On Friday 14th November, Danes and Puddlebridge Classes enjoyed a visit to The British Museum. This supported their historical learning about the Ancient Egyptians. Our day began by exploring the Egyptian galleries. As usual, the children were a credit to Aston St. Mary’s; they showed such an interest in all the artefacts and exhibits. After this, the children were delighted to see the Rosetta Stone – they had learnt in school about how it was used to decipher the previously unreadable Egyptian scripts, unlocking the language and culture of ancient Egypt.
Later in the morning, we had the opportunity to become experts in deciphering ancient Egyptian tomb paintings. We joined other schools for a presentation which helped us to unpick small details in paintings from the tomb of Nebamum; these gave us clues as to what daily life might have been like in Egyptian times. During this session, we were incredibly proud by the level of engagement of our children – they were keen to offer their thoughts and ideas as well as speaking clearly and confidently in front of a larger audience.
After lunch, the children enjoyed a much-anticipated trip to the museum gift shop before we headed back to school – tired after such an exciting day out!
