Spelling

28 March 2014

This is the fifth (and final) spelling week about verbs. This time, all the verbs have irregular past tense changes. For example,

• I am going to sleep.
• He sleeps.
• I slept.
• I am sleeping / I was sleeping.
  

The past tense version (slept) is irregular as it doesn’t follow the normal pattern of adding ed (we don’t say ‘sleeped’).

21 March 2014

Here are this week’s spellings.  There will be a spelling test on Friday 28 March.

21 March 2014

This is the fourth spelling week about verbs. This time, all the verbs end in a y. For the present and past tense forms, you need to drop the y for an i and then add es (present tense) or ed (past tense).

As before, the verbs are listed in their infinitive, present tense, past tense and continuous forms (this form could be either past or present tense).

• Infinitive – I cry.
• Present – She cries
• Past – I cried
• Continuous – I was crying or  I am crying.

14 March 2014

Here are this week’s spellings.  There will be a spelling test on Friday 21 March 2014.

14 March 2014

This is the third spelling week about verbs. This time, all the verbs contain a long vowel sound and end in e. This e is dropped when it’s changed to the continuous form.

As before, the verbs are listed in their infinitive, present tense, past tense and continuous (this form could be either past or present tense).

• Infinitive – I like to shop.
• Present – She shops very often.
• Past – She shopped all day long.
• Continuous (called the gerund) – She was shopping.  She is shopping.

07 March 2014

Here are this week’s spellings.  There will be a spelling test on Friday 14 March 2014.

07 March 2014

This is the second spelling week about verbs. This time, all the verbs contain a short vowel sound which needs to be ‘doubled up’ when changed to the past or continuous form. As before, the verbs are listed in their infinitive, present tense, past tense and continuous (this form could be either past or present tense).

• Infinitive – I like to shop.
• Present – She shops very often.
• Past – She shopped all day long.
• Continuous – She was shopping or She is shopping.

28 February 2014

Here are this week’s spellings.  There will be a spelling test on Friday 07 March.

• Is there a  word in the green list that might not be a compound word? 
• Can you think of a synonym which is a compound word?
  

28 February 2014

For the next few weeks we will learn about verbs. The verbs are listed in their infinitive, present tense, past tense and continuous (this could be either past or present tense) form.

• Infinitive – I like to cook.
• Present – She cooks very well.
• Past – She cooked a lovely meal.
• Continuous – She was cooking.  She is cooking.

Children will be tested on eight of the words on Friday o7 March.

It’s half-term…

It’s the half-term, so in line with our current homework policy, there are no homework tasks or spellings to learn.

However, please make sure you’re reading lots with your child – we’re finding children are reading less than they need to if they are to gain fluency and understanding.  You could take your child to a local library, hunt down an old favourite to re-visit, plan a story book for each bedtime over the holiday, read more about a favourite subject on the internet, buy a comic or magazine… And, so they have good role models, make sure your child sees you read, too!

Our current homework policy will be reviewed soon.  A small number of you have told us you’re not entirely happy with it – it would be really helpful if you tell us more about what you’d like.  Send us an email or speak with Mrs Weekes or me about this.  Thank you.