On Wednesday, Year 3 were transported to Ancient Greece, with a whole host of activities and crafts to enjoy. There were some wonderful costumes, thank you to parents for your support with that!

In the morning, our fabulous Arts team, Ms Waegner, Mrs Nicholas and Mrs Lipscombe, led activities in music, drama and languages, all linked to Ancient Greece and Greek culture. After lunch, the children made their very own Olympic wreaths, and then used clay to create some Olympic medals to incorporating elements of the modern and ancient games.

The children also got to try various foods that the Ancient Greeks enjoyed, including pitta bread dipped in olive oil, feta cheese and olives. They also got to see what a pomegranate looks like, and they all were able to make links to the myth we studied last week - Persephone and the Pomegranate Seeds. As a special treat, they even got to turn the water in their bottles into 'wine' (with some blackcurrant juice... apologies to any parents who were momentarily alarmed if their children came home saying they drank wine!) - they enjoyed a real Ancient Greek feast! 

Here is what some of the children had to say about the day:

• "I liked trying all the food - I didn't like the olive oil but the rest of it was really tasty!" Jack
• "The food was delicious and I liked how we could learn how the Greeks lived and everything they invented" Seb
• "I liked dressing up and pretending to be part of Ancient Greece" Flynn J
• "I enjoyed tasting the Greek food - I had never tried pomegranate or feta cheese before!" Callum
• "I enjoyed learning the Greek language because I was able to write a sentence in Greek all about my favourite things" Ella
• "I really enjoyed making the medals out of clay because it was really detailed and you got to be creative! It was fun making two different designs on each side" Poppy S