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Reflections on College Life in 2018 Pathways18 2 • Pathways 2018

We acknowledge the hard work and dedication of

Almas Asad, Sandy Auduong, Nuzhat Ejaz and Nasrin Begum

for the compilation, coordination and proofing

of this yearbook, and Ron Proft of Delphian Books

for the design and publication. Pathways 2018 • 3 Contents

Chairman's Message 4 SECONDARY SCHOOL 88 Principal's Message 5 Year 7 90 Assistant Principal's Message, 6 Year 8 94 Learning Support 7 Year 9 98 Staff Directory 8 Year 10 102 SRC 12 Year 11 106 Year 12 107 PRIMARY SCHOOL 14 Year 11 Formal Photos 108 Kindergarten Formal Photos 15 Year 12 Formal Photos 109 Kindergarten A 18 Year 12 Portraits 111 Kindergarten B 20 Year 12 Graduation Day 112 Kindergarten C 22 Secondary School Leaders 114 Kindergarten D 24 Kindergarten E 25 FACULTIES 115 Year 1 Formal Photos 28 English 116 Year 1A 30 Maths 118 Year 1B 32 Science 120 Year 1C 34 HSIE 122 PDHPE 124 Year 1D 36 Visual Arts 126 Year 2 Formal Photos 38 Music 128 Year 2A 42 IST 129 Year 2B 44 Technology 130 Year 2C 46 Arabic 132 Year 2D 48 Islamic Studies 133 Year 2E 50 Qur'anic Studies 134 Year 3 Formal Photos 52 ICT 135 Year 3A 54 Year 3B 56 ENRICHMENT 136 Year 3C 58 Student Welfare 137 Year 3D 60 Library (Primary) 138 Year 4 Formal Photos 62 Library (Secondary) 140 Year 4A 64 Book Week 142 Year 4B 66 Science WeeK 144 Sports Carnival Year 4C 68 146 Harmony Day 148 Year 4D 70 Global Citizenship Day 149 Year 5 Formal Photos 72 Kitchen Garden 150 Year 5A 74 Zakat Foundation 152 Year 5B 76 Chaand Raat 153 Year 5C 78 Year 12 Fundraiser 154 Year 1 Formal Photos 80 City to Surf 155 Year 6A 82 Ramadan Dinner 156 Year 6B 84 Eid Gift Exchange 157 Year 6C 86 Mufti Day & Eid Celebration 158 4 • Pathways 2018 The College Board

ince its foundation in 1997, The Australian Islamic College of Sydney has been Scommitted to the implementation of its vision of providing an institution of academic excellence in an Islamic environment. Established with an enrolment of some 30 students, the College has demonstrated significant growth with over 1200 students currently enrolled and a staff of over 100. The concerted efforts of the Board to establish a high-quality learning environment has allowed the College to become the largest Islamic school in Western Sydney. The College prides itself on its ability to serve a vibrant, multi-cultural Muslim community. With a staff of highly qualified professionals Druitt is well under way. The commencement of working in tandem with the Board, the development works at the Blacktown campus College has sought to provide students with a awaits approval from the Blacktown City Council. progressive learning environment in state-of- The success of AICS reflects the continuous the-art facilities. Students are offered a wide efforts of its school community. As such, I would range of subjects tailored to the skills and like to thank the enthusiastic staff, supportive knowledge necessary to become productive, parents, talented students and the devoted valued members of the community. Our team members of the AICS Board for their contribution of dedicated, skilled teachers recognise the and commitment to the vision of the founding diverse needs of students and are committed members of the College. to providing support academically, socially and emotionally. Each student is supported and challenged to achieve their maximum potential. Mr Masud Cheema As such, the College has reached remarkable Chairman milestones, producing excellent Higher School AICS Board Certificate results as well as NAPLAN results that continue to remain above the state mean in the majority of learning areas. Whilst advancing its position as a quality provider of education in New South Wales, the College has remained staunch in its adherence to the core Islamic values, ethos and teachings. The teachers at AICS strive to help students adopt a global outlook and develop the skills, knowledge and character necessary for their success in an ever-evolving, modern society. To meet expanding demands for places at the College, the AICS Board continues to work on long term and more immediate expansion plans in both Mt Druitt and Blacktown. Construction of an additional campus at Abraham Street in Mt Pathways 2018 • 5 The Principal

he Australian Islamic College of Sydney (AICS), was established just over 20 years Tago. In the brief period of its existence, the College has provided excellent service to the local community by educating hundreds of young men and women who serve both their community and the wider Australian society. The college has endeavoured to shape students into responsible citizens with the skills necessary to thrive in an ever changing and progressive world. While educating the local community, AICS has also undergone considerable transformations and reached some remarkable milestones through the persistent efforts of the school community. From the early years of establishment, the AICS board made concerted efforts to improve many subsequent successes. The College has and expand its buildings and facilities so that produced excellent HSC results in recent years it could increase its enrolments and ensure a and considerably improved its ranking among high quality of teaching and learning. With the other schools in NSW. Our NAPLAN results support of the local community, AICS became have also shown steady improvements with our a fully-fledged K-12 school within the first ten College’s ranking remaining above the state years of its establishment, and also gained the mean in nearly all subjects. status of being the largest Islamic school in In 2018 changes continue to be introduced. Western Sydney. With continuous teacher professional In 2018 the school continued to grow, with a development, AICS not only hopes to further healthy intake at Kindergarten and other year improve the quality of academic results but also levels. As a result, the current enrolment stands position itself to efficaciously meet the emerging at 1200 students with a large number on the needs of the modern era’s knowledge-based wait list. The College presently employs over economy. With the unending advent of new 100 teaching and non-teaching staff. Both the global structures and perspectives, we hope students and staff are multicultural in nature, to help our students adopt a global outlook, reflective of our surrounding community. nurture their skills, talents and character, and In 2017 the College Board started establishing encourage them to take on the challenges of the a new campus at Abraham Street in Rooty Hill. increasingly complex future. This campus is expected to become operational I would like to thank the enthusiastic staff, in 2019 and will enable us to meet the ever supportive parents, talented students and increasing demand for additional places at the College. The academic needs of students are at devoted AICS Board, for their dedication the forefront of the campus design, as the College and valuable contribution to making AICS an continues its commitment to provide students evolving and progressive educational institution. with progressive learning environments. It has been a satisfying experience to work with The ambition of every institution is to produce such a supportive team. excellent academic results. To achieve this, the Finally, I would like to commend the members College introduced several innovations, over of the Magazine Committee for their hard work a period of time, focusing on teacher capacity and dedication in producing the 2018 Pathways. building and improving learning outcomes for students. These efforts gradually improved the Dr Imam Ali quality of teaching at the College, resulting in Principal 6 • Pathways 2018 Acting Deputy Principal

ince its establishment in 1997, the Australian Islamic College of Sydney S(AICS) has remained steadfast in its commitment to providing quality education. The College endeavours to provide our young men and women with the skills, knowledge and and confidence to to both service and lead our local community and the wider Australian society.. “Read! In the name of your Lord, Who has created’’ (Quran, 96:1). We are implored by Allah to seek knowledge and to learn. This is what we, at the Australian Islamic College of Sydney, endeavour to do, seek knowledge and serve thy nation. It has been a great pleasure for me to take on the roles of Acting Deputy Principal and Head of Teaching and Learning throughout this year. In a continually evolving society it is imperative 2018 has seen many changes, each change that we as a school are constantly monitoring and providing us with the opportunity to implement reflecting on our programs to ensure that they continual improvements that support and align allow students to seamlessly enter the realm of with the school vision: to become an educational the real world. In attempt to equip students with institution of choice in Australia renowned for the necessary skills, knowledge and practical its ability to guide and educate its students experience, it is with great excitement that I to become model citizens with high level of announce AICS will be one of the first Islamic academic excellence and Islamic values, morals school to introduce VET tafe courses for Stage and ethics. 6 next year. These courses will have students As we reflect on this academic year, it is acquire either Certificate ll or lll in Business important to note that teaching and learning Services or Retail Services, giving them a head would not be possible without a dedicated start on an educational path that suits their team of professionals. I take this opportunity interest. to say thank you to our executives, teaching Finally, I would like to express my gratitude staff, administration staff, students and parents to the AICS community and parents for their who all contributed in their own way to make constant support, making each year a good a difference in the lives of students, young and learning experience for our students. As Henry old. Together, our determination for success Ford says, ‘Coming together is beginning, empowers us to exceed our own expectations keeping together is progress but working and persist in making certain all students have together is success’. Insha’Allah we will continue the opportunity to learn. to work together, raising educated and spiritual Teachers work collaboratively and tirelessly citizens, ready to face the challenges of an ever to provide excellence in all aspects of education. changing world. They worked closely with students to ensure the HSC minimum standard tests were successful Ms Sherin Mohamed and that NAPLAN results were commendable. Acting Deputy Principal/ Year 12 were offered many extra classes as Head of Teaching Learning well as holiday classes to consolidate their learning and prepare them for their final HSC examinations. As our young leaders, I wish them well in their future and encourage them to never stop learning. Pathways 2018

Learning Support

018 has seen the structure of Learning introduced in Years 1 to 6 to support students in Support change into a K to 12 Department, achieving grade level expectations in reading and 2with specific improvement goals set for the writing. The program endeavors to increase student Primary and Secondary School. I have had the great engagement with books that build knowledge, pleasure of working with support staff that are deepen and expand comprehension with close both compassionate and dedicated to improving reading and meet the needs of struggling readers. student learning. Ms Tracey Chilli, Ms Freha Sarwar, In Secondary our goal was to ensure that all Ms Shahla Wahid, Ms Dalia Elshami, Ms Virginia students in Year 10 met the HSC minimum standard Gray, Ms Mary Nepalti and Ms Sineen Nomani all in reading, writing and numeracy. Staff developed work tirelessly to create and implement programs programs that enabled students to build on their that support individual students, ensuring that literacy and numeracy skills in preparation for they all have an opportunity to succeed. the online examination. Our Learning Support This year, we began the Early Intervention Department is a valuable resource that the school Program, focusing on reading and writing provides for our students. development of our young Kindergarten students. Ms Sherin Mohamed The Levelled Literacy Intervention System was Learning Support Coordinator

Secondary Support

e have been working with the Year 10 questioning, analysing, visualising and summarising. students who did not meet the required They read a variety of genres of texts which Wlevel in the HSC minimum standards test. included fiction and non-fiction. Students had to re-sit tests in Reading and Students wrote many essays recognising many Writing which was held on the 28th August 2018. characteristics of good and meaningful writing. The good news is that all 40 students who In their writing their main focus was on clarity, sat the reading test have attained the required organisation, ideas and themes, voice, language, standard for HSC. We are awaiting the results for grammar and punctuation and emotionally the Writing test and we are confident they will do provoking the reader. well in this test too. Students worked very hard to achieve these Students focused on many strategies that made results and are to be commended for their hard comprehension easy. They used strategies such work and efforts! as, activating background knowledge, predicting, Mrs Sineen Nomani and Mrs Virginia Gray

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Kindergarten Early Intervention

his year we have begun an early intervention program in Kindergarten to target reading Tand writing development. During this time, small groups of students participate in lessons which focus on the explicit teaching of phonics, reading, comprehension and writing. This program compliments the daily literacy program within the classroom and allows for a more specific, focused and supported approach. The program is designed for the early identification and prevention of at risk students who are performing below year level expectations. Within classes we focus on learning the 42 sounds develop their reading and comprehension skills. introduced in the Jolly Phonics program, a mix of The final component of our session concludes with alphabet sounds (1 sound – 1 letter) and digraphs both structured and independent writing practice (1 sound – 2 letters) such as sh, ch, ai and oa. Once based on our text that day. students have acquired a number of sounds, the Our goal is to provide students with the focus transitions to how we can use these sounds to necessary skills for reading and writing and to form individual words and progressing into reading help them develop confidence and pride in their whole books using both knowledge of sight words abilities and work towards future success. Well and their ability to decode new words. We are done to all of my Smart Cookies! using quality decodable texts and resources from Ms Tracey Chilly the MultiLit literacy program to support students Kindergarten Intervention teacher Pathways 2018

Levelled Literacy Intervention STAGE 1

s a Stage One LLI Support teacher I have levels. The growth in reading and comprehension observed firsthand the positive effect that have proven to be great due to the intensity and Aimplementing LLI has had on students consistency of this program. After asking students across Year 1 and 2. Identifying individual entry why they liked coming to LLI, these were their levels for students, ensures that books chosen can responses below. easily be accessible to students at their current Ms Freha Sarwar

Malak 2B Omar-K 2D “ I love coming to Ms Freha because We learn about new things in LLI. we learn about all different books. I love reading with Ms Freha. Belal-2D I like coming to LLI, because we get Kaif – 2C to learn and write about different topics. I like coming to LLI because I like learning about different books Saffiya- 2E and topics. Because it’s fun.

Shayla- 2A Ayan-2E Because we read new books every day Because we get to do lots of fun and we do fun activities. activities and write about our book. ”

Fountas & Pinnell Levelled Literacy Intervention STAGE 2

tage two LLI program has a goal to meet make predictions before reading the story, follow the individual needs of students and turn and remember a series of events and summarize a Sstruggling readers into successful readers. long narrative, orally and in writing, understand the To achieve this goal in Stage 2, this program problem of a story and its solution, read with phrasing develops self- esteem through acquisition of and fluency and read dialogue with expression. reading and writing skills and strategies. The The students learn the knowledge and skills they students gain confidence and improve their skills need to read a variety of academic materials with through explicit instruction in comprehension, understanding. Through this program they learn writing, study skills and test taking strategies. to use reading as a tool to deepen their knowledge The students bring background knowledge to of challenging academic content across a variety the understanding of a text, search for new of areas. information from text and use information from pictures, diagrams and illustrations, identify and Ms Shahla Wahid summarize important ideas from a text, makes Stage 2 LLI Support Teacher connections between the text and other texts, shows understanding of characters and their traits, Pathways 2018

Levelled Literacy Intervention STAGE 3

lhamdulillah, for the past year and a half I Stage 3 students have worked towards, include have been teaching the Fountas and Pinnell making connections to the text, identifying key ALevelled Literacy Intervention Program for events, analysing character development and Stage 3. Referred to as LLI, this intensive program motives, using the dimensions of fluency as they has proven to be truly engaging and motivating, read, analysing and inferring the writer’s purpose helping students improve their reading levels. A and frequently citing evidence from the text. key feature of the LLI program is that it offers an During many lessons I have observed students extensive and informative range of fiction and non- enthusiastically express their insights and views fiction books. The content, written style and visual that are intended to build upon their overall imagery is highly appealing for the students, who comprehension and reading and writing skills. eagerly await the books to come. On occasions This is particularly important as students move students were inspired to bring the books to life into Secondary, where greater independence is by creating in class and on stage performances. required. Secondly the comprehension strategies within With continued effort and consistency I look LLI are intended to promote a deeper level forward to seeing students reading abilities and of understanding written and visual print. By confidence flourish Insha’Allah. routinely asking specific questions from the LLI Salam framework, students develop higher order thinking Ms Dalia Elshami and comprehension skills. Some of the outcomes Stage 3 LLI Support Teacher

Adnan 6B Omar 6A I really enjoy LLI because I gain more What I like about LLI is that I have a nice “knowledge as read and get smarter. teacher, who teachers me a lot. I also like how I am taught and lastly I like how I can answer Hamza 5C questions and understand everything. LLI has been great because you get to read interesting, informative, fiction and non- fiction Haroon 5C books. Did you know that T Rex was could be a I enjoy working with Ms Elshami and my LLI predator or scavenger or even both! group, because it will improve my grades and help me become a better student. Benji 6B I like LLI because it is fun reading and I share Cinar 6B my ideas a lot and can laugh with my friends For me LLI is fun and educational. I think about different things that happen in the books. I improved my reading a lot from LLI. ” Pathways 2018 • 7 Staff Directory BOARD MEMBERS Mr Hafizur Rahman Survery (Board Member) Mr Masud Cheema (Chairman) Mr Shoaib Malak (Board Member) Mr Chelat Abbas (Vice Chairman) Mr Mohammed Nasib (Board Member) Mr Mohammad Arif (Secretary) Mr Samin Jan (Board Member) Mr Iftikar Ahmed Lodhi (Assistant Secretary) Mr Shahab Siddiqui (Board Member) Mr Aijaz Khan (Treasurer) Mr Waseem Ahmad Cheema (Board Member)

SENIOR EXECUTIVE PART TIME Dr Imam Ali (Principal) Mr Careem M Yasir Abdul (Islam) Ms Sherin Mohamad (Acting Deputy Principal/HoTL) Ms Dina El Said (Quran) Ms Verusha Pillay(Primary School Coordinator) Ms Intissar Jawad (Quran/Arabic) Ms Tessie James (Secondary School Coordinator) Ms Tracey Chilly (Academic Intervention)

EXECUTIVE LIBRARIAN (Junior) Ms Louise Grady (Early Stage One Coordinator) Ms Maria Carpio Ms Rebecca Belcastro (Stage One Coordinator) Ms Khatera Al Mazari (Stage Two Coordinator) SECONDARY TEACHING STAFF Mr Marcus Lu (Stage Three Coordinator) Ms Basma Al Mohamed (HSIE/English) Ms Marisa Behrens (English HoD) Ms Petre Bichescu (HSIE) Mr Mathew McAllister (Mathematics HoD) Mr Harvey Campbell (English) Mr Sanil K Sharma Sen (Science HoD) Ms Danya Cheng (Music) Mr Omar Etri (PDHPE HoD) Mr Sadullah Eser (Maths) Dr Kuldeep Kaur (Associate PDHPE HoD) Mr Raveen Goundar (Maths) Ms Sabina Keith (HSIE Hod) Ms Salma Helmy (PDHPE) Dr Tariq Syed (Islamic Studies HoD) Mr Leo Kalogeropoulus (Maths) Ms Abir Moukahal (Islamic Studies, Welfare Coordinator) Ms Ghada Mawas (PDHPE) Sk Hassan Thanvi (Islamic Studies, Boys Mr Philip McKenzie (Physics/Science) Welfare Coordinator) Mr Arif Nehan (HSIE) Ms Mary Nelapathi (Learning support) PRIMARY TEACHING STAFF Ms Faaiza Nisha (Science) Sk Fawaz Abboud (Islamic Studies) Ms Sineen Nomani (English) Sk AbdulAziz (Islamic Studies) Ms Rachel Pirovic-Moss (HSIE) Mr Mohammed Almoail (Arabic/Islamic studies) Ms Sanjana Rahman (Design &Technology) Ms Mirvat Alameddine (Arabic) Ms Sandra Sullivan (English) Maternity Leave Ms Almas Asad Ms Shiraz Teia (Science) Ms Nasrin Begum Mr Lucas Widdison (English) Ms Madina Braima (Arabic) Ms Shanta Clement PART TIME Ms Nuzhat Ejaz Ms Sandy Auduong (Visual Arts) Ms Dalia Elshami (Academic Intervention) Ms Virginia Gray (Literacy Support) Sk Faisal Elshamy (Islamic Studies & Arabic) Ms Anisa Khan (HSIE) Mr Daniel Ferin Ms Sineen Nomani (English) MrAdam Herborn Ms Afroza Hossain LAB ASSISTANT Ms Naureen Inam Mr Usama Razaq Ms Tahmina Khatiz Ms Julie Lawrenson LIBRARIAN (Senior) Ms Natasha Lord Ms Shamyla Anjum Ms Shafia Malak Ms Habiba Malik (Roving Teacher) FIRST AID Ms Hajar Massri (Arabic) Ms Fatima Altaf Ms ThereseMaxwell Ms Shannon McGovern ADMINISTRATION Ms Misbah Naveed Ms Tanweer Hussain Ms Kirstie Parkes Mr Muhammad Ather Mr Daniel Prince Ms Bibi Muknoon Ms Bianca Rees Ms Nazia Sultana Ms Freha Sarwar (Academic Intervention) Mr Sheikh Naveed Anwar Ms Selina Sathiapal IT DEPARTMENT Mr Paddy Smith Mr Muhammad Ahmad Hassan Ms Christine Souma Mr Tahir Siddique Ms Roseanne Villanueva Mr Altaf Hussain Ms Shahla Wahid (Academic Intervention) Ms Ashleigh Weaver GARDENER/CARETAKER Ms Aqueela Wilson Mr Muhammad Abdullah TEACHERS’ AIDES Ms Salma Azhar Ms Nasifer Imam Ms Carmen Siddiqui Ms Arilla Sohail Ms Aynur Uz 8 • Pathways 2018

Primary Staff

Fourth Row: Natasha Lord, Mohammed Almoail, Madina Braima, Daniel Ferrin, Daniel Prince, Adam Herborn, Shannon McGovern, Roseanne Villanueva, Paddy Smith Third Row: Julie Lawrenson, Nasrin Begum, Bianca Rees, Tahmena Khatiz, Ashleigh Weaver, Abdul Aziz, Christine Souma, Faisal Elshamy, Sera Yigit, Misbah Naveed, Shantha Clement Second Row: Salma Azher, Kirstie Parkes, Maria Carpio, Selina Sathiapal, Hajar Massri, Aqueela Wilson, Afroza Hossain, Naureen Inam, Shafia Malak, Arilla Sohail, Carmen Siddiqui Front Row: Frehar Sarwar, Shahla Wahid, Tracey Chilly, Nuzhat Ejaz, Marcus Lu, Cameron Warne, Imam Ali (Principal), Verusha Pillay, Rebecca Belcastro, Louise Grady, Intisar Jawad, Aynur Uz, Almas Asad Absent: Fawas Abboud, Mirvat Alameddine, Khatera Almazari, Dina Elsaid, Dalia Elshami, Nasifer Imam, Habiba Mailk, Mohamed Yasir Pathways 2018 • 9

Secondary Staff

Third Row: Sadullah Eser, Mohammed Almoail, Usama Razak, Raveen Goundar, Petre Bichescu, Campbell Harvey, Leo Kalogeropoulus Arif Nehan, Philip McKenzie Second Row: Virgina Gray, Rachel Pirovic-Moss, Ghada Mawas, Anisa Khan, Faaiza Nisha, Shamyla Anjum, Shiraz Teia, Sanjana Rahman, Danya Cheng, Basma Al Mohamad, Sneha Dias, Mary Nelapati Front Row: Omar Etri, Sanil K Sharma Sen, Mathew Mcallister, Hassan Thanvi, Syed Tariq, Imam Ali (Principal), Tessie James, Sherin Mohamad, Abir Moukahal, Sabina Keith, Marisa Behrens, Kuldeep Kaur Absent: Sandy Auduong, Salma Helmy, Sineen Nomani, Lucas Widdison

Administrative Staff

Verusha Pillay, Usama Razak, Fatima Altaf, Bibi Muknoon, Imam Ali (Principal), Tanweer Hussain, Nazia Sultana, Tessie James, Sheikh Naveed Anwar, Muhammad Abdullah 10 • Pathways 2018

SRC Student Representative Council

Primary

ince Year 4, I’ve always wanted to be in the at the Australian War Memorial. I also enjoyed SRC team and to become the School Captain. helping teachers at the K-2 Sports Carnival. SThe moment I wore the Captain badge; I The most important element is the teachers who knew 2018 would be a year I’d never forget! It also have helped me be who I am today. From Year 1 to meant that I’d have to be a good role model to Year 6, I would like to thank Ms Frehar who welcomed all students and set a great example across the me to the school, Ms Hossain who encouraged me school. to have a voice, Ms Rees who taught me to be a When my name was called, an excitement writer, Ms Asad who inspired me to be myself, Mr rushed through my body and I kept questioning Lu who guided me to be a good leader and to all myself “Am I really the School Captain?!” I my Arabic, Quran and Islam teachers, I thank you couldn’t believe my ears. School Captain has many for always teaching me to be a righteous Muslim. I responsibilities and I am trusted to do the right would additionally like to thank all teachers in AICS thing and act responsibly. for having faith in me, too. During the year, I have made new and credible I am honoured to make it this far and I’m grateful friendships with the SRC team, teachers and to have success in being a part of the SRC team. I students. As I am generally a shy girl, this role has wish Year 6 good luck for next year and that they helped me build my confidence and strengthen enjoy the last year of Primary School! my leadership skills. Being a Captain also came with exciting opportunities. I will never forget my Anisa Azmi proudest moment when I laid down the wreath Primary School Captain

Second Row: Hamzah Umariji, Hassan Azhar, Yusuf Mulla, Jahanzeb Rana Front Row: Rosanna Anaquita Yahya, Saleeha Rana, Anisa Azmi, Azhar Hussain, Aryan Ejaj, Sarina Naibkhil Staff: Mr Marcus Lu (Stage 3 Coordinator), Ms Verusha Pillay (Primary Coordinator) Pathways 2018 • 11

Secondary

he 2018 student representative council (SRC) our Australian farmers, graduations, sports carnival, consisted of 4 members from each grade 7-10, Eid assemblies, Chand-Raat, multicultural day, T16 Senior Prefects from 11-12, 2 Captains and interfaith programs and debates. Students were 2 Vice Captains from Year 12. They had committed encouraged to collaborate with the College rules to themselves to the College, worked cooperatively enhance the school environment. and achieved their best. They followed the rules and Furthermore, the SRC partook in extracurricular ethos of the College and were great exemplars to activities such as Science Week, Literacy & Numeracy their fellow friends and supportive to teachers. Week, Cultural/Language Reading Initiative (NLNW), Our team were offered the opportunity to Young Australian Women Leaders, Readathon, attend Toastmasters International, which is a non- reading competition, Global citizenship day, Jeans profit educational organisation that operates clubs for Genes day, Daffodil day, Canteen day and much worldwide for the purpose of helping members more. improve their communication, public speaking Finally, the SRC body was continuously rostered and leadership skills. They are often inducted and on regular duties and committed themselves to their continuously led by me and other executive members. assigned tasks professionally and thoroughly. Assigned meetings were scheduled on a fortnightly Our SRC body are encouraged to develop basis for briefing, planning and feedback. SRC had the leadership skills, ensure students’ views are heard in opportunity to participate during a visit by the NSW decision making processes and empower students Advocate for Children and Young People. This is a to contribute towards a positive school culture. They program which brings together leaders and students endeavour to strengthen the school community to raise issues and concerns about their community’s through active participation and empowering life endeavours. skills for the betterment of our society. Our SRC partook in organising many events We encourage our students to be leaders and lead such as the commemoration of ANZAC Day and by example. “A leader is one who knows the way, Remembrance Day holding official ceremonies to goes the way, and shows the way” - John C. Maxwell. memorialise the events. They also partook in events such as Clean Up Australia Day, open day, information Ms Abir Moukahal night, special assemblies, fundraisers, fundraising for SRC Coordinator

Fourth Row: Muhammad Areeb Zahid, Ousman Sillah, Ahmed Mujahid, Aqueel Anjum, Haider Hussain, Tareq Asad, Umar Ashraf Rana, Ibrahim Younis, Ahmed Dean, Mohemed Al Heyoury, Omid Naibkhil, Khaleel Urrehman Anjum, Salmanuddin Ahmed, Huzaifa Yousufy Third Row: Shahmeen Mudassar, Sheefa Shahzad, Raeesah Hussain, Heba Ayesha Aziz, Diana El Moubayed, Sumaya Balfas, Sahar Sarwaree, Aleha Aamer Sandhu Saija Saifi, Ishraq Binte Walid, Madheeha Hussain, Golnas Muradi, Zehra Rashid Idris Second Row: Zaid Sadiq Pawaskar, Adam Dannawe, Imaaz Ahmad, Inam Ahmed Chowdhury, Aziz Ridwan, Souad Maqsud Khan, Muhammad Taha Nasir Farhana Chowdhury, Aaliah Yunus, Samah Hasiba Farook, Samihah Ali, Haaiqa Salik, Jamila Jaradat Front Row: Shaheeb Madeeha Ali, Rida Khan, Sameet Tahir, Fajar Rana, Hafizh Ridwan, Ali Halawi, Laiba Ahmad, Emaan Ali Staff: Mrs Tessi James (Secondary School Coordinator), Dr Imam Ali (Principal), Mrs Abir Moukahal (Welfare Coordinator), Mr Hassan Thanvi (Islamic Studies) 12 • Pathways 2018 Primary School Pathways 2018 • 13

Primary School Primary School Coordinator

am very pleased to have the opportunity to English and Mathematics on their report card, reflect on the 2018 academic year. The Primary but this does not indicate a lack of progress. I School this year was the largest it has ever Rather, the measure of a student’s success is been, with 28 classes, 700 students and 48 how far they have come from what they knew members of staff showing up to learn, teach and and could do at the start of the year, compared support each day. The AICS Primary School is with what they can do now. In many cases, the indeed a very busy place; however, with a firm difference is astounding. It is this growth that but fair approach to discipline, and the flexibility must be celebrated. of our committed staff, our school is a well-oiled Thank you to all staff for their hard work in the machine! classroom and the long hours spent preparing This year was a year of consolidation. Students lessons that go into each school day. To parents, became even more familiar with our PR1ME for trusting our staff with your precious children Mathematics program, which has been adapted and for supporting teachers to do their work by from the curriculum of high-performing countries equipping students with healthy packed lunches, like Singapore and Malaysia. Our NAPLAN results a full pencil case and the means to get to school this year show growth in the area of Numeracy, on time. Thank you finally to our support staff – which I believe is a direct result of incorporating our office staff, aides, cleaners – without whom the PR1ME program into our teaching. the school would simply not run. Writing was another area of focus for our I wish the AICS community a well-earned end- teachers and students this year. Teachers of-year break and I look forward to an even more worked hard to refine their teaching practices in successful 2019. this area and students were pushed to excel in all their writing endeavours. Exposure to good Ms Verusha Pillay quality literature and authentic writing samples Primary School Coordinator also gave students models of writing they could emulate, and many students did so with great success. Students also continued to learn and follow our four school rules, which, incidentally have also been adopted by the Secondary School. They are: • I follow staff instructions • I am safe • I am respectful • I am a learner

In addition to reciting the rules every morning, students also had the opportunity to listen to a coordinator/ teacher explain behaviour expectations related to each of the four main rules. Students therefore learned the practical applications of the rules above and about exactly what a good student looks like. As the year draws to a close, it is important to reflect on the achievements of every student – not every student will achieve an A or a B in 14 • Pathways 2018 Pathways 2018 • 15 Kindergarten

TEACHER KINDERGARTEN A Ms Julie Lawrenson

Front Row: Diyallah Ellabban, Hibba Jamil, Aamina Abdul, Maria Ahmad, Meerub Shah, Tayyaba Yusuf, Menesa Toufaili, Fatma Punjwani, Taniisha Mohammed Middle Row: Haziqah Yousaf, Eshaal Abbasi, Inara Iftear, Zuri Shah, Wania Qaser, Menaal Ishtiaq, Aroush Farhan, Iqra Ahmed Khan Back Row: Yunus Alkini, Ayaan Shaikh, Kareem Bousnina, Muhammad Sami Hamayun, Hamdan Dodai, Adam El Moubayed, Rayhan Khan Absent: Maria Ahmad.

