Box appeal and Switcheroozoo

Please send in boxes for an upcoming D&T project. We need boxes about the same size as cereal boxes or shoeboxes. Please send them in as soon as possible. Thanks!

Children in year 6 have requested the link for the Switcheroo Zoo game which we will be using in an upcoming ICT lesson. So here it is!

Leap day!

Tomorrow, Wednesday 29th February, is leap day! Are you trying anything new or taking a risk for leap day? Let us know in the comments below.

-Mr Crow

Joanna's Story

Joanna has written this story about a mysterious secret garden. I spotted a wide variety of accurate punctuation and some vivid descriptive language. Well done! Add your comments underneath the story.

The Secret Garden

I woke up to a wonderful morning, the beautiful bluebirds we’re humming a lovely lullaby to their young and the fresh scent of pine trees filled the air with joy and happiness.

It was Saturday and I couldn’t wait to get amazing pancakes. As I crept down the glass staircase I could smell delightful pancakes topped with ripe berries smothered in the delicious maple syrup. I crept further down and as I got to the bottom of the winding stair case I grabbed the shiny polished doorknob and opened the wooden door which led to the kitchen. To my amazement the table was filled with all sorts of food like bacon, waffles, French toast, pancakes and much more.

But sadly this isn’t that story…

Terror grabbed me as my mum screamed ‘WAKE UP!!’ in my ears. ‘You have to go to grandmas house today remember! Now hurry up and get changed!!!’ she explained.

‘O.K.’ I replied.

Then I looked out the window… it was nothing like my wonderful dream. I saw the graffiti on the walls of the local shops, the road was dusty and old and most of the houses we’re filled with top-to-bottom ivy. After that I sadly closed the half broken window and got ready to go to my grandma’s house.

Later that same day, my grandma asked ‘do you want some snacks dear?’

‘No grandma, but thanks for asking.’ I replied.

‘Why are you in a glum mood?’ she asked politely.

‘It’s just that nothing seems to go the way that I want it too.’ I explained.

‘Well why don’t you go to the garden it will take your mind off it.’ Grandma advised with a secretive smile on her wrinkled face.

            So I took my grandma’s wise advice and went to explore the backyard. The garden was gorgeous when I last saw it; there was spring all over the garden, and bright sunflowers reached towards the sky. But now it is an overgrowth waste land, there is no more beautiful bright red roses nor did it flourish any more because all the lush green grass has disappeared in its weeds. All that is left is a dusty old garden coated in spider webs which crawl on top of the overgrowth.

            I explored further down the garden. I tripped over a music box which my mum bought me for my seventh birthday; I loved that music box with all my heart. As I fell into the thorns of the overgrowth I bumped into a small wooden door, to my curiosity I tried to open it but it was locked. I looked around and, at the corner of my eyes, I saw a small key that fell out of my music box, it gleamed in the sunlight. I grabbed the key hoping it will fit the lock, and it did!

            I opened the door and saw a marvellous place and thought, what will I find in this place of enchantment? Dreams do come true…

Lorna's Story

Lorna has completed her short story about an exciting day out at Thorpe Park.


The Thorpe Adventure

Sophie was up early that sunny Saturday morning because her dad ,whose name is Mark , promised to take her and her friend ,who is called Francesca , (but Sophie calls her Franners )to Thorpe park for her birthday. Sophie picked Francesca up at about 8:30 because of the traffic gets really bad when’s it’s not a school day !!!!!! The journey was long and stressful however it was worth it.

They arrived at Thorpe park at 11:30 because it takes about 3 hours to get there especially with the traffic and everything else. The first  ride they went on was the Denominator  which goes 100 mph. After the ride they looked at the pictures and their faces were all scrunched up. They bought the pictures so they could show Mark, who laughed his head off at the sight of them .Next they went on the water rapids .They got a little wet and headaches because they kept bumping the sides of the ride .They came off laughing and spinning. “I’m going to be sick,” shouted Francesca
“Me too,” burped Sophie.
Then they went on the banana swing which was a bit babyish .However it was kind of fun. Next they watched their dad  go on Rita (its one of the fastest in the world). Sophie and Francesca laughed their heads off when they saw Mark’s face. When they walked to the next ride they bumped into a couple of friends. Sophie asked if they wanted to walk with them. They went on Tidal wave before they left for lunch. They got soaked by the way.

“What have you got for lunched?” asked Sophie with a puzzled tone.
“I have peanut butter  and strawberry jam .I love it“  replies Francesca licking her lips.
“Cool I have ham ,cheese and pickle !”coughs Sophie.
After lunch they went back to the park. They went with their friends on these giant swings and when you looked at them they looked as if they were laying. Because Mark never went on that ride he watched them.
“Cor ,all you girls did was scream along with some other people ,“Says Mark.
“We know “replies Sophie and Francesca at the same time. Next Sophie and Francesca went on the Runaway Train which went round and round in circles while Mark went on the newest ride Saw !!!! Mark loved that ride so much that he went on it five times ,but he did get a thumping headache as well. After that they went on the log flume, and the slide on that was really fun .

