Upper Beeding Primary School: Spain Class initiative

Upper Beeding Primary School Before Christmas, Year 5/6 children in Spain Class at Upper Beeding Primary School wrote letters to the elderly community who attend The Hub Café at the local Baptist Church to tell them all about their plans for Christmas and to cheer them up.

Last week the children had the chance to meet the recipients of those letters when they went to The Hub Cafe. It was a lovely afternoon filled with laughter and chatter. The children shared their favourite pieces of work, and their new friends brought in photos and mementos to share with the children. There was even cake and biscuits provided by The Hub!

The children returned to school overjoyed at meeting their new friends, some of whom even gave their young pals small gifts to take home.  Similarly, the elderly people all said how much they enjoyed meeting the youngsters, and they had thoroughly enjoyed receiving the original letters.

Spain Class hope this link with the older community in Upper Beeding is something they can continue in the future, and they will be sending their new friends Easter cards that they have made for them.

Upper Beeding Primary School already have strong links with the elderly community in the village, inviting them to their Harvest Festival and Christmas productions, followed by tea and biscuits (or mince pies!), so this new friendship will strengthen those links.

Report submitted by: Miss Julia Francis, Spain Class teacher.