Year 6 | Wyke Primary School

Year 6 2019 - 2020

Welcome back to the new Year 6 who have made a great start to the year.

Weekly Timetable

Weekly timetable 2019 - 2020.doc

Weekly Spellings - 10/03/20

week 10 sp definitions.doc

Live Earthquake Data Here is the link that we used in class showing all of the live earthquake data from across the world

Prime Factors Calculator Just for fun, have a look at prime factors for some interesting numbers!

World Book Day

Hogwarts, here we come!

Good and Evil?

Strong female role models

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Disney fun!

Male main characters

Anthony Horowitz heros and villains

Hird's hobbies!

David Walliams wonderful cast

Football and anime!

Red Riding Hood and the Hatter

Charlotte's Web

We wrote Eco Fairy Tales

We are reading them to the younger classes

Can you spot any familiar titles?

We visited Reception in the afternoon

We read our books to them

They chose books that they would like to share

The Gruffalo was all ears!

You must be joking?

We found the comfy spot!

The reading is strong with this one!

The Recycling Debate

Today, Year 6 held their own formal debate where the motion was, "It should be a criminal offence to place recyclable items in your landfill bin."

The children argued for and against the motion and then had a secret vote to decide what changes should be made. In the end, this turned out to be a draw although some children did change their opinion!

3D Shapes

We made wireframes of common 3D shapes

Using art straws and Blu-Tac

What shape are we making here?

Success at a Square Based Pyramid

Our finished results are on display

Next came 2D nets for 3D shapes

This was fiddly at first

But we soon got the hang of it

Equilateral triangles with a compass!

Another successful pyramid!

Our finished selection was impressive

The Globe Theatre

The Globe is the only thatched building in London.

Our guide for the day was Sam.

Oooooh and aaaaaaaaah!

It was quite spectacular inside.

Two great oak trees make the pillars.

Are you a Penny Stinkard?

Asking insightful questions of our guide.

Listening intently.

A better view was had from high up.

Hast thou seen this class before?

The Globe is made using traditional methods.

They use lime on the walls and not modern plaster.

Costumes and props.

Archie volunteered to be dressed up as Mopsa.

Does my bum look big?

Layering was fashionable.

The completed character!

All of us on the 'Wobbly' Bridge.

Volcano Projects

We researched famous volcanic eruptions

We had a choice of four famous eruptions

How do you pronunce Eyjafjallajökull?

The famous eruption of AD 73

Cakes were very popular

Small cakes...

Big cakes...

Even bigger cakes...

Tiny Hawaiian cakes...

...and cakes with jelly!

Odd Socks For Anti-Bullying Week

We all wore odd socks to stop bullying!

Chinese Food Feast

Thank you to the Happy Garden Chinese Restaurant for providing us with such an amazing banquet.

Wyke Travels the World - China

Year 6 looked at different aspects of China

Designing fans and writing Chinese characters

The designs were very intricate

The giant panda was everyone's favourite animal

Then we enjoyed a Chinese feast

Noodles, seaweed and rice all with chopsticks

Check out the lanterns...

Great Wall of China posters...

Blessing Cards...

Willow Pattern designed plates...

and fabulous fans!

We ended the week with Chinese dragons

What would you call yours?

NSPCC Buddy's Big Workout

Year 6 designed a super circuits course with the help of Coach Craig as a sponsored event to raise money for the NSPCC.

WW1 Newspapers

We designed the front page of WW1 newspapers

The headline was the Christmas truce of 1914

The fighting ceased for one day

Both sides came out of their trenches

They exchanged gifts, sang carols...

...and played a legendary game of football

It was not to last however

The soldiers were ordered back...

...and the fighting began again

WW1 Projects

Our World War 1 research this year

Everything from trenches to Zeppelins

We were impressed at the effort made

Various modelling materials were used

This model features a movable biplane

Winter came to WW1

A poignant memorial to the fallen

The famous Red Baron and Edward Mannock

The trenches in superb detail

World Book Day 2019

A Gentleman and his cats

He who must not be named vs Hogwarts!

Horse mad!

Wizards and witches

Princess Jasmine and the Mad Hatter

The David Walliams Collection

Robin Hood meets Jack Frost in the woods!

Anne of Green Gables

It's a Pug's Life!

Greatest Ever!!!!!!

I am Tom Gates!

Jurassic Reads...

We visited Reception in the afternoon

We read them books we had made

We also read books that they chose

Including books all about their characters

Which one next?