The last ride they went on was a  new ride that  had only been there a couple of weeks .It was called The Tererfermanator but when they went on it everyone screamed like mad .But when they got off they just laughed. The siren went off so that meant that they had to leave.
On the way home they got McDonalds for their dinner and fell asleep.

Kamaria's story

Kamaria has submitted a story to our blog! I am so pleased that lots of children in year 6 want to share their work with the world.

Mum left

There once was a girl call Kelly she was a fun loving girl she would never be horrible.untill on day she walked in to the house and she saw her mum packing “mum what you doing if you’re doing a runner again because I’m am staying here with molly” cried Kelly.


 “Just get your bag a pack whatever you can find. Don’t tell me no never tell me no” shouted Kelly’s mum with no time to spare Kelly grabbed her bag and stuffed a load of any old cloths in there “what if dad comes home we have to go away with him!” Kelly cried ‘I have already forgot him why do you thing were going without him you’re going to miss him but you’re going to like the plane were in first class you’re going to love it’ mum calming down says Kelly carried on pacing without saying a word  hopping that her dad would come walking through the door Kelly walked down to the end of the stairs saying (come home daddy she’s  doing a runner help me help me dad) with a tear running down her face.


 “I am only ten someone help me” Kelly sobbed “hurry up were going” shouted Kelly’s mum. Just then the door handle stared to jiggle “oh my gosh. Dad here mum put your bag under my bed” Kelly shouted Kelly to her mum So they both put their bags under Kelly’s bed and went down stairs honey I’m home. “umm”rudly sad Kelly’s mum “no need to be rude mum” said Kelly. I’m going toilet and getting my bag mum” grinned “oh my gosh look at the time me and Kelly need to get to the airport to get john my big brother”. 


The cab turned up to Kelly’s house “to Gatwick airport please we need to get to the 11:00pm plane we can’t miss. If the men inside tell him were going to get my brother” cried Kelly’s mum when they got to the airport they got to the airport they saw some perfume. “How about that perfume asked mum “I don’t want to talk to you I hate you” shouted Kelly “well we need to be getting to America now do u want call dad and tell daddy were we are”. Kelly had a big tear I’m her eyes “oh oh ok”cried Kelly. Kelly got out her phone and called her dad “h-h-h-hi daddy um me and mummy are not getting mums brother she’s doing a runner help please are plane leaves in 5 minutes please there’s no traffic on the roads. You need to talk to her” sobbed Kelly. Without saying a word Kelly’s dad hung up.


3 minutes later Kelly dad came rushing up to her Kelly were is mum” crossly said dad “over there in MacDonald go easy on her” Kelly told her father. Kelly farther stormed up to Kelly mum who do you think you are tacking my little girl to America for life  well it isn’t my Kelly for sure from that day on Kelly had to go to live in America with her mum and only saw her dad 10 days a month.

                                           The end

by Kamaria

Jessica's story

Jessica sent in this intriguing story about a strange dinner plate... Email your story into the blog (year6wykeham@gmail.com).


Peggy and Louise were walking home from school when they saw there friend Rachel. She was holding a patterned plate."Hi Peggy did you have a nice day at school?" Rachel asked. 


"Yes thank you Rachel" Peggy replied. 


Rachel just started to move again when Peggy asked."What’s that plate you have got in your hand?"


"Oh nothing mum and dad asked me to chuck it out”, she replied, "oh seen as your chucking it out I guess you don’t mind if I have it?"


Louise asked Rachel looked really serious and immediately
said "NO!” The two girls jumped back in a fright."Sorry I just don’t want anyone to have it and it’s all dirty and rusty anyway”, Rachel said. So Rachel started walking again. 


About five seconds later Louise shouted to Rachel, "I could wash it."


“NO IT CAN’T BE WASHED!" Rachel shouted. So she carried on walking ignoring every word the two girls said to her. Louise and Peggy looked at each other suspiciously.


**********


The next day, Louise went to put her rubbish in the rubbish bin when she saw the plate. So she took it and ran home. When she got home she ran upstairs and chucked it under her bed.


It was 9.00pm and Louise was asleep, so was everyone else in the house, then suddenly there was something moving on the floor it was round, it was patterned, it was the plate. It got up and started moving, running and jumping everywhere. At about 10.00pm the whole room was trashed and the plate was just lying on the floor. When Louise’s mum woke up at 8.00am and then she went to wake
Louise up she screamed. Louise woke up immediately and rubbing her tired pale blue eyes tiredly said "what?"


"Louise look at the state of this room get up and tidy it"


"WHAT I DIDN’T DO THIS SOMEONE HAS BEEN IN MY ROOM". Then she saw the plate was in exactly the same place when absolutely everything else in the room had been moved.


After the discovery that her room had been destroyed she quickly got dressed, put the plate in her bag and ran over to Rachel’s house.


Knock knock knock


Rachel’s mum answered the door and called for Rachel. Rachel came down and let me in. I asked her about the plate and she was furious.


"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO LEAVE THAT PLATE ALONE!" Rachel exclaimed


"Well you were acting really suspicious so I thought I would try to find out what was going on."
Louise explained


"Look listen whatever you do don’t keep that plate!" she said


"What should I do with it then?"


