Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Communication

At Lihir International school, we encourage parents and carers to communicate regularly with class teachers regarding their children's schooling. Please raise any concerns with the class teacher in the first instance.  Parents and carers are also encouraged to approach the principal if the wish to discuss any matter regarding their children's  education. The whole school staff are committed to working with parents/cares and the wider community for the best outcomes for all the students at LIS. For more serious matters, please follow the steps outlined in the school's Grievance Procedure outlined in the link below.

School Council

There will be a School Council meeting at 6pm on Thursday, 27th April in the year 9/10 room. All our Councillors are encouraged to attend. If you are interested in finding out more about the School Council, please give me a call or make a time to come in for a chat.

Parent / Teacher Interviews

Parent / Teacher interviews for all classes from Prep to Year 10 will be held between 3pm and 6pm on Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th of March. Interviews are of 15 minutes duration in primary school and 10 minutes in high school. Parents can book interviews from Monday, by either calling in to the office, emailing Mrs Romaso-Daimol or by phoning the office. Mrs Collins will advise Kindy parents of interview times.

LIS PNG Independence Celebrations 2023

There will be a meeting for National parents in the undercover area of the school on Saturday, 18th March at 11am to begin preparations for the school's Independence Day in September. At this meeting, an organising committee will be formed to work with the school in organising the event.

Regards,

Mr Greg Neville         

This week is our last week of Soccer and Basketball sessions. Final games will be on Saturday morning. Hopefully the weather will be fine so soccer can go ahead this week. 

All students are reminded to bring along their school hat and water bottle.

Thanks to Ms Saua, Mrs Exzil, Ms Savitas and Mrs Laien for supervising these sporting sessions.

Tabloid Sports

The last Tabloid Sports for term 1 will be on Thursday afternoon, Week 8, from 3.10-4.00pm. Participation is voluntary. Out-of-town students need to ensure they have organised transport to collect them at 4.00pm if they wish to participate. Tabloid Sports is for students from Prep-year 10.

Easter Colouring

Student Council are running an Easter colouring competition. Students can submit one entry. Entries need to be submitted by 3.00pm On Monday, Week 9. Winners will be announced at Week 9's Thursday assembly.

This year, at the end of term 2, LIS will be staging a whole school dance and drama musical production titled – ‘Travel into Space on Apollo23’. This production will involve all classes, Prep to Year 10, as well as the LIS/STM staff. It is a musical drama about the Solar System that not only involves dance and drama but planning and preparation as well.  Apart from it being fun and entertaining, being part of a production is an activity that boosts students’ confidence. This will be a great experience for our LIS students.

Thanks to Ms Patricia Yip for being our production director.

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:

Parent Teacher Interviews: Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th March, 3.00-6.00pm

Long Run and Ball Games Carnival: Wednesday 29th March

Afternoon activities:

Tuesday: Swimming lessons at the pool with Ms Savitas and Ms Dovaston (times as per lesson schedule)

Wednesday: Homework Class: High school with Mrs Laien, year 4 with Ms Tukata and year 5/6 with Ms Langusch from 3.15-4.00pm

Thursday: Tabloid Sports led by the Student Council from 3.15-4.00pm (Week 8)

Friday: STEM Club for year 5/6 students with Ms Langusch from 3.10-4.00pm

Saturday: Soccer and basketball games with Mrs Laien, Ms Savitas, Ms Saua and Mrs Exzil from 8.00-9.00am (last week for soccer and basketball)

Student Portfolios and Parent/Teacher Interviews

The end of term is quickly approaching and students have been very busy completing assignments and assessment tasks. Student portfolios will be sent home Friday, week 8, so parents can see some of the assessment tasks that have been completed, prior to attending parent/teacher interviews the following week. We ask that portfolios are returned to school or brought to the interview session. Parents can book interviews from next Monday. Please phone or call into the office or email Mrs Romaso-Daimol to book your interview time.

Long Run and Ball Games - Date Claimer

The Long Run and Ball Games Carnival will be held on Wednesday of week 9. This is for Prep - Year 10 students. More information to come next week.

Year 8 and 10 Mock Exams

Year 8 and 10 students will complete their first round of Mock Exams next week. These exams give us important data about student and cohort learning needs. Thanks to our Exam Coordinator, Ms Yip, for her time and effort with organising the exam materials and timetable.

Kind regards,

Ms Cathy Langusch             

The last week has been quite busy for School to Mine. Last Friday, we welcomed 27 of our Elementary Teachers from around Lihir, along with representatives from the Local Provincial Education Office for our Trupla Elementary Tisa Program. The day was a huge success with excellent feedback. A big thank you to the teachers who presented and Mathew Laien and Emerson Aquila for assisting with transport of teachers at the last minute.

Also, last Friday, our first cohort of DWU Bachelor of Primary Education teachers graduated in Madang. This was a very special occasion with all 10 of our STMC Lihirian Teachers who went through the STMC / DWU Program, attending in person to receive their Bachelor Certificate. We congratulate all the teachers on this significant achievement.

STMC staff are continuing to work closely with Divine Word University and the Local Provincial Education Office to finalise new Lihirian Teachers' enrolment in the DWU Bachelor of Primary Education, ready for commencement of the program in April.

Our FODE and Work Ready Trainees are continuing to progress well.

Regards, 

Mr Kevin Collins