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Year 6 SATs

• Teacher assessment• End-of-year tests: • English• Maths

• Date for SATs 9th – 13th May 2016

• Externally marked tests will take place in:• Mathematics• English Reading• English Grammar, Punctuation and

Spelling

• Monday 9 May - English reading test

• Tuesday 10 May - English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: spelling; English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: questions

• Wednesday 11 May - mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic; mathematics Paper 2: reasoning

• Thursday 12 May - mathematics Paper 3: reasoning

What form will the tests take?The format of the tests varies from year group to year group, as does the timing, but on average they have:

English

A reading test (1 Hour)Externally markedGrammar, spelling and punctuation. Externally marked.(separate spelling paper- 20)Writing (teacher assessment)

Maths

Arithmetic (20 minutes)

Written paper (45 minutes)

Written paper (45 minutes

Reading

• Pupils are required to read in silence before answering questions on the text.

• 1hr total• Therefore, pupils need to practise reading

for that length of time. Pupils should be doing some reading each night as part of their homework.

New since 2013• A new statutory test of English grammar,

punctuation and spelling was introduced for children at the end of Key Stage 2 in May 2013.

• Writing composition should be subject to teacher assessment only, with the more 'technical' aspects of English - such as punctuation and spelling - assessed via an externally marked test.

Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

What is be tested?

• The English grammar, punctuation and spelling test assesses vocabulary, sentence-grammar, spelling and punctuation. Handwriting is assessed (letter size.)

The grammar and punctuation test

• Punctuation, sentence-grammar and vocabulary will all be assessed by a series of short-answer questions in a variety of formats.

Examples of questions

Circle all the adverbs in the sentence below.

•Open the drawers carefully and quietly when using the filing cabinet.

Tick one word to complete the sentence below.

•Michael and Kate read their books ______________ they ate their sandwiches.Tick one. •while •which•between•during

Write a short question beginning with the words below. •How many………………………………… ………………………………………………………………….

Underline the subordinate clause in each sentence below.

•Although his Mum thought they were very smart, Peter disliked his new trousers.

•Before he could go swimming, Ali packed his towel.

Put the baker’s words into direct speech.

•The baker said that he hoped to sell all of the loaves by lunchtime.

• Which sentence uses inverted commas correctly?

Tick one.• “Fortunately, Peter, you’re going after all,

said Mrs. Smith.” It’s a good job, too!”• Fortunately, Peter, you’re going after all,

“said Mrs Smith”. It’s a good job, too!“• Fortunately, Peter, you’re going after all,”

said Mrs Smith. It’s a good job, too!• “Fortunately, Peter, you’re going after all,”

said Mrs Smith. “It’s a good job, too!”

Complete the sentence below with a contraction that makes sense.

•If you give me the recipe __________________________ buy the ingredients on the way home.

The Spelling Test

• The spelling test will assess around 20 words and will contribute towards the whole-test score.

Handwriting •Capital letters must be clear and unambiguous for the award of the mark. Where letters do not have unique capital letter forms, the height of the capital letter will be similar to, or greater than, that of letters with ascenders, and clearly greater than the height of letters that do not have ascenders. For example, in the word 'What', the height of the capital letter 'W' should be similar, or taller than the 'h‘.

Maths Papers

• Paper 1: 30 minutes• Paper 2 and Paper 3: each will take 40 minutes.•Pupils will not be allowed to use calculators in any part of the mathematics test.

• The key change for statutory assessment at both key stages 1 and 2 will be the

introduction of an arithmetic paper. All of the questions in this paper intend to assess

pupils’ arithmetic ability; therefore the questions themselves will be context free.

• Paper 2 and Paper 3: assesses pupils’ ability to apply mathematics to problems and to reason. The tests will contain a mixture of contextualised and context-free questions, and real life and

abstract problems.

Example questions for paper 1555 + 656 =

120 − 15 × 5 =

2 3 7 6 1653 ÷ 28X 1 5

1 1 - 3 7 7

How Can You Help Your Child?• Ensure that your child reads regularly at home

and completes all homework.• Spag resources /Mathletics)• Encourage children to be confident about their

ability to do well. • Playing/leisure is important - children should not

be stopped from living their lives as normal during test week.

• Support you child in working through the revision guides. Also check out some of the on-line learning resources to help your child revise. www.emaths.co.uk/KS2SAT

During SATs Week• Make sure they get enough sleep.

• Make sure they eat breakfast.

• Support and encourage them with homework.• Revising. Encourage them to ask the teacher if

they are unsure about anything.

• Explain that the SATs are a way of showing what they know.

Key Stage 2 SATs Explained• How will the results be reported?

Year 6 S.A.T.s tests are sent away for marking. The school reports are accompanied by an additional sheet that states the test level and a teacher assessment. Both carry equal weighting. Teacher assessment is based on descriptions of what a child should achieve at each level. Children are assigned a level that ‘best fits’ their level of achievement.

• B- working below national expectations• W- working towards national expectations• N- achieving national expectations• A- achieving above national expectations• M- mastering

ANY QUESTIONS?

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