Class VWh have had a great Victorian Day.
To commence the day, the children attended assembly and the whole of KS2 took part in a poetry competition: it was fabulous to hear all the other classes perform a range of poems, limericks, etc. We learnt ‘Keepsake Mill’ by Robert Lewis Stephenson.
The performances were judged by Mrs. Picton and amazingly, VWh were victorious and won the trophy for the half term.
After going back to class, the children then had to chant their tables and took part in handwriting lessons.
The class also took part in traditional ‘drill’ activities and during the afternoon, the girls completed traditional sewing tasks, whilst the boys created technical drawings.
Jake kindly created a traditional Victorian steamed pudding for the class to enjoy- a wonderful experience to bring create authenticity.
Here are some comments from the children:
Finnley: “It was quite fun because I didn’t think Miss. Whipps would be that strict!”
Tatiana: “Hearing people be pretend- caned was quite funny!”
Diego: “I’ve enjoyed experiencing the Victorian school for a
day”
Lily: “I liked the sewing”
Anna: “I really like how disciplined they were”
Tobi: “I enjoyed seeing how people dressed up for the day”
Jake: “I liked drawing the geese and the interesting
punishments”
