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This week in spelling we are focusing on the sound of k in long and short words.  We will notice that using the sound of k using the letters ck, ke, or k are directly related to the vowel sound that comes before it. 

For homework, last night you were asked to go on a word hunt reading books and magazines in search of this pattern. What words did you find?  Please share with your teammates, but before you post read what your teammates have posted too so that we only have new words add to the list.  Here’s a hint, you might see these words again on Friday morning along with your other spelling words.  If you need another copy of your spelling words, just click here: Spelling for the Yellow Group Oct. 20th

This week we have been looking at the spelling patterns with some traveling buddies.  These words have a vowel pattern who travel together but only one vowel is talking.  For homework, last night you were asked to go on a word hunt reading books and magazines in search of this pattern

  What words did you find?  Please share with your teammates, but before you post read what your teammates have posted too so that we only have new words add to the list.  Here’s a hint, you might see these words again on Friday morning along with your other spelling words.  If you need another copy of your spelling words, just click here:  Spelling Homework for Yellow Group October 20th

This is our last week with the bossy R.  On Friday we will have our big spelling test that will cover all of the concepts of the bossy R that we have studied these past few weeks.  For homework last night you were asked to go on a word hunt reading books and magazines in search of these patterns. What words did you find?  Please share with your teammates, but before you post read what your teammates have posted too so that we only have new words add to the list.  Here’s a hint, you might see these words again on Friday morning along with your other spelling words. Orange Group’s Spelling For October 20th   

We are continuing to look at some spelling patterns with that bossy R as Coach Johnson likes to call them.  The patterns are

• ur  (CVC) like in turn
• ur~ e (VCCe) like in curve
• ure (VCe) like in sure

  For homework last night you were asked to go on a word hunt reading books and magazines in search of these patterns. What words did you find?  Please share with your teammates, but before you post read what your teammates have posted too so that we only have new words add to the list.  Here’s a hint, you might see these words again on Friday morning along with your other spelling words. If you need another copy of your list, just click hereOrange Group October 13th

So this week we have been looking at the spelling patterns using long E and short E.  For homework last night you were asked to go on a word hunt reading books and magazines in search of this pattern

• CVC for the short E,  
• CVVC for the long E sound with EE
• CVVC for the long E sound with EA 
• Oddball words

  What words did you find?  Please share with your teammates, but before you post read what your teammates have posted too so that we only have new words add to the list.  Here’s a hint, you might see these words again on Friday morning along with your other spelling words.  If you need another copy of your spelling words, just click here. Pink Group October 13th

This week we have been looking at the spelling patterns using long U and short U.  For homework last night you were asked to go on a word hunt reading books and magazines in search of this pattern CVC for the short U and CVCe for the long U with the silent e.  What words did you find?  Please share with your teammates, but before you post read what your teammates have posted too so that we only have new words add to the list.  Here’s a hint, you might see these words again on Friday morning along with your other spelling words.   If you need another copy of your list just click here Yellow Group October 13th