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KS2 SATS and School KS2 SATS and School Journey Meeting Journey Meeting

Monday 13th April 2015

AgendaAgenda

3:45 What are SATs?Timetable for Y6 SATSPreparation for SATSChanges to SATS tests this year

4:00 Dates for School JourneyInformation about the Townsend CentrePaying for School JourneyPayment deadlines

Kit listMonday checklist

What are SATs?What are SATs?Measured in Levels 1 - 6.ATTAINMENT – the level your child gets

(L4+)PROGRESS – How far they have come since

Y2 (2 levels)A measure of how well your child has been

taught at schoolA bench mark for Secondary Schools.

What are SATs?What are SATs?

An indicator of how well your child will do at GCSE

Source DFE 2009

Changes to SATs Tests Last Changes to SATs Tests Last YearYear

No Writing Test (started last year) - Teacher assessment over the year

Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation Test (started last year)

No Calculator Maths Test (2 Maths tests on the same day)

Changes to the Reading TestLevel 6 test in the same week

Similar level as GCSE ‘D’ only for

the MOST able children 7%

Nationally achieved this last year in

Maths, 2% Writing and 0% Reading

Timetable for SATsTimetable for SATs

Monday 11th May

Tuesday 12th May

Wednesday 13th May

Thursday 14th May

Friday 15th May

Level 3-5 Test

English -Reading (60 minutes)

English -Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (45 minutes)

Maths – Mental Maths (20 minutesMaths Paper 1 (45 minutes)

Maths- paper 2 (45 Minutes)

No tests today

Level 6 Test English -Reading (10+50 minutes)

English -Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (45 minutes)

No L6 test today

Paper 1(30 minutes)Paper 2 (30 minutes)

No tests today

Preparation for SATsPreparation for SATs

AttendancePunctualityHomework - Including Reading and

MathleticsSleepwww.satspapers.orgwww.sats-papers.co.uk/

When ?When ?

Monday 18th May (the week AFTER SATs)

Friday 22nd May (the day we break up for ½ term).

1818thth May – what to do, what May – what to do, what to bringto bring

Coach leaves school @ 8:30Gates open @ 7:50 – children MUST be in

school by 8AM with all luggageReport to Y6 classroom (leave luggage outside)Medicines collected (Asthma pumps etc)Stamped addressed envelope to send letter

home on 1st dayLetter written to open when therePocket money - £5:00 to be collectedPacked lunch and water for the journey (in a

throw away bag/container)Snacks for the disco

Payment updatePayment updateDeadline for full payment - Friday

1st May 2015Consent formsItinerary

Townsend CentreSwanage, Dorset

Why?Why?Build lifelong memoriesFoster independence – life long

learningExperience new and unfamiliar

setting away from LondonTeam building – problem solvingFun

CostCostMonday 18th May– Friday 22nd MayCost = £230.00Deposit - £50 by Friday 21st NovemberPayment deadline Friday 1st May 2015After the deposit - £50.00 = 3 monthly

payments of £50.00 and one last payment of £30.00

Grant = £138230.00- £138 = £100.00 to pay

Cost includesCost includesTravelFoodAccommodationActivitiesCentre staffA quiet week at home !!!

TwitterTwitter

What about What about communication?communication?If home needs to contact child

◦Contact school◦School will get in touch with staff◦Staff will contact home

If we need to contact home◦Consent form – emergency numbers

Twitter www.twitter.com/BJRSchool

BehaviourBehaviourTrust

◦Behave in a way becoming of a child at BJR (Golden Rules)

◦Make good choices of behaviour when not directly supervised by the class teacher Dormatories Working with Townsend Centre Staff Free time

Behaviour which keeps everyone safe

Any Questions?Any Questions?