What's On
Vol #2 Apr-Jun 2022
in SPH Lippo Cikarang
Message from The Head of School Hello SPH LC Community, We also praise God for our 49 new students and their families. We still have more new students in the process that may join us at the start of the school year.
Welcome to the new academic school year for 2022-2023! We are incredibly excited to welcome all of you back to school. We look forward to the ways that God will continue to show us His love, grace, and mercy.
We are also grateful to welcome back our returning students and teachers. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school and eagerly anticipate how God will reveal His faithfulness to our community.
This year we are excited to announce that God has provided 6 new teachers and 1 new staff member to serve at SPH Lippo Cikarang. 1. Mr. David Nielson – DP Business, TOK, Bible, and Spiritual Life Coordinator 2. Mr. Elliot Newbold – DP Economics and University Counselor 3. Ms. Natalee Deaton – EAL Teacher 4. Ms. Sherly Oktaviana – Bahasa Indonesia B and Indo Studies 7-11 5. Ms. Sua Cho – Math 7-8 and DP Math AI 11-12 6. Ms. Tohko Nohara – Grades 3-4: English, Bible, and Digital Literacy 7. Ms. Christy Simbolon – Admissions Staff
Blessings, Helen Schleper Interim Associate Head of School SPH Lippo Cikarang
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In this newsletter, we would take a look back at last academic year's events to remember and celebrate God's goodness at SPH LC. Happy reading!
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K1-Grade 12
Whole Day, Whole Week, School is Back for Real! After two years of online classes, we're beyond grateful to see all of our students back at our campus every day for the last academic year. All students have had such an amazing school day experience. Because finally, they can sit at their own desk, get together with friends, and of course, discuss many things with the teachers in person during classes.
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STUDENT EXHIBITION
IBDP VISUAL ART EXHBITION Ambivalence This year’s IB DP VA Exhibition theme is Ambivalence. Departing from the issue of the pandemic, this theme has amplified and highlighted their vulnerabilities as students. magnificent artwork has
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displayed at our school from April 4-8, 2022. + Click on the photo to see more
Ambivalence signifies a simultaneous and contradictory feeling, the theme comes up in correlation with each big theme of our year 12 students, which is Conviction, Polarity, and Enigma.
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SPORT COMPETITION
Whole School
Avensis Basketball Competition 2022
The Avensis basketball competition finally returned to our school's Blue Court last April after a two-year absence! We could hear and see the excitement not only from the players but also from the LC community
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CLASSROOM ACTIVITY
P H Y S I C S
CLASSROOM
TOOTHPICK BRIDGE COMPETITION Can you imagine how much weight a toothpick bridge can really hold? The answer will surely surprise you! For their class activity, our ninth graders had a bridge-building competition using nothing but glue and toothpicks. With a little bit of care (and a lot of super cool physics), they were able to build a sturdy bridge with such ease + spend a super fun time with their class!
Watch this activity, by clicking the photo!
Turns out, when toothpicks are assembled and designed carefully, their combined strength allows them to bear a large amount of weight. Their toothpick bridge even can carry almost 200 times its own mass - that's around the same weight as 10 bags of sugar!
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From Mokndoma to Jakarta
YANETON & YOCI'S VISIT Last June, we had the privilege to welcome Bapak Andi, Yaneton, and Yoci from Sekolah Lentera Harapan (SLH) in Mokndoma, a small mountainous region in interior Papua. This visit was to bring Yaneton & Yoci’s wonderful testimonies about their lives in Papua and how they persevere with their passion for learning.
They would gather in a field, and a leader would be appointed amongst the students so that they would be able to lead them in reading the Word of God. If someone struggles, the others are happy to help and share their knowledge until everyone can read. Even just this small story–out of the many stories that Bapak Andi shared with us–brings warmth to our hearts.
Even though they have limited access to proper health care and education, through Yaneton & Yoci, we could see that those limitations do not hinder them from living their life to the fullest. We have seen God’s grace work in their lives as they daily live with contentment and gratefulness.
We learned from these two small boys who live in Interior Papua that God will provide enough for us as Matthew 6:25 states: “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”
One of the stories that Bapak Andi told our Lippo Cikarang campus was how the children in SLH Mokndoma were eager to read the Word of God once they were able to read. The first thing they read together is the Bible!
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#LoveforPapua is a campaign where every contribution goes to education support for the students in Papua. Every amount counts towards providing these children an opportunity for education. Make a difference in the lives of these students today and give them a chance to become an impact on the future of their community! If you felt the calling in your heart to be a part of the #LoveforPapua campaign, you can donate by scanning the QR code on the right with any e-wallet application.
SCAN HERE TO DONATE
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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
End of Year Event Highlights We are already at the end of this roller-coaster school year and it has been a journey of faithfulness with numerous transitions from online to hybrid and from hybrid to onsite learning. For many, it has been a challenging season. What a blessing to have had these last couple of weeks enjoying togetherness with lots of fun activities and events in person. Enjoy some event highlights and photo galleries of many FUNtastic activities we had at school! Easter Special: K3 Gardening & Egg Hunt | April 11-15, 2022
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PHOTO GALLERY Gr. 12 Prayer & Farewell Fellowship | April 22, 2022
Teacher Appreciation Day | May 24, 2022
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PHOTO GALLERY Gr. 12 Farewell Ceremony | May 25, 2022
Gr. 6 Spiritual Retreat & Sex Education | May 25, 2022
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PHOTO GALLERY K3 Thanksgiving Celebration | June 3, 2022
G6 Thanksgiving Celebration | June 3, 2022
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PHOTO GALLERY Senior School Retreat | June 8, 2022
Last Week of School | June 6-10, 2022
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READING CORNER
Free-time Reading What better way to spend your free time than by reading books? At SPH Lippo Cikarang, we have a vast book collection for you and your family to explore. We encourage you to explore our book selections and enjoy our vibrant community space!
FOR PARENTS Blink : The power of Thinking Without Thinking M. Gladwell explains what happens when you listen to your gut feeling, why these snap judgments are often much more efficient than conscious deliberating, and how to avoid your intuition leading you to wrong assumptions.
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers Starting with the world in which your teenager livers, Dr. Chapman walks through the emotional needs of teenagers and how you can best express your love to them.
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READING CORNER
Junior School Library Selections The Friendship Garden: Green Thumbs-Up! Third-grader Anna has had trouble making friends since her family moved from a small town in New York to Chicago, but a group project at school leads to new opportunities, including friendships, a club, and a garden she can work in, just like in her last home.
Beezus and Ramona Four-year-old Ramona has an imagination that makes her a menace to everyone around her, particularly her older sister, Beezus.
Stranded Jane, Buzz, Carter, and Vanessa, aged nine to thirteen, are on a sailing trip in the South Pacific intended to help them bond in their newly-blended family when a massive storm strands them on a deserted island.
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READING CORNER
Senior School Library Selections The Benefits of Being an Octopus Seventh-grader Zoey Albro focuses on caring for three younger siblings and avoiding rich classmates at school until her fascination with octopuses gets her on the debate team and she begins to speak out.
Kira-kira Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill.
Steve Jobs Examines the life and accomplishments of Steve Jobs, co-founder of the Apple Computer Company, discussing his successes, failures, and other business ventures, and looking at his impact on Apple after his return to the company in the late 1990s.
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MOMS STUDY GROUP
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RENOVATION UPDATE Makerspace
Kindergarten Class
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UPCOMING EVENTS
August 2022 3
First Day of School
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Independence Day
September 2022 2-3 16
YPPH Retreat
Professional Development Day (Student Holiday)
October 2022 8 10-14
Maulid Nabi
October Break
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