Spelling

18 September 2020

Use last week’s spellings and write each one in ‘rainbow writing’.

Year 1

• are
• ask
• be
• by
• come

Year 2

• are
• ask
• be
• by
• come
• do
• for
• friend
• full
• go

Friday 11 September 2020

This week, we’d like your child to practise the following spellings in preparation for a spelling test on Friday 18 September 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?

Friday 11 September 2020

Next week, we’re learning the difference between common homophones (words that sound the same but have a different spelling). Learn these spellings in the correct context for next week. There will be a spelling test on Friday 18th September

their

there

they’re

to

too

of

off

hear

here

11 September 2020

We will be working our way through the ‘common exception words’ (words that do not follow the usual spelling rules).

Encourage children to write their spellings out a few times over the week, ready to be tested at school on a Friday.

Year 1

• are
• ask
• be
• by
• come

Year 2

• are
• ask
• be
• by
• come
• do
• for
• friend
• full
• go

20 March 2020

This week’s spellings can be found below.

Year 1

• me
• mine
• ask
• asking
• asked
• no
• some
• school

Year 2

• child
• children
• Christmas
• class
• climb
• clothes
• cold
• could
• door
• even

13 March 2020

Next week, we would like children to continue focusing on words ending with tial/cial. Children should practise the list of words below, in preparation for a further test on Friday 20th March 2020.

financial

special

confidential

official

substantial

social

residential

essential

+ two words from previous weeks below

superstition

electrician

13 March 2020

Use last week’s spellings and write them in colourful or rainbow writing.

Year 1

• our
• do
• of
• are
• they

Year 2

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

06 March 2020

Next week, children will be focusing on words ending with tial/cial. Children to practise the list of words below, in preparation for a test on Friday 13th March 2020.

financial

special

confidential

official

substantial

social

residential

essential

+ two words from previous weeks below

accommodation

discussion

06 March 2020

This week’s spellings are from the Common Exception Word lists. Remember to check out the handy Learn More/Help Your Child section on the school website for ideas how to help your child learn their spellings.

https://www.scholeselmet.leeds.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Spelling-Guide-SE.pdf

Year 1

• our
• do
• of
• are
• they

Year 2

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

28 February 2020

Use the last set of spellings and write them in ‘pyramid writing’.

Year 1

• where
• come
• once
• push
• full

Year 2

• who
• what
• where
• have
• which
• when
• why
• do
• can
• how

Year 2s should also start to learn their divide and times facts for the 2s.