The gods of the classroom

THIS term's study of Ancient Greece inspired the Herm schoolchildren to 'discover' gods and goddesses of their own.

These new gods were displayed in an end-of-term Greek museum within the school that was opened up to visitors.

The children each gave a talk on his or her own god, with a little description of how their discoveries came about. Visitors were then free to look at their work and their sculptures of the Trojan Horse and the Parthenon and take part in some traditional Greek games.

Morgan Jones discovered Heraethe, the goddess of weather and the planet. Her symbol is a snowflake, as she becomes very cold when the Earth isn't being looked after.

Elliot Knight discovered Spartidon, who represents all sport and has never once lost a match. His symbol is a discus.

Eden Latter's goddess Hartemis is a carer of small animals and is famous for giving money to the poor. Her symbols are a guinea pig and a squirrel sitting down.

The goddess that Catrin Dobson Jones found is named Caphrodite.

She helps cats, tigers and lions and her symbol is a kitten.

India Waterhouse is the expert on Rtheene, the keeper of rabbits, hopping and sunny days.

She is associated with the softest bunny in the whole world.

Ryan Jones discovered Zeres. He is the god of strength and can never lose a wrestling match. Because of this, he is very rich. His symbol is a football.

Brandon Hastings knows all there is to know about Tickerus, who is the god of time. He is able to see visions of the past, present and future. His symbols are timers, and, interestingly, a duck.

To celebrate the success of their museum - and the end of term - the children were treated to a Greek feast, including honeycake, grape juice and home-made hummus.

Afterwards, they visited the Mermaid Tavern to sample the snack bar's ice cream, which had nothing to do with Ancient Greece but was very nice anyway.