What a busy time we have had this week in Year 2.
We dressed up as characters from some of our favourite books, looked at how books light up our life, were entertained by a book week performance, explored life through the eyes of those who lived 150 years ago on our excursion to Vaucluse House and enjoyed having our parents visit our classrooms to look at our Numeracy block!
Enjoy some photos below and the comment on one or more of the following questions.
1. What character did you come dressed as for the book week parade and why?
2. Name a book character that would you compare yourself to and explain why?
3. Explain one interesting fact you learnt about life in the past from your visit to Vaucluse House.
4. What olden days game did you enjoy playing at Vaucluse House the most and why?
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ReplyDeleteI dressed up as Pippi Long Stockings . My favourite thing about Vaucules house was
ReplyDeletewhen we learnt about the adults using potties . Pippi isn't my favourite book charcter pip the pug is
It's interesting to find out about how times have changed isn't it? By the way Pig the Pug is one of my favorite books too and it is written by the same author as the book character I went dressed as, Sunday Chutney!
DeleteFor book week I dressed up as Matilda. I love this book because she loves reading books and I love reading that's why I chose this character. Vaucluse House was very cool, my favourite room was Mr and Mrs Wentworth's bedroom. The bed was SO SO big it had three levels. I didn't think the toilet would be in the stairs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou looked great as Matilda and it's good to hear your connection to the book. I also found it interesting to see that they slept on a bed that was 3 layers. I am glad you enjoyed your time at Vaucluse House.
DeleteI dressed up as Fern the green fairy from the Rainbow magic series.I love this book because Fern has a adventure to get the colour back to fairyland.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite olden day game was skipping and I still play it today.I did not know that they skipped 160 years ago.
Skipping is a great game that has been around for more than 160 years. I haven't read the rainbow series books yet Hayley however your description of Fern and her adventures make it sound exciting and enticing.
DeleteI dressed up as Terry from The 65-Storey Treehouse. I like The 65-Storey Treehouse
ReplyDeletebecause it is funny.
My favourite olden day game is the skipping ropes because i am good at it.
I agree Hamish, Terry is a very funny character in a very funny book. I am glad that you enjoy skipping. You must be excited about the skip a thon then.
DeleteI dressed up as Andy from the all of the Treehouse books, I relate to Andy because he loves to write stories and have lots of adventures and so do I. I liked playing all the old games at Vaucluse House. I was also proud of myself for winning the book week colouring completion.
ReplyDeleteI like hearing about how you relate to your chosen book week character Andy. It's great to hear you enjoy writing and adventures Zac. Congratulations again in winning the computing in competition. All your Year 2 friends are proud of you too.
DeleteI dressed up as Willy Wonka from Charlie and the glass elevator. I like Willy Wonka because I LOVE CHOCOLATE.
ReplyDeleteI liked mum coming into maths class because she makes me confident with my numbers.
I liked skipping at Vaucluse House because it relates to skipping that we do at school.
You looked gray as your chosen character Brock and what a classic story to choose. It's great that your mum was able to join us for our numeracy learning and how lovely that she gives you confidence wiith numbers.
ReplyDeleteFor book week parade i dresses as 'where's wally'.
ReplyDeleteOn Wednesday the 26th of August we went to Vaucluse House, when we got there, there were two ladies waiting for us. The ladies showed us where to eat. We ate our morning tea, after that 2G did some games. like skittles skipping and rings. My was favourite was skipping. I loved the room which we were allowed to touch things from the past. The most interesting was the food we were smelling and cutting the thyme. Next it was time to go to the well, the lady had a bucket, she showed us how the people used to wash themselves, drink and live. The garden was the next area to visit, the man was telling us how the Wentworth's used to buy food, by coming to the garden. It was then our turn to visit the Wentworth's rooms, four people slept in one room, six were married, the parents slept up on a high bed, which they needed stairs to get into. Their mattresses were made of feathers, hay. In the stairs the hid the toilet and wool.
My favourite part of the day, was the room where we were allowed to touch things from the past.
I was dressed up as Sleeping Beauty.
ReplyDeleteI learnt that 150 years ago houses did not have bathrooms and toilets were hidden in furniture.
At Vaucluse House I liked playing skittles because it's fun to roll the ball and knock down skittles.
I was dressed up as Clementine Rose.I learnt that 150 years ago there was no technology and no bath rooms. The house was very big and there was a lot of stairs.My favourite part of the day,was when I got to touch in the touching room.The gardens were amazing because there was a lot of fruit and veggies.
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