Transcript Year 6 Sats Information Evening

Year 6 Sats
Information Evening
2014
Rothersthorpe Primary School
What are Sats?
(Standardised Assessment Tasks)
Sats give the:
 Teachers
 Rothersthorpe
 Secondary Schools
 The Government
 You and your child
An idea of the level at which they can achieve
in a formal test at the end of KS2.
Mental Maths – Warm Up
Level Thresholds:
 Levels 3c, 3b & 3a – Below expectations
 Level 4c – Just at expected
 Level 4b – At level expected (Secure)
 Level 4a – Above expected levels.
 Level 5 – Beyond expectations.
 Level 6 - Significantly beyond expectations
Level 5 is the Average level of a 13 year old child.
What do the results of the tests mean?
The Government set National Targets so they can continue
to evaluate and assess Primary Education.
Their Targets are:
 85% of children in Britain to achieve a Level 4 in Maths
and English. With 65% of children achieving a Level 4
in both.
Rothersthorpe 2013
 83% Reading Level 4 (National 85%)
 65% Reading Level 5 (National 29%)
 88% Writing Level 4 (National 84%)
 18% Writing Level 5 (National 31%)
 83% Maths Level 4 (National 85%)
 42% Maths Level 5 (National 35%)
 12% Maths Level 6 (National 6%)
 Note: 17 children in Y6 (6% per child).
Rothersthorpe 2014- SPaG
 SPaG 76% Level 4 (National 74%)
 SPaG 41% Level 5 (National 47%)
Rothersthorpe 2014
 High standards continued and possibly
exceeded:
 As in previous 2 years some pupils will take the
Level 6 Maths/Reading Tests.
Teacher Assessments
Sats are only one form of assessing children’s
learning. At school we continually assess in a
variety of ways:
 Questioning; marking; practical assessments;
short tests after each topic; on-line tests;
reading and spelling tests each term.
APP
Assessing Pupils Progress
 Structured standardised approach to teacher
assessment.
 Teachers track pupils progress over-time and
make judgements about their attainment and
levels.
 (Year 2 - Teacher Assessment & Sats)
 Supports transfer of more ‘meaningful’ information
to secondary school - KS3.
Sats Timetable
 Monday 12th May –
 Tuesday 13th May –
English - Reading Test (1hr)
English: Grammar Punctuation &
Vocabulary Test (45 minutes)
Spelling Test (15 minutes)
 Wednesday 14th May – Mental Maths Test (20mins)
 Thursday 15th May  Any Level 6 tests –
Maths Test A (Non-Cal - 45mins)
Maths Test B (Calculator – 45mins)
morning or afternoon
What is reported to parents?
 Sats Reading L4,5,6
 Sats Writing L4,5,6
 Sats Maths L4,5,6
All reported separately - No English overall
Level.
School Report will give sub-levels e.g.
4a or 5b etc.
New arrangements for 2014
Maths
 This year for the first time the children will not be
allowed to use a calculator for any of the papers.
Sats English 2013 – Writing
 Writing composition is teacher assessed –
Children’s writing is assessed against the wide
range of genres throughout Year 6.
 Recognition of creativity and writing for a purpose.
Writing: What will the children be
assessed on?
 Write imaginative, interesting & thoughtful texts.
 Produce texts appropriate to task, reader and purpose.
 Organise and present whole texts effectively, sequencing
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and structuring information, ideas and events.
Construct paragraphs and use cohesion within and
between paragraphs.
Vary sentences for clarity, purpose and effect.
Technical accuracy with punctuation and sentences.
Select appropriate vocabulary.
Sats Reading Comprehension
 Short answers (1 mark)
 Several line answers (up to 2 marks)
 Longer answers (up to 3 marks)
 Other answers (maybe ticking a box, underlining
a phrase, circling the right answer).
What will the children be
tested on?
 Use a range of strategies to read for meaning.
 Understand, describe, select or retrieve information.
 Deduce, infer or interpret information. Comment on
structure and organisation of texts.
 Explain and comment on writer’s use of language.
 Comment on and identify writer’s purposes and
viewpoints.
 Relate texts to their social, cultural and historical contexts.
English In School
 In school we will work with the children to
continue to practise their skills.
 The children will participate in Grammar,
Punctuation, Vocabulary and Spelling exercises.
Also practices in Reading Comprehension and
writing.
 They will also take part in assessing their own
work in order to recognise their strengths and
areas they need to improve.
Mathematics
Test A and B are written papers. They both last 45
minutes each.
 Test A is a ‘non-calculator’ paper (40 marks).
 Test B is a ‘non-calculator’ paper (40 marks).
Mental Maths Test
 This is a test that lasts around 20 minutes. There
are 20 questions worth 20 marks.
 Children have to answer the questions in the
allocated time.
 The questions are designed to test mental recall
and agility.
 Children can write down workings if they wish.
The children are not allowed any mathematical
equipment including rulers!
What will the children be
tested on?
 Number & Algebra: counting; number patterns;
sequences; understanding mathematical symbols;
fractions; percentages; ratios; decimals;
calculations; problem solving.
 Shape, Space and Measures: 2d and 3d shapes;
angles; position; coordinates; length; mass;
capacity; time.
 Handling Data: Reading tables, charts & graphs;
Interpreting data; probability.
How are the children prepared
in school?
 We practise!
We revise.
 The children are able to become familiar with the
layout and design of previous tests.
 They become used to the test procedures;
independent work; time limits; allowed equipment.
 They know that the Maths test is not a reading test
so they can have help reading questions.
Science
 Schools no longer have to undertake Science
Sats – however, teachers will still be assessing
children in Science.
 Some schools will be asked to do a Science
sampling test.
Maths Sats How can I help my child?
 Mental maths questions.
 Practising times tables.
 Using money.
 Use timetables and calendars.
 Working out time problems: e.g. TV programmes.
 Reading scales.
 Looking at graphs and charts.
 Using revision guides.
 BBC and Woodlands websites.
How can I help my Child?
 Regular attendance at school.
 A quiet, organised place to revise and study.
 Support homework.
 Revision: a little at a time/often
 A good breakfast and a snack at school.
 Plenty of sleep.
 Talk about school.
 Ask a teacher if they are unsure of anything.
 Encouragement!
Support Resources
 Revision books (Tesco, WH Smiths, Haslam & Hall)
Web sites:
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/ (on-line KS2 revision)
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/index.html
(on-line KS2 revision)
http://www.haslamandhall.co.uk/maths.php (Revision guides and free
sats papers for Maths and English 2003-2009 to download)
www.ickids.org.uk (on-line KS2 revision)
 Weekly home learning
 There are many booklets available at bookstores should you wish to
purchse them – they all cover the main areas to be tested.
Sats Week Can be Fun too!!!
 There will be cakes and biscuits after
each test.
 Fish & Chip lunch on Friday
 Extra ICT time
 Extra playtimes – sports, fun and relaxation
 Choosing time
 The Year 6 pupils will design their own fun timetable
for the afternoons.