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
23 March 2012
We’re learning to spell words with the ‘igh’ letter pattern.
These words will be tested on Friday 30 March.
| high |
| light |
| night |
| right |
| bright |
| fight |
23 March 2012
This week’s spellings are compound words (two words that make up one word). Your child will be tested on Friday 30 March 2012.
- · bedroom
- · football
- · goodnight
- · handbag
- · outside
- · paintbrush
- · playground
- · weekend
- · cupboard
- · blackbird
16 March 2012
This week’s spellings are words with the ‘ow’ letter pattern. Your child will be tested on Friday 23 March 2012.
| cow |
| how |
| now |
| down |
| brown |
| clown |
| town |
| flower |
16 March 2012
This week’s spellings are connectives that can be used as openers for a sentence related to the previous sentence or paragraph. For example: “The acting in the Lion King was amazing. In addition, the singing was superb!” They have been separated into two groups:
- adding connectives – add more information to the previous point
- reason + result – gives a consequence to the previous point
| LO: connective openers |
| adding connectives |
| In addition, |
| Furthermore, |
| Moreover, |
| Additionally, |
| reason + result connectives |
| Consequently, |
| As a result, |
| Therefore, |
| As a consequence, |
These connectives will really help with the children’s writing next week as they are learning how to persuade someone to do something.