On Friday 3rd of October, year six were really lucky to experience Victorian day! It was really not what I expected; I would not survive Victorian times!

I came in dressed as a chimney sweep and was swiftly ushered in by a very, strict teacher. We had to find Victorian names once we got into class (I chose Lucy). Lots of people were dressed as chimney sweeps and wealthy people. It was so fun looking at everyones outfits!

We were ordered to quietly file down the staircase to the hall, which was unusual. We sat on benches for English and maths. There was no technology so we had to use chalk and slates. If you were left handed, it was mandatory that you write with your right! We had to read out the Lord's prayer and right it on a chalk board. On our knees! Next was maths. We had to chant times tables and solve IMPOSSIBLE math problems.

After break, boys and girls were split up to different classes. Girls did embroidery and boys did technical drawings (unfair!). We had to sew the first letter of our Victorian names. It was so hard and very annoying when my needle fell! We then went back to our original class to make the Victoria Sponge cake mixture! My job was cracking the eggs. It was very pressurising as we couldn't get any on the table. It baked at lunch.

Undoubtably my favourite time of the day was break time as we pretended to live as poor Victorians! Me and my friends went up to the well dressed people and begged for food and money, made up plans to escape the workhouse and pretended to be peoples slaves!

When we came back from lunch, we learned that rich people played with rocking horses and doll houses where as the poor children made make shift toys like thaumatropes or spinning tops. We chose to craft thaumatropes, which are basically mini animations like a cage and a bird. When you spin it, it merges into one. I did flowers and bees!

Because of cakes baked over the period of lunch we got to fill them with some savoury things. (Jam and cream.) I (generously) placed quite a lot of Jam and cream in mine, luckily I was stopped by Mrs Addams or there would have been nothing left for the others!

My conclusion was that Victorian times where tough. I struggle to eat my sponge cake whilst filling it! But it was a fine experience but I hope our teachers don't get any ideas of getting more strict! (not that they where before!). I loved Victorian day and would definitely love to do it again.

By Evie (6H)