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Spelling lists come home on Monday. Tests on Friday. 

My belief and experience in giving weekly spelling tests is that most children can spell the words correctly on Friday, but then never apply those spelling rules and patterns the day after the test, which isn't that the goal of learning spelling patterns and rules anyway?

So although I value spelling tests each week, I value equally the application of those spelling rules in their journal writing and other writing assignments. I tell the students "once you learn to spell the word, it's for forever, not just for Friday." 

Front side of test:

10 correct spelling words with percentages. Each bonus word correct is another point added to their percentage.  So, 1 missed spellng word is 90% but 2 bonus words correct would be a 92%. 

Back side of test 

2 dictation sentences (the same ones that come home on Monday spelling list)

It is graded 3 ways: 

1. (H) is for Handwriting: all upper/lowercase letters formed correctly using handwriting lines with appropriate spacing between words. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN PRACTICE AT HOME EACH NIGHT TO PREPARE FOR FRIDAY"S TEST. 

2. (L) is for Language: Each sentence begins with a capital  letter and ends with a period. 

3. (S) is for Spelling: each word spelled correctly

For each H, L, and S grade, the grades are:

E for Excellent      VG for Very Good          S- for Unsatisfactory