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During the month of December Mrs. Bushman's class studied about the ancient Greeks. On Thursday and Friday, December 13 and 14th students participated in a 6th grade version of the Olympic Games. Each group of 4 students were assigned a Greek city-state. They created a flag and a group cheer to support each other in the athletic events. The events were "Thumb Wars", an RPS (rock-paper-scissors) competition, javelin throwing (plastic straws), discus toss, and a chariot race. An opening ceremony and preliminary rounds were held on Thursday. The final rounds and the closing ceremonies were held on Friday. The closing ceremony included Olympic music, a march to and from the "arena", crowning winning athletes with laurel leaves, and feasting on nectar and ambrosia (water and chocolate pudding)!