06 November 2015
Here are the spellings for this week:
It’s half-term…
…so there is no homework this week.
Please make sure your child spends some time most days reading – books, comics, newspapers… Why not visit the library or a book shop this week?
To support writing, your child should review their spellings from the last few weeks. You could test them on words from all the lists, and ask them to use the words in sentences or a story, or create a comic strip with a word used in each speech bubble.Perhaps you could set a challenge (for you as well as your child!) of using spelling words in everyday conversations! Practising handwriting by joining up is a useful activity, too.
In Maths, children in Key Stage 2 should definitely practise times tables – including the related division facts. Can your child respond within five seconds (not counting up to work it out) to questions like ‘What’s 7 times 8?’ and ‘What’s 42 divided by 6?’
Of course, make sure your child is happy and healthy over half-term, too! A walk and play at Roundhay Park, a bike ride, a conker challenge, a trip to the art gallery… Enjoy!
16 October 2015
Here are the spellings for this week:
09 October 2015
Here are the spellings for this week.
09 October 2015
This week’s spellings follow the rule drop the e for ing.
| arrive – arriving |
| believe – believing |
| breathe – breathing |
| cycle – cycling |
| complete – completing |
| decide – deciding |
| describe – describing |
| exercise – exercising |
| guide – guiding |
| imagine – imagining |
09 October 2015
This week’s spellings will be tested on Friday 16 October. They all end in ‘cious‘. Children can practise on their own using their red Learning Lists book but it is also great to practise writing the words into sentences to check that they understand the meaning.
- vicious
- precious
- conscious
- delicious
- malicious
- suspicious
- ferocious
- gracious
- spacious
- atrocious
02 October 2015
This week’s spellings follow the “drop the e for an ing” rule. Your child will be tested on the words in bold.
- centre centring
- believe circling
- continue continuing
- increase increasing
- minute minuting
- pressure pressuring
- promise promising
- separate separating
- suppose supposing
- surprise surprising
02 October 2015
Here are the spellings for this week.
02 October 2015
This week’s spellings will be tested on Friday 09 October.
They are homophones whose spelling shouldn’t be difficult, but understanding their role in the sentence (noun or verb) is trickier.
advise – advice
- Verb – I advise you to stop smoking.
- Noun – That was good advice you gave me.
devise – device
- Verb – We need to devise a plan.
- Noun – This device will help us with our plan.
license – licence
- Verb – I am licensed to drive.
- Noun – I hope I can get my driving licence.
practise – practice
- Verb – I’m going to go and practise my piano.
- Noun – I need to walk to the piano practice.
prophesy – prophecy
- Verb – I prophesy that I will get top marks.
- Noun – The prophecy said I would get top marks.
compliment – complement
- Verb – That jumper complements your eyes.
- Noun – A full complement of workers built the house.
- Verb – I complimented my mum’s eyes.
- Noun – What a lovely compliment.
descent – dissent
- Verb – The crew dissented from the captain’s decision.
- Noun – A steep descent loomed in front of me.
25 September 2015
