02 October 2020
This week, the spellings are based on some of the tricky words from our phonics revision.
I
no
the
to
go
into
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 09 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 (also in your child’s homework books) for some ideas to practise these words. Making up silly sentences, using the spelling words, would be a great way to practise spellings, handwriting (look out for the ascenders like in the letter h and the descenders like in the letter g) and writing sentences!
25 September 2020
Spelling
In spelling lessons next week, we’ll be recapping and practising the long vowel o phoneme (sound). This sound can be written in lots of different ways. These are called graphemes. For example:
those, window, boat
In lessons, the children will be exploring these alternate graphemes in lessons.
Here are the specific words for the children to practise at home:
| notice | phone |
| suppose | homeless |
| though/although | alone |
| window | glowing |
| hero/heroes | goes |
Times tables
Your child’s login details for Times Table Rock Stars is stuck into their homework books. Please login and practise regularly.
This week, we’re recapping the 2s, 5s, 10s 3s and 4 times tables. Your Times Table Rock Stars questions will be set to practise these times tables (with a few exceptions for children who have already shown they have mastered these tables.
25 September 2020
In spelling lessons next week, we’ll be recapping and practising the long vowel o phoneme (sound). This sound can be written in lots of different ways. These are called graphemes.
For example: those, window, boat
In lessons, the children will be exploring these alternate graphemes.
Here are the specific words for the children to practise at home:
| notice | phone |
| suppose | homeless |
| though/although | alone |
| window | glowing |
| hero/heroes | goes |
25 September 2020
This week, all the spellings contain a soft c. The letter “c” has two sounds, hard “c” and soft “c”. The hard sound of “c” occurs most often. (cat)
When “c” is followed by (a, o, u) it is sounded as “k” (hard c).
When “c” is followed by (e, i, y) it is sounded as “s” (soft c).
- race
- ice
- cell
- city
- fancy
- police
- circle
- pencil
25 September 2020
This week, the spellings are based on some of the sounds we have been recapping in phonics.
vet
chin
with
quick
Jack
wish
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 02 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 for some ideas to practise these words. The guide can also be found in your child’s homework book.
25 September 2020
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double up for a short vowel sound |
| This week’s spelling task is an investigation! Your task is to find as many words as possible where you would need to double up for a short vowel sound. For example: appreciate, embarrass or occupy. You might also need to double up if you are adding a suffix. For example: pop > popping or commit > committing.
You might find the words when you’re out and about, on a cereal box at home or maybe in your reading book. In class, we will find out who has the longest word, who has the most complex and who found theirs in the most interesting place! |
18 September 2020
Spelling
| In spelling lessons next week, we’ll be recapping and practising the long vowel i phoneme (sound).
This sound can be written in lots of different ways. These are called graphemes. For example: polite reply replied In lessons, the children will be exploring these alternate graphemes in lessons.
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18 September 2020
Next week, we’ll be learning about the j sound at the start and in the middle of a word. It is usually spelt with a g before e, i and y and with a j before a, o and u.
| gem |
| giant |
| magic |
| energy |
| jacket |
| jar |
| join |
| adjust |
18 September 2020
This week, we have been learning about capital letters – how to write them and when to use them. For this week’s spellings, we would like the children to practise writing the letters of the alphabet as capital letters. The children will be tested on a selection of the capital letters next Friday.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
To support your child with their letter formation, please refer to the letters below. We start these letters at the top.
18 September 2020
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homophones |
| This week’s spelling list is formed using our Must Do homophones for Year 5/6. Your task this week is to write your own sentences that contain these homophones. They could be about something we’ve been learning about, something about you or your own ideas entirely. For an extra challenge, include some expanded noun phrases, conjunctions and varied openers, just like we’ve done in class. |
witch, which, where, wear, were, of*, off
*Make sure to use should have if you’re saying something like: “He should have scored that!”