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Plague Doctor visits Year 6
Fri 03 Dec 2021This afternoon, Year 6 (Dragonfly class) were graced by a Plague Doctor from the medieval times, who talked to them about some fascinating (and gruesome) facts as part of their topic on The History of Medicine. This strangely dressed visitor explained how people in the medieval times believed that there was bad air and bad smells that came from the gods and which caused illnesses and that when they wanted to get better they went to the barbers to have their wounds seen to (yuk!). They thought you would be safe from disease if you wore a mask (rather apt) but it was in fact rats and fleas which actually caused the disastrous plague (Black Death). The children also found out that people threw their sewerage waste into the streets, not realising that this also spread nasty diseases and ended up being trodden into people’s clothes and shoes and homes. All in all, an inciteful and informative lesson! Our Year 6 pupils are still wondering who this mysterious visitor actually was…
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Howard Carter visits Year 3!
Fri 03 Dec 2021This morning, Year 3 (Grasshopper Class) were visited by the eminent Egyptologist and Archaeologist Howard Carter, who arrived to speak to the children about his amazing 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb (in the Valley of the Kings) - including that King ‘Tut’ was buried in a Sarcophagus made up of three coffins and that it was nearly 8 metres wide and 4 metres high! There were clearly a lot of undercover Egyptologists in the room – and Mr Carter told me he was so impressed that he gave out quite a few house points to the knowledgeable pupils! He even asked if he could take some of them with him (as apprentices) on his round the world tour. Miss Allin said that she would have to check with their parents/carers and let him know.