TOKSAVE - Week 4 Term 4 2024

Lihir International School and School to Mine Campus

Principal: Mr Kevin Collins

Deputy Principal LIS: Ms Catherine Langusch

Deputy Principal STM: Mr David Wengip

From the Principal

Reminder about Stranger Awareness

As people are aware, there is heavy traffic of Newmont workforce that pass along the pathways in front of our school. Please take the time to remind your child the importance of stranger awareness, not to engage with adults they do not know and what to do if they are approached by an adult they don’t know. We have also invited Billy Ame, Newmont Supervisor of Operations Security, to provide a short information session with students on stranger awareness next Monday.  

2024 Classes

I am currently organising classes for the 2024 school year. If you know your child / children will not be attending Lihir International School in 2024, and you have not yet informed me, please let me know as soon as possible, so that year level numbers and class organisation can be finalised. 2024 classes will be announced in week 10. If Townsite parents have a child that is not yet enrolled for Junior or Senior Kindy for 2025, please make contact with Mrs Exzil for enrolment forms.

Awards Night

In the last week of this term, on Wednesday 4 December, the school will host its Awards Night. The evening will consist of various awards for each class and feature class concert items. Further information regarding the Awards Night will be disseminated in coming weeks.

Year 8 Marking

Congratulations to our Grade 8 students on completing their COBE National Exams this week. Mr Takaundo will represent LIS at the Year 8 National Exam marking in Kavieng next week.

School Council Meeting

There will be a School Council Meeting on next Thursday, 31 October, commencing at 6.00pm in Library. This meeting is for School Council members.

School for term 4 will finish on Thursday the 5 December.

Please make an appointment to see the principal if you have any concerns or queries. 

Regards,

Mr Kevin Collins

Congratulations to our year 8s for completing their COBE National Exams!

Thank you to our external invigilator, Mr Mali.
Well done year 8s! Thanks also to our internal invigilator, Miss Meauri.

Term 4 Parent Calendar

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Thank you to the P & W!

Thank you to the P & W for our new primary Science resources that have just arrived. We are also awaiting the arrival of new Science resources for our high school lab at STM Campus.

Thank you also to the P & W for providing cakes and ice-cream for our year 8 and 10 students for their end-of-exams celebrations.

We appreciate the fantastic support we get from our wonderful P & W.

Screen Time and Guidelines

https://aifs.gov.au/resources/short-articles/too-much-time-screens

Screen Time and Children

https://hw.qld.gov.au/blog/how-much-screen-time-is-too-much/

How much screen time is too much?

https://hw.qld.gov.au/blog/how-much-screen-time-is-too-much/

Check out the school's website!

https://lisstm.com.au/

At LIS - Wellbeing Matters!

The Australian Student Wellbeing Framework supports schools to provide every student with the strongest foundation possible for them to reach their aspirations in learning and in life.

The vision of the Framework is that schools are learning communities that promote student wellbeing, safety and positive relationships so that students can reach their full potential.

The Framework is based on evidence that demonstrates the strong association between safety, wellbeing and learning.

Wellbeing Information for Parents

https://studentwellbeinghub.edu.au/parents/framework/

Thank you to Ms Tukata, Miss Meauri and the year 3/4 class for your assembly about important Health messages.

Term 4 Week 3 Principal Award Winners

Kimberley Nanau (year 6), Mia Norbury (year 8), Jonitha Kiapbok (year 9), Vanessa Robin (year 4), Karen Ford (year 1), Nanau Nanau (Prep), Tameka Johannes (Kindy)

Term 4 Key Dates and Activities

Upcoming Key Dates and Activities

Week 5: Year 10 Work Experience

Week 5: Thursday - School Council Meeting (6.00pm)

Week 6: Wednesday - Student led conferences for Primary classes

Week 6: Saturday (9th November) - Rugby League Gala Day

Week 7: Thursday - Long Run and Ball Games Carnival

After school activities:

Wednesday: Homework class for year 3-6 from 3.10 - 4.00pm; Supervised study for High school students.

