Remembering Zaynab

It has been a turbulent and highly unusual school year that many of us want to simply put behind us, but we are determined that one tragic event in particular is not forgotten; the passing of Zaynab Bhula in Year 10.

A key aspect of this is a piece of writing that Zaynab produced in English and which her teacher, Mrs Woodhouse used in our “Memories of Zaynab” newsletter back in April. This has since been adapted into a poem and has been used repeatedly in school, most recently as part of our work on the Unitee programme; you can read it below.

A bench will be dedicated in Zaynab’s memory and her friends will select a line from the poem as an inscription to inspire positivity in the future.

We have plans to plant a cherry blossom tree in the future in a space to commemorate Zaynab.

All families in the school community will also be contacted via ParentMail to ask for donations towards the sinking of a well in
a developing country in Zaynab’s memory.

As has been said many times before, Zaynab may have been a quiet girl but there was real depth and compassion within her character and we hope the plans we have to commemorate her will reflect that.

Zaynab’s Poem

As teenagers, we have a lot on our minds;
school work, homework, teachers and friends.
Sitting doing nothing gives us the break that we need
Peace and harmony, not worry and chores.
Lots of time working;
No – we need time doing nothing.
Teenagers and young adults: the seeds of our planet.
The roots, the stem, the leaves.
Let us unleash our skills, independence truth.
Why do you insist on questioning and challenging our future?
Our future: rightfully ours.
Let us grow, flower, flourish.
As young people grow and learn, we develop a sense of what is right and wrong.
Our moral compass evolves.
Accept what you know is right, refuse what is wrong.
As a plant grows, it adapts to its surroundings;
we do too.
We learn as we grow; develop morals and a sense of right.
Remember that a child learns what they live from the adults around them.

Mr Bowles, Year 10
Raising Achievement
Co-ordinator
 

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