News Primary
12 December 2016
The achievements and efforts of our Junior School students were acknowledged in two special assemblies for the end of the year. Students from Years Foundation to 2 attended their Special Assembly last week’s Thursday, 8th December whereas students from Years 3 to 6 celebrated the end of the year on the last day of Term 4 on Friday, 9th December 2016.
With many parents in the audience, students were presented with their Academic Achievement and Effort Awards from their class teachers as well as subjects like Arabic and Islamic Studies.
Besides, Dr Sonia gave special thanks to our 2016 SRCs. Students, parents and staff were entertained with beautiful nasheed performances and listened to recounts of our Year 6 students who we bid farewell to at the end of the assembly. Both assemblies finished with du'as recited by our Hifz graduates.
BECS (Melbourne), Post DEd Primary (Melbourne), MEd (IB), (Melbourne), Cert in IE Feuerstein (FIE) – Std & Basic
Shahidah was a key staff member of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ when it was first established in 2009. With her passion and enthusiasm, she hoped to be an effective and inspirational leader for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, a school that has the potential for providing opportunities for high academic achievement and personal growth for all of its student population.
Shahidah has accomplished 16 years of teaching and administrative experiences in a variety of school settings in Singapore and Australia. These opportunities have enabled her to develop strong communication, interpersonal, organisational and leadership skills that have allowed her to cultivate a supportive learning environment at Al Siraat.
In a management role in Singapore as the Education Director of Al Khair Education Centre, Shahidah was involved in setting up the centre, and contributed to the successful planning, and management of curriculum program for 600 students aged 3-6 years. This experience also involved facilitating and supervising 35 staff to create a flourishing learning and working environment. From 2006 - 2008 she taught at Australian International Academy, which was her first introduction to the International Baccalaureate program and inspired her to further her studies in teaching.
Shahidah graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Primary Teaching. In 2013 she completed a Master of Education (International Baccalaureate), and is fully trained through the Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment Program in developing cognitive strategies in children.
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