10 September 2021
This week, we’ve been learning how the ‘ai’ sound can be spelled in lots of different ways. For example, in the word day, the letters ‘ay’ make the ‘ai’ sound but in the word wait it’s the letters ‘ai’.
To help consolidate this learning, we’d like you to practise spelling these words at home.
eight famous favourite straight strange weight great everyday
We’ll test ourselves on Friday 17 September to see how we’ve got on.
For some tips and tricks on how best to practise your spellings at home, visit the Y3,4 spelling page on our website and click here.
16 July 2021
This week, we’ll continue to recap some common homophones. Homophone are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings.
of off its it’s
great grate break brake
To keep it fun, practise these spellings in different ways, check out the ‘super spelling strategies’ on this week’s spelling post (go to the Scholes website, learn more, spelling, Year 3 & 4). Children should practise in preparation for a test on Friday 23 July 2021.
Fancy a challenge? Use these words in sentences. Or, create silly sentences using as many of them as you can – can you use them all?
09 July 2021
02 July 2021
The spellings this week are all words from the Year 3,4 National Curriculum spelling list. Click here for a link to the National Curriculum Spelling Appendix (the Y3,4 list of words is on page 16).
accidentally believe calendar decide disappear experiment imagine favourite
25 June 2021
This week, we are learning to spell words beginning with the super and sub prefix.
Here are the words we would like you to learn at home. Could you write each word into a sentence?
- subheading
- submarine
- subordinate
- subtitles
- subscribe
- submerge
- supervise
- supermarket
- superpower
- superhuman
- superstar
18 June 2021
I’m very sorry for the delay in posting. Here are the words and rule for this week’s spellings.
We are learning to spell words beginning with the anti and inter prefix.
Here are the words we would like you to learn at home. Could you write each word into a sentence?
antiseptic
anticlockwise
antisocial
antibiotic
antibacterial
antifreeze
international
interrupt
interact
interfere
10 May 2021
Next week, we’ll be recapping our learning about adding suffixes. Complete these activities.
29 April 2021
Next week, we’re learning about apostrophes for possession. There isn’t a list of words to learn. Instead, your child has a task to complete.
Friday 23 April 2021
The spellings this week all contain the or phoneme. This phoneme can be spelled in lots of different ways. We’re focusing on or, aw, au, augh, ough.
caught
forward
history
important
naughty
ordinary
quarter
thought
awful
drawn
26 March 2021
This week, we are learning about words that end in sure. Here is the list of words that you need to learn.
treasure
pleasure
measure
enclosure
closure
assure
reassure
leisure
pressure