Week 6 Term 4 2025

Weekly Newsletter

Principal: Greg Neville

Deputy Principal: Daniel Lyng

Head of Primary Campus: Vanessa Ignas

Head of Secondary Campus: James Winas

Head of Boarding: John Kalenda

Message from the Principal

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we approach the final stretch of Term 4, I’d like to acknowledge several highlights from across our school community.

Year 9 & Year 11 Camps – Cairns and New Ireland Our Year 9 and Year 11 students are on their respective camps with glowing reports. Their behaviour, engagement, and maturity is commendable. These camps are not holidays — they are integral to our curriculum, designed to build resilience, independence, and real-world learning. Thank you to the teachers who gave up personal time to supervise and support these trips. Your commitment is deeply appreciated.

Secondary Careers Week This week has seen a vibrant Careers Week program for our Secondary students. We are grateful to the many community businesses and educational leaders who contributed their time and expertise. Special thanks to Ms Ehava and the Secondary team for their planning and coordination. The week has sparked valuable conversations about future pathways and possibilities.

Year 5/6 STEM Sleepover Last week’s STEM sleepover was a great success. Thank you to the Year 6 teachers and our Boarding House team for hosting and supporting this initiative. It was a fantastic opportunity for our students to explore STEM in a fun and collaborative environment.

Pickleball Partnership – 2026 We’re excited to announce a new partnership with the Lae Pickleball Club beginning in 2026. Pickleball will be offered to students in Upper Primary, Secondary, and Boarding. This is a fantastic initiative that promotes fitness, teamwork, and community engagement. We look forward to strong student participation.

Attendance Reminder With only a few weeks remaining, we remind families of the importance of daily attendance right up to the end of term. Every day matters — academically, socially, and emotionally.

Primary Swimming Carnival – Wednesday Next Wednesday is our Primary Swimming Carnival. We look forward to fun, participation, and school spirit. Families are warmly invited to attend and cheer on our young swimmers.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mr Gregory  Neville

Principal 

Lae International School

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Deputy Principal's Notices

Grade 9 and 11 Camps:

Thank you to all the teaching staff and admin staff who have supported these successful trips. I am sure they will be just as successful next year. The students have been exemplary on both trips, a true credit to the school.

Careers Week :

The careers week in secondary has been a great success. Well done to all staff that made it possible and we thank all external speakers and businesses for their support

Events upcoming:

We have our final primary disco this week on Thursday 13th November, more information for this will be shared next week.

Market Day including Monster Raffle scheduled for Saturday 22nd November.

All families have been given a raffle ticket book to sell, the money raised goes towards the P&F committee fund that is responsible for significant improvement projects at the school. Last year the P&F contributed by funding the new music resources for the school. The 1st Major prize of the raffle is a whole pig kindly donated by Pelgens. Andersons have also donated a 500 Kina shopping voucher for our second prize. Many other businesses and parents have donated items towards hampers available to won.

Mobile Phone Policy

As with many other schools around the world LIS has led the way with a zero tolerance on the use of mobile phones in school. This is to ensure our students attention is on learning both socially and academically. All parents are reminded that if student mobile phones are seen on either school campus they will be confiscated by the teacher. Parents will then be asked to come and collect the phone from the school office. Repeat occurrences do result in further behaviour sanctions and longer periods of confiscation. We thank all parents for their support in helping our school to remain a distraction free environment where our students can interact socially with one another and give full focus to strengthening their knowledge and understanding.

School Arrival and Departure Times:

Parents are reminded that school finishes at 3pm on both campuses. Students should only remain past pick up time 3.00pm – 3.15pm in secondary if they are participating in intervention classes or a sports ECA. Students not participating should leave the secondary campus promptly after 3pm.

ECAs finish have now finished in primary. All primary students should be picked up promptly between 3.00pm – 3.15pm. In the rare event of a late pick up, due to unforeseen issues, parents should be contacting the school office to advise them. Students should not be regularly picked up late as the school is unable to provide supervision for them.

The school bus service is available as an option if parents are unable to pick their children up at the required times.

As a reminder to all parents and guardians, supervision of students on the primary campus begins at 7.30am with students able to enter classes from 7.45am. We advise all parents to ensure they do not drop their children off earlier than 7.30am. If students arrive between 7.30am and 7.45am they will be supervised in the hall and need to remain in there seated quietly until they can enter classroom.

 

LIS Positive Behaviour Policy

Pictured below are copies of the behaviour stages followed by all staff when dealing with negative behaviour. Should parents want a full copy of the school’s positive behaviour policy this is available from the school office at either Primary or Secondary.

