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Spellings at home   

Please allow your child to spend some time each week practising their spellings.  The spellings will be discussed and taught in class also.   

Term 2 spellings 

We will be teaching a range of spellings across the term and will have 3 spellings tests in the year. We will no longer be using spellings shed. Please focus the following words with your children this term:

country, division, totally, erosion, grumpily, invention,  illegal, tension, disappear, musician, substandard, permission

If you would like to practice spellings weekly. Please choose words from the Year 3/4 spelling list found in the 'spelling and homework' tab.

Reading at home

Please read with your child and discuss the texts with them, before signing their Reading Record - we will aim to check their records regularly.

Discover a new book!

• New book titles each month
  If you are finding it difficult to decide which book to read next, click on this link to see if you can find something which interests you. This is updated every month, so keep coming back! https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/best-new-books/ 

• Books to read in Year 4
  If you are struggling to find something to read, you can find a book in our weekly library sessions.

SPAG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar)

In Year 4, the two main new grammar concepts are Fronted Adverbials and Expanded Noun Phrases.