Pico Class

Welcome to Pico class! 
 
Pico Class is a mixed age class with year 3 and year 4. 
 
Whilst Mrs Luscombe is on maternity leave, Pico is taught by Mrs Davies (Monday-Wednesday) and Mrs Watson (Thursday-Friday). Mrs Hughes, Mrs Moon, Mrs Atkin and Mrs Alexander are the teaching assistant who support Pico Class. 
 
Please find the homework grid and the overview for our Summer 1 expedition 'The Ancient Greeks' attatched.
 

Discover the lasting influence of the Ancient Greeks on the western world. Investigate the timeline and four main periods of the Greek Empire. Explore different kinds of historical sources and evaluate their usefulness. Research democracy. Examine the exciting Olympics and its modern legacy. Marvel at Alexander the Great and the empire under his leadership. 

This Expedition looks at the Ancient Greeks and their achievements from around 3000 BCE to the reign of Alexander the Great around 330 BCE. The children will also think about and discuss how we know about the early Greeks, by looking at excavation evidence and what this tells them. The next few lessons in the teaching sequence focus on life in Athens and Sparta, the Persian invasion and the impact this had on life in the city-states. The final few lessons look at conflict in Ancient Greece and then Alexander the Great. Children will conclude their learning with a final response to the main historical enquiry, ‘What were the greatest achievements of Ancient Greece?