Our Topic this term is entitled 'Ancient Greeks and Materials'

Who were the Ancient Greeks? What was their legacy? Their expanding empires helped to spread ideas about architecture, food, entertainment, literature, science, medicine and politics across the globe. As their empires ended, other cultures rose to prominence, absorbing and passing on their own ideas and cultures – creating the world we know today. As geographers, we then spend some time thinking about the modern day and considering, ‘How is England different to Greece?’ Comparing the Geographical features of England to Greece.

 In Art, we will be considering: how people in the past have represented stories and characters, how we can use art to tell a creation story and how to design and create our own Greek masks. Materials – Hundreds of different materials are used to make everyday objects. Some materials occur naturally, e.g. wood from trees, while others are manmade in factories, e.g. plastic. Some materials are magnetic; some allow heat and electricity to pass through them. But with so many different materials to choose from, how do we decide which to use? This term we master working scientifically to explore and ask questions about the materials of the world around us.

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Greek Day 

We started Term 3 with a Greek day to begin our ‘Groovy Greeks’ topic. During the day, we: tasted different Greek food, including; tzatziki, feta, olives and sundried tomatoes; listened to Greek myths; made ancient Greek masks and dressed up as ancient Greeks. We’re looking forward to learning more about the history of Ancient Greece and about the geography of Greece over the term