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National Science Olympiad Winners!
Congratulations to Year 11 students Andrew and David James for their outstanding results in the National Science Olympiad Exams this year. The Science Olympiads comprise of various exams that outstanding students in their sphere can elect to take; Andrew chose Physics and David chose Biology.
In the examination, students are competing against the top science students from around Australia for a place in the Science Olympiads Summer School at the Australian National University Canberra over the summer holidays; this is a 15 day intensive program. The top 100 students, with highest marks, from right around Australia are selected for this Summer School. They then sit another exam at the end of the Summer School and the top 17 students (from the exam) are selected for the International Science Olympiads in July.
In the end, Andrew performed exceptionally well, receiving a Distinction in Physics. David’s result was outstanding, with a High Distinction in Biology and an offer to the Summer School at ANU in Canberra this Summer. If he does well at the end of this summer School, he could also possibly be offered a place at the International Science Olympiads in Nagasaki Japan in July. Well done Andrew and David for your outstanding achievements!
Thanks for our Twilight Fair!
Wasn't this year's fair great? We thought so and we want to thank everyone in our school community for their support in making such a huge event happen. There was a great community feel to the fair and as always lots of tasty stalls to visit to keep people happy. Thank you to all our parents, students, teachers and staff for serving at our fair. A HUGE thank you to our Parents & Friends Association and especially Kate Gill and Barbara Knight who work tirelessly behind the scenes. Check out our P&F page for more...
Junior School Achievements
We congratulate the following students who competed successfully in our Term 4 Athletics Carnival and were the Year Group champions:
Year 3 Girls: Willow Avens
Year 3 Boys: Harrison Stokes
Year 4 Girls: Elliot Jordan-Gossage
Year 4 Boys: Josiah Poole
Year 5 Girls: Evelyn Brain
Year 5 Boys: Eden Myburgh
Year 6 Girls: Elizabeth Sexton
Year 6 Boys: Connor Goodyer
Congratulations to the winners of the Perpetual Trophy: Barrow
Congratulations to the team (65 students from years 3-6) who represented LCS at the NIJSSA carnival. Our school was placed 4th in the competition. Students winning 1st place in division 1 events included Jay Encarnacion, Eric Piri Piri , Willow Avens, Eden Myburgh and Josiah Poole.
We also congratulate a number of students who achieved excellent results in the Australian Maths Competition this year. Well done to Beecher Espie gained the best result in our school.
Certificates of Distinction were achieved by:
- Beecher Espie
- Isabelle Beeston
- Evelyn Brain
- Saskia Dingemanse
- Esther Sharpe
Certificate of Credit were achieved by:
- Calvin Chapman
- Caitlyn Dean
- Jonah Haddy
- Milan Hammond
- Xavier Hendra
- Jasper Kamphuis
- Jonah Kwang
- Henriette Lourens
- Eden Myburgh
- Eric Piri Piri
- Poppy Armstrong
- Dominic Barker
- Lily Casburn
- Hannah de Bruyn
- Sophia Geskus
- Judson Griffiths
- Zane Hudson
- Harriet Lynch
- Will Morgan
- Vaidehi Oommen
- Claire Parry
- Christian Penney
- Ethan Rose-Nel
- Nic Rowlands
- Elizabeth Sexton
Congratulations to all our students for their excellent performances in these areas of school learning!
Senior Art Display
Our Year 10 - 12 students exhibited a beautiful range of art pieces this week. Not only were people treated to the Year 11 & 12 art that was displayed for end of year assessment but our staff room was filled with a wonderful, vibrant display from our Year 10 students.
A large crowd of parents and students attended to enjoy the work and some highlights from the evening are shown here. Amazing talent from all our students and thank you to Mr Kevin Lund and Ms Alison Cooper-White for a beautiful display of pieces. The cheese and delicious apple slice also went down very well - thanks to our HEC Aides, Serena van Donselaar & Caroline Bain!
Life Skills Celebration
This week our Life Skills students celebrated a wonderful year of achievement by having a special afternoon tea with parents, teachers and LCS Leadership. The group also congratulated three year 10 students who will be moving on to Year 11 & 12 at our school. Check out the great Life Skills AV shown!
What a great cubby house design!
