Year Six Information Meeting 04/10/17

Structure of the Year October – Run through of old SATs papers November – Aylmerton trip March – ‘Mock’ SATs week May – SATs July – Move Up days July – Year Six Performance and Trip Last day of term – Leavers’ Service On – going – ‘In house’ assessments, business as usual!

The SATs They will take place in the week beginning 14th May. The exact timetable has not been confirmed but it seems likely to be: Monday 14th – English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (SPaG) Tuesday 15th – Reading Wednesday 16th – Maths Reasoning and Arithmetic Thursday 17th – Second Maths Reasoning Paper

English; SPaG SPaG consists of two papers; one for punctuation and grammar, which lasts 45 minutes and requires short written answers plus a second spelling paper of which lasts about 15 minutes. The written paper usually has between 35-40 questions. These can be ‘identify’ questions or ‘construct’ questions. The spelling paper has 20 questions. All the words are taken from the Year 5/6 spelling list.

English; Reading The reading test is a single paper with questions based on three passages of text. Your child will have one hour, including reading time, to complete the test. There will be a selection of question types, including: Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to show the order in which they happen in the story’ Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title of the story’ Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that suggests what the weather is like in the story’ Short constructed response, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’ Open-ended response, e.g. ‘Look at the sentence that begins Once upon a time. How does the writer increase the tension throughout this paragraph? Explain fully, referring to the text in your answer.’

English; Reading From 2018 the Department for Education has announced that the reading content of the KS2 SATs will be more closely linked to the curriculum to ensure children are drawing on their knowledge when answering reading comprehension questions.

English; Writing Writing is not assessed using a formal timed paper. Instead it is ‘teacher assessed’. A set of guidelines is issued to teachers to guide them in their assessments. Work is collated over the year. The level the children achieve is reported as either ‘At expected level’ or ‘Working towards expected level’.

Maths Children sit three papers in maths: Paper 1: arithmetic, 30 minutes Papers 2 and 3: reasoning, 40 minutes per paper Paper 1 will consist of fixed response questions, where children have to give the correct answer to calculations, including long multiplication and division.  Papers 2 and 3 will involve a number of question types, including: Multiple choice True or false Constrained questions, e.g. giving the answer to a calculation, drawing a shape or completing a table or chart Less constrained questions, where children will have to explain their approach for solving a problem

Science There is not a formal science assessment. Instead, a small sample of school are required to undertake science sampling tests. These will be in mid-June.

Scoring and results For Reading, SPaG and Maths, the children receive a standardised score. For a child to be ‘on track’, they should receive a score of 100 or above. (100 is the national average). Every year the score needed to achieve 100 in each paper is changed (raw score). 80 is the lowest score and 120 the highest. Again, scores are reported as ‘Achieved national standard’ or ‘Expected standard not achieved’. Results arrive in school usually during the first week of July.

What you can do to help Help them with their homework and spellings. Help them practice their times tables and maths facts. Read with them and discuss what they are reading. Sleep Good food Exercise Fresh air Fun

What we are doing to help Support groups Specific interventions Extra groups from February half term Easter school Extra time and one-to-one support if necessary Reading café etc Providing extra opportunities outside of Maths and English Staying grounded

Everything else! Year Six responsibilities Transition days Topic work

Important Dates Week beginning 14th May – SATs A morning of Science and Geography at Hartismere Drama performance – 12th December Transition visit – 8th February Hartismere production – 28th February Induction days – 2nd, 3rd and 4th July Welcome evening – 5th July

Any questions?