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A journey to a by-gone age with Year 5

Heres what Y5 had to say:

“On 7^th February our class, Y5, went on a trip to Haworth. We travelled by coach in groups of five, and when we arrived we split into two groups. Some children went down to the drama workshop and dressed up as Victorians to do a small play of Jane Eyre. The other half went to the Bronte house museum to find out about the Bronte family, Emily, Charlotte and Anne”.

“We got to see Charlotte Bronte’s own bedroom!”

“The museum was full of really interesting things.”

“We had a picnic in the snow. It was really fun!”

“Inside the museum were the rooms in which the Bronte family lived. The only things in the house that were replicas were the beds. Everything else was real! We had a great day out!”

“The drama workshop was fun!”

Victorian art and design in Y5

In Y5 we have been looking at the wallpaper and textile designs of William Morris and trying to recreate them. The results are very impressive!

Y5 investigate the past

Some of the children in Y5 have been using real sources to help them find out about Victorian life.

They have used a family bible dating from 1881 to find out about the members of a real Victorian family, the Gibsons. A quilt made in 1885 helped them to find out about the life of the Gibsons’ little daughter Jenny. It showed the games and pastimes she enjoyed, favourite family members and significant developments such as the first postage stamps and the penny-farthing bicycle. The children also managed to make links between the family bible and the quilt. This is what they said: “Jenny Gibson’s quilt is made up of small embroidered squares. We think it was done by Jenny and her mum. On the quilt is a picture of someone called Aunt Charlotte. We think that Aunt Charlotte gave the bible to Jenny’s dad, because the inscription in the front of it says To J H Gibson with the best wishes of his sister, C E Gibson. We think C stands for Charlotte. We think Jenny must have loved her Aunt Charlotte and that is why there is a picture of her on the quilt”.

The children are working really hard on their Victorian theme, and are especially excited about their forthcoming visit to the Bronte Parsonage Museum when they hope to find even more answers to their questions!

Victorian Christmas in Y5

Year 5 have been finding out how the Victorians celebrated Christmas, and even made their own Victorian decorations! They are looking forward to Christmas as you can see!