LANGUAGES

Turkish & French

BONJOUR MERHABA HELLO

What a happy coincidence that we will be celebrating two very important days for Turkish people and all Muslim community and French people.

We are impatiently waiting for the BAYRAM/ EID festival that will be celebrated at the end of this month.

And French people are excited about BASTILLE DAY celebrations, the national Day of France on the 14th July.

During our French and Turkish lessons we have discussed these important days and the students will be bringing home some fun activities, cards and work regarding these days.

Happy Bayram everyone and Happy French national day!

Turkish and French

Arabic

Languages Day celebrations

Year 1 Students learnt about family members in Arabic and Ramadan. (Oracy, Literacy, Intercultural Understanding) They have created their family tree posters. Students can correctly identify family members both verbally and in the written form.

Students also learnt new vocabulary about Ramadan, made lanterns, made Eid cards and learnt Takbirat Al Eid.

Eid Mubarak everyone.

Arabic Class

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Arabic Class

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RV Corner

Dear Students, Parents & Guardians!

What a busy term 2! The month of Ramadan brought us many surprises and blessings. Each class enjoyed their little Ramadan surprises waiting for them between the lanterns in the corridors. Then, year 5 students Hamid and Hamza surprised all primary students with their traditional Ramadan Drummer performances. Soon it’s time to celebrate with families and friends the end of Ramadan.

Our excitement continues as we will have the RV FUN WEEK in the second week of term 3. Foundation to Year 6 students will be having many amazing and fun activities, competitions and prizes. Remember to get ready for the competitions during the school holiday. Please refer to the RV FUN WEEK Poster for more details.

We wish our students and families a wonderful Eid celebration and a safe school holiday.

RV

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RV

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Pastoral Corner

RAMADAN MEMORIES

Years 6’s invited their friends for Iftar Dinners and spend remarkable time together. A big thank for our students and families who joined their friends Iftar dinner and for those who welcomed their friends and teachers at their lovely homes!

Ramadan Memories

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Ramadan Memories

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CHARITY LOOM BANDS

Year 3 students made loom bands to raise money for the poor. Well done Year 3’s!

Charity Loom Bands

ART

Primary and High students were asked to assist ant design a feature wall in the new Woolworth opening up. They incorporated the Sirius Logo and Woolworth logo to create a united design. They incorporated both signature colours and a came up with a strong meaningful slogan ‘Reach for the Stars at Woolworth ‘ It is incredible to see how art can make an impression on the community through the hands of students.

Art

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Art

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Grade 6 Visit Melbourne’s Chinese Museum

On Friday 9th June 2017 the Grade 6’s visited Melbourne’s China Town and Chinese Museum.

During the day the students gained an overview of Chinese and Chinese-Australian history and culture.

The Finding Gold Gallery gave the students an introduction to life on the goldfields in the 1850s. In the Dragon Gallery, we learned about the powerful symbol of the Chinese dragon, the history of dragon parades in Australia and Melbourne’s unique role in reinstating processional dragons to post-Cultural Revolution China. The Gallery of Chinese Australians provided a unique insight into Chinese-Australian history over 160 years through to the present day.

Topics covered on the tour include: migration, identity, industry, fashion, traditional and ancient history and culture, food and medicine, racism in Australia, and the contribution of Chinese-Australians to Australian culture.

We were then lucky enough to take a guided tour exploring the oldest, continuously settled Chinatown in the Western world: Melbourne’s Chinatown precinct.

The many heritage-listed buildings in Little Bourke Street told the story of life for new arrivals in the 1850s – as a place to purchase supplies for the goldfields, to meet in the community club houses, to obtain traditional medicine from herbalists and to dine on traditional Chinese food. The tour had a focus on local Chinese culture and migrant identity.

We were also introduced to various aspects of the street culture, architecture and cuisine.

It was an exciting, interesting and thoroughly informative day. We all had a great time!

Chinese Museum

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Chinese Museum

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School Banking

Join the Dollarmites on a savings adventure in the future with School Banking!

Every year the School Banking program launches a new savings theme and eight new exclusive School Banking reward items.

In 2017, School Banking is getting children excited about the future with a brand new look for the Dollarmites. As Future Savers, students will join the Dollarmites on a journey to reach the Savings Hover Park, an amazing playground up in the clouds of a hi-tech city.

There are 4 new reward items for 2017 from the Future Savers range:

• Cyber Handball
• Colour Change Markers
• 3D Chalk Set
• Tablet Case

Win a family adventure holiday at Tokyo Disneyland!

This year, School Banking is running a Future Savers Grand Prize competition that will take one lucky School Banker all the way to Tokyo, Japan. The winner gets an unforgettable family trip, for up to two adults and three children, where they'll explore Tokyo Disneyland with its amazing attractions, including the futuristic Tomorrowland, plus enjoy the fun rides at Tokyo DisneySea.

Students who make 15 or more School Banking deposits by the end of Term 3, 2017 will be automatically entered into the draw. This is another great way to motivate students to save regularly and reach their savings goals.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2017 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit the link below:

Secondary News

7 English

BULLIED by Aminah El-Omari

When you walk down THAT Path,
Your mind stops at Creativity,
Others say that you’re not capable but you know you are;
Others say you won’t succeed.
It’s hard to stop listening,
When you know there is a hidden trail
Of darkness behind that sunny curtain smile,
When you sit down your mind stops
At Inspiration,
You try to let it go but you can’t,
One Big Heartache.

Darkness

Blindness is like a sense of darkness,
It will haunt you for the rest of your life

The colour and light will fade away,
And not return the next day

There is no longer any beauty or happiness,
Instead you will be stuck in a world of nothing

It feels so sad and lonely,
Everything goes so slowly

But maybe one day,
Will be my chance to see
The world that was never explored by me

Light

Glowing in the night,
Shines so bright
Hidden by day,
Visible only at night

Some are big like the sun
Some are small like specks of dust
Some form shapes like the clouds in the sky
Others just shine

So free and alone,
Up, up high in the night sky

As the sun comes,
They disappear (like a rabbit in a hat at a magic show)
And reappear –
Preparing for their next big surprise