Word Formation

This week we started working on prefixes and suffixes.

Remember:

A prefix is a group of letters which you can add to the beginning of a root word to change the meaning of the word.

e.g. mis + fortune = misfortune

A suffix is a word ending. It is a group of letters you can add to the end of a root word. e.g. walking, helpful

A root word stands on its own as a word but you can make new words from it by adding beginnings (prefixes) and endings (suffixes).

Here are some games for you to practise. Good luck and enjoy them!

Prefixes

Suffixes

Prefix Catch

Reading Circle Time

This week we started our weekly reading circle time with great success. It really showed that you are enjoying reading the fantasy short stories even though some of you might have found them a bit difficult.

Reading circle time is a time for us to gather together to share the main ideas in the stories without revealing the end, giving our opinion and recommending the different stories so as to encourage other peers to read them.

Keep on reading with the same energy and don't get discouraged!

Poem of the week

Read the poem carefully. Can you guess who the author is? What is the author refering to?

I'm Glad she was There

The leaves rustle gently
as I tread softly
nobody can hear me
but the wind is listening intently

The place where I am
is not a place of darkness
but a place of rest
with no cruelty or harshness

Alas, you must have guessed,

I lie in a graveyard
I am dead, you must think,
but that idea I must discard.

Yes, I was a ghost,
a mere shadow of life
but now I rest in the graveyard
since I was pitied, and relieved of strife.

But now here I am,
in the garden of death
and I am glad she was there,
when I took my last breath.

Practise your tenses!

You will soon be having a test on tenses!

Go over the exercises we did in class.

Click on the links and have fun practising further more!

Enjoy them and good luck!

Past simple vs present perfect

Past simple vs present perfect2

Past participles1

Past participles2

Simple Present vs Present continuous

Chart on time words

The Creature in the Classroom

Do you know who this creature is?
Remember that we are flying across a fantasy world!
How do you think you would react if you met this creature?
If you want to know more about what happened,
just click on the word creature.
Enjoy it!

Creature

Proverbs

What is a proverb?

A proverb is a short saying or sentence that is generally known by many people. The saying usually contains words of wisdom, truth or morals that are based on common sense or practical experience. It is often a description of a basic rule of conduct that all people generally follow or should follow. Proverbs can be found in all languages.

Click on the link to see how much you know about proverbs and get your score

http://www.manythings.org/mq/m6-prov01.html

Quote of the week!

"There is no elevator to success.

You have to take the stairs." (Anonymous)

What does this quotation mean? What do you think about it?

Have a nice autumn rest!

Soundex!

Enjoy playing this game. Read instructions carefully!
Have fun!

http://www.mathslice.com/ol_soundex.php

Fantasy stories

I am very pleased to see that you have all checked out a fantasy story from our classroom library. I hope you are enjoying them! Remember not to feel discouraged if you find them a bit hard! Keep on reading until the last page!

What do you think of Francis Bacon's quote on books?

"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.~ Francis Bacon ~

My most valuable item!

What is the most precious item in your life? Why? The one thing that you cannot do without. The thing in life you value the most. Please answer with what pops into your head first. Please do not over think it!

Spooky game

Click on the link to answer questions in Maths, English or Science and get your ranking position with other players. I would recommend you to start with the English section. Maths and Science are very challenging! Enjoy it and have fun!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/games/mia/index.shtml

Speedword!!!

Click on the link below to practise your past tenses and the spelling!

Good luck!

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past1-sw.html

Think, play and have fun!

Click on the link below to play WordMorph. You have to think and form words using the word provided. There is a time limit of 2 minutes. If you find all available words before the time runs out, you will be given a time bonus equal to the amount of time remaining.

Read WordMorph Rules before you start. You don't need to sign in, just click on "Play WordMorph" and have fun! GOOD LUCK !!

http://www.schoopy.com/games/WordMorph/

Hip Hip Hooray!!!!!

efantasy pbwiki is here! This wiki is for you to have fun and enjoy the different activities included in it. Remember that you can also contribute with poems, games, quizzes, crossword puzzles, wordsearch, jokes, riddles or whatever you can think of related to the fantasy world.
Have fun!!

Click on the link:

http://efantasy.pbwiki.com/

Let's go shopping

When you go shopping you need to read the clothing labels very carefully.

Click on the link and test your reading comprehension skills.

http://english-zone.com/reading/labels03.html

A new pbwiki is coming...

Guess the name of the new pb wiki!

Quote of the week!

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world"

Mahatma Gandhi

What did Mahatma Gandhi mean by this? What can each one of us do?

Have fun!

Click on the link to test your general knowledge. In this game you can play individually or create a group and play among yourselves. Invent a name for your player and check your ranking position. Hope you enjoy it!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/games/gut_instinct/english.html

Fantasy stories

When you read the fantasy stories, remember not to get discouraged if you find them a bit difficult.

Keep on reading until the very last page.

REMEMBER to FOCUS ON:

• the moment reality is interfered by a fantasy element, a character, a place, or an event.

Enjoy your reading and remember:

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

~ Joseph Addison ~

I wish you all...

Nokia has a tool that allowed me write this short wish for you all.

Click on the link below and let it load. You will read some German but wait until the English words appear!

Hope you enjoy it!

See you on Monday!

Miss Ale

http://www.cnmoves.com/beeldigewensen/index.asp?PoemID=18292&LanguageID=0

Test your Vocabulary Skills

Check out this link and test your vocabulary skills.

You have different level bonus and you earn points.

Beat the clock to maximise point score!!

http://english.enorth.com.cn/bbcenglish/wordmaster/

My Goals

If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.

A month ago you were asked to think and write down two goals for the month of April.

What do you think? Have you been able to achieve them? If so, how do you feel about it?

If you haven't achieved them, what are your goals for the month of May?

Funny pictures!

Click on the link!

What does the funny picture mean?

http://english-zone.com/funny-pix/think.html

Find your way!

Use your reading comprehension skills in this city map. Post a comment to tell me about your score! Click on the link and have fun!

http://english-zone.com/reading/citymap01.html

Poem of the week!

Read the poem, think and then post the comment.
What is the poet talking about or referring to?


A cold and starry darkness moans
And settles wide and still
Over a jumble of tumbled stones
Dark on a darker hill.

An owl among those shadowy walls,
Gray against gray
Of ruins and brittle weeds, calls
And soundless swoops away.


Rustling over scattered stones
Dancers hover and sway,
Drifting among their own bones
Like the webs of the Milky Way.

By Harry Behn