Willow Wood Ambassadors
Since 2016, we have worked closely with Willow Wood Hospice in Ashton. Each year, some of our Year Five children visit Willow Wood with Mr Wilson to find out more about its important work. The children tour the hospice with Gill, a Willow Wood nurse, work with a patient partner and then give a presentation to the staff, patients and their own parents about what they'd learned. They also reflect on why it is important to help with local charities.
In January 2020, we took part in another project. The Year 5 ambasssadors who will be taking part in the art project are : Keivah, Mu-Minah, Jayden, Megan, Rosie & Artem.
In week 1, Gill took us on a tour of the Hospice. We visited the prayer room, the hydro pool room and looked at the rooms where the inpatients stay. We also visited the cafe and had some reflection time in the aromatherapy room.
During Week 2, the pupils worked with the day patients to create a colourful tile. They also looked around the beautiful gardens and spoke with the staff who organise fundraising for the hospice.