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YEAR 6 English MEETING FOR PARENTS

Giffards Primary School

Tuesday 22nd October 2019

Welcome to the Year 6 SATs meeting for parents

• Topics
• Expectations
• English reading and GPS- Grammar,

Punctuation and Spelling Tests or SPAG test!

• Structure of the tests
• How you can help
• Other information

Topics

• Evolution
• Mexico
• Egyptians
• WW2
• Romeo and Juliet
• Harry Potter

We <3 reading! Reading Bingo Library books

What are SATs?

• These are tests that the government set for all children who

are in year 6

• A new national curriculum was introduced in 2014. As a

result, the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) changed the tests so that they assess the new curriculum. Pupils took the new tests for the first time in May 2016.

• There are no longer levels instead pupils receive a scaled
• score. This will advise whether pupils have met the national

standard or not.

Scaled Scores

• A pupil’s scaled score is based on their raw score. The raw

score is the total number of marks a pupil receives in a test, based on the number of questions they answered

• correctly. The pupil’s raw score is translated into a scaled

score using a conversion table. A pupil who achieves the national standard will have demonstrated sufficient knowledge in the areas assessed by the tests. This will mean that they are well placed to succeed in the next phase of their education.

• In the past, there have been level 6 tests for pupils who

can demonstrate attainment above level 5. Instead the tests have been developed so that there is scope for higher attaining pupils to show their strengths.

Scaled Scores – 2016 papers

Pass, Fail and Greater Depth

• A scaled score of 100 is a pass.
• If a child receives a scaled score of 110 or above then they are

working well above the national average and are considered to be working at greater depth.

Reading

The Reading Test

• Focus on skills involved in reading,

understanding and responding to texts across a range of genres.

• A range of texts – usually 3 - which get

increasingly more challenging (no theme).

• They have 1 hour in which to read the texts

and answer the questions.

The Reading Domains

Retrieval questions

Inference questions

Word choice questions

Example reading tests

Example reading tests

Example reading tests

Example reading tests

SPAG

The English Tests

• Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Test
• 45 minutes GPS test
• Spelling test – 20 spellings – roughly 15

minutes.

Typical EGPS questions

Example questions

Example questions

Example questions

Example questions

Example questions

Example questions

Example questions

Writing

The English Tests

• Writing Tasks
• There is no specific writing task this year
• They will be awarded a ‘Teacher Assessment’
• We moderate our own writing- our school carries
• ut joint moderation with other schools
• Every piece of writing counts towards an overall

judgement

“Dementors are among the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope, and happiness

• ut of the air around them. Even

Muggles feel their presence, though they can’t see them. Get too near a Dementor and every good feeling, every happy memory will be sucked

• ut of you. If it can, the Dementor

will feed on you long enough to reduce you to something like itself — soul-less and evil. You’ll be left with nothing but the worst experiences of your life.”

Forced into darkness, the Hogwarts Express juddered to a sudden, unexpected halt. Cold descended, infesting every crevice and heartbeat it could find – death had arrived. Between the anxious witches and wizards, condensation formed in white puffs as their hot breath collided with the icy atmosphere and fell into the mist. Glass crackled while frost engulfed the frozen window panes, creating a curious white pattern, like lace on a silk dress. As silence swallowed the passengers, meandering tatters of black, burlap cloak edged into sight followed by an obscured, soul-less figure, breathing heavily beneath the dishevelled materials. A bony hand

• emerged. Winding its fingers around the

carriage door, it forced itself into the seated area where the children assembled. Driven by duty and purpose, the creature latched on to Harry and began feasting, eagerly on his soul – his happiness, his joy, the love from his heart – escaped his innocent lips.

Genres covered

• We ensure that a range of different genres are

covered . These include:

• Recounts- diary, news report, factual story
• Procedure/Instructions- how to make or do

something

• Narrative (story)
• Report- provides information
• Explanation- how something happens or works
• Argument and persuasion- opinion and points of view
• Poetry

How can you help?

• Listen to your child read if you get a chance

– pupils should read at least 3 times a week at home!

• Support your child’s comprehension by

asking questions about vocabulary, content and preferences. Can they predict what might happen next?

• Practise spellings with your child.
• Extenuating circumstances.

Useful websites that we like in year 6!

Maths frame username Giffards Primary password Maths123 BBC Bitesize Woodlands Primary Purple Mash Individual username and passwords TTRockstars Read Theory

OTHER INFORMATION

• Holidays
• Monday 11th May – Thursday 14th May 2019
• Monday- GPS (SPAG) test and spelling test.
• Tuesday- Reading test
• Wednesday – Maths - Paper 1 – Arithmetic

Paper 2- Reasoning

• Thursday – Maths -

Paper 3- Reasoning

When are the SATs?

SATs Week

• Make sure all children are here for SATs week,

every day

• Make sure children get plenty of sleep during

SATs week and get to school on time

• Breakfast is compulsory! & on us!
• Sickness on the day
• We want children to do their best and if they’ve

done this we can all be proud

Thank you for coming

• Any questions?