1. Welcome to Year 6 SATs Evening Thursday 28 th January 2016

2. Who’s who? Mrs Beel – Principal Mr Martindale – Vice Principal Mrs Jones – Assistant Principal Mrs Merel Year 6 Team Mr Head Mrs Davis Mrs MacDonald Mr Grandison Miss Williams

3. The New National Curriculum (Core Subjects) Mathematics  Y4: all tables up to 12x12 Standard written methods:  Y6: Long division Fractions  Y6: Add & Multiply fractions  Algebra  Y6: Simple formulae, finding missing numbers, etc.

4. English Reading  Focus on reading a wide range of books for pleasure Writing  Focus on technical accuracy – Quality rather than quantity SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)  Focus on subject knowledge e.g. word classes, subjunctive

5. Key Message More Challenging!

6. What does this more challenging curriculum mean for your child? Put simply - Tougher SATs (tests).

7. Mathematics  Paper 1 Arithmetic – 40 marks in 30 minutes (Pupils need to be confident and fluent with a range of operations)  Paper 2 – Reasoning – 35 marks in 40 minutes (Mathematical fluency, problem solving and reasoning)  Paper 3 – Reasoning – 35 marks in 40 minutes (Mathematical fluency, problem solving and reasoning)

8. Paper 1 - Arithmetic

9. Papers 2 and 3 - Reasoning

10. And …

11. Reading 3 x Different Texts  1 x Fiction  1 x Non – Fiction  Could be a poem or another fiction text (probably a classic text e.g. Treasure Island)  1 hour – 60 minutes ( 50 Marks ) 36 Questions  Fluency

12. Fiction

13. Non - Fiction

14. Range of Skills

15. SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)

16. Spelling  occasion ( sion etc endings )  solemn ( silent letters )  comfortably (‘ably / ibly’ endings)  convenience ( ance / ence endings )

17. Grammar and Punctuation

18. SPaG  A lot of knowledge to recall and many skills to apply.

19. Writing  Still Teacher Assessed ( TA ), however, evidence is collected every day throughout the year rather than a few main set pieces in the last term. (Attendance)

21. How will the SATs be marked?  Tests will continue to be marked externally, with the exception of Writing which will be teacher assessed. So far, expect your child to receive:  Raw Score (e.g. 70 / 110 for Mathematics)  Scaled Scores for the test (like international tests) out of 100 (100 being the norm)  Confirmation of whether or not your child has attained the national standard. Scaled Score Information – https://www.gov.uk/guidance/scaled-scoreshttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/scaled-scores

22. What are we doing to support your child?  Quality First Teaching  Specialist Teaching  Smaller Class Sizes (25)  Interventions / Boosters – In Class / Out of Class / Before and After School  Brand new resources purchased for the new tests  Targeted homework activities to reinforce / consolidate learning in class  Practice Questions Daily  Explicit teaching of test techniques  Pastoral Support – To ensure your child is ready to learn  (Special arrangements can be made for some children if necessary.)

23. What to do now

24. How can I support my child? (Your questions answered) Mathematics 1.Know their multiplication tables up to 12 x 12 including related division facts e.g. 56 = 8 ÷ 7 2.Formal column methods for 4 operations ( +, -, x, ÷ ) 3.Arithmetic Fluency – Accuracy and Speed

25. English Reading  Read with your child daily.  Get your child to read to you and ask the types of questions as outlined previously.  Reading your child’s book aloud to them whilst your child follows the text will help your child learn the role and importance of punctuation e.g. the importance of inverted commas to mark speech, the use of parenthesis (brackets) to add extra information, the use of ellipsis … to mark a pause, the use of capital letters and full stops to mark sentence boundaries etc.

26. SPaG Help your child learn the spellings that are sent home. SPaG relies on children knowing, understanding, being able to recall and apply grammatical terminology. E.g. Noun, Verb, Subject, Object, Adjective, Adverb, Article, Determiner, Pronoun, Preposition, Conjunction, Prefix, Suffix, Synonyms, Antonyms, Root Words, Different Types of Clauses – Main Clause, Relative Clauses, Subordinate Clause, Different Verb Tenses, Phrases, Active, Passive, Subjunctive Where to place different punctuation marks – Capital Letter, Full Stop, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark, Inverted Commas, Dash, Hyphen, Brackets, Colon, Handwriting Expectations ( Demonstration ) Legible Fluent Joined

27. Revision Websites  http://bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/ http://bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/  http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/ http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/  https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/ https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/  http://spellingcity.com/churchlane/ http://spellingcity.com/churchlane/  http://offbyheart.co.uk/english/yr6_e_g.php http://offbyheart.co.uk/english/yr6_e_g.php  http://compare4kids.co.uk/literacy.php http://compare4kids.co.uk/literacy.php  http://www.compare4kids.co.uk/spag.php http://www.compare4kids.co.uk/spag.php  Revision Books ( WHSmith / Amazon )

28. Top Tips  1.Your child’s education is a partnership – Communicate with school if you have any questions.  2.Support your child with homework activities and daily reading. Please return on time to fit in with marking schedule.  3.Encourage your child to increase fluency by completing activities in timed conditions.  4.Getting stuck is O.K. That’s when the real learning happens!  5.Try different ways of revision. Internet games, practical activities, books, flash cards etc.  6.Fed, watered, exercise and a good night’s sleep! (Work Hard : Play Hard Balance)  7.Preparation is often the key to overcome any worry.  8.Work hard, best effort and positive attitude!

29. Over to you …

30. Thank you for your support.