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Year 6Parents Meeting

2019

Welcome

The Year 6 experience

Aims for Year 6

KS2 Assessments (SATS)

I n s p i r e C h a l l e n g e S u c c e e d

School Expectations

Ready

Respectful

Safe


RespectIntegrityHappinessTolerancePrideResponsibility

Core

values


Topic Children have been learning about the ancient civilization of the Maya.

Chocolate tasting workshops.

Holes –Character and setting descriptions, letters and diary entries.

Celebration of bestwork

Future topics: Blood Heart, Childs War and Frozen Kingdom

Possible experiences: Dissection of a heart, Imperial War museum, Greenwich park


Homework (including reading at home)

Set weekly on Showbie

Due in on following Thursday

Safe Room –Daily

Homework set for English andMaths


Home Communication Books


Responsibility

Should be in school everyday

Children should record any reading in these

These are collected on Friday and signed by class teachers

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Spelling Books

Word list created by children based onrules

Given as homework and tested on a Thursday

Expected to learn them during week

Handwriting in class supports this


ExpectationsEncouraging children to be more independent and taking responsibility for their own learning and development.

Uniform – role models

Presentation – taking pride in theirwork


SATs 2020


At the end of Key Stage 2, all Year 6 pupils takethe KS2 SATS (Statutory Assessment Tests)

They comprise of:Reading, Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling and Maths

Teacher Assessment for Writing and Science.


Key Stage 2 SATs take place nationally in the weekcommencing 11th May 2020.Statutory tests will be administered in the followingsubjects:Reading (60 minutes)Spelling (approximately 15 minutes)Punctuation, Vocabulary and Grammar (45 minutes)MathematicsPaper 1: Arithmetic (30 minutes)Paper 2: Reasoning (40 minutes)Paper 3: Reasoning (40 minutes)All tests are externally marked.Writing will be ‘Teacher Assessed’, as in recent years.


Your child will still be taught with the highest expectations and cover all required elements ofthe curriculum, similar to previous years.

The current curriculum is more rigorous and sets high expectations which all schools have had to work hard tomeet since the beginning of 2015.

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Scaled Scores

• 100 will always represent the ‘national standard’.

• Each pupil’s raw test score will therefore be convertedinto a score on the scale, either at, above or below 100.

• A child who achieves the ‘national standard’ (a score of100) will be judged to have demonstrated sufficient knowledge in the areas assessed by the tests.

• Each pupil will receive:oA scaled score in each tested subject.oConfirmation of whether or not they attained the

national standard


How will the 'expected standard' be decided?

A standard-setting exercise will be conducted in order todetermine the scaled score needed for a child to be considered to have met the standard.

This standard-setting exercise will assess the difficulty ofthe test in question, and then determine how raw marks will be converted into scaled scores in such a way that a score of 100 represents the expectedstandard.


On publication of the test results in July:A child awarded a scaled score of 100or more is judged to have met the‘national standard’ in the test.

A child awarded a scaled score of less than 100 is judged to have not yet met the national standard and performed below expectation for their age.


There are not any separate tests for higherattaining children

Instead, each test will have scope for higher attaining pupils to show their strengths.

Higher attaining children are expected to receive a scaled score of over 110 in their papers howeverthey will be compared to children with similar starting points


SATS TimetableMonday 11th May – Thursday 14th May 2020

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Date Tests

Monday 11th MayEnglish grammar, punctuation and spelling test

Tuesday 12th May English reading test

Wednesday 13th May Arithmetic Paper 1Mathematics Paper 2

Thursday 14th May Mathematics Paper 3


MathsChildren will sit three tests: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3

Arithmetic Paper – 30 minutes based written number questions. The paper covers calculation methods for all operations, including use of fractions, percentages and decimals.

Paper 2 – 40 minutes (NO calculator allowed 40 marks) cover ‘Problem Solving and Reasoning

Paper 3 – 40 minutes (NO Calculator allowed) (40 marks) cover ‘Problem Solving and Reasoning

Add all the marks together to get an overall score – marked externally

Pupils will still require calculation skills but will need to answerquestions in context and decide what is required to find a solution.

