This week’s words end in -sion. When the root or base word ends in ’d,’ ‘de’ or ‘se’ then the suffix ’-sion’
is used e.g. extend = extension

The revision games have been set on Ed Shed.

Group 1: invasion, comprehension,  people, where

Group 2: invasion, extension, erosion, comprehension, tension

Group 3: invasion, extension, erosion, comprehension, tension, exclusion, provision

This week, the words end with ‘ture’. Remember that they have been set on the spelling shed which offers lots of games involving these words. If you are struggling to get on it, let me know.

If your child is struggling to learn the words, it might help to count the syllables e.g. mix/ture

Group 1 – nature, picture, future

Group 2 – nature, picture, future, creature, adventure

Group 3 – nature, picture, future, creature, adventure, furniture, capture, mixture

This week, we are doubling the consonant when adding the suffixes -ing, -ed, en.

Group 1: make, looked, some, have, asked

Group 2: forgetting, beginning, preferred, equipped, forgotten

Group 3: forgetting, beginning, preferred, equipped, forgotten, permitted, forbidden

Words for this week have been set on Ed Shed.

Group 1: went, about, their, people

Group 2: covered, covering, gardener, gardening, developing, developed

Group 3: covered, covering, gardener, gardening, developing, developed, listened, listening

This weeks words have the letters ‘ey’ which sound ‘ai’

Group 1: there, them, called, here

Group 2: obey, prey, disobey, osprey, they, grey, survey

Group 3: obey, prey, disobey, osprey, they, grey, survey, surveyor, conveyor

These words have been assigned to your child on Ed Shed.

Hopefully, you are all able to access Ed Shed and the children are enjoying using the programme to support their learning. We have been informed that there might be some differences when you go on the IPads, laptops and phones. If there is an option to select the stage, you need to click on Stage 3 and 4.

This week’s words have the prefix il-, ir- and im-.

Group 1: children, of, what, I’m

Group 2: illegible, illegal, impossible, irregular, impatient

Group 3: illegible, illegal, impossible, irregular, impatient, irresponsible

The spellings this week have the prefix ‘in’ meaning – not. The children all have a list of the words which we have discussed in our lesson today. They will be bringing home a list of the words and we are trying a new scheme to encourage them to learn and remember their spellings.

All children have a log in to ‘Edshed.com’. We have looked at this today. Children need to select the Spelling Shed and they have been assigned a task relating to the spellings we are learning. This is the first week so please see if your child can get on at home and play some of the games relating to ‘in’. These can be found by clicking on assignments.

Group 1: little, are, by, made (This group have the ‘in’ words to play on Spelling Shed too.

Group 2: inactive, incorrect, invisible, insecure, inflexible

Group 3: inactive, incorrect, invisible, insecure, inflexible, incurable.

This week, the words are taken from common errors made by children in their own writing.

Group 1: when, every, tired, could.  Some children have individual words including words: could, were, little, back, of.

Group 2: when, every, clean, tired, stepping, covered, could, beautiful

Group 3: sore, right, diet, quiet, special, healthy, disgusting, covered, clean.

Reading diaries have not been checked today – they will be checked next week.

This week, we are learning words from the statutory word list. This week, the ‘s’ sound is spelt with a ‘c’ before i and e.

Group 1: notice, decide, circle

Group 2: notice, decide, circle, certain, exercise

Group 3: notice, recent, decide, circle, certain, exercise