Year 6 Visit to Sacred Heart Mission

As part of their Year 6 leadership program, students visited Sacred Heart Mission Aged Care this week. This initiative encourages our students to show kindness, responsibility and community spirit by giving their time to connect with others. 

They played games, read books, shared stories and photos, and built meaningful connections with the residents. 

Each student has captured a special moment from the day in one sentence or two, reflecting the joy and learning they experienced.

I was surprised when I learned that my friend was neighbours with a kind 97 year old Stella and this made me feel connected. - Gilbert 

One moment I will never forget is when we walked in and their faces filled with joy. - Archie

A memory that stands out is seeing Heather (a resident) look happy when my class came to visit them, because the residents looked kind of lonely to begin with. - Cleo

The best conversation I had was when Earl (a resident) acted like a chicken and made Jasmine laugh till she nearly cried, it was fantastic . - Gioia 

One moment I will remember is when I met Norm, a caring old man, he brought joy whenever he spoke. - Rosalie

One moment I will always remember is when we were playing a card game and it made the resident feel really happy and it was an unforgettable moment. - Oskar

I enjoyed it most when I was talking to one resident that used to be a teacher and he told us about his classes. - Cooper Co

One moment I will remember was when I saw the residents smile when we shared our photos from home and they seemed really happy. - Willow

It made me happy when we were playing Uno and Stella just kept smiling, she looked so happy it made me feel really touched. - Chloe

I am most proud of playing table tennis because whenever they beat me they were so happy and joyful and that made me feel proud. - Phoenix

I learned from the elderly resident that he was blind. His name was Norman but I was touched when he was curious about my photo book. I explained what the pictures looked like and he loved it. - Emily

It made me happy when I saw that by holding my 3D printer dragon and chameleon, Heather became very happy to be able to feel how a 3D printed toy feels. - Jasmine

I was blown away by the fact that one of the women was part of the Salvation Army for 60 years. - Olive

I felt grateful because I got given the opportunity to take a step up in my leadership role and work with the elderly which made me feel really proud of myself. - Olivia

A highlight for me was when we played Uno because the elderly people felt included and they would get all excited when they put the right card down. - Batel

I felt really proud when Rosalie, Phoenix, Oskar, Cooper and myself made Norm smile when we started cheering when he won. - Cooper Ch

I saw the residents smile when we first walked in, I could see the joy on their faces. - Max

I felt really proud when I saw the whole room full of joy when we walked in. It made me feel happy. - Ian

A memory that stands out is when we played table tennis and the elderly people were surprisingly good which made me feel proud. - Jake