Year 5

Welcome to Year 5!  Here you can find out all about what we will be learning this year.  We hope you find the information below clear and engaging.  If you need further information, please feel free to reach out to our team who will be happy to help.  

Classes in Year 5

Banksy- Miss George

You can contact us at 5By@bassingbourn.cambs.sch.uk

Baldessari Class- Miss Lowe

You can contact us at 5Bi@bassingbourn.cambs.sch.uk

We also have Miss Davies and Miss Dyke assisting across the Year 5 team. 

Year 5 curriculum

Each term our units are carefully planned to ensure all of the objectives for Year 5 are taught in an appropriate sequence.  You can find out all about the content of each subject area by visiting our Curriculum Page and selecting the subject you are interested in.  

Please see our Curriculum Overview below.  In addition, our Termly Curriculum Newsletter will also provide you with the key dates and an overview of all the exciting learning that will be taking place that term.

Reminders

PE kits: TBC September

News and events: We will keep you posted on news and events via the weekly newsletter and Bromcom notifications.

Everyday Essentials: Please make sure your child has a water bottle in school every day these can be refill in class if needed.

School Uniform: Please can you label all your children's belongings. We try to return lost items to children but this is becoming increasingly difficult when items are not named. 

Home Learning

Maths: weekly arithmetic
English: weekly spellings, alternating grammar activity and reading comprehension 
Reading: 10 minutes per day

Recommended books for Year 5

Recommended Books for Year 5 - Year 5 recommended reads

Reading is a great way to improve learning progress in all curriculum areas. We understand it is often difficult for parents and carers to decide which books to buy for their children. The link above will take you to the Books for Topics Recommended Reads page. 

How to support your child at home

Reading - please support your child by encouraging them to read daily. There is also still huge value in reading with your child at this age.
Phonics - we are using RWInc from September 2024 on, please find more details (including activities) on the reading curriculum tab.
Maths - alongside the maths homework please also look at 'maths around us'. This is looking at where maths is in everyday life, for example angles on open doors, patterns in the colours of cars in car parks, using rounding and estimation for the total value of items when shopping