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August 2021 Newsletter - Click Here

COVID-19 school arrangements - CLICK HERE

Vaccine Update

📢 Priority Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination appointments are now available for ACT Year 12 students. Year 12 students can book a priority appointment at the AIS Arena COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic and get vaccinated between Monday 6 September to Friday 17 September 2021. These priority appointments are available for all Year 12 students across the ACT, including public, private, Catholic and specialist schools. Call the ACT COVID-19 booking line on 02 5124 7700 (7am to 7pm, daily) to make a priority booking. You’ll need to answer some questions to confirm your eligibility. Use the call back service so you don’t have to wait on the line. Priority appointments cannot be made online – you must call get a booking. If you have an existing appointment at an ACT Government COVID-19 vaccination clinic, call and move your appointment forward. You can also choose to get your Pfizer vaccination at a participating GP, who have been asked to prioritise year 12 students. This might suit students with additional needs or who find it hard to access AIS. The Australian Government’s Eligibility Checker is useful for finding and booking at nearby participating GP clinics. https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/eligibility?lang=en More information is available at www.covid19.act.gov.au/vaccinebooking

Vaccine Update

📢 Priority Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination appointments are now available for ACT Year 12 students.

Year 12 students can book a priority appointment at the AIS Arena COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic and get vaccinated between Monday 6 September to Friday 17 September 2021.

These priority appointments are available for all Year 12 students across the ACT, including public, private, Catholic and specialist schools.

Call the ACT COVID-19 booking line on 02 5124 7700 (7am to 7pm, daily) to make a priority booking. You’ll need to answer some questions to confirm your eligibility. Use the call back service so you don’t have to wait on the line.

Priority appointments cannot be made online – you must call get a booking. If you have an existing appointment at an ACT Government COVID-19 vaccination clinic, call and move your appointment forward.

You can also choose to get your Pfizer vaccination at a participating GP, who have been asked to prioritise year 12 students. This might suit students with additional needs or who find it hard to access AIS. The Australian Government’s Eligibility Checker is useful for finding and booking at nearby participating GP clinics.

https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/eligibility?lang=en

More information is available at www.covid19.act.gov.au/vaccinebooking

Lake Online

The Lake Online Guide - Remote Learning

The College provides quality online learning environments and programs for students. This guide was devised to support all students in their move to remote learning.

The guide is an evolving document and will be updated in response to changing circumstances.

https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/lakeonline/home

Remote Learning Timetable

2021 timetable - remote (Colour)

2021 timetable - remote (B&W)

Wellbeing

We know that being in lockdown can be stressful for some families. For the next few weeks, the most important thing you can do is support your child’s wellbeing – they may be feeling anxious or distressed. Older children may be also feeling overwhelmed with the information they are seeing on the internet and they may need some guidance to help them find the most-appropriate information.

Keep in mind that children can express their feelings in many ways. I encourage you to speak openly with your children about what they are feeling.

As a parent or carer you can help your child with what they’re experiencing:
* Listen to their concerns – let them know you’re there for them and acknowledge how they’re feeling
* Make time to talk – provide an space for them to share their feelings and worries.
* Focus on strengths and hope.

There are a range of online and face-to-face services that can help you support your child. ACT Health has put together a page of information that families may find useful: Ways you can support your own mental health and wellbeing | Health (act.gov.au)

After hours support is available:

Triple Zero: 000
Contact your GP
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Beyond Blue: 1300224636
Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
Kids Helpline WebChat counselling
Headspace Canberra: 02 5109 9700
Emerging Minds: an online resource of best practice resources
MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 78
Canberra Health Services, Access Mental Health: 1800 629 354 or 02 6205 1065

Parents and Carers

August 2021 Newsletter - Click Here

Helping your child with online learning

https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/lakeonline/information-for-parentscarers

To Enrol

To enrol in our College

Updates from the school in regards to:

Class selection for new students starting in 2022

For those new enrolments who have not selected classes for 2022, an email will be sent out with instructions on how to select courses online.

Please keep an eye out for this email communication.

Due to current circumstances there will no longer be a Course Selection Evening scheduled for Tuesday 17 August 2021.

Enrolment Documentation

Due to these changing circumstances, if you have enrolment documentation which you would like to provide such as a birth certificate, proof of residency etc. would you please email documents to Student Services lakegstudentservices@ed.act.edu.au

If you do not have a scanner, we are awaiting Directorate advice on alternate methods and/or when school will return to come in and provide documentation.

Visit the Education website at www.education.act.gov.au for more information. Full details are available from the Education website.

Here you will find all the information to selecting the right course for you! Please check out UCSSC Lake Ginninderra School Prospectus.

News and About Our School

18 Aug 2021

Confirmed COVID-19 at the College

A person with confirmed COVID-19 was at the UC SSC Lake Ginninderra College gym and canteen/cafeteria while unknowingly infectious.

06 Aug 2021

Keep your child home if they are sick

Keep your child home if they are sick. The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. Restrictions are still in place - including in our schools - and we all need to be vigilant. This includes not sending children to school sick. If your child has any kind of illness, even if it is just a runny nose, they must not come to school. If your child is unwell at school, you will be asked to collect them. It is important that we limit the spread of disease during this pandemic. By doing the right thing you can help keep Canberra COVID safe

04 Aug 2021

The Academic Excellence Program

Are you a passionate and motivated learner?
Would you like to work with a mentor to pursue your aspirations?
Would you benefit from having an Individual Enrichment Plan?
Do you like to hang out with like-minded peers?

If the answer is ‘Yes’ Academic Excellence at UC SSC Lake Ginninderra is the place to be.

Principal Message

Welcome to UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra (UCSSC Lake Ginninderra). Ginninderra is derived from the Ngunnawal word meaning 'sparkling like the stars' and our college provides students with the skills and enthusiasm for a life of learning, personal growth and improvement.

The College has close associations with all universities in the ACT and higher education links beyond the territory. Our site includes the Academy of Future Skills, the Science Mentors Program ACT, Belconnen Training (RTO), Academic Excellence Program, Sporting Centres of Excellence with links to the Australian Institute of Sport, the only NBA Basketball Academy in the Southern Hemisphere, and we offer a best practice Outdoor Education program. Our alumni include notable community figures in industry, government, research, the Arts and Olympians. Our students participate in a variety of leadership and co-curricular activities available on, and off, campus. read more....