The grand finale of the day

Here are the books we made for Reception

They were a twist on the classic stories

Volcanoes

In Geography we looked at Volcanoes

Lots of people made models and posters

Some even made cakes!

Meringue with raspberry lava

Chocolate rocks and lava strings

The biggest suprise was inside...

Layers of magma!

We then set up our models to really erupt

Carefully adding the ingredients

The pink foam went everywhere!

A classic Hawaiian

Some took longer than others to work

Topping up the Lego volcano!

Well done to our volcanologists!

3D Shapes

The Globe Theatre - London

We visited Shakespeare's Globe in London

Our tour guide Milly told us fascinating facts

We had many questions to ask

What lies behind these doors?

The stage, of course!

Sitting in the 2p seats!

But here we were known as 'Penny Stinkers'

Some facts were disgusting!

The middle floor was high

The top floor was REALLY high!

Who would be dressed up this year?

Decision made, costume time!

Cross gartering to keep stockings up

Can you guess where this goes?

This colour was obtained from berries and plants

The dress was 'straight laced' at the front

An apron and bonnet finshed the costume

Does my bottom look that big?

What a dapper gentleman

Only royalty got to wear purple

"Don't shoot, I'm only the photographer!"

Some props were life size

Printing in Shakespeare's time

Someone always wears the helmet!

We had a fabulous day

The traditional 'Wibbly Wobbly Bridge' group shot

We Remembered

Year 5 and 6 set out on a Remembrance march

We walked respecfully in silence

Our destination, the Normandy War Memorial

We stood silently with our thoughts and prayers

Each one of us planted a poppy and a wooden cross

The sun shone for fallen heroes

The name of each fallen soldier was read out

This is a Normandy village tradition

The flag of the Royal British Legion Normandy

Our school wreath was laid in remembrance

Each class contributed some poppies

Lest We Forget

Inside, we learnt about women in the war

Anybody recognise that nurse?

Tying a wartime sling

Our poems of remembrance were read

Is that really a Spam sandwich?

Many tea time treats were enjoyed

Sandwiches, cakes...

... jam tarts and jelly

The room was decorated with many flags

These are our WW1 projects on display

Mr. Southwell told us many interesting stories

We found our soldier amongst the fallen

We ended the afternoon with some wartime songs

Wyke Travels the World - China

The week began with ceramic Willow Pattern tiles

Some children recreated the Willow pattern

There were many features to include

Blessing cards are sent at Chinese New Year

They send wishes such as good luck and happiness

Terracotta Army figures were drawn using charcoal

Chinese writing required a lot of patience

Each character is formed of different strokes

Our lanterns look amazing hanging in the classroom

Fan-tastic art!

Each soldier is unique down to the smallest detail

The Great Wall of China cannot be seen from space!

We all loved the cute Giant Pandas

Proudly wearing her mum's Chinese outfit

The week ended with a Chinese feast

We learnt how to eat with chopsticks

Some children invented new methods

Some methods used more gravity than skill!

Others shovelled, some dangled...

... and some succeeded at this traditional skill

The noodles were a great hit

The seaweed, not so much!

Some brought their own chopsticks

The seaweed strikes again!

World War 1 Newspapers

We all created the front page of a WW1 newspaper

We reported on the Christmas truce of 1914

This was when soldiers ceased fighting for one day

That day was Christmas Day 1914

They played a game of football on No Man's Land

Shared carols and gifts with each other

Some even had their hair cut

They buried their dead

and had a service on the half-way line

World War 1 Projects

We were so impressed with the projects this year

The amount of effort was exceptional

The range of topics was more varied

Please come and see for yourself

Imagine life in the trenches

Playing With Our New Reception Friends

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Welcome Back Everybody

A new school year begins and the new Year 6 are ready to go.

Have a look below at some of the exciting opportunities that await them through the year ahead.

PGL 2018

Ready to go in the snow! Goodbye Wyke!

We wrapped up warm at Avon Heath...

...and rode giant grasshoppers!

We still went to the beach though!

We lost count at 134,675

Give us a wave!

The weather didn't dampen our hopes

Some of us even wore sunglasses!

Or protective goggles

Or cool looking protective goggles!

Filling the tube with water was really cold

We all came together to build the rafts

Make sure those knots are tight

Fancy a swim?

All aboard HMS Barrel

Don't panic, she wasn't sea-sick!

Safety was always put first

Even when it did strange things to our hair!

