Phonics- The Suffix -y (means full of or described as)
-Suffixes are added to the end of a word to change the word's meaning.
-The suffix -Y means full of or described as
-When we use -Y as a suffix, it makes the long /e/ sound
-Y is usually added to nouns to make them adjectives. Adjectives are describing words
-If I say cloudy outside, that means the sky is full of clouds.
Phonics: The Suffix -ness means state of, or the way something is
- When adding -ness to words that end in Y, we follow the y to i rule (happy = happiness)
Spelling Test- Homographs
For next week, please spend some time reviewing homographs.
Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
Homographs to Know:
1.)Bat – an animal that flies / sports equipment used in baseball
2.)Park – a place to play / to stop a vehicle
3.)Watch – a timepiece / to look at something
4.)Ring – a piece of jewelry / the sound a bell makes
5.)Duck – a bird / to lower your head quickly
6.)Can – a metal container / to be able to do something
7.)Book – something you read / to reserve a spot
8.)Jam – a fruit spread / a traffic slowdown
9.)Wave – water moving / a hand greeting
10.)Fly – an insect / to move through the air
Practice at Home:
Read each homograph and its two meanings.
Think about how the same word can have different meanings.
Look for clues in a sentence to help you determine which meaning is being used.
Ask a family member to read a sentence and see if you can identify the correct meaning.
Challenge:
Can you write two sentences for each homograph, showing its different meanings?
Example:
The duck swam across the pond.
Please duck when the ball comes your way.
Bonus Challenge
See how many homographs you can find while reading a book this week.
Measurement- Indigenous Connection
-We worked on some measurement centres that involved using natural materials to compare, estimate and measure various items outdoors
-We talked about how Indigenous Peoples often used materials from the land to build, measure and plan without needing measuring tools
-Many Indigenous people used body parts like fingers, arms or feet to measure when tools weren't available
-Indigenous Peoples often estimated long distances using paces- an important skill for travelling through forests, across plains, and along waterways without maps or rulers
Poems- Alliteration
-We have been learning about and creating our own poems
-We learned that alliteration poems use the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of most words in a phrase, story or poem.
-We practiced by creating our own ice cream flavours
-Some of the ones we came up with are:
"pepper, pepperoni, pizza"
"cookie dough, chicken, crabs"
"brownies, blueberry, bubblegum"
"pumpkin, potato, pie"
"banana split, blueberry, bubblegum"
"vanilla, red velvet"
Shape Monsters
- We used 3D shape nets to create different monsters
- We played a game with Mrs. Janisse's class - they had to guess which monster was ours based on attribute clues
- We also brainstormed creative ideas and wrote short stories about our monsters
Secondary Colours
- We talked about how the primary colours mix to create the secondary colours
- We used pastels to illustrate these combinations
Coding- Robotics
-We were so excited to practice coding with the Dash Robots again!
-Some of the challenges were super tricky and we have to work as a group to figure it out!
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