Chinese New Year will be celebrated on Saturday 10th February 2024 Attached is a fully updated Chinese New Year whole school assembly. I used something similar during an OFSTED inspection and the inspectors made a special mention about how interactive, inclusive and enjoyable it was … the school went on to achieve an ‘OUTSTANDING’ report. . Duration of assembly: 15 minutes (approx.) . Included in your purchase is a 27-slide PowerPoint to display and refer to whilst delivering your assembly AND an assembly manual. The assembly begins by wishing the children ‘Happy New Year’ in Chinese … ‘Gong Hey Fat Choy!’ (on slide 2). . PowerPoint contents: . Slide 3: Some basic facts about China (ending with the fact that China is famous for Kung Fu). Slide 4: A video of Bruce Lee performing some Kung Fu. Slide 5: If you have a child(ren) in your school who practice Kung Fu, ask them to perform a small routine in front of the school … there is also some appropriate music on this slide for the child(ren) to perform to … just click on the picture and the music will begin. Slides 6 - 9: These slides explain the Chinese Zodiac. It tells the children that it is the ‘YEAR OF THE DRAGON’. On Slide 7, there is a link to a short Chinese New Year cartoon for the children to watch. Slides 10 - 23: This is a lovely story for you (or some children) to read aloud … it’s about a family preparing for Chinese New Year. On slide 20 there is also a link to a dragon/lion dance video (attached). Slides 24 - 27: Sing the song ‘Gong xi, Gong xi’ (which means “Congratulations!”). English lyrics/music provided PLUS Chinese lyrics/music too! . HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2024!

Assembly theme: INTEGRITY Ideal for 5 to 11 years. Duration: Approximately 10 to 20 minutes (depending on how long you discuss the slides). The assembly includes a video demonstrating integrity, 3 think pair share activities, a video about telling lies, a time of reflection and a song. The Assembly is very easy to follow and is divided into the following 20 slides: . Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Integrity is… Slide 3: A video showing integrity Slide 4: Integrity is… Slide 5: Think, Pair, Share Activity 1 Slide 6: Integrity is… Slide 7: Think, Pair, Share Activity 2 Slide 8: Integrity is… Slide 9: Think, Pair, Share Activity 3 Slide 10: Introduction to video about telling lies. Slide 11: Video. Slide 12: Special sentences of reflection. Slides 13 to 20: Song (with lyrics and music). . Fully editable and ideal for 5 to 11 years.

A 6-page list of report comment templates (and targets) under the following headings: ART / DT Standard / General Comment English Humanities (Geog/History) Maths Science Suitable and adaptable for 7 - 11 years. PDF and Word formats attached.

28 sets of fully editable Maths comments for Year 2 students. 8 pages in total. Each set of comments is between 600 and 1000 characters (including spaces). Ideal for uploading onto SIMS (or similar). The 28 sets of reports are separated under the following headings to make them easier to adapt for your own students: Heading 1: Excellent Progress - 7 sets of reports. Heading 2: Good Progress - 8 sets of reports. Heading 3: Satisfactory Progress - 9 sets of reports. Heading 4: Cause for Concern - 4 sets of reports.

A fantastic Maths Challenge! ANSWERS provided! Learning Intention: To investigate time zones and to calculate flight times. Activity: Students have to calculate the arrival time (UK and local time at destination) for each flight. For the highest achieving students, they have to use the 2 websites provided to calculate flight times and time zone differences as well as generating their own flights! Almost every parent commented on how exciting and challenging this homework challenge was and the students loved it! PDF and Word formats available so fully editable. Please note: Depending on the time of year, the flight times on the activity sheets may vary by 1 HOUR. This is because of daylight saving times (when the UK clocks move forwards/backwards by 1 hour ). You don’t need to worry about this, just use the times written on the activity.

Halves and Quarters Worksheets Topic: Fractions Activities: 2 sets of worksheets (each 2 pages long) Ideal for Key Stage 1

Mobile Phones Debate, Text, Questions and Writing Task Should children use mobile phones or should they be banned in schools? This 4-page activity booklet raises this important issue. Fully editable.

Focus: Capital letters and full stops. 2 activity booklets. 4 pages in total. Resource 1: A 2-page activity booklet that focuses on capital letters and full stops. Answers provided. Resource 2: A 2-page activity booklet that focuses on capital letters and full stops. Answers not provided. Suitable for younger learners (5 - 9 years). Fully editable.

Worksheet attached. Activity: measure each angle and state whether is is acute, right angle, obtuse or reflex. Protractor needed.

Class Assembly & Resources: Chinese New Year 2024 Approximately 10 - 15 minutes long. Suitable for 5 - 9 years. Full script (Word and PDF), PowerPoint and music attached. Also includes a small Tai Chi routine for a class to perform (slides 6 - 18). . Main topics covered: Chinese Zodiac. Facts about China. The Great Wall of China. Tai Chi routine. . I’ve also included 2 additional resources: A CNY fact sheet and multiple choice questions. A CNY booklet and activity.

Just a bit of fun - 2 resources! Resource 1: ‘Chinese Characters’ Practice Sheets 2 pages. Page 1: Characters A to L Page 2: Characters M to Z Ideal for all ages. . Resource 2: Write your name in Chinese. 2 pages. Page 1: Use the ‘Chinese Characters’ to write your name at the bottom of the page. Page 2: A much larger space for you to write your name. Ideal for all ages.

** A 30-minute class assembly visiting the 7 continents. ** A PowerPoint and detailed script is provided - your class will need to learn a couple of dances too! **A lot of fun!

2 fully-editable non-fiction resources: A poster highlighting some features of a non fiction text. Features of a non-fiction text matching activity - match the correct word with its correct definition. Answers provided Ideal for 7 - 11 years. Fully editable.

Year 9 Mathematics Non-Calculator TEST Answer sheet now provided. Total possible score: 80. Time allowed: 1 hour. Equipment required: pen, pencil and ruler.

3D Shapes - PowerPoint 5 slides Slide 2: Classifying 2D and 3D Shapes Slide 3: 3D Shape pictures Slide 4: Guess which 3D it is Slide 5: Look around the school and complete the table … what 3D objects can you find? Fully editable

Save time writing PE reports with this bank of comments! 4 pages of comments under the following headings: HIGH ABILITY AVERAGE ABILITY LOWER ABILITY Fully editable.

Number Bonds to 10 and 20 1 worksheet 30 questions

Play script writing template A 2-page versatile play script writing template. Fully editable.

Mr Men - character profile worksheets 2 character profile worksheets. Fully editable.

Minutes past the hour worksheet. Students have to write each time on the digital clock and in words.