Hi Meirians,

Welcome to Term 2! We hope you have all had a refreshing holiday and are already getting back into your normal routines. Here’s what this term has in store…

Our Term 2 motto

After the success of last term’s motto Meir has decided to make term mottos a tradition. Every term we will focus on a new motto in House Assembly, something which will help us make good habits, appreciate what we have or just give us a good life lesson. So, without further ado our new House Motto for Term 2 is…. “Stars can’t shine without brightness”

Ms Selinger Calligraphy

Ms Selinger

We give a big congratulations to the amazing Meir Tutor, Ms Selinger. She won first prize at the Easter show for her incredible calligraphy skills. Once again congratulations for this achievement.

Getting ready For Term 2

Even though it is only Week 2, before you know it, it will be Week 9, you’ll have seven PoU’s all due in the same week and those days when you said: “I have plenty of time to do all this” will be long gone.

So, today when you should be doing some work, but find yourself standing in front of the open fridge for the fourth time in an hour or realise you’re watching ukulele lessons on YouTube when you don’t even own a ukulele, stop and think. We’ve ALL made the error of leaving things to the very last minute, so here are a few steps to remind us all how to stop procrastinating:

1. Break tasks into small chunks. It can be overwhelming to think about finishing a whole essay or speech, so instead of thinking about everything you have to do, break it down into smaller, more achievable pieces and set yourself realistic goals.
2. Remove distractions from your environment. If you know you will be checking your phone while trying to tackle your work, put it in a different room. Remove anything that you think may affect your concentration on the task and it will instantly be easier to focus.
3. Start your day with the hardest tasks. Pick the hardest task first. You’ll be more energised to do this task, you’ll feel so much better once it’s done and then you can move onto the easier tasks for the rest of the day.
4. Reward yourself. Make sure to promise yourself you’ll get a reward when it is done. Just tell yourself that when it’s over, you get to celebrate with one of your favourite things. After achieving your goals, you can be really happy to find yourself staring into the fridge or watching that YouTube clip!

We hope you have had a great start to Term 2!

Love, your Meir Editors,

Charlotte Lyons and Tara Israel