Sock hop friday (canteen open) - limit $2/student
Halloween colour clothes Friday
Homework:
Science - weather test - part 1 - October 29 (weather/climate, clouds, water cycle, weather instruments, weather technology...)
Science - Oct 30 - Water Cycle in a bag reflection questions - Oct 30 (explain why, and make a prediction) - see image below
Science - Oct 30 - wind storm design challenge reflection
Math - students: watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVYwunbpMHA
ELA - home reading November 16
ELA - Root/Suffix/Prefix test (see review below)
Religion - bring a Rosary to pray tomorrow
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Prefix, Root, Suffix Review
Root
- the main part of a word
- contains the meaning of the word
- sometimes called a base word
- can be a word by itself
- can be letters (from a Greek or Latin word) that mean
something
Examples:
disorganized – organize
bicycles – cycl (cycle)
unlovable – love
preschool – school
painter - paint
Prefix
- letters that get added to the front of a word
- changes the meaning of the root word
Examples:
disorganized – dis - means not
bicycles – bi - means two
unlovable – un - means not
preschool – pre - means before
Suffix
- letters that get added to the end of a word
- changes the meaning of the root word
Examples:
disorganized – ed - means it is “past”
bicycles – s - means more than one
unlovable – able - means able
painter – er - means a person who paints
