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Here at Lyndale, we’re all about celebrating the work of students in the school! So, this blog post (which will be pinned to the top of the page for all of eternity) consists of all the blog posts that are … Continue reading Celebrating Student Work
On Wednesday the 17th of August, 5 teams went to represent our school in this year’s annual Write a Book in a Day! Myself, Mahnoor, & Praneet (All of which are school bloggers) had the opportunity to attend this event (as competitors of course). This blog is a showcase of our experience! For those that don’t know how “Write a Book in a Day” works, students are put into a classroom for 12 hours (8:00am to (8:00pm), are given parameters (restrictions that one must follow in their story), and are told to write an entire book in the time limit … Continue reading Write a Book in a Day
This is a blog post dedicated to shining the light on students in the school, and can be found under the search term “Celebrating Student Work”. This memoir, titled “My New Life”, has been written by Azuro Hussaini of 7A. Bang! “That’s the last of them,” smiled dad. It was late at night, and it was pitch black outside. The breeze brushed my face gently as I strolled back inside. The experience I had been waiting patiently for was about to occur. We had been packing our bags to take onto the plane. My dad had been placing the last … Continue reading “My New Life”
On the 4th of August, both Zephyr and Concert band went on a trip to Robert Blackwood Hall located in the Monash University, Clayton to see the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra play ‘Pictures at an exhibition’. In the morning the members of both bands met up to prepare to leave; once everyone was there Ms. Edwards and Ms. Van Oosten led everyone to the bus. After a cramped entry onto the bus, everyone got seated and we got going. 14 minutes later we finally got to the hall; before entering we headed to a place that was spread completely with various … Continue reading Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Excursion
On the first week back on Term 3, approximately 100 students from our Junior School were given the opportunity to go to a free camp in Golden Valley! For an entire week! Students on the Golden Valley camp experiences many … Continue reading Golden Valley Camping Experience
This is a blog post dedicated to shining the light on students in the school, and can be found under the search term “Celebrating Student Work”. As a part of the Year 7 Memoir unit in Term 1, Lyndale student … Continue reading “A Lost Feather”
Lyndale students from the year 8 and 9 SEAL program were given an opportunity to complete a writing course with producers from the ABC’s Takeover Melbourne. Takeover Melbourne is an exciting competition from the ABC that calls for stories from … Continue reading ABC’S TAKEOVER MELBOURNE WRITING WORKSHOP
On the 23rd of June, 15 avid readers across years 7 to 9 ate and talked about the many books they have read with the principal. Being an avid reader means they have read the most out of the junior school, … Continue reading Avid Readers & Principal’s Morning Tea
As you may or may not know, here at this school we have groups of students who engage in DAV (Debaters Association of Victoria) Debating events. This year, we have two teams of debaters: Year 9 Team: Christina Shaiju, Aaliyah … Continue reading Celebrating Lyndale’s Debaters
On March 31st, our college ran our whole school Cross Country. Students dressed up in their house colours and creative costumes to run or walk along with their year level to gain points for their house. Munro took the win this year! We had an inflatable wipe-out course along with food trucks and music performance for students to enjoy. It was great day filled with great sportsmanship and fun. Congratulations to all the students heading of to the next level! Continue reading Cross Country
