Year 4 travel back in time to Roman Britain.

This week our Year 4 pupils have been out and about, expanding their knowledge of life in Roman Britain. On Wednesday they set forth on a time travelling adventure. After an hour on the coach they arrived at the beautiful site of Chedworth Roman Villa. Nestled in a Cotswold valley, these impressive remains of a Roman villa are always worth a visit. The children were excited to see the fantastic examples of mosaics, including, at 31 metres, the longest Roman mosaic corridor in Britain. They were given a 2000-year-old piece of Roman tile (tesserae) to hold and looked at the remains of a hypocaust system, two bath houses, a water shrine and an actual Roman flushing toilet! Our guide explained what life was like for children their age who were slaves: eight-year-old boys were made to clean out the narrow hypocaust tunnels whilst the girls used to cook in the kitchen. The weather was kind for their informative outdoor guided tour, which culminated inside the discovery building, where they looked at a very impressive mosaic based on the four seasons made from 300,000 tiles. After a picnic lunch in the new education centre, they had the chance to make their own mosaics and many of the children decided to design and make their mosaic as a gift for someone in their family. A lovely day out was enjoyed by all!