20 April 2012
This week’s spellings are adjectives with the suffix ‘est’. Your child will be tested on Friday 27 April 2012.
- fastest
- kindest
- slowest
- bravest
- largest
- neatest
- weakest
- tallest
- brightest
- strongest
30 March 2012
It’s the Easter holidays and, in line with our Homework Policy, teachers do not set spellings or homework tasks. Instead, enjoy the sunny weather by getting active: a trip to the park, a game of football, a cycle ride or a long walk!
During the holidays, two of our teachers will visit Italy, one will be in Russia and one will be in…Barry Island!
23 March 2012
This week’s spellings are compound words (two words that make up one word). Your child will be tested on Friday 30 March 2012.
- · bedroom
- · football
- · goodnight
- · handbag
- · outside
- · paintbrush
- · playground
- · weekend
- · cupboard
- · blackbird
16 March 2012
This week’s spellings are plurals that end in ‘es’. It is used instead of ‘s’ for words that end in ss, sh, x, o and zz. Your child will be tested on Friday 23 March 2012.
- buses
- bushes
- heroes
- boxes
- foxes
- dresses
- crashes
- buzzes
- fishes
- classes
09 March 2012
This week’s spellings are double consonants – they usually make the vowel sound before them a short sound (compare dinner with diner, for example). Your child will be tested on Friday 16 March 2012.
- better
- daddy
- dinner
- happy
- letter
- supper
- lolly
- button
- summer
- rabbit
02 March 2012
This week’s spellings are words beginning with ‘al’. Your child will be tested on Friday 09 March 2012.
- almighty
- almost
- alone
- along
- already
- also
- altogether
- always
- alright
- although
24 February 2012
This week’s spellings are words ending in ‘y’. Your child will be tested on Friday 02 March 2012.
- bony
- greasy
- lazy
- scary
- shiny
- tasty
- slimy
- wavy
- nosy
- spiky
It’s the holidays…
…so there are no spellings or homework activities.
Instead, enjoy a winter walk, the marvellous Muppets movie, some cool culture at a gallery or museum… Enjoy the half-term break.
03 February 2012
This week’s spellings have the ‘ur’ spelling pattern. Your child will be tested on Friday 10 January 2012.
- church
- burn
- return
- nurse
- purse
- burst
- Thursday
- hurt
- further
- turn
27 January 2012
This week’s spellings are words with the ‘igh’ letter pattern which creates a long ‘i’ sound. Your child will be tested on Friday 04 February 2012.
- high
- night
- height
- light
- right
- fight
- tight
- light
- might
- sight