Head of Primary Campus Notices

Hello everyone,

Welcome to this week’s edition of Primary News.

Swimming Carnival

Swimming Carnival will be on Wednesday 12th November. This will be for Grade 1 to Grade 8 students. Lower primary will have a separate activity on Friday. Swimming lessons will be on Monday and Tuesday, please see schedule below and ensure your child comes with their swimmers.

  • Monday – 3KK, 4MP, Prep JN, Prep FN, 2DI and 1BK
  • Tuesday – 6IT, 5RI, 7TP, 8MP and 1LT

Primary Disco

Primary Campus disco will be on Thursday 13th November. Grade 8 students will be at the gate and will be organising disco activities. P&F will be at the selling tents. Kindly calling for assistance from parents. Help is needed with donating of food and drinks items to be sold and also for parents to assistant with selling of items.

LIS Way Donation

Our primary student leaders are organizing a charity drive to mark Universal Children’s Day. This initiative promotes the “Child to Child” concept—encouraging students to donate items that can benefit other children in need.

This year, all collected items will be donated to Lae Disability Voice of Hope, a local organization supporting children with disabilities. The goal is to share useful items with children in shelter homes and help make a positive impact.

We kindly ask each family to use the LIS WAy guide to prepare a pack of donation and send with your eldest child to school. The items should be packed in a shoe size box or a gift bag.

Please kindly ensure this is send to school on Monday 17th November. All packs will be wrapped and delivered to the children on Friday 21st November.

Market Day

The school together with P&F will be hosting the annual end of year market day on November 22nd. Tables are now available for sale- K50 for a table. You can come by the Primary office to secure a table. We will also have the monster raffle draw. Families have received a ticket book to sell – K2 a ticket. We have a whole pig donated by Pelgens to win along with other donated prizes which includes, shopping voucher, food hampers, utensils etc. We are still open for any more donation towards the monster raffle draw. The more prizes the better.

 UN Assembly

We’re excited to announce our upcoming UN Assembly in celebration of Universal Children's Day! This special event will take place on Friday, 21st November, and we warmly invite our international family to join us in showcasing the rich cultural diversity that makes LIS so unique.

What to Expect:

  • Each class has been assigned a country to study and represent.
  • Students will explore the traditions, customs, and stories of their chosen nation.
  • Teachers will be sending out notes via email and Audiri with more details.
  • The UN Committee has also sent letters home to inform parents.

How You Can Participate: We encourage families to get involved—whether through cultural dress, food, music, or storytelling. It’s a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our children and the vibrant cultures they bring to our school.

Let’s come together to honor the spirit of unity, diversity, and childhood. We look forward to seeing you there!

Betel-nut on campus

Please be reminded that entering the school grounds with betel-nut in your mouth is strictly prohibited. This is in accordance with our school policy aimed at maintaining a clean, safe, and respectful environment for all. Anyone found entering with betel-nut present in their mouth will be refused entry. We appreciate your cooperation in upholding our community standards.

Hat policy 

Students are encouraged to wear their hats at all times when outdoor. Please ensure your child comes with his/her school hat/cap to school every day. Students without hat will not participate in outdoor activities including playtime. Class teachers will reach out to parents of students who are not wearing the correct school hat/cap in school or their child may be without a hat/cap for a number of days. Students who tie their hair are encouraged to tie their hair in a manner where their hair allows the hat/cap to sit nicely on their head.  

Carpark Safety Reminder

To help keep everyone safe, please follow these important carpark rules when entering and exiting the school:

  • Drive slowly — the speed limit is 5 km/h at all times
  • Stop behind the cones — do not drive past them
  • Avoid stopping on the crossing line — keep it clear for pedestrians
  • Be considerate — watch out for other drivers and pedestrians
  • If you’ll be parked for a longer time, please use the parking space under the tree

Your care and attention help make our school a safer place for everyone. Thank you for your support and cooperation!

Looking ahead

  • Week 7 – Swimming Carnival
  • Week 7 – Primary Campus Disco
  • Week 8 – UN & Children Day’s Assembly
  • Week 8 – Market Day and Monster Raffle Draw
  • Week 9 – ELC and preschool moving up ceremony
  • Week 9 – Primary Awards Assembly
  • Week 10 – Christmas Assembly
  • Week 10 – Thursday 4th December is last day of school

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Student Photographs

There are many photo opportunities at our school and student images are often used in publications, such as the Newsletter, and displayed online through the school website / FB and Instagram pages. Student images will continue to be used in the Newsletter, website and other media this year. If you do not wish photos of your child to be displayed through any form of print or digital media, please advise the office.

This week in pictures!

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