KS1 Assembly pictures

  BBC World Service - Witness History, The hippo and the tortoise What do you see in the picture, what do you think this story is about? In 2004 in Kenya, a tortoise called Mezea was brought in to a wildlife sanctuary. He was old, very big and had a big crack on his back so he looked different. No one wanted him as  a pet. Why do you think no-one wanted Mezea as a pet? How do you think Mezea felt? Mezea became quite popular in the sanctuary. Although he was very slow, he walked around and enjoyed people patting his shell.  In December 2004 a 2 month old baby hippo was found and people realised he was orphaned and alone. The hippo was rescued and brought to the sanctuary. The hippo was named Owen.  How do you think Owen felt when he arrived at the sanctuary? What did Owen need? When Owen arrived at the sanctuary he was terrified. Owen ran in and the first animal he found was Mezea the tortoise.  At first, Mexea was trying to get away from Owen, but Owen kept foll...

  https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-war/ve-day What do you see in this picture? What is happening, when do you think it was taken? Why are they so happy? Is this an old picture or a new picture, how can you tell? The photo was taken in London on 8th May 1945 which was VE day. What is VE day about? VE days stands for Victory in Europe day. 8th May 1945 was the end of World War 2; the end of 6 years of war that bought suffering to whole populations and countries; millions of people had their homes and families destroyed, millions died. When news broke of the end of the war, tens of thousands of people flooded on to the streets and rejoiced. Why do you think they were so happy? How did the war affect people in the UK? The photo below shows Prime Minister below addressing crowds at Whitehall, London.  What do you notice about the sign he makes? Why is he doing that with his fingers? Winston Churchill made a radio broadcast to the nation to welcome the news that War had ende...