Some of our year 6 children had a fantastic day at the RLT Languages day exploring language and its origins. The children started by doing some maths using Latin numbers, then reading some funny texts about etymology (the origins of words) and taking part in a quiz. They did some code-cracking using the Greek alphabet, played a game matching numbers in 8 different languages (noting the similarities in the romance languages) and then traced back to the Romans. They then created their own ‘wax tablets’ decorated with mosaics and inscribed their names or greetings in Latin on them. In addition, some of the children brought books or games from home in different languages – it was great to see them confident enough to share. Victoria even read part of a story to us all in Slovakian! It was definitely a busy and fun-packed day!