Chilling on Survivor

Chilling on Zip Wire

Chilling on a bench

Not so chilled but very brave!

Beware the flying gloves of doom

Beware Year 6 with a bow and arrow!

Yes, you do have to climb the wall!

Getting to the top was a real challenge

Tunnels!

Blindfolds!

Blindfolds in Tunnels!

Ending the week at the disco

Busting out some cool shapes!

Thank you all for a great week.

World Book Day

Three very sad blind mice

Cowboys & Aliens - The graphic novel!

The Hogwarts Exchange Programme

Various Things...

A Pair of Wallys

From the mind of Roald Dahl

Midnight Gangs, Maze Runners and mates

The Animal Character Assembly

Dorky Diaries and Awful Aunties!

Gotta' catch those dinosaurs!

Wild Bill enters the Hunger Games

Diary of a Happy Child

"We're reading in the air"

Hairy and Mary Poppins!

Year 6 made books with an eco message

Recycle Stlikskin!

We're Going on a Bin Hunt!

We then got to read our stories to Reception

Cousins came together

Brothers read to brothers

"A spoonful of reading..."

Reception retold the Very Hungry Caterpiller

I didn't know hamsters could read!?

A thing reading to Wally!

The best seat in town!

I hope that is not a magic spell!

The story telling was fun for all

Mini Poppins!

Bikes took a back seat today

Wild Bill and Spider Man share a story

"And another Thing..."

Erupting Volcanoes

For Geography, we researched volcanoes

Some eruptions become very famous

This all linked to studying how the Earth works

Can you pronounce this Icelandic volcano?

Spot the hidden bottle of fizzy drink!

Find the link to this video on Youtube below

Now you know what the fizzy drink was for!

Some erupted like Hawaiian volcanoes

Some started slowly...

...then made a mess!

This one had a really good crater full of lava!

A Plinian eruption is the most violent

It shoots hot rock and ash into the sky

It all collapses in a pyroclastic flow

This is what destroyed the city of Pompeii

We all enjoyed watching these experiments!

Krakatoa Volcano

Pyjama Day in Year 6

We were raising money for the leavers treat

We still worked hard even though we were relaxed

It took a while to get used to!

Glow in the dark PJs! Spooky!

Even the adults joined in the fun

This was a MARVELous day

Onesie, Twosie. Threesie, Foursie maths

3D Shape and Nets

3D shapes have interesting properties

You always have to measure accurately

Vertices need to be attached carefully

Wireframes of finished shapes

We then looked at how to construct nets

There are many different nets for a cube

These also needed to be accurate

Have we remembered to add extra gluing tabs?

Rulers were essential

The folds also needed to be crisp and straight

Using a compass to draw equilateral triangles

Not an easy task

But it did produce excellent pyramids

Spring Term 2018

Children in Need - Reading for Pleasure

The Globe Theatre - London 10/11/2017

Arriving in London, we were all excited!

London was resplendent in the sunshine

Our first view of The Globe Theatre

We stopped for a quick snack

And spotted a pigeon!

Can you guess what this machine is for?

The printing press was fascinating

Our tour guide was Emma

She taught us a lot of facts about The Globe

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Look at the fabulous painting of the heavens

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Also, can you spot the trap door?

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We went inside for a dressing demonstration

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Boys dressing up as girls was different

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Women were not allowed on stage originally

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So boys and men had to play all the roles

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The apron was stained with onion skins for colour

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Mopsa from 'A Winter's Tale'

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Several people had a go!

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Very smart!

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And Mr Chapman! Oh dear.

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The museum was next on the tour

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Can you guess what these are?

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We could not resist the helmet!

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Marion Cotillard's dress as Lady Macbeth

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We were lucky to get a second dressing talk

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This time it was Miss Newman's turn

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She dressed as the Lady Ophelia from 'Hamlet'

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All in all, we had an amazing day!

War Horse Cake Sale

Welcome to the War Horse Cake Sale

Raising money for our theatre trip to Brighton!

We raised an amazing £206.60!

Wyke Travels the World - China

Year 6 visited China for Wyke Travels the World

We made Chinese lanterns...

... writing accurate Chinese characters

Everyone had a go at this traditional activity

The finished products are hanging in the classroom

Willow Pattern China was next

We looked at the design elements

Then recreated them on plates and tiles

What do you think of the finished designs?

The Terracotta Army was really interesting

Each figure is unique and took time to draw

We also made Blessing Cards for good luck...

