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Important update from TheSchoolRun
For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.
What this means for subscribers:
- Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
- In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
- As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.
A few changes to be aware of:
- The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
- The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.
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Spelling patterns: ‘wa’ or ‘qua’ words
When the graphemes ‘w’ or ‘qu’ are followed by the single vowel ‘a’, it usually represents the /o/ sound as in swan. For each of these words, add an ‘a’ to complete the word. Say the
word out loud. Can you hear how the ‘a’ makes an /o/ sound? Then have a go at the wordsearch.
word out loud. Can you hear how the ‘a’ makes an /o/ sound? Then have a go at the wordsearch.
Spelling patterns: the prefix super-
Underline all the words with the prefix super- you can find in the passage. Then write each word in the column on the left. Now look up the word’s meaning in a dictionary and write it in the column on the right.
Spelling patterns: the suffix -less
When the suffix -less is added to the end of adjectives the new word indicates the absence of the root word. For example, a person without hope is hopeless. Fill the correct word in these sentences.
Spelling patterns: the suffix -ly
Words ending -ly are used to describe how something is done; they are called adverbs. Cut out these cards and match up the root words on the left with the suffix -ly on the right, then decide which words go in each sentence.
Spelling patterns: words containing ‘ch’ as a /sh/ sound
All these words contain the letters ‘ch’ but they make the sound /sh/. Each of these words fits with a clue in the crossword below. Can you work out where all the words go to solve the puzzle?
Spelling patterns: words ending -able and -ible
The endings -able and -ible are both common adjective spelling patterns and they usually sound the same, which can make it tricky to know which is the correct spelling. Add the correct suffix to each of these words then see if you can find them in the wordsearch.
Spelling patterns: words ending -ably / -ibly
Each of these adverbs ends in -ably or the less common suffix -ibly. See if you can put each of the words into the correct gaps in these sentences.
Spelling patterns: words ending -ey
In these words the /ee/ sound is written with the grapheme ‘ey’. Look through this nonsense passage and underline the ‘ey’ words. Then write each word out three times to help you learn them
Spelling patterns: words ending -que / -gue
In words like antique and catalogue the letters ‘que’ make the /k/ sound and the letters ‘gue’ make a /g/ sound. Look at the clues on the left and then enter what you think is the correct word (from the group above) into the code grids below. At the end, see if you can work out the mystery word using the codes.
Spelling patterns: words ending -ve
All these words end in -ve (not many English words end in -v without an ‘e’!). Some of them have a long vowel sound (like ‘five’) and some of them have a short vowel sound (like ‘give’). Can you sort them into words with short vowels and words with long vowels?