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Spelling in our school

To ensure that our children get a strong, rich diet of spelling rules and common exception words from the National Curriculum, we use the Read, Write, Inc Spelling programme from Years 2-6.

Details of our weekly RWI spelling rule will be located on class dojo, where teachers will words that children need to practise. Please practise these spellings/ this spelling rule with your child, as they will be tested on them throughout the school year. 

In addition to RWI spelling, children will learn their year group common exception words during alternate weeks. Children are given the opportunity to practise these during the school week. It is important that children understand the meaning of the words, as well as be able to apply them in a sentence. You are welcome to write these spellings down and practise them at home, if you wish to. Children in foundation and key stage 1 also learn the 100 and 200 high frequency words.

Please see the 100 and 200 high frequency words.

Spelling activities that you could try at home

If you have any questions about spelling, please speak to your child’s class teacher, who will be happy to help.

Below is a list of the common exception words from the National Curriculum for years 1-6 that your child needs to know how to spell by the end of the year. Please encourage your child to learn the spelling, the meaning of the word and practise writing the spelling in a sentence. Foundation children should practise the first 100 words above. Use some of the spelling activities above to make spelling more fun at home!