23 November 2018
This week, our spellings focus on words which contain the ‘ue’ digraph. The ‘ue’ digraph make the ‘you’ sound.
| argue |
| statue |
| rescue |
| due |
| cue |
Homework review
Thank you to the parents who joined us for the homework review this afternoon. Below are some of our favourite homeworks from the week.
We liked Bridget’s playscript which we acted out in very little time – super directing skills, Bridget!
We were also amazed by how many top tips Gabriel had to help us if we’re being bullied.
We loved Karan’s bullying acrostic poem.
Iris’s No Bully Boy superhero showed us how to stop bullies and how anyone can be a superhero by telling a trusted adult if you see someone being bullied.
Inam’s bullying sculpture gave us lots of tips if we’re being bullied.
23 November 2018
This week’s spellings all end in ‘tial and ‘cial.
Do you notice that there is usually a vowel before the ‘cial and a consonant (mostly ‘n’) before the ‘tial? There are a couple of words that don’t follow this rule – these are the ones that we’ll need to practise most. Children are expected to practise these spellings in their books (there’re lots of strategies at the back of homework books). We’ll informally test each other during our homework review next week.
16 November 2018
This week’s spelling list continues to focus on words ending in –tious and –cious.
We’ve investigated why these words end in this way and now need to practise spelling them and using them correctly in sentences. Using the suggestions at the back of your book, see how many different ways you can practise spelling these words and choose three you’re less confident with to use in a sentence.
- vicious
- precious
- conscious
- delicious
- malicious
- suspicious
- ambitious
- cautious
- fictitious
- infectious
- nutritious
16 November 2018
This week, our spellings focus on words that contain the ‘ir’ digraph.
| stir |
| shirt |
| bird |
| first |
| girl |
| skirt |
16 November 2018
This week’s spelling homework is the prefix ‘-dis‘ which has a negative or reversing effect. This will be tested on Friday 23 November.
Below is a list of words with the ‘-dis‘ prefix to learn. It may be useful to look at the root word to understand how the prefix changes its meaning.
Practise your spellings using the suggestions stuck into the back of your homework book. Can you practise in a creative way?
- disobey
- disagree
- distrust
- disappear
- disqualify
- disconnect
- dislike
- discomfort
- disown
- dishonest
We are learning our 8 times tables.
16 November 2018
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plurals |
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This week’s activity is to write a setting description using as many plurals as you can. Use a variety of plural rules that you practised last week but make sure you spell all of them correctly! Challenge yourself to use powerful adjectives, personification, relative clauses or () and – – parenthesis. |
Be ready to share your story on Thursday 22 November.
16 November 2018
Next week, we’re learning about the -el grapheme at the end of a word. This spelling is much less common than last week’s -le.
| camel |
| tunnel |
| wheel |
| travel |
| towel |
| angel |
| hotel |
| label |
09 November 2018
Next week, we’re learning about the -le phoneme at the end of a word. This is the most common spelling of this sound. We’ll be learning some of the alternatives over the next few weeks.
| table |
| apple |
| bottle |
| little |
| middle |
| castle |
| battle |
| jungle |
09 November 2018
Next week, we will be looking at spellings that have the long vowel ‘a’ phoneme in, spelt with the graphemes ‘ei’, ‘aigh’ or ‘ey’. These spellings will be tested on Friday 16 November.
Below are a list of words for you to learn. Write the words out, underline which grapheme is making the long ‘a’ vowel sound. Then write a sentence using each word. Check for sense!
- eight
- vein
- straight
- reign
- they
- grey
- obey
- survey
We are learning our 8 times tables.