Year 6 Parents' SATs Meeting 29 November 2016

Aims of the session To share important information about KS2 SATs – Particularly the recent changes! To answer any questions about KS2 SATs Explain how we are preparing children in school Discuss / share ideas about how you as a parent can help your child at home

What are KS2 SATs? Standard Assessment Tests All children have to be tested before they go to high school Provide assessment information for high schools Purpose – Assess whether children are working at Age Related Standards before they leave primary school

What level should Y6 children be at? ? Working well below Age Related Expectation - These children will not be entered for the tests Below 100 – below age related expectation 100 Score – age related expectation Above 110 – above age related expectation ?

How will this be reported? You will receive your child’s RAW SCORE (Actual number of marks they get) SCALED SCORE (Based around 100) AGE RELATED EXPECTATION ACHIEVED OR NOT ACHIEVED

What other information do high schools want? SATs results Teacher assessments Tests administered by the high schools It varies according to which high school your child is going to

What does teacher assessment involve, and is it different from testing? Teacher assessment draws together everything the teacher or teachers know about a child, including observations, marked work and school assessments. Teacher assessment is not a ‘snapshot’ like tests and is therefore more reliable. There can be a difference between teacher assessment results and test levels. Teacher assessment only, is used for children who work well below Age Related Expectations (children who don’t do the SATs). Writing level ….

How is SATs week organised? A timetable is issued to school, telling us on which days/sessions tests must be administered. All children must sit the tests at the same time. Test papers can only be opened 1 hour before the tests begin. Tests are completed in the hall Children are divided into groups for test administration to ensure they are properly supported and feel secure.

SATs Timetable PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE Year 6 SATs Week 8th – 12th May 2017 TESTS Monday 8th May English Reading Test (60min) Tuesday 9th May English – Spelling, (15 min) Punctuation & Grammar Test (45 min) Wednesday 10th May Maths – Arithmetic (30 mins) Thursday 11th May Maths Paper 1 (40 min NO calculator) Friday 12th May Maths – Paper 2 (40 min NO calculator) PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE

Science Sampling Tests Monday 5th June – Friday 16th June Biology Paper – 25 mins Chemistry Paper – 25 mins Physics Paper – 25 mins

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How can parents help? Children attending school – no appointments in school day (if possible.) The best help is interest taken in learning and progress. Supporting homework – Tasks set every night, to be returned following day! Good communication between the school and home – talk to us! Getting a good sleep on a school night!

Homework READ every night to an adult – (15mins minimum) Set every night for the following day: Literacy Based Piece Numeracy Based Piece Set every week: Spellings Times tables Set every other week: Grammar Hammer Maths skills check NO Learning Log

English SATs English SATs consist of: A reading test A grammar, punctuation and spelling test

Writing Level Awarded using Teacher Assessment: Writing Assessment Writing Level Awarded using Teacher Assessment: Children’s writing is measured against Age Related Expectation across the curriculum. Children must demonstrate the level across a range of writing styles This is moderated externally

Apostrophes for contraction/possession End of Key Stage 2 Statutory Assessment – Working towards the Expected Standard Uses paragraphs to organise ideas   Describing setting and characters Using some cohesive devices within and across sentences and paragraphs Using different verb forms mostly accurately Using co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions Using mostly correctly Capital letters Full stops Question marks Exclamation marks Commas for lists Apostrophes for contraction/possession Spelling most words correctly (year 3 and 4) Spelling some words correctly (year 5 and 6) Producing legible joined handwriting

Using passive and modal verbs mostly appropriately End of Key Stage 2 Statutory Assessment – Working at the Expected Standard Creating atmosphere, and integrating dialogue to convey character and advance the action   Selecting vocabulary and grammatical structures that reflect the level of formality required mostly correctly Using a range of cohesive devices, including adverbials, within and across sentences and paragraphs Using passive and modal verbs mostly appropriately Using a wide range of clause structures, sometimes varying their position within the sentence Using adverbs, preposition phrases and expanded noun phrases effectively to add detail, qualification and precision Using mostly correctly inverted commas commas for clarity punctuation for parentheses Making some correct use of semi-colons dashes colons hyphens Spelling all 3&4 words correctly Spelling most words correctly (year 5 and 6) Maintaining legibility, fluency and speed in handwriting through choosing whether or not to join specific letters

