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Mr. Steven Rowley Principal
Mr. Peter Upton Deputy Principal
Academic
Mrs. Keuts Vui-Neuendorf Deputy Principal Administration
P.O. Box 276, Boroko, NCD
Papua New Guinea
Tel: (675) 325 6690 / 325 3004
325 8072 / 325 6857
Digicel: 7928 1601 / 7928 3238
BeMobile: 7635 2565
Fax: (675) 325 4439
Website: www.pmis.iea.ac.pg
Owned & operated by the International Education
Agency of Papua New Guinea
Issue #18 6 Nov 15
From the
Principal
Dear Parents and Guardians,
School Fees 2016
The Board of Governors at its meeting
this week discussed the Budget and Fees
for next year. At the meeting a budget
was approved to be sent to the IEA. In
this budget the school fees for 2016
remain the same as those for 2015.
Before we can confirm this the budget
and fees have to be approved by the IEA
Board at its meeting on November 18th.
We believe that it is very unlikely that
the IEA Board will change the fees
recommended by our Board of
Governors.
2016 School Fees - these
fees are subject to the final approval of the IEA Board at its meeting on 18th Nov
Prefects and Captains 2016
With the departure of the Grade 12
students we have been nominating and
electing next year’s Prefects and
captains. Firstly Grade 11s and staff
nominated the Prefects. From the
Prefects we had 13 nominations for the
Captains’ positions. These students
made speeches at assembly on Monday
and then the whole school voted for
Captains. The Prefects and Captains for
2016 are:
Congratulations to all of them and I look
forward to working with them to make
POMIS an even better school next year.
Mr Steven Rowley,
Principal
Prefects
Female Male
Rebekah Watinga Kusunoki Abe
Samina Kariko Peni Nawai
Gloria Nii Philip Maima
Katharina Wai'in Doloku Tau Maro
Michaelyne Kikira Henry Nombri
Elisha George Tanaka Sigamata
Georgina Minjihau Joe Kora
Lomot Kametan Ezekiel Harold
Hazel Diro Reuben Kautu
Kathrynann Makezie Allan Donigi
Jamie Kavale
Captains
Female Male
Mariel Verroya John Paul Kawi
Naparage Genia Philip Maima
Port Moresby International
School NEWSLETTER
Motto: Excellence,
commitment, diversity & integrity.
Mission:
To prepare students for success in the
modern world by being the
leading provider of secondary education in
Papua New Guinea.
Grade & course ANNUAL INSTAL-
MENT
X 3
payments
Grade 7/8 PNG citizen 15,425 5,685
Grade 7/8 non-citizen 43,410 15,830
Grade 9/10 PNG citizen/
course 16,820 6,150
Grade 9/10 International
course (IGCSE & PNG) for
PNG citizen
40,670 14,890
Grade 9/10 International
course (IGCSE) for non-
citizen
64,920 23,760
Grade 11/12 PNG course
for PNG citizen 19,500 7,140
Grade 11/12 International
course (PNG/ACT or PNG/
ACT/IB) for PNG citizen
44,690 16,410
Grade 11/12 Internation-
al course (ACT or ACT/
IB) for non-citizen
70,340 25,740
Non-IEA enrolment K100 before the end
of February
K200 from March 1 Re-enrolment after with-
drawal
K100
Re-enrolment Forms for 2016
These have been distributed to students and
should be returned as soon as possible to the
school front office.
Grade 10 students have been given their subject
selection forms and these need to be returned
with the enrolment forms. As of this week I have
received 79 subject selection forms which is
fewer than half of the Grade 10s.
Grade 8 subjection selection forms for Grade 9
will be distributed to students (parents who
attended the parent information evening this
week already have these) next week and should
be returned with enrolment forms. As of this
week I had received 53 of these which is a very
low number.
I would encourage parents of Grade 8 and 10
students to ensure that the subject selection
sheets are returned as soon as possible.
School Buses
We have encountered some issues with buses
recently and have had to engage outside transport
to fulfil our commitment to those who have paid
their bus fee. We hope this has not caused
inconvenience.
If you wish your child to be put on the buses next
year then you have to complete a separate
application form. This includes those who are
currently on the buses. The forms are available
from the front office. Priority will be given based
on when forms are submitted. Just because
someone is on a bus this year does not guarantee
them a space next year if they submit their
application late.
Term 4
Week 10 Monday 30th November
Student Free Day
Week 11 Wednesday 9th December
Last Day of School
This Week’s Newsletter
The rest of this week’s newsletter will be sent by
email or can be viewed at our website
http://www.pmis.iea.ac.pg/
Other articles in the Newsletter include;
Language Matters
From Deputy Principal Academic
Interact Club News
POMIS Science Department News
POMIS Grade 7 & 8 Friendship Dance Flyer
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LANGUAGE MATTERS
Remembrance Day
At 11 am on 11 November 1918 the guns of the Western
Front fell silent after more than four years continuous
warfare. The allied armies had driven the German invaders
back, having inflicted heavy defeats upon them over the
preceding four months. In November the Germans called
for an armistice (suspension of fighting) in order to secure a
peace settlement. They accepted allied terms that
amounted to unconditional surrender.
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month attained
a special significance in the post-war years. The moment
when hostilities ceased on the Western Front became
universally associated with the remembrance of those who
had died in the war. This first modern world conflict had
brought about the mobilisation of over 70 million people
and left between 9 and 13 million dead, perhaps as many
as one-third of them with no known grave. The allied
nations chose this day and time for the commemoration of
their war dead.
