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- Kindergarten News
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- Online Education
- Islamic Studies
- Turkish Lessons
- Canakkale Remembrance Day
- 23 April Turkey's National Sovereignty and Children's Day
- First Day of Kindergarten
- Student of the Week & Awards
- School Captains Election
- Staff and Student Birthdays
- Picnic
- Portables
- Term Dates
Dear Parents and Students,
We are excited to celebrate the progress and accomplishments of our students as we come to the end of Term 2. Student reports and portfolios will be sent home yesterday.
Students will return to school on Tuesday 13 July 2021 for Term 3.
Wishing all our Maarif students and families a very safe and happy break.
Yours Sincerely
Zeynep Yaseen Principal
It has been a pleasure to get to know my students as they settle into Kindergarten. We have been busy getting to know our class rules and routines. Students have been exposed to a wide range of learning experiences through engaging hands on activities. Kindergarten is looking forward to an eventful term!
Mrs Derya Er
Kindergarten Teacher
Year 1 have been given the opportunity to present their news on a weekly basis. Week 5 topic was about talking about your culture and bringing 1 item in to show the class.
Year 1 have also got involved in a Physical Development session of showing a variety of skills related to gymnastics. The photo below is showing year 1 class spinning on the floor with speed. They really enjoyed this challenge.
Year 1 also gets free reading time, when they finish their work early, they are given the opportunity to practice independent reading skills.
One of our highlight lessons is when year 1 class got involved with making shark fold out papers, they showed a high interest in this experience and participated very well
Mrs Ulku Turkmen
Year 1 Teacher
In Term 1, Year 2 have been working on Whole Number and Two-Dimensional Shapes. They have been learning how to count forwards and backwards from a given two and three-digit number. Also, to reinforce their learning, students have been using MAB blocks to recognise place value. As part of their learning, Year 2 students have learnt the features of a shape and are able to identify a shape’s name. Below are pictures of students learning about Two-dimensional shapes using their Signpost book.
Mr Rachad El-Sabeh
Year 2 Teacher
This term, Year 3 students have been covering the topic of living things, where students have been learning how to group living things based on their observable features. Students have been engaging in investigations explored the school grounds in search for living things and were required to draw and label their findings.
Furthermore, during the school’s Picnic Day at Arncliffe Park, Year 3 were involved in a soccer competition for upper primary. Students participated in competitive games which determined the teams that faced off in the finale. Students played very well in a team setting and worked on developing their fundamental movement skills.
Finally, during week five, Year 3 voted for this year’s class prefects. Congratulations to Taha Aslan and Miray Durdu on becoming this year’s Year 3 prefects.
Ms Amel Mehana
Year 3 Teacher
Dear Parents,
Welcome back to a new year! This term the students have been engaged in many activities and your continued support will be very much appreciated. The Year 4 students are integrating value of International Maarif Schools of Australia into their class rules using positive reinforcement.
For the first couple of weeks, schools can be challenging yet exhilarating for both teachers and students. Nonetheless, it was certainly a delight to be greeted by happy, eager faces ready for another day of meaningful learning.
This term, so far has been very exciting with having class prefect and school captain election, where students elected their leaders. this gave the opportunity for students to make a thoughtful choice in selecting their classmate to represent them.
Furthermore, we had an enjoyable picnic day at the local Arncliffe park, where students were involved in soccer and other physical sports. It was an entertaining day for students and teachers.
Year 4 are earning their rewards through class dojo and working towards class goals assigned each week. Looking forward to having a wonderful year with my amazing students.
Ms. Samira Asad
Year 4 Teacher
What a busy term it has been for the Fabulous Fives! Students were engaged in many productive lessons with Miss Kingston, however, sadly she has left us due to her health issues.
Here are the highlights of Term 1.
Students were able to make their own bread and observe the process, investigating what happens when yeast is mixed with sugar and what the best temperature is for yeast to be active during Science lessons. They have been very creative during Creative Arts lessons as they experimented with colours and techniques.
In History lessons, students explored the European impact on Indigenous Australians during the colonisation of Australia. Students particularly enjoyed taking on roles as film directors to create videos for their Personal Development and Health unit where they displayed their own management plans to help others.
