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7 September 2017
Senior students from Years 7 to 9 were part of the inaugural Drama Festival held in the Senior Assembly Hall last Monday, 4 September 2017. There was much excitement and nervousness as the students prepared to perform in front of an audience, some of them for the first time in their lives. The costumes were colourful and the efforts put… Read more
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24 August 2017
Our Senior School students had the privilege of listening to an international speaker about making the most of school.The students greatly enjoyed this inspiring and highly interactive session which was held on On Tuesday, 22 August 2017. Mr M.S. Kash Iqbal is an international speaker and founder of UNSTOPPABLEWORLD.ORG. He goes around… Read more
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22 August 2017
Only the Year 10 Elective Class had the fortune to cook in Food Tech this week. Students began the first step of their design task by making basic muffins. Chef James from the Canteen was kind enough to do the baking for the students in his new 20-tray combi oven. Next week students will create their own design by adding ingredient… Read more
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17 August 2017
This week, the focus of our Food Technology classes was on precision measuring. Students learnt to be accurate when measuring out their ingredients. Students thoroughly enjoyed making and eating chocolate truffles. All students displayed the School value of perseverance especially when some classes were moved into Student Services. Thank… Read more
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11 August 2017
Our Senior students from Year 8 visited the Turkish Islamic Cultural Centre & Mosque in Keysborough towards the end of last term as part of their Enquiry Unit about the "Ottoman Empire and the Golden Age of Islam". The excursion was a collaboration between the students' Humanities and Art studies. Our students and staff were warmly… Read more
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10 August 2017
Our Senior School students were focusing on precision knife skills in their Food Technology classes during this week. Students learnt to Julienne thin matchsticks, Baton larger matchsticks and Macedoine dice vegetables. This was a challenging task for students. However they were rewarded with hummus to dip their finished cuts. Read more
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4 August 2017
Food Technology classes are well underway at Al Siraat, despite a short delay in access to the new TEAMS Building. Improvised classes are taking place in the Senior Assembly Hall and students are enjoying the new experience. All students from Years 7 to 9 and 30 Year 10 Elective students are learning to chop, slice and dice! This week… Read more
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20 June 2017
Our Senior girls and boys from Year 9 attended an excursion visit to the Melbourne Aquarium last week. The students finished their chapter on ecosystems in their Science Unit. They had an opportunity to not only study life under the sea but also touch and examine marine samples and of course, view the amazing under water and penguin… Read more
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23 May 2017
A Piece of Cake!. In this very vibrant and delicious program, Students were required to work collaboratively in small groups to deliver a cultural food experience encapsulating a particular country. Students were encouraged to seek optimal group performance as an objective, contributing to the group by allocating tasks and working… Read more
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19 May 2017
Our Senior girls and boys from Year 7 attended an excursion visit to the Melbourne Aquarium this week. The students are currently studying about classification in their Science Unit. They had an opportunity to not only study life under the sea but also touch and examine marine samples and of course, view the amazing under water and… Read more
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11 May 2017
In first two weeks of Term 2, Year 7 Secondary students were engaged in book design activities for the set text ‘Trash’ by Andy Mulligan. Students made some interesting choices when redesigning the cover page. Some experimented with different materials and took a unique creative approach. The activity allowed students to examine ‘How a… Read more
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28 April 2017
A small group of Senior students from Year 10 attended the Melbourne’s Legacy 86th ANZAC Day Commemoration Ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance on Friday, 21 April 2017. Although it was a wet Melbourne morning, it definitely was a worthwhile event to attend, not only to show our respect for the ANZAC centenary, but to also represent our… Read more
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17 April 2017
Our Sports and Recreation students visited the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre MSAC in what was an exhausting yet exciting experience. This year’s Unit 3/4 VCE VET students studying sports and recreation visited Melbourne’s iconic Swimming and Recreation Centre for a taste of real sports delivered by the MSAC staff. It was a perfect… Read more
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17 April 2017
In Term 1, students enrolled in Unit 1/2 VET Sport and Recreation visited the MCG Melbourne Cricket Grounds, participating in a guided tour as well as practising their skills in sporting activities in the ‘Game on’ centre. The purpose of the excursion was to investigate the service qualities and procedures provided by a variety of sectors… Read more
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28 March 2017
Allahu Akbar! Al Siraat College would like to congratulate a group of Senior School students for initiating a fundraiser to help raise awareness of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Allyah Shawqy of Year 8G initiated this fundraiser together with a committee consisting of Yasmeen Alhadad, Bashyyr Saida and Junayd Ayoubi. The fundraiser was in support… Read more
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24 March 2017
On Thursday, 16th March all Year 9 students participated in the Whittlesea Youth Employment Opportunities Fair and Careers Expo. This expo is organised through Youth Commitment/Hume Whittlesea and is intended for school students to assist them with careers planning, to consider Structured Workplace Learning options or for school leavers… Read more
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21 March 2017
Learning is an amazing experience. Science is one of the subjects where surprises and facts mesmerize students when they explore scientific world with experiments and inquiry learning. Our enthusiastic Year 7 Senior girls have explored their lab safety module and experiments with Bunsen Burner in science lab. Their energy was visible… Read more
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8 March 2017
Science projects are often viewed by students as a difficult or dull task. However, there are ways to make it fun and entertaining. Our Senior students from Year 8 had plenty of fun while creating a hands-on and functional science project: They made edible and delicious cell cakes as their Science assignments. Students had the option to… Read more
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23 February 2017
It was the first week of school, and subhanAllah: What a start. With camp set to go for our middle School boys who were certainly dressed for the part. It rained as we gathered, but that didn't stop the excitement. The Mussallah made for an excellent meeting point to share the enlightenment. . We boarded the buses with 79 including staff… Read more
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23 February 2017
The buses filled with anticipation, in the morning of the journey to the camp destination. While our Senior girls wondered what was to come, teachers had been working hard to make camp fun. The young ladies were welcomed with smiles and a bit of sun, and the camp had only just begun: Canoeing, volleyball, thunder hockey, a robe course… Read more
