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28th June 2019 Address: 19 Chisholm Road 25 Shawwal 1440 Carrara, QLD 4211 Tel: 07 5596 6565 Fax: 07 5596 1110

Email: gc.admin@aiic.qld.edu.au

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL

As Salamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu

Alhamdulillah, we have come to the end of a very productive semester. Some of the

activities held were the Zaky show, Harmony day, Anzac Day, Quran Competition,

Parent/Teacher interviews, NAPLAN, Ramadan, Ali Gator Book display, Iftar

Dinner, Eid ul Fitr celebration, Excursions, Primary Sports day and Swimming. All

these events have been very successful, and we thank all teachers and staff, students

and parents for their participation and support. I encourage parents to continue

with their involvement in college activities so that we can work in partnership with

each other for the benefit all students, Insha’Allah.

The semester results will be analysed and teachers will identify and plan for the

needs of all students in the third term. If you have any concerns regarding your

child’s progress this semester, do not hesitate to ring the college and make an

appointment to discuss this further.

Student portfolios for Prep to year 6 will be sent home on 16 July, in the first week

of term 3. Teachers place work samples of students in these portfolios. Parents you

have an opportunity to look at the work samples of your child/ren in these portfolios.

Kindly return the portfolios to the class teachers on Friday, 19 July for the next

semester.

All students return on 16 July for the beginning of term three. Please ensure that

your child is wearing the correct uniform in term three and four.

An important message to all parents:

• Parents must report to the Front office if for any reason you must take your

child from school before school is dismissed at 3.05pm. Complete the release

form and wait for your child.

• Your child will be called to the Front office and you will receive your

children at the front office.

• Please do not go to the class to get your child.

Please visit the College website for the Calendar of events for the next semester.

Dear parents I am looking forward to your continuing support. Have a pleasant

holiday with your children.

School Office hours during

the Term break :

9:00am to 3:00pm

2018 AIIC Year 12 students Post – School Destination

92.3% of the year 12 students are currently enrolled in tertiary education

Below is a graph showing the tertiary institutions our year 12 students

have enrolled in 2019.

Mohammed Ally Principal

5.88

11.76

41.175.88

17.65

17.66

Post -School Destination 2018

UQ QUT Griffith Uni CQU TAFE others

Community Leaders

Education Forum

When: Saturday, 7th July 2019

Time:10:00am to 12:00noon

Lunch will be provided

From the Campus Coordinator

Assalamu álaikum Wabaratullahi Wabarakatuhu,

Dear Parents /Caregivers,

What a wonderful term we have had. Term 2 was a very busy term and it is hard to believe it is nearly over.

During term 2 we celebrated Eid and held a wonderful Iftar at

the school. Mr and Mrs Celahmetovic did an amazing job cooking

our main meal for the night. Thank you to the wonderful staff at

AIIC who all worked so hard on that day to ensure all our

parents enjoyed an amazing night. Thank you to all the parents

and friends of AIIC who brought along lovely desserts to share.

It was wonderful for the school community to be able to enjoy

this night together.

The grade 5 and 6 students were involved in two sporting

programs this term. The Nerang Bowling Club welcomed our students to their club. The students attended

weekly lessons and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We have some amazing bowlers in our school! The Gold

Coast Suns also offered some weekly training sessions to our students in the skills of football. We would like to

thank both organisations for providing a valuable learning experience for our grade 5 and 6 students.

Naplan, parent teacher interviews, the Annual Quran competition, 4-6 sports day, prep and grade 1 library

excursion, grade 4 excursion to Thunderbird park and the Schools Performance tour are some of the wonderful

events we participated in this term.

Just a few reminders as the term comes to an end.

- Please ensure your child has the correct school uniform for term 3. Please note that black runners are to

be worn only with the school sports uniform. Black leather shoes should be worn with the formal school

uniform. Please also ensure items of clothing are labelled, especially school hats. Secondary hats are

available at the office. Please be aware that all students must wear a hat for outdoor activities and

during morning tea and lunch.

- School diaries: please ensure your child has their diary in their bag every day. The diaries are an

effective communication tool between parents and the teacher.

- Mobile phones: Students are not allowed to have mobile phones at school.

- Jewellery: Students are not allowed to wear rings, bracelet or necklaces. Watches are allowed.

- Make up and nail polish is not allowed to be worn at school.

Term 3 starts on Tuesday 16th July 2019. Have a safe and relaxing holiday. We are looking forward to a

productive term 3!

