On Wednesday, May 11, the fourth grade had Pharoah Day. This is a big day in 4th grade and they work very hard preparing for this special event. The children are put into groups and each group has to do a project on a certain Egyptian event and they also have to do an individual project of a God, Goddess, or mortal from their specific Egyptian event. They have to design a costume, create props, and give a speech. Regan's group did the re-enactment of mummification and Regan ended up being assigned as the mummifier of King Tut. This made it very difficult to come up with a costume! I was hoping she would be a goddess because we already had a Cleopatra costume from Halloween. Regan came home saying that a mummifier does not wear much. They usually just wore a short white "skirt" and no shirt and no jewerly since they were not rich. So, I had to go to Walmart in search of a "skin" colored shirt and all I found was one in an adult extra small. Regan had a white skirt that we folded over many times at the waist to make it short. That was her costume, nothing fancy but what else do you do for a mummifier!? Her group made a great coffin for King Tut, made organs out of clay and put them in decorated jars, and Regan mummified one of her stuffed animal cats for a prop. They worked very hard and did a great job presenting. After presentations, the kids enjoyed an Egyptian feast for lunch.
The mummifier with King Tut (played by Hope)
Regan's group
Here is a better photo of the coffin.
Regan's teacher, Mr. Morganti, dressed up.
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