We were very lucky this week to share in Year 4's recent Viking myth writing and in return we were able to share our recounts of our Ashmolean Museum school trip. Year 4 have produced some great, entertaining myths and we really appreciate them taking the time to listen to our recounts.
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As part of our theme we visited the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, on Tuesday 16th January 2018. The museum has some great ancient Greek artefacts and very knowledgeable people, therefore we thought that we'd check it out!
As we entered the impressive Ashmolean museum, statues caught our eyes immediately; notably a tall, detailed cast of the Greek god Apollo. We visited more of these statues in the cast gallery, where we found depictions of Greek life and religion. As a class, a democratic vote was help on which sculpture we would take home (if we could). After that, Kestrels headed to the centre of the museum, in which a vast variety of vases, trinkets and treasures from ancient Greek life were stored. We were able to hold these and look at these in more detail; discussions were also had about what these artefacts might have been used for. Finally, in small groups we were given an ancient Greek vase to look at and discuss the picture/depiction on it. Each group then gave a short dramatic performance about that vase - there were some fine acting skills! Overall, we really enjoyed our time at the museum and really appreciate the staff there making us feel so welcomed and providing us with a great learning experience. We began our theme, 'A Greek Legacy: How does the past effect the present?', with an interesting package that was sent to us by the Ashmolean Museum. The package contained a piece of marble, but for what? We didn't know.
The marble was accompanied by a letter explaining that the marble was called Elgin marble and that it had a link to ancient Greece. In order to find out more we used the laptops in pairs to research: what Elgin marble was, where it came from in Greece and anyone associated with the mysterious marble. As a result, we discovered that Thomas Bruce (the 7th Earl of Elgin) transported this marble from Greece to England between 1801 and 1812! The marble was originally used for sculptures and construction of the Parthenon temple - a temple dedicated to Athena, by the ancient Greeks. We will now be using our new knowledge to write a newspaper article about the marble and discuss whether or not it should stay in Britain or go back to Greece! |
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