TEACHER KINDERGARTEN B Ms Roseanne Villanueva

Front Row: Maryam Ansari, Zahrah Nurhalimah Thahar, Samiha Karim, Jannah Lodhi, Naira Sjam, Adifaah Fatima Shah, Maryam Ali, Fatim Mahdiya, Manha Mubasheer Middle Row: Zohaib Ayham Majid, Momin Nazir, Aayath Sultana, Inayat Iqbal, Deah Abdulqadr, Inaaya Zahid, Sayyid Abdullah Sadat, Adam Houri. Back Row: Afraaz Haq, Muhammad Jameel Irfaan, Ayaan Mohammed, Mobasher Momandi, Md Arham Amin, Umair Choudhury, Mohammed Abdullah Haider, Zaidan Inam. Absent: Mika’ll Ayaan Jung, Rayya Ahmed, Muhammad Anas Javed, Abdelmouez Nakib. 16 • Pathways 2018

TEACHER KINDERGARTEN C Ms Natasha Lord

Front Row: Soumaya Ismail, Aashna Patel, Diana Farha, Maryam Hussein, Dania Balla, Manha Sameen, Alveena Ahsan, Laila Zakout, Rukayat Islam Middle Row: Ali Oruc Riza, Mubashir Ali, Samiya Muse, Zoya Ahmad, Malika Ali, Hanan Mossa, Niazy Ali Adam, Hudaifa Handony Back Row: Umar Mohammad, Ehan Mohammad Khan, Isnad Alif, Ihan Mansuri, Rayyan Baber, Yahya Muhammad Noori, Hamzah Hassan, Ahmad Irfan Khan, Yusuf Momen Absent: Shayan Shahbaz, Fatima Hossain, Ayesha Khan

TEACHER KINDERGARTEN D Ms Louise Grady

Front Row: Safa Sarfras, Manha Zahir, Daneen Ahmed, Raeesah Hossain, Sara Osmani, Nabila Agusetyadi, Anayah Asad, Umaiza Khan, Fatumatu Jalloh, Amenah Ibrahim Ali Middle Row: Omar Al Jamhour, Zaleeqi Rasyanda Tutuka, Zakariah Noori, Abdullah Dean, Azlan Maqbool, Yahya Mohammed, Mustafa Khan, Samir Ghoriani, Yusuf Ahmed Back Row: Zayn Gloria, Eiliyah Rahman, Judy Choopani, Iman Rashid, Shayaan Baig, Manahil Rizwan Dar, Sana Ahmed, Arwa Mostaque, Hammad Ahmed Absent: Muhammad Ashar Pathways 2018 • 17

TEACHER KINDERGARTEN E Ms Bianca Rees

Front Row: Aisha Osmani, Maheen Khan, Bismah Tasawar, Mariyah Bhatti, Aleena Almazari, Samarah Hana Khan, Zeemal Farough, Arisha Khan, Nabiha Moniruzzaman Middle Row: Yahya Akrami, Hasan Beydoun, Aleeza Awan, Aiza Bakar, Layla Youssef, Lujayn Saad, Zahra Haideri, Muhammad Moosa Noori, Muhammad Basha Back Row: Ajwad Muktadir, Shahan Bhutta, Adam Mohammed, Abdul Tasawwur, Saad Ibne Ahmed, Xavier Hoque, Heshaam Tehseen, Riyan Prodhan Absent: Zunairaa Ali, Muhammad Sami Khan, Alzina Quraishi 18 • Pathways 2018 Kindergarten A

What is your dream job?

Diyallah Iqra Zuri “ A teacher Superwoman A gymnastics Eshaal teacher A doctor Aroush Yusraa An artist A policewoman Ayaan Aamina A fire fighter A shop keeper Sami Marofa A teacher A dentist Maria Hashim An artist Inara Tanisha A fire fighter A painter A Science teacher Rayan Haziqah A policeman Menaal Fatima A high school A teacher A zoo keeper Hamdan teacher A doctor Rayhan Wania Tayyaba A scientist A teacher Kareem A designer A landscaper Hibba Meerub A teacher A detective ”” Pathways 2018 • 19 Kindergarten A

Zuri A gymnastics teacher Ayaan A fire fighter

Hashim A fire fighter Haziqah A high school teacher Tayyaba A designer 20 • Pathways 2018 Kindergarten B

“ ‘What would you like to be when you grow up?’ Deeah Adam I want to be a ballerina. I want to be a doctor. Rayya Zaidan When I grow up I want to be a doctor. When I grow up I want to be a painter. Maryam Syed Inayat When I grow up I would like to be a princess. When I grow up I want to be a zookeeper. Md Arham I would like to be a cleaner. Muhammad Jameel When I grow up I want to be an airplane Maryam mechanic. When I am grown up I want to be a teacher. Mika’ll Mohammed Abdullah I want to be a pirate. I would like to be a cooking master. Muhammad Anas Ifraaz When I grow up I want to be a scientist. When I grow up I want to be a policeman. Pathways 2018 • 21 Kindergarten B

‘What would you like to be when you grow up?’ Samiha Abdelmouez Adam When I grow up I will be a painter. I want to be a doctor. I want to be a doctor. Jannah Momin Ahmed Zaidan I want to be a doctor. I want to be a cleaner. When I grow up I want to be a painter. Fatim Adifaah Fatima Inayat I want to be a vet. When I am big I will be a driver. When I grow up I want to be Zohaib Ayham Naira Alimah a zookeeper. I want to be a policeman. I want to be a doctor. Muhammad Jameel Ayaan Imran Aayath When I grow up I want to be an airplane I want to be a lifeguard. When I grow up I want to be a dentist. mechanic. Mubasher Zahrah Nurhalimah Mika’ll I want to be a motorbike racer. I want to be a cook. I want to be a pirate. Manha Inaaya Muhammad Anas When I grow up I want to be a firefighter. When I grow up I want to be a When I grow up I want to be a scientist. police officer. ” 22 • Pathways 2018 Kindergarten C

My Favourite Part of Kindergarten Was ... “Zoya Hanan Laila When we were learning about Doing procedures in class, and Wearing my Eid clothes at procedures and we made I enjoyed making milkshakes. school, and doing the Eid gift milkshakes in class. exchange. Samiya Soumaya Doing art activities. Ayesha Doing procedures, and I liked When we went to the farm making fairy bread. Yahya and we got to see Koala’s. When I got to take Pink Alveena Panther home and we had so Fatima Going on the farm excursion much fun. When we had Book week and I and seeing the rabbits. got to dress up as a princess. Manha Yusuf When I got a Merit and Umar Going to the farm and seeing Bronze certificate at the Doing procedures in class, and the pigs. assembly. we made a spider drink. Rukayat Hamzah Diana Playing sports on Friday and When we went to the farm When I got to take Pink catching the ball. and I got to see the snakes. Panther home with me. Pathways 2018 • 23 Kindergarten C

My Favourite Part of Kindergarten Was ... Maryam Ehan Khan – Mubashi When we had an incursion Making potato people in class. When we painted our hands Laila and we got to learn how to tie and put handprint on plates Wearing my Eid clothes at our shoe laces, and we got an Ihsan for our mother’s day gifts. school, and doing the Eid gift award. When we went to the farm exchange. and we had a look at all the Malika Dania different animals. When we did procedures in Ayesha Making procedures and I class, and we made milo. When we went to the farm made a milkshake. Shayan and we got to see Koala’s. When I took Pink Panther Ahmad Aashna home and played superheroes When we went to the farm Fatima Doing procedures in class and with him. and I got to milk the cow. When we had Book week and I we read the book The Potato got to dress up as a princess. People, and then we made our Hudaifa Isnad own potato people. When we went to the farm When we were in class and Umar and I got to see the farmer made fairy bread, and we Doing procedures in class, and Niazy shearing the sheep, and we were allowed to eat it as well. we made a spider drink. When we went to the farm got to keep some of the wool. Rayyan Diana and saw the foxes, I had so much fun. Ali When we went to the When I got to take Pink When I got an award at farm excursion. Panther home with me. assembly. ” 24 • Pathways 2018 Kindergarten D

What was your favourite part of Kindergarten? “Nabila Sana Ashar My favourite part of My favourite part of My favourite part of Kindergarten was making Kindergarten was the Eid Gift Kindergarten was doing Art. exchange, I liked all the gifts. friends. Shayaan Daneen Omar My favourite part of My favourite part of My favourite part of Kindergarten was learning Kindergarten was going to the Kindergarten was doing Maths Maths. because it is really fun. Farm for our excursion and Judy seeing all the animals. Anayah My favourite part of Yusuf My favourite part of Kindergarten was doing Guided My favourite part of Kindergarten was when we Reading groups. Kindergarten was going to the went to the Farm. I got to pat the bunny rabbit which was really Manahil Play Centre. I liked the slide and My favourite part of cute and fluffy. the tunnel. Kindergarten was doing Guided Hamaad Abdullah Reading groups. My favourite part of My favourite part of Kindergarten was going to the Samir Kindergarten was going to the My favourite part of Kindergarten Farm. We saw lots of animals. Play Centre. was Guided Reading. Pathways 2018 • 25 Kindergarten D

Zayn Mustafa Zak My favourite part of My favourite part of Kindergarten My favourite part of Kindergarten was reading the books in Guided Ashar Kindergarten was going to the was making all my friends. Play Centre will all my friends. Reading. My favourite part of Umaiza Kindergarten was doing Art. Raessah My favourite part of Kindergarten Sara My favourite part of Kindergarten was meeting all my friends. My favourite part of Kindergarten Shayaan was when we went to the Play My favourite part of was doing Guided Reading groups because it is fun. Azlan Centre. Kindergarten was learning My favourite part of Kindergarten Maths. Amenah was going to the Play Centre Safa My favourite part of Kindergarten because it’s fun. My favourite part of Kindergarten Judy was Book Week because I got to My favourite part of is that I love going to school. Arwa dress up as a witch. Kindergarten was doing Guided Fatumata My favourite part of Kindergarten Reading groups. My favourite part of Kindergarten was doing craft because it’s Zaleeqi My favourite part of Kindergarten Manahil was going to the Play Centre. I really fun. like playing with all my friends. was being with my friends. My favourite part of Iman Kindergarten was doing Guided Yahya My favourite part of Kindergarten Manha Reading groups. My favourite part of was playing with my friends. My favourite part of Kindergarten Kindergarten was Mufti Day was doing Guided Reading Samir Eiliyah groups because it’s fun My favourite part of Kindergarten because we got presents and and we get to play was Guided Reading. wore our Eid clothes. My favourite part of Kindergarten was doing Maths and Reading. different games. ” 26 • Pathways 2018 Kindergarten E

What was your favourite lesson this year? Saad“ Ibne Ahmed Hasan Beydoun Zahra Haideri My favourite lesson this year My favourite lesson this year My favourite lesson this year was running relays PE. was going to the farm. was throwing the bean bags into the hoops in PE lesson. Yahya Akrami Mariyah Bhatti My favourite lesson this year My favourite lesson this year Xavier Hoque was using the Ipads on quiver. was running relays in PE. My favourite lesson this year was throwing the bean bags Zunairaa Ali Shahan Bhutta into the hoops in PE lesson. My favourite lesson this year My favourite lesson this year was going to the farm. was using the Ipads on quiver. Maheen Khan My favourite lesson this year Aleena Almazari Zeemal Farough was making fairy bread for My favourite lesson this year My favourite lesson this year procedures. was making the potato people was reading groups and doing procedure. the sight words games. Samarah Khan My favourite lesson this year Aiza Bakar M. Sami Khan was making the potato people My favourite lesson this year My favourite lesson this year procedure. was going to the farm. was drama. Pathways 2018 • 27 Kindergarten E

What was your favourite lesson this year? Ajwad Muktadir Abdul Tasawuur Arisha Khan My favourite lesson this year PE lesson with tunnel ball My favourite lesson this year Zahra Haideri was using the Ipads on quiver. was running relays PE. My favourite lesson this year Adam Mohammed was throwing the bean bags Heshaam Tehseen My favourite lesson this year Riyan Prodhan into the hoops in PE lesson. My favourite lesson this year My favourite lesson this year was making the Aboriginal dot was going to the farm. painting kangaroo in art. was making the potato people Xavier Hoque procedure. My favourite lesson this year Layal Youssef Nabiha Moniruzzaman was throwing the bean bags My favourite lesson this year My favourite lesson this year Alzina Quraishi into the hoops in PE lesson. was rob the nest PE. was using the Ipads on quiver. My favourite lesson this year was rob the nest PE. Maheen Khan M. Moosa Noori My favourite lesson this year My favourite lesson this year Lujayn Saad ” was making fairy bread for was our drama lesson of My favourite lesson this year procedures. “Where the wild things are”. was reading groups and reading with our teacher. Samarah Khan Aisha Osmani My favourite lesson this year My favourite lesson this year Bismah Tasawar was making the potato people was running relays and tunnel My favourite lesson this year procedure. ball PE. was making fairy bread. 28 • Pathways 2018 Year One

TEACHERS YEAR ONE A Ms Shannon McGovern, Ms Freha Sarwar

Front Row: Aqeela Ferdiansyah, Rua Abdul Rahman, Anam Bashir, Walaa Al-Obeid, Amena Alnoghaishy, Ameera Bah, Nashita Ava, Arish Hussain Middle Row: Muhammad Nur Hidayat, Hassan Ahmad Noori, Huzaifah Syed, Taybah Zahra Haideri, Aariz Ahmed, Umar Malik, Mikael Kazim Back Row: Izaan Ali, Yahya Ali, Hussain Aswad, Shahemann Asadi, Zayd Chandab, Muhammad Taha Siddiqui, Ayaan Aziz Absent: Maria Wasseh, Jonah Moawad

TEACHER YEAR ONE B Mr Adam Herborn

Front Row: Isaac Nadim Hussain, Zahra Khan, Farheen Zunairah Rahman, Sunehra Hassan, Tehmina Shahzad, Murrsal Niazi, Maheen Syed Ali, Razan Faytrouni, Muhammad Sufyan Alvi Middle Row: Asoma Asoma, Raka Rahman, Syed Shafee Zia, Aarez Syed, Zayd Idris Musa, Musa Darame, Faisal Rasolley, Elyas Amiri, Slza Amer Back Row: Haseebullah Haseebullah, Sameen Islam, Ibrahim Hussain, Zayaan Zahid, Hayyaan Shahid Ali, Noah Muhammad Elkawam, Eman Azizi, Hussain Al-Qazzaz Absent: Sheza Ahmed, Alpha Sow, Hamza Chowdhury Pathways 2018 • 29

TEACHER YEAR ONE C Ms Shafia Malak

Front Row: Mohamad Ellabban, Yousif Shareef Shaaban, Saaliha Sakina Ali, Syeda Hafsa, Minnah Zeeshan , Syeda Rukhsar Zia, Mariama Macasuba, Mahdiya Ahsan, Muhammad Ashaaz Bilal, Naveed Qureshi Middle Row: Nvaboiye Donzo, Ahmed Dannawe, Ryem Latif, Omaar Ahmed, Maaheem Taseen Hasan, Noah Rasic, Yasin Dawllah, Abdul Hadi Subhan, Muhammad Tayyab Back Row: Zafirah Rahman, Muhammad Ehan Waqas, Yaseen Osman, Rohaan Zahid, Iman Osikoya, Muhammad Rayyan Waqas, Aminah Fatima Mohiuddin, Affaan Yousuf, Nevyn Hasan Absent: Zakirah Alia Azizi, Aisha Malihah Hafiz TEACHER YEAR ONE D Ms Nasrin Begum

Front Row: Safa Dayyinah Hermawan, Zohal Rahimi, Aayat Khushi Ebrahimi, Arwa Azam, Sidrah Arslan, Ilsa Naveed Kiani, Fatimah Sohel Mansuri, Zunairah Khan, Sarita Sandid, Aiza Rahman, Aanusha Maanha Middle Row: Imran Ozturk, Yusuf Jaradat, Mujahid Akkawi Elhassan, Mohammed Arian Nafi, Ruqaya Mohammed, Eshal Zahid, Rohaan Azhar, Muhammad Ahmad Bilal, Raihan Mohammed, Bilal Akl Back Row: Zaydan Dean, Rayan Zahid, Muhammad Ajaj, Huzaim Gaziani, Sabeeh Mohammad Zaman, Vafumba Donzo, Muhammad Yaseen, Ahmed Ali Syed, An’Am Islam 30 • Pathways 2018 Year One A

What is the nicest thing someone has done for you this year? “Rua Abdul Rahman Amena Alnoghaishy Ayaan Aziz The nicest thing someone has The nicest thing someone has The nicest thing someone has done for me this year is…Hussain done for me this year is…My done for me this year is… Hussain gave me his rubber because I friend Walaa is always very nice gave me his Beyblade. didn’t have a rubber. to me. Ameera Bah Aariz Ahmed Walaa Al-Obeid The nicest thing someone has The nicest thing someone has The nicest thing someone has done for me this year is… Nashita done for me this year is…Ehsan done for me this year is…My let me use her pencils. gave me a sharpener when I friend is always very nice. She Huzaifah Syed didn’t have a sharpener. helps me and she shares pencils The nicest thing someone has with me. Izaan Ali done for me this year is…My The nicest thing someone has Shahemaan Asadi friend gave me a good present for done for me this year is… My The nicest thing someone has done my birthday. friend gave me a rubber to for me this year is…When I got Arish Hussain borrow. hurt, my friend Zayd helped me. The nicest thing someone has Yahya Ali Nashita Ava done for me this year is… The nicest thing someone has The nicest thing someone has My friend Anam helped me done for me this year is… My done for me this year is… Ms draw a butterfly and Anam does teacher helping me with my McGovern giving me prizes. funny things to make me happy. work. Pathways 2018 • 31 Year One A

Zayd Chandab Taybah Haideri Anam Bashir What is the nicest thing someone has done for you this year? The nicest thing someone The nicest thing someone has The nicest thing someone has has done for me this year done for me this year is… done for me is…Arish gave me Ayaan Aziz is… The teacher gave me a Nashita gave me a present when a rubber to use all the time. The nicest thing someone has commendation card. I was sad. done for me this year is… Hussain Hassan Noori gave me his Beyblade. Fawziyah Farzeen Farah Mikaeel Kazim The nicest thing someone has The nicest thing someone has The nicest thing someone has done for me this year is… Ameera Bah done for me this year is… My done for me this year is…One Hussain gave me a toy. The nicest thing someone has neighbour gave me a toy to day Ms Wahid helped me when done for me this year is… Nashita Rayhan Nur Hidyat borrow in school. I was sad. let me use her pencils. The nicest thing someone has Aqeela Ferdiansyah Ehsan Khan done for me this year is… Huzaifah Syed The nicest thing someone has The nicest thing someone has Ehsan gave me a pencil because The nicest thing someone has done for me this year is… My done for me this year is…When I didn’t have one. done for me this year is…My friend Razan helped me when I I got hurt my friend Huzaifah friend gave me a good present for Taha Siddiqui was sad. helped me. my birthday. The nicest thing someone has Jonah Moawad Maria Wasseh done for me this year is…Hussain Arish Hussain The nicest thing someone has The nicest thing someone has lets me borrow his rubber. The nicest thing someone has done for me this year is…When done for me this year is…When done for me this year is… Hussain Aswab I was mad my friend and my I fell down, my friend Rua took My friend Anam helped me The nicest thing someone has brother were doing funny things me to sick bay and I really draw a butterfly and Anam does done for me this year is…My to try and make me happy. appreciated that. funny things to make me happy. friends Rua and Rayhan play with me every day. ” 32 • Pathways 2018 Year One B

What was your favourite moment of Year 1?

“ Sufyan Alvi Hamza Chowdhury Hashir Ahmad My favourite moment of year My favourite part was when I My favourite part of Year 1 was 1 was working on brain games found out about Koobits. playing Koobits. and challenges in maths. Slza Amer Musa Darame Sheza Ahmed My favourite part of year 1 was When my teacher called me funny My favourite moment in year 1 when we played lots of games. names. was playing heads down thumbs Elyas Amiri Noah Elkawam up. My favourite was making When we were playing heads Hayyaan Ali dioramas. down thumbs up. My favourite part of year 1 is Asuma Asuma Razan Faytrouni having free time because we can My favourite moment is when we My favourite part of Year 1 was do anything and it’s very fun. did maths. the first time playing poison frog. Maheen Ali Eman Azizi Hasseebullah Hasseebullah Doing Koobits and playing brain When I was playing heads My favourite moment of Year 1 is games. down thumbs up. Bye bye Year 1 playing Koobits because I am on Hussain Al-Qazzaz friends! the top of the leader board and get My favourite moment is when I to challenge my best friends and had fun and Koobits. get teacher badges. Pathways 2018 • 33 Year One B

Sunehra Hassan Murrsal Niazi Tehmina Shahzad When I was in Year one I liked I liked playing heads down My favourite moment in Year art because we can paint and thumbs up. 1 was when we played games Hamza Chowdhury and did fun things in class with draw and create anything we Farheen Rahman My favourite part of Year 1 was want. everyone and mostly with my When I played Koobits. playing Koobits. teacher and friends. Ibrahim Hussain Raka Rahman Musa Darame My favourite part of Year 1 is Aarez Syed My favourite moment was heads When my teacher called me funny playing Koobits. I liked Koobits. down thumbs up! names. Zayaan Zahid Isaac Hussain Eshaal Rao Noah Elkawam Playing heads down thumbs I liked doing maths. My favourite moment in Year When we were playing heads up and playing with my friend 1 was when I learned tens and down thumbs up. Shafee. ” ones and creative arts. Razan Faytrouni Sameen Islam Faisal Rassolley My favourite part of Year 1 was My favourite moment was the My favourite part about Year 1 the first time playing poison frog. market day. was excursions and my funny Hasseebullah Hasseebullah Zahra Khan and nice teacher and sports My favourite moment of Year 1 is I liked doing Koobits. science. playing Koobits because I am on the top of the leader board and get Zayd Musa Oumar Sow I liked Koobits because you My favourite part of this class is to challenge my best friends and can do challenges, homework Koobits. get teacher badges. and brain games. 34 • Pathways 2018 Year One C

Which super power would you like to have and why? “Nvaboiye Ahmed Rayyan I would like to have super strength so I would like to be able to teleport so I The super power I would like to I can lift up my house to find my toys. can travel around the world and see have is laser eyes so I can control Aisha my uncle in London. everything with laser and also use I would like to be able to control Aminah my laser eyes on things. things with my mind because I I would love to have the power to Iman would like to move things to other heal to heal everyone so that no one I would like to be Batgirl because places like my toys and clothes. will be sick. I would like to jump to places to Noah Nevyn help people who need help when they feel very sick. I would like to be able to teleport so I I would like to be a telekinetic so I can teleport to different places like to get my books from the shelf without Ashaaz the city and to different houses. moving from my bed. I would like to have invisibility so Rohaan Yaseen that when someone is rude or mean to me, I can move around and they I would like to the power of I would like to save the world with will not see me. invisibility because I want to help my powers of invisibility, laser eyes, save the people in Australia and flight and super jumping. Zafirah around the world. I would like to be Bumblebee Omaar Mariama because she can change her size to I want to be invisible so that bad become bigger or smaller and also fly I would love to fly so I can help people guys cannot see me. save the day when they are hurt. to places. Pathways 2018 • 35 Year One C

Tayyab Ryem Mahdiya I would like to turn into metal I would like to have the ability to be I would like to be telekinetic just like because I would change into a invisible because if I was invisible no Matilda (Roald Dahl novel) because Rayyan metal Batman. one would be able to harm me. I would be able to save my friends The super power I would like to from trouble. have is laser eyes so I can control Zakirah Abdul Hadi everything with laser and also use I would like to have the power I want to be able to fly and be invis- Hafsa my laser eyes on things. to shape shift so I can turn into ible so I can fly and see the world and My super power would be the ability anything I want like a bird, boat or be speedy then always win the race. to teleport because I would like to go Iman ball. anywhere I want. I would like to be Batgirl because Naveed I would like to jump to places to Yousif My super power is electricity so I can Yasin help people who need help when I would like to fly, the power of go very fast if the army tries to get me. I would like to be Batman so I can be invisibility and teleportation to they feel very sick. Saaliha invisible and fly to help people. help others. Ashaaz I would love the power of invisibility Rukhsar I would like to have invisibility so Affan and become tiny because I would I would like to be able to have the that when someone is rude or mean My dream super power is being like to go play at the park without ability to make my thoughts come to me, I can move around and they able to teleport because I would like my mum noticing. true when I think of them like when to teleport to the table when it is will not see me. Minnah I think of helping someone, it will lunch time. come true. Zafirah I would like to be Supergirl to help I would like to be Bumblebee Mohamad animals when people are doing Ehan because she can change her size to I would like the power of climbing bad things to them because I love to I would like to turn into a superhero become bigger or smaller and also fly and sticky web to protect people in make sure that they don’t get hurt and have the power of being to places. my family. from bad people. invisible. ” 36 • Pathways 2018 Year One D

“ If you could be invisible for a day, what would you do? Sidrah Arslan Yaseen An’Am I could sneak to other houses and I would whisper in people’s ears I would go to all the poor people that I scare people. and scare them. see sleeping outside who don’t have a home and put food in front of them. Vafumba Zaydan If any bad guys steal money from If I was invisible, I would save the Arian anyone, I would use my power to whole world from the bad guys I would catch the bad guys and help get the money back and help people. and save them from the secret the police. spaceships. Huzaim Zohal I would go to the shops and steal all the Eshal I would help people who are in money and steal all the candies to make I would trick my brother all the time trouble. a big candy house for myself. and I would want to save the world. Mujahid Fatimah Zunairah Scare my brothers and fight bad I would buy lots of food and go to I would trick people so they believe people. people who don’t have food and give that magic is real and that a ghost Sarita it them so they won’t get hungry. exists. If people get lost I would help them to find their house. Pathways 2018 • 37 Year One D

