Green Lane Primary Year 6 SATs preparation meeting
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Year 6
SATs preparation meeting
13-01-15
Standard Attainment Tests – SATs
Level 5 & 6 aimers in 6PG with
Mr. Goldon
SATs preparation meeting
The point of this presentation:
• Explain what exams your child will be doing
• Show what we do in school in preparation for
them
• Discuss what your child needs to do to get
their highest mark
• Suggest ways you can help at home
SATs preparation meeting
The exams your child will be doing
Level 3 = 9. Level 4 = 11. Level 5 = 13. Level 6 = 15/16 year olds.
• English Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation –
external assessment
• Reading Test – external assessment
• Maths test – external assessment
• Writing – on-going assessment in school
Maths tests
Two non-calculator papers, Paper 1 and
Paper 2, each lasting 45 minutes
Mental mathematics test, lasting 20 minutes
Children’s marks from all three tests are
aggregated to calculate their overall
mathematics level.
www.emaths.co.uk
www.satspapers.org.uk
Reading Test
Text Booklet and answer booklet.
The booklet will contain three or four texts. Increasing in level of
difficulty.
Before: 15 minutes reading time and 45 minutes to answer the
questions
Now: one hour to read the texts and complete the questions at their
own pace
35 to 40 questions (totalling 50 marks).
The questions are:
shorter, closed response items (such as multiple choice and matching
questions);
shorter, open response items; and
longer, open response items that require children to explain and
comment on the texts in order to demonstrate a full understanding.
Questions are worth 1, 2 or 3 marks.
www.emaths.co.uk
Writing
On-going assessment
in school.
Children are judged
over a period of time
using a range of their
unaided writing.
We use our ‘Red Hot
Writing’ books for this
purpose.
Level 6
• Even more tests – on the same days
• Most unusual to get L6. Questions are those expected
of 15 and 16 year olds sitting GCSEs
• Emaths Key Stage 3 = ‘Level 4 to 6’ papers useful
• Maths – Algebra, Circles & Pi - ∏
• Reading – Why do you think the author has chosen
these words…? Relating the text to own experiences.
• Often ‘unusual children’ - the ones who have had a
vast range of life experiences well beyond that of the
their peers
School preparation
• Work pitched to what we asses they need
• Targets– being really clear with children about
what will push their levels up
• English, Maths, English, Maths, English,
Maths…
Highest mark possible?
• Read the question properly – e.g. ‘Circle two…’, ‘Use examples
from the text to explain why…’…
• Use clues from the question
• Check the number of marks available – usually, the
greater the marks, the more is expected in the answer
• Skip and come back to ones that are a challenge
• Pace yourself / finish in the time allowed
• Don’t spend time looking at other people, picking
your nose or doing your hair
• Double check the answer looks right
• Learning behaviour = perfect- work hard in lessons – don’t
distract, ignore others who try to distract, do the homework, listen carefully, ask
questions if unsure…, don’t always wait to be directed (become more
independent)…
How home can help
• Pounce on them with times tables questions
• Make them read aloud
- to younger children from their own reading book/
Kindle
- practise in front of the mirror (ENUNCIATE to become a better reader and
speller – pretend to say it like a newsreader)
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Emaths.co.uk – practise questions, check answers using the answer booklet
‘We Love Maths’ school website pages
Class blogs e.g. 6PG
Sleep (early), food, exercise, space, talking time – the
sorts of things you would naturally do!
SATs 2015 - dates
Date
Mon 11th May 2015
Tues 12th May 2015
Wed 13th May 2015
Thurs 14th May 2015
Level
3-5 tests
English – Reading Test (60
mins)
English – Grammar,
Punctuation & Spelling Test
Maths – Mental
Mathematics Test (20
mins)Maths – Mathematics
Paper 1 (45 mins NO
calculator)
Level
6 tests
English – Reading Test (10 +
50 mins)
English – Grammar,
Punctuation & Spelling Test
No level 6 tests timetabled
for this day
Maths – Paper 1 (30 mins:
Maths – Mathematics Paper
NO calculator allowed)Maths
2 (45 mins NO
– Paper 2 (30 mins:
calculator)
Calculator allowed)