NHP’s Myth Day 2023

What fun we had this week celebrating the joys of mythology! In a series of events embracing a cross-curricular approach to Latin and English, pupils in the JCB learned how to craft stories, wield mythological tropes, and channel their creative energies into writing. A huge thank you to visiting author, Philip Womack, whose energy, passion, and expertise lit bright creative fires in so many pupils. We were impressed with pupils’ enthusiasm and appetite to learn; the resulting stories are proving a joy to read. Finalists from each class will be sent to Philip, who will select a winner and runner up in each class. We’re looking forward to celebrating their wonderful work. For now, I will hand over to Sarita, Francisco, and Georgia (Year 5) to tell you more…

Myth Day was a blast! Everyone was dressed up as different myths: Medusa, Persephone (like me!), Hades, and many more. There was one very exciting part of the day. An author  called Philip Womack, who writes exciting books about Greek mythology, visited us. He told us that had written his first book when he was (drumroll)… eight! It made me think ‘Wow, maybe I should write a book!’. Later that day we had a creative writing session when we wrote a thirteenth task for Hercules. Mine was about testing his heart. I loved it. It was so much fun and I never wanted it to end!

– Georgia

You will not believe what happened yesterday. We had a whole day of myths! We dressed up as different characters from myths to make the day extra fun. There were costumes from every type of myth you can imagine. At the start of the day, an author named Philip Womack told us how to structure a myth effectively, then we wrote our own stories. It was myth-tastic!

– Francisco

This week, the JCB had their first ever Myth Day! It all started with an assembly, when an author, Philip Womack, arrived at the school. Of course, everyone was excited. An author has a lot of valuable tips to share. He talked about how to write brilliant stories and about what he had written in his career. In the Year 5 workshop, we wrote about Hercules accepting a thirteenth task. In my story, Hercules sadly died. I had to do it. No-one can defeat Axolotls! I dressed up as the Aztec God Xolotl, who disguised himself as the salamander (axolotl) to avoid being sacrificed. I didn’t just learn about mythological people on Myth Day, but mythological creatures, too. I got home and was still thinking about all the incredible things we got to do on Myth Day.

– Sarita