King Tut comes to life for 6th Graders

 

 

King Tut comes to life for 6^th Graders

 

   This year 6^th graders had a one-of-a-kind opportunity to visit ancient Egypt through a study trip to the King Tut Exhibit, now at the Goss Opera House and Gallery in downtown Watertown.   Teachers, guided by curriculum standards in studies of ancient civilizations, writing and science, integrated the visit to Tut into classroom learning.  

 

   The exhibit has 126 actual-size replicas of items found in King Tut’s tomb.   The small bed indicated Tut’s physical stature;   the amazing artistry showed  the grace and beauty of everyday objects;   Tut’s footrest designed so that his feet never touched the floor spoke to the Egyptian belief in Tut as a god.

 

   Mellette 6^th graders shared their impressions in thank you notes….  

 

o    “Thank you for donating over $2600 for us to go to the King Tutankhamen exhibit.   It was excruciatingly interesting.”

 

o    “It was so awesome! I thought it was going to be weird.   I was wrong.”

 

o    “It made me feel really good inside that I knew someone was doing this for me.”

 

o    “Thank you for allowing my class and me (yes, it should be me, not I! J ) to see the King Tut exhibit.   I had wanted to go before, but it was too expensive.   Now, I know that it was worth the fee of $18! J   I love the fact that the jewelry was real!   It is something I will never forget.”  

 

o    “It was neat how they made most everything look so real.   The only thing I could tell was fake was the huge thing that looks like a building.”  

 

o    “Thank you for getting me a ticket to go to the King Tut exhibit…..PS.   I hope you can read this letter.   I have really sloppy handwriting.”

 

o    “It was so awesome! I thought it was going to be weird.   I was wrong.”  

 

o    “But it was amazing because you can see all the things in 300 BC and the things that were made by hand.”  

 

o    “It was fun to see how everything was when he (King Tut) was around.   It was cool to see what he used and what they had.”  

 

o    “Thank you for letting all of the sixth graders to go to the King Tut exhibit.   We are very lucky to have people like you to, you are very generous people.”

 

o    “Thank you for letting us go to the King Tut exhibit!   It was such a kind thing to do.   I promise to go to the next event that you’re sponsoring.   Your grateful student”

 

 

King Tut comes to life for 6^th Graders

 

   This year 6^th graders had a one-of-a-kind opportunity to visit ancient Egypt through a study trip to the King Tut Exhibit, now at the Goss Opera House and Gallery in downtown Watertown.   Teachers, guided by curriculum standards in studies of ancient civilizations, writing and science, integrated the visit to Tut into classroom learning.  

 

   The exhibit has 126 actual-size replicas of items found in King Tut’s tomb.   The small bed indicated Tut’s physical stature;   the amazing artistry showed  the grace and beauty of everyday objects;   Tut’s footrest designed so that his feet never touched the floor spoke to the Egyptian belief in Tut as a god.

 

   Mellette 6^th graders shared their impressions in thank you notes….  

 

o    “Thank you for donating over $2600 for us to go to the King Tutankhamen exhibit.   It was excruciatingly interesting.”

 

o    “It was so awesome! I thought it was going to be weird.   I was wrong.”

 

o    “It made me feel really good inside that I knew someone was doing this for me.”

 

o    “Thank you for allowing my class and me (yes, it should be me, not I! J ) to see the King Tut exhibit.   I had wanted to go before, but it was too expensive.   Now, I know that it was worth the fee of $18! J   I love the fact that the jewelry was real!   It is something I will never forget.”  

 

o    “It was neat how they made most everything look so real.   The only thing I could tell was fake was the huge thing that looks like a building.”  

 

o    “Thank you for getting me a ticket to go to the King Tut exhibit…..PS.   I hope you can read this letter.   I have really sloppy handwriting.”

 

o    “It was so awesome! I thought it was going to be weird.   I was wrong.”  

 

o    “But it was amazing because you can see all the things in 300 BC and the things that were made by hand.”  

 

o    “It was fun to see how everything was when he (King Tut) was around.   It was cool to see what he used and what they had.”  

 

o    “Thank you for letting all of the sixth graders to go to the King Tut exhibit.   We are very lucky to have people like you to, you are very generous people.”

 

o    “Thank you for letting us go to the King Tut exhibit!   It was such a kind thing to do.   I promise to go to the next event that you’re sponsoring.   Your grateful student”