Writing Words

Our “Writing Words” program is designed to focus on high frequency writing words that are often misspelled in writing. By the end of the school year, there are 80 common words that the third graders are expected to spell correctly in their writing.

At the beginning of each month, your child will receive a list of that month’s “Writing Words.”  These words will be posted on the wall in the classroom, and the children are expected to learn how to spell these words correctly by the end of the month.  We will do some practice here at school, but they will also need to study these words at home.  Each month, there may be some homonyms on the list like there, their, and they’re.  In addition to knowing how to spell these words, they will be expected to know when to use the appropriate one.  At the end of the month, they will take a test on these words.  Once they have been tested on these words, they will be held accountable for spelling them correctly in their writing for the rest of the school year. 

October
by

buy

have

very

really

was

no

know

can’t

first

enough

off

November
won

one

are

our

before

myself

people

everybody

then

said

knew

new

January
except

hole

whole

what

friendly

your

you’re

they

could

didn’t

that’s

until

February
anyone

doesn’t

favorite

pretty

school

to

two

too

maybe

write

right

went

March
there

they’re

their

because

don’t

exciting

question

its

it’s

with

who

when

April
beautiful

again

prettier

something

won’t

threw

through

trouble

wear

where

May
laughed

probably

thought

vacation

we’re

were

weather

whether

wouldn’t

usually