Poplar Farm Primary School in Grantham hosted a special event today. They invited into school grandparents and great grandparents, as well as elderly neighbours from the local community.
The main school hall was transformed into a Christmassy Grotto with everyone in attendance (ranging in age from 4 to 93) enjoying tea and cakes (made by Year 6 pupils).
Each Year Group performed on stage, and then the entire room sang ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ together.
All visitors received a free raffle ticket on arrival and left the event with a small, boxed Christmas gift from the children.
Organiser Deputy Head, Claire Buckley, said: “We’ve been thinking about this for some time. Because we are quite a large school, when our pupils put on a show or performance, tickets are limited usually to two per family so grandparents can sometimes miss out. The ‘Caring Christmas’ event has meant that grandparents and great grandparents, as well as people from the local community can also enjoy the show.
We even had one set of grandparents fly in from South Africa to watch their granddaughter perform!” (Picture: Megan with her Grandparents).
Nana to Thea and Milo who both attend Poplar Farm School, Valerie Gell, said: “This afternoon has been magical. How lovely for us to have the opportunity to watch the children perform. Thank you to the school for organisation, we feel quite honoured.”
