As the school year comes to an end, many children are preparing for a big step in their lives. Leaving primary school can be an emotional experience which is why it is so important to celebrate the end of an amazing journey with an assembly that unites a year group and school, one last time.
Because of this, it’s likely you’re on the lookout for some great songs for your leavers’ assembly and, luckily for you, we’ve got just the selection in the list below! So, host a celebratory leavers' assembly in the upcoming weeks, and put the 'good' in 'goodbye' as you wave off old friends and welcome new ones.
This song also comes with a BSL Signing video – available when purchasing a package that includes Words on Screen™ only.
2. So Long, Farewell, Cheerio! from Summer Assembly Songs, ages 5-11
This song is a fun twist on one of the most famous 'goodbye songs' of all time. So Long, Farewell, Cheerio! is a wonderfully sweet songs, perfect for a light-hearted leavers' assembly.
Written especially for Year 6 children as they leave primary school, this song reminds us of the many happy times we’ve had, and many songs we’ve sung. It’s a song of affirmation and celebration to mark the end of one phase, and to welcome a new beginning.
Make your leavers' assembly even more special by prepping for the occasion with a variety of classroom activities. Our Pinterest board, School Songs - Leavers' Songs is packed with an abundance of great ideas for celebrating leavers.
Check out Out of the Ark Music's Leavers' Songs Pinterest Board for more creative ways to say goodbye to your leavers!
4. It's Time To Celebrate from Sing A Joyful Assembly, ages 5-11
This song also comes with a BSL Signing video – available when purchasing a package that includes Words on Screen™ only.
Written by Florence Robjohn - Creative Marketing Assistant, Out of the Ark Music Team.
For more top tips on managing the changeover from primary school to secondary school, check out The School Run’s post, Transition Time: From Primary To Secondary, and see what you can do to make your children’s transition easier and happier.
Still to choose your Leavers' Musical? Check out our selection of Primary School Musicals here. Order today and get rehearsals started instantly with our Words on Screen Player™. Find out more here.
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Out of the Ark Music has been providing schools across the country – and world – with wonderful primary school musicals and primary school songs for nearly 30 years. Our Christmas musicals and nativity plays make children sparkle and shine, year after year, as they proudly perform their school Christmas play. Our extensive collection of fun and joyous Easter songs, harvest songs, school assembly songs, leavers songs and even space songs, fill schools with laughter and give students and teachers alike, a reason to sing every day of the week. We’re glad you’re supporting us in our dreams of creating the best music for schools around the globe. Read more about us here.