Welcome to the Year 6 SATs information evening!

What are SATs? National Curriculum tests used to show your child’s progress Reading, Mathematics and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling. However writing will be assessed by the class teachers, not through a test.

Secondary school preparation The results of the SATs are passed on to secondary schools. Often schools use these results to set children for English and Mathematics. Teacher assessments are also passed on to secondary schools.

When are they happening? New timetable on network to check

What happens to the papers? Sent away to be marked independently Results are given shortly after the papers arrive back in school

Reading 1 reading paper 1 hour to read 3 passages of text and to answer questions about the texts. Increases in difficulty as each section progresses 50 marks

What types of questions will they be asked? Ranking and 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 responses 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.

Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling The grammar, punctuation and spelling test will consist of two parts: Part 1 - A grammar and punctuation paper (45 minutes) Part 2 - An aural spelling test of 20 words (15 minutes)

Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Two sub-types of questions: Selected response e.g. ‘Identify the adjectives in the sentence below.’ Constructed response e.g. ‘Correct/complete/rewrite the sentence below,’ or, ‘The sentence below has an apostrophe missing. Explain why it needs an apostrophe.’

Sample Questions

Writing Teacher Assessment Across a range of writing and will be moderated within school

Mathematics Paper 1 (arithmetic – 40 marks) This will be a 30 minute paper just on calculations. Paper 2 and 3 (reasoning – 35 marks each) These papers will be 40 minutes each and give the children mathematical problems with a context. No Mental Maths paper All papers are non-calculator For method marks, children must use specific calculation methods (column addition and subtraction, short or long multiplication and short or long division).

How can you help? Attendance (week beginning 8th May 2017) Reading Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Maths Writing Homework/pre-learning

Top Tips for Reading Read anything! Hear your child read and question them about the text they are reading. SATs busters and materials

Top Tips for Writing Different text types Handwriting Spellings Different sentences types

Top Tips for Mathematics Essentials: Times tables Number bonds Telling the time Working with money Past papers

Enjoy It Be positive! Praise as much as possible Make it fun Play games

Questions?