This article was first published in August 2019
It's often an important part of a primary school day, so what exactly does an assembly involve? Here are some primary school pupils ready to share their experiences. Watch this with your child and introduce them to primary school life!
Assembly.
We line up and sit down and don't make a sound.
And you have to listen to what the teacher says.
And the teachers talk to us and they read us like…
And then we can have a dance!
And we do some singing.
And be quiet too.
On Friday is gold and value awards.
I'm being nice because I really want to try and get the gold award this year.
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