spellings to be tested 12th December

The [i:] sound spelt -ey (as in monkey, chimney)

Group A
key, medley, valley, kidney, money, donkey, hockey, jockey, volley, chimney (plus two unseen words)

Group B
turkey, journey, alley, abbey, galley, pulley, money, parsley, chutney, chimney (plus two unseen words)

Group C
donkey, jersey, galley, journey, smiley, money, chimney, valley, monkey, alley (plus two unseen words)

All groups
earth, eight/eighth, enough

Spellings to be tested 5th December

The [^] sound spelt o (as in other, nothing)

Group A
other, nothing, mother, brother, Monday, monkey, cover, won, oven, done (plus two unseen words)

Group B
colour, onion, comfy, glove, shove, above, rough, love, tough, month (plus two unseen words)

Group C
dove, brother, country, comfortable, wonderful, another, couple, dozen, young, southern (plus two unseen words)

All groups
difficult, disappear, early from the Lower School Word List

Spellings to be tested Thursday 28th November

The [o] sound spelt a before l and ll (as in call, walk, always)

Group A
call, walk, fall, also, small, ball, wall, hall, tall, always (plus two unseen words)

Group B
also, always, recall, shortfall, stall, small, install, football, birdcall, downfall (plus two unseen words)

Group C
stalk, enthral, firewall, gall, overall, rainfall, almighty, altogether, bookstall, waterfall (plus two unseen words)

All groups decide, describe, different from the Lower School Word List

Wonderful Writing Wall in Year Four

We are so pleased to share with you our wonderful writing on the theme of 'Imaginary Worlds'.

Spellings 7th November to be tested 14th November

The objective this week: homophones (words that sound the same but have different meanings) and near homophones (words that sound very similar).

Group A

meat/meet
right/write
peace/piece
sun/son
there/their/they're
our/hour
sum/some
board/bored
here/hear
two/too
site/sight

Group B

knot/not
through/threw
buy/by/bye
fair/fayre
morning/mourning
seen/scene
brake/break
hole/whole
weather/whether
their/there/they're
two/too/to
site/sight

Group C

aloud/allowed
through/threw
waist/waste
plain/plane
site/sight
bean/been
steal/steel
where/wear
tail/tale
real/reel
seem/seam

All groups have the Lower School Core Words
century
certain
circle

Electricity Games Day

Thank you so much to all of the parents and grandparents who came to support our Electricity Games Day. The children had so much fun sharing their knowledge with you. There were so many inventive games designed and our visitors really helped the children to turn their

plans into reality. An amazing morning!

Spellings 10th October to be tested 17th October

Objective
Adding -ed, -er, -est and -y to words ending -e with a consonant before it (nice - nicer, shine - shiny)

Group C
sentenced, compiled, achiever, interfered, probably, deliberated, averaged, advertiser, surprised, diseased, inflamed, merger.

Words from the Lower School Core Word List
calendar, caught, centre

Group B
tumbled, challenged, tenser, silenced, strangest, bubbly, striped, crinkly, debated, approved, stared, compiled.

Words from the Lower School Core Word List
calendar, caught, centre

Group A
shiny, saved, bubbly, skater, nicest, rated, voter, sliced, finest, timer, shaved, palest.

Words from the Lower School Core Word List
calendar, caught, centre