Tuesday - Friday: After school swimming program as per schedule 

Canteen Menu & roster

School Hours

School Hours K - 6 (LIS)                                                               

Official school times are:

8.10                 Bell rings

8.10 – 8.15      Home room (Assembly on Monday and Friday mornings)

8.15 – 10.35    First session

10.35 – 11.05 Recess (15 minutes eating followed by 15 minutes play)

11.05 – 12.35 Second session

12.35 – 1.20    Lunch (15 minutes eating followed by 30 minutes play)

1:20 – 3.00      Third Session 

3.00                 End of school day  

 

School Hours 7 - 10                                                                                  

Official school times are:

8.10                 Bell rings

8.10 – 8.15      Home room (Assembly on Monday and Friday mornings)

8.15 – 10.05    Two periods

10.05 – 10.35 Recess (10 minutes eating followed by 20 minutes play)

10.35 – 1.20    Three periods

1.20 – 2.00      Lunch (10 minutes eating followed by 30 minutes play)

2.00 – 2.55      One period

2.55 – 3.00      Home room

3.00                 End of school day

2024 and 2025 Term Dates for Students

2024

Term 4 Monday 30 September to Thursday 5 December

2025

Term 1 Monday 27 January to Thursday 3 April

Term 2 Tuesday 22 April to Thursday 19 June

Term 3 Monday 14 July to Thursday 18 September

Term 4 Monday 6 October to Thursday 4 December

Sports Update

Term 4 After School Swim Program

After school lessons have commenced for the term and will continue until Week 8. There will be no swimming on Friday 25 October as I will be away.

Please take time to check the schedule as there has been a few movements in the squads.

Kind regards,

Miss Judith Meauri (Sports Coordinator)

Schedule 1

Schedule 2

From the Deputy Principal (LIS)

PAT Tests

Over the next three weeks, students from Prep – year 9 will be completing online ‘PAT’ tests in English and Mathematics. PAT stands for Progressive Achievement Tests.

These tests are conducted in many schools in Australia as well as international schools and are used to track both individual student and year level learning progress. These tests are not used for student reporting but give teachers evidenced-based data about a student’s learning at a given point of time. Staff analyse data from these tests in order to identify future learning needs.

These tests are facilitated through the ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research) website  - www.acer.org/au/pat/progressive-achievement.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact either myself or your child’s teacher.

Curriculum update

Both Australia and Papua New Guinea have released updated versions of their Curriculum documents. Teachers are currently reviewing programs to align with Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum and the PNG Standards-based Curriculum. This process will continue through 2025.

Date Claimer - Primary Student-led Conferences

Primary Student-led Conferences will take place on Wednesday week 6, the 6th November from 3.15-6.00pm. Parents are invited to come along to your child's class and your child will share about some of the learning they are doing in class. This is not a parent/teacher interview however teachers will help students plan their conferences. A conference usually takes 10-15 minutes. Siblings will be supervised in the library.

Friday Assemblies

Parents and friends are welcome to attend our Friday assemblies that commence at 8.10am on the basketball court. This week was the year 1/2 assembly and next week it will be the Prep class.

Kind regards,

Ms Cathy Langusch             

VIP Champions!

The year 9 class - for valuing and helping others.

From the Deputy Principal (STM)

Work Ready Program

The 4th and the last batch of Work Ready Program trainees are in their 3rd week of the program. The first of our guest speakers, who is a former WRP trainee and currently working with Newmont – HR, is scheduled to address the trainees Friday.  

Next week Friday, we are scheduled to go for a Mine and Process Plant tour and talk. From past experiences, these trips are always filled with fun, excitement and curiosity. During the visits, the trainees learn firsthand information and gain knowledge and understanding of Newmont’s Lihir mine and processing operations.

FODE

Our Grade 10 students successfully completed their National Exams on Thursday this week.  Depending on their final exam results, they can continue to do their Grades 11 and 12 at secondary schools or further upgrade their marks.

Other students are continuing their studies and doing individual work at their own pace with assistance from STM staff. 

Kind regards, 

Mr. David Wengip

Meet our WRP trainees

Name: My name is Peter Galis.

 What village are you from? I come from Malie Island, Lihir

 What form of training have you previously had?   I completed Gr. 10 at Lihir Secondary School. Then I attended ITI and studied HR courses.

 What do you want to do after you complete the Work Ready Program? After I complete my WR Program, I would like to work for Newmont as a HR Office Administrator or Drill & Blasting Technician.

Name: My name is Lucy Kambek.

 What village are you from?  

I come from Matakues Village, Lihir.

 What form of training have you previously had?

 I did my Gr. 10 at Lihir Secondary Sch. After that, I attended Namatanai Vocational School studying Hospitality & Tourism.

 What do you want to do after you complete the Work Ready Program?

After I complete the WR Program, I would like to work with Newmont as a Crane Operator at the mine. 

Name: My name is Mandale Sangual.

What village are you from?

I come from Samo 1 Village, Lihir.

What form of training have you previously had?

I did my Gr. 10 at Lihir Secondary Sch. After that, I attended Palie Vocational Centre studying Heavy Equipment Fitter program.

What do you want to do after you complete the Work Ready Program?

 After I complete my WR training program, I want to work for Newmont as a Mine Technician.