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Spellings and Times Tables
16.10.20
Spelling rule 'ous'
Serious
Famous
Dangerous
Enormous
Fabulous
Furious
9.10.20
Spelling rule: tion
Option
Fiction
Nation
Position
Pollution
Action
Situation
Station
2.10.20
Spellings to learn by the test on 9th Oct.
The 'igh' rule:
Highlight
Fright
Might
Neigh
Sleigh
Delight
Flight
Bright
25.9.20
Spellings to learn for the test on Friday 2nd October:
The 'ough' rule:
Cough
Plough
Through
Rough
Thought
Ought
Thorough
To help practice and learn this resource could be helpful: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb/articles/z9f2b82
Times Tables:
For the next few weeks, we will just be focusing on mastering our 2s, 5s and 10s, using multiplication and division facts. I have attached the sheets that we test the children on every Friday; they have 3 minutes to complete it. There are also some games to help develop their times tables knowledge on 'TopMarks' and 'Times Tables Rock Stars'. Do have a look at 'Hit the button' for a bit of competitive times tables fun, see if your child can beat you!
We test the children on Page 41.
Spellings
Spellings - Term 4
Spellings - Term 3
Year 3 Spellings - Term 3 Week 1
The children will now be split into two groups for spellings, according to the level they are working at. They will be stuck in their books and must be practiced over the week, ready for a spelling test every Wednesday!
Sapphires
Come
Some
Would
Could
Full
Pull
Emeralds
Accident
Accidentally
Actual
Actually
Arrive
Arrival
Year 3 Spellings - Term 2 - Week 3
Over the next two weeks, we will be covering some of the less common homophones in class. The children will be tested on some of these each week, so practice as much as you can!
Write sentences with each of the words in, so I know you understand how to use them correctly!
Year 3 Spellings - Term 2 - Week 2
Adding the suffix ‘est’
Fastest
Greatest
Slowest
Happiest - Rule – drop the ‘y’, add an ‘i’ !
Funniest - Rule – drop the ‘y’, add an ‘i’ !
Scariest - Rule – drop the ‘y’, add an ‘i’ !
How many more words can you think of that you can add an ‘est’ to?
Year 3 Spellings - Term 2 - Week 1
Feast
Least
Beast
Treat
Reason
Season
Weak
Year 3 Spellings - 24/10/18
Night
Might
Knight
Light
Fight
Delight
Sight
Plus two mystery words following the same spelling pattern!
Year 3 Spellings - 17/10/18
Fraction
Action
Motion
Option
Potion
Ration
Nation
Plus two mystery words following the same pattern!
10/10/18
Division
Explosion
Mission
Decision
Invasion
The children will be tested on two more mystery words using the same spelling pattern!
26/09/18
Witch
Which
Hear
Here
There
Their
They're
19/09/18
Because
Christmas
Although
Everybody
Parents
Improve
Children
Beautiful
Clothes
People
The spellings have changed for Year 3 this term as we are now following the way that the rest of KS2 learn. They are taught a rule or a sound that appears in the spelling and then the children will learn a number of those spellings. The children will then be tested on those words, plus a few extras following the same rule/sound. The children need to show that they can apply that rule. The children will be given the 6-8 words to learn, and are then expected to try and find as many other words following the same rule/sound as this. That way, they are more prepared when they have their spelling test, which is still on a Wednesday.
So far, this way of learning spellings has been very successful, the children excitedly anticipate the arrival of the 'surprise spellings' and are obviously less surprised if they have done their spelling homework.
Thank you to all parents/carers who practice spellings (and times tables) with the children each week, it makes a huge difference to not only their spelling test result, but to their confidence.