Last week the whole school was feeling festive with most people wearing amazing Christmas jumpers (I unfortunately did not have one to wear but improvised with a tinsel scarf, making me look a little bit like a Christmas tree). My friend and I were still helping out on the tills during break, though.
I am one of five canteen prefects in the school and we all thoroughly enjoy helping them out. I personally help in the snack shacks during Monday and Tuesday lunchtimes and also in the canteen during Thursday and Friday breaks.
It can get so hectic at times that you don't even know what's 5p and what's 50p but we manage somehow. I love helping in the canteen because I get to see behind what makes everything work and you really feel like a part of the team. I have made stronger friends in my fellow prefects and made new friends in the canteen staff. I never imagined how much I'd enjoy it when I initially wrote my name down on a sign-up sheet. I think I've become more responsible as after all you are handling money and it feels good knowing that people trust you to do these kinds of jobs.
Overall I like the responsibility that the role gives me and I do really enjoy myself as I'm doing something new that I never expected myself doing, I'm learning and dealing with the pressures that it throws at you every day and I'm having fun as well.
- Jess
