Thursday 8 th October 2015

» Raised Expectations » Larger amount to cover » New and changed vocabulary » Your children started in Year 5

Here at St Joseph's we have been preparing for 2 years for these changes Here at St Joseph's we have been preparing for 2 years for these changes Changed our curriculum Changed our curriculum Attended courses Attended courses Adapted resources Adapted resources

» In previous years we have had Level 6 for the very talented. » Test now covers all- meaning many questions towards the end of the test are challenging. » Results will NOT be a level » At expectation or Below expectation » Some children will NOT do the test if they are too far below expectation

» Grammar and Spelling paper- 45 minutes (49 questions) » We have had this before- but much of the vocabulary in the curriculum has changed, therefore children need to learn correct terms

Write the contracted form of the underlined word. » That decision does not seem fair. Circle all the words in the sentence below that should start with a capital letter. » Henry tudor married his first wife, catherine, in june they married in london.

SentenceMain Clause Subordinate Clause Billie, who was nine years old, loved to play tennis. Billie’s Mum bought her a tennis racket so that she could play more often. Billie could not play tennis with her friend Lana because Lana did not have a racket. Tick one box in each row to show if the underlined clause is a main clause or a subordinate clause.

» Spelling – 20 sentences- dictated that children have to complete » Examples: » discover » loose » sleigh » delicious » unavoidably » scent » parachute » ominous

» Reading – 1 hour » 3 texts to read, of increasing difficulty with approx 36 questions- a total of 50 marks » Higher level reading questions

The story is told from the perspective of » Professor Summerlee » Lord John » Malone » Professor Challenger

» How does the first paragraph suggest that the characters are in a lost world?

The mood of the characters changes throughout the extract Find and copy the group of words on page 9 where Lord John’s mood change. Answer: “ I don’t know what anyone else thinks, but this place makes me very uneasy”

» Arithmetic Test » 30 minutes » 33 questions (40 Marks) » Calculations- how to follow methods and complete. » Many can be done mentally.

» 123x2= » 50, = » 20% of 1,500= »

» Paper 2 and 3 are reasoning papers » 40 minutes each » 19 Questions (35 marks each) » No calculators allowed.

Round 124,531 » To the nearest 10,000 » To the nearest 1,000 » To the nearest 100

» Confident » Relaxed » Prepared

» Reading » Writing » Maths » Science- all aspects

» Week Beginning 9 th May

» All sample papers are available to look at on the gov.uk web page apers apers+2016

» Support them in all their homework » Encourage them to read challenging books » Encourage them to use espresso at home- there are lots of good games to help them » Look at some of the websites- given tonight » Ensure a good balance of work/play/activity » Encourage your child to be independent » Every learning moment counts in year 6- keep them healthy!