Reading 60 minutes to read AND answer questions. Children are allowed to refer to the reading booklet during this time There are a variety of different questions to be answered in different ways Children cannot have any adult help in this test

There are 4 main types of skill required on the reading paper: Literal – answer is there in the text Deductive – look for clues Inferential – read between the lines Authorial intent – e.g. why does an author use a particular word

‘A Day in the English Countryside’ Sentence from: ‘A Day in the English Countryside’ As the afternoon light started to fade, the cow stopped eating grass, stood instead with its head over the gate and gazed expectantly down the lane. How light was it? (Literal) What three things did the cow do? (Literal) What time of day was it? (Deductive) Where was the cow? (Deductive) What do you think the cow was expecting? (Inferential) What strategies does the writer use to give the reader so much information in a single sentence? (Authorial intent)

questions on the reading paper: There are 5 main types of questions on the reading paper: Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to show the order in which they happen in the story’ Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title of the story’ Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that suggests what the weather is like in the story’ Short constructed response, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’ Open-ended response, e.g. ‘Look at the sentence that begins Once upon a time. How does the writer increase the tension throughout this paragraph? Explain fully, referring to the text in your answer.’

How can parents help with reading? Ensure your child reads every night! (Min 15 minutes) Encourage them to read fiction and non-fiction. Try to listen to your child read and ask them questions about the text – Support for this is in their Diaries. Help them with the different skills of reading especially ‘skim’ reading where they are looking for key words in the text. Look for the stickers in their Reading Diary Speed reading Reading homework

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Grammar The grammar, punctuation and spelling test will consist of two parts: a grammar and punctuation paper requiring short answers, lasting 45 minutes, and an aural spelling test of 20 words, lasting around 15 minutes. The grammar and punctuation test will include two sub types of questions: Selected response, e.g. ‘Identify the adjectives in the sentence below’ Constructed response, e.g. ‘Correct/complete/rewrite the sentence below,’ or, ‘The sentence below has an apostrophe missing. Explain why it needs an apostrophe.’

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How can parents help with writing? Again, reading a variety of texts – the more children read, the more familiar they become with different text types Reading homework – text analysis Writing homework – very rare!!! Spelling – spelling lists / rules every week – booklet sent home. Grammar and punctuation homework

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Two written test papers Mathematics Mathematics SATs consist of: A mathematics arithmetic test. (30 min) Two written test papers Paper 2 & Paper 3 (40 min each) Focus on mathematical fluency, solving problems & reasoning

Papers 2 and 3 will involve a number of question types, including: Paper 1 will consist of fixed response questions, where children have to give the correct answer to calculations, including long multiplication and division.  Papers 2 and 3 will involve a number of question types, including: Multiple choice True or false Constrained questions, e.g. giving the answer to a calculation, drawing a shape or completing a table or chart Less constrained questions, where children will have to explain their approach for solving a problem

Some questions are worth one mark and therefore accuracy is important. Other questions are worth two marks and even if the answer is wrong, a mark may be given for correct working. Teachers may read questions in both written papers to pupils if asked.

TIMES TABLES!!! How can parents help with Maths? Support with homework – not just helping with the Maths but reading the question can really help. TIMES TABLES!!! Help your child to check their work through – this will help them to spot mistakes that can sometimes be easily fixed.

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Special Arrangements

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What are we doing? Amazing teaching of course! Setting for Maths, English, Grammar & Reading Teaching assistant support Booster sessions Homework club Test preparation Fun – hard work but no stress on the children!

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Useful Websites

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/sats/index.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/

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