News Primary
21 August 2019
On Tuesday, 6 August 2019, I had the pleasure of escorting two of our Year 6 students to Parliament House in the city. Jaylanie Al Hadad and Rayan Elayoubi were prepared to take part in this year’s Parliamentary Convention. The topic for the convention was “Should athletes and other celebrities use their popularity to influence social and political issues?” Although both students were conflicted, they had come prepared with strong arguments both for and against.
During the first session of parliament, the students listened as delegates from 20 other Victorian schools presented their opening statements. These opening statements helped us all to develop a better understanding of the topic. We then listened to several keynote speakers such as Clementine Ford and Rayoni Nelson before enjoying cupcakes and orange juice for morning tea.
During the next session in Parliament, the delegates (students) divided into several different discussion groups. While in these groups Rayan and Jaylanie contributes their thoughts and ideas and worked with students from other schools to formulate their group opinion.
Finally, after lunch the delegates listened to the speakers from each group present their final views and opinions on the topic. During the Soap Box session, at the end of the day, both Rayan and Jaylanie had an opportunity to stand up and present their personal views on the topic. Although nervous both delegates spoke well and made me very proud to be one of their teachers. Rayan enjoyed speaking in public so much that she volunteered to give one of the four closing thank you speeches.
The final highlight for both ASC delegates (students) was the train ride back to school where we they were met by their family members.
A big thank you to both student delegates for being fantastic representatives of the Ƶ and agreeing to take part in this year’s Parliamentary Convention.
Dip Ed (Melbourne) B.Ed (RMIT)
My name is Ms Cheryl and I have been teaching at Al Ƶ Ƶ since 2011. I am pleased to announce that I have accepted the position of Team Leader for Year 4 and HifzA. As Team Leader, my responsibilities include looking after the pastoral care of all Year 4 students and ensuring that everyone behaves in a dignified and positive way.
I graduated with a Diploma of Teaching in 1986 and a Bachelor of Education in 1991. I started my teaching career at the Australian International Academy (AIA) in 1988. During my 12 years at the Academy, I taught all Primary levels and held a wide variety of positions of responsibility. After leaving AIA, I taught at a State school in the Inner Melbourne suburbs, I ceased work for a short while to raise a family.
I believe that I bring a variety of skills and many years of experience and knowledge to the classroom and enjoy playing an important role in guiding students towards being life – long learners. I look forward to working with you and the Year 4 and HifzA teachers to ensure that 2021 is a rewarding year for us all.
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