Year 5 Students proved to be the leaders of the school by helping Kindergarten students with their transition and settle in to their classes.
Congratulations to our School Captains, Yusuf Sama and Nisa Bedir and our Vice Captains Hale Caliskan and Mansur Uzun. They have very important duties and responsibilities as they represent our school.
Well done to the Fabulous Fives!
We are all facing difficult and challenging times with COVID-19. It has impacted our everyday lives, including education.
As advised by the authorities, Maarif has also moved onto online education. We do realise and are aware that this transition is not easy. Students, teachers and parents have been adapting well to this new style of education.
We greatly appreciate your help and support during these difficult times.
Below are reminders on how to manage online education.
We are all in this together!
Kindergarten – Allah is our creator!
Here are pictures of Year five students assisting Kindergarten, to work through their activity books for the first time, tracing and colouring the things which Allah has created.
Year 1- Zaky visits our class!
Year 1 students were happy to see the "Talking and singing Zaky!" in class today. He kept us company while we did some lovely colouring in of Allah’s creations .
Here is Zaky showing Allah’s beautiful creations for those who want to watch:
https://youtu.be/gXQqXcXck4k
Year 2- The Quran
Students were excited to see the Quran in class! They got to touch and feel the pages of the Quran, and all had a chance to turn the pages to locate Surah Fatiha.
Year 3- Learning more about the Quran
Students learnt the difference between the Quran, a Turkish book and an English book in class. Students asked the questions to their classmates who were holding the books: What is the name of the book?, what language is it?, and is it fiction or nonfiction? They answered their classmates questions all correctly Mashallah!
Year 4- Made or Created
Students were learning that we as humans MAKE things, and that Allah is the CREATOR. Here are some photos of students working in groups, to determine if what's is displayed on the smart board is something made by humans or created by Allah.
Year 5- The Beautiful Names of ALLAH
Students were learning all about our creator Allah and His divine characteristics. Students have so far memorized six of Allah’s names with their meanings including: Al- Awwal (The First), Al-Akhir (The Last), Al-Malik (The King), Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim (The Most Gracious and Most Merciful) and Al-Hakam (The Best Judge) and Al-Ghafur (The Most-Forgiving).
In order to visualise the name Al-Malik, students have made from cardboard and other materials, a crown, similar to what a king would have. This crown helps to remember that Allah is the King, Al-Malik, who creates and commands whatever He wants.
Students enjoyed this activity, and designed their own crowns successfully as seen in the pictures. Well done year 5 for your great creativity skills!
Ms Gulcan Aksu
Islamic Studies Teacher
TURKISH LESSONS WITH MRS AKDEMIR
Lots of exciting things have been happening in Mrs Akdemir’s Turkish class.
With the Kindergarten students, Mrs Akdemir is using Morpa Campus to teach literacy skills. Lessons are becoming a fun and entertaining adventure by using cartoon characters in the classroom. Kindergarten students started with ‘My First Handprint at Maarif’ activity.
Stage 1 students completed a craft activity where they showed their understanding of the time, days of the week, months of the year and the seasons.
Stage 2 students started ‘About Me’ topic which they had a chance explain about themselves. Students have also been increasing their Turkish vocabulary. They have been learning to label the rooms of the house and typical items found in a house. The students completed a labelling activity and designed posters to present to their classmates.
After each topic, Mrs Akdemir prepares Kahoot! which is a game based learning platform, used as an educational tool.
On the 12th of March, Maarif celebrated the 99th anniversary of adoption of the Turkish National Anthem. Students prepared posters and commemorated the poet, Mehmet Akif Ersoy. As memorabilia, Mrs Akdemir prepared special key rings for the students.
Mrs Seyma Akdemir
Turkish Teacher
TURKISH LESSONS WITH MRS AYDEMIR
Mrs Selma Aydemir and Mrs Seyma Akdemir have been co-teaching our Kindergarten classroom. Classes are becoming fun and colourful with our Morpa Campus application. Students build up their first Turkish literacy skills with this application. Students learnt many songs one of which is the days of the week. Classes have become entertaining with Turkish songs and cartoons.
