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THURSDAY 09th OF OCTOBER
TERM 4, ISSUE 29 2014
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DATES TO REMEMBER
2015 Scholarship Applications Due
2015 Scholarship Exams
Last day for Year 12
VCE Unit 3/4 Exams commence
Turkish Republic Day/29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayrami
Turkish Republic Day Concert 2pm
Early Finish 1PM - School Concert
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Congratulations and Thank You
To Tamana Malistani from Year 12 for achieving an A on her English SAC. Tamana
has been working very hard and it is pleasing to see her good results.
To Yahya Forrest in Year 11 for achieving an A+ on his English case study. Well done
Yahya this shows you are working very hard. Keep up the good work.
To Yagmur Fat in Year 11 for achieving a B+ on her English SAC. This is her best
SAC result this year. Well done Yagmur, I am pleased to see you making positive progress
as you head into Year 12.
To Zaineb Ahmed, Edhem Besic and Ayesha Khan who achieved an A+ and Esma
Demirel, Sihena Demiri, Betul Gozutok, Enis Harbas and Nadia Jujic who achieved an
A on their Context Essays. Well done to all of these students from 10F. These are very
pleasing results..
Welcome Back
Welcome back everyone for Term 4. This is always a very busy term with the Primary
School Concert, Turkish Republic Day concert, VCE examinations, examinations for
Years 9 to 11, tests and assessments for all other students, report writing. graduations,
award presentations, activity days and much more! There are a few special dates and
events that we will list in the newsletter so you can keep up to date with what is happening and make special arrangements if necessary.
Sena Kocoglu
Last year Sena Kocoglu was our Dux of the College. She received an ATAR score of
97.25. This was very impressive and Sena, who had been at Mt Hira College since
Preps, should be very proud of herself. This year she is studying Arts at Melbourne
University. Mr Nadir Yildiz, our Business Manager, proposed to the Board of Directors
that any student who achieves an ATAR of 95+ should be presented with a car for their
efforts. The Board supported this proposal and this Monday, 6th October, Sena was presented with a brand new Suzuki Swift. We had to wait till later in the year as she didn’t
turn 18 until July and then she had to get her licence.
On Monday morning Sena was given the keys at assembly and then taken outside to be presented with her new car
beautifully decorated with balloons and a big bow! I know she was very excited to receive this car. I would like
to thank Mr Yildiz for organising this with Booran Suzuki (Dandenong) who provided the College with much support. The local newspapers, the Leader and Journal, attended, took photos and interviewed Sena, so look out for
this next week. Let’s see if this inspires others to do well in their up-coming VCE examinations.
Scholarships
Students wishing to apply for Scholarships in the Secondary school must have their applications in by this Friday
10th October. Late applications will not be accepted. The Scholarship examination is on this Saturday 11 th October in Room 7, the first classroom in the Secondary corridor. This examination, covering English and Mathematics, commences at 10.00am but students need to there about 10 minutes early to ensure they are ready on time.
Students arriving late will not be given extra time so make sure they are there on time. If you have any questions
regarding the Scholarship process, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Tim Campbell, our Acting Vice Principal,
who is coordinating this program. Good luck to all the candidates. We usually provide one full and one half
scholarship for each year level.
Student Presentation
Unfortunately we have noticed that a number of students in both the primary school and secondary school have
inappropriate haircuts. This is particularly so with some of the boys. Our policy is that hair should be neat and
tidy and suitable for school. Some of the styles students have been coming with do not fit in with our idea of neat
and tidy. Students are not to have excessive changes in the length of their hair – for example they cannot shave the
side of the heads and then have longer hair on top. They have all been informed about this several times at assembly. A number of students have been spoken to about their haircuts. If they do not present themselves in a suitable way or correct their styles they will be suspended from school until they have corrected the style. Please do
not allow your children to shave the sides of their head. They are not to come to school with ‘mohawks’ or coloured hair. Girls who have shoulder length hair must have their hair tied back in a ponytail. A number of students
have also been seen wearing jewellery. The only jewellery which is allowed is a watch and girls may wear a small
pair of plain earrings – either studs or sleepers. They should not be wearing coloured stones or dangly earrings.
