Pandora's Box

In English we have been looking at the story of Pandora’s Box. We learnt that when she opened the box, a terrible screeching filled the air and hundreds of writhing, horrible creatures flew out and spread across the world. These were things that had never been experienced before - war, disease, hatred, malice and jealousy. The very last thing to come out of the box was hope. So from that moment, although life on earth would never be easy again, no matter what terrible hardships people had to endure, people never gave up hope.

Year 5 thought about how this could be based on today’s society and their lives. After having a group discussion, they created their own box showing fears and hopes. Each child thought carefully about what they enjoy doing and what they hope will happen in the future.