07 March 2014
This is the second spelling week about verbs. This time, all the verbs contain a short vowel sound which needs to be ‘doubled up’ when changed to the past or continuous form. As before, the verbs are listed in their infinitive, present tense, past tense and continuous (this form could be either past or present tense).
- Infinitive – I like to shop.
- Present – She shops very often.
- Past – She shopped all day long.
- Continuous – She was shopping or She is shopping.
| Infinitive | Present tense | Past tense | Continuous |
| to drag | drags | dragged | dragging |
| to drop | drops | dropped | dropping |
| to grab | grabs | grabbed | grabbing |
| to hug | hugs | hugged | hugging |
| to shop | shops | shopped | shopping |
| to stop | stops | stopped | stopping |
28 February 2014
For the next few weeks we will learn about verbs. The verbs are listed in their infinitive, present tense, past tense and continuous (this could be either past or present tense) form.
- Infinitive – I like to cook.
- Present – She cooks very well.
- Past – She cooked a lovely meal.
- Continuous – She was cooking. She is cooking.
| Infinitive | Present tense | Past tense | Continuous |
| to cook | cooks | cooked | cooking |
| to play | plays | played | playing |
| to show | shows | showed | showing |
| to work | works | worked | working |
| to invent | invents | invented | inventing |
| to sulk | sulks | sulked | sulking |
Children will be tested on eight of the words on Friday o7 March.
It’s half-term…
It’s the half-term, so in line with our current homework policy, there are no homework tasks or spellings to learn.
However, please make sure you’re reading lots with your child – we’re finding children are reading less than they need to if they are to gain fluency and understanding. You could take your child to a local library, hunt down an old favourite to re-visit, plan a story book for each bedtime over the holiday, read more about a favourite subject on the internet, buy a comic or magazine… And, so they have good role models, make sure your child sees you read, too!
Our current homework policy will be reviewed soon. A small number of you have told us you’re not entirely happy with it – it would be really helpful if you tell us more about what you’d like. Send us an email or speak with Mrs Weekes or me about this. Thank you.
07 February 2014
Our spellings this week investigate how words change when er and est are added. In the list, all the words are adjectives – they describe nouns.
Notice how you drop the y for an i when changing the root word to er or est.
| tasty | tastier | tastiest |
| happy | happier | happiest |
| funny | funnier | funniest |
| crazy | crazier | craziest |
| lucky | luckier | luckiest |
| grumpy | grumpier | grumpiest |
31 January 2014
Our spellings this week investigate how words change when er and est are added. In the list, all the words are adjectives – they describe nouns.
Notice how, when adding er and est, the final consonant is doubled due to the short vowel which precedes it.
| big | bigger | biggest |
| hot | hotter | hottest |
| thin | thinner | thinnest |
| fat | fatter | fattest |
| sad | sadder | saddest |
| wet | wetter | wettest |
24 January 2014
The rule for this week is double up for a short vowel sound.
This week, all the spellings are animals which contain a short vowel sound followed by a double consonant.
| 1. | rabbit |
| 2. | hippo |
| 3. | gorilla |
| 4. | jellyfish |
| 5. | butterfly |
| 6. | alligator |
| 7. | grasshopper |
| 8. | hummingbird |
17 January 2014
The spellings this week are all animal topic words which we will be using in both topic and literacy lessons next week.
| 1. | diet |
| 2. | habitat |
| 3. | animal |
| 4. | location |
| 5. | prey |
| 6. | carnivore |
| 7. | herbivore |
| 8. | omnivore |
| 9. | appearance |
| 10. | creature |
10 January 2014
The spellings this week are all topic words which we have been learning about in our computing mini-topic. Throughout the week, the children have encountered all of this vocabulary so will be able to tell you the meaning.
| 1. | computer |
| 2. | mouse |
| 3. | keyboard |
| 4. | monitor |
| 5. | input |
| 6. | output |
| 7. | program |
| 8. | debug |
| 9. | digital |
| 10. | algorithm |
06 December 2013
This week, we are learning to spell words which have a silent h. Can you think of anymore?
| 1. | when |
| 2. | what |
| 3. | where |
| 4. | which |
| 5. | white |
| 6. | ghost |
| 7. | honest |
| 8. | Christmas |
29 November 2013
The spellings this week are all words with silent letters, e.g. knee, gnat, wrinkle.
| 1. | knee |
| 2. | knock |
| 3. | knife |
| 4. | wrong |
| 5. | wreck |
| 6. | write |
| 7. | sword |
| 8. | when |
| 9. | whine |
| 10. | gnarled |