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Message from Ms Leyla Mohamoud

Importance of Role Modelling asparents

Parents serve as role models not onlythrough direct interactions with theirchildren, but through the examples they setwith their attitude and behaviour within thefamily and in the outside world. Byaddressing their concerns, sharing their

lives, and maintaining a constructive perspective, parents cancontribute to their children's personal growth and development.

Children admire and emulate their parents. Through theirpersonal qualities and achievements, they can inspire others tostrive and develop without direct instruction. Due to their regularpresence and interaction with their children, parents can serveas consistent and evolving role models for their children.

Parents who show a willingness to interact with others, andwho focus on the richness of life that results from diversity,can help their children learn to appreciate and respect culturaldifferences.

As children develop, they need guidance on an increasinglycomplex array of issues. By displaying moral and ethicalbehaviour, parents can also impart values which can counterthe negative influences children may receive from their peersor media. The responsibility of being a role model can alsoencourage parents to better themselves.

One of the most important steps for a ‘happy’ home is to haveboth parents equally involved in raising the children. Too oftenwe witness one of the two parents becoming more involved,while the other becomes distant. A child brought up with thelove and affection from both parents would prosper far greatlyon a mental, psychological level than one that only has oneparent.

Another vital concept is communication. Communicate withyour children and stay active in their lives. Take the time tolisten and share their concerns, so they feel both loved andrespected. Practice respect and tolerance, to provide clearstandards of acceptable behaviour. Develop fun and engagingfamily activities, which share and develop the interests of bothyou and your children.

One of the best ways to cement this relationship betweenchildren and parents is through the biography of the Prophet,may the mercy and blessings of Allah be upon him. Storiescan be read before bedtime and the children can be askedwhat they liked most about the story. They can also be askedto implement basic lessons from the stories in their own lives.They will be able to make better decisions for themselves,stand up against wrong-doings, and will also be able to expressthemselves effectively. May Allah SWT protect and preserveyour children and reward you for your efforts.

Leyla MohamoudHead of Campus

AFFIRMATION OF DEMOCRATICPRINCIPLES and PRACTICES

The Australian International Academyof Education declares and affirms thatschool programmes and leadingpractices embrace the followingimportant principles:

1. The promotion of peace, harmonyand understanding throughintercultural interactions.

2. All Australians have equal rights before the law.We reject any form(s) of discrimination based onrace, religion or gender.

3. The rule of law and respect for the rights ofothers.

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4. The values of fairness, openness, sharing andgiving a hand, looking after neighbours, tolerance,understanding and acceptance.

5. People are free to choose and practice theirreligions. But we reject those who preach violenceand hatred in the name of any religion.

6. The right of individuals to enjoy freedom ofspeech, expression and association. But we rejectverbal and written abuses and transgressionsagainst others under the cover of freedom ofspeech and expression.

7. The Australian system of democratically electedgovernments and councils is the best that servesthe interest of all Australians.

Mr. Salah SalmanAcademy Head

Dealing and Coping with TragedyAs parents, there is a constant temptationto shield our children from bad news. Butsometimes, and in particular with acts ofterrorism, bad news is unavoidable - it’s inon television, it’s on social media, and it’son our minds.

Expert Psychiatrists have advised thatparents should be honest with their children

about terror attacks.. "They will inevitably learn about it fromtheir friends, so it's best to be honest with them about what hashappened.

Yet how exactly do you go about explaining to a young childthat 50 people have been killed in the mosque?

Counsellors and psychologists offer the following tips for talkingto children about terrorist attacks.

Language matters

For children of all ages, the most important thing is to reassurethem that they are safe. Don’t get into the political context withprimary-aged children. That may come up in conversation witholder children, but the importance at any age is offering thereassurance that they are safe.

Age-appropriate conversations

For prep-year two children think about how much exposurethey’ve had. Maybe they’ve overheard the news, so theconversation could be quite brief: acknowledge what hashappened and say that lots of people have died as a result of areally bad incident.

As the parent or teacher or carer, the most important part is tooffer reassurance: this is very unusual, there are lots of safetychecks in place to protect us.

