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This week the Year 4 classes visited the site of the ancient Roman settlement of Aquincum, to launch our new topic on The Romans. As we wandered through the site of the baths, the shop fronts and the entrance to the forum, we got a feeling for how the Romans lived so many years ago. The following time in the museum, sketching Roman artefacts, the children got to make mosaics, leather pouches or wristbands, some common items used at the time. Some of the fascinating facts we learned along the way:
“46 people could go to the toilet at one time. They didn’t have separate cubicles and they used a communal sponge instead of toilet paper.” (Sophie)
“They actually lay on their sides, grabbed the food and ate.” (Sean)
“I learned that the Circus Maximus was flooded at times to have naval battles.” (Andor)
Caroline Mawdsley
Year 4 Teacher
Year 12 have been spending a lot of time in Sports Hall One over the last week. Not doing sport, although they could tell you the science behind it…
There was a fun packed programme for the secondary students remaining on-site, which followed the 5 Co-Curricular strands. Students were immersed in languages, film-making, STEAM activities and cooking. They learned about children's rights and advocacy, and showed their creative talents through artwork. They hiked in the hills and formed friendships across year groups. See the Firefly page for further details and photographs
It has been a very memorable end of the primary journey for our Year 6 students. This last week of term has been jam packed. On Monday and Tuesday, the students performed the end of year production of ‘Olivia’, on Tuesday morning, there was a year group water fight and on Wednesday afternoon, they finally graduated with a special ceremony.
As a community, we've been actively promoting healthy eating habits through our weekly articles about life in the kitchen. With the summer holidays just a few days away and the heatwave this summer, we must all be more mindful of our fluid intake.
The British International School Budapest
1037 Budapest
Kiscelli köz 17
Hungary