Class Five have been enjoying exploring our beautiful school grounds looking for samples to observe, draw and describe for their Botany Main Lesson.  In particular, the season has blessed us with many marvellous mushroom-spotting opportunities.

We concluded our study of the living world with the creation of odes of gratitude to the Earth Mother, Gaea.  This leads us neatly onto our next Main Lesson, Ancient Greek Mythology.  In the coming weeks we will discover how, out of the primordial chaos, Gaea birthed the skies, mountains, oceans, and all the spirits of the waterways, plants and trees.

As the mythical stories unfold, adventure and high drama will ensue.  As the Olympian gods seize power from the Titans, the stage will be set for learning about the Ancient Olympic Games, held in the honour of Zeus.  Next term, we will learn more about Ancient Greece; the hero stories, the first philosophers, the politics and the wars, and the truce that was made across borders to allow for travellers to attend the Olympic games, every four years.  We will also be in training for our own Greek Olympics experience, an amazing event held at the Perth Waldorf School each year.