KS1 & KS2 Assemblies - Calendar

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Deliver powerful primary school assemblies using this collection of video, audio and related content for KS1, KS2 and P1 - P7 linking to Special days throughout the calendar year.

January

New Year - 'The Snowdrop'

KS1. New beginnings; seasons; signs of spring; hope; courage; New Year's resolutions.

Bodhi Day

KS1/KS2. Sharing; leadership; caring for others; self-sacrifice; Buddhism.

Dr Martin Luther King - 'Dream on'

KS1/KS2. Celebrating the life of MLK; the rights of minorities; peaceful change; inspirational leaders.

Holocaust Memorial Day

KS2. Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January); resisting oppression; human rights.

February

Chinese New Year

KS1/KS2. Chinese New Year; festivals; celebrating with friends/family.

What is opinion? What is fact?

KS2. Distinguishing opinion from fact; fake news and how to spot it; Safer Internet Day.

St Valentine's Day

KS1 / KS2. Celebrating St Valentine's Day (14 February); the life of St Valentine; courage and sacrifice.

March

St David's Day

KS1/KS2. Celebrating St David's Day (1 March); patron saints; the life of St David; devotion.

The Festival of Lent

KS1 / KS2. Lent; Jesus in the wilderness; Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday; sacrifice by giving up something for Lent.

International Women's Day

KS2: Celebrating International Women's Day (8 March); equality; education; courage; respect.

British Values - Democracy

KS2. Freedom; British Values; International Women's Day (8 March) democracy.

St Patrick's Day

KS1 / KS2. Celebrating St Patrick's Day (17 March); the life of St Patrick; showing courage and determination.

The Only Way is Keeping Up With Esther

KS2. Standing up for what is right; the Bible story of Esther and Mordecai; Purim.

Holi

KS1/KS2. Spring festivals; celebrations; Hinduism; Holika and Prahlad; Krishna and Radha.

April

Ramadan and Eid

KS1. A young girl prepares to fast for the first time during Ramadan; gift-giving; appreciating what is important.

Ramadan and Eid

KS2. Islam; Ramadan; Eid ul Fitr; celebrating world religions and Muslim beliefs.

What is Islam?

KS2. Giving to others; Muslim values; The 5 Pillars; charity.

The Eid Shoes

KS1. A young girl looks forward to wearing her special new shoes at Eid ul Fitr.

Palm Sunday - 'Dan the Donkey'

KS1. Palm Sunday; having a 'big dream'; being chosen to do something important.

The Easter Story

KS1. Exploring the story of Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection and ascension.

Forgiveness: The Story of Easter

KS2. The story of Easter is told with a focus on Jesus' forgiveness for his persecutors.

Passover

KS1. The life of Moses; the Exodus; the festival of Passover; leadership.

St George's Day

KS1 / KS2. Celebrating St George's Day (23 April); the life of St George; saints; courage.

May

International Nurses Day: Florence Nightingale (KS1)

An assembly for International Nurses Day about Florence Nightingale for KS1.

Florence Nightingale's Birthday

KS2. International Nurses Day (12 May); Florence Nightingale; caring for others.

Walk to School Week

KS2. Society; citizenship; rights and responsibilities; National Walk to School Week (May).

The beauty of birds

KS2. Big Schools Birdwatch; International Dawn Chorus Day; nature; looking after birds.

The death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement

KS2. George Floyd (died 25 May 2020); the Black Lives Matter movement; racism; equality.

June

The Platinum Jubilee

KS1 / KS2. Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee; the reign of Queen Elizabeth II; changes within living memory.

Pentecost and the Apostles

KS2. The story of how twelve brave people changed the world - the Apostles.

You won't believe what happens at this Pentecost party!

KS2. Health and well-being; finding the strength to keep going; Pentecost.

September

Harvest

KS1/KS2. The importance of Harvest time; being grateful; being thankful; understanding where food comes from.

Remembering 9/11

KS2. The events of 11 September 2001; compassion; tolerance.

Sukkot

KS1 / KS2. The festival of Sukkot; celebrations; the Exodus; being thankful.

Recycle Week

KS2. Recycle Week; plastic pollution; caring for the planet; the need to recycle.

National Coding Week

KS2. National Coding Week; working together; learning from mistakes.

October

Rosa Parks - Black History Month

KS2. Celebrating the life of Rosa Parks and exploring themes of justice and equality.

Mary Seacole

KS1/KS2. Black History; significant lives; prejudice; determination; caring for others.

Dr Martin Luther King - 'Dream on'

KS1/KS2. Celebrating the life of MLK; the rights of minorities; peaceful change; inspirational leaders.

National Poetry Day

KS2. National Poetry Day; creativity; finding inspiration in the natural world to write poetry.

Diwali - the story of Rama and Sita

KS1. The story of Rama and Sita - central to the festival of Diwali.

Diwali - the festival of light

KS2. Hinduism; celebrating world religions, New Year and Diwali.

Diwali: The story of Rama and Sita for KS2

The ancient story of Rama and Sita is retold in this animation for Key Stage 2.

Halloween

KS1 / KS2. Tracing Halloween from Celtic origins, through Christianity, to the fun and mayhem of today!

November

Bonfire Night

KS1 / KS2. Celebrating Bonfire Night and tracing its origins back to Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.

The Birthday of Guru Nanak

KS1/KS2. Celebrating the Birthday of Guru Nanak; leadership; Sikh traditions and values; equality.

Sikhism - Values for living

KS1. Two stories about Guru Nanak: 'The Milk and the Jasmine Flower' and 'Duni Chand and the Silver Needle'; deciding what's important in life; being welcoming.

Remembrance Day

KS1/KS2. The events of Remembrance Day (11 November) and Remembrance Sunday; showing respect; honouring the sacrifice of others.

Remembrance Day - A Soldier's Tale

KS1/KS2. Remembrance Day (11 November); remembering; sacrifice; 100+ years since The Armistice.

Remembrance Day - Pupil perspectives

KS1/KS2. Remembrance Day (11 November); being grateful for the sacrifice of others; the views of KS2 pupils.

Anti-Bullying Week - 'David and Goliath'

KS1. Making friends; respect; dealing with bullies; staying safe and happy.

Anti-Bullying Week

KS2. Staying safe and happy; making friends; finding help; respect; dealing with bullies.

St Andrew's Day

KS1. Celebrating St Andrew's Day (30 November); patron saints; celebrating special days.

December

Christmas Truce 1914

KS2. Christmas; goodwill and comradeship; the power of the Christmas 'message'.

Christmas: 'Silent Night'

KS1. The story of the much-loved Christmas carol 'Silent Night'.

The story of Hanukkah

KS1. The story of Hanukkah; the miracle of the oil; remembering; celebrations.

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