Update from Your Academic Captains

To our Year 7s to Year 12s, we hope everyone is safe and well during this time. Throughout these uncertain times, you might find yourselves caught up in the current situation, especially since everything is constantly changing.

I know working from home is a difficult and stressful change, and many of you might find staying engaged online is extra challenging because your bed across the room is just encouraging you to jump back in. However, we still want to see you succeed in your goals. So, don’t forget to stay motivated and on top of your workload.

We want to remind you to always believe in yourself. Whilst our long-term goals seem more distant now than ever, you can overcome these challenges and strive for success. However, success comes from hard work and a positive attitude. So, during these next couple of weeks at home, let’s continue to put our full effort into our work. We’ve gotten some great feedback about online classes and we can tell everyone’s doing great considering this change! But, if you’re still concerned or struggling with the adjustment, let us know so we can make sure you feel supported during this time.

Learning virtually at home may make it harder to learn content or to meet deadlines, however self-discipline is really important now when teachers aren’t monitoring your work constantly. We know from experience, the unexpected trips to the fridge make it tough to be disciplined, motivated and engaged. However, if you need any help, guidance or even just some advice, feel free to contact us. We’re just an email away! We are lucky to be able to connect with each other online, so let’s take advantage of this and stay engaged with our learning, so upon everyone’s return learning in class is that little bit sweeter.

We’re all lucky in that Somerset’s community has been extremely supportive during this time. Especially your teachers, who are working very hard to prepare your lessons.

Finally, remember to take care of yourselves and others. If you need any extra support or just want to chat, flick us an email.

We’re so excited to see everyone around the school soon!