Use age-appropriate language, and be aware of what yourchild understands: do they really know what “died” means? It’s

usually not until the age of 6 that children understand that deathis permanent.

With children of year three-five, the majority will understandwhat “dead” means. It may be that you can add details.

The perpetrators

You should talk about a bad action or behaviour - not badpeople. With children, you must be careful about the language:people aren’t bad - it’s something bad that they’ve done - thishelps prevent anxiety in children, and fears that ‘bad people’are coming to get them.”

Social media awareness

Some primary school children will have come across newsabout the attacks already on social media. Remind them thatsome of the things they have read there may be incorrect.Have a conversation with your child about what they think hashappened.

Talk about the images they’ve seen - these can be morepowerful than words. If they see an image, and haven’t had aconversation with someone they trust, they will build up theseimages something that is so big that it’s unmanageable forthem; you don’t want a child to start fantasising that someoneis going to come after them.

Promote peace

Try to shift their focus towards the coming together people inthe aftermath, and the work people are doing around them tokeep everyone safe.

Allah SWT says "And We will surely test you with something offear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, butgive good tidings to the patient"

Allah always tests with things to bring the best of us and toreward the patient ones of us.

These people died in the best place in Allah's house, the bestday which is Friday and the best time which is the Fridayprayers.

We consider them to be martyrs because they were at the timeof worship.

We pray for peace and we pray for all of us to be safe andsecure.

“Whenever there is a catastrophe, always look for the helper(Allah) because if you look for the helper, then you’ll knowthere’s hope.”

Leyla MohamoudHead of Campus

Library NewsReading has always been highly regarded at school and inparticular this year the curriculum will highlight how significantthis skill is throughout life. At the library we try to promote thelove of reading and its virtues however, it is with dismay thatwe have noticed some children still don’t have their library bagsor keep forgetting them. Could you please ensure that yourchildren have these with them for library day? Another virtue

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we believe is important is that of being responsible so we askthat you talk to your children about taking some responsibilityfor their school equipment i.e. library bags etc., so that theycan grow up being more aware of their responsibilities andstarting out with small ones will help greatly when they areadults and need to face the real world with the greater weightof responsibility on their shoulders. Many thanks for yourco-operation.

The Primary Library Staff.

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea

Dear Parents / Guardians,Assalamu Alaikum Wr. Wb.

Could you spare some of your time?

Would you like to be able to assist us?

Do you have a store or have connections to companies thatmay help us out?

Well… do we have a task for you!

Our school will be having a Fundraiser on Wednesday 1st Mayto raise money for the Cancer Council.

We will be hosting Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea for ALL ofour Students. This year we are hoping to allow all of our schoolto create a bowl of delicious Greek yoghurt, with berries, mueslietc… (nut free of course, to protect our students with allergies)as part of our morning tea Fundraiser. We have approximately570 students.

If you are able to (you may choose ONLY one if you like):

Just please let us know. We would love to hear from you.

For any items donated, please inform the office with your name,contact details and the items you would like to give to us.

For anyone who would love to stay and join us and give us theirvaluable time on school grounds with either food preparation or

setting up… please inform the office of your name and contactdetails and a must have, compulsory Working with Childrencard (these cards are free to obtain for volunteers)

Your support will be truly appreciated.

Please note that ALL money raised on the day, will be donatedon behalf of our School and ALL of our children to the CANCERCOUNCIL.

If your child has any allergies to any of the items mentioned,please inform the school nurse as soon as possible.

Thank-you all once again for your wonderful support,enthusiasm and understanding.

With Kindest Regards

Ms Iman Habboucheh (Library Technician) and MsHala Faraj (Parent Volunteer)– Co Hosts of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea 2019

Woolworths Earn & Learn 2019

Woolworths Earn & Learn is back and it is now easier than everto earn valuable equipment for our school. In the last campaign,more than 16,000 schools and Early Learning Centresbenefited from the program, boosting supplies in classrooms,libraries, music rooms, gymnasiums and science labs.

