--- title: "Year 5" url: "https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/children/class-pages/year-5" school: "The Palmer Academy" --- # Year 5 ### Welcome to Year 5 | We would like to welcome you to Year 5. We are a class that striving to become confident, determined and respectful. There are 6 Palmer Powers which encapsulate the explicit qualities, values and principles we build in our pupils. Each half term celebrates a different power. - Resilient - Independent - Focused - Responsible - Collaborative - Enquiring --- Download and read the Year 5 curriculum overview here: [Year 5 - Our Curriculum](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/files/Curriculum/Year_5_Curriculum_Long_Term_Plan_23-24(1).pdf) Download and read the Spring 1 Curriculum Information for Year 5. [Summer 2 - Year 5](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/files/Class/Summer_2_letter_Year_5.pdf) [Summer 1 - Year 5](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/files/documents/Summer_1_letter_Year_5.pdf) [Spring 2 - Year 5](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/files/Curriculum/Spring_2_letter_Year_5-UPDATED.pdf) [Spring 1 - Year 5](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/files/Curriculum/Spring_1_letter_Year_5.pdf) [Autumn 2 - Year 5](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/files/Curriculum/Autumn_2_letter_Year_5.pdf) [Autumn 1 - Year 5](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/files/Curriculum/Autumn_1_letter_Year_5.pdf) --- In Year 5 our teachers and support staff are: ![Mr E Anderson](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/imagecache/360x480c/people/Mr_Anderson.png) #### Mr E Anderson ##### Morpurgo Class Teacher ![Miss D Fernandez](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/imagecache/360x480c/people/1_Fernadez.png) #### Miss D Fernandez ##### Hughes Class Teacher ![Miss K Priest](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/imagecache/360x480c/people/Priest_R.png) #### Miss K Priest ##### Year 5 LSA ![Mrs S Beasley ](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/imagecache/360x480c/people/4_beasley.png) #### Mrs S Beasley ##### Year 5 LSA --- Our **PE lessons** are on a Tuesday & Friday, so please ensure to bring in a PE kit in a bag for these days. - Black shorts or track suit bottoms - School house T shirt or plain white shirt - Plain black hoodie or track suit jumper - Trainers **Homework** can be accessed using various websites. - Reading every day and reading records signed on Boomreader - Multiplication tables - Maths homework on MyMaths website - Spelling homework on Spelling Shed website **Collection/Dismissal** - Pupils can only be collected by one of the named adults on our pupil data Management Information System (MIS). - Parents/carers can write to the school to change or add to this list. - Siblings must be 16 years and over to collect and a signed and dated note must be on file. - Walking home alone: only pupils in Year 5 and 6 can walk home alone. A singed and dated note from the parent/carer must be provided and kept in pupil file. Pupils are not allowed to walk home alone with younger siblings. **Communication** - Letters and newsletters will be sent to your email. - Dinners and trips can be booked and paid via ParentPay. - If you have any questions, please feel free to speak to the class teacher. **Medication** - If your child has prescribed medication, please collect a Prescribed Medication Form from the office. - If your child has asthma, please ensure to check their inhaler is not expired. --- **School Rules** **Be Ready** - I have everything I need ready for school - I know where to find things to help with my learning - I can get on with my work straight away - I will not bring things into the classroom that have happened at break or lunch **Be Respectful** - I will be helpful and friendly to others - I will listen to others ideas and opinions - I will respect other people’s space and belongings **Be Safe** - I will use equipment safely - I will act safely at all times e.g walking with our hands behind our back in the corridors - I will make sure that I am sensible on the playground - I will make sure that I am outside or in the lunch hall at break and lunch | |---| --- #### ### Children - [Class Pages](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/children/class-pages) - [Nursery](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/children/class-pages/nurserynew) - [Reception](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/children/class-pages/reception) - [Year 1](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/children/class-pages/year-1) - [Year 2](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/children/class-pages/year-2) - [Year 3](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/children/class-pages/year-3) - [Year 4](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/children/class-pages/year-4) - [Year 5](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/children/class-pages/year-5) - [Year 6](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/children/class-pages/year-6) - [School Houses](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/children/School-Houses) - [Pupil Leadership](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/children/pupil-leadership) - [![Absence Reporting Link](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/images/partners/1(1)_(1).png)](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/absence-reporting) - [![Accelerated Reader](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/images/partners/2(1)_(1).png)](https://login.renaissance.com/12d2ca4f-6beb-4887-82ee-ddfbdb0b88d4?state=145e0c43-7ae1-46eb-a2d3-c9224036ffb3) ##### Location 70 Northumberland Avenue Reading Berkshire RG2 7PP ##### Contact Us 0118 9375481 ##### Stay Connected - [X](https://twitter.com/R2PalmerAcademy) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePalmerAcademy) © Copyright 2015–2026 The Palmer Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)