2. Meet the Team  Miss Dommett  Miss Treacy  Mrs Stadnicki  Mrs Haslam  We have an open door policy and are always happy to answer any questions you may have. Please be aware that the mornings are very busy!  If you wish to make an appointment please contact the office on 0161 445 6359 or admin@st- catherines.manchester.sch.uk

3. Expectations  Mission & Core Values  Behaviour  Punctuality  Attendance  Attitude to learning

4. Curriculum  Religion – The Way, The Truth & The Life, Collective Worship, child led worship  English – Phonics, handwriting, Guided Reading, Writing  Maths – We work in blocks, developing reasoning skills, resilience, problem solving  Foundation Curriculum – cross curricular  Science – links with other curriculum areas  ICT - use of laptops and ipads

5. Topics covered in the Autumn Term Autumn Topics Changes within Living Memory and changes across the seasons God’s Great Plan and Mary our Mother

6. PE  PE uniform summer/winter  Trainers for outdoor PE only  PE will take place twice a week, one indoor and one outdoor  Label all items of clothing.

7. Healthy Schools  Water bottles - plain unflavoured water  Healthy snacks  Healthy Lunches  Birthdays

8. Homework Your child will receive:  Reading every night for 10 minutes  Spellings given each half term to be tested every Friday.  Maths/ English/Topic on Friday to be returned on Wednesday.  My Maths Homework should be completed independently and take no more than 15 minutes per piece, if your child needs support or it takes them much longer please make a note on the homework.

9. Other Information & Questions  Drop off and pick up points  Reading Records – a means of communication  Medical information updated when any changes take place  The website  Bags