Spelling

21 September 2018

Focus : families of words

Families of words can be created by taking a root word – basically the simplest form of a word and adding other prefixes and suffixes. For example, agree is a root word and words in the family could be disagree, agreement, agreeable etc.

Chose two of the following words and create a word family of your own.

• courage
• obey
• build
• astonish

14 September 2018

This week’s spelling task is to learn the homophones you were given last week. You’ll be tested on some of these words on Thursday 20 September.

14 September 2018

Focus : the ‘ure’ sound

Using the strategies we use in class, learn these words for a test next week.
• treasure
• pleasure
• measure
• enclosure
• treasured
• measuring
• measurement
• treasuring
• consider
• consideration
• courage
• courageous

14 September 2018

This week’s spelling homework is a spelling task due in on Thursday 20 September.

Year 1
In your child’s homework book, you’ll see the 100 High-Frequency Words. By the end of year 1, children are expected to read and write these words. Therefore, we will begin by learning to spell some of these words.

This week’s task is to choose 5 of your spelling words. Write a silly sentence for each of the chosen words.
the       and
to          I
said     of
he        was

Year 2

In your child’s homework book, you’ll see the Year 2 Common Exception Words. By the end of year 2, children are expected to read and write these words. Therefore, we will begin by learning to spell some of these words.

This week’s task is to choose 5 of your spelling words. Write a silly sentence for each of the chosen words.
after               should
any                 could
again             would
because        who

07 September 2018

This week’s spellings are homophones.

Homophones are two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.

07 September 2018

Spelling

Focus : Countries, continents, oceans
Learn these words for a test next week as part of our ‘Where in the world?’ topic

1. Europe
2. North America
3. South America
4. Asia
5. Oceania
6. Antarctica
7. Africa
8. Atlantic
9. Pacific
10. Indian
11. Great Britain
12. France
13. Argentina
14. Australia
15. Mexico

07 September 2018

Year 1 spellings

This week’s spelling homework is a spelling task with a test on Friday 14 September.

As the children enter year 1, it is expected that when they write their names they will write their first name and their surname. Therefore, this week’s spelling homework is to practise spelling their surnames. We’ll also be practising this in our writing area this week, too.

Year 2 spellings 

This week’s homework is a spelling list to be tested on Friday 14 September.
As the children become more independent in year 2, they are expected to spell the days of the week correctly. Therefore, this week’s spelling words are the seven days of the week. To be marked as correct, they must have a capital letter!
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

29 June 2018

Can you identify spellings you find tricky?

Write a list of words you find hard to spell and use a dictionary to find the correct spelling. Then write these words in a sentence.

22 June 2018

Can you identify spellings you find tricky?

Write a list of words you find hard to spell and use a dictionary to find the correct spelling. Then write these words in a sentence.

22 June 2018

This week’s spelling homework is a set of words to learn.

Group 1:

Here is a list of 6 words to learn that all include a suffix ‘ed’ – think about how to spell the root word before you add your suffix. Don’t get tricked out by the ‘ed’ sounding like a ‘t’.

jumped, helped, pushed, looked, washed, worked

Group 2:

Here is a list of 8 words to learn that all include a suffix – think about how to spell the root word before you add your suffix.

jumped, helped, walking, playing, fastest, smartest, taller, higher

Group 3:

Here is a list of 10 words to learn that all include a suffix – think about how to spell the root word before you add your suffix.

delightful, cheerful, sadly, strangely, entertainment, enjoyment, safely, bravely, painless, harmless