Welcome
Welcome to the 2014 academic year. As this is our first Newsletter for 2014, we extend a warm wel-come to all students and parents, ―old‖ and ―new‖.
Insha’Allah, we will participate together in another happy, produc-tive and successful year at Al-Faisal College.
Welcome to New Staff We extend a warm welcome to all our new teaching and non teaching staff.
Al-Faisal College continues to grow and has increased its staff body to provide students with all necessary educational needs. School Hours
A reminder that for week 1 only, Kindergarten finish their school day at 3:00pm, when they are
ready for collection by parents or authorised adults from the class-room.
School Hours
All K-12 students are expected to arrive at school by 8.25am. Les-sons commence at 8.30am.
Students in Years K-6 will finish school at 3.25pm.
Students in Years 7-12 will finish school at 3:35pm. Please note some senior classes (year 11 and 12) take place between 3:35-4:35pm.
Students who arrive after 8:30am must report to the school office, for a late note. Valid reasons will be sought, and parents may be con-tacted.
stating reason of absence immedi-ately upon arrival back at school. This is to be submitted to class/roll call teacher.
K-6 Student Collection
Parents or authorised adults can collect students at 3.25pm from the following areas:
Kindergarten: Classrooms Year 1: undercover playground Year 2: Classrooms
Year 3: undercover playground Year 4: undercover playground Year 5 and 6 will be dismissed to meet parents
Parents are asked not to wait in the undercover playground.
Student Leaders (K-12)
Congratulation to the students listed below, who have been select-ed to represent and lead their peers in the following positions:
Primary School Captains:
Aishah Navaid Ghazi Adra Primary Prefects: Abbas Al-Hussainawi Fatat Diab Bashir El Saddik Leen Tabboush Mohamed Ajjaward Malak Edres Radwan Hussayni Miaya El-Masri Taha El Zanat Muheba Shukri Tarig Eidam Yasmin
Sangari Zayn Wehbe Ruwayda
Hassan
Secondary School Captains
Parent Information Evenings
Parent Information Evenings will be held on the following evenings:
High School: 10 February -
3.45-5.00pm Primary 3-6: 11 February - 3:45-6:00pm Infants K-2: 12 February – 3.45-6.00pm Food Allergies
Some students are allergic to the protein in common foods. Con-tact with the food can be life threatening and induce what is called an anaphylactic reaction, usually within minutes of expo-sure. The most common triggers of anaphylaxis are: Peanuts Tree nuts Cow’s milk Egg Wheat Soy, and
Fish and shellfish
Strict avoidance of the food is extremely important.
Please refrain from including items containing nuts, such as 'peanut butter' or 'nutella' in chil-dren's lunchbox Yours sincerely
Mrs. G. Adra-Khan
PrincipalFEBRUARY 2014
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Year 8 1st Sheeren Khalifa 1st Ali Al Yassin 2nd Mahmoud Al Rifai Emaan Gohar3rd Zahra’a Ganber Ali
Fatima Falfaly
4th Ilma Akhtar
Hiba Hallak
5th Zahra Zainab Ajjaward
Hibaq Abdirahim Ali
Year 9
1st Younis Menkara
2nd Mohamed Dib
3rd Lina Rehan Ali
4th Zeyneb Ali Mohammed
5th Abdul Aziz Jebara
Laiel Khaled Saadi
Year 10
1st Muhammad Yaseen
2nd Ansar Zafar Iqbal
3rd Noor Ul Haq Tanha
4th Hersi Suleka
5th Usaamah Patel
Year 11
1st Safana Aldajon
2nd Esraa Mohamed Elashwah
3rd Mustafa Emin
4th Hanen Mosowi
5th Ibrahim Ghannoum
School Uniform
All students are expected to be in their cor-rect, appropriate uniform (including school hat) each day. Parents will be contacted and children sent home if this condition is not met.
High school girls (7-12) will be required to wear a white slip-on scarf. The slip-on scarf is worn by many of our girls already on Wednesdays for sport. This eliminates the need and danger of pins and loose wearing material. It is anticipated that all highschool students will wear the slip-on scarf.
