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The Whizz Weeke Primary School’s Magazine
Winter 2014
Welcome to Winter 2014’s edition of The Whizz, a magazine put together by a team of Year 6 journalists. We meet every week and write about
events and things that interest us, and we hope you enjoy reading our work.
Happy Christmas! With best wishes from
The Y6 Newspaper Team
Cerys Prince-Rayner, Sophie Cook, Imogen Stuart, Charlie Smith, James Wright, Ellie Miles, Keira Lyle, Isabelle Dunleavy, Sophie Adams, Rachel Jones, Laura Arnott, Isla Weston-Smith, Oliver Holmes, Maya Gupta and
Celia Weeks
Contents
Chris Evans: the visit Chris Evans: the interview Mr Rushton: the interview
If you don’t ask, you’ll never get… Letter to Steve Brine M.P.
Bullying Remembrance Day
Reviews: What are we reading
What are we listening to? What are we watching?
What are we doing in our spare time? Sports Leaders
The Weeke Wonder Build Poetry
Torture Tables Riddles
The
christmas
WHIZZ
The Chris Evans Visit
Radio Football Wonders!
After a 2:0 defeat at the hands of Western School, Toby Ferguson (a 9 year
old football loving boy), called up Chris Evans’ Radio 2 Breakfast Show and
shared his dismay at Weeke’s tiny goal problem. They were too small to
score in. Tobey described them as the size of small fridges.
Listeners to Chris Evans’ show rang in and offered to support a football goal
campaign to buy us some proper goals! As a result, many generous people
are pledging money to help buy other schools new and better sport equipment.
Unbelievably, Chris Evans himself accompanied our new goals and came to
the school! At lunch the Year 5 and 6 football teams played each other with
Chris on the Year 5 team wearing a flowing black velvet jacket. It was a draw
(0:0, so is it us or the goals?). After that, some lucky Newspaper Club
journalists interviewed him. Finally seven people from the Year 5 and 6
football team thanked him in assembly. Chris announced that Tobey would
open the new Goal Fest festival at Car Fest in August 2015. Then he invited
the whole school to Car and Goal Fest! What generosity! It was just surprise
after surprise! After assembly, Chris Evans had to go. It was a day no one
would forget!
Quotes:
“I was honoured to play a match against Chris and I’m delighted about the
goals! Thanks Tobey, Thanks Chris!” Laura Arnott
“I was so happy and excited I had butterflies in my stomach all the way
through interviewing him!” Cerys Prince- Rayner
“It was awesome that he came to our school even though I didn’t get to meet
him. It was a wonderful experience watching him in assembly and getting
invited to CarFest anyway!” Isla Weston- Smith
Chris Evan’s interview
On the 5th of November, the world famous D.J. Chris Evans came to our school and some available journalists from Newspaper club were allowed to interview him. We were only allowed a few minutes as he had to take assembly at 1 o’clock and had spent a long time playing football! The interview went as the following:
We find it hard to get up in the morning. What tips can you give us to
help?
First buy an alarm clock. As soon as the alarm goes, get straight out of bed
and turn on the radio. After that, get straight into the shower and then brush
your teeth, still in the shower.
If you could play Ping Pong with Harry Styles or badminton with Pharrel
Williams, who would you choose?
I would play ping pong with Harry Styles because I like ping pong and he is
young and fit so I would have a good game with him.
If you were having a party but your mum said you could only invite 5
people, who would they be?
My wife, mum, two sons and my daughter.
Tobey’s phone call obviously pulled at your heart strings. What else
pulls at your heart strings?
Anything to do with children who are disadvantaged, or helping the young
generation who don’t have the opportunities that some do.
If you could choose an age to be and stay that age forever, what age
would it be?
In my thirties, because you are young enough to do fun things, but old enough
to know not to do stupid things.
What is your favourite colour? Chris asked us what our favourite colours
were and signed an autograph in all our favourite colours; it looked like a loopy
rainbow.
Interview with Mr Rushton: the newest teacher on the block
Mr Rushton is a kind new teacher; he is very approachable and friendly.
