Egypt Day 2020

I want to see Egypt and raft down the Nile.

I want to see all of their stones in a pile.

I’ll meet an old Pharaoh and wear his cool hat

Or eat with the woman who knew the first cat.

But while I wait (since it might be a while)

I’ll dress my dog up in that white mummy style (by Steve Hanson)

And that is exactly what our Year 3’s did and boy did they dress up to the nines!  After weeks of learning all about the history, geographical features, Egyptian society, pharaohs and pyramids, it was finally time to hold our iconic Egypt Day!  We were graced by the presence of pharaohs, queens and even a few mummies.

Our day kicked off with an Egyptian Best Dressed Fashion Show.  The students strutted their outfits to the tune of ‘Walk Like an Egyptian’ and our esteemed judges chose the three best dressed Egyptians.

PHOTO: (Left to Right) Alistair Mouton, Breanna Leonard, Mia Govender

After all that hard work it was time to eat. Each student was supplied with a specialised food box and feasted on a selection of middle eastern/Egyptian cuisine.  There were dates, falafel balls, mini pitas, humus, grapes and a juice to quench their thirst. YUM!

Once our Egyptians were satiated it was time to do some belly dancing with Nadia from the School of Belly Dance. Suffice it to say, that we DO have some VERY talented male belly dancers!

PHOTO: (Left to Right) Oliver Smith, Wesley Silva, Joshua Munsamy, Alie Ibrahim Zaki and Sehan Singh

The day ended with the Year 3’s finally settling down to watch the iconic movie, Prince of Egypt. A fabulous day was had by all and we had some exhausted Egyptians making their way home!

Mandy Goch
Year 3 Teacher