Spellings

Spellings

This week's spellings are a combination of phase 3 'oa' words and words containing phase 5 alternative graphemes for the 'oa' phoneme. Please mark your child's spellings together at home.

List 1: boat, goat, coat, float, toast

List 2: boat, goat, coat, float, toast, throne, phone, window, blow, potatoes

The spellings tested this week were: 

List 1: sheep, keep, feet, feel, greet

List 2: sheep, keep, feet, feel, greet, speak, dreams, athlete, donkey, funny  

Below are the 4 main spelling strategies which we are learning to use at school. The children are learning to use these strategies when spelling new and longer words.

Please encourage your child to use these spelling strategies when learning their weekly spellings.