Stage 2 and 3 students had plenty of fun time using the Kahoot game this term. Kahoot is an online educational game which allows students to revise the topics they have learnt in the lessons. Many students were competitive when playing the game but all learnt many new words and had fun while playing.
Students had many different experiences in Mrs Selma Aydemir’s class. They role-played when learning new topics, designed posters, watched videos and participated in group activities.
Mrs Selma Aydemir
Turkish Teacher
TURKISH LESSONS WITH MS PAMUK
Term 1 at Maarif we had a lot of fun with their Turkish Teacher Ms. Pamuk!
Stage 1 students completed craft activities while learning time and clothes. Students designed their own watches. Students also learnt about classroom objects. There were plenty of dancing in the classroom which made learning more enjoyable.
Stage 2 students started learning about the Turkish grammar and increased their Turkish vocabulary. Labelling rooms and typical items found in a house was another topic students’ have been learning about. Students designed posters for both the 99th anniversary of the Turkish National Anthem and Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs day to present to our school.
Our aim is "learning with fun" and therefore we use several types of educational tools with our learning, Kahoot is one of our favourite activities. Also, learning and playing different Turkish games in the playground was a fun experience.
Ms Esra Pamuk
Turkish Teacher
Maarif Student's designed their own posters for 18 March Canakkale Remembrance Day in their Turkish lessons.
At Maarif, students commemorated the 100th year of the opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, on 23 April 1920. Students were invited to get creative and participate in an online art competition showing the importance of the day.
23 April is National Sovereignty and Children's Day and has been recognised by the international community as a special day for children.
Congratulations to the following students who are the winners of the 23 April Artwork Competition.
Kindergarten:
Hasan Bulli
Yavuz Caliskan
Year 1:
Beyzanur Karaca
Arqam Yaseen
Kerem Er
Year 2:
Utku Ozalp
Ziya Ciyim
Vera Bulli
Year 3:
Fatima Uzun
Melisa Seyrek
Year 4:
Eren Ozalp
Sara Caliskan
Year 5:
Hale Caliskan
Busra Ciyim
Onur Ahmet Akgul
What an exciting day it was on the 25th of February 2020 as we welcomed our little Maarif Students of Kindergarten.
Wishing our new students all the best!
Congratulations to the following students of the week and students receiving an award. Well done and keep up the great work!
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
17 February 2020:
Aleena Khan-Year 1
Amima Ali-Year 2
Lale Kara-Year 3
Sakiyna Sadikova-Year 4
Hale Caliskan-Year 5
MATHLETICS:
Melisa Seyrek-Year 3
Taha Aslan-Year 3
Ayse Sultan Akdogan-Year 3
Hesna Cetiner-Year 4
Eren Ozalp-Year 4
Onur Ahmet Akgul-Year 5
MATHSEEDS and READING EGGS:
Utku Ozalp-Year 2
Arqam Yaseen-Year 1
Halid Cetiner-Year 1
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
24 February 2020:
Arqam Yaseen-Year 1
Yaren Er-Year 2
Melih Yenice-Year 3
Sara Caliskan-Year 4
Zeyno Hasgul-Year 4
MATHSEEDS and READING EGGS:
Aleena Khan-Year 1
Aisha Maaliki-Year 2
Arqam Yaseen-Year 1
Utku Ozalp-Year 2
Yaren Er-Year 2
Amima Ali-Year 2
Aadam Mirza-Year 2
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
