Important Dates in Term 3

On the 22nd of June EMP Foundation students went on their first excursion for a community walk and to see a movie. Everyone was very excited about the excursion they were on with their friends. We were very lucky to have the whole cinema to ourselves, we ate popcorn and had a drink to go with it. When the movie finished we walked to the library and had story time. After that, we walked to see the police station and as everyone was getting tired we waited for the buses to take us home.

The Grade 1â€™s held an assembly on Wednesday 21st June. Students received awards from the following categories; You Can Do It, Academic ,Teacher , Deputy-Principal and Principals Award. Some students from each class also had the opportunity to read a story they wrote or present their project to all the Grade 1 Students! Well done to all the students in Grade 1!

This term for History, Grade 1 students have been learning about â€˜The Past and The Presentâ€™. As part of our Unit we had a Toys incursion. Students learned how toys have evolved over time, how they work and the materials they are made from, through constant play. They focused on construction, imagination, skill and active toys and games. Students were able to experience toys from as early as BC such as spinning tops and yo-yo's, to the 1500's with hula hoops and skipping ropes, to the late 1900's and modern day with miniature bricks and some remote control vehicles. What a great experience it was!

As part of our Integrated Studies topic, students in Grade 1 have walked around the school grounds and chose their favourite place. A place that makes them feel happy or safe. Photos were taken off their favourite place and they then made a diorama of it and presented it to the class.

Grade 6 students were asked to create a number of activities following their novel studies. Here is a peek of some of their great work.

Students have been studying various forms of poetry. Here are two examples by Isra Hassan and Eesa Hussein.

Event	Date
Feast of Ramadan	26th- 27th July 2017
Term 3 Commences	17th July 2017
ICAS English	1st August 2017
ICAS Mathematics	15th August 2017
Integrated Studies & Spelling Bee Olympiads	31st August
Feast of Sacrifice	1st September 2017
Dental Van visit â€“ Phase 2	14th -15th September 2017

THE OTHER SIDE

I ran after it,
Ran the fastest I ever could,
But I couldnâ€™t outrun it,
So I walked back to the wood,
Anger rose inside me,
As I slapped my sweaty palms against the trees,
Panting for some fresh air,
As I looked down at my grazed knees,
Oh, how I had fallen,
Losing sight of the malicious creature,
Wanting to punch it,
Giving it a seizure,
I looked at the blood,
That suddenly trickled down my knee,
looking for something to cover it,
And that is when I seeâ€¦.
A shadow creeping from behind the tree,
A shadow that belonged to someone who was spying on me!
The creature poked his head,
Out of the birch wood tree,
And so I started running,
Running towards the place where I hid the key,
The key to what? You ask,
Not the key to heaven,
Not the key to hell,
But the key to my house,
I ran inside,
Sweating and breathing heavily,
I closed the stood behind me,
And then I turned around and saw,
All my clothes scattered across the floor,
All the light bulbs broken,
The furniture all out of place,
And all the drawers open,
A gasp escaped up my throat,
As I realized I have been robbed,
My sturdy items have been broken,
And then I sobbed, and sobbed,
I ran to my room and stopped at the door,
to see written in bold red writing, â€œTHE OTHER SIDEâ€,
I opened the door but all I saw was darkness, then I stepped inside.
I saw bright stars racing around me,
But I had the courage to stand up,
and so I did,
But all I saw was darkness,
And then out of nowhere, I heard a loud, booming voice,
A voice full of anger and wickedness,
a voice you would never want to hear,
And it said:

â€œHOW DARE YOU ENTER MY HOME!â€
â€œJUST WAIT TILL WE MEETâ€¦ ON THE OTHER SIDEâ€

By: Isra Hassan 6D

A NASTY FLOOD

One day I was at home on my play station,
when a flood almost hit the nation,
For weeks and weeks there was nothing but rain,
where I was at home and could not restrain,

My friend told me the water had risen 2 metres high,
Which I thought was a big lie,
With a quick flash of lightning and devastation,
The devastating flood hit the entire nation,

In a place where the chance of getting a flood was low,
The flood had spread over there and was beginning to flow,
The news had said itâ€™s going to be a bad week,
Just as calculations were beginning to go sleek,

Around the globe the flood began to rise,
When a demon near the Bermuda triangle glared into my eyes,
just when the water started to appear,
It became clear the end of the world was nearâ€¦

BY: Eesa Hussein

Talented Grade 1 students drew, painted and modelled their own colourful cupcakes! Form, colour and texture were covered all in one project! Outstanding work grade 1â€™s!

Grade 3 students completed their Lighthouse project. Their project included watercolour painting followed by their 3D model of lighthouses.

Grade 5 and 6 students enjoyed drawing and painting their watercolour Lanterns to celebrate the beginning of Ramadan!

Dallas Campus grade 6 students worked really well to form this beautiful mural, which includes a â€œpieceâ€ designed by every student in our campus!

Being able to see and create changes in light, shade, shape and perspective comes with practice. As the grade 6 students were introduced to different types of shading techniques, they practiced their skill on sketching variety of objects.

This year at Sirius College, we celebrated language week with different activities. We held a small concert with the grade one students. Students and their families were also allowed to attend this event. After the concert, everyone was treated to Turkish, Arabic and French food with afternoon tea. A storytelling program was organised in Turkish and English for our grade two students followed by a role play. Our grade three students developed their listening abilities by watching children's movies in Turkish. We organized outdoor games and competitions with grade four and five students. We also decorated the school class cabinets with traditional clothes, books and objects to represent Turkish, Arabic and French culture and traditions.

Firstly Iâ€™d like to congratulate all the Grade 6 students at our Dallas campus who participated in the Interschool Sports Program for semester 1. Students participated in a wide variety of sports throughout term 1 & 2 including sports such as cricket, softball, European handball, soccer, netball, basketball and volleyball. Students showed great competitiveness and sportsmanship throughout all games and their coaches were very proud of all their efforts.

Semester 1 was also very busy at our East Meadows Primary Campus, students from Foundation to grade 5 were exposed to all types of games and sports throughout semester 1. I look forward to another eventful semester and excited to see all students participate and improve in their Sport skills.

Grade 2-6 Fun Run â€“ 1st of August
Grade 4-6 Athletics Carnival â€“ 9th of August