“Have you got it on you?” Rachel asked.louise nodded


"Smash it on that chair” Rachel said so I grabbed it out of my bag and hit it on the chair. It smashed."YES"


"Wait what’s going to happen now?" I asked


"Nothing that plate is dead" she replied.


"DEAD WHAT!” I exclaimed “YOU MEAN IT WAS ALIVE?"


"WELL YEAH BUT DONT WORRY “Rachel said "look come to the cafe with me and I’ll tell you all about
it with a can of coke.”


“Okay” Louise agreed.

Cheyenne's Story

Cheyenne emailed this story (year6wykeham@gmail.com) into our blog and entered it into the BBC competition. I spotted some great vocabulary... keep up the good work.

My sleepy day

The dream started at school…

 It was a boring Monday morning when I fell asleep in my maths class. The next thing I knew I wasn’t setting in my seat I was in Wonderland. As I stood up rubbing my head I realised I had a massive bump I must have fallen down. I rotated round to my left and met a talking rabbit. He pulled out his pocket watch a saw the time, in a panic he shouted

“We’re gonna be late we’re gonna be late”,

“Who are you and what are you talking about”,

I replied,

“My name is Marjet and we are going to meet the Madhatter that is why we are going to be late!!”,

I followed Marjet to the Madhatter he asked me to sit down. All a sudden the Madhatter screamed

“Quickly drink this and pop into this teacup”,

“Err well okay”,

I drank the drink and popped into the teapot I was terrified. I was holding on to the teapot all a sudden I fell.

Finally I was back in class but just before I woke up I felt a tap on my shoulders it was my maths teacher she shouted

“Cheyenne wake up. How dare you fall asleep in my class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”,

“Oh well it don’t matter gosh I fell asleep big deal”,

I rudely replied with an attitude,

“Cheyenne that is it I have had enough go straight to the head teacher NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

So that was what I did I spent most of the day in detention but let’s face it I didn’t have to do science.

Skye's Story

Skye has written a moving short story, which she entered into the BBC 500 words story competition to try and win a huge pile of books for herself and for the school. Good luck Skye!:

It was once a snowy day and I woke up shivering as normal because my mum sadly died a few years ago because in 1979 my mum had a pain in her stomach and had to be rushed to hospital. A few months later they found out that she had cancer she did not tell anyone. One year later we started to notice she was losing her hair we asked her what was happening she started to explain what had happened we all started to cry. The next day we all went to school my mum had to take me as my dad was at work and I was not allowed to walk on my own as I was in year 1 all my friends started to laugh at my mum I was very upset . Later that day my friends, who was called Riley and Ellie, started to tease me I could not help it but I told them about what happened to my mum and they felt very guilty. My dad had to pick me up early I started to wonder why he was home from work so early and why he had to pick me up so early from school I said to my dad why are you picking me up at 2.15 when you have to pick me up at 3.15 there was no answer  I looked at my dad he had tears in his eyes I know something was wrong then I noticed we was on the way to the hospital  I was scared …


We finally got there it was my mum she had a stroke I wanted to see her sadly I couldn’t as she was having an operation my dad went to see her I had to stay with a kind nurse ,who was very pretty , I started to cry she calmed  me down by playing a good game while I was there I made a friend her name was Ruby she had broken her elbow finally I saw my dad he told me some bad news my mum had sadly died …


I cried all day and cried all night . A few days later we had to sort out the funeral I asked my dad if I could get some flowers that said MUM my dad said ok however the whole funeral all came to £2000 this was a lot of money although me and my dad wanted the best for my mum. It was the day of the funeral I wore my pretty black dress that my mum bought me for my birthday. Loads of people were there, the funeral started we all had to stand up as it started we all started to cry I said a speech and everyone loved it the day went very quick. Once I got home I was looking at a photo album as my mum growing up. Seven year later and I still miss my mum - I love her.            

 By Skye 

If you have written a story for the competition and want to share it with the world on our blog send it in to year6wykeham@gmail.com.

Message from Ms Katpitia-Mistry

Year 6 are busy working hard at their Maths and English and it is so heartening to see so many of our pupils enjoying and achieving at school.

Maths can be such a fun subject and, in fact, is all around us in the natural world. The attached booklet has been specially put together to help our year 6 pupils to prepare for their SATs.  Hopefully, it has all the tricks and flicks and short cuts to the knowledge that they need to prepare them well not only for their SATs, but also for the challenges that await them at their secondary school.

I am sure that our pupils will continue to blossom and thrive as the year progresses.

Well done, Year 6, for being such a credit to your parents and to the schoool.

Ms Katpitia-Mistry


Click here to download the Maths Revision Guide.

Maths Games

We played these games as part of our maths work today. Here are the links for you to play at home. I will add these to the permanent Maths page later.

Hit the button

BBC Number sequences game

-Mr Crow

Short Story Competition

The BBC is running a short story competition in which you can win a pile of books as tall as Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans (and also win books for the school library). Write a story under 500 words and submit it via the website. If you do decide to enter, bring a copy of the story into school (or email it to: year6wykeham@gmail.com) so we can share it on the blog. 

-Mr Crow