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20 Merchant Taylors’ Prep School Newsletter - 05.04.2019 MTP Classics Y3 Archaeology Project On Thursday, 14th March, Y3 began their Archaeology Project. Mr McConnell was a very good sport, and kindly ‘played dead’ for us. We discussed what would be left behind of him, his clothes and possessions after burial. We explored what the work of archaeologists is, and why it is an important part of piecing together the past. The Y3 boys chose two objects to bury in boxes on the School grounds. They each picked something which they thought would change, and something which they thought would not. All the boys made a prediction about what would happen to their objects. Because of the high winds on that day, our site manager, Mr Harper, advised us that we would not be able to go into the wooded area to do the burial ourselves as we usually do. Thank you to Mr Harper for putting our safety first! Instead, we went down to the open area at the end of the School field, and I was able to point out where Mr Lake would bury the boxes for us when the winds died down. Thank you to Mr Lake for doing this! In the Autumn Term of Y4, we will excavate the boxes, and see what changes have been wrought upon the boys’ objects. The boys will learn if their hypotheses were correct, and will record what will have happened. They will also learn the reasons for these changes. This activity will support their learning in Classics, History and Science. Thanks again to all my colleagues who helped with this activity: Ms Benson, Mrs Daley, Mr Harper, Mr Lake, Mrs McManus, Mr McConnell and Mrs Wookey. Richard Waddington - Head of Classics