Prefixes/suffixes/root words

This week we are learning about prefixes, suffixes and root words.

Today we had a lesson where Miss gave us lots of words and asked us what was special about them..

We guessed things like 'they have the suffix ed' on them.. 

But really, none of them were words!

We had to cross them out and write the real word next to it.

We aren't allowed to say the crossed out words anymore, because they aren't words!

What's in the box challenge

Today we did a 'what's in the box challenge'.

Miss Ashley made a black box and cut a hole in the top. Students took turn putting on a blindfold then putting their hand in the box to feel the mystery object and try to guess what it was. If they could get it right they earnt a token.

Then we wrote about our activity for our recount writing sample.

Angellynah - lightbulb

Dyzon

Anittah - soft toy

Cedric - feather

Lily - medal

Joshua - rolled oats

Ana - toy train

Lily - tea strainer

Michael - metal bucket with marbles inside

Junefia - paint on a lid

Maui and the fish

This week for Inquiry we have started learning about Maori myths and legends. 

The first one we learnt about was Maui and the fish, which is where New Zealand came from (or so the myth goes...)

First we watched this clip - 

First we talked about who was in the story and what happened...

Then the next day we watched it again and had a more in-depth brainstorm and discussion. 

As we watched it again, we paused it and talked about what had just happened.

All the words in red are words we used to describe what we saw, then later we tried to use these in our writing. 

Here are some students writing - 

Vaimoana

Tisharn

Dyzon

Junefia

Marlene

Janett

Learning about prefixes, suffixes and root words.

This week we are learning about different kinds of words, and things that make up a word.

Then we did a sorting activity on Tuesday for prefixes and on Wednesday for suffixes.

We had to sort out all the words we were given into groups of what prefix or suffix they had..

Here is the 'ly' suffix group

and some others

On Thursday we did a cut and paste activity where we cut up words and separated its pieces into prefix, root word or suffix. 

Learning how to play Ki-o-rahi

Today we had our second Kiwi-sport session.

We learnt that there are different parts of the 'field', that relate back to the Legend. 

This is what it looks like..

But the cones seperate the different areas.

The red sticks on the outside are the pou.

Standing in te ara (the ice bridge)

Standing at tupu