30 September 2022
This week, we’re looking at apostrophes in contracted words. The apostrophe marks the spot where the letter or letters have been removed. Use the following words to create your own sentences.
haven’t (have not)
couldn’t (could not)
don’t (do not)
they’ve (they have)
we’re (we are)
won’t (will not – this is a tricky one)
aren’t (are not)
you’re (you are)
Friday 30th September
This week’s spellings are some more tricky words from are phonics teaching.
was
they
you
all
are
The spellings will be tested on Friday 7th October.
Spellings – 30.09.2022
We have been practising doubling up the consonant after a short vowel sound. Practise these words for next Friday’s spelling test:
appear
address
different
hop/ed/ing
trapped
clap/ed/ing
happening
opposite
23 September 2022
This week, we’d like you to practise the rule ‘drop the y for an i’.
Learn the following words for a test on Friday 30th September.
copies
happier
replied
curiosities
cemeteries
funniest
worried
dictionaries
varieties
Friday 23rd September
This week’s spellings are some of the tricky words we have learnt in phonics lessons.
as
his
has
her
of
The spellings will be tested on Friday 30th September
23.09.22 – Spellings
| This week, we have been learning the ‘ee’ sound and the different ways to spell it. Practise these words for next Friday’s spelling test:
believe breathe complete extreme increase relief people quickly You could use pyramid writing, rainbow or curly writing to practise! |
23 September 2022
This week, we’ve been learning about words that contain different ‘ie’ and ‘oa’ sounds. Some of this week’s spellings contain the split digraphs. i-e and o-e.
- explode
- go
- today
- those
- stone
- time
- inside
- slide
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 30 September
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
16 September 2022
This week, we’ve been learning about words that contain different ‘ee’ sounds. Some of this week’s spellings contain the ‘ee’ sound represented by the ‘e’ and ‘ea’ graphemes.
- fever
- secret
- being
- bead
- treat
- eye
- where
- here
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 23 September
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
Friday 16th September
This week’s spellings are practising the tricky words we learnt in phonics this week. The e letter in this words make the /ee/ sound.
me
she
he
be
we
The spellings will be tested on Friday 23rd September.
16.09.23 – Spellings
This week, Year 3 and 4 have continued to learn the different ways to spell to ‘ai’ sound. There will be a spelling test next Friday (23.09.22) testing the children on the words below.
Practise these spellings at home for next Friday’s test:
straight
strange
snake
everyday
wednesday
waiting
prey
patient