28 February 2020
The spelling this week are all contracted words. They all have the apostrophe in the same place: instead of the o in not.
- do not don’t
- can not can’t
- will not won’t
- did not didn’t
- have not haven’t
- has not hasn’t
- does not doesn’t
- must not mustn’t
We are continuing to learn our 5 times tables.
11 February 2020
This week’s spelling focuses on adding un and dis to words. Practise these spellings – think about how creative you can be. There will be a test on Friday 14 February when ten of these words will be tested.
| Spelling list
appear believe certain continue important interest learn |
natural notice popular possess able avoidable aware |
kind usual pleasure advantage obey |
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07 February 2020
The spellings this week are all words which have an a which makes an o sound (as in ‘hot’). This is a common spelling after w and q.
want
watch
wander
squash
wand
wasp
quality
swallow
Don’t forget, weekly spellings lists are also added to your child’s Spelling Shed account.
07 February 2020
This week’s spellings are words that contain alternative pronunciations of the ‘o’ and ‘i’ grapheme.
| gold |
| hold |
| both |
| so |
| wild |
| blind |
| mild |
| behind |
01 February 2020
This week’s spellings are words that contain split digraphs.
| came |
| shame |
| time |
| ride |
| tube |
| rule |
| pose |
| role |
31 January 2020
We are looking at the suffixes -er and -est again this week. They require you to drop the e from the root word before adding the suffix. The children could be tested on any of the words with a suffix.
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- nice nicer nicest
- large larger largest
- wise wiser wisest
- strange stranger strangest
- close closer closest
- brave braver bravest
- cute cuter cutest
We will continue with the 10 times table and the children will be tested on this next Friday. This week, the children have been taught the technique of skip counting on their fingers to help with their times tables.
It is important to note, when rehearsing tables, to vary the mathematical language used. In class, we will be familiarising the children with the words multiply, lots of, groups of and times.
31 January 2020
This week’s spelling focuses on contractions. Practise these spellings – think about how creative you can be. There will be a test on Friday 7 February.
| I will/I’ll
I am/I’m do not/don’t I would/I’d had not/hadn’t you are/you’re you will/you/ll |
he will/he’ll
she will/she’ll is not/isn’t cannot/can’t have not/haven’t they are/they’re |
you have/you’ve
has not/hasn’t will not/won’t I had/I’d are not/aren’t could not/couldn’t |
24 January 2020
This week’s spellings are words that contain the ‘oy’ and ‘ir’ digraph.
| boy |
| toy |
| enjoy |
| destroy |
| bird |
| shirt |
| twirl |
| girl |
24 January 2020
We would like the children to begin to learn another key spelling rule: drop the e for ing. All of the words in the list are verbs. Before the suffix ing is added to the verb, the e needs to be removed.
- to have having
- to hike hiking
- to write writing
- to use using
- to make making
- to like liking
- to give giving
- to excite exciting
The children are also beginning to learn their times tables. We are starting with the 10 times table and the children will be tested on this next Friday.
It is important to note, when rehearsing tables, to vary the mathematical language used. In class, we will be familiarising the children with the words multiply, lots of, groups of and times.
24 January 2020
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prefixes co- and re- |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that all start with the prefix co and re. You’ve been given only the root words but your task is to find the words starting with the correct prefix in the word search in your book. If you don’t know what any mean, find out. | ||||
| consider | enter | emerge | exist | ignite |
| invent | operate | ordinate | own | tell |