28 JULY 11

AUGUST 2011Mon 1 THE HOLY MONTH OF

RAMADAN BEGINSTues 2 ICAS ENGLISH COMPETITION

Thur 4 WESTPAC MATHS COMPETITION

Tues 16 ICAS MATHS COMPETITIONMon 29 RAMADAN ENDSTues 30 Wed 31

EID - UL - FITR HOLIDAYNO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

SEPTEMBER 2011Thur 1- 7 NATIONAL LITERACY /

NUMERACY WEEKFri 2 SCHOLARSHIP

APPLICATION EXAMCLOSING DATE

Mon 5 CURRICULUM DAYNO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Wed 14 SCHOLARSHIP EXAMThur 15 SECONDARY ENROLMENT

APPLICATION CLOSING DAYThur 22 LAST DAY OF TERM 3 FOR

STUDENTSFri 23 PARENT TEACHER

INTERVIEWS

OCTOBER 2011Mon 10 TERM 4 COMMENCES

STUDENTS RETURNMon 31 CURRICULUM DAY

NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

NOVEMBER 2011Tues 1 MELBOURNE CUP

PUBLIC HOLIDAY NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGEAssalamu Alaikum

Dear parents, staff and students,

Welcome back students, parents and all staff. I hope everybody is organised and prepared for Term 3. Year 12 VCE students are more than halfway through the year with only 14 weeks left until the final exams. I would like to advise all year 12 students’ parents to continue their support and discuss the VCE Program with their child regularly. VCE students, this is the time you need to study more and put in 100% effort to achieve a high ATAR score. Remember this term is your last chance to make a difference.

We are pleased that the Holy Month of Ramadan will start on Monday the 1st of August. We, the staff of Ilim College wish you a blessed Ramadan. May Allah (s.w.t) accept all our good intentions and good deeds during Ramadan. A ‘special timetable’ will be put in place during the month of Ramadan. Therefore, students will start at 9:00 am and will be dismissed at 2:35pm and secondary students will be dismissed at 2:45pm . All parents are required to collect their children promptly at the specified times. Parents who are unable to collect their children at the recommended time must contact the school to register and organise afterschool care program for their children. The program will cater for those children for the hour from 2:35pm to 3:45pm.

The constructions for the Art classes have commenced and are scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. InshAllah.

Applications for the 2012 Scholarship program are now open for current year 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 students at the College. Application forms may be collected from the General office.

* Applications close on the 2nd of September 2011.

I wish all students, staff and parents a happy Ramadan. May Allah accept your fasting and prayers. Ramadan Mubarak.

May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you all.

Wassalam

Yusuf KircaPrincipal

HadeethOn the authority of Abu Hurairah may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said:“Prophet David peace and blessings of Allah be upon him earned his living and

ate only from his labour, and nothing else.”

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The buses will be departing the college at 2:55pm during Ramadan.The students will be starting school

at 9:00am.Parents should be aware that their children

will be arriving home approximately 50 minutes earlier

than usual.

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2012 Scholarship2012 Ilim College Scholarship Applications are now open.Last Day of Application:2 September 2011

Exam Date: 14 September 2011 Venue: ilim College Multipurpose Hall Time: 10:30am

Applicants: Current Grade 6 to Yr . 11 students

* A non-refundable $20 application fee is applicable to all students ap-plying for the scholarship.

* An Application form may be obtained from the College Office or website:www.ilimcollege.vic.edu.au.

UNIFORM SHOP TRADING HOURSNormal Trading Hours: (until further notice)

8:45am - 10:30am & 2:30pm - 4:20 pm .

ATTENTIONIt is extremely important that your child/children arrive at the College at the appropriate times shown below, as essential information with regards to the day’s activities is communi-cated to the students in the mornings.

Primary – 8.50am Secondary – 8.45am It is also imperative that you collect your child/children on time (unless tutoring or after school activities have been or-ganised and approved) as no supervision is provided there-after.

Primary – 3.30pm Secondary – 3.35pm If your child/children continue to be late to school or not col-lected on time you will be contacted to discuss this matter with the Vice Principals.

La Trobe University Tutoring ServicesIf any parent/student would like access to our first class tutors, or perhaps babysitters, simply go to the website at: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/careers/employers/tutoring.html and follow the instructions to register.

