1. St Peter’s Catholic Primary
Y6 Assessment Meeting for Parents
Wednesday 15th February 2017
Welcome to parents and introduce staff

2. PURPOSE
To explain how National Curriculum Key Stage 2 Assessment arrangements operate
To clarify the testing arrangements for 2017
To explore the differences between Teacher Assessments and Tests
To provide information about key dates
Read through the purpose of the meeting

3. What is my child going to experience? What do the tests show us?
What does the school do to prepare the children?
What can we do as parents?
We hope to do this by answering the following 4 questions.
Apologies if the outline appears rather dry, but we will try to make it interesting
Important to ensure parents understand what is taking place
As there is quite a lot to get through, issues, concerns, points of clarification, etc please keep until the end when the Year 6 Team, Mrs Roberts and I will be available to talk informally with you.

4. WHAT IS MY CHILD GOING TO EXPERIENCE?
Teacher Assessment
Full TA of work
Assessed over the whole year
Wide range of experiences, purposes, expectations

5. St Peter’s Date Tests Monday 8th May English reading test 60 Minutes
Tuesday
9th May
English grammar, punctuation and spelling test
45 Minutes
Approx 15 minutes
Wednesday
10th May
Mathematics
Paper 1- Arithmetic
30 Minutes
Paper 2 –Reasoning
40 Minutes
Thursday
11th May
Paper 3-Reasoning
40 minutes

6. What are the children assessed on?
Maths-1 arithmetic and 2 reasoning papers (No Calculator)
English- grammar, punctuation and spelling test
Reading Comprehension-3 to 4 texts
-The texts are not linked
-Texts are progressively more difficult
No writing test

7. What do the tests show us?
TEACHER ASSESSMENT
Teacher Assessment of ARE (Age Related Expectations) come from the work your child does over a long period of time. That is the work you see in school
The results come from assessments of all parts of each subject
Teacher Assessment results come from a great range of activities that your child does
Teachers look carefully all the time at the work children are doing in the classroom. This kind of assessment helps them to make sure that your child is doing the right kind of work and working at the right level
It happens all the time
TESTS
Tests are a “snapshot” of how your child is doing. They tell us how he/she did on a particular day
The test results come from short tests which sample parts of a subject
Each test result comes from one activity or, in some cases, a small number of activities
National tests check your child’s progress and contribute to national statistics. They are part of the whole picture that is built up of your child. Children take them at particular times during their school career. (twice in primary school)

8. HOW TO INTERPRET THE RESULTS
The National Curriculum standards have been designed so that pupils will achieve the Age Related Expectations for their year group

9. How we use the results Analysis of Results (Gender / Subject / Aspect)
Specific Analysis of questions answered well / less well
Information fed back to staff / governors
Information gained used to further focus planning
High school use them to set the children alongside their own tests

10. Preparation
What are we at St Peter’s doing to prepare your children?

11. ENGLISH Reading Roundabout Guided Reading
Within class / set lessons – children covering all aspects of the English curriculum
Set lessons – particularly focus on grammar and writing
Plenty of opportunities for timed writing and reading tasks
Spelling Sessions

12. Questions we ask What makes you think that? What do you think?
What words give you that impression?
How do you feel about?
Can you explain why?
Do you agree with………’s opinion?
Do you like the bit where?
I wonder if?
Is there anything that puzzles you?

13. Questions we ask
I’m not sure what you think about..... I wonder what the writer intended?
This bit reminds me of……
I would hate to have that happen to me-would you?
Are there any patterns you notice? (Familiar story structure, images)
I like the way the writer has……..
I wonder why the writer has decided to …….

14. Writing
3 Key Areas of Writing – When the children are writing they need to think about:
Sentence structure and punctuation
Text structure and organisation
Composition and effect
Writing Targets

15. Writing Check Lists
There are common key features in all different genres of writing
Overall text structure
Connectives
Imagination / Creativity
Varied sentences
Handwriting
Varied punctuation
Interesting vocabulary
Sense
Tense
Description
Self and Peer Assessment

16. MATHEMATICS Weekly Maths homework Maths Passport
Daily mental mathematics activities
Focus on arithmetic and calculations
Test question practice
Opportunities for children to explain the methods / strategies they use
Speed tests
Mental Maths Challenges

17. Learning Clubs and Intervention
Your child might be attending a learning club/intervention session(in school time) to boost confidence and reinforce specific areas where we have identified gaps

18. Access Arrangements Additional Time Readers Special arrangements
Ability to access the tests
Discussion with Mrs Davies

19. SUMMARY
We are aware that amongst parents there will be a range of views regarding the assessment process
This is the first step in their education where assessment really counts

20. WHAT CAN YOU DO? Attendance tonight.
Be aware that true potential is achieved when school, parents and child are equally focussed.
Your child must play his / her part.
Support your child with homework and
-does your child struggle with reading- LISTEN TO THEM READ DAILY
-does your child struggle to understand the text-DISCUSS WHAT THEY ARE READING AND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD AROUND THEM
-does your child know their tables-PRACTICE THEM DAILY
CGP is available to buy
Other Commercial material is available – You know your child

21. St Peter’s Final Reminder
Although tests are important, they are certainly not all that goes on in school

22. London 2017

23. Itinerary Meet at school 7.30am Wednesday 29th March Depart 8.00 am
Arrive London Eye for Flight
Opportunity to visit souvenir shop
Sightseeing along the Southbank
3.00pm arrive at Meininger Hotel
Tea at Planet Hollywood at 5.30
18.45 walk to Theatre for Lion King
10.00pm board coach to return to hotel

24. l 8.30 am Continental Breakfast 10.00 depart for Tower of London
12.00 Lunch provided by hotel
1pm depart for home taking in views of London
Stop for Tea at Keele Services (paid for by school)
Estimated arrival at school 6pm

25. Medical Information Parental consent form to be filled in by everybody
Any specific medical issues Mrs O’Hara will contact you to complete a medical Risk Assessment

33. Home safe and sound….