Primary Student Support Services' Profiles

Meet the Teacher Aide

Name: Belgin Ramadan

Teaching Position: Teacher Aide. I have been working in the lower infant department with the Foundation class to Grade 3 this year. This is my seventh year working as an aide. I love seeing the children improve and show progress throughout the year which is rewarding.

Interesting Facts: I love to cook and bake which I find really relaxing. I also love to read books and do Crosswords in my spare time. I love the outdoors and going on day trips with my family. I also love going on long walks for my daily exercise to keep fit. I also love taking photos of my children and family.

Teacher Quote:"Every Child is Gifted; They just unwrap their packages at different times."

Favourite Things: My favourite movie is The Titanic.

My favourite colour is red.

My favourite ice cream flavour is Baci.

My favourite food is chicken stir-fried with vegetables.

My favourite AFL team is Essendon.

My favourite Turkish soccer team is Galatasaray.

My dream is to travel all around the world to Europe, Paris, Italy and America one day in the future.

Meet the School Counsellor

Position within school: School Counsellor and Special Needs Co-ordinator. I have been working at Sirius College for 5 years as a school counsellor, and this is my second year as the Special Needs Co-ordinator. I work very closely with our integration aides, Sam and Belgin, and all of our co-ordinators. I love my job, and the people I work with!

Interesting Facts: I love to sleep. I love my 'me time'. I love shopping.

Favourite quote: 55:21: So which is it of the favours of your lord do you deny? Holy Quran

Favourite Book/Movies: The Bridges of Madison County.

Passions: I'm passionate about children's rights. I'm passionate about learning, and creating awareness for those less fortunate to create pathways to enable them to have access to education. I m passionate about the the power of one: That one person can make a difference; young or old.

Favourite Colour: My favourite colour is black.

Favourite Food: I love all things savoury and sweet. I love a nice lasagne. And I love coffee. Weak Skinny latte, no sugar J

Favourite pastime: I love to spend quality time with friends and family. I make a conscious effort to be present and mindful with whomever I am engaging with, and if I am not fully present, I have this terrible fake laugh that I am known for, that gives me away J

Something you may not know about me: I try to make every moment count. I try to show my appreciation to those whom I consider close to me, as life is very short. Although I would classify myself to be a private person, I try to keep it real.

Coordinator's Message

Dear parents and students,

Term 2 has been another successful term and indeed a tiring one for Ibrahim Dellal Campus. We had a very good start to the term with lots of extracurricular activities and special events. In the last few weeks of school, our students and teachers have been really busy with exam preparations. Congratulations to all of our students who have completed semester exams and a big thank you to our teachers who have supported our students right through this stressful period.

I would like to remind parents to please respond to online permission slips. As most of you are aware, important documents pertaining to excursions, incursions or any event is now sent as a link to parents' mobile phones. Whether you grant permission or not for your child, it is very important that you respond to official school documents/letters.

Unfortunately, lateness is still a continuing issue for some of our students. I would like to remind everyone that classes begin at 9:00am sharp every day. It is the responsibility of the parents to make sure their child is coming to school on time. Coming late to school on a regular basis has a negative effect on student's learning. Lateness also creates disruptions to the class and interferes with other students' learning time. Students who are late to class in the morning more than 3 times fortnightly will be issued an official warning on SEQTA by the relevant coordinators. Please encourage your children to be in class on time.

It is also important to remind everyone that during cooler months in Terms 2 and 3, students must wear their vest/ jumper and the school blazer in the first three periods. If they are still feeling cold then they are allowed to wear a white skivvy under their Sirius College shirt. Students are not allowed to wear their Sirius College sports hoodie jackets under their blazers. These rules are applicable to all excursions; otherwise students will not be allowed to go on excursions. In cases where a student is out of uniform e.g. if they come to school with a different jacket, they must bring a signed letter from their parent/guardian explaining their reason. It is only with this letter that the school office will issue students a uniform pass. Relevant coordinators will follow up students who continue to be out of uniform and there will be consequences given to those students at the coordinator's discretion. Students wearing different uniform will have their items confiscated. It is the duty of the parent to collect their child's belongings from the relevant coordinator.

At Sirius College we have a five step warning system, where students who receive five or more warnings over a two-week period are issued a Rollover Afterschool Detention (ASD). Rollover ASD is logged into SEQTA as 0 points, any other Afterschool Detention is -10 points on our system. Please log into SEQTA to gain a greater understanding about your child's consequence and behaviour level. If you are having difficulties logging into SEQTA please report to the school office.

I wish everyone a great holiday and wish that everyone returns safe and sound for next term!