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SATs Meeting for Year 6 Parents 14 th January 2011

SATs Meeting for Year 6 Parents 14 th January 2011. What are SATs?. SATs stands for Standard Assessment Tests They can also be referred to as ‘end of key stage’ tests The papers are externally marked and the results are usually available just before the end of the summer term

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SATs Meeting for Year 6 Parents 14 th January 2011

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  1. SATs Meeting for Year 6 Parents14th January 2011

  2. What are SATs? • SATs stands for Standard Assessment Tests • They can also be referred to as ‘end of key stage’ tests • The papers are externally marked and the results are usually available just before the end of the summer term • The results are given in the form of a level – Level 4 is the expected level at Year 6

  3. How are the SATs organised? • Maths • A written test with a calculator (45 minutes) • A written test without a calculator (45 minutes) • Mental arithmetic • The tests will assess number skills (children must know their multiplication tables, they will not be allowed prompts), measuring, calculating and problem solving, shape awareness and data handling skills • Showing their working out and explaining their understanding of a question may earn extra marks

  4. How are the SATs organised? • English • Reading Test – a comprehension test with 15 minutes to read a booklet containing various styles of text (fiction, non-fiction and poetry) before answering questions (45 minutes) relating to the text (requiring some short and some long answers) • A short writing task (20 minutes) • A long writing task (45 minutes) – both will involve planning and will be marked on sentence structure and punctuation; text structure and organisation; composition and effect and handwriting. • Spelling test – the children will be given a piece of text with 20 words missed out. The text will be read out and the children will write in the missing words.

  5. What can I do to help? • Continue listening to your child read, asking questions about what they have read. • Keep practicing times tables and spellings regularly with your child • Help your child with any revision homework • Ensure they get plenty of sleep and are not anxious. • Make a note of the SATs week – week commencing 9th May 2011

  6. Revision Guides and Timetables • Please make sure that you have picked up copies of the study books for your child’s use at home. • They may also be asked to bring the books into school to enable them to do revision in school too. • I have written a guide revision timetable though you may prefer to write your own.

  7. Revise-wise One website I highly recommend and use on occasion within class is Revise-wise found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/index.shtml This is easily accessible and well organised into sections for each subject. Another good school website is: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision If you know of any other good sites, please let me know and I will forward these on to the children.

  8. Any questions?

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