Classics Morning
On Tuesday
June 20th the Year 5 Latinists spent an exciting morning at SGHS
learning all about Latin and Greek myths.
The morning started in Mrs. Wilson’s Latin Room where we were asked to
look closely at all the displays: we
especially liked the tree of Latin words with leaves which carried all the
words that we use in English that have come down to us from Latin.
Mrs.Wilson
told us the thrilling story of how the Trojan Prince Paris had to judge between
three Olympian goddesses – which one should win the golden apple inscribed with
the words, “For the fairest”? On a
worksheet Copthill pupils then named characters from the story and gave them
appropriate speech bubbles.
After squash
and biscuits we adjourned to the Ancaster Studio and got into groups with our
Year 9 hosts. The aim was to create a
vivid re-telling of the story, featuring all the characters, using props and
music. How inventive the mini-plays were
and some of them very funny too! We all
enjoyed Emily’s high-voiced Hermes!
After a
whistle-stop tour of the school we then returned to the Ancaster and got into
smaller groups. This time we had to come
up with an acrostic poem, based on the names of the main characters – what a
challenge “Menelaus” turned out to be!
Copthill pupils
then enjoyed a delicious lunch, then it was back to school for the
afternoon. I would like to thank
Mrs.Wilson and the Year 9 girls for their warm welcome and the range of fun
activities which they had organised for us.
I would also
like to say well done to our Copthill Latinists – your manners were impeccable
and you were a credit to our school.
Mrs.Wroblewska June 22nd 2017
