The assembly has arrived!

Please check your parts. Everyone has a role to play in one way or another. If you want to get in touch or want a word explaining then you can leave me a comment. I've tried to spell out some words as they're said but let me know if you get stuck.

Right then, here's the assembly.

Tom:

Hello and welcome to 7M’s assembly. In the UK, today is World Book Day. Around the world Book Day is celebrated on the 23^rd April. This was the date that two very famous writers died. William Shakespeare and Miguel Cervantes (Mig-well Kur-Van-tez). In this country World Book Day takes place on the first Thursday of March so that it does not clash with our Easter holidays. This means that schools across the country like ours can now take part every year.

Anna:

Today children and grown-ups from all over the country celebrate books in all their forms. They don’t have to be big, heavy reads by Charles Dickens or the Lord of the Rings books. Books come in all shapes and size, from comic books (ENTER JACK G DRESSED AS BATMAN) to story books and picture books (ENTER LEWIS W DRESSED AS WALLY) to novels. 

We all have our own personal favourites. 7M will now share our favourite books with you.

ALL PUPILS WILL TAKE IT IN TURNS TO SAY THEIR FAVOURITE BOOK.

Carly and Jack will now tell us a little more about their favourite books.

Carly:

The Suitcase Kid is about a young girl called Andrea whose parents get divorced. She comforts herself with a teddy bear she got when she was 1 year old. She has to move house and get 3 buses to her new school. It is a tale about a child who wants things to go back to normal.

I like this book because it feels that it could be true for someone. It shows that there will be bumps in the road but you should get back up no matter how bad. It is a great book and I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read.

Jack H:

My favourite book is the crime thriller ‘Fear the Worst’ by Linwood Barclay.

The story is about a man called Tim Blake and his daughter Sydney who is staying with him while she works at a summer job in a hotel. One day she fails to arrive home from her shift and the staff at the hotel say they have no-one called Sydney Blake working there and have never heard of her. Tim sets out to find her but on the way some very scary people seem just as keen to find her.

This is a good book and an excellent read for a holiday. The story is exciting with lots of twists and turns to keep you interested. Not many books keep me interested enough to read the whole story however I could imagine this book being made into a film. I would strongly recommend reading this book.

Amelia:

World Book day takes place in over 100 countries with millions of people taking part in the celebrations.

                                    

In Spain they use World Book day to celebrate the life of Miguel de Cervantes (Mig-well der Ker Van Tes). The King of Spain presents a two day read-a-thon of Cervantes’ (Ker-Van-Tezes) famous book Don Quixote (Don Key-oh-tay).

Luke:

In the Spanish area, Catalonia (Cat-ah-low-nee-ah), it has been a tradition since 1925 (nineteen, twenty-five) for a man to give his girlfriend or wife or wife a rose. (Nont to walk towards Robyn and give her a rose. Robyn hands Nont a book) In return the woman gives the man a book. Last year over 400,000 (four hundred thousand) books were sold and over 4 million roses bought by Spanish men.

Molly:

The UK publishes more books than any other country in the world. The British Library in London has over 14 million books and some are over 4000 (four thousand) years old.  Books are part of our everyday life. They are not always made of paper. You can now listen to them on your ipods and can read them on your phones. One of the best selling Nintendo DS games was 100 Classic Books. This helped thousands of children read books such as Oliver Twist and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.  Books make really good presents for Birthdays or Christmas and if a book is really popular, it is usually turned into a film.  Here are some of the films that were based on books.

ALL PUPILS TO HOLD UP PICTURES OF FILMS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY BOOKS (don't worry, I will provide these)

Cameron:

Reading books is an important part of life. They give us information. They can help improve our vocabulary and our spelling.  Books can stop us feeling anxious or scared. They can give us role models. Many of us would love to be Harry Potter. Not just because of his sorcery skills but because he is a good person. Reading can stop us from getting bored and can help shape our lives. It doesn’t come easy though. It requires practice and perseverance.

Beth:

In our English lessons we were given a one pound voucher to spend on books. These are for you to spend on whatever book you want. There are thousands of books available for you to choose from. We’ve done our part telling you all about why we love reading. It’s now over to you.

Lauren will now end our assembly with a reading from the Dr Seuss (Zyoos) book Oh The Places You’ll Go.

Lauren:

Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go.
You’ll look up and down streets. Look ‘em over with care.
About some you will say, “We don’t choose to go there.”
With your heads full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
you’re too smart to go down, any not-so-good street.

you’re off to great places!

Step with great care and great tact
and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.
And will you succeed?
Yes! You will indeed!
(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So … get on your way!

THE END

Please set some time aside during half-term to practice.

Lauren D, I hope you're ok reading the last part. I thought you might enjoy reading it out!

Molly - if you feel that you're reading is too long then I'll share it out among the others.

Robyn & Nont - don't feel scared or embarrassed by your part. We'll try and make it look funny somehow.

If you don't have a part but would like one then let me know and I'll sort something out.