Year SATs Evening Week commencing 13th May 2019

What are S.A.T.s? They are Standardised Assessment Tests Taken in Year 2 and Year 6 The Year 6 S.A.T.s cover the curriculum covered in years 3-6

What are S.A.T.s? The government sets out when the S.A.T.s are taken and provides the timetable They are very important – we send the results to your child’s secondary school

Changes from previous years No Mental Maths test Replaced with an Arithmetic test No equivalent ‘Level 6’ papers - everyone sits the same tests The test outcomes will no longer be reported using levels Children will have either achieved the standard or not – expectations are higher than before Scaled scores will be used instead

Scaled Scores A pupil’s scaled score will be based on their raw score (total number of marks received in the test). The raw score will be translated into a scaled score using a conversion table. A scaled score of 100 will always represent the ‘expected standard’.

Thresholds will change from year to year.

During the week Please do not book any holidays or schedule any appointments during the week (afternoons are OK) Breakfast Club – free of charge

What papers will my child take? Date Activity Monday 13th May English grammar, punctuation and spelling papers 1 and 2 Tuesday 14th May English reading Wednesday 15th May Mathematics papers 1 and 2 Thursday 16th May Mathematics paper 3

Writing No writing test Hot tasks, writing in Literacy lessons, cross-curricular writing are used by your child’s teacher to make an assessment Teacher assessment is based on the assessment framework set by the government Children will be assessed as working towards, working at the expected standard or working at greater depth

Working towards the expected standard The pupil can: • write for a range of purposes • use paragraphs to organise ideas • in narratives, describe settings and characters • in non-narrative writing, use simple devices to structure the writing and support the reader (e.g. headings, sub-headings, bullet points) • use capital letters, full stops, question marks, commas for lists and apostrophes for contraction mostly correctly • spell correctly most words from the year 3 / year 4 spelling list, and some words from the year 5 / year 6 spelling list • write legibly.

Working at the expected standard The pupil can: • write effectively for a range of purposes and audiences, selecting language that shows good awareness of the reader (e.g. the use of the first person in a diary; direct address in instructions and persuasive writing) • in narratives, describe settings, characters and atmosphere • integrate dialogue in narratives to convey character and advance the action • select vocabulary and grammatical structures that reflect what the writing requires, doing this mostly appropriately (e.g. using contracted forms in dialogues in narrative; using passive verbs to affect how information is presented; using modal verbs to suggest degrees of possibility) • use a range of devices to build cohesion (e.g. conjunctions, adverbials of time and place, pronouns, synonyms) within and across paragraphs • use verb tenses consistently and correctly throughout their writing • use the range of punctuation taught at key stage 2 mostly correctly^ (e.g. inverted commas and other punctuation to indicate direct speech) • spell correctly most words from the year 5 / year 6 spelling list,* and use a dictionary to check the spelling of uncommon or more ambitious vocabulary • maintain legibility in joined handwriting when writing at speed.

Working at greater depth The pupil can: • write effectively for a range of purposes and audiences, selecting the appropriate form and drawing independently on what they have read as models for their own writing (e.g. literary language, characterisation, structure) • distinguish between the language of speech and writing3 and choose the appropriate register • exercise an assured and conscious control over levels of formality, particularly through manipulating grammar and vocabulary to achieve this • use the range of punctuation taught at key stage 2 correctly (e.g. semi-colons, dashes, colons, hyphens) and, when necessary, use such punctuation precisely to enhance meaning and avoid ambiguity.^ [There are no additional statements for spelling or handwriting]

When do we receive the test results? Tests are marked externally Results arrive sometime in July Results are sent out to parents with end of year report in July Each pupil will receive: teacher assessment of whether or not they achieved expected standard in Reading, Writing, Maths and Science a scaled score

What do the teachers do to prepare the children? Mock S.A.T.s give children the experience of the tests Home Learning to help them revise and prepare themselves Continuous assessment/mini tests to prepare the children and identify where we can help Provide readers and scribes for those (eligible) children who find reading and writing difficult

READING

The Reading Test Children have 60 minutes to read the texts in the reading booklet and answer the question booklet No part may be read to pupils, other than general instructions The reading booklet will include different texts Out of 50 marks

MATHS

The Maths Test There are 3 maths papers: Paper 1 - Arithmetic - 30 mins (40 marks) Paper 2 - Reasoning - 40 mins (35 marks) Paper 3 - Reasoning - 40 mins (35 marks)

Arithmetic 36 questions Increased challenge The questions will cover straightforward addition and subtraction and more complex calculations with fractions worth 1 mark each, and long divisions and long multiplications worth 2 marks each

Arithmetic 12% of 800 = 53 689 + 8014 = 6 × 5 × 4 = 98.4 ÷ 100 =

Reasoning Papers Worded problems with increased challenge. When answering this type of question, the children are encouraged to consider 3 things: 1. What do I want to find out? 2. What do I know/information do I have? 3. How will I find out the answer/what calculation(s) do I need?

Michelle has saved £8. 40 in 20p coins Michelle has saved £8.40 in 20p coins. How many 20p coins does Michelle have? I need to find out how many 20p coins Michelle has. I know that she has £8.40 in 20ps. I need to do £8.40 ÷ 20p.

This graph shows the temperature in six cities on one day in January. Which city was 4 degrees warmer than Kiev?

Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling GPS Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

Short answer paper Modal verbs Synonyms Antonyms Tenses Active & Passive voice Suffixes & Prefixes Clauses Apostrophes Using ():;-?! correctly Vocabulary in context Word meaning Singular and plural Nouns Verbs Adjectives Conjunctions Pronouns Adverbs Prepositions

Short answer paper What is name of the punctuation mark below? Circle two nouns in this sentence. Circle the word that means… Which sentence uses inverted commas correctly? How could the clarity of the following sentence be improved? Re-write it, making changes to punctuation and wording to make it clearer.

Short answer paper Put a tick to show whether each is a main clause or a subordinate clause. Draw lines to match each sentence to the correct verb. Copy the sentence below. Add capital letters where necessary. The word written below has more than one meaning. Write two sentences to show two different meanings.

Circle the most suitable conjunction to complete the sentence below. Amir went to the doctor _______ he was feeling ill. however because despite yet 1 mark

Circle the words that need a capital letter. terry and matt were on their way to london. it was a warm and sunny afternoon on june. 1 mark

Rewrite the sentence below in the passive voice. Tommy fixed the broken computer. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 mark

Spelling Task Correct homophones prefixes/suffixes -cious or –tious 20 target words Contextualised sentences Correct homophones prefixes/suffixes -cious or –tious -ance or –ence -tial or –cial hindrance, programme, thorough, vehicle, convenience, neighbour, desperate, accommodate, rhyme, profession, leisure, parliament, yacht, amateur, committee

How You Can Help Home Learning Impact in Learning workshop – Spring Term TBC Websites – BBC Bitesize, Purple Mash, Abacus Active Learn Arithmetic questions – practise skills Revision books – CGP – available through school in the new year