January 26th 2018
Form Assemblies take place on Thursday mornings with classes from Years 4 to 7 taking it in turns to give a presentation to the rest of the school. The boys are normally actively involved in selecting the subject matter and script, and over the course of the year a broad variety of interesting topics are shared through these assemblies. Delivery of the boys’ lines and performance on stage are important skills to foster in building boys’ confidence in front of an audience, as are the messages conveyed through the assemblies. Parents are very welcome to attend these events, as many did to hear 5L’s excellent message about kindness yesterday.
On occasion, these assemblies can lead to wider opportunities as Mr. Orgill’s class discovered this week. Those parents who attended the Social Media Basics for parents this morning might now understand how 5O’s assembly reached a national audience via Twitter, leading to a fantastic opportunity for Moulsford boys to present on Radio 1 to an audience of millions. There was plenty of follow-up comment on Twitter about how confident our Year 5s sounded on national radio – listen for yourselves by clicking here. (go to 38 minutes and then again at 49 minutes).
Coincidentally, a recent assembly at Wellington College, delivered by one of their pupils, has been drawn to my attention, again via Twitter, through Mr Weeks who spotted it. This assembly also focused on kindness and courage and really is worth a read, please click here.
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