1. Year 6 Parent Information Evening - Tuesday 23rd September 2014
A warm welcome from
Mrs. Davis

2. What will our child/ren be learning in Year 6
Our Creative Curriculum Topics:
Term 1: India
Terms 2: The Victorians
Term 3: S.A.T.s & Transition Units
Americas and Performance

4. RE All classes follow a scheme called;
“Learning and Growing as the people of God”
Throughout this the children learn about religion; knowledge and understanding of and learn from religion; reflecting on meaning
11 Units: Belonging to the Church Community, The Story of the People of God, Followers of Christ, Advent, Christmas, Lent, Prayers in the Lives of the Followers of Christ, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost, Celebrating the Life of Mary and the Saints
Children may occasionally have some RE homework to bring home.

5. Timetable for the week

6. INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
YEAR 6 SATs
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
You may find this website useful – we did!

7. What are they?
SATs are tests given at the end of each Key Stage to show progress
In Year 6 they are called National Tests
Children are now expected to achieve a level 4b

8. What do SATs tests show?
show what pupils have learnt and retained during the key stage.
strengths and weaknesses.

9. Can my child fail a SATs test?NO
It will just show what they have learned;
what they can do.

10. What are the children tested on?
all of the work they have covered in all year groups so far.
Maths, English and Science (past paper)
SATs results rarely hold any surprises – we hope!

11. What form will the tests take?
MONDAY
11th MAY
TUESDAY
12th MAY
WEDNESDAY 13th MAY
THURSDAY
14th MAY
FRIDAY
15th MAY
Levels 3-5
Reading Test 60 mins
Level 6
Reading Test
10 mins reading time
50 mins to complete the test
Levels 3-5 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test
Paper 1 :45 mins – short answers
Paper 2 : 15 mins – spelling task
Level 6 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test
Paper 1 : extended task – 30 mins
Paper 2 : short answer questions – 20 mins
Paper 3 : spelling task – 10 mins
Levels 3-5 mental mathematics test – 20 mins
Levels 3-5 mathematics Paper 1 – 45 mins
Levels 3-5 mathematics Paper 2 – 45 mins
(No calculator)
Level 6 mathematics Paper 1 – 30 mins
Level 6 mathematics Paper 2 – 30 mins
Science
Selected sample schools only
Please Note : Children selected for Level 6 will be entered for ALL papers

12. How will the results be reported?
Maths and reading sent away for marking as soon as each test has been completed.
Returned by first week in July
we compile the reports for parents (in addition to the end of year reports).
state the test level and a teacher assessment compared to the national and the school averages.
assigned one level
Painsley use an average of test (raw scores), teacher assessments to group the children

13. Writing!
Opted to internally mark and then moderate with the other schools in the federation
Writing tasks delivered weekly and levelled regularly
If their result doesn’t match teacher assessment, other work from the year can be used as evidence
External moderation if selected

14. What do the results of all the tests mean?
The results show whether or not your child has reached the expected National Curriculum level for their year group.
The Government sets national targets for performance at the end of Key Stage 2.
The results reported in the local newspaper are for the whole year group and do not mention individual children.
We are able to look at your child’s progress from Year 2, rather than simply the attainment they achieve.

15. What is teacher assessment?
A summary giving a level for each attainment target in English, Mathematics and Science.

16. What do the levels mean? An average Year 6 - attain Level 4
Level 3 is below expectations and Level 5 is above expectations.
Your child may well achieve different levels in different subjects

17. How to help your child Make sure they get enough sleep
How to help your child Make sure they get enough sleep. Make sure they eat breakfast. It is important they arrive at school on time. Don’t try and frighten them into revising – encourage them and tell them they can do well. Support them with homework. Please help them not to panic! Encourage them to ask the teacher if they are unsure about anything – before or during the test. Explain that the SATs are a way of showing what they know.

18. How can I help at home? Support with homework: - Learning spellings
- Enjoying books/reading to your child/listening to
your child read or discuss his/her book
- Times tables (by the end of yr 5 children should have a good grasp of all the times tables & division facts)
- Encouraging your child to attempt the extension homework
- Visit your local library
Read books around the main topic
Access to the internet for research & educational sites
Encouraging your child to present homework to a high standard
Finding a good space & time to encourage good habits

19. Homework Time-table
Type of Homework
When set:
In by:
Spellings
(min. 20 words all to be put into a variety of sentence types, to show understanding)
Every Tuesday
Following Tuesday
Tested each week
Results into weekly ‘Spelling League’
Grammar
(CGP Books)
Every Friday
Following Monday
Maths
Punctuation
Following Wednesday
Spelling
Comprehension
(Levelled)
Following Thursday
Homework handed in late will be tracked and communicated to parents.

20. HOMEWORK CLUB
Every Tuesday Lunchtime 12:00 -12:30 In Y6 classroom. Children can help each other or alternatively Ask myself for assistance.

21. READING AT HOME
Please sign reading record book, K.S.2 Homework Diaries when you hear your child read
Listening to audio books together & discussing the story
Link to our topic
Reading to your child/family
Visiting your local library
Independent readers: discuss book, ask them questions about what they are reading

22. Safe Internet Search Engines
Here are some Safe Internet Search engines the children can use at home:
Use google to search for these:
Woodlands Junior School
Guess my number
Hit the Button
Primary Games
Science clips
Mathematical activities for Year 6
BBC Revisewise
Topmarks
Count on
Gordon’s maths games
Education City
These are Safe Image Searches:

23. Behaviour – Rewards Award Assembly: Star of the week!
New Scheme! Linked to:
House Point Scheme/stamps
- Excellent work/behaviour
- 3 Signatures in Reading Record Books (parents)
- Politeness/helpfulness
- Homework: Effort & Achievement
Praise assembly – Fridays
Detention is carried out the following lunch time & you will be informed by letter of your child’s behaviour & why they have received a detention.

24. End of each Term children will receive either: Bronze Award = House Points Silver Award = 21 – 40 House Points Gold Award = 41 + House Points Only at end of school year (July), if children have received a ‘Gold Award’ each term they will automatically get a ‘Platinum Award’

25. E-mails – can I please have your e-mail address?
I would like to be able to parents with achievements without children knowing. Ideally this would give parents the opportunity to ask about work and share in their child’s success. Each sent out would be worth 10 stamps (2 House Points), as well as the stamps issued for that particular piece of work.

26. Sanctions Clear expectations and classroom rules
Positive reinforcement is always used first
Classes individual discipline procedures
New day, new start!

27. Summer Term Open Evening Appointments if necessary
Parent’s Evenings
End of Autumn Term
Summer Term Open Evening
Appointments if necessary

28. The Briars
Alternative to Alton Castle. Proposed dates: Monday June 29th 2015 Until Friday 3rd July 2015 (4 sleeps!) For only £135.

29. Thank you
For your support over the last year and in anticipation of your continuing support over this new academic year. I am a very lucky teacher to have such a wonderful class.

30. Feedback Post it notes Yellow = What have you liked about the evening?
Blue
= Is there anything you feel we have missed or could add?