School Uniform Shop
School blazers (compulsory during term 2-3) must be ordered by Friday 7 February 2014, otherwise they will not be ready for the start of term 2.
Address: 15/364 Park Road, Regents Park Phone: 9644 7999
Fax: 9644 7988
Email: [email protected]
Scholarships and Awards
The following students achieved academic scholarships for the 2014 academic year: Year 7
1st Safa Rashid
2nd Mohammad Ali
3rd Aneekah Aslam
4th Souad Dib
5th Ayub Mahad Hassan
Year 12 1st Aisha Yaseen 2nd Hayfaa Bakour 3rd Asma’s Hassan Zahraa Falfaly 4th Sadiq Al Amiri
Mouhammed Ali Alsultany
5th Fatima Karagully
Elham Bolbol
1st Place: Full Scholarship (1 year’s tuition
paid)
2nd Place: Half Scholarship (2 terms tuition
paid)
3rd Place: Half Scholarship (2 terms tuition
paid)
4th Place: Partial Scholarship (1 term tuition
paid)
5th Place: Partial Scholarship (1 term tuition
paid)
(Half scholarships cover the last two terms of an academic year. Partial scholarships cover the last term of any given year.)
School Diaries
All students in Year 2 and above have been issued with an official School Diary. All
homework, assignment, school commit-ments, important dates, excursions etc must
be entered in this diary, which teachers will regularly check.
Parents are asked to familiarise themselves with their children’s diaries and to check them on a regular basis.
They are not to be used to record personal or social information which does not relate to
Course Costs Year 12
Food Technology: $150.00 per year
Visual Arts: $150.00 per year Year 10
Food Technology: $100.00 per year
Visual Arts: $100.00 per year
Physical Activity and Sports Studies (PASS): $33.00 per year
International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (English, Mathematics, Science): $25.00
Year 9
Food Technology: $100.00 per year
Visual Arts: $100.00 per year Year 8
Food Technology and Visual Arts: $100.00 per year
International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (English, Mathematics, Science): $25.00
Course fees are to be paid in total to the Office by Friday 7 March, 2014
ICAS Competitions
This year, ICAS (International Competitions and Assessments for Schools) for English, Mathematics, Science will be compulsory for students in Year 8 and 10. The total cost is $25.00.
Sport Fees
Sport fees cover the cost of PDHPE textbooks, venue hire, activities and transportation.
General Sport: $280.00 (Years 7-10, 2014)
Sport fees must be paid by due date, otherwise students will not be permitted to attend sport.
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achievement in literacy and numeracy.
Higher School Certificate Awards
The school Board will award students in Year 12 a sum of $500.00 for each subject in
which they achieve 90% or above (Band 6) in the HSC.
If a student managed to achieve Band 6 in all
subjects undertaken, an additional monetary award will also be issued.
School Locker Application Form
Lockers are available to Year 7-12 students during the school year on a preferred basis. First preference will be given to students with medical problems and then senior students with heavy bag loads. Lockers are available for hire through the school office.
The cost of hiring a locker is $60.00 per year. Students must also pay a $50.00 bond which will be refundable at the end of each year,
provided the locker is in the same condition as when it was made available to the student. If the locker is damaged or requires a locksmith to replace damaged or lost keys or locks, the cost will be deducted from the locker bond.
Students are required to complete the appli-cation for locker hire listed below and return to the office along with payment ($110.00).
School Office
If your child has a medical condition please notify the School Office.
Adolescent School Based Vaccination Pro-gram 2014
In 2014 NSW Health will be offering the following vaccines:
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – 3 dose course: Year 7
Varicella (chicken pox) – 1 dose: Year 7 Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis – 1 dose:
Year 7
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – 3 dose course: Year 7 male and female and Year 9 male students only
Parent consent kits for the vaccines will be sent out to parents and contain the following information:
the school.
Defaced, damaged or lost diaries will have to be replaced, at a cost of $18.00 each. Secondary students will not be permitted to attend class without school diaries.
Mobile Phones
Mobile phones are NOT to be brought to school. Any student caught with a mobile phone will be dealt with severely.
If there are specific reasons or circumstances for students requiring to bring a mobile phone to school, they may do so, by leaving it with the Office staff throughout the day or in morning check, and collecting it in the afternoon. This may be done only with prior approval from the Principal.