Charlie’s sister is in his class so we have got an insider’s view on him. We
asked him a few polite questions so that readers can get an idea of what
makes him tick:
What do you like about Weeke Primary School? I
I love the fact that everybody is so friendly.
Do you enjoy teaching your class?
I really enjoy teaching my class, it’s really hard work but lots of fun.
Why did you come to Weeke?
I heard from a friend who lives near Weeke that a job was available in an
amazing school.
Have you taught in different schools?
I taught in different schools when I was in training so have experience of
different places and ages of children.
Is it true that you will dye your hair pink?
Yes, I will dye my hair pink but only if my class gets lots of house points.
Watch this space…
What do you like doing in your spare time?
Apart from marking, planning, assessing work, putting up displays and
resourcing lessons, I like to exercise and listen to music. Then I get some
sleep!
If You Don’t Ask, You’ll Never Get
If Tobey hadn’t asked his mum if he could ring Chris Evans’s Breakfast Show, we wouldn’t have two new goals, a great memory of Chris’s visit and tickets to CarFest. If last year’s Newspaper Club hadn’t asked Steve Brine, M.P. to Winchester and Chandlers Ford for an interview, they wouldn’t have had the opportunity to tour the Palace of Westminster and meet Steve in a fancy interview room just of the ancient Westminster Hall. So, we thought we’d try for another invite…
Weeke Primary School Stoney Lane
Winchester Dear Mr Brine, The current Weeke Primary School Newspaper Club heard from last years’ journalists just how interesting they found their trip to the Palace of Westminster in January 2014. They found the experience really enriching and it got them thinking about our community in a deeper way. We know how extremely busy politicians are, but wondered (getting to the point) if this year’s newspaper club could experience a tour of the Palace of Westminster too? We know that this has to be arranged through your office. We do not expect to meet with you as your schedule must be jammed packed, but a tour at some point next year would be wonderful if at all convenient. We do hope you don’t think we are being too cheeky and quite understand if a repeat experience is impossible to arrange. But we thought we’d ask… We hope you have a fantastic Christmas and get a well deserved break. Yours Sincerely, Cerys Prince-Rayner
On behalf of The Weeke Primary School Newspaper Club of 2014-15
Update 9/12/14: Steve Brine’s office have contacted Mrs Cummins. They are
going to arrange a tour for us but not until June, as the General Election is
next year and the first half of the year is very chaotic. If Steve Brine is re-
elected, we will hopefully get to meet him if he is in London on the day of our
visit. Otherwise, we will meet our new M.P. We will also have a tour and
watch the House of Commons if they are sitting. Fingers crossed!
Remembrance Silence
On the eleventh day, of the eleventh hour, of the eleventh month, the whole
country fell silent. This was because everyone was remembering and paying
tribute to the soldiers of WW1 in particular. This year the World marked the
100th anniversary of this war.
The whole school participated in the respected silence. We rang a bell and
sat in silence for two minutes. Mrs Cummins was at the leisure centre
swimming pool at the time and everybody had to get out of the pool at sit on
the side and be silent for two minutes! People stopped in the High Street, in
shops, in offices to show respect. We do this out of respect for the millions of
soldiers sacrificed themselves for the better of the world; thanks to their
selflessness, our world is a better place.
Poppies are a symbol of WW1 as they grew on the battlefields. Some people
believe that the green stalk is hope; the red petals are blood, and the black
seeds are bullets. The whole school copied the poppies instillation at The
Tower of London by making our own mini one at school.
We WILL remember them. Forever and more.
By: Immie, Laura and Celia
Get Your Rubber Ready! Erase Bulling!
Bulling is a terrible fact of life not only in schools but in homes and other
workplaces. It means that someone picks on someone else for no reason
except to make the victim feel rubbish about themselves. Bullies are usually
sad people and doing this makes them feel powerful. But this year every
school is going to erase any bullies they may have. This means helping the
victims overcome the bully and to give help to the bully to stop their unkind
behaviour. We have had some assemblies which are helping us learn what to
look out for and to understand the problem of bullying more fully. If you think
you are being bullied, you must go and talk to a trusted adult immediately.
