Year 6 SATs Evening

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Year 6 SATs Evening

• SATs Week 2009Monday 11th May Friday 15th May
  2009
• Rebecca Gilbert Teacher
• Amanda Dicks Headteacher

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What are SATs?

• Standardised Assessment Tests that every pupil
  within the English school system must take at the
  ages of 7 and 11.
• At the end of Year 6 the children are assessed
  and levelled in Reading, Writing, Mathematics and
  Science.
• All SATs must be completed during 11th 15th May
  2009

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Levels

• Level N Working towards Level 3
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• Level 3 Working below the National Average
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• Level 4 4c Starting to work within
  Level 4
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• 4b A secure grasp at work
  within Level 4
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• 4a Confidently working
  at Level 4
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• Level 5 Working above the National Average

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Year 6 SATs Breakdown of papers and marks

• English is broken down into
• Reading Test (50/100)
• Two Writing Tasks one shorter task (12/50) and
  one longer task (28/50)
• Spelling Test (7/50)
• Handwriting (3/50)

• Maths is broken down into
• 2 Maths Tests (40 marks each)
• Mental Maths Test (20 marks)

• Science is broken down into
• 2 Science Tests (40 marks each, out of 80)
• On-going assessments take place throughout the
  year, but at present these do not contribute to
  the SATs level achieved.

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English Reading Test

• Reading Task children will read a variety of
  texts independently for 15 minutes.
• They will then have 45 minutes to answer a range
  of questions to assess their comprehension skills
  and understanding of the text.

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Writing Tasks

• The writing is broken down into two sections
• A long task (45 minutes) looking at their
  sentence structure, punctuation, and composition
  and effect.
• A short task (20 minutes) which is assessed on
  sentence structure, punctuation and composition
  and effect.
• Handwriting - this will be assessed as part of
  the longer writing test and can be awarded a
  maximum of 3 marks.

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Spelling

• There are 20 words in the spelling test.
• A teacher reads a text and the children fill in
  the spaces with the correctly spelt words.

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How can you support your child in reading?

• One to one reading
• Reading in a variety of genres e.g. stories,
  newspapers, biographies, reports
• Reading to your child
• Questioning your child about what they are
  reading. (comprehension)

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How can you support your child with writing?

• Stretch your childs styles of writing. Ask your
  child to write recounts, invitations, letters,
  stories, instructions and information.
• Sentence construction use adjectives, verbs,
  connectives, adverbials, speech and a wide range
  of punctuation. Try this at home If your child
  writes a sentence, try to up-level it.
• e.g. The cat walked down the street.
• Silently, the Persian cat prowled the moonlit
  street.
• Slinking across the street, the Tabby cat
  examined his prey.

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How can you support your child in spelling?

• How do you spell ?
• Look at spelling patterns
• Make up mnemonics to spell difficult words e.g.
  Mrs D, Mrs I, Mrs FFI, Mrs C, Mrs U, Mrs LTY to
  spell DIFFICULTY
• Look at spelling errors within writing
• Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

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Mathematics

• The mathematics is broken down into 2 tests and a
  mental maths test.
• Test A is a range of questions testing childrens
  mathematical knowledge, understanding and
  reasoning of numbers and calculating, shapes,
  measures and data handling.
• Test B is similar but the children can use a
  calculator.
• The mental maths test is 20 quick fire questions
  from a CD.
• There are 3 sections questions with 5 seconds to
  answer, questions with 10 sections to answer and
  questions with 15 seconds to answer.

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Assessment areas in mathematics

• 60 OF THE QUESTIONS INVOLVE A CALCULATION
• Multiply and divide decimals mentally by 10 or
  100, and integers by 1000, and explain the
  effect.
• Order a mixed set of numbers with up to three
  decimal places.
• Reduce a fraction to its simplest form by
  cancelling common factors.
• Use a fraction as an operator to find fractions
  of numbers or quantities(e.g. 5/8 of 32, 7/10 of
  40, 9/100 of 400 centimetres).
• Understand percentage as the number of parts in
  every 100, and find simple percentages of small
  whole-number quantities.
• Solve simple problems involving ratio and
  proportion.
• Carry out column addition and subtraction of
  numbers involving decimals.
• Derive quickly division facts corresponding to
  multiplication tables up to 10 10.
• Carry out short multiplication and division of
  numbers involving decimals.
• Carry out long multiplication of a three-digit by
  a two-digit integer.
• Use a protractor to measure acute and obtuse
  angles to the nearest degree.
• Calculate the perimeter and area of simple
  compound shapes that can be split into
  rectangles.
• Read and plot co-ordinates in all four quadrants.
  
• Identify and use the appropriate operations
  (including combinations of operations) to solve
  word problems involving numbers and quantities,
  and explain methods and reasoning.
• Solve a problem by extracting and interpreting
  information presented in tables, graphs and
  charts.
• Many of these topics will incorporate aspects of
  problem solving.

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How can you support your childs mathematical
skills?

• Practise calculations both mentally and written.
• Telling the time/reading timetables and calendars
• Calculating change and the cost of items
• Weighing and measuring
• Shape recognition
• Revision - revision guides
• Come to the after-school club which starts next
  week!

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Science

• The children are tested on their scientific
  knowledge, covering all the topics and areas
  learned during key stage 2 - years 3 to 6, these
  include Scientific Enquiry, Life Processes and
  Living Things, Materials and their Properties,
  Physical Processes.
• There are 2 Science Papers, they are similar in
  and asked how to carry out an investigation.

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Thank you

• If you have any questions then please do not
  hesitate to speak to your childs teacher
• Rebecca Gilbert Class Teacher
• Amanda Dicks Headteacher