After-School Detentions
After-school detentions will take place after school from 3:35-4:35pm, on Tuesdays (Primary {terms1-4} and Wednesdays (Secondary {terms 1-4}).
The easiest way to avoid detention is to obey school rules and to treat other people with courtesy and respect.
Chewing Gum
Chewing gum is not permitted on school grounds. Students caught chewing gum will be issued with an after-school detention.
Enrolment Policy
Please note, if a parent withdraws a child to attend another school without the Principal’s approval, other siblings will lose their places at our College.
National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) Tests
NAPLAN is a mandaroty test for all Aus-tralian students in Years 3,5,7 and 9. Testing will take place in the same week for all year groups.
Testing will take place over three days:
Tuesday 13 May—Language Conven-tions(Spelling, grammar and Punctua-tion) and Writing
Wednesday 14 May—Reading
Thursday 15 May—Numeracy
This program will test student performance in writing, reading, language and numeracy. The results will provide diagnostic infor-mation to parents and schools about student
- A consent form for parents/guardians to sign
- A Question and Answer sheet
- Information on the privacy issues surround-ing collection of personal health details
Parent Reminder –Entry/Exit School Buildings
A reminder to all parents and guardians that student access during school hours is not per-mitted. For safety reasons, parents must not enter the school building to access children during teaching hours. Parents who wish to speak to staff may organise an interview time with staff, through the student diary or via the front office.
All school visitors must report to the front office (Auburn Road side) for any other en-quiries.
Escorting students to school or collecting them at the end of the day must be done through the side gate entrance. Parents and other visitors cannot come through the front building entrance (unless attending to the Office).
Parents of Kindergarten students are also asked to leave their children with Kindergar-ten staff and vacate the assembly/playground area as soon as possible.
Pram access to school playground is only possible via Auburn Road entry/exit.
Year 12 Achievers Presentation
This year’s HSC Achievers Presentation will be held on Tuesday 18 February 2014 at
10:00am (Upper hall). This presentation is to acknowledge and congratulate the year 12 students of 2013, for their achievements in the Higher School Certificate examinations. Al-Faisal College will provide light snacks and refreshments for all invited guests, par-ents and studpar-ents at the conclusion of the official ceremony.
2013 HSC Results
Congratulations to all our Year 12 students, teachers and par-ents on their efforts and achievempar-ents during the 2013 academ-ic year.
Al-Faisal College achieved a ranking of 96 and gained a place in the top 100 NSW schools participating in the HSC, out of Approximately 650 secondary schools.
The following students achieved Band 6 (90+) for a Board of Studies course, or in the case of extension courses, Band 4:
2013 HSC Distinguished Achievers List
Suzie Agha
90 Biology
91 Chemistry
92 Mathematics
Mohamed Naboulsi
91 General Mathematics
Ezma Hassan Ayubi
90 Biology
Ayat Naji
92 CAFS
92 English Advanced
95 Legal Studies
Houda Boucetta
95 CAFS
Tamim Rahman
92 Senior Science
Heba Dahroug
93 Arabic Continuers
Abdallah Anis Raja
90 Business Studies
90 Chemistry
91 English Advanced
94 Mathematics
Ibrahim Dannaoui
92 Mathematics
Mohammed Khaled
Saadi
91 General
Mathemat-ics
92 Senior Science
Rashaka Faiz
90 English Advanced
Asma’s Hassan
91 Arabic Continuers
Zahraa Falfaly
94 Mathematics
Khaled Yehia
91 Business Studies
90 Chemistry
92 Mathematics
91 Physics
Khouloud Kamalmaz
90 Business Studies
91 English Advanced
92 Arabic Continuers
Abdul Karim Zreika
94 Mathematics Ext. 1
(E4)
95 Mathematics Ext. 2
(E4)
2013 ATAR ResultsThe ATAR is used by Universities and other institutions (either on its own or in conjunction with other selection criteria) to rank applicants for selection into tertiary courses.
The following students achieved commendable ATAR ranks:
Al-Faisal College students also achieved 80 Band 5 awards, placing in the top 20% of the State, in the following courses:
