YEAR 3 SKILLS WEEK

This summer, Year 3 enjoyed a full and extremely varied Skills Week. They were delighted to meet Avtar, an expert in Hinduism, who introduced them to the world of Hindu art and dance, story-telling and cooking. It was a wonderful day of colour, music and spice!

Next, pupils were transported back in time to the Viking period at the Ancient Technology Centre. There was much work to be done including cleaning clothes, making bricks and chopping firewood. The leaders then gave the children the daunting task of making supper from scratch; it was hot work in the longhouse, grinding the rye for bread and chopping vegetables for the stew.

After a cosy night staying in the longhouse, the children were up and looking forward to another slice of history, this time at the Chalke Valley History Festival. Here, groups were invited to experience what it was like in a Second World War trench, complete with explosions, smoke and the odd casualty! A wide range of activities were enjoyed from Roman cookery demonstrations to medieval medicine.

At the end of this busy week was a well-deserved Wellbeing Day, where pupils could wind down and relax through drama, art and mindfulness activities.