Ms. Sonia Koubar

SCIENCEWORKS EXCURSION GR.5’s...At last we arrived at ScienceWorks. We had planned a great day there and I couldn’t wait to get in. We have gone to ScienceWorks twice this year including now. We were split into 2 groups before we left which meant that both groups would be doing separate activities at different times. When we arrived at Science Works, we all put our bags down, ate our recess snacks and headed to our first activity.My group’s first activity was a show called Cool Stuff. At Cool Stuff there was a man named Chris. Chris was quite funny and he taught us about a chemical called Liquid Nitrogen. Liquid Nitrogen is a very cold liquid. It boils at room temprature and is -196 degrees celsius, BRRR that is cold!!! Anyways Chris told us that Liquid Nitrogen is so cold that it can even burn your hand, make it black then make the hand not respond to the brain. This is called frostbite. We all thought that was really interest-ing. We had a nice 'Liquid Nitrogen' session at Cool Stuff & we all had a lot of questions for Chris which he happily answered.

After Cool Stuff we enjoyed 1 whole hour at General Viewing. We started from ol’ SportsWorks then moved on to…BACK-YARD ADVENTURES. Most of you must be saying what’s Backyard Adventures but don’t worry, I’ll tell you about it. First there’s this scary spider that will scare you more than anything, but don’t worry it’s not real. After that we played a bee game where you sit on a fake bee and fly through a backyard. It was so life-like. Then we played another appealing game where you had to choose an animal or an insect from the machine that survives by eating prey. I played twice and realised that the but-terfly was the insect that survived the most. Find the rest out yourself on YOUR next trip to ScienceWorks (Don’t miss out).

Then we visited Explore-a-Sauras. Yep, explore the Dinosaurs. Have you ever wondered how dinosaurs became extinct? The truth is that they aren’t (Well at least that’s what it said there.)It said that living birds are dinosaurs. But please don’t be scared of birds. We then went to dig out fossils of dinosaurs. You read right, they were fossils. Ribs, Legs, Toes, Hands and any other dino bones but obviously they were not the real ones. It was such fun looking for fossils that we could’ve done it for hours but there was a long queue so we had to keep it short.

We all learnt a lot of interesting facts at Science Works. We had an absolutely fun day and I think that everyone must thank the grade 5 teachers for this GREAT excursion. ZAKARIYA ISAAQ 5B

Dear Parents,Education Maintenance Allowance (2nd Instalment)The application for the 2nd instalment of the EMA (Edu-cation Maintenance Allowance) is now opened. Parents who have missed out on the 1st instalment may apply with a current Health Care Card. The application forms must be returned to the office by Friday 5th August 2011.Parents who have successfully received the 1st in-stalment need not reapply for the 2nd instalment.

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THE HUMAN BODY The year 8A and 8C students went on an excursion to IMAX to watch a 2D

documentary on the Human body. The documentary took the students on a fantastic

voyage detailing the speeding impulse of a brain cell racing at 250 miles-per-hour,

the quivering dance of hairs in our ear, the 100-mile trek of a red blood cell 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. The

complexities of the human

body were explored by

investigating the many

different functions that

keep our bodies running

from dawn to dusk. The

documentary was effective in stimulating the children's minds and was

engaging with the use of filmmaking techniques, combined with the latest medical

and scientific imaging. Students learned that all these extraordinary occurrences are

routine events for our bodies, which peaked their interests and helped them view the

body differently. They thoroughly enjoyed the documentary and it was a great way

to expand their knowledge as it revised topics covered in class.

Ms. Emine Guney

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Excursion to Victoria University

The Year 8ACE Science students had an educational and inspirational experience at Victoria University, St. Albans campus on the 21st of July. The students attended a program developed by the School of Biomedical and Health Sciences. The excursion aimed to inspire and cultivate students to investigate and analyse the world around them and extend their natural curiosity in science.

Under the supervision of Victoria University academics, students conducted insightful experiments on the eye, illusions, nutrition and the skeletal system. To visualize the structure and features of the eye, students observed an eye dissection. They studied the concept of illusion and through activities discovered how it can deceive visual perception. The importance of nutrients was also explored by performing tests that involved detecting starch and fat in food samples. The students also examined the features and structure of bones by conducting various tests.

Overall, the excursion was a great success. The students really enjoyed the hands-on and interactive activities. It provided them with the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and develop experimental techniques, which will help in future learning.

