KS1 Assembly pictures

                https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-60235338 What do you see in the pictures? What do you notice? What do you think this story might be about? Lowri is 12 years old and lives in Cheshire, England. When she was 9, she wrote to Disney to ask if they could include a character in one of their films who wore glasses.  Why do you think Lowri wanted to see a Disney character wearing glasses? Why do you think there are not many main Disney characters wearing glasses? Lowri says she wrote the letter because she is the only person in her family who wears glasses. She says, "I felt a bit alone and didn't feel like I was beautiful enough." What do you think about that? Why doesn't Lowri feel beautiful? What would you say to her? A year later, In 2022, the film Encanto was released. The film has a main character called Mirabel, who is funny and brave,....and wears glasses. Why do you think Disney chose to include a funny ...

  https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zmqmrj6 What do you see in the picture, what do you think this is? What could this story be about? Last week some parts of the UK is had lots of snow; billions of snowflakes fell from the sky.  What is snow, where does it come from? Snow is made up of tiny water crystals that have frozen in clouds. When the crystals fall from the clouds, they bunch together and form snowflakes. What is another name for frozen water? Snow appears to look the same, When we look at snow falling we can't see any differences but in 1885 scientist Wilson Bentley attached a microscope to a camera and closely at snowflakes. William realised that... What do you think William realised? William realised that however many snowflakes were captured, none were exactly the same. They were all different. Why do you think they are all different? (Think about how they are formed) The shape of a snowflake is formed as it falls through the air. Even if two snow flakes fall s...

                                            https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/reason-liverpool-chippy-staying-open-33113618?fbclid=IwZnRzaAPLCw9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEew7TC1La-ny19AICsAstGmuPo0S6kGXAFv-xsKRAXlLZDyxKOIaaxWSH5z9M_aem_B4UEyNgTeFpkSaAEbE_5eQ#wgtl72e688ewrak95jxqqengyo7c8ga2r What do you see in the picture, where is this, what do you notice, what do you think the story is going to be about? In the picture you can see Mubinul  Hoque who owns Portland Fish and Chips in Brunswick, Liverpool. This story is about something that Mubinul and his team did on Christmas day.  What do you think they did? Mubinul opened his fish and chip shop on Christmas day and served free food for anyone who wanted it. Mubinul particularly offered his fish and chips to older people or anyone who was alone on Christmas day. People could...

                             https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2152331/sadiq-khan-new-year-eve-fireworks-eu What do you see in the picture, where is is, what is happening, what is the story about? On New Year's Eve many people across the world celebrated the start of 2026. Then photo shows the celebrations in London where there was a 15 minute firework display, the biggest in Europe.  Why do people celebrate a new year? Part of the London fireworks included a speech called, "This is what England means to me" Thinking about the title, what do you think was said in the speech? "When it's sunny, it's to hot. When it's cold, the weather's rubbish. England to me is a cup of tea. How many sugars? I'm sweet enough." Why do you think the author of the poem chose those opening lines? Have you heard anyone say, "I'm sweet enough" - what's this about? "England to me is Caribbean barbers with a sharpish trim.  It's...

                                       What do you see in in the photo? What is happening, where are they, what do you notice about the group? Who do you think these people are and why are they together? This photo is from last Christmas. You can see Mum with her family; "7 of my boys, all family, all loved" How can they all be family? Where are the children? How can this mum have so many children in the same family (now grown up)? When these men were younger, they all came to England needing a home. They needed someone to love them and take care of them and so Erin became their mum.  What do you think the boys needed most from Erin? Erin calls her family her boys . She says, "My boys smile, still they call me mum, still we celebrate Christmas, birthdays, EID, GCSE results, and new jobs- together." What are Christmas and Eid? Christmas and Eid are from different religions so why is a...

                                              https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/girl-builds-unicorn-horn-prosthetic-that-shoots-glitter/ What do you see in the picture, what do you notice about the child in the photo? What do you think this story is about? Jordan Reeves is 14 years old and lives in Missouri, USA. She has inspired millions of people around the globe with her superpower. She can shoot glitter out of her arm! How can Jordan shoot glitter out of her arm? Jordan was born with a left arm that stopped below the elbow. Some people saw this as just a disability; Jordan saw it as an opportunity to develop her alter-ego: Glitter Girl. What is a disability? When she was 10 years old, Jordan attended a workshop that encouraged children with disabilities to think creatively about their differences.  What does "think creatively about their disabilities" mean? At the wo...