Questions for all papers gradually increase in difficulty.


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Arithmetic: Consists largely of one-mark questions using calculations.Some 2-mark questions for long multiplication and long divisioncalculations.In 2-mark questions, 1 mark will be award for correct method. E.g. column additionThere will be 36 questions in the arithmetic test and there will be 40marks available, representing 27% of the total test scoreThe test will last 30 minutes.

Questions in the arithmetic test will cover;

ability to work fluently with numbersstraightforward addition and subtractionmore complex calculations with fractionslong division and long multiplication

Arithmetic


Paper 2 and Paper 3

Fluency, reasoning and problem solving

Up to half of the questions will be provided within a context

No calculators allow

Formulae will be provided where required (apart from the area and volume of a shape)

Each paper will be of 40 minutes duration with a total of 35 marks per paper available

Raw scores will be converted to a scaled score, with 100 representing the expected standards


Sample Questions





Reading testOne hour to include readingtime

Questions are designed to assess the comprehension and understandingof child’s

reading.The Reading Test consists of a single test paper with three unrelated readingtexts.The tests could consist of a selection of fiction, non-fiction and poetrytextsQuestions will be roughly in order ofdifficulty.T he paper will be scored out of 50.

Raw scores are converted into a scaled score, with 100 representing the expected

standard.Some questions are multiple choice or selected response, others require short answers and some require an extended response or explanation


There is much more emphasis on understanding meaning of vocabulary in context

It is imperative that we make sure we are checking children’sunderstanding of words/phrases in context and helping them see the relationship bet weenwords

Q8 asks pupils what the word ‘universal’ tells you about thephrase universal rule.

Their knowledge of the word ‘universe’ should lead them to thecorrect answer that it is a rule known everywhere/around theworld.

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Vocabulary


Questions not always written in the mostfriendly way

What was Gaby thinking? (typical question we would ask in the classroom)

‘What conclusion does Gabby draw fromthis?’

Reading cont…


Some questions will test the children on their understanding of vocabulary.


Others will require the children todeduce answers by using words or phrases asevidence.




Reading Stamina

This is very important as in the past we have seenchildren struggle to finish a reading test and this isnot due to the difficulty of the questions but justthat some children can’t read in silence for sustainedperiods.

Build in additional reading opportunities and teachreading quickly andskimming and scanning


One paper of 45 minutes on punctuation, vocabulary andgrammarFocusonknowingandapplyinggrammaticalterminologywiththefullrangeofpunctuationtested50 marks in total with a range of multiple choice and shortanswers

SPAG


A second test will assess spelling (20 marks). This will contain 20 words, lasting approximately 15 minutes.

The spelling test will be read to pupils, with each spelling contained in a contextualised sentence

Overall marks out of 70 for Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling will be converted to a scaled score, with 100 representing the expected standard.

Spelling


SPAG Example Questions


Teacher assessment from cross-curricular writing samples taken through the year.National framework used to make final judgement.Moderators visit schools in May/June 2020 to check theseassessments.Must be able to spell the Year 3 and 4 word list.Must be able to spell most of the Year 5 and 6 word list.Must be using a full range of punctuation mostly correctly.

Writing


Reading, Grammar and Maths are marked externallyThe school receives results before end of termWe do not have the date for thisParents receive the results as part of the annual report in JulySecondary schools will receive the scores


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One to One Tuition


In SummaryBecome moreindependent

Accept responsibility ~ Prefects, HeadBoy/Girl

Work towards meeting or exceeding their educational targets

Develop good work habits

Understand more about becoming a young adult

Be ready for secondary schools


In summary ………..

Children will work hard and always try their best

Children will behave appropriately (in lessons, around the school and before/after school)

Children will not disrupt others in their learning

Children will have an enjoyable and successful year


How can you help?

Encourage a “you can do it” attitude

It’s a partnership – speak to the teacher if you have any concerns.

Ensure your child has the best possible attendance throughout the year.

Homework – ensure this is completed and discuss it with your child


The key to a successful year is that we all work together


Questions


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