Newsletter 27 August, 2019
Dear Parents/Caregivers
Assalaamu AlaikumWRWB
IMPORTANT DATES
17/09/2019 – MCAT year 11 students
17/09/2019 – ICAS English year’s 7-13 students
18/09/2019 – TIMSS year 9 students
19/09/2019 – ICAS Maths year’s 7 – 13 students
20/09 – 27/09 – EOY Practice Exam Years 11-13
Students. Timetable attached.
16/9 – 18/09 – NMSSA Assessment
ATTENDANCE
Students attendance to school is very important as they have assessments throughout the year. Parents/caregivers should not be taking their child/children on holiday during term time.
Parents/caregivers are also requested to bring the appointment letter to the school if they need to pick-up their child/children early for appointments. There should be a genuine/good reason to pick-up your child/children during the day as they miss out on important learning.
REMINDER
Please note uniforms is only sold from Monday to Thursday from 3.30 to 4.15pm.
TRIP TO WHITE WATER PARK
Secondary boys from years 7 – 13 will be going for excursion to White Water Park at Vector Wero in Manukau on Thursday 29 August, 2019.
SPEECH COMPETITION
Inter School Speech Competition for year 4 – 8 students is in few weeks. Jazaakallahu Khairan to parents for helping children at home by listening to their speeches.
MATHS ROAD SHOW
Maths Road Show for years 1 to 6 students is on 26th and 28th of August. Cost is $5 per student. Jazaakallahu Khairan to all those who have already paid.
CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAMME
Cross Country Programme will start for all students from years 1-6 from September. Some of the students from years 4-6 will be selected to participate in the Inter School Competition.
NMSSA ASSESSMENT
Some of year 4 students have been selected to participate in National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement assessment from 16th to 18th September. Consent forms have been shared with parents.
DAY CAMP
Team 3 (years 5-6) day camp is on 17th September, 2019
MIND LAB
Graduation Day for many of AMS class teachers is on 18th September. They have successfully completed a post graduate certificate in digital and collaborative learning.
| Asin Ali | Gulshad Khan | Rehana N. |
| Amjad Ali | Farzana Bano | Rehana Khan |
| Asraf Ali | Robina Slaimankhel | Rehana S. Khan |
| Nazmeen Zaim | Rozline Azam | Halima Taki |
| Zabina Bi | Mufida Khatun | Shazneen Zaim |
| Zakira Rasheed | Raina Majid | Julekha Bibi |
| Veena Khan | Zahida Ali | Bi Salmah |
| Shabina Ali | Hafsa Liakat | Shafina Mohammed |
| Shabina Nabijaan | Tabrez Khan | Deepa Singh |
| Rukshana Khan | Moveena Rasheed |
MEASLES OUTBREAK
There has been lots of cases of measles in Auckland. If your child is suffering from measles or developing a high fever, running nose, cough, sore red eyes or rashes please see a doctor. It is important not to go out into the community. If measles is starting your child could infect other people. During this time your child needs to stay home.
gaming tips for parents on behalf of KIRRA at safe on social media
Some helpful tips for parents: Part 1
- Set healthy boundaries:
Kids respond well to healthy boundaries and form life-long healthy habits from them. Set time limits, keep gaming consoles out of the bedroom where you can hear and see what a lot of what is happening as you go about your own business.
Respect classifications:
Classifications are in place for a reason, and in some cases, you can be fined for ignoring them. Safe on Social media is seeing far too many young people (from Yr1) playing R and MA15+ games. Please check the classification before you
allow your child to play a game. They are exposed to things that, in some cases, they are not able to
handle emotionally at such a young age. And with shooting, rape and other violence in games there is a global concern around desensitization in young people.
Don’t reveal any personal information to other players:
Stranger danger is 24×7 make sure they never meet up with someone they have met online.
- Make sure game software is kept up to date:
Don’t forget!! Your credit card is often attached, and software updates always include security
patches to make sure that your credit card details can’t be hacked and stolen.
- Watch out for scams:
If you type “free Vbucks” into YouTube, you will see more than 4 Million results. All set up to scam your credit card. Make sure you speak to your child about this and that they know that the only place they can get Vbuck is in the game store. Better still, get them a kid’s Visa/Debit card. Put their pocket money and birthday money on it, and then they will learn the value of money, and you can teach them how to budget at the same time.
- Find out how to block and report:
Learn how they can communicate with strangers in the game and at a minimum, learn how to clock
and report so you can help your child if they are being bullied or harassed. Remember that the average age of a gamer is 34-36yrs.
- Think about your own screen use:
Children take their cues from adults. Bluntly telling your kids to wrap up their Fornite session while you are yourself glued to your phone sends mixed signals.
- Play the game with your child:
Acknowledge their gaming as a legitimate interest rather than an activity to be demonised. Let them know you are willing to meet them halfway and that you understand gaming isn’t just a time-waster; there is a greater chance they will reciprocate when you suggest a non-screen-based activity.
SCHOOL BREAK
School closes for term 3 holidays on 27th September and will re-open on 14th October.
Wassalaam.
Asin Ali
Principal
EOY Examination Timetable for Years 11, 12 and 13-2019
Term 3 Weeks 9 and 10
| Day/Time | Friday
20/09 |
Monday
23/09 |
Tuesday
24/09
|
Wednesday
25/09 |
Thursday
26/09 |
Friday
27/09 |
| 9.00-12.00 noon
|
Business Studies- Y12- Y13
Physics- Y12-Y13 |
English: Y11-Y13
|
Accounting:
Y11-Y13 History: Y11-Y13 |
Science-Y11
Chemistry- Y12-Y13 |
Mathematics-
Y11-Y13 |
Biology
Y12-Y13 Digital Technology Y11 |
| 12.00-12.30pm | Morning Beak | |||||
| 12.30 – 1.00pm | Normal Classes | |||||
| 1.00-2.00pm | Lunch and Salah | |||||
| 2.00-3.30pm | Home time | Normal Classes | Normal Classes | Arabic-Y11-Y13 | RED-Y11-Y13
|
Normal classes |
