took many photos and went back to our homes.The whole trip was a wonderful experience. We enjoyed it a lot, saw new cultures, made new friends and saw the way of life in Romania. I would like to thank Mr. Michael Kulkewytz for starring in our short film and everyone who gave us this opportunity to go on this trip, especially Mr. Ilker Temizkan, Mr. Ilker Abak.Taha Caksak 10C


A R T

On Thursday the 19th of May, 7A, B and C went to the Art Gallery to learn about art movements starting from the middle ages and ending in the 20th century. The main focus was on European art as our art gallery has a great, publicly owned collection of artworks in this genre. We also had gallery experts give us speeches talking us through some of the meanings of the artworks. The artworks also gave us an insight into how the artists reacted to major historical events of the time. The first gallery we went to was the National Gallery of Victoria, International on St.Kilda Road.

Tactile! Water on glass. Lecturers explain the themes of Renaissance, Abstract, and Impressionist Art works. After our guided tours we had lunch in the park and made our way to the National Gallery at Federation Square to view more historical Artworks by famous Australian artists. Many of these paintings are in the students’ Art Detective textbooks. Seeing them live of course is, a very different, and much better experience.

By Rohan MorrisonYear 7 Art Teacher


ISIk HAS A GyM!

What began as an idea early last year has recently culminated in ISIK College`s

gymnasium complex.Through the generous support of our Principal, Mr Ilker Temizkan, and the efforts of Messrs. Leonard Cosaitis, Hofis Ouaida, Bihter Altuntas and Bunyamin Kazanci, Isik now boasts a fully -equipped gym including state-of-art multi-stations, squat cage, adjustable benches, and assorted dumbbells and barbells. We now have almost 300 kg in free weights, cardio-vascular exercise machines, and much more.All staff are encouraged to use the gym, as are students 16 years and older but only under the strict proviso that students must be supervised by a qualified teacher such as Leonard Cosaitis or any member of our PE staff, notably Ahmed Rajab or Mohamed Moustafa.Regards,PE Department

tHE AuStRALIAN NAtIoNAL WREStLING CHAMpIoNSHIp

On the 24th of May, our school’s wrestling team flew to Perth to participate in the Australian national wrestling championship. For this tournament our team prepared for 3 months to make sure we were trained enough to compete at a national level. In the last month of our preparation we trained very hard every single day after school and on

the weekends. At Perth we had very tough matches where we competed with wrestlers that had nearly 10 years of experience. Our boys did very well and many of our wrestlers had a chance to compete in the youth Olympics that will be held in Sydney in 2013.PE Department

We would like to thank Damla college’s principal Deniz Erdogan and Muhammed Aksu for taking us around Perth and organising wonderful dinners for us. From our wrestlers the following students received medals:

50Kg Omar Moussa :Gold

58Kg Fatih Tufekci :Bronze

60Kg Samil Atlihan :Gold(junior) assistant coach

63Kg Ridvan Atlihan :Gold

68Kg Taha Colakoglu :Silver

68Kg Mustafa Dulger :Bronze


CAREER

This term was a busy run of events organised by the Careers Department. Our guest speaker program hosted 3 different guests from 3 distinct industries: Science (esp. Geology), Education and Engineering.Representing the Science industry, Broadie Wales came out to speak about the Bachelor of Science course at Melbourne University. Students learned about the

requirements needed to get into the courses and the many range of areas they may specialise in within the course. Students also learned about the new ‘Melbourne model’ and the different pathways that the course provides including the various master degrees in Engineering, Medicine, Optometry, Dentistry to name a few.

One of our own, Dr. Emmanuel Opare-Addo, who previously was a geologist and now heads our school’s science department, presented an engaging presentation on what a geologist is and what their line of work involve. Given he was a geologist himself, he was able to reflect on his own personal experience which brought life to his presentation.

Coming out to speak about Education was the Associate Dean of Education at La Trobe University, Dr. Tanya Fitzgerald. She gave an enthralling presentation on the noble duty of educating people and the importance of this type of work for a moral and prosperous future. She also shared her experience in management and the art of

interacting with other people to resolve problems that may stifle any work place.Last but not least, an engineer, Gavin Chater, came out to our school courtesy of Engineers Australia to speak to our boys about the many types of engineering on offer for engineering students. Gavin is a project delivery leader and manager at GHD and was selected as Young Engineer of the Year in 2011. He was selected by Engineers Australia to come down and share his passion with students as he has a long list of achievements and experience under his belt. Most students were

quite enticed by his presentation as many of our boys seriously consider their chances at becoming engineers of the future.

All in all, it has been quite a fruitful term in terms of careers and we hope for bigger and better opportunities for students to engage in activities that prompt serious contemplation about their futures. Learning is ongoing!

Guner HusseinCareers Development Practitioner


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