KS1 SATS BUILDING A PICTURE

AIMS To have a better understanding of the KS1 SATs tests and teacher assessment An opportunity for you to look at and discuss the tests To find out about the reporting arrangements for parents at the end of the year

TEACHER ASSESSMENT AND TESTS To build up a picture of what each child can do through everyday teaching and learning To use tasks or tests in reading, writing and mathematics to add to this picture To make an end of year level judgement based on a range of materials

ENGLISH Tests in English: spelling test handwriting writing test – short task long task Reading comprehension: level 2 paper level 3 paper

SPELLINGS spoon bowl scales

Stone soup One evening, a traveller called Peter arrived at a village carrying a large pot. He busily made a fire,filled the pot and put it on the fire to boil. The villagers gathered to watch.

TASK There is an example of a spelling test on your table. Have a look. What do you think?

WRITING SHORT TASK LONG TASK To use a wide and varied vocabulary To use effective vocabulary To use simple and complex sentences Imaginative and interesting To use connectives e.g. when, then, but….. To use adjectives Evidence of commas, exclamation marks and speech marks

Level 1a

What does a level 2c look like?

Level 2b

2a

Level 3b Jacob’s Advert Get the best coat ever and make everyone jealous! Jacob’s coat will keep you nice and cool on hot sunny days. Jacob’s coats are made of smooth, soft silk. They have all the colours of the rainbow = they are to die For! Buy this coat and you’ll never want to take it off.

Reading Comprehension Level 2 When Vincent was alive, he only sold a few drawings and one or two paintings, so he did not have very much money. Sometimes, he even had to stop buying food so he could buy paint, and carry on with his work. Now Vincent’s paintings are on show all over the world and are worth a great deal of money. Why was Vincent poor? He was always He gave his buying food. money away. Not many people He sold his paintings to bought his paintings. a small museum. How can you tell that people like Vincent’s paintings today? ________________________________________________________________________

Level 3 The Midhampton Museum Why is the telephone number in bold? _____________________________________ What is the purpose of the leaflet? It shows you what It explains what books are in the happened yesterday. library. It tells you about far It encourages you to away places. take part in the events at the museum.

TASK On your table you will find examples of level 2 and level 3 reading comprehension papers This will help you to understand the difference between the levels

Mental maths questions 4 or 5 mental maths questions at the beginning of the paper for level 2 & level 3 Level 2 type questions: Think of an odd number between 32 and 42. How many months are there in a year? What number must Desi subtract from 23 to get an answer of 16?

Level 3 Type Questions Write one thousand and six. 2 classes at Park school go on a visit. Each class has 30 children and 6 grown – ups. How many go on the visit altogether? 5 is a quarter of a number. What is the number?

Mathematics Level 2 Write the total = Write the number which is 11 less than 40. Ella’s dad washes some cars. He uses 12 buckets of water. Each bucket has 5 litres of water. How many litres of water does he use altogether? Show how you work it out in the box.

Mathematics Level 3 Write numbers in the boxes to make this correct = 420 The shop is open for 6 days each week. It is open for 8 hours each day. How many hours is the shop open each week? Show how you work it out in the box. What is half of this amount? 50p £1

TASK You also have examples of level 2 and level 3 maths questions Have a look at them. What do you think?

Science Science Assessments are made throughout the year as each science topic is completed. Children are assessed on both their investigative skills and their scientific understanding. There is no National test for Science.

ORGANISATION Tests no longer have to be carried out in May Some tests - whole class e.g. spellings Large groups e.g. reading tasks Smaller groups for maths & writing tasks

Reporting to parents Overall level will be reported from all the information gathered Reported as teacher assessment Expected level at the end of year 2 – level 2 Level 2c below average Level 2b average Level 2a above average Level 3 –well above average.

Child’s Results End of key stage 1 teacher assessment 2014 ENGLISH Teacher assessment results Speaking & listening level Reading level Writing level MATHEMATICS Teacher assessment result level SCIENCE Teacher assessment result level