KS1 Assembly pictures

                                     https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/birmingham-pride-2026-live-latest-34000537 What do you see in the picture, what do you notice, what do you think this story might be about? The pictures was taken at Birmingham Pride last weekend.  What is Pride about?  Pride is an event held in lots of cities around the world. It's about everyone being welcome and everyone being who they are. Some people dress up and wear colourful rainbows. Why do you think rainbows are used at Pride?  Lots of families go to Pride. There are lots of different familiesin the UK today.  What is a family, how can families be different?  There are lots of different ways to have a family. You might live with a mum or you might live with a dad. You might live with a mum and a dad. You might have two mums, two dads, some children live with brothers ...

                                     https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98rrde2d9no https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz024gnm9z4o What do you see in the picture, what is happening, where are they, what do you think the story is here? An annual event that is an old English tradition was held last week on a hill in Gloucestershire. The picture shows the competitors joining the event. They are chasing something down a steep hill.  Can you see what they are chasing? The small object is in the picture at the front. The photo shows the annual cheese rolling event on Coopers Hill in Brockworth. A wheel of Double Gloucester cheese is rolled down the hill and after a one second start, runners chase it. The winner is the first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill. The cheese can reach speeds of 70 mph and no one in the race ever actually catches the cheese, but the winner ...

                                https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/lifestyle/food-and-drink/how-fish-and-chips-are-bringing-together-faiths-in-a-leeds-suburb-5414299 What do you see in the picture, where are they, what do you notice about them? What do you think the story is about? The photo shows Arabaab Munir on the left with Rabbi Anthony Gilbert on the right.  What is a Rabbi?  Arabaab and Anthony follow different faith; Rabbi Anthony Gilbert is Jewish and Arabaab Munir is Muslim. What do you think brings them together? Arabaab owns Marlow's British Kitchen in Leeds, which sells fish and chips. Next door is the Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue and bakery. When Arabaab opened last September, his neighbour Rabbi Anthony visited to say hello. Rabbi Anthony suggested Arabaab started selling Kosher fish and chips. What is a synagogue? What does kosher food mean? Kosher food is food that complies...

  What do you see in the picture, what do you notice, what do you think this story is about? Describe a skater to me – what do skaters look like, what kind of person do you have to be if you want to be an expert skater?   Paige Tobin loves to skate on her skateboard. In this photo, Paige is 5 years old. A video shows Paige as she drops in to a 12ft bowl while wearing a princess dress with rainbow socks and a leopard print helmet.  What do skaters usually wear? People are praising Paige for her individuality. What does individuality mean? How do you think Paige has become such a good skater? Paige practices over and over again every day. Sometimes she falls over but she always gets up and tries again. Paige never gives up. Watch this video where you can see Paige practising. Paige Tobin 5 year old skater girl!!! What do you notice about the video, what happens when Paige falls over? Why doesn’t Paige give up? Why do you think Paige chose to wear a princ...

  ‘Two are stronger than one’: Boston Marathon duo praised for helping struggling runner cross finish line | Boston Marathon | The Guardian What do you see in the picture? Where are they, what are they doing, what do you think the story might be about? The picture shows the finish line at the Boston marathon in the USA last week.  How long is a marathon? What do you think it feels like to run a marathon? A marathon is 26 miles. In the middle you can see Ajay Haridasse who got to the finish line but then stumbled and fell. He tried to get up but he couldn’t. Why do you think he couldn’t get up? Ajay tried to get up 4 times but each time he collapsed. He decided he would have to crawl to the finish line. He started crawling and lots of people ran past him, eager to get to the finish themselves. How do you think Ajay felt crawling along a road seeing others run past him?  Two runners decided to stop and help. Aaron Beggs from Northern Ireland appeared at Ajay’s...

  A wallaby lost her mother, so a woman carried her in a pouch for a year. - Upworthy What do you see in the picture, what animal is this? What do you think this story is going to be about? Lindsay Clarity has an Animal Rescue shelter in Brighton and Hove and the picture shows a baby wallaby. What is a wallaby? When Wallabies are born, they spend the first 9 months inside their mother’s pouch. After 6 months they will start to explore but will always return to their mother’s pouch for security. This Wallaby lost its mother. It kept trying to crawl in to other wallaby pouches but all the wallabies had a baby and it couldn’t fit in. What do you think Lindsay did? Lindsay made a pouch out of a blanket for the wallaby. Is a blanket enough? What else does the wallaby need to make it feel like it’s in a pouch? Lindsay carried the wallaby around everywhere she went inside the blanket. Why did she do that? Carrying the wallaby around gave her the warmth and closeness she needed to feel sec...