How Good Is Your Spelling?

This year we have been working hard to improve our knowledge of Phonics through Read Write Inc. Without a doubt it has made an impact with our KS1 & EYFS pupils, who now have more definite strategies to help them spell.

In our locality of schools, we are running a Spelling Bee competition in July. This will be foreshadowed by our next inter house tournament. Today the children selected their teams to represent Red, Green, Blue & Yellow. The best performing children will then go on to represent the school at the locality competition (which will be held at Drapers Academy on July 9th).

Spelling is an incredibly important skill... but many people have become reliant on Spell Check! Read the article below. How good is your spelling? Are you a spell check-aholic?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18158665

If you would like to brush up your skills, try the Times Spelling Bee website:
http://www.timesspellingbee.co.uk/

Keep an eye out for the results of the Spelling Bee competitions. Why not have a go at some of the words yourself.