Thank you for coming to our SEVENTH annual Greek Festival! It was great fun, and we had one of the most exciting chariot races outside of
Ben Hur. I don't have any action shots from this evening, but here are some from our dress rehearsal this afternoon. Thank you for the support second graders received throughout this unit; they have grown as hosts, performers, and costume/prop makers.
After the staff meeting tomorrow, I will be sending out an email/posting on here re: the logistics of the last days of school. Please be sure to check back before Monday. Have a restful weekend.
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| Ready for the Opening Ceremonies |
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| Athens, home of democracy |
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| Corinth, home of scholars |
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| Crete, home of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth |
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| Sparta, home of warriors |
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| Thebes, home of heroes |
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| Calling on the Muses for inspiration |
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| Perseus visits the Graeae |
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| Athena gives Perseus gifts from the gods |
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| Perseus enters Medusa's lair |
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| Perseus and Pegasus rescue Andromeda and Cassiopeia |
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| Bellerophon gets a terrible message from King Iobates |
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| Bellerophon is visited by Athena in her temple |
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| Bellerophon and Pegasus battle the Chimera |
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| Bellerophon, full of hubris, flies on Pegasus up to Mt. Olympus; watch out for Zeus! |
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| Athenian athletes |
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| Corinthian athletes |
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| Cretan athletes |
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| Spartan athletes |
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| Theban athletes |
P.S. --If you find the backdrop situation deplorable (it's better than last years, as some of you may remember!), and you are crafty and would like to help, I'm thinking about a pvc pipe frame with big curtains of some sort--easily put up and taken down by second graders...). Perhaps some families who will be back in my class next year or the year after...?
