Prep 6 led the whole school in this year’s harvest festival celebration, ‘Autumn Harvest’.
The assembly used the cultural diversity of the pupils in Prep 6 to showcase how the harvest is celebrated throughout the world.
Following a vibrant Bollywood-style opening dance number, ‘Welcome to the Autumn Harvest’, we watched a dramatisation of a mother and her two children on their weekly shop. Other customers in the supermarket introduced us to a range of produce from each child’s country of origin. We also learnt about the importance of purchasing Fairtrade produce.
Back at home, the family watched TV. Through a series of TV programmes – a gameshow, ‘Know Your Onions’, Strictly Come Dancing harvest special and the national news – the children explored harvest celebrations across the continents.
The assembly took a more sombre turn as the children highlighted the effects of drought, flood and war faced in some countries. The assembly culminated in a mock school assembly as ‘Mrs (Darcey) Hunt’ explained how we can help those in need and she welcomed harvest contributions from all the other classes. The whole school joined Prep 6 on stage for the finale: a beautiful signed rendition of ‘We are the World’.