Ms Rabia Guney Science teacher

Rahma Ahmed & Hazel Onan analysing a cow’s bone Students analysing fat content in milk

Boys conducting the bone strength test Jazmina Tarmidi touching a cow’s eye

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Making Slime in the Primary Department

Year 10 students visited Melbourne University to participate in ‘Australian Brain Bee competition’ during the holidays.

Year 11 enjoying the rat dissection in Biology class!!

Grade 6 budding botanists looking at the parts of a plant under the microscope.

Grade 6’s growing their own plants

We have been involved in lots of fun activities during science week.

This year, theme for science week is ‘React to Chemistry’.

Our enthusiastic junior scientists are presenting their projects on Thursday. Come along and join us between 11am to 1pm.

The Primary school will celebrate Science at Ilim College by conducting rotational activities in the classrooms. Students will be able to see different experiments and carry them out by visiting their year level classes.

ILIM PARENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN A FREE

INTERNET COURSE Please contactMrs Gulcin Buyukyazici

Note: The program will commence once there are at least 7 parents interested

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Mrs. Nese GulSchool Nursing

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ARABIC NEWSLETTER

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TURKISH NEWSLETTER

TERM 2 PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM

Ilim College invites all parents to morning tea / coffee every Wednesday

mornings ACTIVITIES:

Hands on creative activities i.e. knitting Learning helpful tips on parenting

Dealing with the difficult adolescent Tips on child behavior management

Professional Guest speakers

The topics discussed are flexible to the needs of our parents.

TERM 2 PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM

Ilim College invites all parents to morning tea / coffee every Wednesday

mornings ACTIVITIES:

Hands on creative activities i.e. knitting Learning helpful tips on parenting

Dealing with the difficult adolescent Tips on child behavior management

Professional Guest speakers

The topics discussed are flexible to the needs of our parents.

Müdür’ün Mesajı

Esselamu Aleyküm.Sayın veliler, öğrenciler ve okul personeli,

Herkese 3. Döneme hoşgeldiniz diyorum. Tüm personelin 3. Döneme iyi bir organize ile hazır olduklarını umut ediyorum.

12. sınıf VCE öğrencileri için artık yarıdan çok az zamanları kalarak, imtihanların başlamasına 14 hafta gibi bir zamanları kaldı. 12. Sınıf öğrenci velilerine çocuklarının VCE programları ile ilgili konuşmalar yapmalarını tavsiye ederim. Bu dönem VCE öğrencileri için son bir fırsattır, lütfen daha çok ders çalışarak üniversiteye giriş ATAR puanı almayı başaracaksınız.

Mübarek Ramazan ayına 1 Ağustos 2011 Pazartesi başlayacağımızdan dolayı çok sevinçliyiz. Şahsım ve tüm İlim Koleji çalışanları sizlerin Ramazan ayınızın mübarek olmasını dilerken, Allah (CC) bütün dua ve hayırlarınızı kabul etsin. Ramazan Boyunca, öğrenciler sabah 9.00’da başlayıp, öğlenden sonra saat 2.45’de dağıtılacaklardır. İlkokul öğrencileri ise 2.35’de dağıtılacaktır. Bütün veliler çocuklarını saat 2.45’de okuldan almak zorundadırlar. Saat 2.45’de çocuklarını almayan veliler okul ofisine bildirmek zorundadırlar çünkü kole-jimizde okul sonrası saat 2.45 – 3.45 arasında çocuklara bakılması için bir program hazırlanacaktır. Ramazan ayı boyunca kolejimizin ofisi saat 3.45’de kapatılacaktır.

Kolejimizde yeni yapılmakta olan Resim-iş sınıfları inşaatına başlanmış olduğunu ve bu sınıfların yıl sonuna kadar bitirileceğini sizlere bildirmekten mutluluk duymaktayım.

İlim Koleji 2012 yılı için Burs başvuruları 6,7,8,9,10 ve 11 sınıf öğrencileri icin devam etmektedir. Müracaat formları Kolej ofısinden alınabilir. Müracaatlar 2 Eylül 2011 tarihinde kapanacaktır. Burs imtihanı 14 Eylül 2011 tarihinde okulumuzda yapılacaktır.

Tüm öğrenci, okul çalışanları ve velilerin Ramazan ayı mübarek olsun. Allah (CC) orucunuzu ve dualarınızı ka-bul etsin.

Allahın rahmeti ve bereketi üzerinize olsun.

Selamlar

Yusuf KırcaMÜDÜR