KS2 SATsParent Meeting

SATS WEEK:

MONDAY 11TH – THURSDAY 14TH MAY

Aims of the meeting:

•To inform you about Year 6 SATs and

teacher assessments.

•To inform you about how best to support

your child.

The testsPunctuation, vocabulary and grammar (45 minutes) /50

Spelling (approximately 20 minutes) /20

Reading paper (1 hour) /50

Mathematics

-Paper 1: Arithmetic (30 minutes) /40

-Paper 2: Reasoning (40 minutes) /35

-Paper 3: Reasoning (40 minutes) /35

Writing will be ‘teacher assessed’ internally, as in recent years. External moderation ensures consistency in standards applied.

What are teacher assessments?

Based on your child’s performance throughout the year using written, oral and practical work as evidence.

Reported to the Local Authority / WMAT.

Assessments in: writing and science

Secondary schools will still seek our judgements in reading, writing, maths and science.

TimetableDATE

Mon 11th MayGrammar and Punctuation – 45 minutes

Spelling – 15 minutes

Tues 12th May Reading – 1 hour

Wed 13th MayMaths Paper 1 – Arithmetic – 30 minutes

Maths Paper 2 – Reasoning – 40 minutes

Thurs 14th May Maths Paper 3 – Reasoning – 40 minutes

The English SATs

There are 2 parts:

• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

• Reading

GPS – Grammar, punctuation and spelling

• A Spelling test is administered containing 20 words, lasting approximately 20 minutes.

• A separate test is given on Punctuation, Vocabulary and Grammar.

• This test lasts for 45 minutes and requires short answer questions, including some multiple choice.

• Marks for these two tests are added together to give a total for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.

Example words from last year’s spelling test:

Creature

Enough

Chorus

Tongue

Accidentally

Deceive

Reading Paper

• The Reading Test consists of a single test paper with three unrelated reading texts.

• Children are given 60 minutes in total, which includes reading the texts and answering the questions.

• A total of 50 marks are available.

• Questions are designed to assess the comprehension and understanding of a child’s reading.

• Some questions are multiple choice or selected response, others require short answers and some require an extended response or explanation.

Example question, based on

Text 2 – Giants:

2b) retrieve and record information/identify key details from fiction and non-fiction

Example question, based on Text 1 – Space Tourism:

2b) retrieve and record information/identify key details from fiction and non-fiction

Maths Papers• Children will sit three tests: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper

3.

• Paper 1 is ‘Arithmetic’ lasting for 30 minutes, covering calculation methods for all operations, including use of fractions, percentages and decimals.

• Questions gradually increase in difficulty. Not all children will be expected to access some of the more difficult questions later in the paper.

• Papers 2 and 3 cover ‘Problem Solving and Reasoning’, each lasting for 40 minutes.

Maths Paper 1 (Arithmetic) will take place on Wednesday 13th May 2020.

It has a standard timing of 30 minutes and is worth a total of 40 marks.

It covers the four operations (division, multiplication, addition, subtraction and mixed operation calculations requiring BIDMAS), as well as number properties, calculating percentages of amounts, calculations using decimals, and calculations using fractions.

Reasoning 2 and 3Both have standard timings of 40 minutes and are worth 35 marks each.

Requires children to demonstrate their mathematical knowledge and skills, as well as their ability to solve problems and their mathematical reasoning.

Questions focus on the following Mathematical topic areas: - Number and place value– including Roman Numerals; - Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division (calculations);- Geometry – properties of shapes;- Geometry – position and direction; - Statistics; - Measurement – including length, perimeter, mass (weight), volume, time and money;- Algebra;- Ratio and proportion;- Fractions, decimals and percentages.

WritingWriting is not assessed during SATs week.

It is Teacher Assessed : ‘Working Towards’, ‘Expected’ or ‘Greater Depth’

As teachers, we have to demonstrate which objectives have been met consistently in the child’s writing.

Some examples of these objectives are:•Using modal verbs or adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility.•Using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing.•Using brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis.

Once marked, the tests will be given the following scores:o A raw score (the total number of marks achieved for each paper);o A scaled score (which is explained below);o A judgement of whether the National Standard has been met.

After marking each test, the external markers will convert each raw score into a scaled score to show whether each child is working below, at or above the national standard.

When the scaled score is given, it is given in a range from 80 to 120. A scaled score of 100 or more is meeting the national standard.

There are no separate tests for higher achieving pupils. Instead, each test will have scope for higher attaining pupils to show their strengths. This means that there will be some questions on the papers that some children will not be able to do –we ask that they attempt as much as they can. These questions come towards the end of the papers.

What sort of results are reported?

Scaled scores – Reading paper 2019 /50

What are the results for?

• To give parents an indication of their child’s attainment against national standards.

• To inform secondary schools.• Monitoring school success.• Guiding the school on how to improve.

Daily RoutineSATs Breakfast.

We recommend ALL children come to the SATs breakfast, even if they have eaten breakfast before. It calms all the pupils down and gets them focused for the morning ahead.

9:15/9:30 SATs begin

Each morning will be different depending on which tests we are doing that day.

Preparing for the tests at home

• Read regularly with your child and discuss their reading.

• We ask that children should be reading every day and marking this in their reading diary.

• Research shows that reading both to an adult, and at home can help the development of listening skills, spelling, reading comprehension and develop vocabulary.

Preparing for the tests at home

• Support your child with their homework –homework timetables were given out in the class letter.

• Help your child to practise their times tables –TT Rockstars.

• Encourage your child to play internet based revision games.

• Help your child to learn their weekly spellings.

During the week

• Try and make home as stress free as possible. Discuss the SATs but don’t over analyse them.

• Get them to bed nice and early! They need to be alert and awake the next day.

• If they are not coming to SATs breakfast for food, make sure they have breakfast before they come to school.

• PE kits for afternoons so they can let off some steam!

SATs focus on what they know about Maths and English They won’t reflect how talented they are at Science, Geography, Art, Music, PE or anything else!

Don’t panicIn reality it’s just one or two papers lasting 30-60 minutes each day. You can’t emphasise enough the importance of keeping that in perspective.

We will do all we can to support your childThe children tend to be fine, it’s the adults that worry!

Any other questions?