Bilal Ahmed Ali Ahmad I will take all the food from the I would tell them to follow the rules, If they don’t listen to me, I will supermarket and give it to the poor if they continue I will put them in make them do twenty push-ups An’Am people. detention for five days. and five laps around the school. I would go to all the poor people that I see sleeping outside who don’t have a Maanha Aayat home and put food in front of them. If you were a teacher, I would give them very hard work and I will tell them if you don’t listen to won’t allow them to do interesting me I will give you a yellow form. Arian and the kids in your work. I would catch the bad guys and help class would not listen Ilsa the police. to you, what would Raihan I would yell at them and I’ll speak to them first, if they still kick them out of my class. Zohal you do? refuse to listen I will send them to the I would help people who are in Imran principal. ” trouble. First I will give them time out, if still Arwa Mujahid they don’t listen I won’t let them do First, I would give them a warning, if Scare my brothers and fight bad fun stuff. they still don’t listen I will make them people. Aiza clean the whole school. Sarita I will scream and put them in Ruqaya If people get lost I would help them detention. If they still wouldn’t listen I will give them their favourite to find their house. I will kick them out of the school. work so they will listen to me. 38 • Pathways 2018 Year Two

TEACHER YEAR TWO A Ms Ashleigh Weaver

Front Row: Mardhiyyah Binti Ayub, Rafa Binte Tariq, Aimen Binte Ahsan, Tahrima Taazim, Noreen Ailani Utomo, Mariam Sillah, Huda Mohammed, Afifa Ahmed, Minal Mustafa, Aroush Sikander Middle Row: Zayd Abdul- Shakoor, Md Ehsan Mollah, Zayd El Dannaoui, Tayyebah Lodhi, Ismail Shah, Shayla Zenab Baig, Nobo Mostafiz Rahman, Rohaan Shah, Akram Mir Kadir Azmi Back Row: Muhammad Hafeez, Ali Kazime, Ayman Zareef Zubayer, Daud Hasan Rana, Ibrahim Sheik Iqbal, Ghulam Ali, Sahil Rahimi, Mohamad Akl Absent: Aishan Gazi Sadat

TEACHER YEAR TWO B Ms Afroza Hossain

Front Row: Kaheesha Khan, Sara Mohammed, Shahzeen Imtiaz, Areeba Nisar, Womama Mollah, Malak Akel, Emaan Aamir, Mariyam Houri, Bishara Islam Middle Row: Salehin Shahnoor, Azhar Awan, Daniyal Ahmed Bhatti, Aalia Hidayati Gloria, Adama Quiah, Manha Rashid, Adil Hameed, Azzam Ahmadi, Shehryaar Ahmad Back Row: Muaz Ibne Ahmed, Zubair Khan, Yousuf Momandi, Imran Dehsabzi, Umar Anwar, Muzammil Abbasi, Nabhaan Rizqin Riyaz Ahmed Absent: Sashmeen Shahid, Imran Muhammad Pathways 2018 • 39

TEACHER YEAR TWO C Ms Rebecca Belcastro

Front Row: Hafsa Nadeem, Khadija Mohmandi, Anabiya Iliyas, Amani Umarji, Sharika Zaman, Areeba Amreen, Yusra Fahad, Mahum Waqas Khan Middle Row: Hafsah Rashid Alvi, Jarif Khan, Nehan Iman, Sabrina Abbasey, Farooq Syed Hussain, Yaseen Dadger, Mishaal Haq Back Row: Muhammad Kaif Sadiq Basha, Samoon Rahimi, Usman Anwar, Omar Mujahid, Ismail Aziz Khan, Rayhan Shersy, Farzad Fazly, Qasim Umer Absent: Kiran Baig, Mehmet Yasin Bulduk, Haidar Sakr, Uzayr Shaheer

TEACHER YEAR TWO D Ms Almas Asad

Front Row: Marwah Mubasheer, Suha Mahmud, Hadiyah Shoaib, Iman Fatima, Syeda Sana Mansoor, Fizza Fatima, Haziqah Shahbaz, Maleeha Ali Middle Row: Affaan Aziz, Omar Kassem, Musa Hasan Rana, Fatima Malik, Rihana Haouchar, Eshan Bhuiyan, Aayan Ahmed, Mohamed Riza Mohamed Hussain Back Row: Shayan Aydin Khan, Abdirahman Hassan Muse, Hasan Aswad, Sayed Belal Haideri, Muhammad Rayyan, Ayman Chebaro, Arsheyaan Syed Ahmad Absent: Muhammad Sadaan Khan, Tanisha Jannat Sayed, Shafayet Yameen 40 • Pathways 2018

TEACHER YEAR TWO E Ms Christine Souma

Front Row: Safiyya Hidayat, Yashfa Bhatti, Sumaiya Ali, Zunairah Siddiqui, Sahar Ismail, Manha Mustafa, Hafsa Hafsa, Zahra Samed, Asyifa Budiman Middle Row: Suhail Hussein, Hamza Kaklik, Muzzammil Shah, Faryal Abdullah, Yasmeen Al Jabbery, Zaid Ali, Ayan Bakar, Umar Mubashir Mohammed Back Row: Amaan Siraj Mansuri, Muhammad Ashaz Yousaf, Muneeburahman Mayar, Mohammed Yoosuf Rafiq, Zubair Rahman, Tahoor Ahmad, Isaac Etri, Izhaan Rizqin Riyaz Ahmed Absent: Mohd Ayan, Inaya Khan, Aiza Usman Pathways 2018 • 41 42 • Pathways 2018 Year Two A

Ali Kazime What has been your favourite part about Year 2 and why? My favourite part from Year 2 was maths, Islamic Studies and news. “Zayd Abdul-Shakoor Ghulam Ali Shayla Baig Tayyebah Lodhi My favourite part from Year 2 was My favourite part from Year 2 was My favourite part from Year 2 was My favourite part from Year 2 was doing writing because we did a lot having Ms Weaver because she when we did Science because we got when we made the Rainbow Serpent and I like to do a lot. made boring work fun! to do a lot of experiments. out of paper plates, which Ms Aimen Ahsan Akram Azmi Zayd El Dannaoui Weaver hung up on the walls and My favourite part from Year 2 was My favourite part from Year 2 My favourite part from Year 2 was then we got to take them home. when we got to do art because it is was Maths. Maths is my favourite when we went on an excursion to Huda Mohammed my best subject. part because it made me learn my The Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. mistakes that I did. I also really My favourite part from Year 2 was Mohamad Akl Muhammad Saad Hafeez enjoyed PE because we get to do doing art because I love painting My favourite part from Year 2 My favourite part from Year 2 was running races. I also liked when and drawing. was when we went to the athletics when we went to The Royal Botanic we went to The Royal Botanic Eshan Mollah carnival because when we go there Gardens for our excursion because Gardens because we had to guess My favourite part from Year 2 was we can play a bit and we race and we got to leave school for the day. what the flower wall said. this is very fun. going on excursions because we Ibrahim Iqbal Tahrima Taazim can see the view, go somewhere Noreen Utomo My favourite part from Year 2 was My favourite part from Year 2 different and sometimes play. My favourite part from Year 2 was when we went to the city for our was having Ms Weaver and our Minal Mustafa writing because I can get better at excursion to The Royal Botanic excursion to The Royal Botanic My favourite part from Year 2 was it. I also like fruit break because it Gardens and also to have Gardens because it was pretty and when Ms Weaver lets us do arts and will help me be healthier. Ms Weaver as a teacher. we made natural pictures. crafts because it is fun. Pathways 2018 • 43 Year Two A

Ali Kazime Sahil Rahimi Mariam Sillah My favourite part from Year 2 was My favourite part from Year 2 was My favourite part from Year 2 was maths, Islamic Studies and news. that I learnt fun things and I got to when we played games and also Tayyebah Lodhi go on some excursions. having the best teacher ever! My favourite part from Year 2 was Nobo Rahman Mardhiyyah Ayub when we made the Rainbow Serpent My favourite part from Year 2 was My favourite part from Year 2 out of paper plates, which Ms when we went to The Royal Botanic was on the last day of Term Two, Weaver hung up on the walls and Gardens. I liked this because there we watched the Lorax and ate then we got to take them home. was a flower wall and we got to popcorn. Huda Mohammed make our own art with natural Rafa Tariq materials and we got to play with My favourite part from Year 2 was My favourite part from Year 2 was different real and fake materials. doing art because I love painting when we went to The Royal Botanic and drawing. Daud Rana Gardens because I saw different Eshan Mollah My favourite part from Year 2 was flowers and it was fun! My favourite part from Year 2 was Maths because it makes us smarter. Ayman Zubayer going on excursions because we Ismail Shah My favourite part from Year 2 was can see the view, go somewhere My favourite part from Year 2 was Maths and English because we different and sometimes play. Maths because it is fun and easy. learn a lot and it is fun and easy. Minal Mustafa Aroush Sikander Afifa Ahmed My favourite part from Year 2 was My favourite part from Year 2 was My favourite part from Year 2 was when Ms Weaver lets us do arts and that Ms Weaver lets us do Arts and art and maths because I love crafts because it is fun. Craft and this is fun! to learn! ” 44 • Pathways 2018 Year Two B

What was your most favourite activity this year? Adil My favourite activity was Eid gift exchange because I got a gift Emaan“ Muaz Daniyal from my friend. It was so fun. The best thing that happened this The best day in school I ever had The activity which I liked most was year was when we went to the was the Science fair during when we filtered water for our Mariyam Botanical Gardens. There we saw Science week. We did lots of Science Science experiment. I also liked What I enjoyed most this year beautiful flowers and trees. It was experiments. I love science. Science the incursion for fire safety. Going was going to the excursion by bus. very enjoyable. I learnt there, how is very interesting. inside the fire truck was exciting. It was fun. In the Royal Botanical the seeds and flowers grow. Malak I have learnt a lot of things when gardens we planted seeds. Muzammil I like when my teacher Ms Hossain two fire men came and talked Bishara I liked the Eid gift exchange and gave us a toy as an Eid gift to the about fire safety. My favourite activity this year incursion for fire safety. Going into whole class. I love playing with that Imran D was Art. I enjoyed that the most. toy because it has candies under it. the firetruck was very exciting. I liked the Eid gift exchange. Kaheesha Shehryaar Umar It was very fun. My favourite part The best thing that happened I really like the time when we had My best thing was Eid party was getting the gift and the Eid this year was going on the bus the book parade. It was amazing. I because Mrs Hossain gave us a gift. card. The Eid card was very funny. for our excursion. It was fun! thought I was going to get the award Aalia Shahzeen Zubair but I didn’t. But still I had fun. My favourite thing this year was The thing that I enjoyed most this I enjoyed the excursion to the Azzam when I bought a milk shake and year was the Chaand Raat Botanical Gardens because it was Snake painting is my most favourite fairy floss from the fundraising fair. Festival, I saw my friends there. so much fun. I saw some pigeons thing that I have done this year. It was very tasty. The food was tasty there. in there and I pretended to be the friends of pigeons. Pathways 2018 • 45

Adil Sara Sashmeen My favourite activity was Eid My favourite thing this year was In this whole year my most favorite gift exchange because I got a gift when I bought a chocolate cupcake activities were all the Science from my friend. It was so fun. on the fundraising day. experiments that we did in class. Mariyam Womama Areeba What I enjoyed most this year The thing I enjoyed most were the In this whole year my favourite was going to the excursion by bus. Eid Gift Exchange day and the thing was Art. In Art my favourite It was fun. In the Royal Botanical Mufti Day. I loved sharing gifts and part was painting a snake. gardens we planted seeds. wearing different clothes at school. Adama Bishara Yousuf The thing I enjoyed most in this year My favourite activity this year I enjoyed the Eid party because we is the Eid party and gift exchange was Art. I enjoyed that the most. got gifts. We got a gift from our that we did in class. It was fun. Kaheesha teacher and our friends. Manha The best thing that happened Imran M The most joyful moment in Year this year was going on the bus I liked the Eid gift exchange because Two was the excursion to the Royal for our excursion. It was fun! I had an exciting toy and Eid card Botanic Garden. We planted seeds in a pot and took it home. Zubair from my friend. I enjoyed the excursion to the Nabhaan Salehin Botanical Gardens because it was My favourite activity this year My most favorite thing was when I so much fun. I saw some pigeons was Arts and Craft. I even loved was a pirate in the Book Character in there and I pretended to be the the Market day. I felt like it was Parade. It was my first time friends of pigeons. the Candy Land. becoming a pirate. ” 46 • Pathways 2018 Year Two C

Jarif What do you want to be when you grow up and why? I want to be a scientist because “Sabrina Mehmet Mishaal they can invent things and they never give up. I want to be an engineer because I want to be a pilot because you can I want to be a farmer when I grow they can do a lot of interesting visit different countries and you up because I enjoy communicating Mahum things. can fly a plane! with animals and I want to have a When I grow up I want to be an job that I like. Hafsah A Yaseen Art teacher because I am good at art and I want to teach other I want to be a nurse so I can help When I get older I want to be a people how to create good art. with surgeries. hero like Spiderman. If anyone is in Farooq danger, I will just rescue them. I want to be a taxi driver so that Areeba Khadija I can drop people where they want I want to be a doctor. I can make When I grow up I want to be a Yusra to go. sick people feel better. scientist. This is because when you When I grow up I want to be a are scientist you can discover how doctor so that I can help sick people Anabiya Omar the world works. and put a smile on their face. When I grow up I want to be a I want to be a doctor because you teacher because I can help little Usman Farzad get to help people and it’s really kids with their learning. good. I want to be a doctor because they I want to be a vet because you can can help people. help animals. Nehan Hafsah N When I grow up I want to be a Kiran Ismail I want to be a school teacher policeman because if anyone speeds because I like school and I love I want to be a Quran teacher so I want to be a doctor so that I can up on the road, doesn’t pay for teachers. They are kind and they that I can teach others to read the help people. things, steals and doesn’t change are good. Quran. their ways I can arrest them. Pathways 2018 • 47

Jarif Samoon Amani I want to be a scientist because I want to be a policeman because When I grow up I want to be a they can invent things and they I want to get bad people and arrest builder because you can make never give up. them. stuff and get a lot of money. Mahum Kaif Qasim When I grow up I want to be an When I grow up I want to be a I want to be a police officer Art teacher because I am good policeman because I can fight bad when I grow up because I at art and I want to teach other guys. can catch bad guys and chase people how to create good art. Haidar people when they are speeding. Khadija I want to be a policeman and catch Sharika I want to be a doctor. I can make bad people. When I grow up I want to be sick people feel better. Uzayr scientist. I want to be scientist because I had a dream that Omar When I grow up I want to be I invented a motorbike that I want to be a doctor because you an electrical engineer so when goes really fast and it get to help people and it’s really electrical things are broken I can can also talk! good. fix them. Hafsah N Rayhan ” I want to be a school teacher When I grow up I want to be a because I like school and I love doctor because you can help teachers. They are kind and they people. are good. 48 • Pathways 2018 Year Two D

What was your favourite activity this year? Maleeha“ Ali Tanisha Sayed Eshan Bhuiyan My favourite memory was when we My favourite memory was when it My favourite memory of this year is were throwing leaves at The Royal was book week parade and we dressed going to The Royal Botanic Gardens. Botanic Gardens, it was really fun. up, that was fun. We went on stage My favourite place was The Calyx, and gave a wave to the other Year two with its beautiful flowers on the wall. I Sana Mansoor classes. learnt that bees can sight green so they My favourite memory was when the can see red flowers to black flowers. leaves were falling of the tree at The Fizza Fatima Royal Botanic Gardens. We got to My favourite memory of this year was Ayman Chebaro throw balls of leaves at each other. when I had the incursion because we My favourite memory of this year is I love this memory because we got to went on the firetruck. when we had an incursion and there was a fire truck. play a little. Belal Haideri Riza Hussein My favourite memory of this year is Marwah Mubasheer My favourite memory of this year My favourite memory was when we the excursion since we were having fun is the Book parade. I like the Book went to The Royal Botanic Gardens with the leaves. parade because we can dress up in and we played mini soccer. Suha Mahmud beautiful clothes. Abdirahman Muse My favourite memory of this year was Omar Kassem My favourite memory of this year was when we did the Eid gift exchange. It My favourite memory of this year is when we went to a place with leaves. is my favourite memory since I was when we had an excursion because Instead of snowball fights we had surprised when the person gave me the when we threw leaves in the air, it leaves, everybody was eager to play. gift. I was very excited to get the present. started to rain leaves and was fun. Pathways 2018 • 49

Haziqah Shahbaz Iman Fatima Hadiyah Shoaib My favourite memory of this year My favourite memory this year was My favourite memory of this year Eshan Bhuiyan is when I went to The Royal Botanic my excursion to The Royal Botanic is when we did some History My favourite memory of this year is Gardens. I grew a plant and that’s Gardens. It was my favourite because because we made projects and it going to The Royal Botanic Gardens. the part I liked the most. Autumn leaves were falling off the was fun and exciting. trees. My favourite place was The Calyx, Muhammad Rayyan Hasan Aswad with its beautiful flowers on the wall. I My favourite memory of this year is Affaan Aziz My favourite memory of this year learnt that bees can sight green so they our excursion, we had a superb time. My favourite memory of this year was was when I went on an excursion. can see red flowers to black flowers. I had so much fun especially when when we had our book week because I There was nature all around and Ayman Chebaro we saw the tree with all of the leaves could dress up like an awesome pirate. I liked it, also Ms Asad is the best My favourite memory of this year is falling down. We should always have book week! teacher. when we had an incursion and there Arsheyaan Ahmad Shayan Khan Shafayet Yameen was a fire truck. My favourite memory of this year is This year, my favourite memory My favourite memory of this year Marwah Mubasheer doing Science experiments because was when we had our excursion. The is learning about the water cycle, My favourite memory of this year they were cool. We put tissue rolls part when the whole class fell on the and giving our hypotheses for the is the Book parade. I like the Book in a cup, then water was leaking grass were playing with the leaves, experiment. We used permanent parade because we can dress up in under the tissue. pretending it was Autumn. markers to label the steps of what beautiful clothes. Muhammad Sadaan Fatima Malik happens to make a cloud. Omar Kassem My favourite memory this year was My favourite memory of this year is Musa Rana My favourite memory of this year is going to The Royal Botanic Gardens, when we went to The Royal Botanic My favourite memory of this when we had an excursion because because we saw lots of colourful Gardens for our excursion. I liked the year is when I had a beautiful when we threw leaves in the air, it flowers and we even got to pick lots part when we were throwing leaves excursion and had lots of fun. started to rain leaves and was fun. of significant things that were there. and it was raining leaves. ” 50 • Pathways 2018 Year Two E

If you could be any book character, for a day, “ who would you be and why? Faryal Ayan Sahar Alice in Wonderland because she I would be Cat in the Hat because Dorothy because she is pretty escaped from a cottage and had he is really funny. and she wears nice clothes, like a great life. Yashfa her shoes. Tahoor I would be Cat in the Hat because Isaac I would like to be a pirate so I he’s hilarious. Captain Wooden Head because can find a lot of treasure and Asyifa I dressed in his costume for the become rich. Dorothy because she has a very Book Parade. Yasmeen cute puppy named, Toto. Hamza I want to be Cleopatra because Safiyya Pirate so I can find treasure. she is the first queen in Egypt I would be Alice in Wonderland Inaya- A wicked witch so I can and she is brave. because she is nice. scare all my enemies. Sumaiya Suhail Manha Matilda because she loves to Flash because he is a very cool The Cat in the Hat because he is read a lot just like me. colour, red. really funny and likes to do tricks. Pathways 2018 • 51

Hafsa Zahra Zunairah Queen of Hearts because she Cinderella because she lives Mr Willy Wonka because he is in charge and everyone must happily ever after. has a lot of machines to make Sahar listen to your rules. chocolate for the rest of my life. Dorothy because she is pretty Yoosuf and she wears nice clothes, like Amaan Minecraft Steve because I really Ashaz her shoes. A pirate so I can sail away and like Minecraft alot because it’s fun Captain Hook because he find a lot of treasure and gold. to play. Isaac is funny and he has a lot of Captain Wooden Head because Muneeb Zubair machines that can make him fly. I dressed in his costume for the Harry Potter because he has a Superman because he has laser Zaid Book Parade. magic wand and I would love vision and he can burn things. Spiderman because he saves to help muslim people. Hamza Izhaan people and can climb tall Pirate so I can find treasure. Umar Superman because he saves the buildings using his webs. Inaya- A wicked witch so I can A pirate because I would find world with his super powers. scare all my enemies. treasure for myself and my Muzzammil ” friends. Manha Batman because he is my favourite The Cat in the Hat because he is Aiza superhero as he is strong and really funny and likes to do tricks. A fairy because I love fairies. never dies. 52 • Pathways 2018 Year Three

TEACHER YEAR THREE A Ms Kirstie Parkes

Front Row: Aakifah Rahman, Naushabah Bint-E Kabir, Amina Faisal Khan, Raadiyh Rais, Iqra Mulla, Umamah Iliyas, Manha Ismail, Fatima Sultana, Rijja Zahid Middle Row: Muhammad Rayyan, Hassan Adam, Zoya Hussain, Alyan Pakhtoon, Zaara Mehjabeen, Alishbah Atif, Ismail Mahmoud, Ibrahim Syahdan Thahar Back Row: Hamza Alkini, Sudais Ahmed, Zarif Bin Wasi, Abdullah Hashmi, Muhammad Rayyan Siddiqui, Adan Budiman, Tahmid Bin Murshid Absent: Ayah Reghis, Rafan Ahmed, Shahzaib Ausaf Ansari, Syed Keyyann Ahmed

TEACHER YEAR THREE B Ms Selina Sathiapal

Front Row: Inayah Ossam Abdul-Shakoor, Samira Muse, Ruhab Awais, Areeba Ejaj, Nora Dipta Rahman, Inara Ahmed, Jasmine Youssef, Areej Haroon Middle Row: Yusuf Maniar, Rameen Ahmed Yasna, Somaya Farooqi, Zahra Haleema Baig, Sahar Noor Dehsabzi, Hadiya Saad, Uzair Mohammed Bashir Back Row: Firas Al-Robay, Affan Azhar, Yusuf Said Dadger, Ibrahim Farhan Khalil, Aftab Ahmad, Ayman Mostaque, Aqil Muhammad Sjam Absent: Ezain Ahmed Ferdous, Maryam Tasmeen Imam, Zaara Zainah Khan, Adem Osmani Pathways 2018 • 53

TEACHER YEAR THREE C Mr Daniel Ferrin

Front Row: Hana Sohail, Noema Noema, Ruheen Sazid Kurawala, Abie Macasuba, Madina Alkini, Arshia Muhammad, Safa Muska Momandi, Laila Al Jabbery, Alyza Qaiser Middle Row: Roman Imran, Musa Ali Bhatti, Yahya Toufaili, Omer Maqbool, Adrian Rasic, Luqman Ali Hosh, Saiyad Ibrahim Fareed, Safiullah Ahmadzai Back Row: Nuha Darame, Suhera Iram Hasan, Nusaybah Hassan, Syeda Leenah Hassan, Eshal Hassan, Hafsa Akhtar, Labib Abdullah Talha Absent: Arisha Azeem, Ibtihal Sumayyah Hassan TEACHERS YEAR THREE D Ms Naureen Inam, Ms Shaher Talpur

Front Row: Muhammad Faisal Asif, Amina Osmani, Sana Akrami, Zainah Bah, Samrah Zeya, Rumaysa Hossain, Sofia Yamin, Shasmeen Arabi, Luqman Handony Middle Row: Rubi Abdul Kuthoos, Manha Iftear, Fatima Mohammed, Emaan Akel, Riham Ahmed, Fatima Binta Bah, Aleena Rassolley, Shireen Rizvi Back Row: Ayaan Abdul Rahman Khan, Ahsan Ali Zakir, Saaim Khan, Faizaan Alam, Shihab Jamal Elayan, Asim Nihal Ebrahimi, Musawer Shersy, Shaad Ahmed Shaikh, Syed Raiyan Hasan Absent: Zahra Tun Naba 54 • Pathways 2018 Year Three A

What is your goal for Year 4? Naushabah Improve my writing. “Hassan Alishbah Ismail To be a smart boy. Improve in Maths and Writing. To be good at dribbling the ball in soccer. Rafan Adan Zaara Be better at problem solving in Mathematics. To improve in reading Arabic. Improve my handwriting and solve problems. Sudais Abdullah Iqra To be a better cricket fielder and catch every ball To become better at solving Maths problems. To get better at Maths. Keyyann Zoya Alyan To be a better batter in cricket. To be better at procedural recounts. To improve my Handwriting. Hamza Umamah Aakifah To become a better soccer player. To be better at writing recounts. To get good grades in Mathematics. Shahzaib Manha Raadiyh Be smarter and keen. Learn to use QAR. To improve in Writing. Pathways 2018 • 55

Naushabah M. Rayyan Improve my writing. To be smart in school.

Ismail Ayah To be good at dribbling the ball in soccer. To get better at Maths.

Zaara M. Rayyan Siddiqui Improve my handwriting and solve problems. To get good marks.

Iqra Fatima To get better at Maths. Improve in using QARs. Alyan Ibrahim To improve my Handwriting. To always try my best. Aakifah Zarif To get good grades in Mathematics. To be better at solving time problems. Raadiyh To improve in Writing. ” 56 • Pathways 2018

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Hadiya Saad If school were a ride at the fair, which ride would it be? Why? A Drop Tower because when it goes up, it goes slowly and when I learn “Aftab Ahmad Uzair Bashir Sahar Noor Dehsabzi something new in Maths my learning I would choose a Ferris Wheel because at A roller coaster because it has its ups I think school would be a roller coaster, is very slow. Then the excitement starts first the Ferris Wheel goes really slow and and downs and so does school. When the the experience is always different. when the tower speeds down, like when I am not understanding my long division roller coaster goes up it’s like I am stuck Roller coasters have different themes we go on fun excursions or when I get then sometime later the wheel spins really and struggling with my work but when like we have different subjects. In the Maths concepts. fast, I finally get it. the roller coaster goes down it is fast just Drama the rollercoaster would be fun like I am understanding all my work. It is and colourful, in sports it would be fast Rameen Yasna Inara Ahmad like I am struggling but I get there in the like running a race. Sometimes, I think I would definitely choose a bumper car I would choose a roller coaster because it end. a subject is going to be boring like if I because in class when you are doing a is full of twists and turns and it is fun like was going on a new roller coaster but Maths question and you can’t think of some of my experiences at school. Yusuf Dadger when I try it I find out how much fun it the right answer, it feels like the other This would be the Ferris Wheel because car hit you and you lost your memory. Firas El-Robay could be. when I came to this school I was scared When you get around without bumping I think school is like a Ferris Wheel just like when I went on the Ferris wheel, into others, you feel success. because you get nervous when you first Samira Hassan Muse once I got used to the ride and it got If school was a ride, I would pick get on it, just like when I first came to this Nora Rahman faster, I liked it just like school. Night-time Madness because it goes school. Now I am enjoying school and If school were a ride, I would choose a upside down and it is enormous. It having lots of fun with my friends. roller coaster. I have fun experiences, Yusuf Maniar looks boring but when you get on like a roller coaster, like the Science fair For me it would be Bumper Cars because the ride it is really exciting and your Adem Osmani and our visit to Taronga Zoo. A roller it is fun like school and also sometimes experience is always different. In Sometimes when I get stuck on a water- coaster has twists, you go up and down, bumpy just like my learning. I am school you may do something you slide it reminds me of being at school, this is like when I do my assessments, I not always good in all subjects, like already did before but there is always when I don’t understand my Maths. Then get confused with tricky questions and Comprehension but I am very good in more to that lesson and the fun never I start to move again and its exciting sometimes my grades go up and down. Maths. I still enjoy school just like I enjoy ends. because I now understand my Maths. Bumper Cars.

