A very warm welcome and welcome back to 2019 for the Somerset community. Over this week we had 194 new students, 126 in the Junior School and 68 in the Senior School, begin their journey at the College and we certainly hope theirs will be as rewarding as ours.
A very warm welcome and welcome back to 2019 for the Somerset community. In the first week of the year, we had 194 new students, 126 in the Junior School and 68 in the Senior School, begin their journey at the College and we certainly hope theirs will be as rewarding as ours.
We started the year with an enrolment of 1,523 from Pre-Prep to Year 12. On behalf of the College Board, I thank you for your continuing support of Somerset as we enter our 37th year. It was quickly apparent that the students settled very well to their classes.
Changes to semester reporting processes at the College are being introduced. Over the past two years, we have been investigating current and future reporting possibilities; specifically the manner in which we can provide timely and continuous feedback on student progress rather than point in time comments on semester reports.
What is your Chinese zodiac, Rat, Dragon, Goat, Snake, Horse or Pig? Our little friends in ELP had yet another great celebration of Lunar New Year with delicious food and traditional crafts.
Temperatures were soaring at the Junior School Inter-House Swimming Carnival on Tuesday 12 February and the atmosphere was electric, as students sang war cries and participated with enthusiasm, demonstrating comradeship and sportsmanship throughout the day. I loved seeing our Junior School parents jumping around and screaming words of encouragement from the sidelines, not only for their own children, but for any swimmer in the pool.
2019 is certainly off to a flying start in the College’s Design Department. With the delivery of several new pieces of equipment in late 2018, our students now have access to more technology and equipment than ever before!
Here at Somerset, we will continue to encourage our students to look towards the interests of others in both small and big ways. Whether it is holding the door open for someone, picking up rubbish that is not yours, volunteering to coach or mentor a younger student or partaking in one of the organised local or national service learning projects, the opportunities are continually there for the taking.