Australian War Memorial website.
It used to be called Armistice Day but after
the Second World War the name was
changed in Australia so that it remembered all
wars. The poppy is used as a symbol for the
day. In Australia you will generally only see
people wearing them on the actual day. In the
UK they seem to wear them for the whole
month of November – have a look at the
BBC, notice the poppies. The poppy itself
became an emblem due, in part, to a popular
poem written by Lt-Col John McCrae, a
Canadian officer.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
This Remembrance Day will see POMIS
sending a group of senior students to the Ela
Beach War Memorial to help observe the
minute’s silence.
Mr Ronan Moore,
HOD English and Language
Anybody who has driven through France and seen
the fields of puppies cannot but be reminded of
the blood that was shed across the fields. Many of
the churches and cathedrals of France have
memorials to the Canadian, Australian and New
Zealand soldiers who fought alongside their men
and women in the quest for freedom.
Though the battles were fought up to a century
ago the land and buildings still carry the scars.
Mr. Peter Upton
Deputy Principal - Academic
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DEPARTMENTAL NEWS
Interact Club – Community Project to
Pinu Primary School
On Tuesday, the 3rd of November, the Interact
Club visited Pinu Primary School. Pinu is along
the Hiritano Highway about two and a half hours
drive from Port Moresby.
The BOROKO ROTARY CLUB has been our
partner in making this trip possible. We have
been planning for this trip since term 3 and we
were able to grant Pinu Primary School’s wish
list. We donated a total of 40 desks, 20 chairs, 25
boxes of books, stationery, teacher aids and
sports equipment.
The two and a half hour trip to and from Pinu
were worth it because of the hospitality offered
by the entire community. After our formalities,
and interaction with the community we were
served with fresh kulaus and mangoes.
We were also given gifts; coconut brooms,
bottles of coconut oil and a sack of coconuts to
take home.
We would like to send our heartfelt gratitude to
the BOROKO ROTARY CLUB, our teachers; Ms
Pala and Ms Nindivi, the ancillary staff and the club
members. It was a memorable trip, not only
because of how much fun we had but mostly
because of the essence of helping out fellow
students.
Mariel Verroya - Year 11
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DEPARTMENTAL NEWS
This October the POMIS Science department
received new physics equipment thanks to The
Ogden Trust in the UK. The trust was founded 16
years ago by Peter Ogden to support Physics
education in schools. The equipment provided by
The Ogden Trust is worth approximately GBP 5
000 (K 20 000). The equipment included an
oscilloscope, a solid state laser, a microwave
probe receiver, a Van Der Graaf generator,
lenses, led light sources and a host of other
equipment.
Peter Ogden studied Physics at Durham
University UK and went on to a career in banking
and Information Technology. In 2005, he received
a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his
services to education.
"It seems natural to me that I should support education. It
is the one thing that levels the playing field between people
who have economic or social privilege and those who do
not. I believe that education guarantees a fairer society."
Sir Peter Ogden
In 1998, Peter Ogden
transferred £22.5 million of
his own wealth into a new
trust fund to help very able
students from less-well-off
families access various
educational opportunities.
He was determined that
opportunities should not be
denied to bright children
simply because their
parents could not afford it.
In 1999, The Ogden Trust
was born.
Since 2005, the work of the Trust has focused more
closely on physics - reflecting Sir Peter's own academic
and scientific interests and following the setting up
of The Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics at
Durham University. More recently (2014), Sir Peter
made a £3.35m donation towards the redevelopment
of the Ogden Centre, supporting the construction of a
new building which will enable them to maintain their
leading global position in the decades ahead.
Congratulations to Mr Peter Jackson who applied for
the equipment grant to obtain the new science
equipment. POMIS is pleased and proud to be
advancing the sciences here in Papua New Guinea with
the help of international organisations like The Ogden
Trust and teachers like Mr Jackson.
Mr Steven Rowley, Principal
Mr Jackson with some Grade 11 and the Van Der Graaf
generator
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DEPARTMENTAL NEWS
POMIS
Science Department’s
new physics equipment.
A new power unit being used
Exploring the world of electricity
News from Science Department We are looking forward to having a Science
Day in Week 9 Wednesday November 25th.
This day will be organised by Grade 10
students who have recently finished taking
their PNG exams. All the students from
Grade 7 to 11 who take Science will take part
in this event. The day will be filled with the
events like guest speakers, posters, static and
dynamic model displays, some exciting
science experiments, debate, Science Quiz
etc.
-Science Department
Australian Chemistry Quiz 2015 and Science ICAS We congratulate all the students who took
part in this examination and kept up to the
expected standard of the exam. More than
70 students took part in PNG, but only 11
student were from POMIS. We are proud to
announce that our students did very well in ANCQ. In particular students who were
awarded Credit RAURELA, AISHA
Distinction GRAMMON, ZERUIAH
SELIBU, ARTHURHARRY
High Distinction PIDIAN, KABUA RARANGO
LOW, NADIA
PAUL, TIHANDON
NEHEJA, TUGAIA
ANCQ awards High Distinction to the top
10% of students in the state. Distinction to
the next 15% of students in the state (10% -
25%) and Credit is awarded to the next 15%
of students in the state (25% - 40%) ACQ
2016 will be held in the month of July.
Science ICAS 2015 We also congratulate Bai Ruth and Mageu
Kimberly for achieving Merit Awards in
Science ICAS.
ICAS and ANCQ Exam Coordinator
Anuradha Guru
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DEPARTMENTAL NEWS