Spelling

17 October 2014

Here are this week’s spellings.  Please note that the spelling test will be on Thursday 23 October as school is closed on Friday 24 October.

10 October 2014

Here are this week’s spellings.  There will be a spelling test on Friday 17 October.

03 October 2014

This week, the spellings are all verbs which end in the suffix ‘ify’.

Can you find other family members for some of the words? For example, the spelling horrify has these words in its family: horrific, horrible, horrifies.

The spellings will be tested on Friday 10 October.

03 October 2014

Here are this week’s spellings.  There will be a spelling test on Friday 10 October.

26 September 2014

This week, the spellings are all verbs which end in the suffix ‘ise’.

Help your child: Can (s)he think of any other verbs which contain this suffix?  Can (s)he say / write sentences using the words eg I despise the way they advertise junk food so that children recognise brands.

Children will be tested on all ten of the words on Friday 03 October.

26 September 2014

Here are this week’s spellings.  There will be a spelling test on Friday 03 October .

19 September 2014

Here are this week’s spellings. There will be a spelling test on Friday 26 September.

Well done to all of the children who did really well with their spellings this week.  Year 1 did particularly well seeing as it was their first spelling test.  Here are some ways that you can help your child learn their spellings:

• spend 5 minutes every night looking at the new spellings
• use the words in sentences: if you put the word in context then it might be easier to remember
• turn the telly off

19 September 2014

This week, the spellings are all verbs which have the suffix ‘ate’. Your child will have one of two lists in their learning list. They should learn all the words on the relevant list.

Please make sure your child is spending around ten minutes each evening learning these.  As well as this, there are other ways to support your child at home:

• Use the words in sentences: your child might create some sentences, or you might dictate a sentence to them.  Each sentence might include just one adjective from the list above, or – for a challenge – include two, three or more! (I’ve then included a current affairs themed example, but this shouldn’t be needed after a while!)
• Look out for other words which have a suffix when reading with your child each evening.
• Turn the telly off and use the words in discussions around the table each evening, or on your way to school.All the words are adjectives – words that describe things (nouns); create a ‘bank’ of other ambitious adjectives, and start using them in every day conversation.All the words are adjectives – words that describe things (nouns); create a ‘bank’ of other ambitious adjectives, and start using them in every day conversation.All the words are adjectives – words that describe things (nouns); create a ‘bank’ of other ambitious adjectives, and start using them in every day conversation.
• All the words are verbs. Create a ‘bank’ of other ambitious verbs, and start using them in every day conversation.

12 September 2014

We have started as we mean to go on in Year 1 with some spellings to learn.  Every week, apart from holidays, your child will bring some spellings home to learn.  There are many fun ways to help your child learn them but the essential thing is to do spend a short time on them every day;  5 or 10 minutes every day will make a difference and will make your child confident with the new words.  If you would like any support with helping your child then please come and ask.

Year 2 parents:  you are familiar with the concept of spellings coming home but this is also a reminder to you that time spent daily is the best way to help your child learn their spellings.

There are 3 different groups for spellings and phonics; your child should know their group or there will be a sticker on their learning list book.  They only need to learn the spellings for their group even though all the lists are shown above.

Spelling Test – there will be a spelling test every Friday where the children will need to know how to write their spellings.  However, please note that the spelling test will be on Thursday this week as we have a theatre workshop all day on Friday.

These are the spellings for this week; if you have any questions then please come and ask one of us.

12 September 2014

This week, the spellings are all adverbs which end in ‘ly’. This suffix is added to an adjective to form an adverb. For example, sad becomes sadly. 

Children will be tested on the ten adverbs on Friday 19 September.