18 November 2011
This week’s spellings use ‘oa‘ to make a long ‘oh’ sound. Your child will be tested on Friday 25 November 2011.
- load
- road
- loaf
- soak
- boat
- coat
- float
- goat
- throat
- soap
11 November 2011
This week’s spellings are words with ‘ea’ – this creates a long ‘eee’ sound when you say the word (unlike a short ‘e’ such as in ‘tell’ or ‘incredible’).
Your child will be tested on Friday 18 November 2011.
- speak
- steal
- cream
- dream
- team
- mean
- please
- ear
- near
- easy
04 November 2011
This week’s spellings are ‘ly’ words. Your child will be tested on Friday 11 November 2011. It’d be great if the children could think of some of their own ‘ly’ words too!
- bravely
- proudly
- loudly
- sadly
- wisely
- quietly
- shyly
- weakly
- sweetly
- kindly
It’s the holiday…
…so there are no homework or spellings.
However, there are lots of ways you can support you child’s learning, first and foremost by visiting our Help Your Child section.
There are lots of things to do in or near Leeds, from geo-caching on Monday to a spooky Halloween walk on Sunday. Here are a few other ideas to fill the October half-term holiday with activities…
- take your child for an autumnal walk in Roundhay Park to collect chestnuts for a game of conkers or autumn leaves for an autumn collage;
- on a cold, autumn day, stay indoors and spend time baking (What unit of measurement will we use to weigh? If we want to make twice as much, how much will we need? When will the food be ready?);
- take a trip to Leeds Art Gallery – the Damien Hirst exhibition should prove a great opportunity for lots of discussion, description and possibly disagreement!
- and, as always, enjoy some relaxing reading (why not read some Tintin stories from a local library in preparation for the forthcoming film?)
School re-opens on Tuesday 01 November 2011 (following a training day on Monday 31 October 2011).
14 October 2011
This week’s spellings are words that end in ‘er’. Your child will be tested on Friday 21 october 2011.
- richer
- smaller
- smoother
- taller
- braver
- safer
- older
- colder
- closer
- longer
10 October 2011
This week’s spellings are words with ‘oi‘ and ‘oy‘. Your child will be tested on Friday 14 October 2011.
Top tip:
oi – usually if the sound is at the beginning or in the middle
oy – usually if the sound is at the end
- coin
- foil
- join
- oil
- point
- joy
- toy
- enjoy
- destroy
- employ
30 September 2011
This week’s spellings have the ‘ou‘ sound. Your child will be tested on Friday 07 October 2011.
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cloud |
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around |
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found |
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round |
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sound |
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pound |
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count |
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house |
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mouse |
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mouth |
23 September 2011
This week’s spellings are high frequency words. The children will be tested on Friday 30 September 2011.
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next |
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very |
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make |
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his |
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when |
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went |
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here |
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you |
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again |
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because |
16 September 2011
This week’s spellings are high frequency words. The children will be tested on these spellings on Friday 23 September.
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is |
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was |
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saw |
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house |
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what |
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them |
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said |
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me |
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see |
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but |
It’s the summer…
…so there are no homework activities or spellings to learn.
Don’t forget learning can still happen in the holidays:
- take your children to the park and talk about what they can see, hear and smell;
- take a trip using a bus or train, and take time to look at the timetable (Why is it in the 24 hour clock? How long will the journey last? When will we arrive?)
- enjoy visits to the local library;
- spend time baking (What unit of measurement will we use to weigh? If we want to make twice as much, how much will we need? When will the food be ready?);
- encourage your child to write some postcards to friends and family;
- take a trip to a museum or art gallery.
Research shows that the long summer holidays can mean some children’s learning regresses and they might struggle in the autumn term to keep up. Frequent talk-times, reading, counting and tables practice are so important!