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Hadiya Saad Zaara Zainah Khan Ezian Ferdous A Drop Tower because when it goes I would choose Thunderstorm Ride, If school were a ride then it would be up, it goes slowly and when I learn because it goes round like a thunderstorm a Ferris wheel, because going around something new in Maths my learning and it is a bit scary because Maths is scary. the Ferris wheel is like achieving good is very slow. Then the excitement starts It is also a bit crazy like when we act in marks and when the wheel slows down when the tower speeds down, like when Drama or I write crazy narratives. it feels like I am getting stuck on my we go on fun excursions or when I get learning. the Maths concepts. Adam Mohamed The Water Slide because I came to a new Aqil Sjam Rameen Yasna school and I was excited. When I went on the Ferris Wheel, I felt I would definitely choose a bumper car quite nervous, just like when I came to because in class when you are doing a Ayman Mostaque school. After sometime it became quite Maths question and you can’t think of My ride would be Bumper Cars because fun, just like when I tried to do my the right answer, it feels like the other I can drive in them and this is like me Science and it was exciting. car hit you and you lost your memory. doing division. When I’m struggling, When you get around without bumping my car goes very slow and speeds up Jasmine Youssef into others, you feel success. when I know what to do. A Ferris Wheel, it is so slow, it reminds me of some stuff at school but I also Affan Azhar Nora Rahman enjoy the view from the top. A jumping castle because on a jumping If school were a ride, I would choose a Castle there’s lots of space like my school. roller coaster. I have fun experiences, Khairina Mazaya Zulfa like a roller coaster, like the Science fair I would choose a roller coaster because Areej Haroon it is really fun to ride. School is just like and our visit to Taronga Zoo. A roller I chose is Roller Coaster because at coaster has twists, you go up and down, a roller coaster, a blast, because we go school when you learn something it kind to different places/spots for the day or this is like when I do my assessments, I of takes a lot of time to understand, it’s period. Roller coasters have get confused with tricky questions and like the path of the roller coaster. The ups twists just like our work in sometimes my grades go up and down. and downs is like how I learn at school. different subjects. ” 58 • Pathways 2018 Year Three C

Ibtihal What was your most enjoyable moment of this year? I liked the excursion to Taronga Zoo because I saw lots of different animals Saifullah“ Arisha Suhera I didn’t know existed. Going on the I enjoyed Mufti day because there was I enjoyed the excursion to Taronga I enjoyed the incursion about space. bus was also fun because of the black yummy food and different games that I Zoo because we got to see a lot of I learned lots of things. I even got to tunnel that we went through. could play with my friends and family. animals and we got to touch some. wear rainbow sunglasses. I also enjoyed the space incursion Nusaybah Hafsa because I got to learn new things. Eshal I enjoyed the excursion to Taronga I enjoyed when we went to Taronga Zoo I enjoyed Drama because we did a Zoo because we saw lots of animals because I got to see different animals Musa play on Cinderella and I was able to that I have never seen before and we and watching people show us the I love sport, especially playing play her. I also enjoyed Sport because got to learn about these animals. animals and tell us where they live. soccer, where I can practice kicking an expert came in to teach us. the ball high and low. Roman Laila Luqman I enjoy Maths so much. It’s an I enjoyed the Science Incursion. Nuha I liked Maths this year. It was very amazing subject. I love it! I also I learned so much about space and I enjoyed going to Taronga Zoo good and we had lots of fun doing it. enjoyed the Year 9’s Market day. got to play with the space gadgets. because I got to see a lot of animals I also liked Drama because we got to It was really fun. and I got to touch some of them. do performances which was fun. Abie I loved so many things. I loved Madina Saiyad Ibrahim Syeda Leenah going to Taronga Zoo and our I enjoyed going to Taronga Zoo with I enjoy Maths. I love fractions, mass I enjoyed Mufti day. We had stalls space incursion. I also loved art, it my friends. We saw so many animals and addition and doing subtraction we could buy from and we got to is amazing. We learned how to do and we learnt about so many things. and division in our Practice Books. wear great clothes. different designs. Pathways 2018 • 59

Ibtihal Ruheen Noema I liked the excursion to Taronga Zoo I loved going to Taronga Zoo. I also had I enjoyed the excursion to Taronga because I saw lots of different animals the best time at our incursion about the Zoo because I saw Sydney and I’ve I didn’t know existed. Going on the Solar System. never seen Sydney before. bus was also fun because of the black tunnel that we went through. Omer Alyza I enjoyed Taronga Zoo because I could I enjoyed the excursion to Taronga Nusaybah look at lots of extraordinary animals and Zoo. It was really fun and was the best. I enjoyed the excursion to Taronga learn about interesting things. Zoo because we saw lots of animals Adrian that I have never seen before and we Safa I enjoyed the excursion when we went got to learn about these animals. I enjoyed going to Taronga Zoo and to Taronga Zoo because we saw lots of learning new things with my friends. animals. The funniest moments were Roman when we saw the bush turkey. I enjoy Maths so much. It’s an Arshia amazing subject. I love it! I also I enjoyed the excursion when my class Labib enjoyed the Year 9’s Market day. went to Taronga Zoo because we had a I liked Maths because of how it helps great chance to go somewhere together. me in daily life. Abie Hana I loved so many things. I loved Yahya I loved the excursion and Drama. You can going to Taronga Zoo and our I like Visual Arts because I get to use do fun stuff like touching the animals and space incursion. I also loved art, it my imagination and my you get to act in Drama. I also loved sport is amazing. We learned how to do drawing skills to create because we were taught fun games. different designs. amazing artworks. ” 60 • Pathways 2018 Year Three D

Samrah What is your favourite subject in Year 3? I like Science because we get to do What topic did you enjoy the most in this subject? Why? experiments and we get the answer “ to some interesting questions. Shasmeen Zainab Shaad Fatima M. My favourite subject is Drama. The My favourite subject is Science because I like Maths because it is easy to do. I enjoy Drama, Creative Arts and topic I liked the most is acting and it is fun! PDHPE because it is so fun to learn changing your voice. Musawer Shihab My favourite subject is Maths. I like and draw and perform! Emaan My favourite subject is Maths. I enjoy subtraction, it’s fun. Ahsan My favourite subject is Arabic. I love adding, it’s easy. My favourite subject is Islamic the Writing, Reading but most of all Rubi Faizaan My favourite subject is Drama because studies because it teaches us about I love my Arabic teacher Ms Madina, our religion. she’s the best! My favourite subject is Maths because you can act out things and do it with a it’s fun and it’s hard. I learnt about group. Sofia Luqmaan how to subtract and add money and My favourite subject is Arabic. My favourite subject is Islam because this will help me in real life. Riham I really like Science because we get The best part about Arabic is through Islam I learn how to become writing and practicing the a better Muslim. Rumaysa to do projects and learn about people My favourite subject is Science because like Isaac Newton, the first scientist to Nasheed because it’s so much fun! there are very interesting experiments discover gravity! Sana Shireen and my favourite day was when my My favourite subject is Science because Asim I liked Islamic Studies so I can group finished our bridge for Science learn and so my parents can be of all the experiments we do in class Week! I loved it when we played on the iPads. and all the projects we do at school. happy with me. Pathways 2018 • 61

Samrah Ibrahim Amina I like Science because we get to do My favourite subject is Maths. My favourite subject is Writing experiments and we get the answer My favourite topic is mental maths because I get to write a story to some interesting questions. because I can add and subtract easily. about my family and I could even tell people how to make something Fatima M. Manha through a procedure. I enjoy Drama, Creative Arts and My favourite subject in Year 3 is History. PDHPE because it is so fun to learn My favourite topic was George Druitt Aleena and draw and perform! because I learnt what were his jobs, when My favourite subject in Year 3 he was born and more. It was amazing! is Art. The best part about Art was Ahsan Drama because you could do My favourite subject is Islamic Faisal plays and act and it was fun to studies because it teaches us about I like Arts because we get to make stuff, do it with my friends. I also really our religion. draw, paint and colour! enjoyed Readers Theatre. Sofia Fatima B. Zahra My favourite subject is Arabic. My favourite subject in Year 3 is Drama. My favourite subject is Drama The best part about Arabic is My favourite part was silent acting because you get to do a play on a writing and practicing the because it was fun and it was like a mime. story. I enjoyed it when we did a Nasheed because it’s so much fun! Ayaan Drama play, it was lots of fun! Sana I enjoy Islamic Studies because we can Syed I liked Islamic Studies so I can learn how to read the Quran and listening My favourite subject is Drama learn and so my parents can be to the recitation on YouTube and the because we get to act! happy with me. teacher, Mr Abdul. ” 62 • Pathways 2018 Year Four

TEACHER YEAR FOUR A Ms Shantha Clement

Front Row: Sarah Hafeez, Laila Ameera Abdul, Zeba Sahiddi, Munahil Maqsood, Rida Zeya, Saliha Lodhi, Noema Hasan, Hateem Shahid Ali, Hadaya Aishah Azmi, Aisha Ansari Middle Row: Sameer Ahmed Ali, Muhammad Aaryan Thahar, Anaya Jamil, Sareea Rashid, Tooba Zia, Hannah El Moubayed, Mariam Sanah Mohammed, Afizah Irphan Mansur, Hassaan Imran Mohammed, Eeshan Ahmed Back Row: Faiz Hameed, Muhammad Rafay Hamayun, Mustafa Moinuddin Shaikh, Tameem Sarwaree, Rayyan Sarhadi, Safi Anwar, Ahamed Husni Mohamed Fahmi, Safwan Umarji, Lahinul Abed Absent: Ayaan Adam Yunus, Noah Moawad

TEACHER YEAR FOUR B Ms Khatera Almazari

Front Row: Sara Aliza Shamim, Tahiyat Ahmed Shah, Tasnim Dewan, Roaa Al-Robay, Sabah Jamal Rasta, Frida Huq, Zaiba Ghadiyali, Maryam Amir Idrees, Yusra Saja, Farzana Mohammad, Ayat Al-Qazzaz Middle Row: Waliulla Ahmadzai, Usaid Ali Bhatti, Zahra Mahmud, Sayka Habib Arnika, Khadija Ashar, Zhara Shamsi, Zainah Mohammed, Akifah Dawllah, Aufa Yamin, Tayyib Farhan Back Row: Rammy Mahibul Haque, Khawaja Basil Shoaib, Karim Farha, Ibraheem Rizwan Dar, Muhammad Abdullah Tehseen, Bilal Muhammad Khan, Adam Mahmoud, Abdur Raheem Mubashar, Ibrahim Muhammad Idris, Uzair Khan Absent: Bisma Batool Pathways 2018 • 63

TEACHER YEAR FOUR C Ms Tahmena Khatiz

Front Row: Zoeya Dean, Alina Farhan, Abiha Imran, Layla Akl, Zahra Alnoghaishy, Nuvairah Fahad, Zara Tanveer, Haniya Saad, Aryana Sharmin, Huda Ahmed Khan Middle Row: Mohid Mustafa, Jawad Mehdi, Hassaan Sahi, Aimen Amir, Shayma Elkawam, Dua Zeeshan, Eshaal Haq, Ibrahim Abdul Rahman, Saif Adin Ghamraoui Back Row: Adiva Rifqi Mardani, Arslan Bakar, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Khondokar Wahid, Shabbir Sheik, Mouhib Anwar, Hamzah Hussein, Muhammad Anarwala, Muhammad Ayan Khan Absent: Naveen Imam, Jahzara Alia Azizi, Kayanat Sheikh.

TEACHER YEAR FOUR D Ms Misbah Naveed, Ms Shaher Talpur

Front Row: Salma Mahri, Tashifa Iqbal, Rafah Sami Ibrahim, Zara Ahsan, Alishba Baig, Eshal Siddiqui, Fatima Al-Obeid, Amna Mallick, Saimah Sarah Dean, Shazia Khondoker Ahmed Middle Row: Haider Mahmood Shah, Fatima Nadeem, Ayana Ayat, Aida Nisar, Jamaal Osikoya, Ayla Usman, Rizwahna Fazly, Humayra Hussain, Rayan Badar Back Row: Bilal Rasheed Khan, Zaid Mahmoud Ajaj, Seeyar Abbasey, Muhammad Sayem Raza, Shahyan Akhtar, Rafic Akl, Enes Musa Kaklik, Ardit Osmani Absent: Rayan Alkini, Nuha Anarwala, Muhammad Munim 64 • Pathways 2018 Year Four A

Noah What is my favourite book and why? My favourite book is ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’ because it is really Eeshan “Zeba Safwan interesting and engaging. My favourite book is ‘The Faraway My favourite book is ‘Mega Robo My favourite book is ’The Littlest Pirate’ Fairies’ because it’s funny and teaches Bros’ because it includes mysterious because it teaches me to be brave and to Mariam us to be very thoughtful about others. and funny adventures that makes the always persevere. My favourite book is ‘How Grumpy story very interesting. I Am’ because it teaches us to Munahil Rayyan differentiate from good and bad. My favourite book is ‘Rainbow Fairies’ Sameer My favourite book is ‘Diary of a Wimpy because it’s adventurous and all the My favourite book is ‘Captain Kid’ because it is funny, engaging and Mustafa fairies are the colours of a rainbow. Underpants’ because there is thrill, interesting. My favourite book is ‘Diary of a adventure and humour. Wimpy Kid’ because it is funny Rafay Ibrahim and it has many problems to solve. My favourite book is ‘Captain Hadaya My favourite book is ‘Diary of a Underpants’ because it is very funny My favourite book is ‘Ella Diaries Wimpy Kid’ because it includes humour Aisha and adventurous. My favourite part Ballet Backflip’ because Ella wants and adventures. My favourite book is ‘Geronimo of the book is when George fights the to go to Twisters with Zoe, but her Stilton’ because it is hilarious and Tameem it is a book about detectives. villains and calms everything down. parents insist she stay at ballet My favourite book is ‘Harry Potter and the Safi school forever. Chamber of Secrets’ because it’s all about Afizah My favourite book is ’91 Storey Hassaan magic, wizards and it is also very funny. My favourite book is ‘My Last Treehouse’ because it is an extremely My favourite book is ‘Tetrax the Best Friend’ because it is a very Sarah funny and an interesting book to funny book. Terry and Andy get lost Swamp Crocodile’ from the series of a My favourite book is ‘Friends NOT read. It teaches us that if you lose in an island and soon realised that the Sea Quest. I like this book because Max Forever’ because it is funny and it is something, you can always find island was in their treehouse. tries stopping the bad people from about love and friendship. The book it again. stealing the key from The Verdulands. also has amazing illustrations.

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Noah Hateem Saliha My favourite book is ‘Fantastic My favourite book is ‘The Twits’ because My favourite book is ‘I am Jack’ because Mr Fox’ because it is really it is funny and engages the reader. it teaches us to stand up to bullies interesting and engaging. Muhammad T Rida Mariam My favourite book is ‘Spy Camp’ My favourite book is ‘James and the My favourite book is ‘How Grumpy because it reminds us to help each Giant Peach’ because this book is I Am’ because it teaches us to other and to be kind to one another. adventurous and fun to read. differentiate from good and bad. Anaya Ayaan Mustafa My favourite book is ‘Lulu Bell’ My favourite book is ‘Charlie and My favourite book is ‘Diary of a because it is very adventurous as the Chocolate Factory’ because it is Wimpy Kid’ because it is funny Lulu loves solving problems. filled with mischief and wonder. and it has many problems to solve. Sareea Hannah Aisha My favourite book is ‘The Princess and My favourite book is ‘Matty’s My favourite book is ‘Geronimo the Foal’ because it teaches us Comeback’ because it’s funny and it’s Stilton’ because it is hilarious and to never give up on our dreams. all about my favourite sport football. it is a book about detectives. Neoma Faiz Afizah My favourite book is ‘If I Ran the Zoo’ My favourite book is ‘I am Jack’ My favourite book is ‘My Last because it’s funny and it teaches me because it teaches us to not be fearful Best Friend’ because it is a very that I can pursue my dreams. of bullies and to stand up to them. funny and an interesting book to Tooba Laila read. It teaches us that if you lose My favourite book is ‘Ella Diaries My favourite book is ‘Ella Diaries’ something, you can always find Worst Camp Ever’ because it is a very because it’s very inspirational it again. interesting and adventurous book. and filled with humour. ” 66 • Pathways 2018 Year Four B

Bisma What is the best thing that I learned, in class I enjoyed learning about “drama techniques” in CAPA because I can “ this year, and why did I enjoy learning it? express myself in acting and I think I am really good at it. Sabah Muhammad Adam Tahiyat I liked learning about “The early I enjoyed learning about “drama I enjoyed learning about “Area and I enjoyed learning about voyage to discover Australia” techniques” because acting is fun. perimeter” in Maths, because “Translations” in Arabic because in History because it was very it was really easy. Yusra I learned new words and got to informative. I enjoyed learning about “drama Sayka translate them. Karim techniques” in CAPA because acting I enjoyed learning about “Australia Tayyib I enjoyed learning about “Area and is fun. and the first fleet” in History because it I enjoyed learning about “different perimeter” in Maths, because we can was very interesting and informative. Akifah types of forces” in Science and use it in our daily lives. I enjoyed learning about “drama Zaiba Technology because we did a lot of Farzana techniques” in CAPA because acting I enjoyed learning about “Kitchen experiments and made observations I enjoyed learning about “Angles” in is fun and gave me confidence. garden and different types of forces” and also learned the formulas. My Maths because it was easy and fun. in Science and Technology because favourite force is the force of gravity. Khadija we did a lot of experiments and made Frida I enjoyed learning about “the early life Ibrahim I. observations. I enjoyed learning about “drama of Aboriginal Australians” in History I enjoyed learning about “Australia techniques” in CAPA because I can because it was really interesting. Bilal and the first fleet” in History because express myself in acting and I just I enjoyed learning about “Area and the research was very informative Rammy discovered, I am a natural actor by perimeter” in Maths, because it was and I got to make power points. I enjoyed learning “spelling” in birth. really easy. English because it is very easy. Pathways 2018 • 67

Bisma Basil Usaid I enjoyed learning about “drama I enjoyed learning about “Athletic skills” I enjoyed learning about “drama techniques” in CAPA because I can in PE, because I am good at sports. techniques” in CAPA because I acted my express myself in acting and I think favourite story. I am really good at it. Sara I enjoyed learning about “Hadith and Uziar Tahiyat the life of prophet” in Islam because it I enjoyed learning about “Athletic skills I enjoyed learning about was very interesting and informative. and Dodge the ball” in PE, because I am “Translations” in Arabic because good at sports. I learned new words and got to Tasnim translate them. I enjoyed learning about “the drama Ayat technique, mime” in CAPA because you I enjoyed learning about “drama Tayyib act it without talking and others guess. techniques” in CAPA because I acted in I enjoyed learning about “different front of the class. types of forces” in Science and Adurraheem Technology because we did a lot of I enjoyed learning about “drama Zarah M experiments and made observations techniques” in CAPA because I am a I enjoyed learning about “fractions” in and also learned the formulas. My good actor. Maths because I enjoyed doing different mathematical operations on fractions. favourite force is the force of gravity. Maryam I enjoyed learning about “drama Ibrahim I. Zarah S techniques” in CAPA because it is fun to I enjoyed learning about “drama I enjoyed learning about “Australia write your own script and act it out. techniques” in CAPA because I acted my and the first fleet” in History because favourite story. the research was very informative Zainab and I got to make power points. I enjoyed learning about “drama Wali techniques” in CAPA because we could I enjoyed learning about “drawing” act out different characters. in CAPA because I love drawing. ” 68 • Pathways 2018 Year Four C

Arslan Bakar What would like to be when you grow up and why? I would like to be a doctor when I grow up because helping people is Zahin Wahid Aryana Sharmin a very good thing to do and if I do “Aimen Amir I would like to be a doctor when I In the future, when I grow up, I would become a doctor I will give some When I grow up I would like to be grow up because it will give me an like to be a doctor because I want to of the money I receive to the poor. an author because I want children opportunity to cure sick people. to enjoy reading so they can get prescribe medicines to help cure people Mouhib Anwar entertained. from serious diseases. Layla Akl In the future, I want to became a Eshaal Haq In the future I would like to become a software engineer because I want Shabbir Sheik basketball coach because I want people In the future, when I grow up I would to work for the Government and get When I grow up I would like to to become good players. become a policeman because I want like to become a doctor. Not only money. I will give some to the poor. to help people stay safe in society. because I would earn money but Abiha Imran Dua Zeeshan because I could help sick people and I would like to become a sports teacher When I grow up I would like to be Adiva Mardani increase the number of healthy people. when I grow up because I would like I would like to be a soccer player a teacher so I could give the future Nuvairah Fahad to encourage people to stay fit and children a better education and when I grow up because a soccer healthy. player can receive a large amount of I want to be a doctor when I grow I want to revise all the work that money and I could save many poor up because I want to help sick people Zara Tanveer I did in my childhood. people with that money. become well so we have a healthy I would like to become a teacher when Jahzara Azizi environment. I grow up because I love looking at little Shayma Elkawam When I grow up, I want to be a Naveen Imam kids learn new things and learn horse trainer because I am interested In the future I would like to become a life skills. zip liner teacher because I am afraid In the future, when I’m older I would in horses and their lifestyle. of heights and I want to overcome my love to become an artist because it is Kayanat Sheikh Zoeya Dean fear. I also want to show people how inspiring and I want to be like Pablo When I grow up I would like to be a chef When I grow up I want to be an cool it would be and have fun. Picasso. My artworks will be very because I love cooking new dishes and I artist because I am creative and beautiful and colourful. I love art! want people to enjoy the food I cook. I like creating artworks. Pathways 2018 • 69

Arslan Bakar Muhammad Mohid Ishtiaq Saif Ghamraoui I would like to be a doctor when I In the future when I grow up I want When I grow up, I want to become a grow up because helping people is to become a soccer player because I tiler because when I get money I will a very good thing to do and if I do have interest and want to make my keep one half and give the rest to the become a doctor I will give some teammates and my fans happy. poor. of the money I receive to the poor. Zahra Alnoghaishy Hamzah Hussein Mouhib Anwar In the future, when I grow up I would When I grow up I want to be a teacher In the future, I want to became a like to become a gymnast because I because I want people to have great software engineer because I want want to learn new gymnastics moves knowledge like me. to work for the Government and get and be extremely flexible. money. I will give some to the poor. Alina Farhan Hassaan Sahi When I grow up I would like to become Dua Zeeshan In the future, when I grow up, I want an actress because it is fun to act out When I grow up I would like to be to be a psychologist because I want different parts and work with a group of a teacher so I could give the future to help people in many ways and get people. children a better education and high pay at the same time. I want to revise all the work that Muhammad Ayan Khan I did in my childhood. Haniya Saad When I grow up I want to be a soccer In the future, I want to be an astronaut player to be proud of my achievements. Jahzara Azizi because I love learning about space and I will be the best soccer player When I grow up, I want to be a the galaxy is my favourite colour. in the world. horse trainer because I am interested in horses and their lifestyle. Muhammad Anarwala I want to be a soccer player when I ” Zoeya Dean grow up because I want to keep my When I grow up I want to be an body fit and healthy. Becoming a soccer artist because I am creative and player will let me become famous. I like creating artworks. 70 • Pathways 2018 Year Four D

Nuha Anarwala What is your favourite subject and why? The subject I loved most this year was Science. I learnt about recycling Humayra Hussain Ayla Usman Rayan Alkini and I made a wonderful poster. I also “ I like sports because it helps me to be fit and My favourite subject is Creative Arts. I I really enjoyed participating in Science like Quran because I want to learn like to draw and colour. You use your activities. I learnt about the properties healthy. I like to do races and play games. different surahs. imagination to draw and create different of different materials. I also learnt about Rayan Badar Tashifa Iqbal things. I also like reading, writing and the importance of recycling and re-using I like Mathematics because I like to add, My favourite subject is Drama. I really spelling activities. different items. I also like Islam because it subtract, divide and multiply. It is fun to enjoyed participating in drama activities. teaches us how to lead our lives. Salma Mahri solve addition and subtraction problems. It is fun to work with your friends. I also My favourite subject is English. I like to Ardit Osmani Rizwahna Fazly enjoyed participating in Science activities. be creative and want to write interesting My favourite subject is History. You I really enjoyed participating in Drama I learnt about the properties of different stories, information reports and book learn about past and present and how activities. It is fun when you work as a team. materials and how they can be used to reviews. I also like drama activities things have changed over time. I really Enes Musa make different things. because it gives me the opportunity to enjoyed learning about the topic British My favourite subjects are Mathematics Zara Ahsan work with my group members, write a Colonisation of Australia. and English. It is fun to solve addition My favourite subject is Creative Arts script and do the performance in front Ayana Ayat and subtraction problems. I also like to because I like drawing and colouring of the class. My favourite subject is English because I read books and write stories. activities. I also like English because it Muhammad Sayem Raza like reading and writing activities. It is fun Mahmmod Shah is fun to write book reviews, stories and My favourite subject is Creative Arts. to write stories, information reports and My favourite subject is Mathematics. information reports. I like to draw and colour. I really procedures. I also like Quran because I I also like English because I like to write Saimah Dean enjoyed participating in drama learn new surahs. narratives and information reports. My favourite subject is Mathematics. It activities. It was fun to work as a Rafic Akl is fun to solve addition and subtraction team and perform in front of my class Shahyan Akhtar problems. I also enjoyed participating mates. I also like sports because it is I like Quran because I want to learn My favourite subject is History. It is in Science activities. I made a poster for fun and helps me to be fit and healthy. different surahs. I get rewards from interesting to learn about the past and Allah when I read Quran. It also helps me how things have changed over time. I also the Science week. I also learnt about the to calm down when I get angry. like Islam because I want to learn more importance of recycling and re-using about my religion. different items. Pathways 2018 • 71

Nuha Anarwala Fatima Al-Obeid Gazi Ayaan The subject I loved most this year My favourite subject is Drama. I really My favourite subject is Mathematics. It is was Science. I learnt about recycling enjoyed participating in drama activities. It fun to solve challenging addition and and I made a wonderful poster. I also is fun to work in a group with your friends. subtraction problems. I also like drama like Quran because I want to learn because it is fun to act, perform and work Zaid Ajaj as a team. different surahs. My favourite subject is Quran. I like to Tashifa Iqbal read surahs and want to learn more about Bilal Khan My favourite subject is Drama. I really prophets. I also like sports. My favourite subject is Mathematics. It is fun to solve addition and subtraction problems. enjoyed participating in drama activities. Eshal Siddique It is fun to work with your friends. I also I like Mathematics because it is challenging Alishba Baig enjoyed participating in Science activities. and interesting. I also like drama because it is My favourite subject is Drama. I like to I learnt about the properties of different fun to write scripts and work with your team. perform and act with my friends. I also materials and how they can be used to like English because I like to read books Abdul Munim and write book reviews. make different things. I like reading and writing. I also like sports Zara Ahsan because it is fun and good for our health. Amna Mallick My favourite subject is Creative Arts My favourite subject is History. You learn Shazia Ahmed about past and how things were long because I like drawing and colouring My favourite subject is History. It is activities. I also like English because it time ago. In History, I learnt about the interesting to learn about the past. I learnt British Colonisation of Australia. is fun to write book reviews, stories and about the British Colonisation of Australia. information reports. It was an interesting topic. Rafah Ibrahim Saimah Dean I like sports because it helps me to be fit and Aida Nisar healthy. I also like to learn Arabic language. My favourite subject is Mathematics. It I like Islam because I like to read the stories is fun to solve addition and subtraction of the prophets. I also like sports because it is Seeyar Abbasey problems. I also enjoyed participating fun and good for our health. I like Science. The lessons were very in Science activities. I made a poster for interesting. I learnt about materials and the Science week. I also learnt about the Jamaal Osikoya their properties and how they can importance of recycling and re-using I like sports because I am really good at be used for different purposes. different items. running. It also helps me to be fit and healthy. ” 72 • Pathways 2018

Year Five

TEACHER YEAR FIVE A Ms Nuzhat Ejaz

Front Row: Fawz Al Jamhour, Madeeha Fatima, Husna Alikozay, Noha Ali Adam, Khadeja Imtiaz, Salha Abdalla, Ishaa Adnan, Raima Jamal Middle Row: Hussain Zakout, Saif Jamal Elayan, Syed Muhammad Ali, Ayman Chandab, Raafay Zahir, Abdul Rahim Naibkhil, Sebastian Rasic, Yusuf Ibn Naseem Back Row: Amr Dheeshaan Mahri, Sarah Maniar, Tahreem Hamayun, Nimer Hareer Adam, Ayesha Zehan Khan, Laila Amiri, Taha Choopani Absent: Sumairaa Ali, Taha Mawas, Hana Osmani, Shakfat Shehzah, Aminata Sillah Pathways 2018 • 73

TEACHER YEAR FIVE B Mr Paddy Smith

Front Row: Namirah Nudrat, Rabia Majeed, Dipta Islam, Yusriyah Intisar, Ayah Akl, Rihana Chebaro, Kawther Adam, Nusaibah Bint-E Kabir, Ateah Mohammad Middle Row: Danish Atha Hermawan, Rabhi Faytrouni, Mohammad Amaan Dodai, Ibrahim Aziz Khan, Mohamad Faisal Khan, Muhamad Hashir, Abdullah Kabi, Soba Tahir Back Row: Arqam Saleem Ghouri, Hafsah Hafeezah Hussein, Rohma Kashif Khan, Zeinab Alhelfy, Mst Aronee Amin, Sameera Ahmadi, Ayaan Nazir Absent: Hamim Hossain Rizvi, Shahid Rahman

