Transcript KS2 SATS - Learning

Welcome to our
KS2 SATs
Information Evening
Subjects assessed externally
English
Speaking and Listening
(Teacher Assessment only)
Reading
Writing
Using & Applying
Mathematics
Number
Shape, space and measure
Handling Data
What will be assessed?
• Maths and literacy – written
tests and teacher assessment.
• Science – teacher assessment.
The Purpose of the Tests
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The Key Stage 2 tests are designed to test children’s
knowledge and understanding of the Key Stage 2
programmes of study.
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They provide a snapshot of a child’s attainment at the end
of a Key Stage.
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Each child is awarded a level in English (Reading, Writing,
Overall) and Mathematics.
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Each level is very broad.
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A child is not expected to go up a level each year.
The Levels
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The tests cover levels 3 to 5.
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Level 3 represents achievement below the
nationally expected standard.
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Level 4 represents achievement at the nationally
expected standard.
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Level 5 represents achievement above the
nationally expected standard.
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Children who narrowly fail by a few marks to
achieve level 3 will be awarded level 2.
The English tests
These will consist of a reading test
(comprehension), two writing tasks
and a spelling test.
Shorter Writing Task
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20 minutes in length
Often descriptive
writing required
Memories of the School Year
Imagine that your class are making a book of memories of the year at
school. A copy of the book will be given to every pupil in the class.
Everyone in the class will write a page of the book about their memories.
Here are some of the things that pupils may include:
most fun activity
my biggest challenge
most embarrassing moment
most exciting moment
the best thing of all about
this year at school
Your task is to write your page of the book.
You can write about real or imaginary things, or a mixture.
You can use the ideas above or think of your own topics.
Spelling Task
The Silk Trade
Silk is a fabric which .......................................... consider to be a
.......................................... material. It is incredibly soft and
.......................................... to touch and is used to make
expensive .......................................... of clothing. The Chinese
first made silk in approximately 3000 BC.
When silk was first .......................................... it was reserved
for the .......................................... use of the Emperor of China.
Only his close relatives and the highest dignitaries were given
.......................................... to wear silk. Gradually, silk came
into more general use and .......................................... men and
women began to wear it as well.
people, luxury, delicate, articles, discovered,
exclusive, permission, ordinary
Longer Writing Task
• 45 minutes
• Tends to be non-fiction
• Handwriting is assessed
from this piece
Pip Davenport
Imagine a person called Pip Davenport who became
famous for inventing new kinds of funfair rides over a
hundred years ago.
Here is the outline of his life.
Name:
Pip Davenport
Born:
4th January 1850
Birthplace: Slewsbury
Helped his Uncle Henry at
the funfair during the day
and studied at night.
Invented new rides and
won a prize for his
inventions.
Wrote books about fairgrounds
with his wife Hettie.
He died in Slewsbury
in 1920.
You can add your own ideas using your
imagination.
Your task is to write a biography of
Pip’s life,
including information about his
inventions.
 Recount
 Discussion
 Persuasion
 Explanation
 Non-chronological report
 Instruction
Forms: letter, diary, biography, newspaper
report, leaflet.
The Reading Test
The time allowed for the reading test
will be 45 minutes plus 15 minutes
reading time.
The reading test will be marked out
of 50.
The test will focus on several
different types of text, for example,
narrative texts, information texts,
opinion, letters, poetry, interview
and instructions.
The Hottest Day
Garnet thought this must be the hottest day that had ever been in the
world. Every day for weeks she had thought the same thing, but this
was really the worst of all. This morning the thermometer outside had
pointed a thin red finger to one hundred and ten degrees Fahrenheit*.
It was like being inside a drum. The sky like a bright skin was
stretched tight above the valley, and the earth too was tight and hard
with heat. Later, when it was dark, there would be a noise of thunder,
as though a great hand beat upon the drum; there would be heavy
clouds above the hills, and flashes of heat lightning, but no rain. It had
been like that for a long time. After supper each night, her father
came out of the house and looked up at the sky, then down at his fields
of corn and oats. ‘No,’ he would say, shaking his head. ‘No rain tonight.’
6. Garnet helped to get supper ready but everyone was too hot to eat.
They all went to bed. Later on that night, she was woken up by the
sound of thunder and then heard the
wind blow.
lightning.
rain fall.
crying.