There was plenty of fun and excitement in our Kinder class this week when one of our Life Skills students, Hudson Summers presented a project he had designed and built - a temporary cubby play house! Lots of smiles from our students - what an awesome design! Well done for presenting a great project !
Orientation Day for new students in 2020
It turned out to be a sunny day for our Orientation Day for new students in 2020. We have over 78 new students so far joining our school in 2020 and more on the way! Some of our new and current parents took the opportunity to connect and get to know each other on the day. It's great to see our school community growing and current parents welcoming our new families to our school.
LCS General Association Meeting - you're invited
Thursday 28th November @ 7:30pm
All LCS parents are invited to attend the next LCS Association meeting. There is an element of this meeting that will be the normal business of the LCS Association. Things like:
- Passing of the minutes of the previous General Meeting in 2018,
- Business arising from the minutes,
- Presentation of the Budget
- Chairman’s Report
- Principal’s Report
- General Business
Only members and associate members of the Association have authority to vote on any matters discussed. Non-members are invited to attend in an observer capacity.
The main reason for opening this meeting up to whole LCS community is the choice of Guest Speaker to the gathering.
Mike Vos, the State Executive Officer for Christian Education National will be speaking to the meeting about issue of Religious Freedom. His talk is titled “What’s this Religious Freedom Stuff?”
This is a topical issue, especially for Christian schools like LCS. Come and hear Mike discuss this to be better informed in your own thinking and your conversations with friends and family. We hope to see you there.
Peloton visit our Year 5 & 6 Students
Last Friday a peloton from Melbourne stopped over at LCS for a short break to speak to our Year 5 and 6 students. On Thursday, the cyclists had ridden to the Spirit of Tasmania terminal in Melbourne, travelled overnight across Bass Strait, and on Friday, cycled the 100 km to Launceston. They are taking part in a ride from Melbourne to Hobart, to raise funds to support cancer research. There are 4 pelotons completing the tour. As part of their tour, they also visit schools to bring a message of keep fit, keep healthy and keep happy, as ways of preventing serious disease. Students mingled with the cyclists and participated in some fun fitness activities. All Junior School students were given a pack as a gift and reminder of the importance of healthy choices. Our school received a framed thank you poster and really enjoyed the chance to meet the group. It was exciting for LCS to find out about the plans this group of keen cyclists have while they are visiting Tasmania.
Relief/Swimming Teachers needed for 2020
We are seeking applications from suitably qualified teachers to join our Junior School Relief pool. Relief teachers may be called on at short notice to cover sickness and absences of regular classroom teachers.
Applicants will need to be:
- Practicing Christians, actively involved in their local church and able to subscribe to the School’s Mission Statement and Educational Creed
- Registered with the Tasmanian Teachers Registration Board
- Registered with a current Working With Vulnerable People (Employment) Card
To apply, please download the Teaching Application Form below and email your application to Mrs Katrina Barracu – barracuk@lcs.tas.edu.au
We are also seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified individuals with current (or previous) AusSwim qualifications to assist with our Junior School Swimming & Water Safety Program. Successful applicants will work under the direction of the PE Teacher to provide swimming instruction to Junior School students. Please contact our Head of Junior School, Irene Niebuur - niebuuri@lcs.tas.edu.au for further information.
2020 School Fee Update
A new LCS Fee schedule has been published for 2020 - this has been updated on our website and you can download a copy below.
2020 Calendar has been updated
Our calendar for 2020 has been updated - please download the newest version below
Windsor Park Entry Gate
A reminder that from Term 4 there will be no access to the school via the back school gate (Windsor park side) from 9.30am-2.45pm daily as it will be locked.
This gate will be open at the start and end of school as per normal but only be locked from 9.30am to 2.45pm.
LCS Vimeo
Did you know that our school has a vimeo channel where you can see the many films our Visual Production & Design Team create about our school community? Vimeo is a great way to show prospective families more about our school as it allows the opportunity to explore school areas and programs at leisure. You can click on the Vimeo logo on our website, view some creations on our Facebook page or use the link below to see all of the audio visuals that have been created by our team. Below is one sample of what you can see on our page and we'd love you to follow us!
LCS Vimeo home page - click HERE