21 September 2018
This week’s spellings are all words which need you to drop the ‘y’ for an ‘i’. Then, you add either ed or es to make the past tense or a plural noun. If you’re not sure what any of them mean, find out. Children may be asked to spell similar words which follow the same spelling pattern:
| carry/ied | fly/ies | family/ies | hurry/ied | copy/ied |
| try/ied | cherry/ies | worry/ied | puppy/ies | story/ies |
This pattern is to be learnt preparation for the test on Friday 28 September.
This week, we are learning our 3 times tables.
21 September 2018
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‘-able’ and ‘-ible’ |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that end in either ‘-able’ or ‘-ible’. It can be difficult to distinguish which ending you need so don’t get caught out! If you don’t know what any of the words mean, find out! Can you show them in a creative way? Can you write them in your own sentences? | ||||
| adorable | breakable | disposable | forgivable | valuable |
| edible | invincible | legible | possible | reversible |
21 September 2018
This week, you have a spelling activity. There will be no test on Friday 28 September. Instead we’ll review what you’ve found out from this activity. It focuses on words ending in -ible and -able and being able to recognise which one to use.
Find out words with ‘ible and ‘able endings and create the word families for them.
adorable – adorably – adoration – adore – adored – adoring
We’re going to work on the 3 times table next week. The children will be tested on Friday 28 September. Because we should know our three times table, the test will include both multiplication and division facts. Good practice would be to create all four calculations from one times table fact:
- 3 x 7 = 21
- 7 x 3 = 21
- 21 / 3 = 7
- 21 / 7 = 3
14 September 2018
Next week, we’ll be learning about the j sound at the beginning or 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 |
14 September 2018
This week’s activity is to work out the correct word that matches the definition. All the words contain a silent letter so don’t get caught out! Once you’ve finished, write each word in your own sentences or a story. Challenge yourself to include a relative clause!
14 September 2018
These are some homophones that Year 6 need to learn – remember it’s not the spellings that are tricky but knowing when to use. This means you need to practise using them in sentences correctly.
| practice practise
advice advise device devise licence license heard herd guessed guest passed past father further led lead morning mourning |
Here are some homophones that we should be using correctly already (but don’t). Practise using these correctly too.
there their they’re your you’re to too two of off which witch here hear weather whether |
There will be a spelling test on Friday 21 September. I will show a sentence with a missing word and the children will have to write down the correct spelling of the homophone in that sentence.
We’ll continue to work on the 2 times table next week on which the children will be tested on Friday 21 September. Because we should know our two times tables inside out, we’ll be working on known facts, such as:
- If 4 x 2 = 8, 4 x 20 = 80
- If 6 x 2 = 12, 6 x 0.2 = 1.2
- If 24 / 2 = 12, 240 / 2 = 120
- If 12 / 2 = 6, 1.2 / 2 = 0.6
07 September 2018
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‘ough’ words |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that contain the letters ‘ough’. These words have the same letters but sound completely different. Practise saying them aloud, writing them down and using them in your own sentences. If you don’t know what any of the words mean, find out. | ||||
| although | bought | brought | cough | enough |
| rough | sought | thorough | though | tough |
07 September 2018
Next week, in our phonics lessons, we’ll be learning about the j sound (phoneme) at the end of a word.
This is spelled -dge (that’s the grapheme) straight after short vowel sounds and -ge (a different grapheme) after all other sounds. Ask your child which words follow each pattern.
The children will be tested on the following words next Friday, 14 September.
There is space in their homework books for children to practise these words and it would be great to practise them in sentences so they also understand the meaning of the word.
badge
edge
bridge
fudge
charge
huge
change
village
07 September 2018
| Our first week of spellings in Year One focuses on your child’s name.
Rarely in life do we write just our first name so your child is required to learn how to spell their full name – this will be used throughout the year. Next Friday, your child will be tested on writing their full name accurately. |
07 September 2018
These are some homophones that Year 6 need to learn – remember it’s not the spellings that are tricky but knowing when to use them. This means you need to practise using them in sentences correctly.
| practice practise
advice advise device devise licence license heard herd guessed guest passed past father further led lead morning mourning |
Here are some homophones that we should be using correctly already (but don’t). Practise using these correctly too.
there their they’re your you’re to too two of off which witch here hear weather whether |
There’ll be no test next week. Instead we’ll see how our homophone learning is going, identify some we’re finding more difficult and then we’ll be tested on them the following week.
We will be working on the 2 times table next week which the children will be tested on on Friday 14 September. Because we should know our two times tables inside out, we’ll be working on known facts, such as:
- If 4 x 2 = 8, 4 x 20 = 80
- If 6 x 2 = 12, 6 x 0.2 = 1.2