TEACHERS YEAR FIVE C Ms Sera Yigit, Ms Shaza Younis, Ms Therese Maxwell

Front Row: Sabrina Mallick, Lina Abu-Saleh, Ameera Zainab Hussain, Aamna Bint-E Ahsan, Marjan Naibkhil, Hidayah Amjad, Afifa Junaid Khan, Omaima Osman, Tooba Fatima Mohiuddin Middle Row: Haroon Mohammed, Mosa Al- Qazzaz, Abdullah Tasawwur, Hibba Shahbaz, Zainab Ahmad, Sarah Noori, Zakir Rizal Gloria, Shayaan Ansari, Hasan Halawi Back Row: Saabir Mulla, Aanzar Rahman, Imran Baig, Mohammed Hamza Khan, Noah Etri, Noah Sleiman, Ayman El-Moubayed Absent: Ali Yahya Ahmed, Rayhana Hassan, Ahyan Mohammad Rashid, Fatema Khan 74 • Pathways 2018 Year Five A

What was your most favourite moment this year? Ayesha Khan This year I liked the Shadow Puppet Show. It was fun because the puppets were cool Salha Abdalla Sumairaa Ali Taha Choopani and the show was funny. My second I“ liked the Hyde Park excursion because it was My favourite moment of Year 5 was the favourite was 78-Storey Tree House. I liked My favourite moment was when we went to see lot of fun. We saw the barracks of the convicts. 78-Storey Tree House. It was the best live the 78-Storey Tree House. it because it was entertaining. performance because it was funny and Nimer Adam entertaining. The best part was when the Saif Jamal Elayan Amr Mahiri My favourite moment this year was when Blue director filmed Terry and ignored Andy. The best thing that happened this year was My favourite time of the year was the sports won for the 2018 AICS Athletic Carnival. I was when we had Sports Carnival and we won it. period when we played soccer because it shocked to hear that RED came third. Husna Alikozay was a lot of fun as we did team work. My favourite moment this year was when I Madeeha Fatima Noha Ali got the library monitor badge. I enjoyed it The day I most enjoyed the most is when my Sarah Maniar My favourite part of the year was when we saw with happiness as I wasn’t expecting to be class were making ice cream. It unfortunately My favourite excursion was 78-Storey Tree the 78-Storey Tree House because it was funny. selected. did not go well but I still loved it making House, Andy and Terry were really funny. Ishaa Adnan My favourite moment in 2018 with my classmates, but it taste like mango We also went to the Hyde Park Barracks to was when we went to Chatswood to watch the Laila Amiri though.☺ learn about the convict’s life. play called 78-Storey Tree House because it My favourite memory this year was an was funny and interesting. I also enjoyed soccer excursion to the Hyde Park Barracks. We Tahreem Hamayun Taha Mawas because it is one of my favourite sport. got to see how the convicts used to work and My favourite part this year was the Hyde park My best moment this year was when how hard the life was back then. excursion although it was my first excursion we watched 78-Storey Tree House in Fawz Al-Jamhour and I did feel a bit nervous my friends helped Chatswood because it was entertaining and I enjoyed the excursion to Chatswood to watch Ayman Chandab me a lot, they showed me places, made sure funny. The most interesting part was the a live performance of 78-Storey Tree House. I My favourite time in 2018 is when we went I was safe and cared for me a lot. I started when they were fighting in space. enjoyed the bus ride to the city to visit the Hyde to the athletic carnival because we got to crying in tears of happiness in my heart. I’m so Raafay Zahir park Barracks. have fun and race each other. Also we got glad I have the best of the best friends! to eat a lot. At the end the Blue House won My most favourite moment was when we Husnain Ali Syed which is my house. Khadeja Imtiaz went to see the live drama performance My favourite moment of the year was when My favourite time in 2018 was when our class in a theatre. The show was funny and went to Chatswood to view a live performance, Raima Jamal went to Chatswood to watch the 78-Storey Tree entertaining because of how they did 78-Storey Tree House. It was a very interesting My favourite moment this year was when we House. It was my favourite part of the year different acts. and fun show especially the space fight. When I went to see how hard the convict’s lives were. because it was interesting and fun to watch. think of it, it brings back all the memories. I enjoyed it as it was fun to see their clothing. My favourite characters were Andy and Terry. Pathways 2018 • 75

Ayesha Khan Hussain Zakout Shafkat Shehzad This year I liked the Shadow Puppet Show. My favourite time was going to the Athletics My favourite memory this year was to watch It was fun because the puppets were cool Carnival because we got to do races and have Andy and Terry in 78-Storey Tree House stage and the show was funny. My second fun and enjoy the day and do new activities. We show. It was really cool and there was a part favourite was 78-Storey Tree House. I liked ate chillies sauce with chips and KFC. when the lights were turned off, there was a it because it was entertaining. battle in the dark and the soldiers and their Abdul Rahim swords were glowing. This was the best part. Amr Mahiri The best time was playing Frisbee with my My favourite time of the year was the sports friends and scoring many goals. Other enjoyable Aminata Sillah period when we played soccer because it excursion was a 78-Storey Tree House. My favourite moment this year was when we was a lot of fun as we did team work. went to an excursion to Chatswood theatre to Yusuf Ibn-Naseem watch 78-Storey Tree House. It was Sarah Maniar The most enjoyable time this year was when really fun and enjoyable. My favourite excursion was 78-Storey Tree we had sports. When I scored lots of goals in House, Andy and Terry were really funny. Frisbee. And even at the end of the terms we had We also went to the Hyde Park Barracks to lots of fun. learn about the convict’s life. ” Hana Osmani Taha Mawas My favourite time of this year was when it My best moment this year was when was my assembly and my class performed in a we watched 78-Storey Tree House in great play and everybody like it and said’’ your Chatswood because it was entertaining and assembly was the best’’. funny. The most interesting part was the when they were fighting in space. Sebastian Rasic My favourite part of this year was end of the Raafay Zahir term “Ceremony” when we found out what My most favourite moment was when we our friends thought about us and all of had ice went to see the live drama performance blocks. It was so much fun and was enjoyable. in a theatre. The show was funny and entertaining because of how they did Hassaan Khan different acts. My most favourite activity this year was the Light and Shadow Puppet Show because I learned a lot of things about light and shadows. 76 • Pathways 2018 Year Five B

Aronee Amin What was the best thing you enjoyed about being in Year 5? The best thing about being in Year 5 this year was going to a play, excursion and incursion, making projects and doing so much fun things. “Youssef Beydoun Ayah Akl Rohma Kashif Some other things I have enjoyed in Year 5 is I really enjoyed doing the Science fair, sport One thing I have enjoyed about being in Year Year 5 was really enjoyable because all of the having a nice and fair teacher and making sessions and the Chatswood excursion. 5 was, when we made ice-cream and went to people in my class were super nice and wanted cool projects and going to excursions. the Hyde Park Barracks. We dressed up like to be my friends. Hamim Rizvi convicts for fun. Kawther Adam The best thing in Year 5 was making ice Muhammad Hashir I really enjoyed Year 5 because I learnt a lot cream. Our one did not turn out well but it Dipta Islam I truly enjoyed Year 5 and I really liked my and we always go on fun excursions and I was cool. I really enjoyed Year 5 because of all the things teacher. Some things I really enjoyed starting always have a fun day. That’s why I enjoyed we have done, plus our teacher is extremely to pray and using laptops instead of IPad. Year Year 5. Zeinab Alhelfy amazing and kind. I have learned a lot this 5 has been my favourite year. The best thing I did in Year 5 this year was year. The best part is when we get free time. I Shahid Rahman going to the theatre and going to Hyde Park love Year 5. Rihanna Chebaro I really enjoyed our teacher having fun Barracks. I enjoyed more but these were the The best thing about being in Year 5 this year with us. best. Hafsah Hussein was when we went to a theatre to watch The best thing I enjoyed about being in Year 78-Storey Treehouse. Sameera Ahmadi Aamina Tahreem 5 was all of my friends, and all the excursions The best thing in Year 5 was that I liked Some things I have enjoyed about being in and assemblies. One thing I enjoyed about Mohammad Amaan Dodai Harmony day. We had lots of fun and that’s Year 5 was when Year 5 went on an being in Year 5 was going to the 78-Storey The 78-Storey Treehouse was an amazing Year why I loved year 5. Especially because excursion to the cinemas and watched Treehouse, at the theatre. Some things I have 5 excursion as well as going to the Hyde Park Mr Smith is the best teacher ever. a drama play about the 78-Storey enjoyed in Year 5 were the projects we did in Barracks. These were by far the two things I Treehouse and made our solar system models. the past, and the work we had. I really enjoyed enjoyed about Year 5. Namirah Nudrat the friends I had and things I did. I really enjoyed that in Year 5 we went to Rabia Majeed Ibrahim Aziz Khan Hyde Park Barracks and saw historical things, The best thing about being in Year 5 this Soban Tahir Some things I have enjoyed in Year 5 was we also made ice cream and we even saw the year was Drama. I might be jealous of Some things I have enjoyed in Year 5 was making projects like the Solar System and 78 Storey Tree house play. I agree being in other advanced acting skills, but that Hyde Park Barracks and projects especially making ice-cream. I also enjoyed sports, Year 5 is the best. does not stop me from increasing my Sydney Harbour and the fleets and 78-Storey Quran, Islam, Arabic, PDH, Science, Maths knowledge and trying my best. Treehouse. and HSIE. Pathways 2018 • 77

Aronee Amin Danish Atha Hermawan Rabih Faytrouni The best thing about being in Year 5 this year The best things about being in Year 5 this year I liked Year 5 and it was good. I really was going to a play, excursion and incursion, was when we went to Hyde Park Barracks. I enjoyed playing sports. I think this was my making projects and doing so much fun things. really enjoyed it! Also, when we were building a best year! Some other things I have enjoyed in Year 5 is website for the Science fair. It was fun! having a nice and fair teacher and making Ayaan Nazir cool projects and going to excursions. Ateah Mohammad The best part of Year 5 was when we did I really enjoyed making a brochure in Year 5. sport.. Kawther Adam I really enjoyed Year 5 because I learnt a lot Yusriyah Intisar Malak Sakr and we always go on fun excursions and I The best thing in Year 5 was making really cool I liked Year 5. My favourite parts were the always have a fun day. That’s why I enjoyed experiments such as ice cream. incursions and excursions. I liked everything in Year 5 especially having fun. Year 5. Nusaibah Bint-e Kabir Shahid Rahman The best things about being in Year 5 this year Mohamad Faisal Khan I really enjoyed our teacher having fun was when we went on excursions, learning about My favourite thing was when we went to with us. healthy choices and even doing experiments like Hyde Park Barracks because we had a lot the time we made ice cream and it really worked! of good experiences. Sameera Ahmadi One thing I have enjoyed the most about being The best thing in Year 5 was that I liked in Year 5 is Art. In Art I got an A and I knew I Harmony day. We had lots of fun and that’s was an artist and learnt so much about them and why I loved year 5. Especially because got an A from all of them because I paid more ” Mr Smith is the best teacher ever. attention. I love Year 5 more than any other year in my life and this was the best year ever! Namirah Nudrat I really enjoyed that in Year 5 we went to Arqam Saleem Ghouri Hyde Park Barracks and saw historical things, The best thing about being in Year 5 was the we also made ice cream and we even saw the experience of going to Hyde Park Barracks 78 Storey Tree house play. I agree being in and seeing everything about the convicts Year 5 is the best. and where they lived. Also, we did lots of fun experiments and Science projects and Science week was really fun. 78 • Pathways 2018 Year Five C

What have you done at school that you’re most proud of? Hibba Shahbaz I am proud of achieving all of my goals “ and receiving a silver award. Zakir Gloria Zainab Ahmad Imran Baig I am proud of the marks I achieved I am mostly proud of my achievement I am most proud of the A I got in PDH. Hamza Khan I am proud of my achievements in and how hard I tried to get them. in Arabic even though I was one mark Aamna Ahsan history and science in term 1. Sarah Noori away from an A+. I am most proud of the A I achieved in I am most proud of my good marks. Rayhana Hassan Arabic. Ali Ahmed I am proud of what I have achieved in Lina Abu-Saleh I am most proud of the marks I’ve been Noah Sleiman getting in my assessments and the Arabic and Quran. I am most proud of my marks this year I have done a lot of sports and had fun friends I have made. because I improved a lot since last year. playing soccer and drumming with Mr Noah Etri Ameera Hussain Faisal. I am proud of receiving full marks in Omaima Osman Arabic, Islam and Quran in the same I am most proud of how many books I am mostly proud of the effort I have Aanzar Rahman term. I read and the friends I made. put into every subject. I am most proud of having great marks in my tests because I worked really hard. Ayman El-Moubayed Haroon Mohammed Saabir Mulla I am proud of my grades this year. I am really proud of achieving an A in I am super proud of my grades and Abdullah Tasawwur my English assessment in term 1. marks. Marjan Naibkhil I am proud of my drama performance and my speech on the gold rush, thanking Hidayah Amjad Ahyan Rashid I am proud that I was picked for everything and I am proud of my the migrants for their efforts. I am very proud of achieving my I am most proud of the A I achieved in grades. principals award. Science. Pathways 2018 • 79

Hibba Shahbaz Hasan Halawi Mosa Al-Qazzaz I am proud of achieving all of my goals I am proud of improving in maths. I am I am proud of my progress in art, drama and receiving a silver award. also proud of what our school achieved and comic writing. Hamza Khan for the Ramadan Drive to help the needy. Tooba Mohiuddin I am proud of my achievements in Shayaan Ansari I am proud of receiving a trophy every history and science in term 1. I have improved my literacy and year and improving my grades. Ali Ahmed numeracy skills. I have also learnt a lot I am proud of what I have achieved in of Islamic values. Arabic and Quran. Afifa Khan Noah Etri I am proud of trying my best at Naplan I am proud of receiving full marks in even though I found it very difficult. Arabic, Islam and Quran in the same Fatema Khan term. I am really proud of improving in my Ayman El-Moubayed subjects, especially in Islam, Arabic and I am really proud of achieving an A in Quran. I am also pleased of achieving a my English assessment in term 1. principal’s award. Hidayah Amjad Sabrina Mallick I am very proud of achieving my I am proud of learning about angles in principals award. maths and making more friends. ” 80 • Pathways 2018

Year Six

TEACHER YEAR SIX A Mr Daniel Prince

Front Row: Faraz Jamak Rasta, Aantara Maryam, Bara Adam, Fatmah Al Shamri, Lujane Al-Obeid, Subaita Shamim, Areeba Moheed, Zunaira Zaib, Love Syahida Khairil Anuar, Almir Osmani Middle Row: Omar Akl, Rowayd Jaradat, Melad Shersy, Eman Waqas, Sarina Naibkhil, Haleema Hashmi, Tanzim Farid, Ayaan Ahmed, Omar Abdul Rahman Back Row: Saiyad Umar Qasim, Anees Malik Ahmad, Mohammad Tauqeer Bhatti, Abdul Rehman, Yaasinkhan Pathan, Azhar Hussain, Yusuf Hassan, Hamzah Umarji Pathways 2018 • 81

TEACHER YEAR SIX B Mr Marcus Lu

Front Row: Alisha Farhan, Mariam Moradi, Eshaal Rizwan Dar, Saleeha Rana, Farhana Zuned Mamodrafi, Fatima Alvi, Anisa Azmi, Areebah Tariq Syed, Amira Akl Middle Row: Ali Memon, Ryaan Baig, Tanzeel Hussain, Hassan Azhar, Masee Shamsi, Hubaib Hussain Bhatti, Cinar Ozturk, Nuh Faris Bin Zaed Back Row: Shoheb Hussain, Aryan Ejaj, Adnan Chebaro, Aiman Haouchar, Benjamin Bradalo, Muhammad Yahya Kamran, Muhammad Umar Khan Absent: Mysha Azeem, Aleyna Selvi, Zoya Tanveer

TEACHER YEAR SIX C Ms Aqueela Wilson

Front Row: Arisha Imran, Sarah Siddiquie, Noor Fatima Jamil, Juweria Mujahid, Zia Sameerah Ali, Kiran Altaf, Ammara Hidayat, Mursal Akrami, Maya Islam Middle Row: Sharjeel Ali, Saaim Mohammad Khawaja, Hamzah Sheram Khan, Amna Khan, Rosanna Anaquita Yahya, Hamdaan Shahid Ali, Muhammed Alkini, Hamza Mubashir Mohammed Back Row: Abdullah Nazim, Kaviur Razzaque Eshan, Ali Mehdi, Sayed Jalal Haideri, Yusuf Mulla, Muhammad Irfan Napis, Neehan Rashid, Jahanzeb Rana Absent: Nadhid Natapradja, Bilal Mohamad El Dannaoui, Nabilah Rida Hassan 82 • Pathways 2018 Year Six A

What I’ll miss about Primary School Abdul Rehman The things I will miss are my friends “ and teachers. I have enjoyed playing Omar Abdul Rahman Yusuf Hassan Azhar Hussain with friends in primary and also our I will miss most of my friends as most One thing I’ll miss is celebrating people’s I will miss primary school as I would be buddy time with Kindergarten. of them will leave. I will miss having the birthdays and eating cake they brought leaving behind my friends and memories one teacher as High School has lots of in from home. that I have made in the past seven years. Umar Qaasim different teachers. It will be hard to get I will miss primary school because Ayaan Ahmed Areeba Moheed used to. I will also miss Mr Prince. of my favourite teacher Mr Prince. I Some things I will miss about primary What I will miss about primary school put him as number 2 in my list of top Tauqeer Bhatti school are my amazing teachers in are my friends and teachers. This year comedians. The other reason I’ll miss I will miss primary school because I Year 5 and 6, and also my best friends. I have had many wonderful friends and it is because I have so many memories have a lot of friends here who are in an amazing teacher. Surely this is a year Faraz Rasta that I will never want to forget. the same house colour as me. I will miss that will never be forgotten. The things I’ll miss most in primary the support of my friends. Love Syahida Khairil Anuar school are my fellow friends and the Eman Waqas What will I miss most about Primary Omar Akl teachers who have taught me and The thing I’ll miss most about primary School? Well it’s been seven long years I’m going to miss my teacher and all I hope high school will be just like this. school is that life was easy and fun. Also being in this school and a lot has my favourite friends. I’ll miss my friends who’ll be leaving. Ahnaf Hassan changed, especially me. But I know for Tanzim Farid I will miss primary school because in high Rowayd Jaradat sure I will miss Mr Prince. Even though One thing I will miss about Primary school most of my friends would have The thing I will miss most about primary I have been with him for only a year he school is the minimal amount of home- left and there’ll be different teachers and school is playing soccer with my friends who has supported me throughout Year Six work as it gives me a lot of free time. classes. I’ll be the youngest of the year. will be leaving the school. and helped me with my timid attitude. Pathways 2018 • 83

Abdul Rehman Bara Adam Fatmah Al-Shamri The things I will miss are my friends What I’ll miss about primary school are I will miss quite a lot of Year Six. and teachers. I have enjoyed playing the teachers who taught me so many The classes, my friends, the fun and with friends in primary and also our things, especially Mr Prince and Mr Smith. even Mr Prince who always makes buddy time with Kindergarten. I’ll miss my classmates who helped me us laugh. I will also miss the ex- Umar Qaasim through difficult times and my best friend cursions we took part in and all the Aleyna who puts a smile on my face every teachers I have had who taught me I will miss primary school because day. This year will never be forgotten. of my favourite teacher Mr Prince. I everything I know now. put him as number 2 in my list of top Subaita Shamim Anees Ahmed comedians. The other reason I’ll miss These are the things I will miss about I will miss Mr Prince teaching me it is because I have so many memories primary school: Maths every day. that I will never want to forget. • Mr Prince Maryam Aantara Love Syahida Khairil Anuar • All the activities we did, my friends and all the smiles I put on people’s faces What I will miss about primary school What will I miss most about Primary • My awesome teachers is that Mr Prince was my teacher. School? Well it’s been seven long years being in this school and a lot has Hamzah Umarji Melad Shersy changed, especially me. But I know for The things I’ll miss most about primary The thing I will miss about Primary sure I will miss Mr Prince. Even though school are my friends. I will also miss my School is that things are a lot more I have been with him for only a year he awesome teachers who taught me 50% of organised; you don’t need t0 has supported me throughout Year Six all the knowledge I have. God bless them. move from class to class. and helped me with my timid attitude. ” 84 • Pathways 2018 Year Six B

Bradalo, Benjamin Year 6 was an amazing year since we got to go to Taronga zoo and could see the enclosures and Khan, Muhammad Umar Chebaro, Adnan Hussain, Tanzeel animals that could do many tricks. We done many “ If I was given a chance to relive Year 6 I would like to go The one thing I would like to relive is going to projects on many subjects. I would like to go I would like to go to camp since I didn’t get to go and I want to spend more time with my to Canberra to learn more about the Parliament system Canberra wake up so early around 4:00 have an Canberra since we went in the Parliament House friends and class mates. I also want to go to and also go to the Zoo and learn about the animal awesome day and come late 8:00. That was the and visited the House of Representatives and the Canberra and go inside the Parliament House habitations. best part of Year 6, you get to talk to your friends Senate and to go to sports carnival. and see the House of Representatives and the about what you did, getting to do a role play as Zaed, Nuh Faris Asyraff government and the opposing side. Azeeem, Mysha House of the Senates. I would like to go to places that I have not seen yet like I would like to go to the Canberra excursion again Alvi, Fatima I have not gone to the Parliament house which I have Haouchar, Aiman because it was really informative and in the War If I was given a chance to relive my Year 6 not seen before I would try my best to go to Canberra. If I was to relive my Year 6 life I will want to Memorial, it was really sad about the ANZACs. life, I would want to go to Canberra again as I would also like to improve to get better marks in my try and go for prefect and try my best to get the Especially in the last post ceremony, I felt so it was the best excursion so far. I like that we tests and learn better life skills like to be well prepared responsibility of being a prefect or even higher. I touched that I was almost about to cry! I want to were allowed to talk with each other on the bus for any tests or homework so I can be ready for the next got nominated for prefect during the first round go to the War Memorial again to know more about ride. I loved how we had the chance to go to the day when the homework or tests are due. but on the second round I never made it which is them and how their life was to be a soldier. why I want to try and go for prefect again. Also War Memorial and had the one-minute silence Farhan, Alisha Moradi, Mariam break. I also liked the rainy weather since it since I missed out on Canberra because I was If I had a chance to relive my Year 6 life, I would overseas I will want to go there with my grade and If I were to relive my Year 6 life I would do was also cold. Canberra was great and I hope I like to go to Canberra again because I want to learn everything again! Year 6 has truly become the best can go there again. experience what it’s like in the Parliament House more things about the SENATE and the House of and the War Memorial. year for me so far in my life. But if I were to choose Ozturk, Cinar Representatives also what I really want to do again is I would say I will love to go to Canberra again One thing I would like to relive in Year 6 is to to re-pick the SRC because I was overseas and I really Selvi, Aleyna because it was such a fun trip to the Parliament go to Canberra. I want to relive this moment is wanted to be one. One thing I would relive in my Year 6 life, l would House and to the Australian War Memorial. I because Canberra is a very nice place to be. I take a shot in the SRC election and try my best would also want to do the SRC election because I Azhar, Hassan to achieve my goal even if I wouldn’t get chosen have always wanted to became a prefect in Year liked it because we got to learn new stuff such If I got a chance to relive my Year 6 life I would like as democracy and federation. For me it was a I would be proud for at least trying now looking 6 since Year 4 it had always been my dream and I to be elected as an SRC and be able to do all the things back I feel like I made a big mistake. I really looked would very much like to fulfil that dream to make great experience when we got to sit in the old SRC’s have to do again. I would like to be able to go to Parliament house because other people of the up to the SRC in Year 3 and be like wow what a big it a reality. all the excursions and incursions again. I would like responsibility wonder how it’s like to be an SRC. Parliament sat there. I also enjoyed the bus trip to go to Maths groups. I would also like to have all Azmi, Anisa from Sydney to Canberra. those different teachers again. I would also like to go to Syed, Areebah Tariq If I had the chance to relive my Year 6 life, I would Dar, Eshaal Canberra again. I would like to do these things again If I was given a chance to relive my life in Year like to go to Canberra again for at least 2 days and I would love go to the Canberra Excursion again because these things were fun and you can’t do them 6 life, I would like to go back to Canberra for 1 night so we can do more events without rushing because I had a really fun time there. I was unless you are in Year 6. a longer time so that we could have done more it. I would also love to play with my friends more looking forward to going to the Parliament activities and that we would had time to go inside and cherish the fun times we had. But the thing Baig, Ryaan the Senate. The thing I would really want to do that I would want to do again, is go camping. Even house and I learned so many things about the If I had a chance to relive my Year 6 life I will like to Parliament and also The Anzacs. It was my first again in year 6 would be to go camp, we have not though we haven’t done it yet, I know it’ll be FUN. try out to be an SRC and, go back to the Taronga Zoo gone camping yet but I am pretty sure that it is Year 6 is a year I’ll never forget and I’m thankful time going to The War Memorial and it was because I learnt new things and I had lots of experiences really sad. going to be really FUN! Many people say Year 5 to make it this far. with the whole Year 6, it was an amazing day for me. was the best but I think Year 6 is the best. Pathways 2018 • 85

Bradalo, Benjamin Rana, Saleeha Mamodrafi, Farhana Zuned Year 6 was an amazing year since we got to go If I were given a chance to relive my Year 6 life, The thing that I would like to do again if I had to Taronga zoo and could see the enclosures and I would prefer to go back to Canberra. I would another chance to relive Year 6 life is to go back to animals that could do many tricks. We done many LOVE to explore more of the museum and spend Canberra because I had a life time experience there. projects on many subjects. I would like to go some more time in the “New Parliament House”. I had so much fun talking to my friends and getting Canberra since we went in the Parliament House When we went there we didn’t actually get to to learn the history of democracy and learn how the and visited the House of Representatives and the explore a lot of the buildings. Another thing I government works. We went to the Old Parliament Senate and to go to sports carnival. would like to do, is to lay the wreath in the “Last House, the New Parliament House and the War Post Ceremony”. Memorial. We had learned so much things about Azeeem, Mysha the bills being passed and how a new law is made. I would like to go to the Canberra excursion again Memon, Ali because it was really informative and in the War If I were to relive Year 6 life I would always be Hussein, Shoheb Memorial, it was really sad about the ANZACs. myself. I would not care about being popular, If I relive my life in Year 6 again I will try for Especially in the last post ceremony, I felt so I would improve on everything my Spelling, SRC.I will also want to go back for an excursion touched that I was almost about to cry! I want to Grammar, confidence, Reading, and Maths and at Canberra or maybe Taronga. I will also want go to the War Memorial again to know more about get amazing grades to make my parents proud. to upgrade all my grades and go back to camp them and how their life was to be a soldier. Akl, Amira if we go and it will be very fun over there (If it’s Moradi, Mariam If I were to have another chance to relive my not boring). I will reflect on the Science week Year 6 life, I would definitely want to go back to activities; it was fun making a design of our If I were to relive my Year 6 life I would do electrical cleaning robot. everything again! Year 6 has truly become the best Canberra as it was a really fun day, As I got to see year for me so far in my life. But if I were to choose the sunrise and also got to talk to my friends on Shamsi, Masee I would say I will love to go to Canberra again the way to Canberra and the way back. Also we If I were to relive my life in Year 6 I would because it was such a fun trip to the Parliament got to go to the old and the new Parliament House, want to improve my half yearly exams and get House and to the Australian War Memorial. I we also got to see the War Memorial and we got to better grades than I got in my last half yearly. I would also want to do the SRC election because I stand for the last post ceremony and a one-minute would want to aim to become an SRC and have have always wanted to became a prefect in Year silence. It was one of the best days of Year 6 so far responsibilities over the students younger than 6 since Year 4 it had always been my dream and I and I hope one day I will get to do that again. me and to become a role model for the younger would very much like to fulfil that dream to make students. it a reality. Bhatti, Hubaib Hussain If I was given a chance to relive my Year 6 life I Ejaj, Aryan Azmi, Anisa would try to enrol for the SRC team and would Year 6 has been full of excitement so far but one of If I had the chance to relive my Year 6 life, I would also like to go to Taronga Zoo again with the the moments I would like to relive again is Science like to go to Canberra again for at least 2 days and school for an excursion. I would also like to week. It was so fun making projects that could 1 night so we can do more events without rushing revisit Canberra which was a lot of fun, going move around and even talk! I would relive Science it. I would also love to play with my friends more in the old and new Parliament House, going to week also because it was fun to make and cherish the fun times we had. But the thing the War Memorial and also attending the last projects with my friends and because that I would want to do again, is go camping. Even post ceremony. I would also like to do the Science I could see what everyone else made. though we haven’t done it yet, I know it’ll be FUN. experiments that we done with Mr Prince. I would Year 6 is a year I’ll never forget and I’m thankful like to spend more time with my friends and to make it this far. classmates. ” 86 • Pathways 2018

