Y6 National Assessment Tests (NATs) Meeting for Parents

Welcome and Introduction Please remember to switch off your mobile phones! This PowerPoint will be uploaded to the Y6 section of the school website tomorrow.

Changes to the Y6 National Assessment Tests The national curriculum changed in September 2014. If you have older children, you will notice that there is an increased level of challenge in what the children are expected to know now. The new curriculum is designed to ensure children acquire specific knowledge and skills which they can then demonstrate in the Y6 National Assessment Tests. Your children have been taught using the new curriculum aims since September 2014. Some content has moved up to KS3 (eg rotational symmetry) but much has moved from KS3 to KS2. Some of the changes have been introduced in Y6 over the last couple of years so it is not all new to the Y6 teachers. We have been preparing the children using adapted materials and will continue to do so during teaching and booster times.

Changes to the Y6 National Assessment Tests from 2016 All tests at all levels will be marked onscreen. Pupils must use a dark pencil or a pen with blue or black ink. Pupils should keep their test scripts in good condition and not fold their answer booklets. When you are preparing pupils for the tests please encourage them to write their answers in the space provided. Responses in the margins or the grey zone will not be marked. The answer booklets include barcodes so each page of a test script is associated with the right pupil. Pupils must not colour in the white space or write on the barcodes. They must not write on or around the lines at the top and bottom of a page. Get ‘Preparing for 2015 – onscreen marking’ doc saved in Y6 /Assessment/SATs for extra notes on this slide.

Mathematics There are three test papers: Paper 1: Arithmetic Paper 2: Reasoning Paper 3: Reasoning

Paper 1 Written Arithmetic 30 minutes. All questions are written number calculations. Children need to show their working out in the space provided. This paper is worth 40 marks. Let’s try one… Give five sample questions for parents to try.

An example from paper 1 Written Arithmetic ______x 1.6m = 1.6km

Paper 2 and Paper 3: Reasoning This assesses your child’s methods and skills in both mental and written computation without a calculator. 40 minutes for each test 40 marks available for each test

How can I help my child? These are just a few ideas. Learn multiplication facts for both multiplication and division http://www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html Estimate the cost of a shopping bill/takeaway Tell the time using both digital and analogue clocks Calculate the length of programmes on the television and bus journeys Use your Y6 Arithmetic Ideas for Parents sheet to practise written calculations when you work with your child. Learn how many days are in each month; months in a year etc. Encourage your children to use http://www.educationcity.com/ and https://www.sumdog.com/ regularly.

English There are three test papers: Reading Spelling Grammar

Reading test Your child will have one hour to read and answer a range of questions requiring a variety of answer styles; e.g. multiple choice, short line answers and several line answers in which they may be asked to justify an opinion or explain an author’s choice of language. In Years 5 & 6 we use P.E.E.L Point Evidence Explain Link

SPELLING TEST 20 words read out by the administrator. In the middle of your child’s reading record are the list of year 5 and 6 words that show the spelling patterns that will be use to test them.

Grammar test 45 minute test Questions get increasingly difficult. Focus is on the application of knowledge rather than ticking boxes. They must punctuate answers correctly, even if the question is not about the full stop!

Grammar Activity- your turn! Mr Mitchell loves science and has wanted to go back to teaching it for a long time. He was delighted when he received a class to teach in the new term. 1. Identify the verb form that is in the present perfect. 2. Change it to the past perfect.

Grammar Activity- your turn! Mr Mitchell loves science and has wanted to go back to teaching it for a long time. He was delighted when he received a class to teach in the new term. 1. Identify the verb form that is in the present perfect. 2. Change it to the past perfect.

What else are they expected to know? If I __________ prime minister, I would give everyone an extra day of holiday a year. Complete the sentence with the subjunctive form.

Writing Writing is based on assessments throughout the year and a final assessment will be awarded by the teachers based on several pieces of work If your child misses school, they will miss the opportunity to be assessed and will not achieve the level that they deserve.

Speaking and listening – the most important! How to Help in English Speaking and listening – the most important! If they see you listening to them, they will listen back! Encourage them to use the correct grammar! “We was, like, innit, going here like, wasn’t we” is not what we want to encourage! Ask your child questions and don’t settle for a grunt back! If they reply with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ ask them to explain further and elaborate – give detail!

How to Help in English Reading Encourage your child to read a variety of books: stories and non-fiction. Ask them questions about what they have read; e.g. What makes you think that? How do you feel about…? Can you explain why…? I wonder why the author chose that word? You have been given a range of question types to use when listening to your child read when you attended parent consultations.

How to Help in English Writing Encourage them to spend a little time each day writing something. Are their sentences punctuated accurately? Is their work grammatically accurate?

Year 6 How can I help my child? Ensure good attendance and punctuality – learning starts at a quarter to nine. If your child is in school every day and ready to learn then we can help them. Encourage your children to do their best. Use revision websites. Do not plan holidays in term time. Dr David George triangle and the need for children to have enough sleep and breakfast.