Deputy Principal's Message - ISIK College

Issue 4 April, 2010www.isikcollege.vic.edu.auDeputy Principal’s MessageDear Parents & Friends,Welcome back to school. It’s always great tocatch up with friends and colleagues duringthe holiday break. I would hope that everybodyenjoyed the lovely autumn weather.When school starts of course the weathergets colder. As usual students are expectedto wear their school jumpers and jackets oncold days. Please be reminded that studentsare permitted to wear their own coats onduring winter.This term the calendar is yet again busy.This year as part of our numeracy projectwe are working with Sue Fine, a numeracyconsultant, who will help us develop a purposefulmathematics programs. On CurriculumDay teachers had the opportunity toplay some strategic maths games introducedby Sue. Don’t be surprised if you hear yourchild say they’ve been playing awesomegames in Maths. In fact, I’m sure some ofthose anti-maths students might just startto plead for more maths.LOTE Week certainly made an impact thisyear. The Turkish department really demonstratedtheir talents promoting greaterawareness of the mother language and theChildren’s Festival. Thank you to all theLOTE staff and parent volunteers for makingit a special event.The grade 5’s have hopefully recoveredfrom an adventure at PhillipIsland. Last week I had the opportunityto visit the students on campand as always our students demonstratedexemplary behaviour. I enjoyedthe activities as much as thechildren. The tenacity and the smilesencouraged me to overcome my fearof heights and to take a turn crateclimbing. Sadly this year the grade6’s will no longer be camping in Canberra,instead they will be off toLady Northcote, in Bacchus Marsh. I’m afirm believer that camping and travellinghelps develop real life skills and an appreciationof the natural beauty of our country.ISIK COLLEGEPrimary NewsletterIt’s always good to have the opportunityto meet parents before the end of theterm during Parent Teacher Interviewdays. It’s always best to speak to theteacher if you have any concerns regardingthe curriculum such as projects,homework or tests. The holidays provideample time for families to review, reflectand set new goals for the next term.Term 2 is ten weeks long and is certainlymore demanding. The grade 3 and 5 studentswill soon be taking part in theNAPLAN. A number of students will alsobe partaking in the UNSW ICAS competitionsalso. I am confident that all studentswill do their personal best. Resultswill be available in term 3.Finally, I’d like to congratulate our counsellor,Mrs Burcu Goksu who has recentlytied the knot. We wish the couple a blissfuland blessed partnership. Unfortunately,Mrs Sibel Orka will no longer bewith us this year. We wish her all thebest with the birth of baby girl DilaraNur.Regards,Ms Evla HanEastmeadows CampusGoulburn St, Broadmeadows,3047Ph : 9309 0388Fax : 9309 0377Important Dates:* 26 Apr: Turkuaz TurkishBook Fair Week* 30 Apr: ‘Bully Bull Ring’Drama incursion* 3 May : Anti Bullying Week* 9 May: Mothers Day* 10 May: National VolunteersWeek* 11—13 May:NAPLAN* 17 May: Fruit& Veg & EducationWeek* 19 May: Grade 6 Camp* 21 May: National Maths Day* 30 May: Open Day* 25 May: Red Nose DayFor those who like toplan ahead..* 4 June: Enrolment renewalsDue* 9 June: ICAS Science* 14 June: Queens BirthdayHoliday* 16 June: ICAS Writing &Spelling

INFANT & JUNIOR DEPARTMENT: Prep—2The Preps have started Term2 with a lot of enthusiasm! It’sa delight to see so many havecome back with a lot of reading and writingpractise over the holidays. We startedTerm 2 with reading sessions. We love readingin our class and our reading corner, especiallywith our teacher aide Mrs. Sevgi.Term 2 will be another exciting term for uswith a new topic “Our Community Helpers”.We will be learning about all the wonderfulhelpers in our community such as police officers,postman, fire-fighters, teachers,librarians and crossing supervisors - toname a few. We are all looking forward to anactivity packed term!The Prep TeamYOUR GIFTED CHILD: A WEEKEND INFORMATION COURSE FOR PARENTSDo you suspect or have you been told your child is gifted? Are you unsure about how to be an effective parent to yourgifted child? This course is suitable for all parents of gifted children and will be presented by experts from Australiain the field of gifted education, Professor Miraca Gross and Michele Juratawitch.Dates: Saturday 29th – Sunday 30th MAY 2010Location: Brunswick, MelbourneEarly bird closing date is Tuesday 27th April.More information and to REGISTER NOW: http://gerric.arts.unsw.edu.au/prnt_yrch.htmlPlaces will be limited, so we encourage parents to enroll as soon as possible.Should you have any questions please contact the GERRIC office on 1800 626 824 or gerric@unsw.edu.auThe Grade 1 team would like to warmlywelcome everyone to term 2. As alwayswe are enthusiastic and eager to startthe term and are looking forward to deliveringour Integrated Studies topic ‘Allliving things depend on each other’.There are lots of exciting activities,including a trip to the Royal Melbourne Zoo on Tuesday the11 th of May. We have already started categorising animals,grouping according to movement and discussing what livingand non-living things mean. We look forward to giving you anupdate after our fabulous excursion!Here are some snapshots from our Term 1 IntegratedStudies Topic ‘What helps me to keep healthy’?Kind Regards,Page 2