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Jalal My favourite memory of Primary was Our most memorable Primary School experiences... when we had sports and when we went out, in Year 3, to play Softball. “Zia Rosanna Hamzah K My favourite Primary experience was The best experience of Primary would My favourite experience in Primary Ammara in Year 6 when we all went to Canberra, definitely be going to Canberra. It was just School was when I got an A for my Science My favourite Primary School where I got to know a lot about Parliament this year but it will always be remembered Assessment. It was about making our own experience was in Year 1, where I met and experience lots of new stuff. I had the by me. I loved the Australian War Memorial electrical circuits. I used an apple to power a Sarah. Sarah has been my best friend best time laughing and joking around with the best. digital clock. ever since! my friends and I can’t wait for High school. Nabilah Sharjeel Juweria Jahanzeb My favourite Primary experience was in My favourite Primary experience was when My favourite Primary School My favourite time in Primary was in Year 4 Year 6 where we went to Canberra. Our day I met my first teacher, Mrs. Wilson. This experience has to be this year when we when our whole grade went to the Cinema started at 4 o’clock in the morning but I had was my favourite experience since it was my went to Canberra at the end of Term 2. to watch Pete’s Dragon as it was the first a good laugh with all my friends. first year in school and I was excited. We went to the Parliament House and time we had done something like that. did a small role play about voting in the Abdullah Nadhif Noor House of Representatives. I had to be My favourite time in Primary was when we My favourite time in Primary was when my the Seargant-At-Arms where I had to My most memorable experience of my went to Canberra for our Year 6 excursion whole grade went to the movies to watch Primary years was in Year 3. There were a wear an ugly cloak that was meant to to Parliament House. It was really enjoyable Pete’s Dragon for an excursion because the be ‘fashionable’ and I had to hold a fake lot of events that were entertaining. Since and nice. movie was very emotional. there were too many enjoyable moments of version of the ‘Mace’ which was very Primary, I would say that those moments Amna Yusuf heavy. were the best. Something that I would always remember My favourite experience in Primary was Maya from Primary School would be the amazing to learn about all the online websites like Sarah The most memorable experience of teachers that had to cope with me and even Reading Eggspress and Mathletics. I loved Primary School was when it was Eid and One of my best experiences in Primary more amazing excursions like Canberra and the fact that we get to do work online instead School was when, in Year 4, Ammara the best part was when there was an Eid Hyde Park Barracks. of hand written work. It was way more Gift Exchange. I also got to wear my Eid and I preformed our ‘Best Friend’ poem in efficient and was a new way of learning. front of the class! clothes. It was the best. Pathways 2018 • 87

Jalal Muhammed Hamdaan My favourite memory of Primary was My most memorable Primary School My favourite time experience in Primary when we had sports and when we went experience was when we went to an excursion, was when we went to Canberra to visit the out, in Year 3, to play Softball. in Year 1, to the Sea Life Aquarium. Parliament House as part of our History subject. Ammara Saaim Kaviur My favourite Primary School My most memorable experience of Primary My favourite Primary School experience was experience was in Year 1, where I met was when we went to the movies to watch when I first came to the school and when Sarah. Sarah has been my best friend Pete’s Dragon in Year 4 and when we went to Abdullah and Saaim let me play with them ever since! the Sea Life Aquarium in Year 1. without me asking and ever since they have been my best friends. Juweria Bilal My favourite Primary School My favourite Primary experience was when Ali experience has to be this year when we we went to the Hoyts Cinema in Year 4 and My favourite Primary School experience was went to Canberra at the end of Term 2. when we went to Hyde Park Barracks in Year 5. making new friends and meeting new teachers We went to the Parliament House and and going to excursions. Hamza.M did a small role play about voting in the My favourite experience of Primary was Arisha House of Representatives. I had to be when we went to Canberra, where we visited My favourite experience of Year 6 was with the Seargant-At-Arms where I had to the Australian War Memorial. my 2 best friends, Kiran and Maya, when we wear an ugly cloak that was meant to went to Taronga zoo, Canberra and every other be ‘fashionable’ and I had to hold a fake Neehan excursion in my past Primary years. I am going version of the ‘Mace’ which was very My favourite Primary experience was in Year 5. to freshen up for high school, the place where heavy. Mr Smith borrowed the Laptops for two periods stress starts. on the last days of each Term. He let us play Maya games on them for most of the time. Mursal The most memorable experience of My favourite moment in Primary was in Year Primary School was when it was Eid and Kiran 3: there was a lot of fun, and there were a lot of the best part was when there was an Eid My favourite experience in Primary was being events, but my favourite was Mufti Day. Mufti Gift Exchange. I also got to wear my Eid able to teach my entire class how to play the Day was my favourite, since everyone clothes. It was the best. recorder with Juweria. I still love doing duets. got to bring their traditional food. ” 88 • Pathways 2018

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Secondary School Coordinator Secondary School he Australian Islamic College of Sydney At AICS, student wellbeing is given (AICS) is a dynamic learning environment importance and we believe that reaching the Twhere the members of the staff work ‘hard to reach’ students is not about having just together to empower our students with the right strategy; it is also about having the enriching learning experiences. It is a privilege to right heart. It is a passion for connecting with lead the Secondary School in the capacity of the kids. The Welfare Coordinators and the Year Secondary School Coordinator and I thank the Advisors work in collaboration with subject team members of the College for their ongoing teachers to provide positive behaviour support support. to our students. The staff members at the Australian Islamic The 21-year academic journey of AICS has College of Sydney constantly endeavour to help been a successful one and it is greatly due to our students realise the importance of collaboration ability to use three different views at the right and effective communication. They are aware of times; our ‘drone view’ for long term planning, the fact that it is during their time in Secondary our ‘camera view’ for evaluating the processes School, students are given the opportunity to for operations/curriculum/welfare and the strengthen their foundation, equip themselves ‘microscopic view’ to identify our weaknesses so with necessary skills, develop their ability to that the obstacles are turned into opportunities. think creatively and critically and become The first step toward greatness is aspiring to digitally proficient so that they are well prepared be better than we are. As we seek the support for their life outside the boundaries of formal of all stakeholders in our progression from the education. present moment to the future, we also thank Clay P. Bedford said that we can teach them for their appreciation, trust, positive students a lesson a day; but if we can teach them energy, support and dua. to learn by creating curiosity, they will continue the learning process as long as they live. Many Ms Tessie James opportunities are provided to students during Secondary School Coordinator Science Week, Literacy Week, Numeracy Week, Fundraisers, Excursions, Incursions and other activities to spark a curiosity that empowers them to learn on their own to wonder, to explore and to become leaders. Engaging tasks are more about what we can do for our students but we strive to also empower them so they figure out what they can do for themselves. The Heads of Departments have been working tirelessly to help students enjoy the process of learning with the support from enthusiastic and passionate faculty members. The focus is also on the ‘product’ (results) and this is evident from the good NAPLAN and HSC results. The subject selection process, the information sessions, parent-teacher interviews, newsletters and open days serve as wonderful tools to work with the parents of our students. The parents are informed periodically about the levels of achievement of their kids using Interim Reports and Semester Reports. The Newsletters are published digitally to cater to the needs of the digitally literate AICS community. 90 • Pathways 2018 Year 7

he 2018 Year 7 cohort enjoyed a vibrant and opportunity to engage in tasks of an archaeologist eventful year that marked the beginning developing skills of historical enquiry, problem Tof their high school journey. Highlights solving and deductive reasoning. For English, included completing NAPLAN and competing in students had the opportunity to appreciate and various sporting events such as the Faith Shield judge pieces of drama at the Riverside Theatres. Competition. Our girls also competed in the Technology offered them a thrilling experience GoActive Tournament winning the Silver medal. at Luna Park as part of their structural design They represented AICS proudly showing talent unit. Our students have also enjoyed cultural and fantastic sportsmanship! events such as Year 7s went on inspiring excursions for Harmony Day and the Science, HSIE, English and Technology. Our trip Global Citizenship Day to the Australian Museum for Science Week adding more colour provided students with interactive workshops, to their student life. I presentations and a speciality Expo demonstrating commend the Year 7s the latest in science, technology, engineering, on their enthusiasm art and mathematics. The history excursion in experiencing an at Macquarie University gave students the exuberant year!

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Front Row: Jamila Jaradat, Kashifa Abeer Iqbal, Ameena Alkini, Mariam Hammoud, Raihaana Zahra Hermawan, Zulfar Kazime, Faatimah Zainab Hussein, Nazaahah Azraa Dean, Sameeha Farooqi, Maysa El-Moubayed, Hamna Akhtar Middle Row: Rabeih Chandab, Ramah Sami Ibrahim, Hazar Aydin, Faaiz Ahmed, Haider Ali Bhatti, Mohamad Sakr, Rafi Hossain, Hamza Asif Back Row: Rabih Kassem, Mohammed Zubayr Gul, Emran Yasen Ghoriani, Mohammad Abdullah Butt, Ehan Badar, Imran Ali Maqsood, Arham Saleem Ghouri

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Front Row: Wareesha Nadeem, Yumna Jan, Amrath Natha Abdul Kuthoos, Ayesha Tahir, Lateefah Osikoya, Sahar Haideri, Hajra Zaib, Razina Khondoker Ahmed Back Row: Hassaan Tariq Syed, Abdulrahman Al Ayed, Haman Faiz, Muhammad Areeb Zahid, Samer Haroon, Sayed Massoud Haideri, Fawzi Faytrouni, Hamzah Alvi, Irfan Hameed, Zaid Khan, Mr Petre Bichescu Absent: Um-E-Habiba Hussain, Daniya Khan, Shaheer Khan, Sarah Panjwani, Fatima Yussef Pathways 2018 • 93

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Front Row: Madina Momandi, Alina Etri, Haya Sahaam Tariq, Zainab Beydoun, Laiqah Sarwar, Morsal Shamsi, Mabintou Sillah, Noora Moukahal, Aaliah Yunus, Rukhsar Ahmed Middle Row: Ms Danya Cheng, Azhar Shariff, Ibrahim Bilal Shah, Sheik Fauzaan Shah, Mikael Shah, Abdurrafey Siddiqui, Fawaz Rahman, Muhammad Ibn Naseem, Ms Shiraz Teia Back Row: Ibrahim Sohail, Mohammed Nahle, Shafqat Sabit Sheikh, Aydin Shah, Ramiz Sahiddi Absent: Urwa Suhail Anarwala YEAR SEVEN S

Front Row: Amna Tehseen, Zahra Mehdi, Marwa Noori, Samihah Firdaws Ali, Husna Mubashir, Fatima Hamna Fahmi Middle Row: Shahmeen Mudassar, Semra Sarhadi, Mafata Donzo, Mariam Sleiman, Ayesha Tayyab, Mr Leo Kalogeropolous Back Row: Muhammad Nouman Ahmed, Abdur Rahman, Huzaifa Haris Yousufy, Tariq Sarhadi, Samer Odeh, Siar Saifi, Muhammad Shayyan Ahmed Absent: Erfan Baqiri, Muhammad Talha Khan, Zohaib Ahmed Salahuddin 94 • Pathways 2018 Year 8

t has been an eventful 2018 for Year 8! Students by cheering their house for each event. have had the opportunity to participate and Year 8 has made wonderful progress in terms Iattend a variety of educational excursions, of their spiritual growth, work ethic and have subject based competitions and have worked become great scholars in their subjects. As this collaboratively to contribute their major project year comes to an end, as part of the Science Week competition. Year 8 will be moving There have also been many opportunities for on to the next stage in the students to experience learning in new and their educational life. interesting ways through various excursions such I congratulate them as Barongal Environmental Educational Centre on their achievements and The Australian Museum. this year. Good luck on This year’s carnival was a success! Well done your future endeavors to Year 8 on their efforts and participation and in 2019! congratulations to students who gained points for their house. Throughout the day students were absolutely tremendous in their endeavor to make the day victorious. Ms Sanjana Rahman All students showed great sportsmanship and Year 8 Advisor did their personal best. All the students had fun

Raisa Tariq 8A guidance of all our teachers we will be Hani Khan 8C I’ve had an amazing experience able to achieve anything, inshallah. Year 8 was frustrating experience so far in year 8, with brand new Lina Dannawe 8A the only thing that made it worth it “challenges and obstacles followed by was sleeping in the pyjamas I made. During my time in year 8 I have great achievements. Our teacher has also experienced many difficulties but They were soft and cosy and it made worked very hard to help each and every managed to get through it for example me proud of my work. I learned how student in order to improve their learning. the most challenging thing was getting to remain calm in circumstances and Our year adviser Ms Rahman has always separated from my friends. This year 8 teamwork. been there for us even in our harder times. was amazing we got to go on excursions Tahmeed Hussain 8I Thank you for leading me and guiding me and sports events. Year 8 was a very interesting in a new chapter of my life. Science week experience for me. We went on many has allowed our grade to work together in Maryyam Ahmed 8I excursions and had a lot of fun with order to complete our projects and achieve My times in year 8 was packed and our year advisor. I learnt many things many challenges. Through this, we have stressful. I think it was the best year in all and figured out many. One of my gotten to know our classmates better as of high school, I got to do many activities favourite subject was science and the well as our teacher. I believe that Year along with relaxing amount of academics. topic about energy was my favourite. 8s have a great and positive relationship It was only stressful as I was on a journey I really enjoyed about the expo and which will allow us to achieve more goals towards adolescences because otherwise saw many cool science projects that in the future, inshallah. With the help and Year 8 was a very peaceful year. fascinated me. Pathways 2018 • 95

Hani Khan 8C Zubair Hafiz 8I Zakariya Ali 8C achieve many challenges. Through Year 8 was frustrating experience I learnt many things in Year 8. One of Year 8 was a fun experience because this, we have gotten to know our the only thing that made it worth it the things I liked out of all was sewing we got to do a range of excursions and classmates better as well as our was sleeping in the pyjamas I made. we learnt how the sew clothes for our activities. I enjoyed the sewing unit, I will teacher. I believe that year 8s have a They were soft and cosy and it made self. Our year advisor Ms Rahman miss technology when I go into Year 9. great and positive relationship which will allow us to achieve more goals in me proud of my work. I learned how made life easier day by day. She helped Raisa Tariq 8A to remain calm in circumstances and in the bad and good times. Thanks, to the future, inshallah. With the help and I’ve had an amazing experience so far teamwork. Ms Rahman for being the best teacher guidance of all our teachers we will be in year 8, with brand new challenges and Year Advisor I also will miss able to achieve anything, inshallah. Tahmeed Hussain 8I and obstacles followed by great technology very much!. Year 8 was a very interesting achievements. Our teacher has also Lina Dannawe 8A experience for me. We went on many Subhan Rana 8A worked very hard to help each and During my time in Year 8 I have excursions and had a lot of fun with Year 8 was a year packed with many every student in order to improve experienced many difficulties but our year advisor. I learnt many things joy, and lots of challenges and changes their learning. Our Year Adviser Ms managed to get through it for example and figured out many. One of my to overcome. Some activities I enjoyed Rahman has always been there for us the most challenging thing was getting favourite subject was science and the was the HSIE news reports food even in our harder times. Thank you separated from my friends. This topic about energy was my favourite. revolution and the trip to the Australian for leading me and guiding me in a Year 8 was amazing we got to go on I really enjoyed about the expo and museum. Year 8 has helped me get new chapter of my life. Science week excursions and sports events. saw many cool science projects that ready for the next chapter in the life has allowed our grade to work together fascinated me. and that is Year 9. in order to complete our projects and 96 • Pathways 2018

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Front Row: Maarij Ahmed, Aleeha Zahid, Lina Dannawe, Mariam Muhammad Khalaf, Sara Pakhtoon, Maraam Kabi, Maryyam Ahmed Second Row: Sabiha Yusra Sayeda, Aisha Mallick, Sundus Hassan, Asma Bangura, Zaakirah Zahra Fareed Third Row: Mohammed Akl Chandab, Bilal El Moubayed, Reeyan Huq, Mohammed Yunus Ismail, Zubair Hafiz, Abdullah Baseer Khan, Salman Gazi Rahman Fourth Row: Inam Ahmed Chowdhury, Hassaan Shahid Ali, Tamer Al-Rayan, Ayman As-Aed, Najees Malik Ahmad, Hamza Haideri Absent: Zakariya Ali, Juail Sami Ibrahim Pathways 2018 • 97 YEAR EIGHT A

Front Row: Maaha Siddiqui, Aisha Waqas, Zahraa Elfi, Hadjer Reghis, Sana Hashimi, Ilsa Fatima Iqbal, Sana Shersy, Mahnoor Quershi, Hira Ayesha Aziz, Shahd Al Jamhour Middle Row: Sarim Khan, Mohamed Jalloh, Danial Siddique, Rayaan Sohail, Tahmeed Hussain, Muhammad Talal Nasir, Sameer Naibkhil, Mahdy Odeh Back Row: Muhammad Zayan, Rumaan Ahmad, Shameel Iqbal, Umut, Bat, Muhammad Adam Jamil, Muhammad Umar Absent: Sarah Hayder Aziz, Nabeel Aktar Khan, Usayd Zia YEAR EIGHT I

Front Row: Alina Khan, Sabrina El Moubayed, Zehra Rashid Idris, Raisa Binte Tariq, Nesat Tasnim, Sajda Nisar, Aisha Imam, Safaa Al-Qazzaz Second Row: Hanszala Khairil Anuar, Ali Beydoun, Valeed Qureshi, Burhan Naeem, Ibrahim Abdullah Anwar, Zaid Pawaskar, Ratib Hoque Third Row: Imaaz Ahmad, Subhan Shabir Rana, Muhammad Mehroz Khan, Sulaiman Wasseh, Nabeel Mohammed, Mohammad Usman Khan Fourth Row: Ayman Amir Idrees, Sahar Sarwaree, Aleena Tayyab, Habiba Kamran Absent: Jaward Al Jabbery, Umm-E Hani Khan, Shahim Shabbir 98 • Pathways 2018 Year 9

t has been another rollercoaster ride for the from their failures 2018 Year 9 cohort! to be successful. I Year 9 have had a sensational year! They To my Year 9’s, enthusiastically participated in the Science week a simple message; expo with many of their projects put on display! don’t let yesterday They explored the Australian Museum and take up too much definitely stood out in the sports carnival! They of today. Continue powered through their track and field events! to be resilient and They catered to all staff and students in their continue working Commerce mini business stalls, leaving many of on the person that us in a food coma! Savoury and sweets galore! you want to be. Whether it is a doctor, a lawyer, They displayed great team work skills and an accountant, an engineer or even a (PDHPE) excellent marketing strategies to make their mini teacher; you can achieve, when you believe. business a success! I whole heartedly They confidently participated in the annual congratulate each and Quran challenge, with our very own Mohamed every Year 9 student Arman winning the title, again! They proudly on completing their represented AICS in the annual Faith Shield third year of high Cup with inspirational sportsmanship. Our boys’ school. As always, to and girls’ put in extra hard work by training and my Year 9 students, powering through their competitions! Our girls be sure to fasten your also participated in the GoActive Tournament, seatbelts and enjoy many of which were praised for their talent, the rollercoaster ride their skills and their sportsmanship. Our choir in 2019! I am looking also serenaded the school and displayed great forward to riding the confidence on stage. rollercoaster ride with As their Year Advisor, I am honoured to be a you all next year! part of their High School rollercoaster ride. Yes, Ms Ghada Mawas we always have our ups and downs, yet, it is all Year 9 Advisor worthwhile. The Year 9 cohort have faced many challenges along the way, yet they continue to overcome these challenges through resilience, determination and most importantly, through their support of one another. It is always important to reflect, to learn from mistakes and to move on with an optimistic attitude. One always learns Pathways 2018 • 99 100 • Pathways 2018

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Front Row: Hanaa Fazle Wahedally, Nisha Majeed, Samah Hasiba Farook, Khushnuma Jalal, Riya Rahman, Marwa Momandi, Zahraa Al-Qazzaz Second Row: Daniyaal Tariq Cheema, Saad Hameed, Farhan Ali, Anas Muhammad Osman, Abdur Rahman Tahir, Matin Sherzadah Third Row: Amina Mujahid, Hannee Sheram Khan, Amara Nahle, Aysha Hammound, Aimen Bilal Baig Fourth Row: Kamran Ahmad, Uzair Ibrahim Dean, Mohammed Saad Malak, Hassan Moubayed, Mohammad Ismail Arman Absent: Mohammed Zakee Ali, Ahmed Bakka, Nizal Manzal Mohammed, Sofia Rizvi Pathways 2018 • 101 YEAR NINE C

Front Row: Tahmina Ahmadzai, Baseera Syeda, Zainab Arif Shaikh, Naomi Mona Ghamraoui, Hellema Akrami, Manar Al-Rabie, Esha Khan Second Row: Areebah Nazim, Shahzel Fatima, Zaakirah Khan, Khadijah Sillah, Selina Gani, Eman Faytrouni Third Row: Mohamed Kamara, Haider Al Heyoury, Adam Dannawe, Ali Al Hujaj, Youcoub Ayoub Fourth Row: Ahmad Mohamad El Dannaoui, Faizan Mohammad Khan, Ahmed Khan, Saifullah Rashid, Sameer Akhtar Chaudhary Absent: Ayesha Aqeel, Maryam Kabi, Deeba Khan, Talha Rahman YEAR NINE I

Front Row: Haaiqa Salik, Safia Noori, Sarah Mousmar, Farah Sheikh, Juwairiya Ahmed, Nour Mawas, Luv Le Selina Khairi Anuar Second Row: Khadijah Bah, Sara Reghis, Zahra Rawi, Fatimah Sakr, Iffah Anarwala, Maheen Shahid. Third Row: Bilal Kasady, Tulaib Hussain Bhatti, Essa Ahmad, Umair Hafiz, Shariq Shah Fourth Row: Rihaan Khan, Shahzaib Khan, Jamal Sarvary, Muhammed Taha Nasir, Sidratul Muntaha Absent: Mahim Aktar Khan, Zakaria Khan, Myena Khandakar, Maira Zahid. 102 • Pathways 2018 Year 10

he Year 10 cohort of 2018 at AICS have sit down with me as their year advisor and discuss continued to show their maturity, good their short-term and long-term ambitions. It has Tnature, and willingness to succeed in all been a pleasure to hear the dreams of our students their endeavours. There have been numerous and to see how seriously they are taking their opportunities for students to show their skills and studies as they get ready for the commencement passions ranging from the sporting field to the of Year 11. Some of the discussed jobs in the future classroom. have been: Multi-school sporting galas have provided • Brain Surgeon students the chance to compete in sports ranging • Teacher from AFL to soccer with students in Year 10 • Doctor excelling in these events, proving their abilities not • Engineer just as sportsmen and sportswomen but as good citizens our community can be proud of. Since becoming year 10 advisor in Term 2 this Year 10 have also successfully been involved with year, it has been a career highlight for me to see Science Week, and have worked collaboratively the young men and women in this cohort succeed within their classes to complete products that in all aspects of schooling. I have been privileged look into a range of scientific issues. The work to have been invited on their schooling journey produced by students highlights their engagement and I hope that I have enlightened their lives as with acadeamics and their ability to think critically much as they have enlightened mine. It has been and creatively to solve real world issues. a pleasure to see students seeking excellence in Understanding government and how it is run in all they do but not only that, doing so with good Australia has been another major focus for year humour and spirit. 10. Thanks to the hardworking HSIE department, I look forward to students were given the opportunity to learning continuing our journey about federal parliament through a mock scenario together, Year 10, and at school followed by a visit to NSW parliament continuing to watch you in Term 3. Students engaged in debates and grow into wonderful demonstrated their quick thinking within a fun citizens who represent and enjoyable learning environment. Special this AICS community congratulations must go to Zachariah Etri and with the highest of Sheefa Shahzad for their participation in the distinction. research and excellence award run by NSW TAFE. Both students represented AICS with distinction. 2018 is also a momentous year for students in Mr Lucas Widdison year 10. It signals the start of the HSC journey. Year 10 Advisor Students have been provided the opportunity to Pathways 2018 • 103

Fatima Faisal Khan Nahmae Farache Mariam Jalloh As Year 10 has passed by we have This year has been a great year. I’ve I’ve really enjoyed being in Year 10. It’s made many special memories. really enjoyed meeting new people, fun being the role models for the junior “This year was full of unexpected networking with other students years and being a positive influence on adventures, filled with friendship. It on excursions and extending my all members of the AICS community. has been great being able to extend vocabulary. I’ve noticed that I’ve become The stuff we have learnt in classes has myself academically and work more confident in myself and I’m willing been exciting and interesting and I’ve towards my short-term and long-term to voice my opinions in class and develop really enjoyed meeting the challenge goals. As this is our last year of junior myself in all subjects. I’m looking and proving myself in all my classes. school, our memories will not forward to continuing this development I’m looking forward to continuing to be forgotten and finishing school on a high note work hard and one day complete a Reza Octhavinia Nelofar Shinwari paramedicine course at university. I’ve really enjoyed being able to be I’ve had fun this year being with my Attar Ahmad active and have fun through PE this friends. The science excursion for The best part of this year was getting year. It was great to be out on the Science Week was great because I got to go to the Australian Museum for court or in the hall with my friends. to be with my friends and learn about Science Week. It was really cool to see I enjoyed representing the school at all the opportunities available for us how many opportunities are available Oztag and competing against other in the future. I loved wearing cultural to young people in the field of science. schools. I’m looking forward to in the clothing for our Eid mufti day in Term 2. I’ve also really enjoyed focusing on future graduating with a good HSC This year has been exciting because I’ve my studies and improving myself in mark so I can go and achieve my improved my results in class and I’ve all aspects of life. I’m looking forward dreams found a new love of learning. to achieving all my goals in the future Fatima El Dannaoui Ali Idrees and that is because of the hard work that I’m doing here at AICS. I’ve enjoyed the change of system at I’ve really enjoyed hanging out with school. I’ve enjoyed having more focus my friends and learning from our great Souad Khan on my education and the challenges teachers here at AICS. This year has To all the things we have done. To all that I’m asked to overcome. Year been filled with growth. Learning to the jokes we have sprung. From the 10 has definitely been harder than I become more mature young adults, highs to the lows, from the lines and the expected! With that being said though taking out studies seriously, and rows we’ve grown up a lot, more than it’s been fun and rewarding to prove to developing and improving academic we know. What a year! myself that I can achieve great results. results. I’m really hopeful that if I I can’t wait to continuing achieving continue to work hard on myself my goals both in school and out academically I can make it to university and become a lawyer. ” 104 • Pathways 2018 Year Ten YEAR TEN A

Front Row: Aina Imran, Zahra Hussain, Nahmae Farache, Liila Chamma, Sanjida Alam, Aisha Asif, Isha Ahmad Middle Row: Sulaiman Bah, Rehan Baig, Faraz Syed Mohiuddin, Marwin AKL, Attar Ahmad, Zachariah Etri Back Row: Tianna Al-Rayan, Sajda Al-Rashid, Laiba Sagheer, Rida Chaudhry Absent: Iqra Badar, Sumaiya Uddin YEAR TEN C

Front Row: Eesha Zainab, Khadija Siddiqui, Sara El Moubayed, Nelofar Shinwari, Mariam Jalloh, Sheefa Shahzad, Nehmat Sleman Middle Row: Sheeza Shahzad, Iman Khan, Marva Haideri, Faiza Khan, Nabiha Raza, Afra Rashid Idris Back Row: Ali Amir Idrees, Fayd Khan, Hammad Sheram Khan, Jameer Shah, Adam Al Moubayed Absent: Rami Haouchar, Laiba Jamil, Fariyah Faiza Khan, Moain Khan, Mashaal Shabbir Pathways 2018 • 105

