Transcript Year 6 SATs Parent’s Meeting

Miss J Parker
S
– Statutory
A - Assessment
T - Tests
End of Key Stage measure of attainment and
pupil progress.
KS1 - Year 2, KS2 – Year 6,
English
– reading, writing,
spelling and grammar and
punctuation
Mathematics 2 x written
papers and mental arithmetic
The tests cover Levels 3-5. Pupils working
below the level of the tests are teacher
assessed.
 Expected attainment for a pupil at the end of Year 6 is
Level 4.
 However, some children exceed this and
achieve Level 5 and other children achieve
Level 3.
 A small minority of children will sit Level 6 tests – a single
level test. School to advise of this.
 Pupils are expected to make 2 whole levels progress from
Year 2 to Year 6. E.g.1-3, 2-4, 3-5.
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1. sharp
2. whiskers
3. surveyed
4. lying
5. rigid
6. intruder
7. scattered
8. enough
9. females
10. doubt
11. ravenously
12. approached
13. cautiously
14. bristling
15. sensible
16. height
17. corridor
18. proud
19. straightened
20. voice
Dear Diary ...
A brother and sister went on a day out with their family.
Tom really enjoyed the outing, but Sara did not.
When they returned home, Tom and Sara wrote about the day
in their diaries.
Use your imagination to decide what Tom and Sara would
write in their diaries.
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Your task is to write Tom and Sara’s diary
entries.
 SPAG
test (Spelling, Punctuation and
Grammar)
 Teacher Assessed Writing
 Reading Test
 Level 6 writing assessment
 Level 6 Reading Test
To see examples at home google : level 3-5
SPAG test or level 6 SPAG test or see Mrs
Johnson or myself.
 20
timed questions – children get a mark out
of 20 for this which is added to their total
score and contributes to a level being
awarded.
Good way to raise level.
 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds
 Lots of experience, parents can support by
calling these out to children at home in
preparation
 Google : St Joseph’s Pickering for past papers
for all subjects including Maths
 Paper
A – 45 mins non calculator test
 Paper
B – 45 mins calculator test
 Level
6 Paper A and B 30 mins per paper (no
MA)
 Google: Level 6 Maths KS2 – choose emaths
website
Timetable accessible at http://www.naa.org.uk/naa_20218.aspx
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The tests will take place in a number of rooms, according to the
individual pupil’s needs.
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Children are encouraged to visit the toilet and ensure they are well
hydrated and comfortable before the test.
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Tests will be invigilated by Miss Parker and Mrs Hollyoak who the children
feel happy and secure with. (Mrs Johnson will be leading the Y5 test
week)
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Tests are kept securely in a locked cupboard until test day. Miss Parker
opens the test seconds before the test is scheduled to begin.
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Children are allowed to ask for questions to be read aloud to them (with
the exception of the reading test).
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Staff may only read the question – children are not allowed any help with
spelling or to ask for clarification.
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Children have the start and end time for each test displayed and are
given reminders at timed intervals which they are used to as part of our
test preparation sessions.
Once the test has finished, the test scripts are
collected in silence and handed to Miss Parker
who then packages them up and seals them
immediately for collection by Parcel force. Tests
are sent all over the country to be marked by
trained SATs markers.
 During test week, the afternoon sessions (apart
from where children are completing Level 6
papers) will be used for children to go over
anything they may be anxious about for the
following day. However, primarily children will
have opportunity to take part in lessons where
other skills are required such as PE, Art, History
etc.
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Tests come into school on various days throughout July. As
they arrive in school the data is collated and analysed and
entered onto the school assessment package.
Where a test has a borderline mark, Miss Parker will then
go through the script to check marking.
Parents will be informed of test results on receipt of their
child’s end of year school report.
Pupil’s test results are then transferred electronically to
the appropriate Secondary school.
Children will be told their results at an appropriate time
prior to the school report going home. All results are
handled sensitively and privately.
These results are then shared with the DCSF and the LEA.
Throughout the year your child will have
accumulated evidence to support a teacher
assessment judgement of their ability in all
subjects including Writing specifically.
 This evidence is equally used by DCSF, LEA and
Secondary schools to see how your child would
perform over time as opposed to in a one off
test.
 Where a child significantly underperforms in a
test we will speak to the Secondary School and
advise them of the child’s ability as evidenced
over the term.
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Your child may wish to do some revision at home and
this should be encouraged to enable your child to feel
as confident as possible going into their tests.
However, the best idea is little and often. Where
possible children should be able to use ICT, games etc
to help them revise to make it a little bit more
exciting.
This term Literacy is taught 5 mornings a week in a
split Y6 group led by Mrs Hollyoak and Miss Parker.
Spring Term Booster in Maths after half term through
until May.
 Books
to be loaned out from school.
 ICT
resources – (anyone without access speak
to Mrs Johnson or Miss Parker to arrange
access at school)
 Google – Woodlands Junior Y6 SATS revision
- KS2 BBC BiteSize
- literacy bootcamp
Many more, please advise school if you find a
really good one.
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Attendance - ensure your child is in school as much as
possible.
Regular and appropriate bedtimes.
Revision balanced with breaks and physical activity.
Let school know as early as possible if your child is ill
during test week and if any special arrangements need to
be made.
Communicate if there has been any upheaval or upset at
home that may affect the pupil’s access/performance in
the test.
Promote the tests as positive – a chance to show off the
hard work they have done in KS2.
Ensure your child has breakfast and a bottle of water and a
healthy snack in test week.
TIP 1 Remember your child's education is a partnership. Meet with teachers
and see how they believe you can help.
TIP 2 Approach a subject from lots of different angles. Software, games,
activities, books, flash cards, practical applications all help.
TIP 3 Look through a practice paper together and talk through the answers,
try drawing or acting out answers of difficult concepts such as fractions.
TIP 4 Explain that the number of marks gives your child an idea of how
much time to spend on each question.
TIP 5 Make sure your child is aware that getting stuck is not a problem,
move on and if they have time come back to the hard ones at the end.
TIP 6 Encourage your child to believe in themselves, "you can do it!"
TIP 7 Remind your child that the tests are important, but that the are not
the only way they are to be measured.
TIP 8 Do not put your child under too much pressure. Have fun, they will
find things easier to remember if they remember the good times they had
learning.
Whilst we do encourage your children to take
these tests seriously and use them to show off
all that they are capable of, it is important to
remember that all the children in Year 6 are
special and unique irrespective of a test. The
value and worth of each child cannot be
quantified by a test level and nor should it.
Thank you for taking the time to find out more.
If there is something you feel we could support
your child with more, please do not hesitate to
contact me.