KS1 Assembly pictures

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-60235338 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. In 2022 the film Encanto has a main character called Mirabel, who is funny and brave, and wears 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." The film's director, Jared Bush, says when Lowri wrote to Disney, they were already planning on including a main character in Encanto who wore glasses, but he was not allowed to tell Lowri at the time that her wish was about to be made true. Lowri says, "I was just so happy that, even if it wasn't from my letter or anything, young girls and boys now have a role model to look up to." She says her glasses are an important part of her identity. "I w...

  https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/news/colombian-man-creates-hand-gestures-so-blind-friend-can-watch-football/ar-AASXWsK?ocid=uxbndlbing This photo shows two football fans enjoying a live game together, They support Columbia. One of the men, Carlos, is blind and deaf. His friend Cezar is helping him follow the live football game by running his hands over a scaled down football pitch. Cezar Daza holds Carlos Humberto's hands throughout the game. He guides his hands over the miniature pitch using a set of unique gestures so that Carlos can understand what is happening.  Cesar has invented gestures for penalties, corners and red cards. Their team is Columbia and when Columbia scores, both erupt in to celebratory cheers along with the crowd. - in the photo, which one do you think is Carlos and which one Cezar? How can you tell?  - How do you think Cezar and Carlos invented their gestures? - is there another way Carlos could access the game? - Do you think Cezar feels he is mi...

  https://scoop.upworthy.com/a-gay-penguin-power-couple-is-celebrating-their-third-anniversary-maybe-true-love-does-exist?fbclid=IwAR3EQ_yk85JCHwVWMTl0QJpH0LTW0B3xnWoXpHqFkQ1BOFJVxBMWC296M7A People across the world are celebrating the anniversary of a penguin family who have stayed together for three years. Two boy penguins, Sphen and Magic got together in 2018 and since then have adopted two penguin chicks and recently built a new home. When Sphen and Magic got together in 2018 they tried to incubate a rock by sitting on it, Keepers at Sea Life gave them an egg that another penguin couple were not able to look after and after two months it hatched. In 2020, the couple hatched another chick. The two dads are now entering their third season together and have recently moved house. The keepers say Sphen and Magic are one of the strongest couples in the penguin house; "They are a great example to the rest of the colony. They are inseparable and proving just how strong penguin bonds ca...

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-59764179 Ruby Matthews is 12 years old and has become the UK's No1 table football player in her age group. You can watch a short film of Ruby speaking about her game in the link above. She says, "You've got to be able to control the ball, be able to shoot, maybe have a good goal keeper and defend so when they attack you and the ball gets past this line, you've got to defend it so they can't score." Ruby was taught Subbuteo by her dad and now they play every night, sometimes three times a night. She is now going to compete in the Table Football World Cup in Rome next year. - what is table top football, how is is similar and how is it different to real football? - How has Ruby become good at football? - What do you notice about the people in the photo? - why do you think there are not more girls or women in the photo? - who is football for?  - why might Nancy feel like an outsider in her Subbuteo team? - who is the best p...

         A reindeer in Lapland has shown the world that being different is fantastic and something to be proud of.  Rudolph has a bright red, shiny nose and in the past, other reindeers would laugh and call Rudolph names. The reindeers would not let Rudolph play in any of the reindeer games, including the favourite, monopoly. One year, Christmas Eve was plagued by a thick fog around the world and this proved to be a problem for Santa and the reindeers pulling his sleigh. Santa kept bumping in to tall tress and buildings; he crashed in to the Eiffel Tower in France and in to the Statue of Liberty in America. Santa needed a plan. Santa returned to Lapland to mend the bumps on his sleigh and he was stunned to see a bright red light near his home. The bright red light was Rudolph's nose and Santa had an idea; he politely asked, "Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" Rudolph was overjoyed to help and joined the other reindeers at...

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-59312659?fbclid=IwAR3ZrEE9c8SDniGR10ligXgRdeeaxia3pAP9FnCUtbO_xtCIiLG75bgKxy4 Felix Klieser is a German professional hornist. He plays in orchestras all over the world and is touring for the next two years with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Felix plays the French horn in a different way; he was born without arms so he plays using his foot.  Felix says that everyone says to him it must be so difficult to play the horn with your feet, but Felix says, "I can't really understand how you can hold a pencil with these long fingers!" When people ask him, "Is it difficult to play the French horn with your feet? he replies, "I don't know, I never played it with hands so I can't compare." Felix began to play the horn when he was three years old and was told many times that he would never be able to play professionally. But that just made him practise more. He says, "Even if people around are saying it's not pos...

  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/26/strange-pale-penguin-rare-yellow-and-white-bird-discovered-among-king-penguins-in-atlantic A pale penguin with yellow feathers has been spotted among the hundreds of thousands of black and white King penguins on the beach at South Georgia. Scientists since have been debating how the penguin looks so different with some calling an albino penguin and some saying it could be in "ino-bird". Whatever the reason for it's difference, all the scientists are saying it is a beautiful bird.  Scientists are debating whether the bird will face disadvantage because of its different colour; for example, it could be easier to spot by prey and also the water will not camouflage the bird when it dives for food. However, others argue the bird is clearly an adult which means it has survived this far and shows it is adapting and doing well.  The photo was taken by Belgian photographer Yves Adams . Yves describes how the penguin gave him...