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11 February 2016
All our Junior School students were lucky to have a visit from Harold the Giraffe and the Life Ed van over the course of the past two weeks. To view more photos of this first incursion of the year, please CLICK HEREhttp://www.alsiraat.vic.edu.au/gallery/junior-school/whole-junior-school-incursion-life-education-van/february-2016. Many of… Read more
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14 December 2015
Our successful Year 6 Graduate were acknowledged during last Friday’s Special Junior School Assembly and farewelled into Senior School by Principal Mr Andrew Houghton as well as their current class teachers Ms Emily Moustafa Yr 6A, Ms Noori Ahmad Yr 6B and Ms Aquila Zafir Yr 6 Hifz. Congratulations and Mabrook to the following students:… Read more
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11 December 2015
Students from Year Foundation to Year 6, their teachers and parents came together today to celebrate the end of a successful year in the Junior School. Photos of the Special End of the Year Junior School Assembly can be VIEWED… Read more
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10 December 2015
Our Junior Student Representative Council SRC of Al Siraat College played a very important role in this year. They were allowed to voice their opinions, share their concerns and promote school spirit along with Senior SRC. Junior SRC leaders were given the valuable and rewarding opportunity to show leadership by identifying areas for… Read more
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4 December 2015
Junior School students from Years Foundation to 6 attended a Special Semester 2 Assembly today where they received the Semester 2 awards for their endeavours in Islamic Studies and Qur'an. The assembly started off with du'as made by Shaykh Abdulrahman, followed by Ms Nazreen updating students, parents and staff on the latest fundraising… Read more
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3 December 2015
Our Year 3 students reconnected with nature at the beautiful Royal Botanic Gardens on their excursion visit yesterday. The students were taken on a guided tour where they had a chance to touch, feel and smell the various trees, crops and herbs that grow in the Botanic Gardens. The Rainforest Walk amazed them with the cheer height of some… Read more
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1 December 2015
There were smiles all around in the Foundation Years at Al Siraat College when we were visited by some amazing student dentists from Melbourne University. Through an interactive session, the students learnt about how to keep good oral health by eating well,drinking well and brushing well. At the end of the session the children were very… Read more
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1 December 2015
Our wonderful Foundation students had an exciting day at the local Bundoora farm. The staff greeted us with big smiley faces and spent the day showing us around. We enjoyed a ride into the bush and laughed as the hungry emus chased us for food. We spotted many sleepy kangaroos resting in the shade and kept our eyes open for joeys. We… Read more
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9 November 2015
On Wednesday the 4th of November 2015, Year 4A was graced with a visit by Ms Bronwyn Halfpenny, Labor MP for the Electorate of Thomastown. Ms Halfpenny has been a member of the Legislative Assembly since 2010. She was able to share her experiences of working in Parliament as well as the great work she conducts within our community. Our… Read more
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29 October 2015
On Wednesday, 28th of October 2015, the College held its second Transition session for the 2016 Foundation students. During their time at school the children had the opportunity to meet with Mr Saleh, their future PE/Sports teacher and Ms Stamatia, their future Art teacher. Mr Saleh had a variety of fun outdoor games available for the… Read more
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19 October 2015
Last Thursday, 15th October 2015, both Year 6 classes went on an excursion to the IMAX where they watched two movies on the big screen related to their Inquire Unit about Natural Disasters. Both sessions were very informative and interesting. The students greatly enjoyed the 3D effects of both movies, almost bringing the tornado alive in… Read more
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8 October 2015
Today the Foundation students had a wonderful time as they got to look inside a real Ambulance and met Jake, our visiting ambulance officer. Jake bought in his friend Stretch the Teddy and read us a story about how Stretch hurt himself in the playground. The children learnt about the importance of knowing your address and when to and not… Read more
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17 September 2015
This week, the Year 2 students went on an excursion to the "Polly Woodside", the replica of a historical Tall Ship permanently moored in the Docklands. Our educational trip helped evoke our students' curiosity. The students showed self-confidence in asking and answering questions about our inquiry unit 'Australia and the World'. This… Read more
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9 September 2015
Today, students from Year 1 and 2 greatly enjoyed a dental incursion which aimed at raising awareness amongst students to keep up with their daily dental routines of brushing teeth regularly, foods to avoid to keep our teeth healthy, how to brush properly and much more. The students enjoyed this engaging incursion which indeed put many… Read more
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4 September 2015
Our Year 3 students embarked on the long bus ride to Ballarat’s "Sovereign Hill" on 2nd September 2015, and swapped their comfortable new class room in the Junior School Building for dusty roads, filled with horse carriages and the hard wooden benches of a yesterday’s world Old School room. Upon their arrival at Sovereign Hill, our… Read more
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2 September 2015
Our Junior School students celebrated LITERACY AND NUMERACY WEEK today in a Special Primary Assembly. As a surprise for our students, members of the Junior school team dressed up as famous Dr Zeuss book characters which caused much laughter and fun during this morning’s assembly. We had appearances of Ms Cheryl and Ms Amina as "Thing One… Read more
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2 September 2015
Our latest Parent Education PES Workshop with the theme "Thinking Maths" attracted many parents with children in Year levels 3 to 6 to attend today’s session. We are hopeful that it helped provide you with some extra support to strengthen your child’s learning in Maths. Thank you to everyone who made the effort to come along and a special… Read more
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31 August 2015
Students in our Junior School have started celebrating the LITERACY AND NUMERACY WEEK with an optional Out of Uniform / Dressing Up Day today. It was lovely to see so many children participating and enjoying the start of our Literacy and Numeracy Week today. Students had the options to come to school in YELLOW Literacy or GREEN Numeracy… Read more
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27 August 2015
Our Year Foundation students were very excited to visit the Thomastown Fire Station today. At the fire station, there were three large fire engines and we were able to look inside each one of them to see all the different items hidden away safely. We watched as the huge ladder on top of the fire engine rose high into the sky and poured… Read more
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27 August 2015
On Wednesday, 26th August 2015, our Year 4 and HifzA students from Years 3 and 4 Hifz embarked on a journey back in time when they first visited the replica of a historic tall ship, the "Polly Woodside" and Captain Cook’s Cottage afterwards. On board the "Polly Woodside", the students learnt about life on board an early 20th century… Read more
