Spelling

Parents

The spelling we send home each week focuses on spelling patterns and phonics. 

Alongside this spelling we also expect students to learn words from the ‘Essential Spelling List’.  There are 7 lists in total and together they make up 75% of writing.  (You may remember these from the 'Spell-write' books you used as a child!)

These words have been arranged in alphabetical order and put in lists according to how often they are used. Because these words are used so often, it is very important that we learn to spell each one.

We have posted lists one and two below for your information.

The words down the left in bold are the words in the essential list and we have included other words with the same spelling pattern in the table to the right.

We will be working on these in class as the year progresses.

If you have a moment to spare and a co-operative child you could practice a few of these at home.  (Yes, we do have a great sense of humour!)

Essential Spelling List 1 (10 words, 25% of writing)
a
I
it	sit	hit	fit
the
was
and	sand	hand	land
in	bin	fin	tin
my	shy	fly	cry
to	do	who
we	me	he	she

Essential Spelling List 2 ( 20 words, 15% of writing)
at	hat	cat	sat
had	sad	mad
of
that	fat	hat	sat
up	cup	pup
but	cut	shut	hut
he	me	she	be
on
then	men	hen	when
went	sent	rent	tent
for
is	his
she	me	we	be
there	here	where
when	pen	then	hen
got	rot	cot	shot
me	he	she	we
so	go	no
they
you