"Covid: Home-education numbers rise by 75%" New BBC research shows the number of children registering for home education has risen by 75% in the first part of the school year. In north-west England this is a 92% increase on the previous two-year average. While some parents made this decision for health reasons, others felt that pandemic simply gave them the final push they needed. Read the BBC article here. Do you home-school your children? Sign up for a free Spellzone home trial here. 3 Word Lists for July For this month’s word lists, we looked at The Dirty 30 (part 1 and part 2), Prefixes: p...
What does each word mean? The word board is used to describe a committee with supervisory powers or a long thin piece of wood (or other hard material) used for various purposes. The word is also sometimes used to describe a vertical surface which is used to display information on. If you board something, it means you get on it. If you board somewhere, it means you stay there. Here is board used in some example sentences: The board decided to terminate the project. The floor was made from interlocking boards. The cheese was served on a board. Can you see the board from the back of the classroom? We will board the ferry at midday.&...
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One of the students has put in a huge amount of effort in completing Spellzone at least 3 times a week since his arrival with us in January. Looking at his scores after the latest GL testing, his standardised score has risen from 99 to 131. This is a truly phenomenal result. I just wanted to share the best result I have ever seen.
Terrie Penrose-Toms, Casterton College
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