10 September 2021
This week, we’ve been learning how the ‘ai’ sound can be spelled in lots of different ways. For example, in the word day, the letters ‘ay’ make the ‘ai’ sound but in the word wait it’s the letters ‘ai’.
To help consolidate this learning, we’d like you to practise spelling these words at home.
eight famous favourite straight strange weight great everyday
We’ll test ourselves on Friday 17 September to see how we’ve got on.
For some tips and tricks on how best to practise your spellings at home, visit the Y3,4 spelling page on our website and click here.
10 September 2021
Our spellings this week are from the Year 1 common exception words list (words that do not follow the rules of phonics)
are
ask
be
by
come
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 17th September
When checking the spellings with your child, it is useful to put the word in a sentence so they understand its meaning.
10 September 2021
Group 1
This week’s spellings are based on words from Phase 5 words.
- pie
- cream
- treat
- boil
- whirl
- shirt
- cue
- glue
Group 2
This week’s spellings are based on Phase 3 words.
- train
- tail
- snail
- light
- sigh
- see
- feel
- seem
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 17 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 July 2021
This week, we’ll continue to recap some common homophones. Homophone are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings.
of off its it’s
great grate break brake
To keep it fun, practise these spellings in different ways, check out the ‘super spelling strategies’ on this week’s spelling post (go to the Scholes website, learn more, spelling, Year 3 & 4). Children should practise in preparation for a test on Friday 23 July 2021.
Fancy a challenge? Use these words in sentences. Or, create silly sentences using as many of them as you can – can you use them all?
16 July 2021
This week’s spelling: Months of the year
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
16 July 2021
Group 1
This week’s spellings are based on words from Phase 5 phonics learning with different spellings of the sound s and r.
write wrote wrong house listening castle
Group 2
This week’s spellings are based on Phase 4 words.
stand crisp twist stamp crust slept
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 23 July.
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.
09 July 2021
09 July 2021
Group 1
This week’s spellings are based on words from Phase 5 of our phonics learning.
climbing crumbs picture match knew design
Group 2
This week’s spellings are based on Phase 4 words.
cards books thumb chair drink tent
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 16 July.
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.
02 July 2021
This week’s spelling have the er suffix at the end.
02 July 2021
The spellings this week are all words from the Year 3,4 National Curriculum spelling list. Click here for a link to the National Curriculum Spelling Appendix (the Y3,4 list of words is on page 16).
accidentally believe calendar decide disappear experiment imagine favourite