KS1 Assembly pictures

                                    https://scoop.upworthy.com/school-teaches-all-its-student-sign-language-to-communicate-with-deaf-cafeteria-worker-wholesome?fbclid=IwAR0yRXm04RXfvAxfk0tHUVlH6OJrRhraEMnJMagFKpO4ueprrcJWhOVdV14 What do you see in the picture, where are they, what are they doing? What do you think the story is about? Leisa Duckwall works in the cafeteria in Nansemond Parkway Elementary school in Virginia, USA. She has worked there for four years serving food to students and in those four years, no students have ever spoken to her when they choose their food.   Why do you think this is? How do the students get the food they want if they don't speak to Leisa? The students just point at the food they want when they get to the counter, and Leisa serves it to them. What do you think about that behaviour? Leisa is deaf. In four years no-one has ever communicated a "good morning...

                                    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/17/wildlife-african-wild-dogs-longest-journey-zambia-conservation-aoe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other What do you see in the picture, where are they, what do you think this story is about? A pack of wild dogs, all brothers, have made history by making the longest ever recorded single journey made by any mammal in Africa. Why might these wild dogs travel long distances? How far do you think these dogs travelled? When a young dog comes of age in the wild, he must travel to find a new territory and a mate to start a family of his own. These three dogs travelled together from Kafue National Park in Western Zambia to Luangwa Valley in Eastern Zambia. This is a total of 2500 miles over 8 months. How do you think we know they did this? Scientists have been monitoring the dogs to find out how they work together as teams to reach th...

                                      Ballerina born without both arms shining (upworthy.com What do you see in the picture, what do you notice? What do you think this story is about?  Vitoria Bueno is a 18 years old and is a ballerina. She has performed across the world. There is something that makes Vitoria different from other dancers – What do you think makes Victoria different from other dancers? Victoria was born without arms. Victoria starting taking dance lessons when she was 5 years old and says dancing has transformed her life. She days, “For me, arms, they’re just a detail. I follow with my eyes as if they were there.” What does she mean by that? How do dancers who have two arms use their arms when they dance? How do you think Victoria dance without arms? People are saying that Vitoria is showing disability doesn’t mean that any individual should limit themselves in any way....

                                                   https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/spotless-giraffe-tennessee-zoo?fbclid=IwAR3Dif8lkIEQmMqZVQdtZdRhxaLEDe_QJjh0OrX5LmFFu3_mIZ3mLlcjfJ4 A baby giraffe with no spots was born in Tennessee, America. You can see footage of the giraffe in the link above. What is a giraffe and what do they normally look like? Can this be a proper giraffe if it has no patches? It was thought to be the only giraffe in the world without patches. Each giraffe has a unique pattern of patches  What does unique mean? This means that no two giraffe patterns are exactly the same. Underneath the patches, blood vessels help to keep the giraffe cool by releasing heat. The patches also help to camouflage the animal in the wild.  What does camouflage mean? The zoo where the animal was born announced a competition to name the...

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx25ejxjrego What do you see in the picture, what do you notice, where are they and what are they doing, what do you think this story might be about? The picture shows Naomi Herron who had not been on a beach since she was a child. Something stopped her = what do you think that might have been? Naomi has cerebral palsy which meant she was unable to access the beach. What is cerebral palsy? Cerebral Palsy affects how a person moves and controls their body. The word cerebral refers to the brain and palsy refers to weakness or problems using muscles. Someone with cerebral palsy might have stiffness in their muscles or tremors. Sometimes people won't be able to move parts of their body. Why did this man Naomi couldn't access the beach? Five years ago, Naomi started campaigning with the Mae Murray Foundation; a charity to make beaches and water sports more accessible for those with disabilities. What does accessible mean? How do you think beache...

  h ttps://scoop.upworthy.com/8-year-old-boy-comforts-classmate-with-autism-by-holding-his-hand?fbclid=IwAR1MG0294RBfrIlrMCTVIizZ8bkfewoyymDVbj-EatXRe5Sn_XllFLIeNCA What do you see in the picture? Where are they, what do you notice about how the children are feeling in the photo- are they feeling the same? What do you think this story is about? This photo shows 8 year old Christian holding hands with Connor, a new boy in his class. The picture was taken on the first day of school;  What does the first day of school sometimes feel like if you are new? Connor felt very nervous about his first day. He didn't want to go in to the classroom. When all the other children lined up on the playground, Connor curled up and cried. Christian saw Connor curled up and crying  What did Christian decide to do? Christian walked over, took Connor's hand and walked him in to school. We don't know if Christian said anything; what might he have said? Christian didn't know Connor, so why do t...