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KS2 SATsWeek beginning Monday 9th May 2016

O Year 6 will be the first to take the new SATs

papers.

O There will be a completely new marking

scheme.

O At the end of Year 6, children will sit tests in:

O Reading

O Maths

O Spelling, punctuation and grammar

Why?

O The results will be used to measure your

child's progress and the school's

performance.

O Your child’s marks will be used in

conjunction with teacher assessment to give

a broader picture of their attainment.

O We give our Teacher Assessment’s direct to

Samuel Ward in March.

Reading Paper

O Your child will have one hour, including

reading time, to complete the test.

O The reading booklet consists of one 800-

word text and two passages of 300 words.

O We expect there to be more fiction than non-

fiction.

O The first text is the easiest.

There will be a selection of question types, including:O Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to

show the order in which they happen in the story’

O Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title of the story’

O Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that suggests what the weather is like in the story’

O Short constructed response, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’

O Open-ended response, e.g. ‘Look at the sentence that begins Once upon a time. How does the writer increase the tension throughout this paragraph? Explain fully, referring to the text in your answer.’

Maths tests

O Children will sit three papers in maths:

O Paper 1: arithmetic,

30 minutes (written) 36 questions

O Papers 2 and 3: mathematical fluency,

solving problems and reasoning,

40 minutes per paper, approximately 20

questions each

Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation

O The grammar, punctuation and spelling test

will consist of two parts:

O a grammar and punctuation paper requiring

short answers, lasting 45 minutes,

O and an aural spelling test of 20 words,

lasting around 15 minutes.

Grammar question types

O The grammar and punctuation test will

include two sub-types of questions:

O Selected response, e.g. ‘Identify the

adjectives in the sentence below’

O Constructed response, e.g.

‘Correct/complete/rewrite the sentence

below,’ or, ‘The sentence below has an

apostrophe missing. Explain why it needs an

apostrophe.’

How do the children need to prepare?

THE REVISION TIMETABLEWeek Grammar

Focus

Punctuation

Focus

Spelling

Focus

Arithmetic

Focus

Number,

Ratio, Algebra

Geometry,

Measures and

Statistics

Reading

1

1/2/16Nouns

(Singular &

plural and

Types of

nouns)

Capital

letters / Full

Stops,

Root words

Plurals

The soft c

sound

Written

addition

Written

subtraction

Place value

and Roman

Numerals

Angle

calculations

An interview

with Nixie

Labs

2

8/2/16

Pronouns

Determiners

Exclamation

and

Question

marks

Double

consonants

The ‘ay’

sound

The hard c

sound

Multiplying by

10/100/

1000

Using times-

tables

Ordering

numbers and

rounding

2D shapesBorn on a

blue day

Revision resources

O The Academy has bought each child 7 revision books:

O Grammar

O Punctuation

O Spelling

O Reading comprehension

O Arithmetic

O Number, ratio and algebra

O Geometry, measures and statistics

O (Some children will also need an Advanced Maths book)

Revision resources

O Use the title on the revision guide to find the page you need in the revision guide

O Eg Pronouns are on pages 6 and 7

O Answer as many questions as you can without your study guide

O Use your study guide for the harder questions

O If you still can’t answer the question ask for post-teaching at school.

Practicalities

O There are seven sections on the revision

timetables.

O Ideally do one subject eg spelling or

arithmetic every day.

O Plan your time carefully – get ahead rather

than behind.

O Bring all your revision books into school on a

Wednesday to mark them.

Questions

O Do we have to use our revision books?

We expect every child will want to prepare themselves as best they can.

O What if I miss a day?

Plan ahead or catch up straight away.

O When can I get some extra help at school?

Post-teaching

Tutoring or Revision during enrichment

O Can I google it if I’m confused?

Yes but always write ‘KS2 SATs adverbs’ rather than just adverbs.