KS1 Assembly pictures

  Flower bouquets left in Kirkby Stephen help beat loneliness - BBC News   What is happening in this picture, what do you think the story is? Bunches of flowers are being left on benches in Kirby Stephen in Cumbria over summer to cheer people up. The local WI (Women’s Institute) created about 30 bunches and left them on benches around the town. The bunches included flowers and herbs from the groups’ own gardens and also donations of flowers from a local business. There was also a handcrafted heart with each bunch so that people would have something to keep when the flowers died. One member of the public wh0 found a bunch said the flowers made her day as she was missing her mum. Ann Craddock, one of the organisers, said they people liked living in Kirby because it was a wonderful, supportive community. This photo below shows a bench in the town centre. -         What is a community? -         How does a community happen? Does is happen naturally, can you live somewhere and n

  What do you see in the picture? Where are they, what are they doing? How was that photo taken, where is the person taking the picture standing (are they standing?) The picture shows 164 members of an international skydiving team broke the world record for skydiving formation, over Illinois USA. This was their 13th attempt to build a shape resembling a giant flower. The previous record was 138. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2015/jul/31/world-record-skydiving-formation-in-pictures -What is skydiving, how does it work? - how do you think it feels to skydive? - The skydiving team are an "International" team, what does that mean? - How did the team make this happen? (working together) - Do you think anyone on the team said, "I'm not holding his hand because we have a different religion," or, "I'm not holding your hand because we are from a different country". Did anyone say, "We have skin that is a different colour so we can't hold

  What do you see in this photo? This photo is a bit out of focus because it was taken on a moving camera phone. It was taken on Saturday.  Where do you think the people are? The video was taken by Harjap Singh Bhangal at the Edgbaston cricket ground where there was a cricket match between India and Pakistan. Harjap says,  "India vs Pakistan, guys, no one is actually watching the cricket, everyone has come in to watch the football. And everyone here, regardless of whether they are supporting India or Pakistan, is supporting England." The video shows hundreds of people watching the last penalty and the reaction from all the Indian and Pakistani fans to England wining the after a penalty shoot out. In the comments under the video, people wrote, "Anyone that lives in areas like Birmingham knows this is exactly what life is like." "This is beautiful. So proud to be from a multicultural society." "This is England" - Why did all these fans leave the cr

  https://www.upworthy.com/teachers-rule-about-something-you-cant-change-in-30-seconds-is-a-lesson-for-all-ages Who do you think the person is on the picture? What are they doing? Natalie Ringold is a teacher who has become famous after delivering a simple message to her class.  Parts of the message are on the image above, but some words are missing. Can you work out what the message is? The message is "Something you can't change in 30 seconds." What do you think this message is about?  There is a video you can watch in the link. In the video Natalie says " "If someone can't change something about themselves in 30 seconds or less, then you shouldn't be mentioning it to them." - what does Natalie mean? Can you think of things a person can change about themselves in 30 seconds? ( shoes untied, fly on someone's jumper..) - what can a person not change about themselves in 30 seconds? (hair colour, hair style, skin colour, family, body working differ

  Grad Student Trades Piano Performances for Housing at Senior Facility–Melting the Age Divide and Making Friends (goodnewsnetwork.org)   Beth Christensen studies piano at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory. Rather than lodge in dorms with other students, Beth lodges in a care home for elderly people as part of a partnership between the university and the home. As a musician, Beth needs to practice every day so she does, but with an audience. The residents love to hear her play, and this has brought them close together. Sometimes Beth brings other musicians from her course to the home and they perform together. Beth immerses herself in the lives of the residents, doing jigsaws with them or playing chair volleyball. She has also found a former teacher and they discuss education. Beth says, “Music is such a connecting force. It bridges the divisions that exist between people. Having the opportunity to make connections with a community that’s several generations o

  ‘We got the energy’: Irish children’s rap video goes viral | Ireland | The Guardian A group of children in Ireland have filmed a video that has gone viral with over 8.6 million views. It is being called a drum and base-beat masterpiece. The producer says “The kids’ energy and positivity has inspired people” The song was made in Cork, created by a youth rap project called Kabin Studio with a group of 30 neighbourhood children aged 9-12 plus a group of children from different countries who are living in Ireland. Lyrics are: “Think you can stop what we do? I doubt it We got the energy, we’ll tell you all about it, I searched for my spark and I found it.” The song is an anthem for   Cruinniú na nÓg , (Gathering of youth) which holds hundreds of free events for children and young people across Ireland every year. The producer explained how the song was made: “We put on a drum and base track. We found the beat and started coming up with a chant and chorus idea. The children developed the c