What you can do to support your child’s learning in Term Six
Term Six
Redgrave and Kingsley are learning about
Turrets and Tiaras
Here are some websites you could visit together:
Reading for pleasure!
http://www.castles.org/Kids_Section/Castle_Story/
In class, we shall be reading a variety of different books relating to
Turrets and Tiaras. We will be focussing on these books:
Information about castles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/science/growing_plants/play/
All about growing plants
What were castles for? By Phil Roxbee
Cox
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/3-5-years
Number – counting, matching and recognising
http://www.ictgames.com
All areas of the curriculum
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Zog by Julia Donaldson.
Phonics – recognising sounds and key words
Our school website is available for you to view at
www.holbrooktrowbridge.co.uk
Jack and the Beanstalk by Mara Alperin
Kingsley’s class page will be updated regularly with
everything that we have been up to!
Things to talk about!
We are hoping to visit:
 A castle
Some places you could visit with your child:
 Farleigh Castle
 Windsor Castle
 The local museum
Your child will be learning:
 How to label a castle
 How to design a coat of
arms
 How to write lists and
invitations
 How to look after plants
 How to write a story
Talk to your child about different story characters. Are
they good or bad? What words can you use to show their
character?
Help your child to create a model of a castle. What would it
Find books in the
library!
look like? Who would live there? Who would work there?
Look at pictures of castles. Find out what their features are
called.
Talk to your child about what it would have been like to
live in a castle.
Books on Castles and Knights
are available from
Trowbridge Library as well
as from the school library.
Remember, your child will know more as the term goes on!