Dear parents and carers,

Next week, our fourth cohort of year 8 students will sit for the National Examinations. This is a very important week in their school lives. They are well prepared for the exams and have been receiving extra coaching after school, on weekends and in the holidays. Thanks to Mrs Laien and the STMC staff for assisting with the exam preparation. Year 8 students are free to go home after the exams.

2022 Classes

I am currently in the final stages of organising classes for the 2022 school year. If you know your child / children will not be attending Lihir International School in 2022, 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. 2022 classes will be announced in week 9.

Awards Night

In the last week of this term, on Wednesday the 1st of December, the school will host its Awards Night. The evening will consist of various awards for each class and feature class concert items. This year, social distancing precautions will apply, with limited guests per family able to attend. Further information regarding the Awards Night will be disseminated in coming weeks.

School for Term 4 will finish on Thursday the 2nd December.

School Council

On Thursday the 25th November, there will be a School Council Meeting held at the School to Mine Campus at 6.00pm. 

Regards,

Greg Neville

Next week, the Year 10 students will commence their Work Experience site placement until Friday 5 November.  This is a valuable part of education for life and an experience that opens the eyes of students to the reality of life in the workplace.  It especially prepares them to start thinking seriously about their Year 11 and 12 studies and about their preparation for life after school. LIS thanks the following organisations for their support in welcoming our Year 10 students to get a taste of working life for 2 weeks:

City Pharmacy Lihir, NML Community Development, Anitua Services, External Relations & Communications NML, Lihir International School and Lihir Sports and Social Club. 

It is imperative that parents and carers do not send their children to school if they are sick or showing any symptoms of a cold or flu. If your child is sick, please keep your child home and seek appropriate medical attention. Children who display any signs of sickness will be isolated under supervision in the school's sick bay and parents called to come and collect them.

1.  A comprehensive deep clean of the school will be undertaken by Nayal LTD, prior to school resumption in term 4.

2. Entrance to school for students and parents / carers will be via the Aginas Oval gate only, which will open at 7.45am. Students who arrive before this (which is discouraged) are to social distance and  wait in the carpark undercover area until 7.45am. Students should be at school by 8.05am, ready to start the day at 8.10am.

3. All students will be greeted at the gate by a teacher, where they will be temperature checked. They will then wash their hands at the wash station and then proceed to their classroom.  Parents and carers will be permitted to escort their children to classrooms, If parents need to go to the office, they will be permitted to proceed to the wash station and are then to make their way straight to the school office. 

4. Several wash stations are installed around the school and hand sanitiser is available in all classrooms. Students will be required to wash their hands in the mornings before school, before and after recess/lunch and before leaving school in the afternoons.

5. All desks, door handles, playground equipment and other high contact equipment will be sanitised twice daily or after use by cleaning staff.

6. Social distancing measure of 1.5 metres will be employed in classrooms through desk arrangements. Social distancing markings have been painted on cement areas where students line up and in the undercover area for recess/lunch eating times. The school will implement staggered recess breaks between the primary and high school to reduce the number of children using toilets etc.

7. Students will be issued with a reusable washable mask. Students will be need to wear these masks for travel to and from school and during all activities at school.

8. The school canteen will be open on Fridays in term 3. The P&W will send more info out regarding this in due course. Students will need to bring a packed recess snack and lunch each day - there is to be no dropping off of food by parents, siblings or haus meris. Students are also asked to bring a water bottle to school that they will refill.

9. Term 4 will see assemblies in the basketball court  throughout the term. Parents will be welcome to attend, adhering to social distancing protocols.

Assemblies

Thanks to the Prep/1 class for sharing about the part-part-whole number strategy at last week's assembly. This week's assembly presentation will be by the year 1/2 class and next week, it will be the year 3/4 class. Parents are welcome to attend assembly each Friday, in the basketball court at 8.10am.

Healthy Lunches

We ask that students do not bring chips/crisps, lollies or chocolate to school as part of their lunch. These treats are best left for at home. Please ensure your child has a water bottle for school.

Date claimer - Student led conferences and High School Open Night

Student led conferences will be held for the primary school on Wednesday afternoon of Week 6 from 3.15pm - 6.00pm. The High School students will showcase some of their Technology work at the STMC on the same afternoon at the same time.  Please keep Wednesday afternoon free to come and see what your child has been learning.

Kind regards,

Ms Langusch

Term 4 - Tuesday 5 October to Thursday 2 December

Term 1: 31st  January – 30th March 

Term 2: 19th April – 16th June 

Term 3: 11th July – 15th September 

Term 4: 3rd October – 1st December 

This Saturday the Year 8 students will attend STMC for their final National Exam Preparation. We wish all of the Year 8 students all the very best next week after solid preparation over the past few months.

Our FODE students are also continuing to work hard as we near the end of the year and their final assessments for the year.

This week we commenced Week 3 of our Work Ready Program with 14 young Lihirian people continuing to develop work readiness for a future of work with either Newcrest or other stakeholders in the mine. We look forward to teaching and progressing their confidence and skills over the next 6 weeks. Again this week, I’ve included a Trainee Profile of 2 of our Trainees.

The Kisim Save Library remains open to all Townsite Residents and Newcrest Employees every Saturday by appointment. Please email kevin.collins@newcrest.com.au .

Regards,

Mr. Kevin Collins