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Act Justly, love tenderly, walk humbly with your God

A Prayer and Welcome for New Student Members of St. Anne’s Dear Lord, please welcome and bless these new students, parents and carers to our school community. They have chosen to be a part of the family of Saint Anne’s for many reasons: to express their creativity, to be part of a strong community, to learn and make progress in a safe environment. Dear Lord, bless them with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the gifts of wisdom, understanding, friendship and knowledge. Dear Lord, bless these new students to Saint Anne’s so that over their time with us their words may, in the words of St. Francis, sow love where there is hatred, pardon where there is injury, faith where there is doubt, hope where there is despair, light where there is darkness and joy where there is sadness. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen Saint Anne, Pray for us.

 Mr Maguire Key Stage 3 Director  Mrs Cheeseman Year 7 Achievement Leader / Key Stage Achievement Leader  Mrs Stowe Inclusion Manager / Senco  7 Angela – Mrs Lacey  7 Faustina – Miss Geraci  7 Josephine Bakhita – Mrs Emery  7 Laura – Miss Baah  7 Marianne Cope – Miss Buffone  7 Teresa Benedicta – Miss Cowley

 Mrs Sanders - Deputy Headteacher, Curriculum and Standards  Mrs Hyland - Assistant Headteacher, Teaching and Learning  Mr Tamale - KS3 Religious Education Coordinator  Ms Ganley - KS3 English Coordinator  Mr Dada - KS3 Maths Coordinator  Ms Khan - KS3 Science Coordinator  Mrs Danneau-Joyce - Assistant Headteacher, Safeguarding  Ms Troiano – CPSHE Coordinator  Miss Geraci - Marketing & Special Projects Officer

EXTRA SUPPORT  Range of support strategies depending on student need, including the Secondary Literacy Catch-up Programme, Touch Typing and Handwriting practice  After school Homework Club  Lunchtime Homework Club  External Agencies e.g. Educational Psychologist  Learning Mentor - Mrs Lacey  School Counsellor – Miss Darby  Subject area support and clubs

Year Year Year Year Year Knowledge and Skills 7 8 9 10 11 9 9 8 9 8 7 9 8 7 6 9 8 7 6 5 Strong Pass 8 7 6 5 4 Standard Pass 7 6 5 4 3 6 5 4 3 2 Students entering secondary with 5 4 3 2 1 Expected KS 2 standardised scores 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 1

 Most expected flightpaths are determined using KS2 performance in Reading and Maths together with national data and our past outcomes  A student’s flightpath may vary in different subjects.  Expected flightpaths are subject to review due to changes in the national database

 A student's knowledge, skills and understanding are assessed over time and not just the most recent assessment.  Progress of the current WAG is tracked against expected target flightpaths  Reports home will state whether your daughter is “Working Above”, "At" or "Below" her Flightpath

 Understand the marking codes  Respond to teacher feedback and improve work  Use the correct pen colours  Peer assess using FISH feedback  Track progress

 Form time literacy activities  Support in student planner  SPaG books  Developments in literacy across the curriculum

 Support in student planner  Students can access the numeracy booklet on the school website.  Numeracy club starts in autumn term – run by Y8/9

Habits of highly effective students are shared in the front of the student planner.  Why revise?  When to revise?  Where to revise?  How to revise?  How to keep it going?  How to make knowledge stick?

See front of student planner for links.

 Take an interest in your daughter’s work. Ask to see her books and get her to talk about what is going well and what she needs to improve on.  Encourage good study habits and make sure she has a quiet space to work.  Encourage your daughter to respond to teacher feedback as part of her homework.  Help your daughter to learn her spellings by testing her.  Encourage your daughter to write down any new vocabulary she encounters in her SPaG book.  Read challenging material together – fiction and non-fiction.  Explore new genres and different types of non-fiction writing together.  Encourage your daughter to use green pen to check over her work for mistakes before handing it in.  Make sure your daughter comes to school with all the equipment that she needs for her lessons.

