St Anne’s Catholic Primary School KS2 SATs 2017

What are SATs and are they important? SATs are a form of standardised testing. They give a measure of a child’s performance against other children nationally. Progress scores indicate whether a child has maintained his/her performance (from KS1) or has shown accelerated/below-expected progress. Some secondary schools use SATs results to inform setting (some do not). The government uses the results to set GCSE targets. They are important to the child because: - they are the culmination of a child’s primary school academic achievement. - they are a matter of pride and a chance to show off.

Tests Tests will be sat in: Reading 1 hr paper The texts are of varying difficulty and children need reading stamina and speed in order to score highly. There are a variety of question types e.g. - extraction e.g. what does the bear eat? - ranking/ordering e.g. number the events to show the order in which they happen in the story. - analyse language e.g. how does the writer create tension? SPAG 45 minute test + spelling test. Significant weight is given to spelling. Maths - arithmetic test (30 mins) includes: calculations with 4 operations; long multiplication and long division; calculations with fractions. - reasoning paper 1 (40 mins) - reasoning paper 2 (40 mins)

Timetable 2017

What is expected in SPAG

What is expected in SPAG  

What is expected in SPAG

What is expected in Maths

Writing All writing is assessed through teacher assessment. The evidence is gathered throughout the year and, this year, the children will continue to write assessment pieces until the end of June. Evidence is gathered from all of the children’s books (including RE, Science, Topic as well as Literacy). Writing is judged against interim standards. These set extremely high standards for: Handwriting Spelling Punctuation and grammar For children to achieve the expected standard, they must achieve all of the features consistently. NOTE Handwriting: if children do not write in a ‘neat, joined and fluent’ style, they cannot be awarded expected standard in writing. Children are encouraged to present all work with this in mind. Moderators may come into the school to confirm judgments.

The pupil can write for a range of purposes and audiences (including writing a short story): ​ 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 inverted commas, commas for clarity, and punctuation for parenthesis mostly correctly, and making some correct use of semi-colons, dashes, colons and hyphens ​ spelling most words correctly, including common exception words* (years 5 and 6) ​ maintaining legibility, fluency and speed in handwriting through choosing whether or not to join specific letters. ​ ​ Expected Standard  

How attainment will be measured FOR READING, SPAG and MATHS - Children no longer receive a level, but a scaled score. - Scaled scores maintain meaning over time so that pupils achieving the same scaled score on two different tests will have demonstrated the same attainment. A mark of 100 represents the national standard. FOR READING, MATHS AND SCIENCE There is 1 standard – working at the expected standard. Science will be awarded based on teacher assessment. FOR WRITING - 3 standards: working towards the expected standard; working at the expected standard; working at greater depth within the expected standard.

How to support your child Attendance at school: ensure that your child gets early nights and has the best possible attendance. Homework: support with homework. Chat about work done. Lifestyle: make sure your child has a good sleep and eats breakfast every day Reading test: encourage your child to read a range of challenging texts at home (including classics and poetry). Listen to your child read, discussing content, vocab and effect created. SPAG: encourage your child to undertake Bug Club games. Test your child’s spelling of the words on the government’s lists (Yr 3/4 and Yr 5/6). Also, practise spelling words with the appropriate patterns. Maths: encourage your child to attend the Yr 6 Booster Groups and to undertake Bug Club games. Practise calculations and times tables together. ALL Revision Books: CGP are great! Useful websites www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2 www.compare4kids.co.uk/maths.php www.cgpbooks.co.uk www.theschoolrun.com/ks2/key-stage-2-sats www.bgfl.org http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive www.mathsmadeeasy.co.uk www.crickweb.co.uk www.topmarks.co.uk www. tesspag.com

Coming up to SATs When we return after Easter: - In class, we will be doing revision in Maths and SPAG We will focus on technique in Guided Reading Children will undertake lots of timed practice papers (in school and for homework) We will continue to write until the end of June.

SATs Week Lots of sleep Breakfast Before break – practice paper/revision After break – real paper Afternoon – revision/practice papers/PE/RE/Topic work

And remember … Tests can be scary, so … lots of praise is vital! Encourage your child to make a list of five things of which s/he is proud. Make sure your child eats well and gets plenty of sleep. BTW … Although SATs are important, they are certainly not the be all and end all. We are proud of every single child!