The students of Grade 6 had lots to share and reflect on their visit to the old age home and its residents. They planned an assembly to share their experience with the middle school.
They started the assembly with a short, humorous, yet meaningful skit about bringing back an old, retired English teacher to school. This was the skit that they had performed in front of the senior citizens at the old age home.
Next, two students recited a wonderful poem on love and respect for the older generation.
This was followed by a beautiful, touching story told by two other sixth grade students, and I quote a part from it, ‘“I have always wanted freckles like yours- they are beautiful. Can you name anything more beautiful than freckles?” said the grandma. “Wrinkles,” replied the girl, smiling".
That wasn’t all. Two students also played a musical of ‘A 100 miles’, a song originally sung by Paul, Peter and Mary.
However, the best was yet to come, the form tutor of 6Y showed a movie with pictures of the students with their various interactions with the elderly people of the home and how happy and lively they seemed, delighted to have children to spend time with. It seemed to be a close knit group of people and the pictures in the movie brought everyone to tears.
This heart-warming assembly was concluded with a speech by Mrs. Sharma, Middle School Principal, where she spoke about her view on this.
Congratulations, Grade 6Y, for putting up such a delightful assembly on a kind of lifestyle that is often overlooked by us, but moves us when we actually experience it.
As we all know now, growing old definitely doesn’t mean losing the small pleasures of life.
Mehak Malhotra, 8Y
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