Moorlands Primary school thinks of others less fortunate
The pupils have now come to the aid of people who may be lonely due to the lockdowns the country has faced
Pictured is Fletcher Davies
A Moorlands school has spent some time thinking how to help people less fortunate than themselves.
Pupils at St. John’s CE Primary School, Wetley Rocks, have now come to the aid of people who may be lonely due to the lockdowns the country has faced due to the pandemic.
Eight-year-old Fletcher Davies of year four decided to do things a little differently with his pocket money over the Christmas period.
He was concerned about members of the community who might be alone or feeling lonely due to the lockdown, so he saved his pocket money and spent it on small gifts to create gift bags which he would deliver to others.
As news spread, Fletcher’s cause soon gained community support and the donations came flooding in. Fletcher managed to create and send out nearly 100 gift bags to members of the local community!
Staff at St. John’s said that they were very proud of their very own ‘good Samaritan’.
During the first week back at school, pupils from St John’s Primary School wrote to the residents at a local care home.
Before Christmas, the children had been learning about helping others, and they were concerned that many residents would not have seen their families for many months and that they might be feeling low.
The children decided that they would like to write some letters and poems so that they could put a smile on some of the residents faces.
Letters have been posted out so the pupils are looking forward to their replies.
Headteacher at the school, Sarah Stone, said: “We are all so proud of our very own St. John’s Good Samaritan, Fletcher, who has dedicated his own time and money to bring happiness to members of our local community.
“With regard to the Year Four care home project, well-being is really important here at St. John’s.
"We have focused on the things we can do to keep our minds happy and healthy.
"We are very proud of our year four pupils who have applied these skills to improving the well-being of others and brightening up the days of our community by writing to residents of our local care homes.
“We are very much looking forward to their replies and hoping that we can make this a regular occurrence.”
