Student Life and Service
Back Dear Concordians!
Welcome back to school from your Middle School Student Government (MSSG). We
would like to extend this welcoming message to teachers new and old, to new and returning students, to our parents, and to the many non-teaching staff that help keep our school a special place. Starting the school year 2021/22 online presents unique challenges, but it also presents opportunities as well. To help you adjust to this temporary situation the MSSG would like to suggest you try some of the following strategies: • Treat the lessons as though they were in school. This will help with focus. • Be on top of your emails. We know there are a lot, but they keep you informed. • Read Khun Poon’s daily email. • Try to work sitting at a desk in a well lit room. • Get things done on time! It’s the number one stress reliever. • Ask your teachers if you need any help. • Reduce screen time whenever possible (we know it’s hard to do!) For our new 6th grade class, we know you will find middle school quite scary at first, but you will settle in over time as you adjust to the changes. Remember to be good to yourselves and allow some time to relax. This applies to anyone else reading this message! When we do get back into the building we will all have to readjust again, so everyone will be dealing with similar challenges, like those tricky locks for the lockers. But hey! You’ll get used to them after a month or two, we promise! Once we’re back in school we look forward to organizing events for you to enjoy. One of the things we would really like to do is to make the house system more interesting and meaningful for everyone. The MSSG officers and representatives will work with the middle school administration to achieve this goal. In the meantime we meet online, just like you do in your classes, to discuss such issues as: • Houses and house points. • School policies about communication platforms. • Fundraising events. • Realistic quality of life adjustments, e.g. snack queues, and lanyard quality.
CONCORDIAN IMPACT - ISSUE 32
28 26
A recent MSSG Officer Meeting on Google Meet We hope that you will enjoy adjusting to middle school and create precious memories during your middle school years. As the MSSG, we are your agents. If there are any needs or thoughts that you think will help you to adjust or increase your well-being in school, you can always contact us. We are students here too, so we probably will understand your thoughts or have the same ones. Finally, if any student reading this thinks they have the qualities to be a MSSG class representative, well, we have some spaces open. Contact someone in the MSSG to express your interest. We hope you have an amazing year, and may next summer come quickly! Yours faithfully, Burger Sajjavarodom (G8, MSSG President) Katie Vatanalikit (G8, MSSG Vice President) Mr. Mike Daly (MSSG Facilitator)