Your problem can be solved.
Book Reviews
by Isla, Oliver H, Sophie, Izzy, Ellie, Cerys and Laura
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
This book is a fictional cartoon of a boy’s life. It is a great book to read
particularly just before bedtime as it relaxes you with its humour, but really it’s
great to read any time! It also contains a great illustrations. There is a series
of the books for those who wish to read on!
Age target: 7 years +
Author: Jeff Kinney
Genre: humourous/diary
Adaptations: Diary of a Wimpy Kid the movie (2010)
Rating: 5 stars
Point Blanc (Alex Rider series)
Author: Antony Horowitz.
Age rating: This book is for age 10+ as it contains
violence.
Genre: Spy/ futuristic
Rating: 5 stars
Description: This book is about a boy called Alex
Rider who works for an organisation called M16. You
can follow him as he goes on a mission. Though is his
life in danger? Read the book to find out.
The Butterfly Lion
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Illustrator: Christian Birmingham
Genre: Fiction, historic, upsetting story
Age: 9 +
About the book: This moving story is about a boy and lion who are
inseparable but then an unfortunate happening takes place and they are
separated! Will they meet again?
Scorpia Rising-Alex Rider
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Genre: spy and action/adventure
Rating: 5 Star
Age: 10+
Description: Alex Rider once again gets pulled in to another dangerous
mission to stop an evil criminal master mind from poisoning thousands of
people.
Love That Dog
Author: Sharon Creech
Genre: poems/sad story
Target Age: 10 +
Who for: anyone who enjoys animals, poetry and something a bit different.
The Boy Who Swam with Piranahs
Author: Oliver Jeffery
Genre: adventure fiction
Age: 8+
Description: An ordinary boy called Stanley lives in an ordinary house on an
ordinary street. As a result of a series of events, he goes to live with an owner
of a hook a duck stall. He soon realises he wants to turn back but it’s too late
as he meets the biggest hero of the circus world. Read on for a quirky
adventure.
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Author: Judith Kerr
Genre: Heart-warming fictional tale. Picture book.
Age: can be read to from almost birth and enjoyed for the rest of your life.
Description: While eating tea, a mum and a girl called Sophie hear a ringing
at the door. They can’t decide who it could be. It’s a tiger! He eats all the food
and drinks all the water, then Sophie’s dad comes home! How do they resolve
the problem?
Legend
Author: Marie Lu
Genre: Futuristic dystopian
Target age: Older readers (10- 16). It has complex language and scary
scenes with deep description and violence.
Description: Set in America, it is alternatively told by children called Day/
Daniel and June. There is a test called the Trial, it will determine your life after
your 10th birthday. Day is a criminal, hunted by the government. June wishes
to avenge her brother’s killer. Also there is a plague going round, and life for
Day and June gets dangerous, complicated and suspicious.
Dolphin Song
Author: Lauren St-John
Genre: Adventure
Target age: 10 up
Description: Another one of Martine’s adventures, this is set on a lost island,
where a few school children are stranded. This is after a school voyage had
gone wrong and when they are on the island, they discover some men
sneaking around and discover why the island is so isolated. A gripping
adventure!
Keith the Cat with the Magic Hat
Author: Sue Hendra
Age rating: This book is for people who are just learning to read.
Genre: Non-fiction and humorous.
Rating:* * * *
Description: This book is about a cat called Keith who is followed by a magic
hat. It’s unusual and brimming with unusual events. A read to help you
develop your imagination. And just incase you’ve not heard of it…
Harry Potter
Author: JK Rowling
Genre: an exciting magical story
Age: 9-14 year olds
Description: this 7 part series is an amazing adventure with Harry Potter,
Hominy Granger and Ron Weasly battling to defeat the evil Voldemort and the
dark arts. Don’t leave your childhood without reading it!
Top Ten Weeke Music Hits!
