Before the half term break, Year 4 Class children took part in their Ancient Greek Day on Thursday 24th October where they spent the morning learning about Greek theatre and in the afternoon reek philosophy.

The children dressed in traditional Greek attire of the period and performed the legendary story of Perseus and Medusa. Perseus was born to the god, Zeus, and mortal woman, Danae, making him a demi-god with great strength and intelligent ingenuity. He would become one of the great heroes in Greek mythology because of his ability to behead the monster, Medusa.

The Gorgon Medusa:
Medusa was born a beautiful mortal woman with long flowing hair. Athena cursed the mortal Medusa with a hideous face and snakes for hair. Medusa would be confined to a cave, and anyone who made eye contact with the Gorgon would be turned to stone.

Later, the children sat down to a delicious Greek Mezze consisting of Humus, Tzatziki, Olives and Pitta. We took some pictures on the day, which can be seen in the gallery below. Please click on the thumbnails for a larger view.