... and researched the Great Wall of China

How much do you know about the Giant Panda?

A big thank you to Mrs. Lai for visiting

She taught us a new Chinese game

The week ended with a Chinese feast

Learning to use chopsticks was a challenge

Noodles, prawn crackers, fortune cookies and...

can you spot the crispy seaweed?!

WWI Christmas Newspapers

We read 'War Game' by Michael Foreman

It tells the story of Christmas 1914

The now legendary football match in No Man's Land

This inspired us to write newspaper articles

We researched historical evidence to help us

The newspapers are displayed proudly

Come and read the headlines and stories

Singing for all the Children in Danger

Children in Danger - UNICEF Projects

Year 6 joined with Year 5 for this project

UNICEF looks out for children in danger

Caitie made a map to show where these children are

UNICEF helps in lots of different ways

The presentation was striking from both classes

We are very lucky at Wyke to get all of our rights

Our harvest collection donated to this great cause

What could you do to protect children in danger?

World War 1 Research

Baking Remembrance cakes

Other cakes depicted the trenches

Our posters contained information about the war

Models showed 'No Man's Land' and the trenches

What little details can you spot?

There were many different materials and styles

Even tea-bags became useful building material!

We even had a soldier's gas mask

The classroom display looks amazing

A genuine Memorial Plaque from 1918

Welcoming the New Reception

Year 6 visited the new Reception children

We played games in the sand

We played games with cars...

... and in cars!

Batman and Iron Man visited as well

He's behind you!

Can you spot the hidden Reception child?

Mud, mud, glorious mud!

Meanwhile, in the kitchen...

I think it needs more salt!

We shared our model building skills

Aiming high on the climbing wall

Return to the Planet of the Apes!

Never fear, fire chicken is here!

Welcome Back Everybody!

A new school year has started and we are all looking forward to another exciting year at Wyke Primary School. Have a look through what the new Year 6 have got to look forward to throughout the year!

Speed Watch

Speed Watch with Surrey Police

We checked carefully how fast cars were travelling

Unfortunately we didn't have to wait long

It was exciting at first

It was also nerve-racking talking to the drivers

We had to ask specific questions about speeding

Weaving

We looked at Weaving for Take One Picture

We used different materials to add texture

We were very neat weavers

Some of the results were stunning

Some used multi-coloured wool to great effect

Here are our finished results

Come and look at our weaving display

Junior Citizenship

Junior Citizenship is at Guildford Fire Station

We learned how to deal with a real fire

Clean air is always low down

The RNLI taught us about water safety

The Police were on hand to help us cross the road

Even the park wardens taught us about litter

We identified potential hazards in the park

Train safety was fascinating and very useful

The Dog Warden warned us of the dangers of poo!

Everybody does their bit for recycling

Take One Picture - Graffiti Art

We designed our own street art 'tags'

We researched different fonts and styles

Our tags had to be visually striking

We created our own Banksy style pictures

These were combined to great effect

Will we be famous one day?

Our finished display

Work of the Wyke School Massive!

PGL 2017

PGL 2017 began at Avon Heath

There were many games to play...

...and places to explore!

No time for laying down at the beach!

Sea weed attack!

Throwing stones was as popular as always

Bear Grylls would be proud!

Helmet hair was common after three days

The class were excellent at working together

PGL promotional shot making 101

Robot making was entertaining

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"I swear it hit the centre!"

"Is there anybody there?"

Everybody enjoyed the food

Resting between activities was important

Jacob's Ladder is always a challenge

Erm.......

The legendary Giant Swing

The new quad bikes were awesome!

Ready for action on the track

"Wrong way!"

The accomodation was cramped! Only joking!

"Oh we all like to be beside the seaside!"

The disco ended the week on a high!

World Book Day 2017

"Who's been eating my porridge?"

"Welcome to Jurassic Park"

A group of 'Things'

Billionaire Boys!

"Oompa Loompa, doompety dee..."

The Brownlee brothers

"Where's Dennis?" Hmmm...

Witchcraft and wizardry

Oliver Twist and a Spook

The Cat in the Hat and more Things!

The Fox and the Elf

Princess Jasmine and Robin of Sherwood

The world's nicest Miss Trunchbull

Wimpy Kids? Never.

We are very proud of our Eco Tales...

