Year 6 SAT’s meeting 09/2/17

Year 6 SATs Welcome Breakfast club SATs week timetable Format of SATs papers Example questions How we are preparing your children in school How you can help your children at home SATs results & Teacher Assessment Illness & unforeseen circumstances SATs information letter Questions

Breakfast club

Purpose: * A relaxing, non-threatening start to the day. * A boost to concentration levels.

Spelling & Punctuation Timetable Mon 8th May Tues 9th Wed 10th Thurs 11th Fri 12th Reading Test 60 minutes Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation Paper 1 – short answers 45 mins Maths Paper 1 – Arithmetic 30 mins Paper 3 - Reasoning 40 mins Paper 2 – Spelling 15 mins Paper 2 – Reasoning

Format of papers ENGLISH Reading test (60mins) Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation test (45mins)

KS2 Reading - a reading booklet containing three texts which increase in demand throughout the booklet. Reading Reading booklet and separate answer booklet (1800-2300 words) 50 marks 60 minutes including reading time

English – Grammar Test Give out On Dangerous ground booklet & how much have to read in 15mins. Text covers range of genres Reading booklet left with them Encourage to text mark & refer back to Switch to Spinners Flipchart

2003 shorter writing Mix of genres – advert/persuasion Marked for Sentence Structure, Punctuation & Text Organisation (4 marks) Composition & Effect (8 marks)

2007 longer writing Marked against Sentence Struc & Punc (8marks) Text Struc & Org (8 marks) Composition & Effect (12 marks) Handwriting – (3 marks) Note – 2 genres are combined – explanation and persuasion Handwriting is judged in longer writing – usually in 1st paragraphs

..the biggest sporting event …All fighting …stopped during the Games …religious festival ….their bodies ..took place approximately …. Developed to encourage

Maths SATs

Format of papers Paper 1: Arithmetic 30 mins Paper 2: Reasoning Pupils confidence with the range of mathematical operations (40 marks) 30 mins Paper 2: Reasoning Mathematical fluency, problem solving and reasoning (35 marks) 40 mins Paper 3:

Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 3

Children MAY ask to have words read to them but we cannot tell them what mathematical terms mean.

How we are preparing your children in school Exposure to past questions Encouraging extra detail to answers Modelling answers Teaching ‘tricks’ Setting timed work for speed practice Revision drop-in sessions BUT…………

We are: Still teaching normal lessons!

How you can help your children at home Encourage reading Quick fire/fun mental maths Encourage discussion e.g about a text or a TV programme Revision sites on school website Revision books

Useful revision sites www.bbc.co.uk/revisewise

Useful revision sites http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/7.cfm?p=1961

Useful revision sites

How you can help your children at home Let them have fun!!!!

How will the tests be marked? KS2 tests will continue to be marked externally, with the exception of Writing which will be teacher assessed. You will receive scaled scores for the test, and not levels.  This scaled score will be based, like international tests, on 100 as the norm.  The expected standard will be a score of 100, and scores of above and below 100 will show pupils exceeding and failing to meet the expected standard.

SAT’s results and Teacher Assessment Single set of tests for each subject to cover a wider range of attainment. Tests will have a higher ‘expected standard’ and will include a small number of questions designed to assess the most able pupils. externally marked on screen and results as scaled scores with 100 as the national expectation In reading, mathematics and science, one standard statement for ‘working at the expected standard’ and a yes/no judgement only – not used for accountability In writing, three defined ‘standard statements’: working towards the expected standard; working at the expected standard; working at greater depth within the expected standard Pupils must consistently demonstrate attainment of all statements within the standard (and of preceding one/s)

Reporting at the end of KS2 in 2017 – Pupil X

Illness/Unforeseen circumstances If your child is unable to attend school due to illness, please phone school by 9am. We leave the decision as to whether a child attends school if unwell to parental judgement. A child who does not take all of the tests does not get a final “judgement” for that subject. If, due to unforeseen circumstances, your child is going to be late please phone school ASAP before 9am.

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