We have our spelling test on a Wednesday afternoon, we celebrate with our families who got them all correct on Class DoJo but we love and celebrate just as much when the children try their hardest to improve!

We introduce our new weekly spellings to the children on a Thursday.  The spellings are then shared with parents via our class story on Class DoJo.  They can also be found on the children's homework sheet each week.

We practise spelling these words every day in school and even have a challenge linked to them within our writing area to help us.  Parents can support their children to learn these spellings at home by using the techniques below.

• Look, Cover, Say Write Check

Look: first look at the whole word carefully and if there is one part of the word that is difficult, look at that part in more detail.

Say: say the word as you look at it, using different ways of pronouncing it if that will make it more memorable.

Cover: cover the word.

Write: write the word from memory, saying the word as you do so.

Check: Have you got it right? If yes, try writing it again and again! If not, start again – look, say, cover, write, check.

• Quick Write

Check the child can spell the word correctly. When they can, set a timer and see how many times the child can write the word accurately in a set amount of time E.g. 1 minute.

• Pyramid Writing

The child should start by writing one word on the first line, then adding a letter each time on the line below to create a pyramid effect. E.g.

s

s h

s h o

s h o u

s h o u l

s h o u l d

If you have any questions about your child's spellings, please speak to their class teacher.