YEAR TEN I

Front Row: Amal Faisal Temuri, Ommulbanein Moradi, Saleemah Bah, Reza Putri Octhavinia, Farhat Haideri, Amal Faisal Temuri, Ommulbanein Moradi, Saleemah Bah, Reza Putri Octhavinia, Farhat Haideri Back Row: Mahad Ghouri, Mohammed Farhan Yunus, Ahmad Zaki Kasady, Salih Khan Pakhtoon, Muhammad Hadeer Khan, Muhammad Muqarrab Ghori, Souad Maqsud Khan, Aziz Ridwan, Muhammad Areeb Khan Absent: Fatimah El Dannaoui, Guray Gungor, Nazeerah Maudarun, Fatima Nadeem, Maria Zaman 106 • Pathways 2018 Year 11

would like to congratulate you for the changes tolerance, ability to accept others no matter what in terms of maturity and being responsible. You their faith, creed, background, personality or Ihave indeed become young men and women interests, treat others the way you would like to and did your best on several occasions to lead be treated, find the faults within before pointing by example. I would like to thank your parents the fingers on others. To be strong in your last for supporting and motivating you to be who you year of High School analyse before you criticise. are. As a Year Advisor, I see what others can’t It was a pleasure taking you on board officially see in each individual and I am certain that you from Term 2, 2018 as your Year Advisor and it are and will be a great group to achieve, support is my pleasure to work and guide our College and guide insha’Allah. Seniors, year after year. My dear cohort, never lose sight of the effort We hope that you face Year 12 with confidence and sacrifices your parents have made in getting and high aim, overcome the challenges and trials you through to this stage of your lives. Never in 2019 and achieve to the best of your abilities. underestimate the love and support they have I wish you all every joy and success in the years given you as you approach the final year of school to come. May Allah SWT assist you in attaining all such as, hopes, goals, dreams, things you’d like your goals and realise to do, things you’d like to achieve. Parents are all your dreams. the ones that will motivate you and support you I look forward to to reach your goals by giving you the best advice working with you in a person can wish for. 2019 insha’Allah and As a school, as people who’ve tried to guide finally, “don’t let what and nurture you over the last few years, our you cannot do interfere hopes also go with you. We pray that we have set with what you can do”. you on the path to Year 12 and adulthood with a sense of honour and decency. That you know how to act, that you know when to do things and, some¬times more importantly, when not to do Ms Abir Moukahal things. We hope that we have helped teach you Year 11 Advisor Pathways 2018 • 107

YEAR ELEVEN A

Front Row: Nabiha Siddiqui, Laiba Ahmad, Shamsia Shah, Lillian Zreika Tamima Rahman, Arezo Akrami, Sarah Majeed Middle Row: Huda Alhelfy, Areeba Iqbal, Elif Oruc, Rosul Al-Robay, Amatullah Mahboob, Rida Khan, Mrs Rachel Pirovic-Moss Back Row: Soumea Omar, Shagufta Nasir, Aysha Azril, Aleha Aamer Sandhu, Taskeen Emma Rawi, Amina Mohammed, Sana Akhalaq Anarwalla Absent: Alaa Aziz, Aysha Rahman, Maria Zahid

YEAR ELEVEN B

Front Row: Ahmad Al-Mobayed, Ahmed Mujahid, Saleh Jalil, Salmaan Adam, Abdul Basit Rehman, Sameem Sarwaree, Ahmed Akram Back Row: Ousman Sillah, Aqueel Anjum, Tareq Asad, Ali Ahmad Akl, Erdinc Bahri Bat, Mohamed Asrath Abdul Kuthoos, Shayan Khan, Mrs Snehmani Dias Absent: Adam Haoucher, Mohammed Shafin Sultan 108 • Pathways 2018

Year 12

018 has been an exciting year for our Year 12 Although it was a tough and stressful Year for students. I would like to thank the students all students sitting the HSC across NSW, they 2for accepting me as their Year Advisor in managed to pull together and help one another a respectful and mature manner. They are to through the process. Their dedication and be saluted on their cooperation, behaviour and commitment throughout the year has proven involvement in occasions like, extracurricular to us they will Inshaa’Allah succeed in life and programs, assemblies, fundraisers, duties achieve their goals they have set for the future. around the College and much more. In 2018 It was honestly a great pleasure working with Year 12 helped in fundraising $10,000 during the this group of students. I wish each and every Ramadan campaign. These funds were donated student the best of luck with all future endeavours to the Islamic Association Western Suburbs and I look forward to seeing them blossom to be a Sydney to help disadvantaged people around mature, successful and righteous group of youth. the world. Our Year 12 students raised funds for Year 12, please do not forget about the effort and their school formal by running the canteen at the sacrifice your parents have made in getting you athletics carnival and celebrating Eid Ul-Fitr with through to this stage of life. Never underestimate selling sweets to students and teachers. their love and support. They have given support Some students applied for different Scholarship and will continue to give you support through opportunities as well as Schools Recommendation achieving your hopes, Schemes (SRS). These are some of the ways insti- goals and dreams. tutions make early offers to current Australian Year I wish you all every 12 students who have applied for undergraduate joy and success in the admission through UAC. years to come. May All Year 12 students enjoyed a recreational day Allah SWT assist you in in recognition of their efforts and cooperation. A attaining all your goals memorable graduation ceremony was held to mark and achieve them with the end of the journey for our Year 12 students in every success. this college and to celebrate the start of their new Best wishes always chapter in life. Finally, we celebrated the end of their HSC with the school formal which united us Ms Abir Moukahal all and sent our graduates out on a high note. Year 12 Advisor Pathways 2018 • 109 YEAR TWELVE A

Front Row: Emaan Ali, Diana Almoubayed, Mursal Shinwari, Sameet Tahir, Tanha Tasnuva, Shaheeba Madeeha Ali, Ishraq Binte Walid Middle Row: Madiha Hussain, Heba Ayesha Aziz, Ishraq Binte Walid, Sanaa Khan, Farhana Chowdhury Back Row: Sheerika Atiq, Raeesah Hussain, Sarah Rahman, Sumaya Balfas, Sajia Saifi, Fajar Rana Absent: Rabia Assri YEAR TWELVE B

Front Row: Mohammad Tahmeem Billa, Khaleel Urrehman Anjum, Salmanuddin Ahmed, Ahmed Dean, Hafiz Ridwan, Rakeen Bin Irshad, Modacer Momandi, Ali Halawi Back Row: Muhammad Musa Jamil, Haider Shahid Hussain, Umair Ashraf Rana, Ibrahim Younis, Sheharyar Ahmad, Mohemed Al Heyoury, Omid Naibkhil Absent: Muhammad Aurangzeb Jamil, Mobeen Arshad Khan 110 • Pathways 2018

Emaan Ali Shaheeba Ali Sheerika Atiq Heba Ayesha Aziz

Sumaya Balfas Farhana Chowdhury Diana El Moubayed Madihah Hussain

Raeesah Hussain Sanaa Khan Sarah Rahman Fajar Rana

Sajia Saifi Mursal Shinwari Sameet Tahir Tanha Tasnuva Pathways 2018 • 111

Ishraq Binte Walid Sheharyar Ahmad Salmanuddin Mohemed Ahmed Al Heyoury

Khaleel Urrehman Mohammad Ahmed Dean Ali Halawi Anjum Tahmeem Billah

Haider Shahid Rakeen Bin Irshad Muhammad Musa Modacer Momandi Hussain Jamil

Omid Naibkhil Umair Ashraf Rana Hafizh Ridwan Ibrahim Younis 112 • Pathways 2018 Graduation Day Pathways 2018 • 113 114 • Pathways 2018

Secondary School Leaders

eady to embark on our final year of schooling, assemblies. During Ramadan, we participated in the we made a promise – a promise to lead and annual Ramadan campaign, encouraging students Rto learn. As we reflect on the past year, to strengthen their faith and help those in need. we are immensely proud of the achievements Our positions as the School Captains allowed us and contributions of the entire leadership team. to flourish and encouraged us to engage in further Through the hardships and challenges we faced, we leadership roles within the wider community. We overcame many obstacles alongside the Student have achieved great success as a result of the Representative Council. endless amounts of cooperation from the leadership Following the enticing journey of captaincy, we committee. were met with immense amounts of talent around Bittersweet about our farewell from the college the college. Reflecting on the school motto “Seek which has served as a home for us; leaving our Knowledge and serve thy nation”, as Captains we friends and teachers who became family, we wish ensured the wellbeing of our peers. Seeing potential each and every member of the College the best. in the school, the values it promotes and potential As we near the end of our journey as Captains, in each individual that is part of the College, without we hold great amounts of gratitude towards our doubt we showcased our qualities to further peers, teachers, Year Advisor Ms. Abir, and most contribute to the already existing achievements of importantly our school Principal Dr. Ali as well as the college. our school board for supporting us and assisting us As the school reached a milestone, we proudly throughout this stage of our lives. took part in celebrating its 20th Anniversary, organising an event for the community members Fajar Rana & Hafizh Ridwan to appreciate the success of the college. We held Secondary School Captains multiple assemblies across the year celebrating culture and religion, including Eid and Ramadan

Fajar Rana Hafizh Ridwan Pathways 2018 • 115

Faculties 116 • Pathways 2018 English

n English, we strive to teach pieces. students the power, value and art of The Year 8 program presented Ithe English language for knowledge, many new challenges for students, communication and enjoyment. which they faced with enthusiasm and We endeavour to provide learning perseverance. Students developed opportunities that develop students’ the formality and structure of their love of literature and assist them in writing, as well as their reading developing the skills necessary to comprehension skills. While initially become active, independent and daunted, students developed a deep lifelong learners. appreciation of Shakespeare through In 2018, students were thrilled to our introductory unit. Students also be offered the chance to participate explored the power of persuasive in a number of excursions and language within the context of real- extension activities. During Term 1, world issues. our Year 9 students attended Stand In Year 9, students consolidated Tall Speak Out poetry workshops. their skills and navigated increasingly This was an inter-school poetry challenging texts. A focus on initiative that provided students storytelling introduced students with the opportunity to engage with to the conventions of writing and professional artists, and other schools, encouraged them to experiment with are reflected in their outstanding aimed to develop communication new forms and literary devices to results. Students were supported skills using spoken-word poetry style. express meaning. With one critical through study days and excursions, Following the in-school workshops, study and the introduction of their extra classes and continual feedback the students represented our college first comparative unit, students and encouragement from their by performing at the finale event. looked closely at conventions within devoted teachers. However, it has also We would like to congratulate the novels including figurative language, been their perseverance and integrity AICS team for placing second in the characterisation, symbolism and that has carried them to this final competition. theme development. stage in their high school education. The Year 7 cohort impressed their As well as developing their These students have grown both teachers from the start with their independent learning skills in academically and personally and we passion and creativity. Students preparation for Year 11 HSC study, look forward to the positive impact explored their own lives and the the Year 10 program offered students they will have as young leaders of the the opportunity to develop flair and community. creativity in the creation of their Finally, I would like to thank the own horror movie trailer. Students English Department staff for their continued to develop the maturity and continued commitment to meeting complexity of their writing through the needs of our students every day. a comparative unit, as well as their Without their dedication and hard appreciation for the textual integrity work, the achievements and growth of the works of Shakespeare through of the English department would not their study of Macbeth. have been possible. Teachers have been impressed by the level of maturity and commitment demonstrated by the Year 11 students as they embark upon their senior years at ACIS. The introduction of a new HSC syllabus has resulted in significant changes to the English Advanced, Standard and Extension courses. Students are responding to and lives of others through the study of composing a larger variety of texts autobiographies and biographies. in increasingly sophisticated ways. This was followed by a study of a The diligence this cohort has fantasy genre novel, an Indigenous demonstrated thus far has been play and different types of poetry outstanding. and poetic forms. There were lots of The English Department would like Ms Marisa Behrens opportunities for students to use new to congratulate our Year 12 students. Head of English Department skills to create their own imaginative Their continued focus and dedication Pathways 2018 • 117

Razina Ahmed – Year 7 Huzaifa Yousufy – Year 7 The things I like about English are that you have creative English is a very fun and creative subject. It requires me to “freedom to write and you can use your imagination to think deeply about things and expand my ideas. English is engage others. English is important because it develops your important as it gives us an idea of the world. It also links communication skills. It can also help you learn different with other subjects like history and geography. My favourite techniques that can be beneficial in the future. My favourite activity was the fantasy role play that was made by us. This is use was the autobiography unit. It was fun to write about because it was our own work and allowed us to be creative. myself and learning how to write them. Sheefa Shahzad – Year 10 Ayesha Tayyab – Year 7 In English, I like learning new words and trying to use them I like how in English we can express ourselves. English also in my everyday life as much as possible. I like expressing my helps you learn more about yourself. English is important to words in as much detail as I can. Lastly, I like understanding study because it helps you become better in language fluency. new meanings through the study of techniques such as how It also helps you learn how to express yourself through stories colours can present different ideas. English is important to and discussions. My favourite unit we studied was Fantasy study as it is used in our daily lives. English teaches us how to Writing. win an argument by using different techniques. English lets us Khadija Siddiqui – Year 10 understand that a word has many different meanings. English is a language that helps communicate and connect people. English is a part of life, it is the fundamental key in building us up as individuals. The subject of English opens up new Rami Haouchar – Year 10 pathways and new opportunities to how we see life. What I I like the fact that there are no wrong answers in English so like about English is being able to be open about my opinions long as you are able to justify your response. As we live in a and my perspective of how I perceive life to be. English country where English is our primary language, it is critical opens up new pathways for future purposes. It gives you the to learn it in order to build self-confidence and communication opportunity to express yourself in a confident manner and skills. My favourite activity we have studied so far is the helps prepare your communication skills for the real world. teaching of horror and how we can construct our own horror My favourite unit studied so far has been Macbeth trailer. By doing this we are practicing the multiple and writing an essay on To Kill a Mockingbird techniques that we learn in class. ” 118 • Pathways 2018 Mathematics

t the beginning of the year, Kalogeropoulos, has also employed a the Mathematics department web-based game called Prodigy with Asat down and identified his Year 7 class regularly to diversify goals we wanted to set ourselves so the nature of his lessons, which that we can optimise how we teach students have enjoyed thoroughly. the subject we love in a way that Our other core consideration encourages and challenges students. was how students access their work Through these discussions, we set and interact with their teachers ourselves tasks to make learning outside of the classroom to make more accessible and engaging for success in Mathematics more 21st century learners at all levels attainable. Whether it be using of Mathematics. Together we have Edmodo, Google Classroom or the made strides in the way we teach many facilities Microsoft Office 365 and have developed our pedagogical offers, students are always able to toolkits for further refinement over ask questions, catch-up on missed the coming years. work or challenge themselves with One of the key areas we have extra exercises. Dr Raveen Goundar improved in is the variety of has taken this initiative one step resources we use and how we deliver further by also offering daily after- content in classes. The College Board school sessions with his students to students and aim to resolve them graciously funded the second phase recap on recently learned concepts with targeted strategies catered to of purchasing new Mathematics and work on enrichment activities. their relevant needs. textbooks from Cambridge University These classes have yielded a notable 2018 has been a year of Press for Years 8 and 10, so now all increase in understanding and results experimentation, collaboration students from Years 7 to 10 have for students who attend regularly, so and ultimately growth within the access to hard and soft copies of his commitment has been met with Mathematics Department, all with the their respective textbooks, all of much appreciation and gratitude by goal of refining the way we teach. I which come very highly regarded all involved. would like to thank all the staff for amongst the best schools in NSW. As we know, Mathematics can their ever-vigilant dedication and Not all learning is done through book be quite a confronting subject tenacity they have shown throughout work however, so our teachers have for some students as the abstract the year, and of course the parents utilised various ICT resources such as nature of concepts is not always who work alongside us to ensure Kahoot, Edrolo, ClassCoach, Desmos easy to understand. To assist with that their children are given the and self-made YouTube videos. Our these problems, our numeracy best opportunity to learn. We are new addition to the team, Mr Leo support teacher Mrs Mary Nelapati all looking forward to an even more has worked with many students in eventful and successful 2019! junior years during their Mathematics lessons so that the content is more immediately accessible. She has also worked with smaller groups when preparing for NAPLAN or Minimum Standard Online Tests, in which we have received some fantastic results. Year 11 and 12 students have also benefited greatly from the wealth of experience offered from Mr Sadullah Eser and Mr Sanil Sen; both of whom have guided many students in the

past to great success in the HSC. With relatively smaller class sizes they are able to accurately pinpoint Mr Matthew McAllister areas of weakness within their Head of Mathematics Department Pathways 2018 • 119

“Fatima Faisal Khan – 10I Nafees Ahmed Malik – 8C Everyone has strengths in different subjects. I found Maths has been my favourite subject since I came to high my strength in Mathematicss. It has challenged me school. This year maths has been really fun and I have and gives me so many possibilities for the future. learned a lot with the help of my teacher Mr Goundar Who knew Maths could be so much fun! and my peers. I hope to learn and improve to be the best with the help of my teacher. Zaid Pawasker – 8I Maths was always my weakness in primary school. Ahmed Elmoubayed – 11B However, I have found to enjoy the competition with 2018. What a year! Our teachers have been supporting peers and turned maths into a much more enjoyable us from day one. This year has been full of wonderful for myself. I thank all teachers for their guidance from experiences both, educational and social. We learnt how year seven and onwards. to use maths in everyday life. I know all the Year 11’s are Hanna Wahedally – 9A grateful for all the teacher support and guidance over the years. Thankyou! Maths has been fun throughout high school and hopefully will always be. I have enjoyed learning Tariq Ased – 11B about ratios and rates and also trigonometry. My Maths used to always be difficult for me but as I teacher has given me the individual attention and progressed through high school with new teachers, such makes maths enjoyable. Maths has helped me for now as Mr McAlister, Maths seemed much easier. I myself and always will. Maths brings many opportunities have changed, from a problematic person to someone for the future. In conclusion maths is really fun!. who always wants to solve problems instead. ” 120 • Pathways 2018 Science

cience Week is a time of Australian Museum excursions celebration at the Australian Once again thanks to the TEAM SIslamic College of Sydney. The of Teachers who helped make the National Science Week school theme excursion a success. An excellent for 2018 is “Game Changers and mix of many activities. Many of the Change Makers”. students became enthralled by Students had the opportunity to numerous parts of Science. celebrate the outstanding usefulness The Science Week Expo of science in their classrooms It was great to see how almost all the through a series of small and large students got involved and came up events. The aim was not just to with very creative ideas. celebrate but also promote the relevance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) in our everyday lives and to demonstrate the knowledge and skillset required their importance to the future to further pursue their goals for their development of Australia. aspirations into Science and Biology. As part of our celebration at the I wish them all the best on their Australian Islamic College of Sydney future careers and endeavors. held our Science Week from 13th Year 10 Science Classes Summary August 2018 to 20th August 2018. This year’s Year 10 Science classes Students from different year levels have come a long way from last year. presented their science projects to It is a grade with many students who their peers and other members of the have different aspirations towards school community. Science. Many of them take learning Science as a challenge; a challenge which they want to succeed in. I For Year 11 Chemistry we have so have seen and experienced multiple far this term been studying “Reactive improvements with students from Chemistry” and the rest of the term these classes as they have shown a completes the course with “Drivers of real interest in Science and willingness reactions”. Both topics involve a lot to learn and understand. One of the of practical work with an emphasis examples was their involvement in on calculations and algebra. Science Week where their creativity Year 12 Chemistry are in their last and ingenuity stood out and shone term of school. They will receive their through. It is because of these Trial HSC marks soon. outstanding turnout that I would We will be following their own like to encourage these students to customised revision program with further partake Science as one of their resources drawn from many areas core learning subjects in future classes This year students and teachers including Edrolo. and grades to come in Stage 6. in AICS were very entertained and Year 12 Biology Class Summary excited to take part in all of the Year 12 Biology has proved Science Week activities. Students themselves to be satisfactory from all grades took part in many throughout the course. They have activities and by the end of the week, been graded on several class every student in AICS had enjoyed excursions such as undertaking and was educated about the wonders first-hand investigations at the of Science. University of Sydney and second- Science Week has been the main hand investigations at the University focus for Years 7–10 this term so far. of New South Wales. This has demonstrated and backed up the Major Assignment fact that we wish to teach Science to It was great to see how almost all the our students as a method of knowing students got involved and came up and doing rather than just a role at Mr Sanil K Sharma Sen with very creative ideas the Stage 6 level. They now possess Head of Science Department Pathways 2018 • 121

Khadija Siddiqui 10C Ameena Alkini 7A In Science we learnt about many new topics including Science is an interesting and important subject as it can be “DNA, Genetics, Chemical Reactions, and Forensic used in a wide variety of situations. In the future, Science Science. Forensic Science sparked an interest in us as can lead to many career opportunities which are interesting an intriguing topic. Although Science was challenging and exciting, if Science is studied in Year 11 and 12. and difficult, it has prepared us for our senior years. Zachariah Etri 10A Uzma Mansur 10I I liked the Museum excursion mostly because I liked the My favourite activity this year was the Science Expo. virtual reality parts. I liked when I saw the spider up We got to see and interact with inventions from all over close. I like Science because I like doing experiments with high school and experiencing everyones creativity. chemicals. Rabih K 7A Imran Maqsood 7A When we went to the Science expo, I was really excited. When we arrived at the museum we experienced new We learnt a lot on that day but the knowledge was things like learning about animals and learning about delivered in a way that we didn’t realise we were nature and chemistry. We also got the chance to watch a learning. At first Science was boring to me but now lady do experiments to teach us more about Science but in I’m really excited to discover and learn more. a funnier method. Maysa El Moubayed 7A Zulfar 7A My Science experience in Year 10 has been crazy; in a I liked all the experiments we did in Science. I also liked good way. I’ve been through many ups and downs, when we learned about protists and bacteria. But my but the help and support I’ve had from amazing Science favourite part was when we went to the Science expo and teachers has inspired me to continue studying Science saw all these extraordinary inventions. I also and have it influence my career choices. got to interact with them, so it was really fun. ” 122 • Pathways 2018

HISTORY, COMMERCE, BUSINESS STUDIES, HSIE STUDIES OF RELIGION, ANCIENT HISTORY

he HSIE Department continues the classroom too. The Year 12 Business Studies participated in the to offer a wide array of students of Ancient History had ‘Plan Your Own Enterprise’ run by the Tsubjects which include History, the informative excursion to the Commonwealth Bank. Geography, Commerce, Business Museum of Ancient Cultures. To In the HSIE department we Studies, Studies of Religion, Society enhance content learnt in class endeavour to build a student and Culture and Legal Studies. The on the working of the Australian community which is active, aware recent welcome additions have been Government, the Year 10 Commerce and vigilant who can contribute Economics and Ancient History. students had an excursion organised positively to society. The dedicated HSIE team bring to the NSW Parliament House. The We did like to acknowledge the lessons alive with their passion, Year 11 and 9 students of Business enthusiasm and planning. Many Studies visited Luna Park to study in class activities from role plays, and better understand the running swap parties to holiday campaigns of the park as a business. To build on to discussions, debates and other the preparation of the HSC students, hands on activities keep the students a Study Day excursion was organised engaged. A fresh initiative this year for Business Studies to Penrith High. has been to use Edrolo for most The Year 9 Commerce students of the HSC classes. Edrolo is an also undertook a challenging online resource designed to provide assessment task of ‘Running a students with engaging, informative Business’ for a day. This gives the students an insight into behind the scenes operations of running a business and of competitive marketing. A lot of effort, planning and collaboration goes into this day. This experience is often stimulating support given by our principal Dr Ali, and puts the entrepreneurial the management, staff and parents skills of the students to the test. of the school. Above all this day gives them a chance to display their creativity, communication and organisational skills and most of the spirit of cooperation. Being a part of the wider Australian community the proceeds made will be given to Drought Relief. The HSIE Department conducted the UNSW Business Studies competition for HSC students, and comprehensive presentations to exposing them to how universities help them understand and learn all write questions and importantly, they need to know for their exams. enabling them to answer material HSIE students were exposed that they have already covering Ms Sabina Keith to diverse experiences outside from the HSC syllabus. The Year 11 Head of HSIE Department Pathways 2018 • 123

GEOGRAPHY, LEGAL STUDIES, HSIE ECONOMICS, SOCIETY AND CULTURE

SIE Department started with Year 9 students went to Pyrmont to go to the Reserve Bank of the study of Geography and Barangaroo for the study of the Australia (RBA). It was an informative Hfor 7 to 10 in Semester topic Changing Places. They studied and exciting day, with all students Two. Geographical thinking is causes of urbanisation, consequences engaging with the different spheres done through Geographical of urbanisation, urban settlement of learning and education offered. Concepts, by gaining Geographical patterns and management and The students learned about the Inquiry Skills through acquiring, planning of Australia’s urban future roles and functions of the RBA processing and communicating including: projected population including its role in setting monetary geographical information and using growth, implication of population policy, promoting financial stability, Geographical Tools like maps, forecasts for the future growth activities in financial markets and the fieldwork, graphs and statistics, and sustainability of urban places, payments system, as well as its role spatial technologies and visual strategies used to create sustainable in producing Australia’s banknotes. representations. Many excursions urban places and ways for individuals Society and Culture: Our Year and field work are organised to and communities to contribute to a 12 students had the opportunity to enhance the understanding and sustainable urban future. attend the Society and Culture PIP practical experience to conduct the For Year 10 students an exciting day to help them with their learning geographical inquiry. excursion is organised to a wetland and process of Personal Interest Fieldwork and Excursions in located in Sydney related to the Projects which are very important Geography: For Year 7 students topic Environmental Change and externally marked projects of their an excursion is organised to a Management. This hands-on field course. landscape located in Sydney. trip utilises a range of geographic Well done all the students for HSIE Students investigate the landscape skills, fieldwork techniques and learning. Congratulations to all our and landforms of protected coastal spatial technologies (a GIS system) hard working team of teachers in the wetlands at a local parkland. to assist students to understand HSIE Department Ms.Anisa Khan, Mr. Inquiry questions provide a focus environmental processes and Arif Nehan, Ms. Basma Al Mohamad, for students to undertake hands interconnections in a coastal wetland Ms.Kuldeep Kaur (Associate HOD), on fieldwork tasks including ecosystem. Ms.Rachel Moss Pirovic, Ms. Sabina vegetation transects, using plant Legal Studies: Legal Studies Keith (HOD) and Mr.Petre Bichescu. identification charts, field sketch, students went to the NSW Supreme weather instruments and Geographic Court to watch two types of criminal Information System (GIS) spatial proceedings like a bail application technology. Students also learn how which was heard by Justice L the Wangal, traditional custodians of McCallum and the trial, R v Warwick, this area, sustainably utilised wetland where the accused allegedly bombed environments. the Family Court in the 1980s Year 8 students participated in a (amongst other alleged crimes). The range of activities with a focus on the students were able to watch the environmental and human processes processes which they had learnt in that influence the availability and their Legal Studies course and this was distribution of water, with a particular an excellent learning experience. The focus on the Hawkesbury River at insight that the students gained from Sackville North. The activities are watching theory turn into practice will run by Brewongle Environmental undoubtedly assist them in further Education Centre. Students tested developing their understanding of the the water quality at the river and Criminal Trial Process. Dr Kuldeep Kaur Vegetation at the Yarning Circle and Economics: Our Year 11 students Associate Head of HSIE Department Topography on the Gully Track. doing Economics had an opportunity 124 • Pathways 2018

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH PDHPE AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

he AICS PDHPE Department endeavours to keep Overcoming the many barriers pace and evolve to deliver an up-to-date and that may exists between the Trelevant curriculum to best develop the overall well- physical activity needs of being of students. students and the motivation Health lessons address the major issues currently to participate is a challenge faced within Australian society. PDHPE staff aim to equip that staff strive to overcome young students with the necessary knowledge and skills in each lesson. Running to understand these issues and make positive decisions inclusive, enjoyable activities if confronted with them. Some of the topics include, is forefront to all lessons to bullying (cyber and others), smoking and other harmful maximise participation and drug use, dealing with lifestyle diseases caused by issues a development of lifelong such as obesity, effective communication strategies, physical activity goals. resilience, entering the workforce, and many more. PE lessons are delivered with the aim of increasing Mr Omar Etri students skill and confidence during movement. Head of PDHPE Department Pathways 2018 • 125 126 • Pathways 2018 Visual Arts

isual Art is recognised as one of the universal made of paper cut-outs inspired by biology and different languages all human beings can learn to forms of micro-organisms. Vunderstand and use to communicate with. We can During Term Two, the students learnt about use art to understand who we are, our places in the world printmaking techniques and safety procedures for using and the meaning of our lives. Visual Arts in its many forms sharp carving tools. The students came up with some can help us to express who we are and to speak to others really wonderful linoleum print designs of different types across time and place. of flora from around the world. Throughout Visual Arts, students are routinely called Within Term Three, our Stage 4 students learnt upon to use their creativity to solve problems and to about photography and landscape composition using express their ideas. My job as their teacher is to pass on the rule of thirds. They produced some very uplifting the knowledge and skills that foster creativity and then acrylic landscape paintings using symmetrical balance use the Visual Arts curriculum to enable the students to and one-point perspective. explore using their own creative powers. The students learn to use Adobe Photoshop and During Term One, our Year 8 students learnt about different types of layering within Term four. They the United Nations and the 17 Global Goals to help investigate the Surrealist Art create a better world. We looked at artists who are movement and artists such constantly trying to promote peace and justice like El as Rene Magritte, Salvador Seed, responsible consumption and production like Bruce Dali and Man Ray. The Munro, climate change concerns like Jill Pelto and reducing students were then asked social inequality like Australian artist Gordon Bennett. The to create a digital artwork students were then asked to research one of the 17 global that captures the fantastical goals and create an artwork that reflected a subjective and and mystical dream world of cultural investigation into their choice of subject. Surrealism. Our Year 7 Visual Art students mixed Visual Art with Overall, it’s been very Science and focused on the invention of the microscope productive and wonderful and the study of microbiology for the 2018 Science week year for all our Year 7 and 8 theme of “Game changers and Change Makers.” We students. looked at Microbial artists such as Maria Peñil Cobo, who “paints” with the cells and bacteria inside a petri dish Ms Sandy Auduong and Rogan Brown, who creates delicate paper sculptures Visual Arts Teacher Pathways 2018 • 127 128 • Pathways 2018 Music

esearch shows music education is a powerful tool have been aurally engaged for attaining full intellectual, social and creative to appreciate Western Art Rpotential. Studies have shown that playing a Music as well as music from musical instrument practically engages every part of the other their cultures and brain at once especially the visual, auditory and motor societies. Our school choir cortices. The benefits of music education is tremendous. had the privilege of Ms This year in Stage 4 Music, students have learned the Rachel Pirovic-Moss joining basic building-blocks of Music through experience in us as vocal coach and composing, performing and listening. In the component performed on Harmony Day of composing, students are able to read and write music and the Global Citizenship notation and improvise on melodic and percussion Day. instruments. They learned to play the keyboard, daf drum and the ukulele. Through routine practice, they have fine-tuned their gross motor skills and enjoyed playing Ms Danya Cheng in an ensemble. Finally, throughout the year, students Music Teacher Pathways 2018 • 129

INFORMATION SOFTWARE IST TECHNOLOGY

My first year teaching at AICS has been a very Major Projects including challenging but rewarding adventure. Teaching Video editing, Animation MIST and Maths across Year 7-12 has been an and Game Design. They amazing experience in providing the best possible have worked extremely learning path for students at AICS. In IST, we have hard on these projects covered topics including Database Design, Website since March. They have all Design, Photoshop and look forward to learning about done a wonderful job and I Game Development and new technologies. Our goal wish them well in thier HSC heading towards the end of the year is to enrich student exams. learning by attending excursions or programs that will provide a more practical hands-on approach for our Mr Leo Kalogeropoulus students. Year 12 Multimedia have just completed their IST Teacher

“Essa Ahmad – Year 9 IST Mashaal Shabir– Year 910 IST IST was a very engaging subject. It was very fun I enjoyed IST so much this year because we learnt learning HTML and coding as well as the history of the importance of databses and how to make them. the Internet. Mr K gave the class overall a very I have enjoyed learning more about website design and dynamic and fun environment to learn in. development.