Every half term we will bring to you the 10 most talked about tunes and films at Weeke. The Autumn term has seen success for the following musicians and films: KS2 KS1 KS2
1. Superheroes (The Script)
2. Break Free ( Ariana
Grande)
3. Bang Bang(Ariana Grande,
Jessie J, Nicki Minaj)
4. I Don’t Care (Cheryl)
5. Shake It Off (Taylor Swift)
6. Stay With Me ( Sam Smith)
7. No Place I’d Rather Be (
Clean Bandit and Jess
Glyn)
8. Rude (Magic)
9. Your Song (Ellie Goulding)
10.Hall of Fame ( The Script)
1. Monsters University
2. Cars
3. Winnie the Pooh
4. Hotel Transylvania
5. Tinkerbelle
6. Frozen
7. Sleeping Beauty
8. Scooby Doo
9. Planes
10. Lego Ninjas
1. Muppets Most Wanted
2. Mr Peabody and Sherman
3. Maleficent
4. The Hobbit
5. Lord of the Rings
6. Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible No Good, Very Bad
Day.
7. Harry Potter
8. Annie
9. Night at the Museum
10. Dolphin Tale 2
The Henry Beaufort Art Club by James Wright
The Henry Beaufort Art Club is held on a Saturday morning from 10:00am to
11:30am and is run by a lady called Donna. There is a small charge for
attending the club which covers the art materials we use. The things that we
do are drawing, painting, weaving, clay modelling and sculpture. It is not a
busy club and everybody is friendly. It’s a great way to start the weekend and
Donna can be contacted by email on:
info@donnavokes
Tanglewood Equestrian Centre by Isobel Dunleavey
This equestrian centre is great for all ages. Located in Colden Common, this
perfect pony place is great for after school
lessons. The teachers are very kind and
patient and will be happy even if you get
something wrong. There is a range of
different horses and ponies to ride. You can
find lots more interesting information on their
website:
http://www.tanglewoodequestriancentre.co.uk/ This well-priced equestrian is
highly recommended by me because I have become a much more confident
horse rider as a result of their teaching methods.
Guides by Rachel Jones
Guides is an after school club which you go to after Brownies. The order you move through Girl Guiding is: Rainbows, Brownies, then Guides. Guides play games but only girls can go and you have to be ten years old. Also, guides do arts and crafts and you go in patrols and some nights a patrol plans the night and take on the role of leaders. Guides also go on trips to places like Wembley Arena and lots more.
In Guides you earn badges and you have to make a promise. The way to do a promise is by learning a paragraph off by heart and saying it to the leader at a special ceremony.
Sport at Weeke Primary School
There are a number of clubs running throughout the year. Check the website to find out when they run.
Mrs Swales is in charge of Sport at Weeke and had these comments to make:
Q: What is the schools most popular sport? A: Net ball, football, rugby and running. Q: On a scale of one to ten how you think the sports team perform? A: 8 Out of 10. Q: Do you think we have enough money for sports equipment? A: Yes. Q: Do you think we have enough sports volunteer’s A: Not enough KS1s. Q: What is your favourite sport? Cycling and skiing.
Sports Leaders
Last term, ten Year 6s had their names picked out of a hat to represent Weeke
Primary School at a Henry Beaufort training day, where they learnt to be
sports leaders. It was a fun day in which they learnt how to lead a warm up
and the features of one, and also lots of different things about the range of
sport games that children can learn. Now the sports leaders can run their own
club at lunchtimes as well as use their new found skills to keep themselves fit.
The Weeke Wonder Build
Weeke Primary School’s very ambitious building project has finally completed.
We are now the proud owners of four state of the art classrooms, new
lavatories, a practical teaching room, a new staff room, teaching rooms and
offices. . The temporary classrooms have vanished; as a result the
playground is much more spacious. This is good timing as the field is now too
muddy to play on. We certainly won’t miss sorting out our wellies at the end of
every play time like we had to last winter! All we need now, is some snow to
make the whole setting look pretty!
Feature: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
We learnt about this organisation through Mrs Fewtrell who supports their work.
