1. Kirkcaldy West Primary School P4-7 Assembly August 27 th 2010 Successful Learners Confident Individuals Effective Contributors Responsible Citizens Believe to Achieve

2. Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy  W acky World – celebrating diverse and unusual/unique customs, traditions and people  E nough Already! – focus on the Environment  S chool’s In – school issues  T imes Past – events that have happened on or around this date in the past Believe to Achieve

3. KIRKCALDY August 27 1910 Robert Mackie was playing with a toy boat at the edge of Kirkcaldy harbour quay when he suddenly lost his balance and fell head long into the water. A passer by ‘bravely dived to the rescue without taking time to remove any clothing. He was successful in rescuing the boy, who seemed little the worse for his immersion, but the rescuer himself seemed to be affected by the amount of salt water he had swallowed’. Fife Free Press

4. W acky World Jed Bellis, 22, has become British Thumb Wrestling Champion this month winning the £100 first prize. The competition was held in Lowestoft, Suffolk and attracted thumb wrestlers from around the country, with one thumb wrestler even travelling down from Glasgow. In thumb-wrestling, traditionally a children's game of three rounds, two players link hands and battle to pin down their opponent's thumb. A spokesman for the contest said: "This year's event was awash with talent and the crowd were treated to some real thumb wrestling showmanship and moves of the highest order.

5. E nough Already! Packed Lunches Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

6. S chool’s In  Family Captains  Family Points  Wests  Monitors  Uniform  Playground Bags

7. T imes Past Dr Martin Luther King ‘I have a Dream’ Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, USA August 28 th 1963 http://www.biography.com/video.do?name=martinlutherking

8. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character” Martin Luther King Martin Luther King

9. A thought for today …… "I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework." Edith Ann Edith Ann Believe to Achieve