This term our topic is......
GOING FOR GOLD!
The new term got off to a flying start as the children arrived dressed in togas ready for all things Greek. Working in teams the children were challenged to make a chariot to be judged on speed and design. The challenge continued as children were given 20 drachmas to buy the materials they needed, including a set of wheels! Skills of enterprise developed as the children traded goods with each other once they had run out of money. Well done to Team Apollo whose amazing chariot is on display in the entrance hall.
Will and Fin put their report writing skills to the test and created this piece for our local newspaper... Burnsall Goes Greek! Children in KS2 have travelled back in time to discover what life was like when the Olympics began. The children will continue to use their learning journey throughout our topic to help guide them from the Ancient Olympics through to the Modern Olympics.
What do you know about the Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece? Here at Burnsall we have been learning all about the stories and myths that surround these very important figures.
KS1 have even had a go at designing their own!
Written by Will Foster and Fin Bullough
Burnsall Schools topic for this term is 'Going For Gold.' We launched the term off in a 'Greek style' way, all the school dressed up in togas (white sheets) like the Greeks did. We did this because the Olympics is what we will be learning about and they began in Ancient Greece. Back then chariot races were a main event in the Olympics so we wanted to experience this first hand!
We were set a challenge by the teachers to make a chariot and race it up the playground, our aim was to try and get the best time. We were split into groups of about 6 or 7 and each team were given 20 drachmas (ancient Greek money.) Each group chose a trike. each trike was priced at a different amount (our group picked the most expensive!) We could then decrate it with different materials to make it look more like a chariot-everything cost us money! The chariots had to carry 2 people and they were not allowed to have more than 2 horses (people) pulling the chariot. The chariots were first judged on their apprearence and then on their speed. Our chariot was the winning one in both competitions....however, because our chariot didn't survive as the race as well as we would have liked it to as our prize we were able to reassemble it and complete it with finishing touches, it now stands in the entrance hall of our school for visitors to admire!
We all enjoyed our day and we can't wait to learn more!
