Parent Workshop

Wednesday 6th November 2013

Aims

To know about the key areas of Literacy, Maths and Science

To become familiar with the Key Stage One SAT’s

Discussion about helping children with English, Maths and Science

Resources Questions

The 3 areas of English

Speaking and Listening Reading Writing- includes spelling and

handwriting

Speaking and Listening

Discuss the importance of speaking and listening with confidence-

Develops their spoken language Building up their vocabulary Improve their writing

Reading

1. Importance of reading every day2. Talking about books and asking

questions3. Learning vocabulary4. Reading a wide range of books5. Parent story telling6. Library

Reading Comprehension-SAT’s

Introduce the SAT’s paper Expectations- children to work

independently Levels 2 and 3 Different types of questions

Writing- SAT’s Two writing tests- short and long These incorporate spelling (7 marks)

and handwriting (3 marks) Talk about a topic – e.g. Big Write topics Planning a beginning, middle and end Independent writing VCOP

Questions

The 4 areas of Maths

Problem solving Numbers and calculation Shape, space and measures Handling data

Problem solving

Discuss the importance of mathematical vocabulary.

Solving problems in everyday life –shopping, cooking etc.

Thinking and Reasoning. Applying their maths skills.

Addition strategies – mental addition, jottings, number lines and partitioning.

Subtraction - mental subtraction, jottings and number lines.

Numbers and Calculations

Multiplication – mental methods-2,5’s and 10’s, arrays, repeated addition, number lines. Times Table Challenge.

Division- practically sharing and making groups of, repeated subtraction.

Numbers and calculation cont.

Shape, space and measures

Names and properties of 2D and 3D shapes.

Space- whole, half and quarter turns, directions and routes.

Measuring – length, weight, capacity, money and time.

Collecting and sorting information into tables, lists and graphs.

Interpreting the information by answering questions about it.

Handling Data

SAT’s - Maths

Level 1 – Practical assessment. Level 2 & 3 – Mental maths

questions, followed by written questions.

All questions require the children to apply their knowledge of maths.

Questions

Science

No written test. Teacher assessment throughout

the year.

Topics

Materials and their properties Forces and Movement Electricity Plants and animals in the local

environment Health and growth Variation- grouping, lifecycles

How to help your child at home Find and discuss science in everyday

life. Visits- garden, park, forest, museums... Investigating at home- cooking- naming

food, gardening (growth)... Reinforce everyday vocabulary-

materials, properties, nature, the world...

School Website

• If you want to find out about the school curriculum click on the website.

• Importance of homework.

Questions