2 March 2020:
Teoman Seyrek-Kindergarten
Yunus Aksoylu-Kindergarten
Halid Cetiner-Year 1
Ziya Ciyim-Year 2
Miray Durdu-Year 3
Hesna Cetiner-Year 4
Busra Ciyim-Year 5
MATHLETICS:
Melih Yenice-Year 3
Azra Coskun-Year 3
Ayse Sultan Akdogan-Year 3
Arwa Hareem-Year 3
Melisa Seyrek-Year 3
Emirhan Aksoylu-Year 3
Ayman Kocak-Year 3
Taha Aslan-Year 3
Rayan Ali-Year 4
Dilan Inan-Year 4
Eren Ozalp-Year 4
Halil Ibrahim Coskun-Year 5
Busra Ciyim-Year 5
MATHSEEDS and READING EGGS:
Adem Uzum-Kindergarten
Sayid Kudusov-Kindergarten
Erkut Odabasi-Kindergarten
Haktan Cetiner-Year 1
Kerim Uzum-Year 1
Adam Haouchar-Year 2
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
9 March 2020:
Adem Uzum-Kindergarten
Fatemah Niazi-Year 1
Amima Ali-Year 2
Fatima Uzun-Year 3
Dilan Inan-Year 4
Yusuf Sama-Year 5
MATHLETICS:
Ahmad Niazi-Year 3
Melih Yenice-Year 3
Melisa Seyrek-Year 3
Fatima Uzun-Year 3
Ayse Sultan Akdogan-Year 3
Taha Aslan-Year 3
Eren Ozalp-Year 4
Dilan Inan-Year 4
Rayan Ali-Year 4
Adem Lok-Year 4
Akalia Duran-Year 4
Onur Ahmet Akgul-Year 5
Mansur uzun-Year 5
Yasin Er-Year 5
Mohammed Basheer-Year 5
MATHSEEDS:
Mikail Er-Kindergarten
Teoman Seyrek-Kindergarten
Junaid Saidi-Kindergarten
Omar Ghazi-Kindergarten
Erkut Odabasi-Kindergarten
Sayid Kudusov-Kindergarten
Adem Uzum-Kindergarten
Kerem Er - Year 1
Arqam Yaseen - Year 1
Aisha Maaliki-Year 2
Ziya Ciyim-Year 2
Utku ozalp-Year 2
Yaren Er-Year 2
Amima Ali-Year 2
BRONZE AWARDS:
Halil Ibrahim Coskun-Year 5
Busra Ciyim-Year 5
Mansur Uzun-Year 5
Hale Caliskan-Year 5
On the 3rd of March 2020, it was an extremely important day for the students at Maarif. It was a day for them to vote and nominate their school captains, vice captains and class prefects.
Congratulations and good luck to the following students:
SCHOOL CAPTAINS:
Nisa Bedir and Yusuf Sama
VICE CAPTAINS:
Hale Caliskan and Mansur Uzun
PREFECTS
Year 1:
Arqam Yaseen and Kerem Er
Year 2:
Utku Ozalp and Adam Haouchar
Year 3:
Miray Durdu and Taha Aslan
Year 4:
Sara Caliskan and Tansel Akdas
Year 5:
Halil Ibrahim Coskun and Mohammed Basheer
International Maarif Schools of Australia would like to wish its staff and students who are celebrating their birthday during the months of January - April a very happy birthday.
STAFF:
JANUARY
Ms Amel Mehana
FEBRUARY
Ms Gulcan Aksu
APRIL
Mr Rachad El-Sabeh
STUDENTS:
JANUARY
Kerim Uzum
Sumeyye Sonmez
Harun Coskun
Mahabub Monsi
FEBRUARY
Zeyno Hasgul
Abu Bakr Kanj
Erkut Odabasi
Yasin Er
Adam Haouchar
Nisa Bedir
MARCH
Arqam Yaseen
Miray Durdu
Sakiyna Sholatipova
Zahara Ahmad
Jeyda Atabay
Utku Ozalp
Teoman Seyrek
Uthman Maaliki
Idris Ferhan
Isa Ferhan
APRIL
Alara Ferhan
Halil Ibrahim Coskun
Akin Birinci
Omar Ghazi
Beyzanur Karaca
Arda Kizilkaya
Ahmed Haouchar
From: International Maarif Schools of Australia.
Another fun filled day for Maarif students was the 'Welcome Back' picnic on the 27th of February. Students had an enjoyable day with a variety of educational activities and enjoyed all sorts of delicious foods.
As Maarif Scool is growing, our student numbers are also increasing. To accomodate and facilitate our students needs, we had two new portables installed at Maarif.
TERM DATES
Term Dates at Maarif are as follows:
Term 1 – Tuesday 4 February to Thursday 9 April 2020
Term 2 – Tuesday 28 April to Friday 3 July 2020
Term 3 – Tuesday 28 July to Friday 2 October 2020
Term 4 – Monday 19 October to Friday 18 December 2020