Picket Fence Tampines, in partnership with ECDA’s SSDB Project, set out to Jamiyah Home for the Aged with a cause. The K1 and K2 children spent weeks of preparation of dance perfomances and creating personalised tokens of “keep smiling!” for the elderly residents.
Since late May, parents worked together with their children in doing a project too - a food donation drive for the Home. Parents brought tea and coffee packets, canned foods, biscuits and crackers, Milo tins and cans.
At Jamiyah, the children performed dances and songs to humor the elderly residents. The K1 children danced to the song of “Pop Yeah Yeah” while the K2 children moved their groove to “La Bamba”. Smiling faces appeared on their faces as the residents listened and watched in awe.
The children proceeded to play games with the residents. The male residents grouped amongst themselves in a game of fishing. There was laughter in the air as they chatted animatedly of the reminesces of their old fishing days. The female residents were seen beguiling from ear to ear as the children handed them balloons. Some of them mentioned that a particular child reminded them of their grandchildren.
In another activity, the children played “Freeze” where they whizzed around the elderly residents. As Hari Raya is around the corner, they clapped their hands to malay traditional songs.
The children and the teachers were glad to have the oppurtunity to inculcate positive values such as caring and respecting. Thank you to all the parents and everyone for their unremitting support!
