21 January 2022
This week’s spellings focus on graphemes we have been learning in phonics this week. We have learnt the ‘ve’, ‘al’ and ‘le’ digraphs. Explore the word endings together and discuss the silent letters.
- live
- leave
- solve
- pedal
- equal
- bubble
- puddle
- apple
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 28 January.
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
14 January 2022
This week’s spellings focus on graphemes we have been learning in phonics this week:
- magic
- energy
- giant
- phone
- alphabet
- triumph
- yellow
- snow
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 21 January.
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
07 January 2022
This week’s spellings focus on graphemes we have been learning in phonics
- whimper
- when
- whale
- white
- whisper
- shoulder
- boulder
- goes
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 14 January.
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
10 December 2021
This week’s spellings focus on alternative graphemes.
ea and y
- bread
- feather
- ready
- carry
- funny
- happy
- hairy
- Christmas
The children will be tested on these words next Thursday 16 December.
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
03 December 2021
This week’s spellings focus on silent letters at the beginning of words.
kn- and wr-
Can you spot some homophones?
- knock
- know
- knee
- write
- written
- wrote
- wrong
- wrap
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 10 December.
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
26 November 2021
This week’s spellings focus on two alternative graphemes we have learned during phonics lessons. The graphemes soft g (making the /j/ phoneme) and soft c (making the /s/ phoneme).
- gentle
- giraffe
- gem
- giant
- city
- mice
- pencil
- circle
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 03 December.
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
19 November 2021
This week’s spellings are all homophones. Discuss with your child what homophones are. Children need to learn how to spell these words but also understand their meanings. When the children are tested on these words, we will say the word in a sentence to test their understanding of each word. For example. I threw the ball.
- there
- their
- one
- won
- through
- threw
- here
- hear
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 26 November.
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
12 November 2021
This week’s spellings are Year 2 common exception words. These words need to be spelled correctly in children’s writing. When spelling these words, children often make mistakes.
- Mr
- Mrs
- would
- should
- could
- who
- whole
- clothes
What do you notice about Mr and Mrs?
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 19 November.
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
05 November 2021
This week’s spellings are high frequency words. When spelling these words, children often make mistakes.
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The children will be tested on these words next Friday 12 November.
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
15 October 2021
This week’s spellings are high frequency words. When spelling these words, children often make mistakes.
- were
- some
- you
- where
- house
- what
- why
- who
The children will be tested on these words next Thursday 21 October.
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
