04 May 2012
This week’s spellings are all words which have double consonants after a short vowel sound – this is an important, and common, spelling rule (think of the difference between hoping and hopping, for example).
The spellings will be tested on Friday 11 May.
| 1. | cunning |
| 2. | quitting |
| 3. | button |
| 4. | battle |
| 5. | trigger |
| 6. | annoy |
| 7. | landlubber |
| 8. | assemble |
| 9. | different |
| 10. | accommodating |
27 April 2012
This week, we’re revisiting one of the most important spelling rules: drop the ‘e’ for ‘ing’.
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1. |
slide |
sliding |
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2. |
live |
living |
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3. |
dive |
diving |
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4. |
write |
writing |
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5. |
implore |
imploring |
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6. |
ignore |
ignoring |
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7. |
frustrate |
frustrating |
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8. |
become |
becoming |
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9. |
amaze |
amazing |
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10. |
achieve |
achieving |
Spellings will be tested on Friday 04 May.
20 April 2012
This week’s spellings are all emotive words which we’ll be using in our persuasive writing next week. Children will be tested on eight out of the ten words.
The spellings will be tested on Friday 27 2012.
| 1. | unfair |
| 2. | cruel |
| 3. | stunned |
| 4. | wicked |
| 5. | heartless |
| 6. | disgusting |
| 7. | delighted |
| 8. | overwhelmed |
| 9. | inhumane |
| 10. | astonished |
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
The spellings this week are all words which I’ve noticed a few of the children are spelling incorrectly. Children will be tested on eight of the words in the list on Friday 30 April.
| 1. | when |
| 2. | does |
| 3. | among |
| 4. | which |
| 5. | like |
| 6. | coming |
| 7. | using |
| 8. | there |
| 9. | believe |
16 March 2012
This week’s spellings are connectives that can be used as openers for a sentence related to the previous sentence or paragraph. For example: “The acting in the Lion King was amazing. In addition, the singing was superb!” They have been separated into two groups:
- adding connectives – add more information to the previous point
- reason + result – gives a consequence to the previous point
| LO: connective openers |
| adding connectives |
| In addition, |
| Furthermore, |
| Moreover, |
| Additionally, |
| reason + result connectives |
| Consequently, |
| As a result, |
| Therefore, |
| As a consequence, |
These connectives will really help with the children’s writing next week as they are learning how to persuade someone to do something.
09 March 2012
The spellings this week are all words with silent letters, e.g. knee, gnat, wrinkle.
The children will be tested on eight out of the ten words on Friday 16 March.
| 1. | knee |
| 2. | knock |
| 3. | knife |
| 4. | wrong |
| 5. | wreck |
| 6. | wretch |
| 7. | sword |
| 8. | when |
| 9. | whine |
| 10. | gnarled |
02 March 2012
This week’s spellings are more homophones (words which sound the same but have different meanings and/or spelling). Children need to know the correct spelling and meaning of each word.
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1. |
too |
two |
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2. |
for |
four |
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3. |
right |
write |
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4. |
our |
are |
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5. |
hole |
whole |
If there are any questions, please come and see me.
24 February 2012
This week’s spellings are slightly different. Instead of a list of words, I simply want your child to be able to distinguish between the two forms of ‘no’:
- no – For example: No, I don’t want to play.
- know – For example: I know my times tables.
We’ll be looking at this through the week, but if you could practise these activities at home it will ensure your child has a thorough understanding:
On piece of paper, write ‘no’ on one side and ‘know’ on the other. Read out a sentence and they have to show the correct ‘no’.
Have some sample sentences where they write the correct form of no. For example:
- I know my spellings. (know)
- There is no way through. (no)
If you’ve any questions, feel free to speak with me any time.
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.