No other jewellery is to be worn to school. Please assist us to ensure that our students are neat and presentable at
all times. It certainly makes a difference when we have visitors to the school.
Primary School Concert
The students and staff have been busily preparing for the Primary School Concert which will be held on Thursday
30th October at the Frankston Arts Centre. There will be a dress rehearsal at the theatre in the morning and students will be dismissed at 1.00pm. All students, both Primary and Secondary, will be dismissed at 1.00pm on this
day except for VCE students who have classes during the afternoon. The following day, Friday 31 st October, will
be a Curriculum Day for students as we know they will be very tired.
Enrolments for 2015
We are almost full for next year. We have a few spaces at some year levels but many year levels have waiting
lists. There are waiting lists at Years Prep, 4, 6, 8 and 9. If you know of people who are thinking of enrolling at
Mt Hira College they will need to contact me as soon as possible. I also have a number of enrollments for 2016.
Currently I have thirteen Preps enrolled for 2016. If you know of Preps who will be commencing their schooling
in 2016 I suggest you call into the office for an enrollment form.
Punctuality
I would like to remind everyone that school starts at 8.45am and all students are expected to be in attendance by
this time. Students should aim to be at school between 8.30am and 8.40am to ensure they are ready for assembly
on Monday and class every other day. It shows tardiness and a lack of respect to arrive late when others have
made the effort to get there on time. The people who regularly tell me that there was a lot of traffic need to leave
earlier as there is always a lot of traffic! This is not a good excuse. Let’s see if we can improve our punctuality
this term.
Ms Patricia Gay
Principal
INSYIRAH M. KADIR 3/4W
FATIMA YASIN 3/4G
2015 Scholarship Applications
Students who are applying for 2015 academic scholarships need to submit their academic portfolio to Mr. Campbell by this Friday the 10th of October. Students who have submitted their academic portfolio and are applying
for a scholarship are required to sit the scholarship examination on Saturday the 11th of October (10am-11am) in
the secondary school building. Please make sure that students arrive a few minutes prior to 10am so they are
ready to commence as it begins.
The examination will conclude at 11am sharp so can parents please ensure you are present to pick up your child
FOR THE BEAUTIFUL RECITATION
from school at this time.
OF SURAHS
All students completing the examination need to bring a pen. For students who will be in Year 10, 11 or 12 in 2015
it is essential that they bring a calculator. Students from Year 7-9 are not permitted to use a calculator in the examination. Scholarship applicants will be given further information about the scholarship examination when they
present their academic portfolio to Mr. Campbell.
If you have any questions about this process then please feel free to contact Mr. Campbell.
Best of luck to all individuals who have made the effort to apply!
Mr. Tim Campbell
Acting Vice-Principal
Mustafa Qaderi
Rayyan Berjaoui
Ornal Memedovski
Eren Eroğlu
Medina Ibraimi
Ajdin Memeti
Sana Zadran
Rayyan Siddiqui
Zeina Mohamed
Enis Sulejmanov
Loulwah Arab
İsmet Üçler
Fatima Albir
Natasha Mokhtar
Betim Qaniu
Yağmur Fat
Nawab Malistani
Myafi Chowdhury
Nuzhat Rahman
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Sena Koçoğlu who graduated from Year 12 in 2013 with an ATAR score of 97.25% has
been awarded a brand new car from the members of the board at Mt. Hira College. Sena
shed tears of joy when presented with the keys to her new Suzuki Swift. Both the Leader and the Journal newspaper representatives were present to capture this exciting moment. We wish Sena many safe and enjoyable hours of driving in her lovely new car.
TAYLA EROĞLU
PREP A
EDA ULUDAĞ
PREP A
ELANUR SAĞIZLI - PREP
ALDIN PORCIC
PREP A
ASEL GÜNDOĞDU - 1/2B
AESHA ABDELKADER
PREP H
NARMEEN MUDASSAR
PREP H
MERTCAN FAT - 3/4W
RAHEEL ASVI
PREP H
ZAHRA HANIF
PREP H
KEREM DURAK - 5S