Our Religious Education Curriculum is based on the Bishops’ Document ‘Religious Education Curriculum Directory for Catholic Schools and Colleges in England and Wales’ Belonging to St. Anne’s Community  Who is Jesus  Discipleship  The sacrament of Baptism  Introduction to World Religions

Students are assessed regularly, and for each module there will be:  1 key skills assessments to check their progress  1 timed end of module Exam skills test

Religious Education Year 7  Each student is given a Glossary glossary of key words in each year Name ______________ Form _____________ These websites can be useful  http:ks3.reonline.org.uk  http://www.request.org.uk  http://www.cafod.co.uk  http://tere.org/

ENGLISH – MS. GANLEY  Reading  Writing  Spoken English (Speaking and Listening)  Spelling Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) Students will read a wide range of:  Fiction and non-fiction texts  Whole novels  Short stories  Poems  Plays Students are encouraged to choose reading books independently for challenge, interest and enjoyment.

 A wide range of purposes and audiences, including:  Stories, scripts, poetry and other imaginative writing pieces.  Narrative and non-narrative texts (such as non-fiction texts)  Formal essays  Informal/formal letters  Arguments  Literary and rhetorical devices  Application of vocabulary and SPAG throughout  Writing Competitions/workshops  Standard English, formal/informal contexts  Short speeches/ presentations  Debates and structured discussions  Perform poetry, monologues and drama scripts  Debate Club

 Model reading at home, eg/even reading the Sunday newspaper is being a great reading model.  Encourage your daughter to read out loud at home.  Maybe start a parent-daughter book club.  Encourage your daughter to choose more challenging reading books to enhance her reading and writing skills.  Please see the KS3 and KS4 book lists on our website (in the English area)

 Baseline tests  Students are placed into ability sets using their KS2 Scaled Score and Baseline tests scores.  Relevant data, collected from primary schools, is used to identify and provide continuous adequate support to each student where necessary.  Top girls are entered in for Maths Challenge and Maths competitions within the Local Authority, to stretch their problem-solving skills.

Throughout the year, we cover various aspects of Maths:  Number,  Algebra,  Shapes and Measure,  Data Handling and Probability

Every Half Term Unit Tests  1 Major Assessment to keep monitoring their  progress every Half-Term. Each student has, in their exercise books, a tracker  sheet that shows and reminds them of their progress over time and what to do to make further progress.  Online Resources  Textbooks – Key Maths - Mathswatch (www.mathswatchvle.com) - Active Learn ( www.pearsonactivelearn.com ) - Oxford Framework Maths - Level Up Maths

 By making sure your daughter knows all her Times tables up to and including the 12 times table12.  Appropriate maths equipment for lessons – scientific calculator, protractor, pencil, ruler and rubber.  Ensure your daughter completes all set homework when required, including online homework.

3 lessons per week (1 double, 1 single) Topics to be covered:  Working scientifically; planning, practical techniques and analysing results.  Cells and reproduction  Particles, atoms and elements.  Acids and alkalis.  Forces and energy  The Solar System (independent learning project)

Assessment  Topic keyword spelling tests  Online practice tests  End of topic assessments Taught in tutor groups for year 7 then set by ability at the start of year 8 onwards.

Extra curricular  Science club  Visiting workshops  Trips and visits

How can you help?  Online textbook (Kerboodle login)  Resources on Office 365  BBC Bitesize KS3 science  KS3 Science revision guide or workbook  Free visits: local parks, science museum

 E-Safety is fundamentally about educating children and young people to use technology safely  E-Safety is less about restriction and more about the education of the risks as well as the benefits of the Internet so children can feel confident online  E-Safety is concerned with supporting young people to develop safer online behaviours both in and out of school

All students in Key Stage 3 will learn to:  Understand a range of ways to use technology safely, respectfully, responsibly and securely, including protecting their online identity and privacy  Recognise inappropriate content, contact and conduct and know how to report concerns