Class 3 travelled further than usual for their educational visit this week - two thousand years further! The class headed back to Roman Britain and became the newest recruits in the Roman army.
The rookie soldiers were put through their paces by our centurion who had them marching in unison in next to no time! The children learnt how important team work and discipline was to the Romans. The day was packed full of activities: oil lamp making; weapon and fighting practise; guard duty and Latin lessons.
After lunch we had a chance to recreate the famous 'testudo' or tortoise formation used by the Romans in battle. The training proved to be very useful as we came under attack from the hostile Celtic natives who launched a raid.
The Celts were no match for the Class 3 legion and they soon made a hasty retreat.
We had a fabulous day packed full of learning. Everyone agreed that it had help to bring our topic to life! Hail Caesar!!
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