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

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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

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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!