She has even visited the centre and has adopted an orphaned elephant.
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has been running for many
years. This wonderful charity saves our earth’s giants…the
elephant. Located in Kenya, this amazing wildlife trust is
protecting these poor suffering animals. If you feel like this is a
charity you want to support, you can foster an elephant and get
regular updates. As well as this, you can watch films on the website of the
elephants being rescued, if you wish to. Also, you can watch films on the
website of the elephants and view a photo gallery of them growing
up. To help these endangered animals, you can foster them. This
means you give a donation each month. ALL of the money you
give goes to buying essentials for the elephants. For example:
Milk for the young, blankets for the night, seeds for trees, and
shelter. Those who have already fostered these beautiful
creatures, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust couldn’t thank
you enough for your support. They couldn’t do it without the
support of strangers from around the world.
And Another
Interview with Mrs Fewtrell
Mrs Fewtrell is moving to Sussex and we wish her
well. Cherrio to the most glamorous teacher in the
school!
1. Why did you choose this charity to support?
I chose it because I love Africa and elephants.
2. Have you ever adopted one Elephant 2 years in a row? Yes I
have!
3. How is it like knowing that the Elephants trust the David
Sheldrake Wildlife Trust? Very reassuring.
4. What happens to the Elephants when they go into the wild
trusting every human, even poachers? It’s survival of the fittest
as it is for the whole animal kingdom.
5. What was it like coming face to face with the poor orphans?
Heartbreaking, but good to know they were safe.
6. Was it exciting on the way to the Trust? Thrilling. The plane
journey was long and the jeep journey, bumpy.
7. How exactly did you feel? Elated, excited and thrilled.
Poetry at Weeke
Describe Me
Not the river but the rush of the river,
Not the mirror but the reflection of the reflection of the mirror,
Not the wind but the howl of the wind,
Not the cookie but the crumble of the cookie,
Not hunger but the pain of hunger,
Not the rain but the patter of the rain,
Not the cat but the potent eyes of the cat,
Not the sadness but the depth of the sadness,
Not the sea but the saltiness of the sea,
Not the tears but the reason of the tears,
Not the poem but the, meaning of the poem.
By Laura Arnott and Cerys Prince-Rayner
Cat Cats prowl at night, Amazing sight, Potent jade eyes, Pounce on mice, Not very nice, Run through the kitty door, Paw after paw, Lunch, lunch, lunch Munch, munch, munch, Crunch, crunch, crunch
Dreams Dream big, Dream small, Dream not at all, Dream lots, Dream never, Dream dreams that are clever, Dream of fame, Dream of pain, Dream of dreams.
Life Life is giving, Life is willing, If you try, Life is good, Life is fun, If you try.
Rabbits Hop high, Hop low, Hop fast, Hop slow, Hop lots, Hop little, Nibble, nibble, nibble.
By Laura
YEAR 6 TORTURE TABLES
by Cerys
Are you a buzzing maths star? Are you always saying to your teachers,
‘this is so easy’? Then why not try Year 6’s Torture Tables! You will
never be able to say, ‘that’s too easy’, again in your whole entire life!
x 5 0.5 82p Squared
12
1.2
15
11
Which member of your family can do this mini grid the fastest? This is
just a starter, if you find this too easy then come to the Year 6 class,
Sycamore. Then find me, Cerys, and I will give you the proper set, and
you can see if you can do it in under 10 minutes.
If you can, then you can definitely call yourself a real MATHS STAR!!!
Knock, knock Who’s there?
Blue
Blue who?
Are you blowing a storm?
Knock Knock
Who’s there?
You
You who
Isla, Rachel and Laura’s Funology Page
What’s the slipperiest country? Greece!
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words may never hurt
me who am I? A person that has been hit with a
dictionary!
Why are basketball courts always so damp?
Because they dribble a lot What starts with e and ends with e but only has one letter
An envelope
What nails do carpenters hit? Fingernails
Why Cinderella was got throne of the basketball
Team? `She ran away from the ball
Why was the maths book sad?
