KS1 Meeting Rebecca Brown Assistant Head teacher Monday 12th March 2018 9:15am + 3pm KS1 Meeting Rebecca Brown Assistant Head teacher

Individual children will not be discussed. Outline What are SATs? An outline of the tasks and tests Teacher assessment Assessment reporting The results What you can do to help Individual children will not be discussed.

What are SATs? Children are assessed in; Reading Writing Mathematics Grammar, punctuation and spelling. All are tested except for writing, which is teacher assessed across all of the subjects.

Tasks and Tests Assessment Area Reading Paper 1 Paper 2 (slightly harder) Writing Teacher assessment Grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: Spelling test Paper 2: Grammar and punctuation test Maths Paper 1: Arithmetic Paper 2: Reasoning Chn can have help reading questions.

Reading Children will be tested on their reading comprehension. Children will have a booklet containing a story and some information writing, which they will read and then answer questions about.

Reading Paper 2 will be longer. Children will read a booklet and then use this to answer questions in a separate booklet.

Writing Your child will be assessed by their teacher, who will look at a number of pieces of writing they are completing independently in class. Teachers will be looking for consistency.

Things we will be looking for: Capital letters, full stops and finger spaces. Different forms of sentences: questions, statements, commands, exclamations. (?!) Adjectives (clap clap things) Past and present tense consistently. Connectives (and, so, but, because etc.) Good spelling Contractions spelled correctly (I’m, won’t, didn’t) Adding suffixes (-full, ing) Neat, joined up writing.

Exemplification Materials (DFE) Descriptive writing

Spelling Children will be asked to spell 20 words. These will be put into sentences so that they understand which word to spell (their, there, they’re) The class teacher will read the spellings to the class. The Wednesday spelling test that we have been doing has the same format.

Grammar and Punctuation This paper will focus on the children’s knowledge of grammar, punctuation and vocabulary. The grammar homework that we send every week should be really useful!

Maths Children will work through 2 booklets of maths questions covering work they have learnt this year. The first will be a mental arithmetic paper, where they will be asked to answer questions using their number facts (number bonds, times tables, knowledge of inverse) They will be allowed a ruler.

Maths The second will be a reasoning paper, covering things like: Number Shape Time Problem solving Measure They will be allowed a ruler to help them.

Assessment reporting Scaled scores are given, the expected standard is 100. The marks will be released in June. If children are slightly below, they will be Working towards the expected standard If children are in line with age related expectations, they will be Working at the expected standard Children working above their peers will be Working at greater depth

The Results Results are reported to the Local Education Authority (Lewisham). An overall result will be made available with yearly reports.

What can you do to help? Read together every day and ask questions about the story. Use number problems in every day life, at the shops, on the bus, telling the time etc. Encourage your child to do homework when it is given. Encourage your child to practise spellings for Friday’s spelling test. Help your child to be ready to learn and not tired when they come to school – early to bed on school nights and a healthy breakfast each morning. Good attendance and punctuality. Continue to work on targets set at parent’s evening.

Possible Reading Books SATs practice questions Year 2/KS1 revision books Read chapter books, eg books by Roald Dahl and Dick King-Smith. Read Traditional Tales, eg Fairy Tales to practise comprehension skills.

Useful Websites: www. bugclub. co. uk www. mathletics. co. uk www. bbc Useful Websites: www.bugclub.co.uk www.mathletics.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/schools (KS1 Bitesize) www.phonicsplay.co.uk www.educationcity.co.uk