17 Nov 2014
Written by Lachlan and Pagan
On Friday 31st October the Millthorpe Public School Ukulele group performed at the Wontama Nursing Home as part of Grandparent's Day celebrations. The group was accompanied by the Principal Mrs Jackett and the Ukulele group teacher Mrs Gray, and performed the songs Riptide, I'm Yours and Quartermaster's Store. All the residents at the home were given an egg shaker to use so that they could accompany the ukuleles and groove along to the songs. They all seemed to really enjoy the show!
As members of the ukulele group we all felt very proud of ourselves for giving something back to the community. All the residents had plenty of interesting stories to share and we could tell that they got a lot of joy from our visit.
On the bus back to school Isaac and Brock worked out the chords for the Count Us In Music song Paint Me A Song and we all joined in. It was so much fun!
Mrs Gray, our ukulele teacher had this to say about the day:
"Last Friday, an enthusiastic band of 20 talented ukulele players travelled to Wontama Nursing Home in Orange to perform for some delightful residents. Ms Jackett and Mrs Gray accompanied these 20 wonderful students and were so proud of their amazing musical abilities, as well as their ability to socialise so beautifully with the elderly audience. The audience members joined in by playing percussion instruments and a great time was had by all!"
Mrs Jackett was also honoured to be a part of the day:
"I was very proud of the 'Ultimate Ukulele Tour'! The students interacted so beautifully with the older members of our community, and performed really well. It is really enriching for the students and the nursing home residents to spend some time together and have a conversation, sharing life stories.
We met Irene who is 100 years old and very keen to hear us perform again. Albert was a charmer, and Michelle (the organiser of the day) gave the children Halloween bags full of goodies. I am always proud of Millthorpe students and this time I was REALLY proud!"
