On Tuesday, Year 5 were lucky to have visitors from Durham University to do a workshop about the ancient Greeks.

We had the chance to look at some different artefacts. We had to be very careful and gentle when holding these fragile items. We looked at the colours, shapes and textures of the artefacts and discussed what we thought they were used for.

We also had the chance to learn the letters of the Greek alphabet and learnt about democracy. We then used the Greek alphabet to create a persuasive poster to try and get people to vote for us.

Then, we used clay to make a votive offering to the gods.

Finally, we ended our day with a play in the hall. In Ancient Greek theatre, all parts (male and female) were played by men wearing masks. In our play, we had boys acting as girls and girls acting as boys. We acted out the famous ancient Greek play: Medea.