Hanaa Wahedally– Year 9 IST Rehan Baig– Year 10 IST IST this year has been a fun year because we got to IST was a challenging subject this year but we put in the learn how to make our own websites using effort in order to move forward in life and learn something Dreamweaver and also learning about the history of new. Thanks Mr K for all your effort. the Internet. We learnt how to code which was amazing and we got to explore the depth of the Internet. IST has Mohemed Al Heyoury – Year 12 Multimedia been the best so far and hopefully will be in the future. Although Multimedia was challenging, Mr K always found I can’t wait for our next topic. a way to make it fun and joyful. One thing students will regret is not doing I.T. and having Mr K as their teacher. ” 130 • Pathways 2018 Technology

018 has been an exciting and eventful year in Year 7 The food was inventive and incredibly tasty. and 8 in Technology. They have not only exceeded Year 8’s sewed their own pyjamas and learnt skills they 2their own expectations but have been displaying can use for the rest of their lives. high quality work and academic success in Website 2018 was definitely a year to remember! I will miss Design, Bridge Building, Textiles and Food Technology. the beautiful and talented Year 8’s and am proud of all It has truly been an invigorating year full of hands on their achievements. You learning experiences and project based learning. have all amazed me with AICS students left footprints on the worldwide web as your brilliance! Always they researched current issues and created a webpage to remember that you are showcase their findings. Videos, animation, and cartoon absolutely capable of doing series were creatively presented and the students’ hidden anything in the world that talents emerged. you want to. Work hard in The Luna Park excursion allowed students to observe your next journey, set goals structural design and construct their own bridge using and do everything in your planning, critical thinking, and creativity. They had the power to achieve them, and opportunity to use electrical scroll saws, hammers and remember how smart you other tools. are! Food Revolution was a day to remember! Students created companies which attempted to bring a twist to Ms Sanjana Rahman the idea of how we obtain and consume various foods. Technology Teacher Pathways 2018 • 131

Hamna Akhtar – 7A Nesat Tasnim – 8A I really enjoyed Technology in Year 7. It I my first year The most memorable aspect of Technology this year was and I knew I would enjoy the subject from day one on Food Revolution. The unit itself was very engaging and I “orientation day. A big thankyou to Ms Rahman for enjoyed the involvement of parents, where they visited to making tech so enjoyable and fun!. look at our companies. We showcased, products and all our Fawaz Rahman – 7I hard work. This is our last year in Technology Mandatory and it’s been a memorable one. In Technology I have enjoyed making a real, functioning website. This was my first time. Bridge building was Mariam Khalaf – 8C another unit that was another unit that was challenging This year was challenging but Technology Mandatory but very fun. Technology is one of my favourite subjects has showed me that there is a good side to everything. I and I can’t wait to see what 2019 brings. enjoyed working with my learner colleagues who have Irfan Hameed – 7C taught me a lot about school and who I am. Luna Park was an exciting experience where we had Sajda Nisar – 8I lots of fun learning about different structures. I had lots During this year of Tech we did scrapbooking to create a of fun on the rides and got the chance to be with my design folio. For me scrapbooking was a very intriguing friends. Tech has taught me a lot of different skills and and interesting topic, which I enjoyed doing a lot. This year how to use different tools. of tech was absolutely the most memorable time of my life. Husna Mubashir – 7S Umut Bat – 8I 2018 has been a year of learning different and creative Tech was very nice this year. My fellow peers were very things I’ve learnt to use different machinery and have nice and the teacher was also very nice. I learnt a lot of nice had lots of fun. I really enjoyed science week and doing topics and I can’t wait to see what nice things are in stall the STEM project. Ms Rahman is a very enthusiastic next year! Nice! teacher and I look forward to what we learn next year. Mohamad Jalloh – 8I Ali Beydoun – 8A I have learnt many new things this year. Sewing was very This year one of my favourite subjects was Tech. memorable and I was proud of what I accomplished. I Ms Rahman really helped me and made the lessons would never have thought I could use a sewing machine! fun. I really enjoyed Food Revolution, especially the Thanks Ms Rahman for being the best teacher ever! practicals and all the free food. ” 132 • Pathways 2018 Arabic

It is an extremely rewarding experience to be able to their future. I wish all the best for my students. There’s no work full time as an Arabic Primary Teacher at AICS. doubt 2018 has been a Year of development and growth. I I have worked with a cross-section of students from I look forward to seeing year 4 take my advice into their different Year levels, cultures, backgrounds and talents. hearts and to become responsible and respectful in the Teaching Year 3 and Year 4 Arabic has not been an years to come as I have put my heart into teaching them. easy task as Arabic is not their first language. As a I am continually amazed at the outstanding achievements Linguistic Teacher I use words both in speaking, of the year group. reading, writing, translating and understanding the I would like to thank all Arabic language. I always make sure that I offer my primary staff for supporting students an environment and a curriculum that allows me and for their efforts and them to learn in a way that suits them. sharing their ideas to ensure On Thursday 20th September Year 3 and Year 4 that all students receive the students participated in the Islamic assembly to celebrate best education possible. In the harvest of the Hijri year/ Islamic year. The students particular, I would like to thank really enjoyed performing the song/ Nashid about our Ms. Khatera, Ms. Shantha, Ms. beautiful Islamic school ( AICS ) which is written in full Selina, Ms. Misbah, Ms. Kirstie, Arabic Language and was a new experience for them to Ms. Tahmena, Ms. Mirvat, Ms. learn the language while performing the actions to the McGovern, Ms. Shaher, Mr. song which made it more interesting and enjoyable for Ferrin. It has been an enjoyable them. I am very proud of their achievement. experience working with I am very proud of Year 3 and Year 4 for their hard you all. Ms Madina Braima work and inquisitiveness that will ensure their success in Primary Arabic Teacher Pathways 2018 • 133 Islamic Studies

slam emphasises that all human beings have a moral was a historic event from a secondary perspective as it obligation to live in harmony with one another, was the first time that girls from grades 7-12 participated. Iregardless of race, colour or creed. The Islamic Studies The aim for the event is to encourage students to strive curriculum at AICS aims to embed this understanding towards the correct pronunciation and memorisation of amongst students whilst teaching students the the Qur’an, as well as taking the moral perspective of the fundamental practices and obligations that we must teachings of the holy book. Students were involved in understand, to be responsible and active Muslims in an Eid, and Al Israa Wal Me’raj assemblies to celebrate the ever-changing society. We provide students with an cultural richness of our community. Islamic moral compass as a platform to encourage critical Students actively participated in fundraising events thinking about their actions and help them make positive during the holy month of Ramadan in which they raised decisions in their lives. $10,000. Our students demonstrated a great level The Australian Islamic College of Sydney aims to of commitment to the support and aid of those less develop the whole person intellectually, spiritually, fortunate. Congratulations to Ms Abir Moukahal for socially and physically to become proud Australian tirelessly running these programs in guiding our students Muslims. We are fortunate to have a dedicated and according to the moral obligations of Islam. motivated team of Arabic, Quran and Islamic Studies In addition to that the College also has begun a weekly teachers who always do their best to ensure that students charity initiative wherein every Friday money will be are led on the righteous path. collected from those students who wish to give charity The students are taught the Islamic values through voluntarily. The purpose of this is to instill in the students the implementation of strong Islamic Studies curriculum the sense of unity and sacrifice, making them understand throughout all the year levels. Students are taught to that there are people that are respect and value what is stated in the Qu’ran and to aim less fortunate out there that .in all are really need help ﷺ for the inspirational conduct of the Holy Prophet that they do and achieve. The students are expected to The College continues to not only live by these values at school, but at all times. show growth and success Such activities including building moral values through through the support and weekly induction sessions. Based on these morals, encouragement of the School students have been prepared under the guidance of Board and the effective Sheikh Fawaz and Sheikh Hassan Thanvi to emphasise on leadership of our Principal. On these values through the weekly Friday Sermons. Along behalf of the Islamic Studies with that, selected students have been rostered to give Department we would like to adhaan in the Masjid for Dhuhr prayer and Friday prayer extend our appreciation and in the hall and Masjid. support of the community. AICS held its fifth annual Qur’an Competition in the Dr Tariq Syed school hall on the 28th of June. This year’s competition Head of Islamic Studies Department 134 • Pathways 2018 Qur’an Studies

rophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said: We also enjoyed many assemblies and extra-curricular activities that showcased our students’ talent in ت نم مكريخ P memorising Chapters of the Qur’an and their knowledge gained throughout the year. These activities included هملعو ناءرقلا ملع Which means: the best among you, are those who learn the ‘Qur’an Competitions’ and ‘The Harvest of the Year’ the Qur’an and teach it to others. assembly. The confidence displayed by students while 2018 at AICS has been another year of success in the performing validated their successful learning processes. subject of Qur’an. We continue to provide our students I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge with the reading skill required for them to read the Qur’an and appreciate the support with fluency and with all the rules of tajwid. and encouragement that At AICS, student demonstrate a great interest and we receive from the AICS enthusiasm in learning how to rightfully recite the community; the parents, Qur’an. The noticeable sense of achievement felt by School Board, Principal, students when they are able to recite correctly is always executives, colleagues and invigorating to see. It is a privilege to be able to teach most importantly students. students who display such passion and dedication to We ask Allah to give us learning the Qur’an. the strength to sincerely Throughout the year, staff have worked with deter- study his book further, mination to ensure that in class learning activities were reflect on it and teach it to engaging and meaningful for all students. AICS has been others Amin. fortunate enough to offer support lessons to students who struggled in Qur’an. This valuable resource has enabled Mr Fawaz Abboud students of all levels to participate in Qur’an lessons. Qur’an Competition – Ashura Day Pathways 2018 • 135

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ICT TECHNOLOGY (ICT) DEPARTMENT

t AICS, ICT is the crossroad junction where all the SECURITY staff, teachers, students, parents, management, Every classroom has been fit with voice over IP Acommunity and security meets. It is the heart telephones for internal communications and emergency that pumps the blood of information to all corners of calls, available for teachers at any time of the day. In AICS and strives to provide the right information to addition to these security needs, the entire school has a the right person at the right time. The objective of the network based CCTV security system which keeps 24- ICT Department is to operate and maintain hardwares, hours watch for the security and safety of our students networks, applications and data systems for three main and staff. areas of AICS. Looking to the future, the ICT Department is already in the advance planning stages of connecting the present ADMINISTRATION campus to the new and up- In the area of Administration, ICT has put in place AWMS, coming campus in Abraham SAS200 and other systems to support the administrative Street through a fiber-optic works such as admission, attendance, student welfare, based digital communications fee payments, staff payroll, and finance. To support and advance network link. the Teaching and Learning we have Time-Tabling, file InshaAllah, ICT will further storages and accounts for all teachers and all students. improve and bring more Parents are informed about their children’s presence or services to AICS to make it absence via an automated SMS notification. Furthermore, a secure, efficient and above parents can now conveniently make all payments from all, a happy place to seek their mobile phones via BPAY and EFTPOS. knowledge and serve our great nation. TEACHING AND LEARNING In the classroom, Smart Interactive Whiteboards Mr Tahir Siddique enhance the students’ learning experience through direct ICT Manager interaction with the board, translating difficult concepts into easy to understand touch and feel interactions. The deployment of Wi-Fi, laptops and iPads brings more educational material available from around the world into the classrooms. E-Books are now a mandatory standard for all AICS high school students. Furthermore, the DOJO system used in primary school classes keeps parents well-informed of their child’s progress and needs. To further enhance the efficiency of teaching and learning, and integration with administration, ICT is currently implementing SEQTA Learning Management System. 136 • Pathways 2018

Enrichment Pathways 2018 • 137 Student Welfare

n individual’s academic, emotional and would not be a truly holistic experience. We want social wellbeing is an integral part of their to thank you all for your assistance and kind words Alife and reflects greatly on their success. as well as your prompt and continuous support. The Australian Islamic College of Sydney’s (AICS) Each day is a new day, and every day we reflect welfare support services provide students and upon the achievements of the students at the staff with social, emotional and academic support College and without fail, we are beyond impressed and enhance engagement with the broader and filled with admiration. The College is bursting community including parents. with truly inspiring students and immense talent. At AICS, we promote a warm, friendly and We pray that Allah Almighty will protect the welcoming environment where all members of the parents and the students and give our School college community take an active and positive Board, our Principal and the staff of the College involvement and interest in each other. the strength to provide the best education and We have the privilege of holding the role of the values to our students. students’ welfare organisers at the College as well as chaplaincy. However, we are simply a face and a title for a wide, dedicated and far reaching team that aims whole heartedly to create a welcoming and enriching environment for all students. The Welfare Team which is primarily made up of Abir Moukahal for Secondary Female and KG to Year 6 male and female/ female chaplain , Sheikh Abeerul Hassan Thanvi for Secondary male/ male chaplain, the Year Advisors, Deputy Principal and Secondary and Primary Coordinators who all strive towards enabling all students to reach their Abir Moukahal learning potential and become lifelong learners Secondary Female and KG to Year 6 as well as good citizens of the community. We Welfare Coordinator/ Girls’ Chaplain achieve this by providing students with individual support and guidance. We would like to thank the entire team for their efforts and hard work in enabling students to understand the wider world around them. As the College continually develops to ensure a safe and healthy environment, many initiatives are taken and implemented. Recognition and celebration of student achievements in all curriculum and co-curricular areas and activities greatly contribute to students’ wellbeing at the college. This recognition of achievements and participation occurs at the end of term assemblies, as well as other regular acknowledgement Abeerul Hassan Thanvi assemblies and the annual presentation day, Secondary Male Welfare through the presentation of merit, participation, Coordinator/ Boys’ Chaplain academic and school service awards. As always, without the support of parents/ caregivers, the development of students at AICS 138 • Pathways 2018

Library PRIMARY

I boy from a Kindergarten class walks into the library and asks, A “Have you got any books on shelves?” A great joy about working in the Primary Library is that I get to work with every teachers, other School Staff and students of every ability, every day in every year. AICS Primary Library is developing quicker in terms of acquired borrowable resources. From January to September this year, a total of 636 resources has been added to the collection of home reading books, guided reading materials, fiction and non-fiction texts, picture books for students and teachers’ resources and aids in support to the curriculum of the school. The addition of literacy resources. 353 copies of Decodable Readers resources in the Library Highlights of a busy library year includes: Reading helped some teachers with students having specific the book “Hickory Dickory Dash for the 2018 National learning difficulties to read. Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) in May; NAIDOC Week Currently, the Library has 120 “Because of Her, We Can! computer devices. This consists on 8 – 15 July; 2018 NSW of 60 Ipads and 60 laptops Premier’s Reading Challenge of which advance booking from July to August; is required. The IT Dept. Celebrated Book Week “Find helps maintains, update your Treasure” on 18-24 and install applications August with the 2018 CBCA on all these devices. Shortlisted Book of the Year; AICS Primary Library and Roald Dahl Day on 13th is on its 2nd year of September. running the Scholastic Classes from Kindergarten Book Club LOOP (Linked to Year 6 were the Library’s Ordering & Payment) best users. platform. Our school See you in the Library! benefits from this, as each Book Ms Maria Melba B. Carpio Club order earns Scholastic Rewards Primary Librarian which help the library purchase additional learning and

2018 Book Week & CBCA Shortlisted Books Pathways 2018 • 139

NAIDOC Week

Love Syahida Khairil Anuar (6A) “My experience as a Library Monitor was quite the journey. To be honest, when I first started out I was quite oblivious. However, day by day I got the hang of things. Although being a Monitor does mean I have to “sacrifice” my recess, I would never turn down an offer to help Mrs. Maria, the Library and AICS itself.

Mohammad Amaan Dodai (5B) My favorite thing by far about being a Library Monitor is doing jobs in the library like stamping ownership mark to new books and tagging the plastic sleeves with the books in them. Another t hing is sorting and shelving books. Being a Library Monitor is an amazing experience and fun even if you give up 1 to 2 recesses every week. ” 2018 PRC 140 • Pathways 2018

Library SENIOR

his year AICS Secondary Library worked with for you to checkout and read on your own device. Blacktown City libraries in Partnership with TAFE Once downloaded these books will disappear from TNSW for inauguration of Research Excellence your device after two weeks. I hope you will find this Award. This award targets Year 10 and Year 11 students information useful and find best sources for your from secondary schools in Blacktown local Government upcoming assignments. Don’t forget to use these area. AICS Library had the opportunity to nominate 2 wonderful sites: students to participate and represent our College for this http://aics.lib.overdrive.com Award. Zachariah Etri & Sheefa Shahzad from Year 10 attended https://hscstudylab.com.au/course-list this training. They received an IT session and database https://library.eb.com.au/storelibrarycard?id=blacktown search training provided by TAFE NSW and Blacktown https://trove.nla.gov.au/ city libraries staff. This training was held at Mt Druitt TAFE campus along with many other students from http://studiosity.com/connect different schools in Blacktown area. Students successfully https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/eresources-register took part in Digital media/graphic design and practical http://www.sweetsearch.com training on different aspects of IT and database searching available for free from Blacktown city libraries website. http://shakespeare.mit.edu/ (Complete works of W. Shakespeare)

Ms Shamyla Anjum Secondary Teacher Librarian This is important to note that Blacktown Library and state library has many databases that are available for students to use as authentic information sources. There is a special web link for HSC students with subject specific resources known as HSC Study Lab. HSC study Lab covers the whole NSW syllabus for Biology, Chemistry, physics and preliminary business studies. All this is free to use for our students with a library card number. Make sure you join the library at your earliest. From borrowing books to online learning resources, a whole section on Shakespeare’s dramas/novels and homework help through yourtutor.com, libraries are equipped with countless assets that you need to explore. Use of Mr Google is very popular when we look at sources of information but we do not look at who has written those pages and being unable to credit those sources is a big drawback. To minimise this, always retrieve information from authentic websites that end with org., gov. or edu. and give appropriate credit to the sources that you have used in your assignments. Self-borrowing station at secondary library is becoming popular and students are now getting used to borrow on their own by scanning the library card. They are also checking out eBooks from AICS platform through overdrive. There are many books available Pathways 2018 • 141 142 • Pathways 2018 Science Week 2018

‘GAME CHANGERS AND CHANGE MAKERS’ knowledge of Science as a way of working and explaining the reasons behind their designs. cience Week 2018 kicked off with great enthusiasm Students designed and created innovative projects, from both staff and students alike. All students including robots, bee hotels, bridges, trash racks, Sfrom K-6 participated in creating engaging prosthetic limbs, ways to save the Great Barrier Reef Science projects that were showcased at our Science and digital avatars, displaying their efforts at our School Fair. National Science Week afforded our students Science Fair which was a huge success. At AICS, we the opportunity to increase their understanding and endeavour to continue to instill a love for Science in our engagement with Science and for teachers and the school students. community to support our students in being active in In the eighteenth century, Sir Isaac Newton wrote “… science-driven research and innovation. to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on ‘Game Changers and Change Makers’ was the theme a seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding for National Science Week in 2018. Today’s game a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst changers and change makers use science to solve the great ocean of truth laid undiscovered before me”. problems, design new solutions and predict our future paths. Students from K-6 were actively engaged in Ms Selina Sethiapal Problem Based Learning activities, emphasising their Chair Person of Science Committee Pathways 2018 • 143 144 • Pathways 2018 Book Week 2018

his year Book Week took place in Week 6 at AICS. Year 3 students read the book “The Night Pirates Book” The theme for this year was ‘Find Your Treasure’. by Peter Harris. They then re-designed the front cover TThere was a Book Week Parade for K-2 students story art. Their work was presented in the form of a slide followed by a Book Week Assembly for 3-6 students. show. In Year 4 students were asked to review a book of their choice. One student from each class presented their K-2 BOOK WEEK PARADE review to the assembly. The Year 5 students scripted and On the 31st August, K-2 classes and teachers all filmed book trailers for the book “Boy Overboard” as well participated in the annual Book Parade to celebrate Book as other books of their choice. Finally, a select group of Week. The theme for this year’s parade was ‘Find Your students from Year 6 presented a dramatic version of the Treasure.’ Students and teachers were extremely excited book ‘The Little Refugee’ by Anh Do. to dress up in various costumes to suit the theme; Pirates, Matilda, Peter Pan, Harry Potter, Dorothy, Alice BUDDY CLASS READING in Wonderland and fairies- were some of the amazing Classes met up once during book week for buddy class costumes. reading. This involved students reading to each other. Classes all followed the Yellow Brick Road whilst The purpose of the activity was to encourage reading moving to the music. Even though there were book prize and also to give opportunities for students to share their winners announced at the conclusion, all students were reading skills with others. winners and I’m sure they will treasure the memory of books coming to life at AICS. CULTURAL READING Where do we find bookish treasure? Inside the pages Every year many teachers volunteer some of their recess of a book. or lunch to read to students, sometimes in another language. These are fun and interesting and allow 3-6 BOOK WEEK students the opportunity to hear stories they might not On Friday 31st of August 2018 3-6 students gathered in the normally listen to or read. hall to see a variety of presentations related to the theme that students and teachers had been working on in class. Mr Paddy Smith & Ms Christine Souma Pathways 2018 • 145 146 • Pathways 2018

Sports Carnival Pathways 2018 • 147 148 • Pathways 2018 Harmony Day Harmony Day celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Pathways 2018 • 149 Global Citizenship Day lobal citizenship awareness is the idea that everyone, no matter where they live, is part of a worldwide Gcommunity. These can include addressing issues related to equal opportunity, social justice, ending world hunger, better access to healthcare, improving water and sanitation for the poor and also protecting our environment. Student artworks for Global citizenship awareness has been contributed by: Habiba Kamran, Sulaiman Wasseh, Aisha Imam, Nesat Tasmim, Mehroz Khan, Sahar Sarwaree, Ibrahim Aawar, Zaid Pawaskar, Raisa Tariq, Imaaz Ahmad, Zehra Idris and Alina Khan. 150 • Pathways 2018 Kitchen Garden RENOVATIONS

he school Kitchen Garden has been renovated this it to the staff to raise money to buy more seeds and year. Due to Dr Ali’s special attention and interest in decorative pots and accessories for the garden. We Tthe project, the garden is looking impeccable, fresh have an olive tree which will start producing olives soon. and organised. School Gardner Abdullah had worked Students have planted coriander, zucchini, radishes, tirelessly to build ten, large, raised timber planter boxes. lemon grass and mint in the new beds. These planter boxes are separated with beautifully paved Garden Club activities are regularly carried out paths which give a convenient access to our students and twice a week and many students take a keen interest in eliminate the chances of excessive weed growth. gardening. They have learnt to plant, grow, look after, To prepare for the renovation, students worked hard harvest and sell the organic produce. Students have to move all the plants from the garden and saved them learnt to use the garden tools and to clean and store in a make shift garden for a long period of time. They them neatly in the newly built garden shed. watered and looked after the plants to save as many On behalf of the Kitchen Garden Club we would like as they could. They have set up a worm farm and are to thank the School Board, Dr Ali and Abdullah to help regularly extracting worm tea to fertilize the garden. us renovate the garden. It is a wonderful and valuable Students are very keen to look after and feed the worms resource for hands on science activities. regularly. They have topped up all the planters with fresh fertile compost. They worked very hard to clean the Ms Nuzhat Ejaz surrounding area around the new garden and the bins. Garden Club Organiser In the garden, there is a small cherry guava tree which is bearing lots of fruit and students are regularly selling Pathways 2018 • 151 152 • Pathways 2018

Zakat FOUNDATION Pathways 2018 • 153

Chaand Raat 154 • Pathways 2018 Year 12 Fundraiser Pathways 2018 • 155 City to Surf

Ior the first time in the short, yet illustrious history setting, awareness of mental and physical wellbeing, of the Australian Islamic College of Sydney, a small positive motivation and most importantly collegiality Frepresentative team of twenty-two Year 11 students leading into their final HSC years at AICS. and eight staff members, from across both the junior and senior campus, dusted off the sweat bands and donned “From personal experience I can honestly say that this their joggers to compete in the 2018 City2Surf charity was an amazing and memorable day”. fun run on the 12th of August. The race itself was set as a Year 11 participant. daunting, yet action packed 14km run from Hyde Park, all the way to beautiful white sands of Bondi Beach. The team was able to raise approximately $1200 in “I remember running through one of the city tunnels ticket sales for the event, with a percentage of these with my friends laughing and being overwhelmed by funds going to much needed charities in Australia such the experience. I could not believe that I ran fourteen as FoodBank, The Cancer Council and The Red Cross. kilometres, but seeing the expressions on peoples faces I would like to extend a huge thank you to all teachers and the feeling of satisfaction knowing that we were not and students who participated in the event, as well as just participating to experience new things, but to give to to the PDHPE Department and all Executives whose charity whilst representing not only our school but also endorsement and support was greatly appreciated. our community, was the most rewarding moment”. – Yr. 11 participant. “If I were to ever receive this opportunity again, I This extra-curricular excursion aimed to better the would do it all over again”. students’ sense of teamwork, accomplishment, goal Year 11 participant. 156 • Pathways 2018 Ramadan Dinner Pathways 2018 • 157

Eid GIFT EXCHANGE 158 • Pathways 2018 Mufti Day & EID Celebration Pathways 2018 • 159 Pathways18 Australian Islamic College of Sydney PATHWAYS 2018

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