Press release from Milton Hall Montessori School
Parents and children from Milton Hall Montessori school in Englefield Green collected dozens of items of food to donate to the elderly in Birchlands Care Home.
On Wednesday. 9th October, the children visited the care home and sang action songs to residents, while giving them the harvest gifts.
One of the elderly read a story to all the children The Bear Hunt’ the children listened and joined in with the rhyming words.
Sutindar Lal Principal and Dominique Patrikios Deputy from Milton Hall Montessori School said: “Kindness is an important value here at Milton Hall and every year our children enjoy collecting harvest gifts for the Day Care here in Englefield Green, where the donations are much appreciated.
“Many thanks to all our parents who contributed Harvest Festival donations.
There are so many people here who sit on chairs all day and just eat and sleep. But they seem to love it, even the grumpy ones,” she says, her face lighting up. “They seem to be rejuvenated by seeing the children. I think we’re very lucky to visit them on special occasions.