He had to many problems
What’s a boxer’s favourite drink? Punch
1. I am Tall when I am young and I am short when I am
old what am I? 2. In a red bungalow with a
red person with red hat with red chair
With a red table with a red shower with a red pants red everything!! So that colour is the stairs??
3. A dad and his son were riding their bikes and crashed two ambulances came and took them to different hospitals the man’s son was in the operating room and the doctor said I can’t operate on you I don’t want to hurt you “why” said the son “because your my son” how is this possible
4. Mary’s father has five daughters: Nene, Nana, Nini and Nono. What is his fifth daughter?
5. What is at the end of a rainbow
6. What do you see once in a year twice in a week but never in a day?
7. What starts with tea, is filled with tea and ends with tea?
Why can’t you say a joke on ice? Because it might crack up
Why did the banana go to hospital?
Because he wasn’t peeling well
Who earns a living by driving people away? A taxi driver
What to things you can’t have for
breakfast? Lunch and dinner
How do you tell a train has come
by? Because he left his tracks
Why does a golfer were to pairs
of pants? Because he got a hole in one
What did the painter say to the
wall? I’ve got you covered
What did one traffic light say to
the other? Don’t look I’m changing
1) A candle 2) There is no stairs 3) The doctor is his mother! 4) Mary 5) W 6) E 7) A tea pot
b e h f h y s p c w
a a j c g g f r o g
s h d e p d o g b s
h j f g m o n k c y
n k a n e g r d o e
d t b y f r s g w e
p f p i g e k d h r
i d x c l i a f f e
g f k a n g a a o o
e g i p f a s b q o
o a e o w l f j f s
n x f f o x e b a g
r t a b c e d
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r v b k h j l a s h
d t i b b a g a o k
z d j b c h i d e s
c r o c o d i l e k
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m r t b j a u s r
badger crocodille fox monkey cow owl pidgen sheep frog kangaroo pig dog
Word Search Animals
By Celia
Laura’s Riddles
Do you think that you are an expert riddler and you always get them
correct? If so try these!
1) A woman is killed in a park; there is an ambulance, police car and fire
engine. The police man calls her husband and says: “Your wife has been
murdered, come imminently!” The man rushes to the crime scene and the
police say you are the murderer. How did they know?
2) You come to two tunnels; behind one of them is the way out, the other holds
your greatest fear. There are two guards, they both will let you through and
both know which way is out. One always lies and one always tells the truth
one lies. You don’t know which is which. You can ask one question to one
guard and one question only. What question will you ask?
3) You walk up some stairs and turn on a light, life will be saved tonight.
Where are you?
4) Twenty white horses on a red hill, first they chomp then they stand still.
5) The person who made it has no need for it the person who buys it does not
use it the person who needs it does not know. What is it?
6) What is as big as you (or bigger) and weighs nothing?
7) You are in a room with no doors or windows, how do you get out?
8) Until I’m measured I’m not known yet how you miss me when I’ve flown
what am I?
9) What’s black and White and red all over?
10) When you have it you want to share it, when you share it you no longer
have it. What is it?
11) A man always comes home from work and goes in the elevator (lift) to the
fifth floor in the flats yet he lives on the sixth floor, so he walks up the last
stairs, the lift does go up to the sixth so why does he do this?
12) There is a box in a field (you can’t get in the field apart from straight
above), if you try to get it the contents can save you but you die before you
can use the boxes contents. What is in the box?
13) A man goes to town on Friday and stays three days he comes back on
Friday how is this possible?
ANSWERS:
1)The police didn’t state the place of the murder yet the husband knew where it was.
2)What would the other guard say is the correct tunnel? (go the other way because
the truth guard would say the wrong tunnel so would the lie guard.
3)Lighthouse
4)Mouth, teeth and gums
5)A coffin
6)Your shadow
7)There are no doors so you go through the door frame or window frame
8)Time
9)A used newspaper, black and white and read all over
10)A secret
11)He is too small to reach the sixth floor button
12)There is a parachute in the box. You sky dive in, it’s the only way!
13)His horse is called Friday!
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