...written especially for our Reception class

We enjoyed sharing our stories

The younger children enjoyed listening to them

Wally looking for Wally with Wally

Reception read us a story they had written

Spring Term - Recycling Heroes

We researched facts about recycling

These would be useful for designing posters

Some of the facts were shocking

We drafted and then produced our designs

Our aim was to persuade and protect our world

Our posters were colourful and informative

The slogans were catchy and memorable

Our illustrations were clear and bold

We all caught the recycling bug

We aim to make the world a better place for all

We followed this with a debate

Should people be fined for not recycling?

The proposers won by one vote!

'The Scream' by Edvard Munch

This famous image was painted in 1893

Ours were created in 2017!

Colours were inspired by the original

We looked carefully at the details

Each person's drawing became unique

The finished articles

We hope Edvard would be proud

3D Shapes and Nets

We started by making wire frames

This allowed us to make all sorts of shapes

Unfolding a 3D shape gave us a net

Checking that the faces were in the correct order

Adding flaps so we could glue them together

We had to be as accurate as possible

This ended up being quite fiddly

We made pyramids...

cuboids...

and cubes

Triangles had to be precise as well

We learnt how to use a compass to be accurate

But it still took a lot of concentration

Children in Need - Mannequin Challenge

Royal British Legion - Armistice Day

Year 5 and Year 6 marched to the Normandy Memorial

It commemorates soldiers from the two World Wars

We laid a wreath in remembrance

The flag bearers were soldiers themselves

The Royal British Legion gave us a talk

We finished with wartime party food

We will remember...

Globe Theatre Visit

Year 6 met on a cold Ash Vale station

We waited for our train to arrive

The train was an adventure in itself!

Everybody was excited about our trip to the Globe

Our tour guide was Jon and he knew lots of facts

What would we find behind these fabulous doors?

The Royal Box perhaps?

Would you like to act on this grand stage?

The ceiling is painted to look like the heavens

We got the chance to dress in costume

Cross-garters held up his long woollen socks

Ready for a role on the big stage!

Some of the costumes were even more grand

"Does my bum look big in this?"

"It's awfully dark in here!"

The rain didn't stop us having an amazing day!

Volcano Models

Some children made volcano models for homework

Vesuvius and Krakatoa were our inspiration

The first to erupt!

This one used baking powder and vinegar

It took a while before anything happened!

Finally we had a lava flow!

Too fast to catch on film! Oops!

Wyke Travels the World - China

This week, Year 6 have visited China

We painted Willow Pattern China

We really enjoyed the fine work and detail

This is an authentic ink set

Chinese characters were hard to copy

This was Chinese lantern making

which took a lot of focus

Everybody learned new skills

The finished lanterns are hung up in the classroom

Finished plates. What do you think?

The Great Wall built by Emperor Qin

The Terracotta Army was amazing

The Giant Panda: China's national treasure

The week ended with a Chinese feast

We tried noodles, Hoi Sin sauce

and had green tea

Was that hot sauce?

Chopsticks were tricky to eat with

Although we got the hang of them quickly!

We ended with a traditional fortune cookie

Our learning is now proudly on display!

Chinese Food Tasting

Here we are during our Chinese feast at the end of the week. Watch out for the seaweed!

Newspapers from 1914

We read 'War Game' by Michael Foreman

It tells the story of Christmas 1914

The now legendary football match in No Man's Land

This inspired us to write newspaper articles

How did the papers of the time record this event?

We tried to imagine what it was like

We researched historical evidence to help us

It must have been a real ray of hope

But it did not mean the end of the war

Research on Refugees

Y5 and Y6 have researched the refugee crisis

We have produced some information posters

These are displayed in the entrance hall

Some of the facts were quite shocking

Come and have a look at our learning

A Song for the Refugees

Here is our song for all the refugees across the world.

World War I Research

Our first project of 2016

We researched life in the trenches of WW1

Conditions were harsh for men and horses

Our posters were full of detail and well presented

These models show what the trenches were made from

'No Man's Land' in-between the two opposing armies

Can you imagine what it was like?

Medals were awarded to the brave survivors

Visiting the New Reception

The new Reception children exploring their toys

Experimenting with the paints...

and climbing on their apparatus

Learning to mountain climb

We share the same name!

This is easier with longer arms and legs!

Counting games are fun to play

I hope the dog is feeling better soon!

Need a push?

We share the same name as well!

The doctors got very busy...

and the dolls house needed rearranging

We always aim high at Wyke

What's in your pie today?

The sand pit is always popular

Where does this piece go?

Even Year 6 had fun with the toys!

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