#upper sixth

I don’t delude myself into thinking that pupils hang onto every word in assemblies, but I do hope that the messages conveyed help to nurture and share our values as an outward-looking and reflective community.

On Tuesday, Avneet, one of our Senior Prefects, delivered a beautiful assembly about what she had learned during her 16 years at Bablake. I had no idea what she was going to say, but she captured everyone’s attention as she advised the following:

Don’t take things too seriously

Prioritise your self-worth

Remember that things might not always go to plan

Be present in the moment – appreciate the now

Always be kind

This year’s Upper Sixth joined the school at about the same time I did. The last seven years have been interesting, not least because of Covid, but these pupils have come a long way in every respect. They have always been a superb year group and have achieved remarkable things in the classroom, in sport, in music, in drama and in many other activities, including charity fundraising and community service.

The Senior Prefects have been outstanding and I am very grateful for all that they have contributed to school life. We could not run the school without them and next year’s team have a lot to live up to.

The Upper Sixth depart today to begin study leave for their A level examinations. I am very proud of them and wish them every success, not only in their examinations, but in all their future endeavours. If they take Avneet’s words with them, they won’t go too far wrong.

So yesterday was my last day of school as i'm now officially an adult heading to Uni soon :/ We had on tuesday our muck up day without any teachers knowing what we were planning. We changed into our pj's and started a massive rave out in the sun in the middle of the yard, then ran through every corridor bouncing and shouting 'woop that ass' started rock the boat in the teachers staff room, then went to the canteen to start out rave again with the other students. After that we stole a blue mat from PE took it to the main building and placed in the principals office without getting caught. But the main part was the water fight. We started off with water balloons, then water pistols then buckets of water lets just say we were all drenched but it was a fun filled day and innocent enough fun. 

On to day two the fun day that was organised by the school, although it was wet and raining that didn't stop us from having a laugh. We had a rodeo bull, surfing, gladiators, sumo wrestling and an obstacle course that was so slippery and wet you were soaked to the bone. But it was a laugh and it was amazing. We ended the night with our end of the year mass and it was so beautiful it made me cry, the memory's and music that was shared was so beautiful everyone was crying. However, its not over yet.