Kind regards,

Jane Pritchard

Woolworths Earn & Learn program

Thank you to parents for helping to make

this collection a success. Alhamdulilah,

we have collected more than 7,000

stickers.

Also, thank you to Mrs C & her Year 6

students for counting the stickers !

News from Year 3

News from Year 3 (cont’d)

News from Year 3 (cont’d)

Farida Abass Year 3 Teacher

Term 3

Starts on Tuesday, 16th July 2019

Ends on Friday, 20th September 2019

From the desk of Mrs Bay, Year 5

Wow! What a term we have had. The year 5s

have been extremely busy. At the beginning of

the term, our class had been busy preparing for

NAPLAN. The students worked tirelessly during

NAPLAN and have applied their best efforts

over the three days.

Masha Allah!

In English, we have been reading and writing news

and feature articles. The class also created Dog

Man comics to enter a competition with Scholastic

books.

Science and Art was all about light and shadow.

Students experimented using a camera and

torch lights. Plenty of hands on activities

engaged our students learning experiences. We

explored how light travels and the reflections

and refractions of light. They also experimented

with natural and artificial light to create a burst

of photographs.

In Design technologies students made bags.

Students learnt to draw and measure accurately

their bags using paper patterns first. Through

the design production process, students

researched, designed, created paper prototypes

and hand sewn the bags using recyclable

materials and plastic. It’s been an unforgettable

STEAM experience.

Economics and Business studies in Year 5 had

focused on developing an understanding of why

decisions need to be made when allocating

resources for consumer needs and wants, and the

various factors that may influence them when

making choices. Students researched about what

would be the best products to sell at our school fete

on 27th July. They concluded that a hot chocolate

and coffee stall would gain the highest profits.

The Year 5s have also been fortunate to go to the

Lawn Bowls club in Nerang. Everyone felt they

have improved tremendously since the first week.

Lawn bowling has helped our students with

focusing, problem solving, resilience and

persistence.

What a rewarding and successful term!

Mrs Eva Bay - Teacher

From High School term 2– June 2019

NAPLAN

Our Year 7 and 9 sat for their national literacy and numeracy tests recently. These tests help our teachers to

cater for individual strengths and weaknesses. They are also good practise for external examinations in Senior

as they help build resilience in our students.

Interestingly, this will be the final year of NAPLAN in its current format. NAPLAN Online will be utilized in all

schools from 2020. A significant feature of the new system will be tailored test design. Tailored testing

automatically adapts to a student’s performance and allows each student to demonstrate their knowledge with

questions that match their achievement level. This is different to tests students have taken before – where

everyone sees the same questions in the same order. This means that students should not feel out of their depth

or bored by the questions – it will be the right challenge. In all cases, students are encouraged to do their best

while, in the background, their pathway adjusts to maximize their opportunity to be engaged and challenged.

STEM

• Have you ever played volleyball, a game where you try to hit a ball back and forth over a net without

letting it touch the ground?

• Can you imagine building a machine—actually, two machines, one on each side of the net—to do that

instead?

This term, high school students are doing just that on an engineering design project – a volleyball launching

paper machine and they must build based on a limited material provided.

Students are working on their volleyball paper launcher machine

Students are testing their machines by playing against another team

High School (cont’d)

Elemental Cobalt superhero!!! Elemental Carbon Dater superhero!!!

Elemental Radium superhero!!! Elemental Fallout superhero!!!

High School Students have also had the joy and privilege of many other significant events during this

term such as the Quran Competition, Ramadan and hosting our annual Iftar Dinner.

I would like to congratulate those students who have received the awards for their academic

achievements in semester 1. As Term 2 comes to an end, we look forward to the winter break and what

Term 3 has in store.

Kind regards,

Son Le

Math/Science/Digital Technology teacher

NOTICE

The dental van will be at our College from Friday, 2nd August 2019 until Friday, 16th August 2019.

Gold Coast Health offers FREE dental care for all eligible children. Call to book your child’s

FREE* dental check on 1300 300 850. Book an appointment at a time and location convenient for

you. School holiday appointments are available. *Eligibility criteria applies. For more information

visit www.goldcoast.health.qld.gov.au/oral-health For children to eligible for free public oral health

services they must: • be Queensland residents or attend a Queensland school • be eligible for

Medicare and • meet at least one of the following criteria: – be aged four years or older and have not

completed Year 10, or – be eligible for the Medicare Child Dental Benefits Schedule, or – be referred

by Community Child Health Nurse (Lift the Lip Program) or – hold, or be listed as a dependent on, a

valid Centrelink concession card. – Children in Out of Home care Children that reside in states or

territories other than Queensland