November 2012
NEWSLETTER
What’s on in
November
Brisbane
International Film
Festival
14-25 Nov
A WORD FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Hello students! Summer is upon us and that means so is
Christmas and LSI Brisbane will be closed for 2 weeks. The
school will close on 21 December 2012 and re-opens for students
on 7 January 2013.
Also remember to sign up for November and December’s social programme
activities! Activities are great ways to make new friends, do something Aussie, and most
importantly, have fun! Activities include, a picnic at the Botanical Gardens, sports in the
park, Gilhooleys Pub, and a visit to the Queensland Museum. -Jacqui
HALLOWEEN PARTY AT LSI BRISBANE
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Open Air Cinema at
Southbank
21 Oct – 25 Nov
We had a great time celebrating on the 31 for
Halloween! There was music, candy, and even a
contest to see who made the best witch out of
newspaper! The students exchanged lollies and
took scary pictures. Check out all the pictures from
our Halloween party on Facebook.
MELBOURNE CUP DAY PARTY
Watch the Christmas
tree being lit in King
George Square
30 Nov
Language Studies
International
93 Edward Street
GPO Box 2956
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Ph: +61 7 3221 6977
Fax: +61 7 3221 6861
Email: [email protected]
Our students got an authentic Aussie experience
on Melbourne Cup Day, and the race was just one
of the many activities of the day. Maria Isabella
was the winner of our funny hat contest, but it was
a close one with different hats made from balloons,
coloured paper, and even feathers! Our very own
Melbourne Cup sweep was a huge success with 3
different sweeps going on. Each sweep had 3
winners, which means 8 lucky students had a bit of
extra pocket money for the week and so did our very own Office Manager, Sandy, who
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won 3 place in the last sweep. The race was coupled with a traditional Aussie spread of
sausage rolls, lamingtons, Cheerio sausages, and soft drinks to revive and refill students’
energy levels. All in all a memorable day for both staff and students!
REMEMBRANCE DAY – 11 NOVEMBER
Have you seen people wearing poppies just like the one in this
picture and wonder why?
The poppy is a symbol for
Remembrance Day, which is a day to remember all the people who
have fought in previous wars. It began as a day to remember the
soldiers who fought in World War I, but now includes all wars. It is
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held on 11 November because WWI officially ended ‘at the 11
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hour of the 11 day of the 11 month. Poppies are used as a
symbol because of the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ which talks about
soldiers looking out at all the poppies that grew on some of the
worst battlefields of WWI.