News
Rotary BBQ & Dodge Ball a great success!
Last week The Rotary Club of West Tamar helped raise the biggest amount in one fundraising event out of all the fundraisers we've ever done over the last 4 years!!!!! A massive $1,303.35 was raised from the Rotary's sausage sizzle which will go towards our Science & Engineering Challenge Team costs.
At the same time we had a super charged Dodge ball match in the gym (click on the LCS Live AV below) which was very energetic but the sausages kept our students going! The Dodgeball match was between our previous Science Challenge teams (comprising Hobart 2016, Dubbo 2017, Darwin 2018) and our current Bunbury WA team (with some help from 3 members of our 2008 Gold Coast team, Mr and Mrs Spaulding and Mr Ballard). The current team also got help from Mr Bain and Mr Ryan Bosker. Despite all the extra help from some pretty fit adults, the competition was fierce and our year 11/12’s were not going to go down that easily. In the end, the Hobart/Dubbo/Darwin team beat the Bunbury/Gold Coast team, 3 games to 1. It was loads of fun! Thank you so much to the Rotary Club of West Tamar for supporting our school and also for the awesome opportunities they provide for our youth in the community.
If you are interested in getting a taste of the awesome Dodge ball match in the gym, click on this video below - it's awesome and super charged. So many students and teachers were very enthusiastic!
NSATIS SOCCER FINAL - come cheer for our team!
Wednesday 18th September @ 4.30pm
New LCS Oval (behind the Junior School Oval)
Congratulations to our Senior Boys 1st Soccer team who finished on top of the ladder after a 0-0 draw this week against Grammar. This is the first time our team has made the finals and will play Grammar again on our new oval, Wednesday 18th September. Kick off is at 4.30pm and it would be awesome to have a large home crowd to cheer for our team!
#NotEvenOnce - Teen Challenge Tasmania talks
LCS were privileged to have Teen Challenge visit our school on Monday, sharing with our Year 7 - 12 students during the day and then presenting a community seminar in the evening to parents. Passionate speakers Tanya Cavanagh and John Aldridge informed and challenged our students, giving valuable information about the current alcohol and drug culture. There were quite a few questions from students during the seminars and the feedback has been very positive. More information was shared to parents in the evening session including signs of addiction and helpful strategies parents could use to keep their children safe. We encourage parents to check out the Teen Challenge Website for more information and look forward to inviting Teen Challenge back for further talks with students in the future.
UTAS Science Investigation Awards
Year 9 Advanced Science
On Thursday the 5th of September, the Year 9 Advanced Science students all attended the UTAS Science Investigation Awards. They had to present to judges and talk about the research they had undertaken in Year 9 Advanced Physical Sciences with Mrs Boyle as their teacher in Semester 1. The topics they researched were varied with sport science, aviation science, value adding grey water and value adding excess Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere as entries. One entry received a special commendation on the day, which was Finlay Burton and Lorraine Dinsmore with their research on which soap or sanitiser kills bacteria the most effectively. A huge thank you to Mr Hendra and Mr Sansom for escorting students to UTAS on the day and also our 9 Advanced Science students, who represented the school in a Christlike and humble manner. Well done everyone!
Future Science Challenge Team Fundraising
The Science Team will be holding another BBQ on Tuesday the 24th of September, which will coincide with a Staff vs Science Challenge team basketball match. There will also be a meat pie lunch on the 26th of September and during the first week back in Term 4 the team will be holding a car wash for the whole of week 1. More ways that you can support our team.
Windsor Park entry gate to school - Term 4 changes
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.
Science Challenge Team thanks Anderson Morgan & Melbern Auto
A HUGE thank you to Anderson Morgan and Melbern Automotive for their support of our Science Challenge Team. It's been a busy week of thank you's and one of our Science Team members couldn't resist the chance to sit in Bernard Watson's VW - great fun. The thanks continued as two of our Science Team shared their enthusiasm for STEM with Anderson Morgan Chief Executive Officer, Raoul Anderson and Service Delivery Manager, Alistair Chilcott. The mechanics of 'Building the bridge' was discussed and it was interesting to hear all the considerations that go into this challenge which tends to be a cliff hanger in the competition.
Life Skills need your LIDS
Our Life Skills class needs your help and your plastic lids!
As part of their Connecting to the Community Curriculum, Life Skills needs milk bottle tops, soft drink tops and flat water-based tops so they can be recycled and used to make
prosthetic hands for children in need. This project is run by
Envision Hands, which is a not-for-profit community initiative that uses 3D printing to turn plastic waste into mechanical hands and arms for kids, with the products being sent around the world. They report that over one million bottle tops have been collected so far, so let's add to that through your donations which can be dropped off at our school office. For more information, check out the article below.
Fathers Day Fun
We hope that all our Junior School Dads enjoyed the fun activities that were held leading up to Father's Day this year. A HUGE thank you to all our Junior Teachers who spoilt our Dad's with special breakfasts, activities during the day and a picnic lunch. Enjoy some of the pictures taken on the day.
Middle School Subject Bites
For families that were unable to attend our recent Middle School Subject Information Evening, below are two Subject Bites that share some student wisdom about choosing year 9 & 10 Options. We encourage you to view these to help with choices for 2020.
Men of Faith Prayer Meeting
Sunday September 22nd in the school staff room
2.45pm - 3.45pm
All LCS fathers and especially those with children in Year 7 - 12 are invited join our Men of Faith Prayer Meeting on Sunday 22nd September. The focus of this meeting will be to pray for our Middle and Senior School. Praying as fathers is a manly privilege that fathers have been given by the Lord. The deep identity needs amongst this generation and the increasing confusion in our culture, are urgent prompts for us to seek the Lord’s intervention, for His Glory and for our/their good. LCS has such an opportunity to be fertile soil for kids to find their place, their joy, their identity in the Lord and be inspired to live wholehearted, faithful and joyful lives for Him. We need to be praying for these things with the spiritual authority given to us . We hope more LCS fathers are able to attend this meeting and join together in prayer over our school.
LCS Uniform Shop News - Volunteers Needed
Our Uniform shop needs more second hand items to sell - so time to have a clean out at home of old uniforms! Please ensure items have been washed prior to bringing them in. Our Uniform Shop is open and able to accept old uniforms on Monday - Friday from 8.30am to 9.30am and Wednesday's from 1.30pm - 3.30pm.
The Uniform Shop also needs some more volunteers. Training is provided and the parent roster is very flexible. Uniform volunteers need to be available to help for one the sale days in the January holidays. For more information please contact our Uniform Shop Coordinator, Mrs Anne Rixon:
2020 Calendar has been updated
Our calendar for 2020 has been updated - please download the newest version below
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