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20 November 2018
In the evening of Sunday, 11 November 2018, members of our Student Reprentative Council SRC and five other Secondary students joined in to feed the homeless in the city as an ongoing project. . Alhamdulillah, the experience, once again, was terrific. We had chicken wraps and chips on the menu that night. The beautiful evening was… Read more
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13 November 2018
A selected number of our Year 9 students, together with students from Epping-based St. Monica’s College celebrated the much awaited launch of the "AniMATES" project. Following 11 weeks of collaboration facilitated by North Melbourne’s "The Huddle" and with the support of the City of Whittlesea, students were able to develop two animations… Read more
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31 October 2018
The City of Whittlesea Welcome Expo was held on 29th October 2018. Senior SRCs and three Senior non-SRC members attended the Expo. Students had an opportunity to build community connection and participate in civic activities. They explored a range of services available in our city of Whittlesea such as sustainability and waste; safety and… Read more
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26 October 2018
This Friday, 26 October 2018, World Teachers Day was celebrated for the first time at the College, organised by the team of 30 SRCs members and their SRC Coordinator. The event took place at school and it was to show appreciation and gratitude for their teachers. The planning for this event had been going quietly behind the scene since… Read more
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23 October 2018
This week, our Student Representative Council SRC are celebrating Teachers Week. On Monday, 22 October 2018, Hanan Hirsi and Clarissa Aisha Indranada organised and conducted a short assembly to acknowledge home group teachers as part of Teachers’ Week celebration for the Secondary Girls. They planned a short drama act with some of the… Read more
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21 October 2018
On 18th October 2018, our selected SRCs and non SRC members from Years 5 to 11 attended the School Leaders For Gender Equality and Respect Student Voice Workshop SLFGER that took place at the Melbourne Aquarium. Three of our student leaders were trained to facilitate the workshop for the day. Students participated in various activities… Read more
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19 October 2018
For the first time this year, our Junior SRC member Zain Khan, Ammar Ulhaq and Amaar Hamdia from Year 5 attended the Year 12 farewell event. All SRC members signed graduation teddy bears for our College Captains and Vice-Captains conveying graduating and Thank You messages: Zain Khan presented the gift to Bilal Syed Adnan by giving a… Read more
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12 October 2018
Following on from the Animates Launch, three College students together with John King from North Melbourne Football Club’s "The Huddle" were invited live on radio. The students were interviewed by local radio station 88.6 Plenty Valley FM host Denise Kuchmar. The Animates project gave the students a platform to develope a short animation… Read more
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11 October 2018
The School Leaders for Gender Equality and Respect SLFGER Student Facilitator Preparation Workshop took place on 10th October 2018. Three of our student leaders attended the workshop. For the first time, the student leaders will be facilitating the upcoming workshop on 18th October in the city, representing Al Siraat in front of other… Read more
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23 September 2018
On Sunday, 23 September 2018, I was given the opportunity to feed the homeless at Victoria Market in the city. This was the first time, non SRC Senior boys joined in with the SRC Senior team. The evening was very busy with the team cooking fresh food, chips and burgers. We set table of giveaway food items which we brought for the… Read more
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20 September 2018
After the extremely successful "Shoebox4Syria" campaign of Term 1, our Student Representative Council SRC is pleased to share wonderful news about yet another successful fundraising drive with you all: The "Winter Syria Campaign" officially closed last Saturday, 15 September 2018 and all donated goods are now on their way to their… Read more
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10 September 2018
Last Sunday evening of 2 September 2018, our SRCs from Years 10 to 12 along with 2 non SRCs members joined in to serve the homeless in the city as part of the Eid Adha celebrations. The Qurban meat was provided by Mercy Wings. Our talented Canteen Chef Rafi Mohammed volunteered to cook "Pulao" a popular rice and meat dish and vegetarian… Read more
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5 September 2018
This year and for the first time, six ҵ students attended the annual "My Voice, My Vote" event held at the Parliament House, organised by National Council of Women Victoria. Fatima Mohamed Year 12, Hafsa Sarwar Year 11, Aisha Arain Year 10, Sondos Mahmandar Year 10, Melike Cokmez Year 10 and Nur Naziihah Hafidi Year 8 were… Read more
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29 August 2018
"Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making a difference. " – Kathy Calvin. Our Student Representative Council SRC would like to remind the community that the “Syria Winter Campaign 2018” is closing TODAY, Friday, 31 August 2018. We are running the campaign in partnership with the ҵ Syrian Association Victoria… Read more
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20 July 2018
During Term 1 of 2018, student representatives from the ҵ as well as the wider community were part of the very successful Shoebox4Syria campaign 2018. We would now like to share with you the beautiful smiles and happiness of the Syrian children upon receiving their Eid gift boxes – donated by you. It took a total of 8… Read more
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17 July 2018
During this semester break, I had an opportunity to visit and serve fresh food to homeless people in Melbourne’s CBD alongside Ms Noori, our SRC Coordinator. We volunteered to feed local homeless Melbournians by preparing, cooking and serving fresh food to them. We teamed up "Hasene Australia", a Melbourne-based NGO. Their Mobile Kitchen… Read more
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20 June 2018
We have received a wonderful 'Thank You' acknowledgement from Foodbank Victoria for our support in their latest fundraiser: "We at Foodbank Victoria just wanted to share our thanks for the donations of food from the Food Drive held recently at ҵ. The school community donated a fantastic 650 kg of food which will provide… Read more
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6 June 2018
Our Middle Years SRC girls collected, sorted and packed 16 food parcels for the families living in the Northern region, in a partnership with Mercy Wings. The girls packed food parcels such as rice, flour, can food, tea and many more essential items for the families. They labelled the boxes and it was ready for distribution. On Monday, 4… Read more
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5 June 2018
Our Student Council Representatives SRCs had the opportunity to attend an “Introduction to Public Speaking” training workshop, conducted by Mitch Ditkoff. Public Speaking is an activity that helps students to grow in confidence when speaking, which is a very useful life skill. Participation in any of the events held in public speaking… Read more
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16 May 2018
Mr Tahir Usman, an Executive Director from Mercy Mission Australia, visited Al Siraat to conduct a day of leadership training for our newly elected SRC members. The program was interactive and students had an opportunity to share their view points as what a leader should look like. The program covered major topics like . - Time… Read more