It's simple to participate. From Wednesday 1st May andTuesday 25th June 2019 or while stock lasts, when staff andparents shop at Woolworths you can collect Woolworths Earn &Learn Stickers from the checkout operator, via team membersat the self service checkout or through an online order andplace them on a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet. Therewill be one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10spent. Once completed, simply place the Sticker Sheet in theCollection Box, either at our school or at our local Woolworths(we hope to have a box ready for you at the Coburg StationWoolworths store).

We thank-you for your amazing support.

Kindest regardsMs Iman - Woolworths Earn and Learn Coordinatorfor AIA King Khalid Primary School Campus Coburg

Literacy & Special Needs

Getting the most out of Bug Club

Welcome to Bug Club! Bug Club is apowerful whole-school reading programmethat is proven to raise attainment in readingand spelling and is loved by over a millionchildren world-wide.

1. Come in on Tuesday 30th April (to chop up lots offruits into cubes and to toast 18kg of rolled oats)

2. Come in on Wednesday 1st May (to assist to set upin the classrooms)

3. Have 60kg of Natural Greek Yogurt to donate (or giveat a very low cost)

4. Have 18kg of Rolled Oats to donate (or give at a verylow cost price)

5. If you can donate and bring in to our school onTuesday 30th April, bananas, strawberries, applesand blueberries (no other fruits please as we wouldlike to minimise any risks of allergies)

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Children will have their own login details to Bug Club and willhave the opportunity to use Bug Club either in school or athome or both depending on the preference of your child’sschool. Class teachers are able to select a range of booksappropriate for your child to read at home. These books willappear in children’s ‘My Stuff’ area on their personalhomepages.

Throughout the books there are comprehension quiz questionswhich children should complete. To answer a question, click onthe Bug icon.

When children have finished all of the quiz questions in a book,they will earn coins which they can then spend on ‘rewards’ inone of the reward areas accessed via their homepage.

All completed books move to the ‘My Library’ area of children’shomepages. Children can read these books again if they wantto, or they can choose new books from their ‘My Stuff’ area.

Involving Parents

Bug Club Digital is also an engaging and accessible way forparents and carers to become involved in and encouragereading practice at home. When reading books at home,parents and carers are encouraged to support students withnotes on the inside front and back covers of the books. Booksin Levels 1–26 also offer an audio reading, so children canenjoy hearing an expressive reading of the book. Parents andcarers are encouraged to allow children to read at their ownpace which is supported by the quizzes that help them practisetheir reading skills. Students have several attempts to answerquestions, and are given feedback as they progress. Studentsdo not need to finish all quiz questions or the book in onesitting—they can come back to a book later. Students earnrewards when they have finished reading a book and answeredall the quizzes.

Preps

Prep and Year 4 Buddy Program

The Prep and Year 4 Buddy Program commenced in week 3this term! Students have been meeting up with their buddiesduring class time and outside in the yard to participate inrelationship building activities. The program is beingimplemented to teach and encourage students to buildmeaningful and strong relationships with one another. The Prepstudents have enjoyed engaging with and learning from theirYear 4 Buddy and look forward to meeting with their rolemodels. The Buddy Program will continue on throughout theyear and students are very excited to share many moremeaningful experiences together!

Prep Team

Year 3 IncursionThis term the Year 3’s have been inquiring into challenges andhow people overcome them. On Wednesday March 13th wehad a visit from Stuart Tripp. Stuart is a Paralympian who wonsilver at the Rio Games. He spoke to the children about thecar accident in which he lost his leg and how he turned his lifearound to become a hand cyclist.

Arabic DepartmentThe end of term is looming and Inshallah the Arabic Departmentwill be working on completing student assessments. Makingsure that homework is completed and returned to school bydue date will help students achieve better results.

We would like to inform you that the Advanced Arabic WritingClub will commence on Thursday, March 21st at 3:45. Due tohigh level of interest we are unable to accept all applications.Those who are selected to participate will be informed to attendthe sessions. Those who are not selected will be put on awaiting list.

As you know different year levels learn different topics. Here isa quick overview of what has been covered for the term so far:

Prep are working on learning the alphabet and basicwriting skills. They have been shaping letters in sand andplaydough.

