Dear parents and carers,

Holiday Exam Prep Program

During the September holidays, there will be classes each day for the Year 8 and 10 students in preparation for the upcoming National Exams. It is very important the students attend and are on time for these classes that will be held at the School to Mine Campus. 

Swimming Carnivals

Our Swimming Carnivals will be held next Thursday. Please find further information below.

Weekend Sport

Tomorrow sees the first of the Saturday games for Tee-ball in the junior school and Volleyball in the high school. Thanks to Ms Langusch, Mrs Dovaston, Ms Yip and Mrs Baiwan for coordinating. 

Independence Day. 

This year the school will celebrate Independence Day on the last day of school for term 3 – September 14. There will be some special activities to celebrate the day.  Please see the program below.

Term 3 Calendar

Please find the Term 3 Parent Calendar attached below. 

If you have any concerns or would like further information on any of the topics in this newsletter, please do not hesitate to make contact with any questions.  

Regards,

Mr Greg Neville

Junior Swimming Carnival (Prep-year 2)

The Junior Primary Swimming Carnival will be held next Thursday morning, 7th September, with events commencing at 9.15am. Students will come to school as usual and will walk over to the pool with their class teachers at 9.00am. The year 3/4 and 5/6 classes will attend as spectators and parents and friends are very welcome to attend and cheer on the students.

The Prep-year 2 students will participate in three events.

Prep: Kick and blow bubbles with noodles; Backstroke with noodles and Noodle horse race.

Year 1/2: Kickboard race; Backstroke race and Dolphin race.

Following the races, students will have an ice-cream. They will then return to school for the rest of the day, finishing at the usual time of 3.00pm.

Senior School Swimming Carnival (Years 3–10)

The Senior Swimming Carnival will also be held on Thursday 7th September. It will commence at 4pm and should end around 6pm. Students are required to be at the LSSC pool at 3.45pm for a prompt start at 4.00pm. Thursday is a normal school day - there will be no early finish. Students finish at 3.00pm before going to the pool at 3.45pm. For any out-of-town students who need to remain after school at 3pm, supervision will be provided by LIS staff at the school. These students will then be walked over to the pool to arrive at 3.45pm.

Year 3-10 students will be taking part in various events such as – freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke; however, depending on their swimming skill level, some students might not participate in all events for their year level. 

Students will be given an ice cream at the end of the swimming carnival.

Parents are welcome to attend and cheer on the students and we ask that you sit in the nominated area. If Prep-year 2 students attend the twilight carnival, they are to sit with their team either in the Muruks or Kumuls area.

Please note: a program for the Senior Carnival will be sent home next week, once finalised.

For both the morning and twilight carnivals, the toddler pool will be closed. At the conclusion of the twilight carnival, the pool will be closed. 

Age champions, Good Sports Awards and the winning house for the Senior Carnival will be announced at Friday's assembly.

Please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher if you have any questions.

Kind regards,

Ms Savitas (Junior Carnival Coordinator) & Mrs Laien (Senior Carnival Coordinator)

Earlier this term, many LIS students participated in the New Ireland Governor’s Essay Competition. This competition is open to all schools in New Ireland as part of New Ireland Day celebrations. We congratulate all LIS students who participated in the competition. We especially congratulate Jamilia Misren, year 9, who won second prize in the year 9/10 category with her essay on “Law and Order Issues in New Ireland” and Tristan Yanis, year 8, who won first prize in the year 6-8 category with his essay on “Preserve Culture in New Ireland”. They have both done extremely well to win a prize. You are welcome to download and read their winning entries below.

Term 1 Monday 30 January to Thursday 30 March

Term 2 Monday 17 April to Thursday 22 June

Term 3 Monday 17 July to Thursday 14 September

Term 4 Monday 2 October to Thursday 7 December 

Key dates:

A reminder to all parents that each Friday at 8.10am, we hold our school assembly in the basketball court. All parents and friends are welcome to attend.

Week 8 Thursday - Swimming Carnivals - Prep-year 2 starting at 9.15am; year 3-10 4.00pm

Week 8 Saturday 10th September - Golden Orchid Ball

Week 9 Monday and Tuesday - Parent/Teacher Interviews

Week 9 Thursday: Independence Day celebrations 

Afternoon activities:

Monday afternoon sport - Tee-ball for Prep-year 2 with Ms Dovaston; Tee-ball for year 3-6 with Ms Langusch; and High School Volleyball with Mrs Baiwan and Ms Yip. From 3,10-4.00pm. 

Saturday morning sport will be on the 2nd and 9th of September, from 8.30am-9.30am.

Homework Club: Wednesday afternoon 3.10-4.00pm

Parent/Teacher Interviews 

Parent/Teacher Interviews from Prep to Year 10 will be held on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th September (Week 9). Please keep one of these dates free so you can attend. Kindy interviews will be on Monday 11th September.  Bookings can be made from Wednesday of next week. Please either come in to the school office or contact Mrs Romaso-Daimol to book your appointment. Student folios will be sent home next Friday so parents can see some of the assessment tasks that their child has completed this term.

Year 8 and 10 Mock Exams

Year 8 and 10 students will sit their third round of Mock Exams next week. These exams give us important data about student learning needs, so it is very important that all students are in attendance. Thank you to Ms Yip for coordinating the exams.
Sport

A reminder that there will be Saturday morning games on tomorrow morning and on Saturday 9th September from 8.30-9.30am. Students will need to wear appropriate clothing, including their joggers, in order to participate (no thongs allowed). Students in Prep-year 6 should also have a hat. All students are encouraged to bring a water bottle. If it is raining, the activities will be cancelled. Parents are asked to visit the LIS Facebook page for updates. Next Monday will be the last afternoon for Tee-ball and Volleyball.

Happy Father's Day

Wishing all our fathers and grandfathers a very happy Father's Day for Sunday!

Absences

A reminder that if your child is absent, please email your child's teacher or text/phone Mrs Romaso-Daimol in the office. 

Kind regards,

Ms Cathy Langusch             

This week I went to Lae with Janet Tambarie and Sebulon Ragi from HR Learning and Talent to present our programs at the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum CANCONEX Conference. The conference included over 800 participants from mining, landowners and government with Prime Minister James Marape opening the conference. My presentation spoke about the School to Mine including Lihir International School and the 10 Programs of School to Mine. Seb and Janet spoke about the LTTC, and the Learning and Talent Workforce Development Programs. Our presentation was very well received with plenty of feedback commending the great work we are doing in Lihir.

This week is Week 5 in our Work Ready Program, and our trainees are progressing well. This week we welcomed Lovelyn Teaku to speak to our trainees about Newsafe.

We are continuing preparation for our DWU Lecturers to come to site to deliver the Bachelor of Primary Education Upgrade and the Master of Educational Leadership during the September school holidays.

National exam remedial lessons at STMC and after school remedial lessons are continuing for Grade 8 and 10 students. These lessons are of great importance as the students prepare for their exams at the start of term 4.

Our FODE students continue to work hard as they prepare for the end of year exams.

Regards, 

Mr Kevin Collins