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STARTING AT A NEW SCHOOL IS CHALLENGING FOR SOME PEOPLE, WHILE EXTREMELY EASY FOR OTHERS. IT CAN BE VERY SCARY, SO HERE ARE SOME REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT SHOW THAT YOU'RE NOT ALONE!

"YEAR 7 STARTED OFF CONFUSING, LIKE ANY OTHER YEAR AT SCHOOL. IT WAS PRETTY SCARY. SOME OF THE NEW BOYS HAD FRIENDS FROM THEIR PREVIOUS SCHOOLS, BUT SOME DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY. I QUICKLY LEARNED THAT THIS SCHOOL IS REALLY FRIENDLY AND INVITING,”

SAYS HARRY MARTIN

HERE ARE SOME TIPS FOR STARTING SCHOOL: BE ORGANISED AND LEARN YOUR TIMETABLE

1) BE YOURSELF

2) TAKE A CHANCE AND SAY HELLO TO EVERYONE YOU MEET

3) PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE

4) VISIT THE LIBRARY AND DO THE PUZZLE

5) JOIN CLUBS

6) MAKE SURE TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK

7) BE NICE TO EVERYONE

8) HAVE A SHORT BREAK BEFORE YOU DO HOMEWORK TO GET MOTIVATED

IT IS GOING TO BE HARD FOR BOYS WHO HAD A DIFFERENTLY STRUCTURED TIMETABLE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL. SOMETHING CHALLENGING TO GET USED TO AS WELL IS THE SIZE OF THE SCHOOL AND STAYING ON TOP OF ALL YOUR CLASSES. THIS TERM WE HAVE ALREADY DONE MANY THINGS. CAMP, A WONDERFUL “WELCOME TO COUNTRY”, OUR FIRST SPORTS SEASON, HOUSE SPORTS AND ATHLETICS, JUST TO NAME A FEW. IN THIS SCHOOL, THINGS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. FOCUS HARD ON YOUR SCHOOLWORK, BUT ENDEAVOUR TO MAKE FRIENDS AND TRY SOMETHING NEW.

IF YOU ARE FINDING YOURSELF WITH NOTHING TO DO AT LUNCHTIME, A GREAT WAY TO FOLLOW YOUR PASSION AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS IS TO JOIN A CLUB! HERE ARE SOME ON OFFER:

1) RUNWELL (THIS IS AN EARLY MORNING RUNNING CLUB)

2) CHESS CLUB

3) MUSTARD CHRISTIAN GROUP

4) ROBOTICS

5)CODING CLUB