Lower Prep Class Assembly: Living & Growing

For their very first Class Assembly, Lower Prep shared all that they had been learning in Science as they explored the topic ‘Living and Growing’. By way of introduction, the pupils held up pictures of different types of seeds, including the seeds of a sunflower, avocado, apple, cress, oak and horse chestnut tree to show how seeds come in different shapes and sizes. Next they shared the results of their experiment into how seeds grow, with four hoops on the floor to represent the dishes and a pupil crouched inside each hoop representing a cress seed. One had sunlight and no water, and did not grow; one had water and no sunlight, and grew a little; one had no water and no sunlight and did not grow; and the final seed had water and sunlight and grew tall! Lower Prep also showed us their bean plants and bean diaries, where they have tracked the growth of their plants. To finish, the class used ribbons, movement and musical instruments to imaginatively take us through the journey of how seeds grow – first by us digging and planting, then by the rain and sun, then the waiting, before finally, with a xylophone flourish, the seeds start to grow into plants and trees.

Thank you to Mr Lam and Miss Cage for supporting with direction and props. Very well done Lower Prep – you spoke clearly and confidently and, most important of all, looked like you really enjoyed yourselves!