Year 1 continue to develop their basic reading andwriting skills through learning the different letter shapes.

Year 2 are working on learning about the extendedfamily.

Year 3 are learning about homes and their contents.They will be working on sentence writing for the rest ofthe term.

The grade three team in cooperation with the ArabicDepartment has planned different bilingual lessons and thesewill run throughout the year Inshallah.

Year 4 are working in greetings and introductions as wellas countries and nationalities.

Year 5 are working on personal information.

Most of our students have settled in and are set for a productiveyear ahead.

Jazakum Allahu Khayran

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Arabic & English Maths LessonsThis year Ms Taghrid and Ms Stacey decided to do someteam teaching, starting with maths. Ms Stacey worked withthe students on consolidating their maths knowledge in Englishand Ms Taghrid translated the lesson. Students then had anopportunity to practice matching Arabic and English numbersand words. Everyone had a great time and we are all lookingforward to more lessons in the future.

Ms Taghrid (Year 3 Arabic Teacher) and Ms Stacey(3D)

“Kids See Kids Do” Information SessionDear Parents / Guardians,Assalamu Alaikum Wr. Wb.

A Mental wellbeing information session hasbeen organised for parents on Thursday21st of March 2019 from 2:00pm –3:30pm to provide beneficial information toboth parents and students.

The information session will be presented by Ms Pinar Sahin ourSchool Counsellor and guest speaker Mr Bilal Assaad from theAIA High School.

The session will aim to highlight the importance of MentalHealth well-being in our everyday lives.

We look forward to having parents attend the informationsession.

Sporting Schools ProgramThis Term the upper classes took part in the Sporting SchoolsProgram. This four week program focused on Tennis and wasrun by experienced coaches from Elite Tennis Academy fromEast Coburg Tennis Club. Students developed various skillssuch as the forehand, backhand, volleying and agility. They alsoimproved their knowledge and understanding of how to play thegame. All students actively participated and showed excellentteam work and sportsmanship.

Mr Andrew DillonHealth & Physical Education/Sports Coordinator

SRCThe SRC students have been chosen for this year.

School Captains: Amr Ahmed & Roqaya Al-MusawyVice Captains: Sara Ustuner & Aqib Mughal.House Captain: Hibba Sheraz & Salman Ahmed

The SRC representatives are not only role models for otherstudents, but they also have the opportunity to develop theirown leadership skills. The responsibilities of the SRC includetaking an active role in all SRC meetings, to raise student issuesand develop plans to resolve any concerns. The SRC studentswill have the opportunity to voice their interest.

They will been assigned specific jobs around the schoolincluding monitoring the mosque, the assemblies andplayground activities. They will take part in school fund raisingactivities and deliver inspiring speeches during our studentassemblies. The SRC will be given important roles in our annualEid day celebrations and they will be involved in an interschoolvisit as part of our interfaith celebrations.

Ms.GanimeSRC Coordinator

Uppers Sports DayOn Tuesday the 12th of March, the Grade 3, 4 and 5 classesparticipated in the Uppers Athletics Carnival. The Carnival washeld at the Doncaster Athletics Track. The day’s events werethe 100m sprint, relay, shot put, long jump, the 400m race aswell as some fun events such as the tunnel ball and sack races.

Congratulations to Arafat House who scored the most pointson the day.

1st Arafat2nd Safa

3rd Marwa4th Mina

It was great to see all students actively participate and have funin all events as well as support their houses during a fantasticday.

Mr Andrew DillonHealth & Physical Education/Sports Coordinator

Year 5 CampThis Term the Year 5's attended Allambee Camp. The studentsengaged in a variety of activities ranging from; archery,swimming, bush walking, giant swing, initiative course, thevertical wall and flying fox.

These activities required all students to build confidence andteam work, conquer their fears as well as show persistence andresilience.

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The camp program is an integral part of our school curriculumand experience. The students all were enthusiastic and‘stepped out of their comfort zones.’ They were able toexperience new and exciting things, face different challengesand gain independence.

