We are pleased to share our new weekly canteen menu in the Friday newsletter to help families plan and order lunches in advance. Each week, you will find the menu for the upcoming week right here.
We hope this service makes your week easier and ensures your child enjoys a fresh, tasty lunch from our College Canteen.
Our Year 5 students enjoyed an exciting WildAction incursion today, discovering the wonders of Australian native wildlife through close encounters and hands-on learning.
The session featured an incredible line-up of native animals, including “Lola” the red kangaroo joey, a tawny frogmouth, boobook owl, baby freshwater crocodile, black-headed python, freshwater turtle, green tree frog, tree goanna, shingleback lizard, and “Blossom”, an adult grey-headed flying fox.
One of the highlights was meeting and gently holding a tiny adult mountain pygmy possum – a critically endangered species with only around 2,000 left in the wild.
Through these up-close experiences, students learned about each animal’s classification, adaptations, habitats, and diets, gaining a deeper understanding of the challenges facing Australia’s wildlife. The incursion not only built confidence and curiosity but also inspired our students to become caring advocates for conservation and the environment.
A big thank you to Liv, our engaging and knowledgeable presenter from WildAction, for sharing her expertise and inspiring a love for wildlife among our students.
We’re thrilled to share that Al Siraat College is FIRST on the ladder for the Shop to the Top challenge! If we hold our position, we could win $4,000 towards new playground equipment for our students.
There are only FIVE days left, so we encourage everyone to keep shopping at Lyndarum to help us maintain our lead and secure this exciting prize! Let’s finish strong!
How it works:
Shop at participating stores:
🛒 Snappy’s Pizza & Pide, Epping (hand-slaughtered available)
🛒 Lyndarum Fish & Chips
🛒 Rumaisa’s Pastry
🛒 Diwan Grill & Kebab
🛒 Lyndarum Charcoal Chicken
🛒 Meat on the Corner (hand-slaughtered available)
🛒 Space Cut Barber Shop
🛒 Pharmacy Select
🛒 We Are One Massage
🛒 Woolworths.
Submit your receipts – Either scan the QR code and upload your receipt OR write Al Siraat College on the back and drop it in the entry box at school or the shopping centre.
Every $1 spent = 1 point for Al Siraat!
Prizes:
- $8,000 for the school with the highest total points
- $4,000 & $2,000 for highest average spend per student
- $2,000 for the top kindergarten/preschool
📌 More info and receipt uploads: Shop to the Top.
As our Year 11 and 12 students approach their final VCE exams, it is natural for stress levels to rise. The pressure to perform can be overwhelming, but it is important to remember that managing stress effectively is key to success.
ReachOut offers a range of practical resources designed to help students navigate exam stress. These resources provide strategies to manage anxiety, build resilience, and maintain overall well-being during this critical period.
Key Resources Include:
- Practical Tips for Managing Stress: Advice on how to cope with exam anxiety and stress.
- Self-Care Strategies: Guidance on maintaining mental health and well-being during exam time.
- Mindfulness Techniques: Activities to help students focus and reduce stress.
- Exam Preparation Checklist: A comprehensive list to ensure students are fully prepared.
To access these resources, please visit ReachOut’s Exam Stress page.
From 20 – 26 October, join thousands of Australians taking part in this year’s Aussie Bird Count – it only takes 20 minutes! Simply count the birds you see in your backyard, balcony, schoolyard, workplace, or local park, and help create a national snapshot of our feathered friends.
Last year, 57,000 people counted over 4.1 million birds – let’s make 2025 even bigger!
🔹 Register: aussiebirdcount.org.au
🔹 Download the Aussie Bird Count app
This is Australia’s biggest citizen science event – and remember, every bird counts!
While you are helping our birds, please also help protect them from deadly poisons. Rat poisons are killing Aussie birds and other wildlife. A federal review is now underway, with a decision expected soon.
Join BirdLife Australia, along with vets, ecologists, and wildlife advocates, in calling for these dangerous second-generation rat poisons to be removed from supermarket shelves.
Have your say: actforbirds.org/ratpoison
Mill Park Leisure and TRAC are proud to offer the innovative GOswim program to students, families and the wider community across Mill Park, Thomastown and surrounding areas.
This engaging program equips swimmers of all ages and abilities with essential swimming and water safety skills.
Special Offer
🌊 First 6 lessons at 50% off
🌊 $0 joining fee
🌊 Enrol on or before 12 October 2025.
Lessons are available for infants from 6 months old through to adults, with options for small group sessions or private one-on-one lessons. Classes are held in their indoor learn-to-swim and 25m pools, ensuring a safe and supportive learning environment all year round.
For more information or to enrol, please visit:
👉 Mill Park Leisure
👉 TRAC
Our Mission
As an Australian school in the Islamic tradition, our mission is to develop enlightened individuals of learning and character.