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Chinese New Year will be celebrated on Wednesday 29th January 2025 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 SNAKE’. 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 2025!

Are you always looking for something extra? Do you worry about the future? Then read this … it might make a difference. It did for me!

Are you a current or aspiring school principal? Then read these top tips! 12 slides.

Effective Leadership Are you a current or aspiring leader? Top tips to follow. 12 slides.

A fully automated leveling system for writing. This system gives you an accurate grade for each child’s written work. Great for moderating writing too. Instructions: Read a child’s piece of narrative then work down the list of writing objectives. If a student achieves a specific learning objective, put a ‘1’ in the column. This makes the writing objective turn grey. If the student hasn’t achieved the objective, put a zero in the column. This makes the writing objective turn yellow. Leave a ‘dash’ if you want the row to stay the same. The chart totals the '1’s and tells you the exact writing level is PLUS it shows you what objectives still need to be achieved.

End of Term Reports. 13 sets of personalised reports - 16 pages. Comments for: English, Maths, Science, Topic and Tutor (general comments). Ideal for uploading onto SIMS. Effort Grades: A = Excellent effort, B = Good, C = Satisfactory, D = Not trying hard enough, E = Serious cause for concern. Attainment Grades: 9/8 = Working well above, 7/6 = Working above, 5/4 = Working at, 3/2 = Working towards, 1 = Cause for concern.

Assess each child’s reading progress (in any primary school) with these easy to use and effective assessment sheets. 5 pages in total. Fully editable. Student’s work through levels 1 to 5. A great way to track student progress (and not hugely time -consuming) If a child meets ‘every’ assessment criteria by the end of Year 6, they are working ABOVE the expected level in reading. A child who meets every assessment criteria in STAGE 4 (but does not meeting every assessment criteria in STAGE 5) by the end of Year 6 is working AT the expected level in reading. A child who does not complete every assessment criteria in STAGE 4 by the end of Year 6 is working BELOW the expected level in reading.

Why is reading important? A small presentation to inform parents about the importance of reading. 11 slides. Fully editable.

Celebrate Loy Krathong with this whole school assembly / production. Length: Approximately 1 hour. Full script attached - 8 scenes (PDF and Word) so fully editable. Video explaining Loy Krathong. Slide show to complement the show. Music for most of the songs including: entrance music, Loy Krathong song, Fingernail Dance and Floating Lanterns! Please note: You will have to teach the children the dances. Also attached is the King’s anthem. . Information about Loy Krathong in different parts of Thailand: . During the Yi Peng Festival in Northern Thailand, a balloon-like ‘Khom Loi’ lantern, a fire lantern called ‘Khom Fai’ and a smoke lantern called ‘Khom Khwan’ are flown into the sky as a symbol of letting go of unhappiness and bad luck. In Tak province, the ‘original’ banana leaf krathongs are replaced with coconut shells. The coconut shells are threaded together, placed on the Ping River and appear as glittering lights. This is where the Loy Krathong Sai Festival (or the Night of a Thousand Floating Lanterns) comes from. On Loy Krathong Day, Thai people love to visit their local temple, especially in the evening after they have floated their krathongs. The lighting of fireworks represents the same meaning as lighting candles as an act of worship. Firework displays are very much an integral part of the Loy Krathong celebration. In the Northeast of Thailand, aside from the colourful krathongs, people celebrate through joyful songs and dances.

A ‘Spooktacular’ Halloween Assembly Ideal for KS1. Full editable.