This assembly follows on from Goal Setting 1 - Dreams and explores the ideas of * targets * goals * dreams in greater detail. It links to the themes New Beginnings, Going for Goals as well as Values themes like determination, perseverance and Commitment. The assembly is aimed at the whole Primary school range but works best with pupils up to and including Year 4. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £2, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. The license for this assembly only allows you to use this assembly or parts of it, in your own school as many times as you wish, but if you change school you cannot take this resources with you. If you like this assembly and are looking for more to use throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. It will also allow you access to all the accompanying music for the assemblies. Do email us for further information or with your questions. carolyn.booth@mirrorassemblies.co.uk

The first 2 assemblies are aimed at lower primary age range with the action sections involving the whole school. Children are encouraged to consider why it is important to go outside, and encourages pupils to make changes about what they do outside, both at home and at school. They cover "building confidence, creativity and independence", "healthy mind and body" and finish with "action" where the school can look at how outside time could be used differently. Mirror Assemblies provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk Music embedded in powerpoint for pupils to enter and exit assembly. We at Mirror Assemblies believe that those precious moments when children are entering and exiting from assembly each day can be used to : * start the children thinking about the theme for the assembly * to connect to moods and emotions that will be explored in an assembly * to pose questions and invite ideas This Presentation is suitable for the lower primary school age range. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £2, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. The music license for this assembly only allows you to use this assembly or parts of it, in your own school as many times as you wish, and if you change school you cannot take this resources with you. If you like this assembly you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly.

This assembly looks at the "5 a day for Mental Wellbeing" and how pupils can apply this to their lives. It also brings up discussion about who they could talk to if things are not feeling right for them. It is important that pupils learn to talk about the mental health as well as physical health. Reference is also made to the Children's Commissioners leaflet for young people. Mirror Assemblies provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk Music embedded in powerpoint for pupils to enter and exit assembly. We at Mirror Assemblies believe that those precious moments when children are entering and exiting from assembly each day can be used to : * start the children thinking about the theme for the assembly * to connect to moods and emotions that will be explored in an assembly * to pose questions and invite ideas This Presentation is suitable for the lower primary school age range. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £2, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. The music license for this assembly only allows you to use this assembly or parts of it, in your own school as many times as you wish, and if you change school you cannot take this resources with you. If you like this assembly you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly.

Music embedded in powerpoint for pupils to enter and exit assembly. We at Mirror Assemblies believe that those precious moments when children are entering and exiting from assembly each day can be used to : * start the children thinking about the theme for the assembly * to connect to moods and emotions that will be explored in an assembly * to pose questions and invite ideas This Presentation is suitable for the lower primary school age range. The Music Licence for this presentation can only be used within your own school and cannot be used other than in this presentation without permission from Mirror Assemblies, mirrorassemblies.co.uk

This Assembly from Mirror Assemblies “Our World” Theme is a great way to introduce the Big Beach Clean up weekend that takes place in September. People all over the world care about the amount of plastic in the sea and one way that almost everyone can join in with starting cleaning up is to remove all plastics brought in by the waves. This assembly is suitable for the full Primary School age range and can easily be personalised to suit your own particular school. Mirror Assemblies provides scripts and presentations for assemblies throughout the school year on a subscription basis. Subscribing schools can choose themes to subscribe to and for how long they wish to have access. All new materials uploaded throughout the year within those themes are then automatically available to subscribing schools. Do email us for further information or with your questions. carolyn.booth@mirrorassemblies.co.uk IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. The music license for this assembly only allows you to use this assembly or parts of it, in your own school as many times as you wish, and if you change school you cannot take this resources with you. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly.

This assembly is based on a Poem by 13 year old, encourages empathy with someone who is being bullied. It is suited to the upper Primary Age Range. Please read Licence requirements below for the music. Mirror Assemblies provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk Music embedded in powerpoint for pupils to enter and exit assembly. We at Mirror Assemblies believe that those precious moments when children are entering and exiting from assembly each day can be used to : * start the children thinking about the theme for the assembly * to connect to moods and emotions that will be explored in an assembly * to pose questions and invite ideas This Presentation is suitable for the lower primary school age range. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £2, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. The music license for this assembly only allows you to use this assembly or parts of it, in your own school as many times as you wish, and if you change school you cannot take this resources with you. If you like this assembly you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly.

This Assembly script and presentation is suitable for whole Primary range. It covers traditions and religious origins of Shrove Tuesday and why it is sometimes called Pancake Day. Pupils are encouraged to think about what they might have done wrong in the past and what they could "give up" for Lent. This assembly does not have linked music. Mirror Assemblies provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk If you like these assemblies and are looking for more to use throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. It will also allow you access to all the accompanying music for the assemblies.

