Welcome!Welcome!KS2 SATS 2017KS2 SATS 2017

St James RC Primary St James RC Primary SchoolSchool

Parents and teachers Parents and teachers working together for the working together for the benefit of the children.benefit of the children.

How are we preparing?How are we preparing?• Practising previous SATS papers• Continuous Assessment• Booster Classes • Focused Maths Lessons• Focused Spelling Lessons• Focused GPS Lessons• Guided and Independent Reading• Writing Assessment Books compiled• Target Setting and Monitoring

WHAT WILL BE ASSESSED?WHAT WILL BE ASSESSED?ASSESSED BY TESTS (marked externally)

MATHS READINGPAPER 1PAPER 2PAPER 3

ONE PAPER

GPS GRAMMAR

PUNCTUATIONAND SPELLINGTWO PAPERS* No Calculators

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT WRITING

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT SPEAKING & LISTENING

MATHS 2017MATHS 2017MATHS (marked externally)

Lasts for 30 minutes.PAPER 1Arithmetic PAPER 2Reasoning

Lasts for 40 minutes.

The tests have questions of 1 and 2 marks and children are given marks for working out if they finish the task, but get the answer incorrect.

PAPER 3Reasoning

Lasts for 40 minutes

READING 2017READING 2017There is only one paper based on reading comprehension of three to four different, un-linked texts, with a total of 35 to 40 questions. (Totalling 50 marks)

The least demanding texts will come first with the following texts increasing in level of difficulty. Questions worth 1,2,or 3 marks each.

Lasts for 1 hour (no ‘reading time’ to start)

PAPER 1

(marked externally)

The most crucial aspects of reading at the end of Key Stage 2 are:-The most crucial aspects of reading at the end of Key Stage 2 are:-

Accuracy (decoding familiar and unfamiliar words correctly)Accuracy (decoding familiar and unfamiliar words correctly) Fluency (speed and confidence)Fluency (speed and confidence) Comprehension (drawing meaning from text)Comprehension (drawing meaning from text)

2a Explain the meanings of words in context.2b Retrieve and record information/ identify key details2c Summarise main ideas from more than one paragraph.2d Make inferences from the text using evidence to justify and explain.2e Predict what might happen from details stated and implied.2f Identify /explain how information/ narrative content is related and contributes to the meaning as a whole.2g Identify how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases.

READING SKILLS ASSESSEDREADING SKILLS ASSESSED

Reading Test ExamplesSome questions will ask the children to find answers directly from the reading booklets they are given.

Others will require the children to deduce answers by using words or phrases as evidence.

Some questions will ask the children to evaluate what they have read, again using the text to back up their answers.

GPS 2017GPS 2017English - Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

Comprises 40 to 50 short-answer questions covering grammar, punctuation and vocabulary.

A spelling test with 20 questions.

PAPER 1

PAPER 2(marked externally)

Assessment Criteria

Grammar Pupils should have a broad vocabulary, understand how to use word types and the grammatical

functions of words, including: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and articles.

The features of different types of sentence, including statements, questions and commands, and how to use them.

The grammar of complex sentences, including clauses, phrases and connectives. The purpose of paragraphs, and how ideas can be linked. How to proof read to check for spelling and punctuation errors, omissions and repetitions.

Spelling To sound out phonemes To understand syllables Standard spelling conventions Common spelling patters Prefixes and suffixes Word families, roots and origins of words Terminologies such as: vowel, consonant, homophone and syllable

Punctuation How to proof read to check for spelling and punctuation errors, omissions and repetitions. Correct use of punctuation including full stops, question marks, commas, inverted commas and

apostrophes to mark possession and omission.

English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

Sample questions

WRITING 2017WRITING 2017This year a greater focus on the progress children make throughout

the school year, as opposed to a test-day snapshot of what they know.

• teachers will assess children’s writing composition. Children’s results for English writing will be a judgement of their work across Year 6.

• children's grammar, punctuation and spelling skills will be assessed as part of their writing, but their creativity and writing style will also be evaluated.

• Schools will moderate their judgements with other local schools and may be moderated by their Local Authorities too.

