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Seek Information Sessions for Students
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In 2018 we commenced the Seek class, a project-based inquiry learning class in year 8. This class combines English, Mathematics, HaSS and Science curriculums into interdisciplinary units of learning that develop social cohesion and deep thinking.
This term we will be seeking applications from interested students in years 7, 8 and 9.
We will hold an information session for all interested students after the week 7 whole school assembly. At the end of this information session, students will be given a link in the form of a flyer to complete the application form.
Applications are due September 9 at the end of week 8, a final session will be held during week 8 for students to attend and ask any further questions. Students are asked to listen to the daily notices to find out when this will be held.
Students selected for Seek cannot participate in LEAP or STAR/DARE without relinquishing their placement in their current program due to timetable restraints.
The Seek Team
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Please note, due to the large number of applications received, the SEAL team is unable to provide any feedback regarding non-selection into the program.
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Year 7 English students have had great fun dressing up Shakespeare style as part of this unit. As well as having a good time, they now have an improved awareness of Elizabethan fashion.
Year 9 English students will soon undertake an excursion to the National Museum and year 8 classes have been studying poetry and poetic devices.
French students just finished making films on topics being studied, or poetry. Congratulations to Shasta Bignell in year 8, Hana Walker in year 8, Misa Bui in year 10, Sara Eleutheria in year 10 , Olina Mastuki in year 10 and Anna Vahey in year 10, who have submitted readings for the Alliance Française Concours de la Poésie. We are hoping they will be as successful as in previous years.
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Indonesian Program
August 17 is a very special day in the Indonesian program calendar. It marks the 77th Indonesian Independence Day. To mark this event, our students have competed in the lumba krupuk (cracker eating competition), lumba lari (running competition), lumba balon (balloon competition) in the quest to be the best team of all time. There were many prizes to be won and students had an amazing time racing against their classmates from various Indonesian classes. We would like to wish all our friends and families a Happy Indonesian Independence Day!
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The 2022 School Satisfaction & Climate Survey is now open!
Dear parents and carers
As part of our continuous effort to improve ACT schools, the Education Directorate invites you to give feedback in an online survey about your experience of your child’s school. Your responses will help your school to identify what it does well and how it can improve. The data will also be used to underpin school improvement practices and inform government priorities, as well as in research projects and longitudinal studies aimed at improving the quality of education services in the ACT.
The survey will be open from Friday 19 August 2022.
All personal information will be handled in accordance with the Territory Privacy Principles set out in the Information Privacy Act 2014. Details about how personal information is stored and used are available in our Privacy Policy (available at education.act.gov.au). Your responses will be only reported and used in aggregate with responses from other students. No personal identifying information will be provided to any school or college.
Please complete the survey ONLINE at https://acteducation.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0SM21r8U6W56JW6
Your login details:
Your login for the survey is the email by which you received this notification, and the school code for our school is LYNH
The survey should take 5-10 minutes to complete, and you can access it from any mobile device until midnight, Friday 9 September 2022. Your participation is voluntary, but we do hope you will help.
The Education Directorate is committed to ensuring this survey is accessible for all. If you have difficulty accessing or interpreting the survey, please contact LynehamHS@ed.act.edu.au for assistance.
Thank you for your participation.
Yours sincerely
Jacqui Ford
Learn more about the survey here:
www.education.act.gov.au/public-school-life/school-satisfaction-and-climate-survey
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The Uniform Shop has moved!
The Uniform Shop is no longer behind the Canteen. We have a new room in the orange corridor near the Cafe entrance.
If you wish to go to the Uniform Shop on Tuesday 8:30–9:30am or Thursday 8:30–9:30am morning, enter the student foyer and make your way towards the Cafe. Students may come to the Uniform Shop before school on these days and Thursday recess.
Students can pick up and drop off order forms at the front office before school, recess and lunch any school day.
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Future of Education Equity Fund
Applications are now open for Future of Education Equity Fund – Round 2 2022.
The ACT Government's expanded Future of Education Equity Fund provides financial assistance to low-income families (and independent students) with students in years P-12 to meet the costs of education expenses, such as school uniforms, school excursions, sport equipment and activities and music lessons through a one-off payment.
The Future of Education Student Equity Fund Round 1 opened in late 2021 for families with students in years 7-10. Round 2 is only open to families who have NOT already applied for and/or or received payment to support their students in the 2022 school year using a paper based form.
The following payments are available to those who meet the eligibility criteria:
· $400 for preschool students
· $500 for primary school students
· $750 for high-school and college students
2022 applications close 30 September 2022. Only applications received by this date will be processed. There is no limit on the number of students for whom each applicant can apply, providing they meet all conditions.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
Reside in the ACT
Have sole or shared parental responsibility for a dependent student(s) in grades P-12; or be an independent student
Be financially responsible for the student(s)
Demonstrate low-income status through:
a current means-tested Health Care Card or Centrelink card, which must list the student(s) as dependents; or
alternative forms of evidence proving low-income status or equivalent financial stress.
Students must be:
· Enrolled full-time in a public or non-government school in the ACT in years P-12. NOTE: For the purposes of the Equity Fund, a preschool is defined as a preschool that is attached to an ACT school and led by a Principal. When applying online, only eligible preschools will appear in a drop-down list.
· Enrolled in an approved form of education other than a school and of an equivalent age to a student in years K-12 E.g. attending the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), or registered for home-schooling in the ACT.
· Residing with the applicant in the ACT, or in special government care that is paid for by the applicant, or be independent.
Visit the Education Directorate, Support for our students, financial and resource assistance for families webpage more information and to apply.
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School Calendar
Did you know the school’s calendar of events (excursions and the like) are maintained as a Google Calendar which is accessible from the front page of the school’s website (see below)? Events are maintained weekly.
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School to Work – Workshop for families of secondary school students with disability
Imagine More has a one-day workshop for families of secondary school students with disability who want to create work experience opportunities that are customised to their child’s interests, skills and needs.
The free online workshop is from 9:30am to 2:30pm on Wednesday 31 August. Register at 2022 - School to Work Workshop- August 31 | Imagine More.
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