16 October 2020
This week, our spellings include some of the Phase 3 phonemes we have been learning in our phonics – ar, or, ur and ow.
March
dark
short
torch
down
burn
As there is a training day next Friday, the children will be tested on these words on Thursday 22 October.
When checking the spellings with your child, it is useful to put the word in a sentence so they understand its meaning. Look at the spelling activities guide on the website and in your child’s homework books for some ideas to practise these words. Making up silly sentences, using the words, would be a great way to practise spellings, handwriting and writing sentences!
16 October 2020
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adding suffixes |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that can all have a suffix added to them. Make sure you know what all of the words mean! Your task is to practise adding -ing, -ed, -er and –est but only where it’s appropriate. Then, you need to write a story containing as many of your words as possible. | ||||
| achieve | criticise | determine | develop | equip |
| guarantee | interrupt | occur | persuade | queue |
09 October 2020
In spelling lessons next week, we’ll be recapping and practising homophones. These are words that sound the same but have a different spelling and meaning.
For example: their, there, they’re
In lessons, the children will be exploring different homophones whilst practising writing them alone and in sentences.
Here are the specific words for the children to practise at home:
their, there, they’re, where, wear, were, hear, here
09 October 2020
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tricky words |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that are commonly misspelled – they’re the tricky words! Make sure you know what all of the words mean and then choose one of the spelling strategies to practise them. It’s a good idea to write them in sentences of your own. | ||||
| because | could | sure | people | friend |
| beautiful | which | really | thoughtful | should |
09 October 2020
This week, we would like the children to learn how to spell words ending in le.
table
apple
bottle
little
middle
castle
battle
jungle
Test will take place on Friday 16 October 2020
09 October 2020
This week, the spellings are based on phonemes we have been learning in our phonics lessons.
song
rain
tree
night
coat
tooth
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 16 October. When checking the spellings with your child, it is useful to put the word in a sentence so they understand its meaning. Look at the spelling activities guide on the website and in your child’s homework books for some ideas to practise these words. Making up silly sentences, using the words, would be a great way to practise spellings, handwriting and writing sentences!
Times tables
In spelling lessons next week, we’ll be recapping and practising the long vowel oo phoneme (sound). This sound can be written in lots of different ways. These are called graphemes. For example:
glue, too, grew, conclude
In lessons, the children will be exploring these alternate graphemes in lessons.
Here are the specific words for the children to practise at home:
| continue | rescue |
| peculiar | conclude |
| popular | amuse |
| regular | issue |
| particular | queue |
Times tables
Your child’s login details for Times Table Rock Stars is stuck into their homework books. Please login and practise regularly.
Your Times Table Rock Stars questions will be set to practise the 10s, 2s, 5s, 3s, 4s and 8 times tables (with a few exceptions for children who have already shown they have mastered these tables).
02 October 2020
In spelling lessons next week, we’ll be recapping and practising the long vowel oo phoneme (sound). This sound can be written in lots of different ways. These are called graphemes. For example:
glue, too, grew, conclude
In lessons, the children will be exploring these alternate graphemes in lessons.
Here are the specific words for the children to practise at home:
| continue | rescue |
| peculiar | conclude |
| popular | amuse |
| regular | issue |
| particular | queue |
02 October 2020
This week’s spellings are words with a silent k.
In words starting with kn the letter k is silent. Silent letters are the letters in words that are not pronounced but make a huge difference to the meaning and sometimes the pronunciation of the whole word.
knock
know
knew
knee
knight
knot
knife
knit
The children will be tested on these words on Friday 09 October 2020
02 October 2020
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drop the y for an i |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that follow the ‘drop the y for an i’ rule. Your task is to practise adding or changing the suffix of each word eg to add –ing, -ed, or –ies, wherever it’s possible. Make sure you know what all of the words mean and then choose one of the spelling strategies to practise them. | ||||
| category | cemetery | community | curiosity | dictionary |
| identity | opportunity | secretary | try |
variety |