7. Explain fully why Garnet wanted it to rain.
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2 marks
8. Garnet and Citronella talked about their daydreams. What did
their daydreams have in common with Garnet’s dream on the last
page?
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1 mark
How to help your child with English revision
1. Use the CGP or other revision books of your choice.
2. Test your child on inference and deduction.
3. Discuss unknown vocabulary and terms.
4. Discuss the layout of different texts and why
they are like that.
5. Provide a quiet working area at home where your child
can revise.
6. Check your child knows the features of different text
types.
7. Share items of interest (newspaper articles or texts
you find interesting) with your child.
Mathematics
• Test A – No calculator (45
mins)
• Test B – With calculator
(45 mins)
• Mental test – 20 mins
Explanation
Showing workings
How to help your child with Maths revision
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Use CGP or other revision books of your choice.
2. Practise mental arithmetic with your child and help your child
practise and learn times tables facts.
3. Encourage your child to read information sources such as charts
and timetables.
4. Practise drawing and measuring angles.
5. Revise properties of 2-D and 3-D shapes.
6. Practise converting metric weights and measures e.g. 17 kg =
17,000 g, 2.05 l = 2050 ml.
7. Practise reading questions CAREFULLY with your child.
8. For fun learning use the school’s Numeracy webpage, Mathzone
and the Woodlands Junior School website.
Science Tests
• Will not be used nationally for
assessment this year. Children’s
progress will be assessed by teachers
based on their learning throughout
the year.
2010 Test Timetable
Monday
10th May
Tuesday 11th
May
Wednesday
12th May
Thursday 13th
May
Reading
45 mins
(plus 15 mins
reading time)
Writing
(Shorter)
20 mins
Spelling
(10 mins)
Mental Maths
20 mins
Maths
Test B
45 mins
Writing
(Longer)
45 mins
Maths
Test A
45 mins
As well as receiving a test level in Reading, Writing and
Maths, each child will also receive a teacher
assessment level.
Unlike the tests the teacher assessment level:
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covers all aspects of the subject;
considers the child’s levels of attainment over the
course of the year.
Calculating the teacher assessment level in English
Speaking and listening
Reading
Writing
Level awarded is an average of three equally weighted
attainment targets:
Levels
Speaking and Listening
Reading
Writing
Level awarded (4 + 5 + 4) ÷ 3 = 4.3
Level awarded = 4
4
5
4
Calculating the teacher assessment level in Mathematics
The level awarded is an average of four weighted
attainment targets:
Weighting
Using and applying
Mathematics
Number and algebra
Shape, space and measures
Handling data
Level awarded: 35 ÷ 10 = 3.5
Level awarded = 4
2
5
2
1
10
Level
3
4
3
3
Level x
Weighting
6
20
6
3
35
Calculating the teacher assessment level in Science
The level awarded is an average of four weighted
attainment targets:
Level x
Weighting Level
Weighting
Scientific enquiry
Life processes and
living things
Materials and their
Properties
Physical processes
2
4
8
1
5
5
1
1
4
5
4
5
5
Level awarded: 22 ÷ 5 = 4.4
Level awarded = 4
22
Reporting results
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All Reading, Writing and Maths test papers are
marked externally.
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Test papers and results should be returned to schools
in the first week of July.
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All being well results are then issued to parents with
each child’s end of year report.
How will you be given the results?
You will receive a
written sheet
similar to this
one (except that
the science
section will only
contain teacher
assessment.
How can you help?
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Every child needs a good night’s sleep and healthy
breakfast before coming to school and working hard.
Although we want the children to take these tests
seriously we do not want to put unnecessary pressure
on them, which could cause them unhappiness. Please
help us by keeping a positive attitude towards their
SATS.
Doing homework with your child helps to consolidate
their learning at school and is an opportunity to give
your child some confidence!
If you have any concerns or questions please do not
hesitate to ask your child’s teacher. They will be
happy to help.
During SATS please do not book holidays or make
appointments.
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Activities to support your child with various
areas of maths: using a calculator;
understanding timetables and 24-hour
clocks; understanding decimals; fractions;
interpreting line graphs; number facts; using
a protractor; reading scales; scaling up and
down; learning about shapes; reading bar
charts and tables; and, time and time tables.
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Links to other websites with revision
material i.e. BBC Bitesize Revision