MIDDLE DEPARTMENT : Grade 3 & 4Dear Parents,Our grade 4 students havebeen busy during the holidayspreparing projects on the humanbody and different systemsthat help us function. Asyou can see from the photosand displays in our building,students have put in a lot ofeffort and completed greatwork. Well done to them all!In Numeracy we had a handsonmodel making session whichhad students thinking oflengths, sides, edges and howto put it all together withstraws and play dough. Welook forward to another productiveand exciting term.Grade 4 Team.Library NewsNew Picture BooksMy Grandad Marches on Anzac Day ( H )Poppy’s Gift ( K )The Cats in Krasinski Square ( H )The Magic Bed ( B )Dino Dinners ( M )Together ( S )The Other Ark ( D )Mess Monsters in the Gardent ( S )I’m Sorry ( M )Zoe and the Magic Harp ( A )The Shark who was afraid of Everything ( J )Kipper and Roly ( I )Where is the Green Sheep ( F )Rabbit’s Day Off ( E )Football Feet (B )Too Small for Honey Cake (L)Max Paints the House ( W )The Golden Goose ( G )Emily and Alfie ( H )Çocuğunuzun başarılı omasında yardımcı olmanızSağlıklı öğle yemeği ve atıştırmalıklar aşağıda belirtilenleri kapsamaktadır:• az yağlı peynirli, yağsız etli veya yeşillikli sandviç veya pide• az yağlı peynir dilimleri ya da ezme ile kraker• taze meyve ve sebze• sıcak havada soğuk şişe suyu ya da soğuk havada az yağlı Tetra Pak süt.Fazla işlem görmüş, şekerli, yağlı ya da tuzlu yiyeceklerin çocuğunuzun beslenme düzeninde sadece çok azmiktarda yer alması gerekir.Anaokulu ve okullarda yenilen yiyecekler çocuğun gelişimini ve enerji düzeyini önemli ölçüde etkilemektedir.SHINE 5.2E 230210Çocuğunuzun belirli bir yiyeceğe karşı alerjisinin olması halinde bu durumu okul ya da anaokulu görevlilerinebildirmeyi unutmayınız.www.education.vic.gov.au1800 809 834Page 3

UPPER DEPARTMENT: Grade 5 & 6Gr. 5 Phillip Island Camp—Simply the Best !Dear Parents,A warm welcome back to all our grade 5 and6 parents, students and teachers. Althoughterm 2 will be a busy term we have startedoff smoothly. There are a number of activitiesthat our eager students will be takingpart in. Grade 5 and 6 students will be goingon their school camp which they are veryexcited about. Our grade 3 & 5 students willbe taking part in the NAPLAN tests and allstudents from grade 3 to 6 will be involvedwith the Epilepsy Foundation of VictoriaTrivia Challenge.This term the grade 5 and 6 students areinquiring a unit based on Civics and Citizenship;Local, State and Federal Government.Excursion to the Victorian Parliament Housewill be the high light for our students. Grade6 student will also be involved in holdingtheir own election and choosing a Prime Ministerfor Isik College.Hope everyone has a fantastic term.Regards,Mrs Ozlem BayramMerve : ‘We love the great outdoors atcamp and taking serious physical challenges—soloor team. There’s nothing wecan’t do ! ’All grade 5 students were busy researching and presenting their Human Body project over the term break..Students put in a fantastic effort and presented their projects in class. Students were marked on their oralperformance and their general project presentation. Congratulations to all grade 5 students for completingthese excellent projects. - Grade 5 TeamHi my name is Eda I did my projecton the digestive system and receiveda fantastic mark.Hi my name is Turac. I did my projectabout the digestive system andgot an excellent mark. This makesme feel proud.Hi my name is Meryem I did myproject on the Digestive Systemand I did very well.Page 4