What is assessed in writing?• Composition and Effect• Text Organisation• Sentence structure and Punctuation• Spelling and Handwriting

Children are expected to be able to write using a range of different genres including:

Newspaper reportNewspaper report BiographyBiography AutobiographyAutobiography Diary EntryDiary Entry NarrativeNarrative Formal letterFormal letter Informal letterInformal letter

ReportReport RecountRecount Balanced argumentBalanced argument AdvertAdvert InstructionsInstructions Play scriptPlay script PoetryPoetry

Writing Criteria Y6 expected• The pupil can write for a range of purposes and audiences (including writing a

short story): • creating atmosphere, and integrating dialogue to convey character and advance

the action • selecting vocabulary and grammatical structures that reflect the level of formality

required mostly correctly • using a range of cohesive devices, including adverbials, within and across

sentences and paragraphs • using passive and modal verbs mostly appropriately • using a wide range of clause structures, sometimes varying their position within

the sentence • using adverbs, preposition phrases and expanded noun phrases e ectively to add

detail, quali cation and precision

Writing Criteria• inverted commas • commas for clarity • punctuation for parenthesis • semi-colons • dashes • colons • hyphens • spelling most words correctly (years 5 and 6) • maintaining legibility, fluency and speed in handwriting through choosing whether

or not to join specific letters

SAT SCALES

• The expected standard in each subject is 100.• Your child will receive a raw score and a

standardized score.• The DFE will wait until pupils have taken the

tests and marked before the national standard can be set (July 2017)

• Lowest score is 80 and the highest is 120.

In 2016 to get an expected level (100) in the maths test the children had to get 60 out of 110.

In 2016 to get an expected level (100) in the reading test the children had to get 21 out of 50.

In 2016 to get an expected level (100) in GPS the children had to get 43 out of 70.

These thresholds change each year.

WHEN ARE THE TESTS? WHEN ARE THE TESTS? Date  

Monday 8th May

English Reading

Tuesday 9th MayGrammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1: questions

Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2: spelling

Wednesday 10th May

Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic.

Paper 2: Reasoning

Thursday 11th MayMathematics Paper 3:Reasoning

All KS2 SATs will be held in the week beginning 8th May 2017

*Pupils who are ill on the day of a KS2 SATs test will be able to sit it within a week

Some support can be given to children who have a ‘statement of educational needs’. Requests for additional time will be

made by teachers using their knowledge of children and the children’s individual needs.

Unless there are exceptional circumstances, no help can be given with the English tests

A teacher can help a child to read instructions on the maths test.

Children with visual impairment can have an enlarged copy of the test.

Children who do not have English as a first language can have a translator for maths.

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDSSPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

REPORTING RESULTSREPORTING RESULTS• Children’s progress, as well as their achievement, will

be measured and reported on in school performance tables.

• Teacher assessments will be passed on to secondary schools so they can be used in planning for year 7 teaching.

• The results are returned via email mid July.• Written reports are given at the end of the summer

term along with your child’s results and the results for school.

• Revision Books; CGP, Letts, Rising Stars etc.• Try not to put too much pressure on your child.• Support with homework and targets that have been

discussed at Parents Evening.• Read regularly and discuss a variety of texts – not just

‘listening’ to your child read.• Short bursts of maths, times tables and problem solving

etc.• Using Achieve 3000 once a week to help your child make

accelerated reading progress.

HELPING AT HOMEHELPING AT HOME

Early nights and lots of sleep

Good attendance

Good punctuality

A good breakfast

LOTS OF PRAISE AND ENCOURAGEMENT!

WE RECOMMEND:-WE RECOMMEND:-

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revision/ • This is an excellent site, providing revision help for KS2, KS3, KS 4 and KS5. This covers all

subjects through activities and tests. • http://www.icteachers.co.uk/children/children_sats.htm • A wide range of KS2 SATs questions, from both past papers and their own team of teachers. • http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/index.html • Revision pages at Woodlands Junior School. These revision pages support the work they do at

Woodlands Junior School. They have been put together for their students to help them with their revision. Included are some sample questions taken from past Key Stage 2 SATs papers, as well as a whole host of interactive tests/quizzes.

• http://www.compare4kids.co.uk/maths.php • This links to lots of other websites which have games and activities on specific subjects • http://www.emaths.co.uk/index.php/4-students/past-papers/ks2-sat-papers • Over 10 years of past SAT papers for you to use • (Please do not use papers after 2007 as these will be used in school during revision lessons) • http://www.parkfieldict.co.uk/sats/ • English and Maths revision activities and games.

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