KS1 Assembly pictures

  Singing postboxes to bring festive cheer in run-up to Christmas | The Independent Musical postbox spreading Christmas cheer in Glasgow - BBC News Musical post boxes have appeared in three cities in the UK – Swansea, Glasgow, London and Belfast. Some post boxes this year are decorated with snowmen, stars and snowflakes. If you post a letter, the post box will sing a Christmas tune to you. You can watch a short video showing the post box in action in the BBC clip above. Sometimes you don’t even have to post a letter, just walking past will make the post box start singing. Why do you think someone has invented a musical postbox? Watch the video, what does everyone do when the music starts? (Smile) Why do you think the post box makes everyone smile? Do you recognise the songs? How do you think it works? The musical post boxes have been provided for the public by the Royal Mail – what is the Royal Mail? The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Patricia McAllister says, “There is...

  Who is this? What is he doing? What do you think his job is? This is Benjamin Zephaniah, a British poet who died last week aged 65 and is being remembered as a titan of British literature. "A titan of British literature" what does that mean?  What is a poet? How do you become a poet? What sort of education do you think Benjamin had to become a poet, what do you think his childhood was like, how well do you think he did at school? Benjamin was born and raised in Handsworth, Birmingham. He was dyslexic ( what is dyslexia ?) and left school at 13 with no qualifications and unable to read or write. He started to write dub poetry, a Jamaican style of work and when he was 22 he moved to London and published his first poetry book, called, “Pen Rhythm”. He has spoken out on many issues such as racism and education and become famous for using his voice. In 2008 he was named as one of the top 50 post war British writers. There are so many poems and performances to explore, I have cho...

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67520722?fbclid=IwAR04_E_jhR0aKKJwmZKYCjlTES-3p6e4OiRJo9sjf7hZhRrmpJkfFBd3dBE What do you see in the picture? Who are they, where are they? what are they doing, why are they doing it? The picture shows a Christmas tree in Nordmarka, Norway, being felled ahead of its journey to London to Trafalgar Square. Why is London having a Christmas tree that was grown in Norway, why don't we use a tree grown in England? Every year the Norwegian people send a Christmas tree to London. The first was 1947  so how many years has this been happening? (76) Why do you think Norway send a Christmas tree to England every year? The tradition was started as a thank you to the UK government who welcomed the Norwegian government and King during World War Two in 1940.  Look at the picture, who do you think was chosen to fell the tree in Norway? What jobs do you think those two people hold?  The picture shows the Lord Mayor of Westminster and the ...