Spelling

Friday 08 March

This week, we have been focusing on words that contain the ‘shun’ sound by using the endings -tion, -sion and -cian. Learn the following words using the strategies which we use in our spelling lessons in preparation for a test on Friday 12 March.

appreciation
communication
desperation
determination
exaggeration
explanation
interruption
occupation
persuasion
explosion
suggestion
optician
electrician

05 March 2021

This week’s spellings are common exception words – words that are used frequently but don’t always following the usual spelling rules.

Year 1

• school
• some
• so
• the
• she

Year 2

• after
• because
• again
• behind
• any
• both
• bath
• break
• beautiful
• busy

Week beginning 11 January 2021

This week we are recapping learning of the alternative graphemes (different spellings) for long vowel sounds. We have looked at these before last term, so we are only spending a day on each sound. The words that we will focus on each day are in the list below. Concentrate on a couple of words that you are less confident with for each day – you choose which ones you will work on, as we are all different. Choose which ten words you are going to focus on and ask someone at home to test you on those ten words on Friday.

08 January 2021

11 December 2020

This week, we’ve been practising adding er or est to the end of words to change their tense. Because the English language is really tricky, there’s lots of ways to do this. Complete the table that shows you some different ways to do this (one has been done for you. Then, use some of our ‘super spelling strategies’ form this week’s post (go to the St James’ website, learn more, spelling, Year 3 & 4).  There’s more than usual but when you can spell the root word you just need to apply the rule to spell it correctly.

Children should practise in preparation for a test on Thursday 17  December 2020.

11 December 2020

Use last week’s spellings and choose something from the ideas below to write them.

Year 1

• push
• put
• said
• saw
• says

Year 2

• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday

04 December 2020

This week, we’ve been practising adding ed or ing to the end of words to change their tense. Because the English language is really tricky, there’s lots of ways to do this. Complete the table that shows you some different ways to do this (one has been done for you. Then, use some of our ‘super spelling strategies’ form this week’s post (go to the St James’ website, learn more, spelling, Year 3 & 4).  There’s more than usual but when you can spell the root word you just need to apply the rule to spell it correctly.

Children should practise in preparation for a test on Thursday 10  December 2020.

04 December 2020

This week’s spellings are more common exception words.

Year 1

• push
• put
• said
• saw
• says

Year 2

• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday

27 November 2020

We’ve been learning about some common homophones: words that sound the same but mean different things and are spelt in different ways. This is a helpful guide from BBC teach that children, and adults, can use to remind themselves of what homophones are – the link is available on the spelling page of our website (go to the St James’ website, learn more, spelling, Year 3 & 4).

there                                     their                                      they’re                                  here

hear                                      wear                                     where                                    we’re

To keep it fun, practise these spellings in different ways, check out the ‘super spelling strategies’ on this week’s spelling post (go to the Scholes website, learn more, spelling, Year 3 & 4). Children should practise in preparation for a test on Thursday 26  November 2020.

Fancy a challenge? Use these words in sentences. Or, create silly sentences using as many of them as you can – can you use them all?

Also, if you haven’t checked out our class news page recently, please do. Teachers post regularly to update adults at home about our learning in school (go to the St James’ website, learn more, class news, Year 3 & 4).

27 November 2020

This week, we’ve been learning the spelling rule for words ending in ible and able. Complete this sheet matching words to the correct word ending.