OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Sonning Common Primary School
Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, Berkshire,
RG4 9RJ
Tel: 0118 9722105 Fax: 0118 9721019
e-mail: office.2506@sonning-common.oxon.sch.uk
Head Teacher: Mr C Hirst
Deputy Head Teacher: Mrs R Salmons
Dear Year 5 Parents,
The following all day workshop has been organised for your child’s class:
History Off the Page, Ancient Greek Day.
Date: Thursday 4th February 2016
Place: In school
Cost: £10.00
Timetable for day: Indroduction and scene setting
Workshop session one
Break
Workshop session two
Lunch
The Greek theatre event
Need to bring: Greek costume – details attached
Please return your payment slip by Tuesday 2nd February making cheques payable to SCPS.
I enclose £10.00 for _______________________________
to take part in History Off the Ancient Greek workshop on Thursday 4th February 2016
(cheques payable to SCPS)
Signed _________________________________ Parent/guardian. Date______________
(Office use: Year 5)
Space to learn, grow and be inspired
www.sonningcommonprimary.co.uk
Greek Costume
Simplest costume: a large plain t-shirt with a belt or cord tie.
A simple tunic could be made from a single rectangle of material the length of the child from neck
to knee or calf by twice the width of the child from wrist to wrist. Fold in two width ways and
stitch the seam. Hem top and bottom. Mark a gap for the head at the centre of the top edge. From
the head gap mark at 10cm intervals to the end of the fabric. At each point sew a button through
both layers. Cut a length of cord for the waist. To wear. The child puts his head through the centre
hole and each arm through the final shoulder gaps. Tie cord around waist.
Space to learn: Space to grow;
Space to be inspired
www.sonningcommonprimary.co.uk