This assembly is aimed at 5-9 age range but could be used throughout the primary School Age range. It briefly considers world plastic pollution and then goes on to look at the impact of every day single use plastics on the world. It encourages pupils, adults and schools to take small steps to “make a difference”. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. Mirror Assemblies also provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk

This Primary School Assembly is suitable for the whole Primary age range but is specifically aimed at 5-9 age groups. It was written to support the Changes theme from the SEAL Materials but is suitable to fit with other general assembly themes about changes, feelings of being lost and the need to keep safe. It explores how experiences such as “getting lost” make us and those around us change, and how it helps us to see things from other people’s perspectives. In this story the Hummingbird becomes distracted and becomes separated from his parents. It explores the feelings associated with feeling “lost”. The Hummingbird at the end of the story has become a little wiser IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. Mirror Assemblies also provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk

This assembly is aimed at 5-11 age range to be used throughout the Primary School Age range. It briefly considers the history of World Oceans Day and highlights world plastic pollution. It encourages pupils, adults and schools to take small steps to “make a difference” and introduces a challenge to create posters about plastic use or pollution, or to create an art piece with collected rubbish. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. Mirror Assemblies also provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk

This assembly is aimed at Lower Primary age range and through it children learn about the Hindu Festival of Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan. If you are in India in January, you are likely to find yourself amongst clusters of kites in the sky and most probably flying one! It is usually celebrated on the 14th of January however it is not uncommon to see excited families practicing their skills on roof tops for several days before. The children learn about some of the foods and traditions associated with this Kite Flying Festival. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. Mirror Assemblies also provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk

This story was written bu a 13 year-old in the USA. It is a longer story than some and better suited to 6-11 year olds. It considers the fears, disappointment and challenges of embracing change. There is a twist in this story. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. Mirror Assemblies also provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk

This assembly is aimed at Lower Primary age range. It uses a story about the Red Moon to focus on simple environmental issues appropriate to 4-9 year olds. It introduces vocabulary about the environment and considers a few simple things that schools can do towards protecting their local area inviting children to “pledge” to change one thing. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. Mirror Assemblies also provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk

This assembly explores whether we need to be “perfect”, through a simple story. It considers things that we find easy to do and those things that we find harder. It starts to cover that it is OK not to be perfect. Flaws and imperfections have their uses too! IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. Mirror Assemblies also provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk

This Assembly from Mirror Assemblies is one of their series for Changes (SEAL Theme) and looks how one incident can make someone who is very busy, change their view. It considers whether the action used for drawing attention in this story is effective or if there might have been other options. The children are encouraged to think about times when they have been too busy to see how others might need their help or care. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. Mirror Assemblies also provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk

This assembly from Mirror Assemblies is aimed at the 5-9 age range. It introduces the idea that people have different view points, that it is important to think for yourself and to talk about your own ideas. This assembly is created to fit with the Bitish Values theme of Democracy, but it also fits with many general assembly themes such as, It’s Goo to be Me, All About Me, Being a Good Citizen etc. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. Mirror Assemblies also provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk

New Year is a time to celebrate and enjoy planning the year ahead. The parade was started on January 1st 1987 – the year before founders Bob and Geri Bone wanted to blow away the Christmas cobwebs and take their family for a day out on New Year’s Day. This assembly looks at the history of this special parade and how it embraces all cultures and many countries are represented each year. It also takes the opportunity of encouraging pupils to “try something new”. This assembly script and presentation fits with many general primary school assembly themes and in particular New Beginnings and Going for Goals. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. Mirror Assemblies also provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk

This Assembly from Mirror Assemblies, is for Upper Primary age pupils or KS3. It looks at gender equality as represented, or rather as, under-represented in the Oscar Process and in the film industry in general. This fits with British Values as well as general school assembly themes. Mirror Assemblies provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk Music embedded in powerpoint for pupils to enter and exit assembly. We at Mirror Assemblies believe that those precious moments when children are entering and exiting from assembly each day can be used to : start the children thinking about the theme for the assembly to connect to moods and emotions that will be explored in an assembly to pose questions and invite ideas This Presentation is suitable for the primary school age range. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. The music license for this assembly only allows you to use this assembly or parts of it, in your own school as many times as you wish, and if you change school you cannot take this resources with you. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly.

This assembly is aimed at 4-9 year olds and encourages children to think about what they can each do well, what others can do well, differences, making choices and developing their talents/abilities/skills. This assembly fits in with many general assembly themes including Going for Goals, All ABout Me, Friendship, Diversity etc. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. Mirror Assemblies also provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk

This assembly introduces children to the history of Mothering Sunday. It discusses Mothers’ Day Festival from USA as well. The term “mother” is used to include those who do not have a mother or who may had a step mother. A traditional Simnel cake is introduced along with the tradition of giving flowers to mothers on Mothering Sunday. IMPORTANT The license for using this assembly in your own class is £3, but if you wish to use this resource for a whole school assembly you will need to purchase the school license. If you like this assembly and are looking for others for throughout the school year, you will find it more economical to purchase themes from Mirrorassemblies.co.uk where your school can subscribe to any number of themes for periods from one term to 5 years. This will allow you access to all new assembly materials added to that theme or those themes instantly. Mirror Assemblies also provide ready-made assemblies including scripts presentations and linked music in the form of a presentation which encourages thought and reflection as a warm-up for the main part of the assembly. For more information go to mirrorassemblies.co.uk