Monday Ancient Greek Spectacular

Good morning Year 6! 
I hope you have a good, safe weekend? It was lovely to see some of you at the book swap last week! This Thursday and Friday school will be closed for bank holiday and our book swap will continue next week!
Thank you for all your wonderful work that you have handed in! Remember you can upload it on purple mash or send it in to this email address: admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk

So... today I have a great day of learning for you! Today we are having an Ancient Greek day special!
We have Greek music, myths and maths!
Also,  Greek food and diet and stunning art! So let's get cracking!

Let's begin with a great Greek myth called Theseus and the Minotaur. Have you heard of it? It is an epic tale! I would like you to read and listen to the story on the website below. You need enable flash player so you can watch the animation and listen while you read along.

http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/playstory563-theseus-and-the-minotaur.html

​Once you have listened  create a story board of the main events. What are the 6 most important parts of the story? Place these in a story board like the one in the picture. Remember to sequence them in order. I look forward to seeing your top 6 main events in the story!

In maths, take a look at the the Greek numbers below. Each number is also linked to a letter or word or symbol. For example the number 5 looks like  E  and 4 looks like   Δ . 
Use the chart to work out the questions below. Create your own ones for your friends to try too! You can upload them onto purple mash or send them in via email!

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It's time to think about Greek food and diet. The Ancient Greeks were very healthy and ate food that was locally grown in the warm climate.
​Watch the slide show about Greek food and create a menu using the information for the athletes at the Olympics! Click on the slide to begin.

I hope you are enjoying the Ancient Greek Spectacular so far! To end with, let's listen to some Ancient Greek music and create our own Ancient Greek vases. Watch the videos below to listen to the music and watch how the artist creates picture of a Greek vase. See if you can create your own!

Good luck with all your learning today! I hope you enjoy your day full of Ancient Greek fun! Send in your work or upload onto a purple mash blog! I can't wait to see it!

​Kali sas mera! 

Salma and Clare :)