Mr Andrew DillonHealth & Physical Education Sports Coordinator

Advanced Quran Memorisation ClassesAssalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wabaratuhu

Aa’ishah (R.A), relates that the Prophet(SAW) said: “Verily the one who recitesthe Qur’an beautifully, smoothly, andprecisely, he will be in the company ofthe noble and obedient angels. And asfor the one who recites with difficulty,

stammering or stumbling through its verses, then he willhave TWICE that reward”. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

We are excited to introduce our new Advanced Quranmemorisation program this year. This is a pilot program whichhas taken off very successfully by the grace of Allah. We havefour sessions running before and after school on Tuesdays andWednesdays. It is a pleasure to see that students are motivatedand excited during these sessions.

The aim of this program is to help students advance, strengthenand progress in their memorization of the Holy Quran. Theywill develop essential tajweed skills that can be applied duringrecitation. The students will achieve confidence that comes withreciting the Quran correctly.

There has been an overwhelming response and interest in theprogram. Due to limited spaces, we were only able to select afew students after due testing under certain criteria. Insha Allahwe hope to increase numbers in the future when we have moreresources.

Ms Fathima Wazeer

Ross St RoadworksDear Parents,

We have been advised that further roadworks will be takingplace along Ross St and will be CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC for14 days commencing on Tuesday 12th March.

Surrounding streets may also be affected due to congestion soplease allow extra time to get your children to school on time.

This will only affect the section of Ross St between GaffneySt and Rogers St and will not affect school drop off andpick up.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you

Parents and Staff CarparkDear Parents,

Please use the parent’s car park to drop off your children andonly in designated car parking areas for the drop off and pick upof your children. As well as it being illegal and may incur a fineit is also unsafe for all drivers and pedestrians trying to accessthe school. Please be mindful of the rights of our neighborsand refrain from obstructing/parking in private driveways orproperties.

You may also now be aware of our new parking and drop offguidelines for the Rogers St car park.

Purely for the safety of ALL the children, the parking area in frontof the office, which was also used by parents to drop off theirchild/ren is no longer an option.

We have observed a number of instances where children werenot looking and parents in cars being too busy to notice eachother. We are trying to avoid accidents between children andcars as best we can.

We are sure that you will agree that the safety of the childrenis much more important than the inconvenience of having towalk a little further.

If you are dropping your child off at the Rogers St carparkafter 8.40am please ensure that:

Picking Up Your ChildDear Parents,

If you would like to pick up your child early please do so before3pm as any pickups after 3pm is discouraged as this maydisrupt your child’s classroom and learning. Please keep thisin mind when organising your child’s appointments with thedoctor, dentist etc.

Due to parents being unable to enter classrooms duringteaching time the office staff will kindly arrange for your child tobe released from class.

• Both you and your child use the pedestrian entrywalkway to avoid children walking behind carsand running in front of cars driving through thecar park.

• Do not leave your car stationed in front of theoffice entrance while you attend to your children.You will need to park your car in one of theparking bays to avoid blocking traffic flowthrough the carpark.

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Before and After School SupervisionParents please be aware that for the safety and wellbeing ofyour child the school grounds will be supervised from 8.00am.If you choose to bring your child earlier please be aware thatthere will be no supervision until 8.00am.

After school all children will only be supervised until 4.00pmwithin the quadrangle. Any children not collected by 4pm willbe taken to after school care where they will be supervised until5.30pm. If you know you are going to be late you can call theschool office during the day to let us know you would like yourchild to go to after school care.

Parents please ensure that you and your children use theschool crossing at all times when coming into and leaving theschool grounds. Talk to your children about the importance ofusing the school crossing and the correct and safe way to crossthe road in order to prevent any accidents.

Important Dates to Remember

21st March Harmony Day ( Special Assembly)

22nd March Year 4 Science Dome Sleepover

4th April Last Day of Term 1 for students.

5th April Parent – Teacher StudentConference

6th April – 22ndApril

Term 1 Holiday Period

25th April ANZAC Day Public Holiday

29th April Photo Day

8th May Ramadan Commences (TBC)

5th June Eid al Fitr (TBC)

10th June Queen’s Birthday (Public Holiday)

17th June Report Writing Day (no students)

28th June Last Day of Term 2

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