Today, Class 10 have been learning about the life of a Roman soldier. We even learned the Latin names of items like a sword, helmet and shield amongst others. We learned that there was some positives of being a Roman soldier such as you are well fed and get equipment provided. However, there were negatives as well with the main one being that you could be killed!

Well, it is fair to say that Class 10 loved their Roman workshop visitor. They loved hearing lots of new facts about the Romans from Clare and taking part in lots of exciting opportunities. This ranged from learning to march like the Romans would have (using Latin commands) to acting out Roman plays.

Here, Class 10 were preparing for battle by marching and getting into the Testudo (tortoise shell) formation:

We then started to learn some more Latin and translated one of our ‘Slaves’ shopping lists:

Next, we learned about Roman physics and built our own arches and aqueducts. We especially loved this!

Finally, we finished off by writing on Roman wax boards, playing the Roman game of knuckle bones and with a little bit of drama to end the day:

Class 10 would like to thank Clare for their great day! 😆

Well, what a great end to a great week Class 10 of had. We Have made our own Roman soldier dolly pegs and they look great. I’m really proud of the creative designs.

We also tested our shields and weapons out. We tested the defences in true Roman formation and I am happy to say that they worked!

I am really impressed with our Crew norms after just 2 weeks and can’t wait for us to continue to improve. Thanks for an enjoyable week and have a fantastic weekend, Class 10! 🙂

Firstly, I would like to say a massive thank you to adults for coming out in this heat and getting stuck right into the Roman sword making. I am sure the children really appreciate it as well.

We had a lot of fun making the weaponry and we will put it to good use in our battle tomorrow!