Thursday, 23 April 2015

Spelling 4H


Changes to the spelling system in 4H

Following changes to the National Curriculum, the way spelling is taught in school is currently being reviewed. Several classes, including 4H, have been chosen to try a new system. This term I will be teaching the children a spelling pattern every Monday which will be learnt and practised daily in school. On Friday the children will write a dictated paragraph containing words learnt during the week. These spellings will not be sent home. At the end of the term I will review both systems with the children to see which has been the greatest help.

In addition the 100 spellings listed below are the words all children should be able to spell by the end of year 4 under the National Curriculum. Please help your child to learn these words if they cannot already spell them. This list will be available on my class blog should you wish for a second copy.

If you wish for any further clarification of the spelling system please do not hesitate to contact me.

accident (ally)
 
early
 
knowledge
 
purpose
 
actual (ly)
 
earth
 
learn
 
quarter
 
address
 
eight / eighth
 
length
 
question
 
answer
 
enough
 
library
 
recent
 
appear
 
exercise
 
material
 
regular
 
arrive
 
experience
 
medicine
 
reign
 
believe
 
experiment
 
mention
 
remember
 
bicycle
 
extreme
 
minute
 
sentence
 
breath
 
famous
 
natural
 
separate
 
breathe
 
favourite
 
naughty
 
special
 
build
 
February
 
notice
 
straight
 
busy /business
 
forward (s)
 
occasion (ally)
 
strange
 
calendar
 
fruit
 
often
 
strength
 
caught
 
grammar
 
opposite
 
suppose
 
centre
 
group
 
ordinary
 
surprise
 
century
 
guard
 
particular
 
therefore
 
certain
 
guide
 
peculiar
 
though / although
 
circle
 
heard
 
perhaps
 
thought
 
complete
 
heart
 
popular
 
through
 
consider
 
height
 
position
 
various
 
continue
 
history
 
possess (ion)
 
weight
 
decide
 
imagine
 
possible
 
woman / women
 
describe
 
increase
 
potatoes
 
 
 
different
 
important
 
pressure
 
 
 
difficult
 
interest
 
probably
 
 
 
disappear
 
island
 
promise