Dear Parents
History Day – Ancient Greece
As a way of providing your child with the best opportunity to
find out about Life in Ancient Greece, we have arranged for HISTORY OFF THE
PAGE to spend the day with us on Tuesday 2nd May. The cost for the
day is £9.00. No child will be excluded due to the inability to pay but the
activity can only go ahead if parents make sufficient voluntary contributions
to meet the costs.
On this day your child, will through role-play, experience life
as it would have been living in the year 490BC at the time of the Battle of
Marathon, using authentic tools and materials whenever possible to learn kills
as apprentices in a wide variety of workshops. By the end of the day children
will have a good idea of how it felt to be a Greek citizen on this pivotal date
in history, which led to the rise of Athens as a major power in the ancient
world.
There will
be a story telling session and the opportunity to try different Greek foods.
Children should come to school in a simple “Greek” costume. For
example a tunic could be made from a rectangle of white material or an
extra-large white t-shirt with a coloured sash tied over one shoulder. Children
should NOT come as a particular character from history or mythology.
In order for the activities to be run successfully we do need
some parental support on the day, either for the morning or afternoon or the
whole day. Please let us know if you can spare a few hours.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Astley, Mrs Hall, Mr Reynolds
My child _____________________________________ in ______________
can participate in the Ancient Greek day.
I enclose £10.00
I am able to help in the morning session ( 8:50 – 12:00) Yes / no
I am able to help in the afternoon session (1:20 – 3:00) Yes / no
I am able to help all day. Yes
/ no
Signed
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