02 October 2020
Use last week’s spellings and write them with a shape around them, showing the ascenders and descenders (bits that stick up above the line or below the line).


Year 1
- do
- for
- friend
- full
- go
Year 2
- has
- he
- here
- his
- house
- is
- love
- me
- my
- no
25 September 2020
This week’s spellings are more Common Exception words – words that we use lots but that don’t follow the usual spelling rules.
Year 1
- do
- for
- friend
- full
- go
Year 2
- has
- he
- here
- his
- house
- is
- love
- me
- my
- no
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
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
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
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.

07 February 2020
Use last week’s spellings and write them in dotty writing.

Year 1
- where
- come
- once
- push
- full
Year 2
- who
- what
- where
- have
- which
- when
- why
- do
- can
- how
31 January 2020
This week’s spellings are a selection from the common exception word lists.
Year 1
- where
- come
- once
- push
- full
Year 2
- who
- what
- where
- have
- which
- when
- why
- do
- can
- how