27 April 2012
This week’s spellings have the suffix ‘ful’: if you care, you’re careful (full of care).
Your child will be tested on Friday 04 May 2012.
- careful
- harmful
- helpful
- painful
- playful
- powerful
- useful
- boastful
- grateful
- thankful
20 April 2012
This week’s spellings are emotive WOW words that could feature in a persuasive text. Your child will be tested on Friday 25 April.
| LO: emotive vocabulary |
| verbs |
| implore |
| despise |
| insist |
| plead |
| adjectives |
| disgusted |
| astonished |
| delighted |
| stunned |
| inhumane |
| heartless |
20 April 2012
This week’s spellings are all emotive words which we’ll be using in our persuasive writing next week. Children will be tested on eight out of the ten words.
The spellings will be tested on Friday 27 2012.
| 1. | unfair |
| 2. | cruel |
| 3. | stunned |
| 4. | wicked |
| 5. | heartless |
| 6. | disgusting |
| 7. | delighted |
| 8. | overwhelmed |
| 9. | inhumane |
| 10. | astonished |
20 April 2012
This week, your child has been given an extensive spelling list of about 50 different words. All the words are the type of spelling have previously appeared in the spelling SAT test. The children will be tackling their spelling SAT in early May, though we don’t know which words will be tested when it comes to the real test.
Children will be given mini spelling tests based on the words they have been given to learn, but won’t know which ones are happening on which days.
It’s important that the children learn the words and the rules associated with the spellings.
The words that the children have been given will be their spellings for the next three weeks.
20 April 2012
This week, we’re learning words with the ‘ou’ grapheme which makes an ‘ow’ sound.
These words will be tested on Friday 27 April.
| cloud |
| sound |
| flour |
| shout |
| our |
| loud |
| out |
| found |
20 April 2012
This week’s spellings are adjectives with the suffix ‘est’. Your child will be tested on Friday 27 April 2012.
- fastest
- kindest
- slowest
- bravest
- largest
- neatest
- weakest
- tallest
- brightest
- strongest
30 March 2012
It’s the Easter holidays and, in line with our Homework Policy, teachers do not set spellings or homework tasks. Instead, enjoy the sunny weather by getting active: a trip to the park, a game of football, a cycle ride or a long walk!
During the holidays, two of our teachers will visit Italy, one will be in Russia and one will be in…Barry Island!
23 March 2012
The spellings this week are all words which I’ve noticed a few of the children are spelling incorrectly. Children will be tested on eight of the words in the list on Friday 30 April.
| 1. | when |
| 2. | does |
| 3. | among |
| 4. | which |
| 5. | like |
| 6. | coming |
| 7. | using |
| 8. | there |
| 9. | believe |
23 March 2012
This week’s spellings are ‘problem connectives’ that can be used as openers for a sentence related to the previous sentence or paragraph. For example: “Jessica really enjoys going swimming. However, she prefers playing football.”
As you can see, the reason we call these ‘problem connectives’ is because they lead to a statement that disagrees or offers an alternative to the previous sentence. I’ve included a comma after each because that’s how they’d often be used.
| LO: problem connectives |
| Yet, |
| However, |
| On the other hand, |
| In spite of this, |
| Nevertheless, |
| Nonetheless, |
| Although, |
| Despite this, |
These connectives will really help with the children’s writing next week. They are developing their persuasive skills and are beginning to use the other side of an argument to justify their points. For example, “Some people believe that the school day should be longer. Nevertheless, a large majority of parents disagree.”
23 March 2012
This week, we’re learning spellings where the c in the word sounds like an s.
Learn the words and find four more that fit the rule. Spellings will be tested on Friday 30 March.
- ceased
- celebrity
- ceiling
- exciting
- excellent
- circumnavigate
- cyberspace
- certificate
- scissors
- celebrate